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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2763, 31 January 1882, Page 4

Grovernraent Notices. V. PALE OF EASES OP 173 RUNS IN OTAGO. General Crown Lands Office, ‘ Wellington, January 24, 1882. OWE HUNDRED:: AND SEVENTYTHREE EU.VS, comprising an area of 2,309,21 7 acres of Crown Lands, well grassed, well watered, and : easy • of access by rrad«, will be offered for lease by public Auction on MOV DAT, the 27th February next, at 11 o’cloc k a.m., in Watson’s Long Rooni, High Street, Dunedin. The Runs average an area of 13,348 acres; rig ly-seven of them are under this aVerage, the lowest being 3,200 acres, and , eighty-six of them are above the average; the highest being 70,190 acres. The unset rentals average nearly Id p-r acre, ranging from a fraction of Id up to 7.1. The'tenuie ranges from one year up to ten. Details of each Run, and lithograph maps can be seen at any Land Office, and posters giving full particulars of the Runs ■re exhibited at all the Railway Stations, and Post Offices throughout the colony, Wm. KOtLESrON, Minister of Lands. V. B. WAIMATB PLAINS. . . , Crown Lands i Office. Patea, 19th January, 1882, FURTHER, Sale of. 6,125 acres to£ RURAL BUSH LAND, for CASH, by public auction ; and on. DEFERRED PAY MEN TS, on, application. RURAL BUSH LAND IN BLOCK XIIL, KAUPOEONDI, AND, BLOCK V. NGAIRB SURVEY DISTRICTS’. Residence not Compulsory. For CASH—Sections 3,5, 6,8, 10, 12, 13 14, 10,17, 18, 19, 21. 22,’ 25, and 26, Block XIII., Kaupokonui Survey District (2 275 acres) ; upset prices from 30s to 40s peracre. And sections 74V75, 'U; 78, 79, 81, 82,83,85, 86,87, 90, 91, and 92, Block V. Ngiiire Survey District-(1,850 acres) ; upset prim s from 25s to 30s per acre. On DEFERRED PAYMENTS.— Sections 4. 9, 11, 15, 20, 23, 24. Block XIIL, Kaupokonui Survey Distiict f 1,020 acres); upset prees from 35s to 45s per here. And Sections 74, 76, 80, 84, 88, and 89, Block Y., Nguire Su; vcy District (980 acres); upset price from 30a to 35s per acre. The cash sections will be offered for sale by public auction, at Hawera, on WEDNESDAY, the 22nd February. Deferred-payment sections will be’open lor application at Patea and Hawera, on MON D.AY, the 20th February next. Contested applications for any of the deferred payment sections will be decided on the ,22nd, February, at Hawera,' immediately before the auction sale of the cash land. ■, •. 7 The sections in Block XIIL, Kaupokonui, abut on the continuous Native Reserve, between the Aurora Road and the Oeo Riven ’ The sections in Block V., Ngaire, lie to the westward of the Waingongoro River, and are connected with the railway line by cleared road lines. The bush is mainly light timber, soft woods, and a few rata, and the land is well watered. Full particulars may he obtained and plans inspected at any land office in the Colony. , C. A. WRAY. Commissioner of Crown Lands. v. tM&is «• SALE OF PASTORAL LEASES OF CROWN LANDS, PRELIMINARY NOTICE. General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 7th Nov., 1881. Three million acres of crown lands will shortly be open f r sale and lease ,in: the Provincial .District of Otago, New Zealand. This country is at present held under lease in large runs until the Ist March. 1883. . , These runs, after agricultural blocks, townships, plantation «nd other “-reserves have been taken, will be sub-divided into areas of about two or three thousand acresand upwards, according to, the nature of the country, and will be offered for lease or for sale on pastoral deferred-payments in terms of " The Land Act, 1877,” and “ The Land' Act Amendment Act, 1879." • The agricultural blocks will be forthwith surveyed, and Will then be offiued for selection on immediate and deferred payments. Areas exceeding 5,000 acres, will be let as runs for ten years, from the Ist March, 1883, with pre-emptive rigl t over 320 acres for homestead. Areas under 5,000 acres will be‘generally for sale on pastoral deferred payments. In order to give new pastoral lessees time to make arrangements, the licenses will, in terms of the Land Acts, be sold by public auction, at the Land Office, Dunedin, in the latter end of February, JBB2, twelve months bpfore possession is to'be given. One year’s rent will be payable in advance on the license at the time of sale.•' The pastoral deferred payment sections will be offered for sale by public auction probably in November or December, 1882 ; possession on. March 1, 1883. ■ Terms; A deposit of one-thirtieth of the price of the land on’ purchase, the balance in halfyearly payments extending over, fifteen years. Residence within twelve months is compulsory, and must continue for five years. Balance of instalments may be paid at end of ten years, in which case Crown grant issues. The country has been occupied for upwards of twenty years. It is well grassed, well watered, sound and healthy. Distance from port by good roads, and railways part of the way, from 80 to 150 miles. ... Maps and further particulars will lief obtainable at the Land Offices of : New Zealand early in December next, and at places in the Australian Colonies to be named in future advertisements. buitable blocks of land will also be surveyed immediately in the Provincial District of Canterbury, for sale on pastoral deferred payment, and will be offered for Bale about March, 1882. WM. ROLLESTON, Minister of Lands. Christmas Presents & New Year’s GiftsIn Consequence of The Heavy Stock held by ME. S. SHAPPEKE, WATCHMAKER k JEWELLER, Main. Booth Road, : TIMARU, He cannot Dispose of his Business as advertised for some time past, and, in consequence, begs to solicit a continuance of the liberal support given to him from his old standing connection, and the public in general. And as in the usual course of business, a Large and New Assortment of Goods lias come to hand from the best makers and markets, Mr 8., to meet the position, will SELL at ENGLISH PRICES. Repairs of every description executed on Jewellery and Watches, C 5" Watches cleaned on the premises at Bb (FIVE SHILLINGS). New Goods every mail. AUSTRALIAN GRAIN AND PRODUCE COMPANY, (Late McGregor, Gordon and Co.) 82, Bourne Street West, Melbourne RECEIVE consignments and make advances equal to 75 per cent. New Zealand value f.o.b. upon Oats, Wheat, Barley, Flax, Grass Seeds, and every description of Produce, for sale eil.lier'in Victoria, the London, c r foreign markets. HARRY C. ELDERTON, Manager and Auctioneer,