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Return of Coal Leases in the Counties of Grey, Buller, and Collingwood, 1st July, 1889— continued.

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Output in Tous. Lessees. Term and Date of l Commencement., Name and Locality of Leasehold. Dead Rent. Royalty per Ton. Required by Lease Output to for Year June, 1889. 1889. Date of Lease. Area. Required by Lease Last Tear (1888). Actual Output Last Year (1888). Remarks. 2 June, 1885 A. D. Bayfeild 42 years from 1 July, 1885 Mokihinui: Buller Coal Reserve A. B. P. 320 0 0 First 2 years, £8 per ann.; third and fourth years, £32 per ann. ; remainder of term, £80 per ann. 6d. Nil Nil Nil Nil 25 Sept., 1888 n* 66 years from 1 Jan., 1889 Point Elizabeth, Cobden: Grey Coal Reserve, Nelson 1,280 0 0 W. S. Smith .. 2 years at £64; 3rd year, £128; fourth to twenty -first years, £320; remainder of term, £640 per arm. First 21 years, 6d.; remainder of term, Is. Ditto .. i 10 Dec, 1888 W. S. Smith and F. Hamilton Ditto Ditto 1,280 0 0 Ditto A. Macdougalland others 66 years from 1 July, 1888 Coal Creek: Grey Coal Reserve, Nelson 4,000 0 0 2 years at £200, 5 years at £500, 7 years at £750, 7 years at £1000, 45 years at £2000 First 3 years, £20 per ann.; next 4 years, £100perann.; next 7 years, £200 per ann.; remainder of term, £250 per ann. Ditto The dead rent commences 1st January, 1889. Martin Kennedy 21 years from 1 Jan., 1887 Arnold District: Grey Coal Reserve, Westland 777 0 0 4,000 6d. R. Nancarrow, Edward Iveagh Lord, and T. Watson Wilson Joseph Taylor and E. Iveagh Lord Wilson, Hill, and Bishop Ditto Ditto 772 0 0 6d. Nil 4,000 21 years from 1 Jan., 1889 21 years from 1 Jan., 1886 640 0 0 6d. 11 Jan., 1886 Black Ball Coal Company, Grey Valley 640 0 0 First 2 years, £16 per ann.; next 3 years, £64 per ann.; remainder of term, £160 per ann. Ditto 6d. 5,000 10,000 Nil ! The output clauses were suspended for f two years from the j 1st January, 1888. Ditto - Ditto 640 0 0 640 0 0 2 0 0 6d. 6d. 6d. 5,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 I 5 Sept'', 1883 Moore and Walker 21 years from 1 Jan., 1884 21 years from 1 Sept., 1871 Charleston (Waitakere) £2 per annum lSept., 1871 Witzell and Powell 4 0 31 £4 5s. 2d. * * . *