SALE OF RUNS WITHDRAWN FROM TUAPEKA COMMONAGE.

Evening Star, Issue 3450, 13 March 1874, Page 2

SALE OF RUNS WITHDRAWN FROM TUAPEKA COMMONAGE.

The sale of small runs withdrawn from the Tuapeka commonage took place in the District Laud Office on Monday, at noon. The error committed by the Provincial authorities in sending the conditions of sale applicable to the Wakatip runs, instead of those of Tuapeka, caused no sufall degree of excitement and indignation among those settlers whose cattle run in the vicinity of the land that was advertised to be leased j and it was not until a public meeting to consider the matter was held at the Blue Spur, and a telegram was received from the Goldfields Secretary, that their fea s were allayed. The conditions of sale were not received till Saturday evening, leaving only a few hours for thorn interested to make themselves acquainted with the stipulations made by the Government regarding the leases. There was a good attendance, and the bidding was very spirited. There were five lots put up, each at an upset rental of one half penny an acre, the acreage of the five runs being 13,720 acres. The conditions under which this land is leased are extremely liberal to both miners and agriculturists, as clause 6 shows, which reads as follows Each allotment will be sold subject to the right of any holder of a miner’s right, business license, or mining lease to depasture, free of charge, three head of great cattle there m. the licensee of each allotment shall allow all persons at present legally depasturing stock thereon one calendar mouth to remove such stock. Each allotment will also be sold subject to the right of holders of miners’ rights to enter and mine upon the land comprised therein, to take up residence areas, to ciu and cart timber for mining, building, or domestic purposes, and to take up agricultural or raining leases thereon under any Regulations made under the Goldfields A ct, 1866, or any Act amending the same.” The land ranges from 1,200 ft. to 3,000 ft. above the sea level, and the prices given will open the eyes of sune of our readers to the enor mous profits that must at present be realised from the cultivation of wool even on the snowy heights of the Lammerlaws. LOT. ACREAGE. PER ACRE. PURCHASER. 1 2 380 Is Ijd Thomas Hiude 2 3,700 Is o|d Samuel Henry 3 2,1Q1) Is M Stewart M‘Combe 4 2,870 IOJd D. J. M ‘Donald 5 2,583 8d Wm. Hayes 13,720

Tbe total annual revenue which will be paid to the Government for these 13,720 acres will therefore amount to L 628 13s 10d, or lid an acre, the best paying runs, we have no hesitation in saying, that can be found in the Province of Otag-..— ‘ Tuapeka Times.’