RUNS NOS. 76 AND 77.

Bruce Herald, Volume XI, Issue 108, 31 January 1879, Page 7

RUNS NOS. 76 AND 77.

At the regular meeting of the Waste Lands Board on Wednesday, the letter from the Secretary for Crown Lands as to dealing with land on Runs Nos. 76 and 77, Waikouaiti district, was again considered. The matter had been postponed in order that the Chief Surveyor might report on the subject. The Surveyor re ported as foliows, m reference to one third of the area of Waikouaiti Runs for pastoral deferred payment: — " I receommend that the following sections be so set apart, viz. : — Acres. Section 1, block VII., Waikouaiti district 3802 Section 10, block VllL, Waik-_ua ti district 1150 Section 2, block X., Waikouaiti dwtiict 2490 Total 7442 The total area of sections in these runs is 20,609 acres so that the above selection will absorb a little over one-third of ihe whole, leaving a balance of 13, 256 acres for absolute sale. Mv Bastings thought it would be too much to open the laud in question at £2 an acre. Mr Green said that, in connect : on with the surveys, a good main <ii*tevial road should always be surveyed iv the first instance. The Board suggested thafc as reccm mended by the Chief Surveyor, the Government should dispose of the sections men tioned as most suiable for deferred payment pastoral land. With regard to the remainder of the land within the blocks the, Board was of opinion that it should be offered at auction at the upset price of 20s and that, in order to effect this, the land in question should be proclaimed a Hun-

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