SALE OF THE SOUTH CANTERBURY RUNS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1899, 1 June 1889, Page 2

SALE OF THE SOUTH CANTERBURY RUNS.

The leases of the South Canterbury Runs were submitted to auction in Timsru on Thursday last by Mr J. H. Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands. There whs h very large attendance, and in almost every case the runs wore well competed for, as the following result of the sale will show : Mount Peel Station—Run 1, 42,500 - acres, 14 years fixed tenure, upset £IOSO —J. B. A. Acland, upset. Mount p eel Station—Run 2, 58,000 acres (16,000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £9O0 — J. B. A. Acland, £1220. Mount Peel—tßan 3, 2700 acres, 10 years, £9O—J. B. A. Acland, upset. Peel Forest Station—tßan 4, 4000 acres, 10 years, £l5O —W. Post'ethwait#, £530. Orari Station—Run 5, 24,200 scree, 14 years fixed tenure, £770 —O. G. Tripp, upset. Orari Station—Rub 6, 22,600 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £sßo—o. G. Tripp, £B6O. Four Peaks Station—Run 8, 10,300 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £33O—L. Walker, £6lO. Clayton Station—Run 14, 46,800 acres, -Jk 14 years fixed tenure, £9BO—H. Hamilton, upset. Sherwood Downs Station—Run 16, 44,500 acres (22,00© barren); 14 years fixed 'enure, £420 —Colonial Rea! Property Company, £I9OO. Asbwick Station—Run 16, 32,900 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £SO0 —W. Brown, £1340. Sawdon Station—Run 75, 27,100 acres, 21 years fixed tenure, £3so—British and N.Z. Agency and Mortgage Company, upset. Tekapo Station—Run 76, 27,900 acres, 21 years fixed tenure, £275—-A. Cowan, upset. Richmond Station—Run 77, 87,000 acres (30,000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £44o—Musgrave and Hope, upset. Lillybank Station—Run 78, 70,000 acres (60,00 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £22o—Grant and Ross, npset. Mistake Station—Run 80, 62,000 acres (30,000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £330 Rutherford Bros., upset. Three Springs Station—tßun 20, 3400 acres, 10 years, £IIO—N.M. and A. Co., £250. ' ' Albury Ststion—tßnn 22 2800 acres, 10 years fixed tenure, £lso—Bank of New Zealand, £250. Albury Station—tßun 22, 2800 acres, 10 years, £Bs—Bmk of New Zealand, upset. Rollesby Station—tßan 24, 5400 acres, 10 years, £llo—Captain Hayter, £l5O. 1 Rollesby Station—Run 25,18,500 14 years fixed tenors, £37o—Captain Hayter, upset. Opawa Station—tßun 26, 4600 acres, 10 years, £l6O—J. S. Rutherford, upset. Opawa Station—Run 27, 9700 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £3OO—J. S. Rutherford, upset. Mount Nessiag Station Ran .28, 15,000 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £425 —R. and E. S. Rutherford, upset. Canniogton Station—tßun 37, 2700 acres, 10 years, £lO5—J. M.‘ Ritchie, £l4O- - Station—Run 41, 14,000 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £435—E. Elworthy, £7lO. Bluecliffs Station—Run 44, 17,000 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £460 —R. H, Rhodes, upset. Otaio Station—Run 47, 15,500 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £4Bs—Geo. Rutherford, £670. Waimata Station—tßan 48, 4350 acres, 10 years, £l3s—A. Hayes, £220. Waimale Station—f Run 49, 4800 acres, 10 years, £IBO—A. Hayes, £320. Waimate Station—Run 50, 6300 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £l7s—A. Hayes, £230 Hakateramea Station—Run 61, 15,500 acres, Educational Reserve and Run 61a, 700 acres, total 22,500 acres,l4 years fixed tenure, £4BS—N;Z. emd A.L. Company, £IO4O.

Hakaleramea Station—Run 62, 5400 acres, Educational Reserve and Bun 62a, 970 acres, total 15,100 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £32O—F.Z. and A.L. Company, £460. Hakateramen Station—Runl 64, 14000 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £210—N.2, and A.L. Company, upset. Hakoteramea Downs Station—Ron 65, 11,800 acres, 14 years fixed tenure, £275 N.Z.L. and M.A. Company, upset. Waitangi Station—Run 66,48,990 acres, 10 years fixed tenure, £l22s—J. A. Sutton, upset. Akatarewa Station—Run 67, 29,200 acres, 10 years fixed tenure, £9OO— A, T. Mi'ler, apaet. Black Forest Station—Hun 68, 20,800 acres, 21 years fixed tenure, £46O—D. Gunn, £9lO. Haldon Station—Run 69, 19,238 acres, Educational Reserve., 21 years fixed tenure, £3SO—J. Murray, £9OO. Haldon Station—Run 70, 37,200 acres, 21 years fixed tenure, £690 —J. H, Preston, £ll4O. Gray’s Hills Station—Run 71, 29,862 acres, Educational Reserve, 21 years fixed tenure, £6O0 —A. Grant, £ll6O, Grampians Station—Run 72, 45,000 acres, 21 years fixed tenure, £630—6. G % Russell, and A. M. Ritcbie, £I2OO, Part Gray's Hills and Whole's Back Flat Station —Run 73, 26,000 acres, 21 years fixed tenure, £240 —A. Grant, upsot. Whale’s Back Run Station—Run 74, 32,500 acres, 21 yearsi fixed tenure, £4OO —N.Z, and A.L, Company, £BOO. Glenmore Station—Run 79, 53,000 acres (13,000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure—£47o—J. McGregor, upset. Balmoral Station—Run 81, 29,000 acre?, 21 years fixed tenure, £26O—N.Z.L. and M.A. Company, upset, Balmoral Station—Run 82,40,000 acres, 21 years fixed tenure. £34G -N.Z.L. and M.A. Company, upast. Mount Cook Statist!—Run 83, 25,000 acres (15,000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £l5O—A, Bwrqott, upset*. ,

Irishman Creek Station—Run 84, 23,500 scree, 21 years fixed tenure, £320-W. Grant, upset. , Wolds Station—Run So, 42,300 *cres, 21 years fixed tenure, £sso W. Saunders, Pass Station—Run 86, 30,600 acres 21 years fixed 'enure, £4oo— end LeCren, £BOO. Ben Ohau Station—Run 87,54,700 acres, 21 years fixed tenure, £476 —No bid. Rhoboro’ Downs Station- Run .88, 65,000 acres, 21 years fixed tenure, £4OO

Gtwtanner Station- Run 89, 58.000 /32.000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, 3250 acres, 10 years, £2O-N.Z.L. and M.A. Couopany> u P ßet ; , p Q 1 innn Tumi I«l ,nd but,..- Kan 9i 10 0 £I6—N.Z.L. .ad M.A. 92, 84.000 acres, (12.000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £loo—No bid. Lake Ohan Station—Run 93, 200,000 acres (150,000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure £SOO— No bid. Birchwood Station— Run 94, 60,000 acres (45.000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £7s—No bid. Hawea Flat Station-Run 90, 75,000 acres, (55,000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £6O-No bid. nnfi Upper Wanaka Station-Run 96, 50,000 acres, (30,600 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £7s—No bid. Upper Wilkin Station-Run 97, 56.000 acres (51,000 barren), 21 yoara fixed tenure £lO -J- Kerin, upset. Stewart’s Rivar Station— Run 98,95,000 acres (85,000 barren), 21 years fixed tenure, £2s—No bid. Makaror* Peak Station—Run 99, 52,000 airaa (37,900 barren!, 21 years fixed - feare, £25 —Mrs Byrnes, upset. Hunter River Station—Run 99a, 63.090 acres. (48,000 barren), 21 yeara fixad tenure, £4o—No bid. The sale was concluded at 1.30 p.m., when Mr Baker returned thanks to those present for their attendance, and remarked that they had had a very good sale. There were 64 runs offered. Of these, ten, having a total upset of £1975, we.e not sold. The aggregate upset of the 54 sold was ; £2O 385 Of these 24 were competed for, with the result that the total rent of these wan raised by £7680. The aggregate rent produced by this sale was therefore £2B 065. The sale produces but few changes of owners of leases in the district, only three runs and part of a fourth changing owners. Mr W. Pestlettiwaite will displace Messrs Smith and Denniatoun at Peel Foreat; Mr G. Rutherford takes Mr Teschemaker’s Otaio run ; Mr Hayes the Waimate run, so locg the property of the Studholme family; and Mr G, Murray part of Haldon. . The following are the advertised conditiona : The tenures are in each case tor two months less than the terms stated. The lands included in the Educational Renerves are liable to be purchased at £2 per acre under the provisions of “ The Canterbury Educational Reserves Sale and Leasing Act, 1876.” The Runs marked t are disposed of with right of resumption, and will be subject to valuation for improvements in the event Government deciding to resume possession after twelve months’ notice, in terms of “The Land Act, 1885.” The said valuation will be payable one month before possession is given, and shall in no case exceed three times the annual rent,, or five times the annnal rent when such rent does not exceed £SO.

Runs numbored respectively 94, 95, 96, 97, are subject to valuation for improve. J ments existing ob such pares of them as are occupied, under licenses at present he Id as Nos, N 29, N 42, N 92, NlO4, and NIOB, issued under “The Land Act, 1885.’’ The said valuation will be payable one month before possession is given, as provided by section 180, Land Act, 1885, ar.d shall in no esse exceed five times the amount of the annual rental. Six months rent must bo paid at the time of sale, and possession will be given on the 2nd May, 1890. The purchase or removal of any existing fences on the Crown lands offered for license, will be matter of arrangement between (he present license and the purchaser, during the currency cf the present license. No liability is accepted by or on behalf of the Grown iu respect of any such fencing. Where fences form the boundary between Crown laads offered for license and freehold land, the purchaser of such license will be liable to the provisions of any law now or hereafter in force relating to boundary fences.