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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 17 August 1917, Page 6

The Otago Land Board at its meeting last week bad under consideration a schedule of 20 pastoral runs in Otago, the leases of which will shortly expire. These runs aggregate approximately 325,000 acres, and their rentals range from £1 to £SOO per annum. Messrs J. Smith, C. J. Inder, G. Livingstone, and T. A. munro (meinberß of the board) will be associated with the commissioner (Mr Saddj as classification commissioners, and it will be their duty to make recommendations whether the areas in question should be relet as at present held or subdivided for closer settlement. If it is decided to relet the holdings in their present areas the lessees now in possession will be granted renewals, but if it is desired to subdivide the existing leasees will be allowed to choose one division, and the balance will be offered to public competition. In accordance with the present poli y of the department the runs, if subdivided, will be available for soldiers,