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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 133

LOCALITY AND DESCRIPTION.
Class A.

Run 57.—Mariner’s Peak; grass country on open hilltops, good summer country for sheep, snow falls during winter months; easy access.

Run 59.—Cascade Valley; open plateau, sheep-country.

Run 63.—Situated in Wataroa Valley; bush-clad terraces and hillsides, cattle-feed only; access by main South Road.

Run 67.—Cascade River and Carmichael’s Creek; average altitude, 1,200 ft.; scrub and grass, sheep-country.

Run 78.—Gorge River Plateau; average altitude, 3,000 ft.; open grass lands, sheep-country, mountain-tops.

Run 81.—Thomas Range; hilltops, open grass lands; average altitude, 4,000 ft.; summer sheep-country.

Run 85.—Mounts Sale and Julius; summer and autumn sheep-country, tops and side mountain-slopes; average altitude, 4,000 ft.

Run 86.—Mounts Reeves and Chamberlain; summer and autumn sheep-country, tops and sides mountain-slopes; average altitude, 4,000 ft.

Run 90.—Bald Hill Range; grass country on open hilltops, good summer country for sheep, snow falls during winter months; easy access.

Run 92.—Miserable Ridge; open tops on Miserable Ridge and Mikonui Spur, running southwards to Remarkable Peak, between Mikonui and Hokitika Rivers, about five miles above the Hokitika Gorge and two miles west of Whitcombe Valley Road.

Run 93.—Meta Range, Upper Hokitika Valley; easiest access via Matthias Valley, Canterbury; open hilltops, sheep-country, summer and autumn only.

Run 94.—Situated on Bannockbrae Range; includes all the open tussock country above bush-level; rough summer feed for sheep only; access from Mahitahi River bed.

Run 97.—Occupies the open hilltop of Fox Range; summer feed for sheep only; distant about four miles from Weheka Post and Telephone Office by road, river-bed, and rough bush track.

Run 99.—Covers the open mountain-faces of the main range in Upper Whitcombe Valley; summer feed only for sheep, very rough; access by bush track from Hokitika Valley, and via Louper Stream from Rakaia Valley.

Run 101.—Dickie’s Spur; average altitude, about 3,000 ft.; grass lands on sides and tops of spur, sheep-country; accessible from Waitaha and Gordon River beds.

Run 428.—Situated in Arahura and Taipo Valleys, occupying the ranges between these rivers; very wild, rough country, lower flanks covered with cattle-feed bush, upper portions bare and snow-clad, with a fringe of grass; summer feed for sheep; access by both valleys, but mainly from Arahura Horse-track.

Run 430.—Very rough hillsides, all cattle-country; comprises bulk of Tuki River watershed; access from Upper Mikonui River bed.

Run 431.—Occupies the greater portion of Whitcombe Valley; very rugged mountainous country, comprising shaggy bush, rough tussock ridges, and barren, snow-clad tops; access via Hokitika Valley Bridle-road to junction with Whitcombe River, thence by river-bed.

Run 435.—Includes the lower southern faces and the open tussock tops of the Adams Range; bush feed for cattle and mountain summer feed for sheep; access from main South Road and Wataroa River bed.

Run 436.—Consists of the whole of the open country of the Price Range, together with the bush-clad slopes into the Wataroa and Perth Rivers; snow-covered tops and rocky ridges bordered with a varying width of grasses and alpine vegetation; summer feed for sheep only; access from Wataroa and Waitangi River beds.

Run 445.—Includes the whole of the upper watersheds of Cook and Balfour Rivers; very wild country, mostly bush, with small areas of alpine grassed lands; access by Cook River bed, six miles from main road.

Run 447.—Takes in the whole of the Wills River Valley, with grass tops of the Bealey Range; good open well-grassed river-flats, only fit for sheep; reported to have rabbits; access from Haast Valley via Bealey Range.

Run 449.—Situated on coast watershed at Cascade Bay, south of Hope River; bush-clad country, sloping to the sea-beach; cattle-feed only; access by bridle-road from Hope River along coast.

Run 450.—This comprises all the bush country in the valleys of the Gorge and Jerry Rivers; all cattle-country; access by sea-beach from Barn Bay difficult, also by Cascade Bridle-road now in bad repair.

Run 451.—High, broken, forest lands immediately north of Big Bay, only suitable for cattle; access difficult, and via steamer, landing at Big Bay.

Run 629.—Robinson; comprises the valley of the Robinson River from a point about a mile and a half above its junction with the Grey River, together with a considerable area of open hilltops between the Robinson and Grey Rivers; there is some good sheep-feed on the hilltops, the greatest altitude of which is about 5,800 ft.; the area in the valley of the Robinson River is all heavily timbered. Accessible by dray-road twenty miles, and thence by horse-track thirty-six miles, from Reefton; or by dray-road nine miles, and thence by horse-track twenty-six miles, from Ikamatua.

Run 633.—Comprises bush-clad land between the Wataroa and Perth Rivers; cattle-feed only; access is by bridle-track up the Wataroa River, about four miles from Wataroa Bridge.

Class B.

Run 16.—Situated on the main South Road, three miles from Waiho Gorge Post and Telephone Office. It comprises the valley of the Omoeroa River, being for the most part steep hillsides covered with bush; bush feed for cattle only.

Run 22.—Haast River, north side, and Thomas River Valley; river-bed and steep hill-slopes; bush feed, cattle-country.

Run 27A.—Comprises the bed of the Cook’s River below the main South Road crossing, with some bush-covered land on the south bank, portion of which could be cleared. The open tussock flats in the river-bed provide good grazing for sheep. Situated five miles from Weheka Post and Telephone Office by metalled horse-track.

Run 49.—Occupies the upper watershed of the Kakapota hi River, and comprises wholly bush-covered country, fitted only for cattle; access by metalled bridle-road, eight miles from main South Cart-road and fourteen miles from Town of Ross.

Run 50.—Lake Paringa; hill-slopes; average altitude, 600 ft.; cattle-feed.

Run 80.—Occupies the whole of the grass land on the summit of the Argentine Range; summer sheep-country; access by main South Road and Paringa Valley, about five miles from Paringa Post and Telephone Office.

Run 103.—Occupies the bush-clad slopes of Mount Graham, and is suitable for cattle-grazing only; distant ten miles from Hokitika and four miles from Lower Kokatahi Post and Telegraph Office by metalled road.

Run 119.—Situated in Upper Makawhio River Valley; includes all the lower slopes and terraces on both banks of river; heavily timbered; cattle-feed underscrub; access by Makawhio River bed.

Run 432.—Covers western ridge and slopes of Mount Rangitoto; wholly cattle-country; mixed forest; access from main South Road and Rangitoto Horse-track, ten miles from Ross.

Run 433.—Comprises the upper valley of Waitaha River; cattle-feed only; very precipitous, rugged sideling s, approach difficult to back country; access via open river-bed, eight miles from main South Road.

Run 434.—Low hummocky coastal lands between Lake Ianthe and Tasman Sea, suitable only for cattle; covered with dense forest; access by main South Road and sea-beach.

Run 438.—Situated between the sea and main South Road directly north of the Wataroa River; fairly flat land, covered with dense forest; cattle-country; access from main road and sea-beach.

Run 439.—Smooth bush-clad slopes running eastward from Okarito Lagoon, only suitable for feeding cattle; access from main road.

Run 441.—Forest-clad low ridges and shallow gullies east of Mapourika Lake; comprises the watershed of McDonald’s Creek; only fitted for cattle; access by main road.

Run 443.—Covers the swampy plateaux and bush-clad terraces and ridges south of Waikukupa River; all cattle-country; easy of access from beach and inland bridle-road.

Run 444.—Hummocky country, only fitted for cattle; easy of access via bridle-road and Clearwater and Cook River beds; close to mining township of Gillespie’s.

Run 452.—Heavily timbered slopes and flats of the upper valley of Cascade River; cattle-feed only; access by river-bed and terraces.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

The runs are offered subject to all existing mining and timber rights and right of access thereto. The right is reserved to the public to use all existing tracks, and free and unrestricted right of access along such tracks must be allowed at all times.

The right is reserved to grant mining and timber rights over the runs, and free right of access must be allowed to all areas over which mining or timber rights may from time to time be granted.

The right is reserved to the public to take timber for domestic purposes from such portions of the runs as the