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Return showing all Crown Lands in Otago now let in Areas of over 2,000 Acres the Leases or Licenses of which expire on or before the 31st December, 1910; together with the Areas, Survey Districts, Names of Present Occupiers, Rents paid per Acre, and Dates of Expiry of such Leases or Licenses.

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Nature of Holding. Area. Survey District. Name of Present Occupier. Rent paid per Acre. Date ol Expiry of Lease or License. Small grazing-run Pastoral run • Acres. 7,144 4,860 2,698 4,624 2,434 13,550 27,270 30,167 38,940 27,210 15,165 47,710 2,500 4,350 10,540 22,900 12,568 3,280 5,450 43,700 2,370 2,800 72,296 206,120 53,985 45,480 4,150 5,690 24,100 4,477 27,440 321,589 16,450 46,000 30,000 12,040 7,757 44,390 6,659 49,200 6,182 Kurow .. .. .. .. .. Donald Matheson Strath Taieri .. .. .. Robert Elliot Matheson Swinburn .. .. Margaret Freeland Rock and Pillar .. .. James Elliott Matheson Kuriwao .. .. .. James Begg Slopedown, Rimu, and Kuriwao .. .. .. Katherine Begg Benger and Lammerlaw .. .. .. .. Exeoutors of late J. M. Maodonald Button and Nenthorn .. .. .. .. J. Ross and R. Glendining Long Galley and Serpentine .. .. Robert McG. Turnbull Upper Taieri, Upper Taieriside, Manorside, Long Valley, Serpentine Upper Taieri, Upper Taieriside, Manorside, Serpentine Shotover, Skipper's Creek, Soho, Polnoon .. .. Thomas Muir Shotover Mid-Wakatipu and (jlenorohy .. .. Donald Angus Cameron Glenorchy, Shotover, Mid-Wakatipu, Skipper's Creek .. James McKinlay Otamatakau, Kurow .. .. Bruce and Elizabeth GilliesUpper Taieri and Rock and Pillar .. .. .. Alured George Mathias Forbes, EarnBlaw, and Skipper's Creek .. .. Henry Scott Upper Taieri .. .. .. I Emily Howell William Dowle Poolburn, Manor, Manorside, and Tiger Hill .. Executors of late Sir F. D. Bell Kawarau, Coneburn, Nevis, Lorn, Lornside, Obelisk, Fraser- New Zealand and Australian Land Company side, Bannockburn, Leaning Rook, Wakefield, Cromwell (Limited) Cluden, Lauder, Tiger Hill, Wakefield .. William Laidlaw and David Crawford Coneburn, Nevis, South Wakatipu, Lorn, Kingston .. Daniel MoBride Hummook and Hummockside .. Allan Scott Orbell Hummock .. .. .. Margaret Soott Orbell Upper Hawea, Mid-Hawea, Longslip, and Longslipside .. Donald Gordon Gunn Naseby .. .. .. Patrick Dowhng Leaning Rock and Wakefield .. James Cowan Lindis, Cluden, St. Bathan's, Longslip, Lower Hawea, Tarras, Frederick John Dalgety Mid-Hawea, Lauder, and Wakefield Mid-Hawea, Lower Hawea, Longslip, Lindis Wilkin .. .. .. .. .. .. Henry Norman Hope Wilkin, Young, Haast Kuriwao, Rimu, Catlin's, Warepa .. .. .. Katherine Begg Hummock .. .. .. Dougald Matheson Kingston, Lorn, Lornside, Obelisk .. Archibald McCaughan Leaning Rock .. .. .. .. .. Andrew Jopp Upper Hawea, McKerrow .. .. Arthur Preston Cameron Kurow .. .. Daniel Matheson d. 6 6 6 5J (approx.) V, . 2J 5 5 04 . OA ■ 6 3 04 (approx.) 3 3 24 (approx.) Of . 4 5 (approx.) 3 3 2 OA - 0* 3 4 (approx.) OJ - 4J . 04 3 28/2/1910. 31/8/"l910. 28/2/1909. 31/3/1909. 28/2/1910.