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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 7

Pastoral Runs in Canterbury Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 23rd January, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 28th day of February, 1906, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of Part VI of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.
Class II.

Locality and Description of Runs.

Run No. 136A is situated on the north side of the south branch of the Kowai River, about nine miles westward from the Amberley and Balcairn Railway-stations, and consists of low downs, carrying tussock pasture, with some mixed fern and scrub. Altitude, about 700 ft. above sea-level. Access is by the Kowai River bed.

Run No. 139 is situated in the forks of the Grey River, south-west of Mount Grey, and about fifteen miles northward from Ashley Railway-station. It consists of tussock pasture and scrub, at an altitude of from 2,000 ft. to 2,500 ft. above sea-level.

Run No. 169A is situated in the upper valley of the Selwyn River, about twenty-three miles north-westward from Glen-tunnel Railway-station, by road via Snowdon. It consists of open, hilly, tussock country, ranging up to an elevation of about 3,000 ft. above sea-level, and is bounded on the north-west by the Thirteen-mile Bush.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

Possession of these runs will be given on the 1st March, 1907.

The runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Valuations for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Christchurch, before licensees will be let into possession.

Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations as required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, together with license fee, £1 1s., on the fall of the hammer.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Part of Wakefield Domain, Nelson Land District, for Lease by Public Tender.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Nelson, 20th January, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that written tenders will be received at this office up to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the 28th February, 1906, for a lease of the undermentioned land, for a term of seven years, under the provisions of “The Public Domains Act, 1881.”

Tenders must be addressed “The Commissioner of Crown Lands, Nelson,” and marked on the outside “Tender for part of Wakefield Domain,” and must be accompanied by one-half year’s rent at the rate offered and £1 1s. lease fee.

SCHEDULE.

NELSON LAND DISTRICT.
Part of Wakefield Domain.

SECTION No. 79B, Block XVI, Wai-iti Survey District (Waimea South Original District): Area, 78 acres 3 roods 8 perches.

Low hilly country, a large portion of which may be ploughed.

Full particulars regarding terms and conditions of lease may be obtained on application.

W. G. MURRAY,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 23rd January, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned lands will be disposed of to the holders of adjoining lands, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Thursday, the 26th day of April, 1906.

SCHEDULE.

WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Pastoral Runs in Otago Land District for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Dunedin, 22nd January, 1906.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned pastoral runs will be offered for lease by public auction, at this office, on Wednesday, the 28th day of February, 1906, at 11 o’clock a.m., under the provisions of Part VI of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Run No. 23 (Wakatipu), Lake County (Class I): Area, 19,600 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £20.

Sections 8 and 9, Block II, and Sections 1 to 6, Block VIII, Beaumont District, and Sections 74A and 75, Block III, Tuapeka West District, Tuapeka County (Class II): Area, 3,796 acres; term, seven years; upset annual rental, £45.

Sections 60 to 67, Block II, Earnslaw District, and Sections 38, 40, and 41, Block I, Glenorchy District, Lake County (Class II): Area, 554 acres; term, fourteen years; upset annual rental, £1.

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION OF RUNS.

Run 23 (Wakatipu).—This run is distant about four miles from Arrowtown and adjoins the Township of Macetown. It is situated on the east side of Arrow River and north side of Soho Creek, and is well watered by these streams. The larger area lies to the west and south aspects, and comprises the best country. The sunny faces are poor and broken. As few stock can be carried during the winter months the average carrying-capacity is limited to about two thousand sheep. The country varies in altitude from 2,000 ft. to nearly 6,000 ft. Silver-tussock is the vegetation on the lower faces and snow-grass on the higher elevations.

Sections 8 and 9, Block II, and Sections 1 to 6, Block VIII, Beaumont District, and Sections 74A and 75, Block III, Tuapeka West District.—Situated about four miles from the Town of Lawrence and within easy distance of the main road from Lawrence to Beaumont. The greater portion of this run is rough and broken, and is covered with scrub and fern. The remaining portion is good land covered with tussock and finer grasses. The altitude varies from 500 ft. to 1,600 ft.

Sections 60 to 67, Block II, Earnslaw District, and Sections 38, 40, and 41, Block I, Glenorchy District.—This run consists of very poor country, rough, broken, and covered with fern. It is situated within a mile of the road from Glenorchy to Rees River.

CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

Possession of these runs will be given on the 1st March, 1907.

The runs will be sold generally in accordance with the provisions of Part VI of “The Land Act, 1892.”

Valuations for improvements must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin, before the licensees will be let into possession.

Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations as required by section 195 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and pay the first half-year’s rent, together with license fee, £1 1s., on fall of the hammer.

D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.