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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2764, 1 February 1882, Page 4

Government Notices. - y- ■ B. SALE OF A SB'S OF >173- RUNS IK OTAGO, General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, January 24, 1882. ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTYTHREE RUNS, comprising an area of 2,309,21 7 acres of Crown Lands, well grassed, well watered, and.eaey of access by roads, will be offered for lease by public Auction on MONDAY, the 27th February next, at 11 o’clock a.m., in Watson’s Long Boom, High Street, Dunedin.,. - The Runs average an area of 12,318 acres ; pig l fy-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 upset rentals average nearly Id prr acre, ranging from a fraction of Id- up to 7d. The,tenure ranges from one year up to ton. ' - . Details of each JJun, snd lithograph maps can be seen at any Land Office, and posters giving full particulars of the Runs are exhibited at all the Railway Stations and Post Offices throughout the colony. Wm. ROLT.BBTON, Minister of Lands. WAIMATE PLAINS. ' Crown Lands Office. Patea, 19th January, 1882, FURTHER Sale of e,125 acres of RURAL BUSH LAND, for CASH, by public auction ; and on DEFERRED PAYMENTS, on application. BUBAL BUSH LAND IN BLOCK XIII., KAUPOKONUI, AND BLOCK |V. NGAIRE SURVEY DISTRICTS. ; Residence not Compulsory. For 3, 5,6, 8,10, 12, 13 11,16,17, 18, 19, 21. 22, 25, and 26, Block XIII., Kaupokonui Survey District (2,275 acreq); upset prices from 30s to 10s peracre. And sections 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82,83,85. 86,87, 90, 91, and 92, Block V. Ngaire Survey District (1,850 sores); upset prices from 25s to 30a per acre. On DEFERRED PAYMENTS.—Sections 4. 9, 11, 15, 20, 23, 21, Block XIII., Kaupokonui Survey District (1,020 acres) ; upset prices from 35s to 45s per acre. And Sections 74, 76, 80, 84, 88, and 89, Block V„ Ngaire Survey District (980 acres); upset price from 30sto 33s 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

, MONDAY, the 20th February next. Contested applications tor any of the deferred payment sections will be decided on the 22nd. February, at Hawera, immediately before the auction sale of the cash land. The sections in Block XIIL, Kaupokonui, •but on 1 the continuous Native Reserve, between the Aurora Boad and the Oeo Biver. 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 be obtained and plans inspected at any land office in the colony. C. A. WRAY. Commissioner of Crown Lands.V. B. BALE OP PASTORAL LEASES OP CROWN LANDS. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. General Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 7th Nov,, 1881. THREE MILLION ACRES of Crown lands will shortly be open tor 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 and other reserves have been taken, will be sub-divided into areas of about two or three thousand acres and 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 offered 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 riglt 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, 1882, twelve months before 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-lhirtinth 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 baa 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 160 miles. Maps and further particulars will be 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.. Suitable blocks of land will also, be surveyed immediately in the Provincial District of Canterbury,, lor sale on pastoral deferred payment, and will be offered tor isle about March, 1882. WM. ROLLBSTON, Minister of Lands. Christmas Presents & New Tear’s Gifts. In Consequence op the Heavy Stock held by MR. S. SHAPPERE, WATCHMAKER k JEWELLER, Main Sooth 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 has come to hand from the best makers and markets, Mr S., to meet the position, will SELL at ENGLISH PRICES. Repairs of every description executed on Jewellery and Watches. tsr Watches cleaned on the premises at Ss (FIVE SHILLINGS). New Goods every mail. AUSTRALIAN GRAIN AND PRODUCE COMPANY, (Late McGregor, Gordon and Co.) . 82, Boobkb 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 either in Victoria, the London, cr foreign markets, HARRY C. ELDERTON, Manager and Auctioneer.