DISPOSAL OF CROWN LANDS

Evening Star, Issue 8609, 1 September 1891, Page 1

DISPOSAL OF CROWN LANDS

There was a large attendance at the Crown Lands Office yesterday, when the auctioneer for the depirtmcnt (Mr T. Chalmer) offered for si'e the leases of a number of small grazing runs, which at one time formed the Mount Stoker runs. It was anticipated that competition would be keen, and it proved decidedly so. Several townßhip eeotions were also offered, The Bale resulted as follows : EMALLGEAZIKG BrNS. Hummock District-Section 1, block 7, aid XenthorD district, eestian 13, block 4. grouped ; about 3,711 acres; term, twenty-one years; upset rental, L 92 153 6d per annum.—Ueorge Wright, at Ll9O per annum. Humracck district —Section 2, block 7, and section 1, block 9; and Nenthorn district, section lj, b'.ock 4; grouped; about 4,37oaeres ; term, tsrenty-nne yearn; up?et renfci', MG9 5i per annum.—Thomas Matheson, at i.220 per annum. Hummock district—Section 2, block 9; Si'ver Peak diitiict, section 3, block 8; uhd Nemkorii digtr'ct, section 4, block 8; grouped ; abuut 4.933 acre? ; term, twenty-one y- are ; up>tt rental, L 124 14s per annum.—Louis Junge, at 1280 per aunum. Keuthom Listrict—Section .*?, block 7, and f ectlon 3, block 8, grouped; abo.it 4,677 acres; term, twtnty-one years ; upset rental, Lll6 lSi 61 per annum.—Donald M'Leoc', at L 255 per annum. Nenthorn District—Section <*, block 0, section 3, block 7i and section 5, block 8, grouped ; about 4,784 acres; term, twenty-one yeirs ; upset rental, Lll9 12s per ani_um, —Ihomas M'Lay, at L 205 per annum. Mount Hyde District—Section 1, block 1. and sec'ion 17, block 2, gioup; about f>T"> acres; term, twenty-one years; tpaet rental, Ll4 7a 6d per annum, fcituated on the Deep Stream, about nineteen miles from On tram railway station.—Alexander Boyd, at Ll6 per annum. TOWNSHIP SECTIOKS. Knrcw—Section 20, block 8,1 rood.—A. H. Burton (as agent), at i-7 10s (upset). Pembroke-Sections 12, 13, and 14, block 12, 1 rood each.—Bobert M'Dougall, at L 7 10s each (upset). Kaitangata—Section 7, blcck 1, 1 rood.— Sarah Youbp, at L 7 10a (upset). Section 1, block 40, 27 pokr. Robert 1 M'DougalJ, atL5 1b 3d (npset). Section 12, block 67,1 rood.—Thomas Gase, at L 7 10j (upset). Section 7, block 69,1 rood.—Edward Mackie, atL7los (up et). Section 20, block 69,1 rood.—Christian M. M. Mackie, at L 7 lOj (upset). Sections 7 and 9, block 71, 1 rood each.— Robert: M'Dongsll, at L 7 10s each (upeet). Sections 13 and 14, block 72 t 1 rood eacli.— Thomfts Ramsay, at L7los (upset). Section 15, block 73, 32 poles. Harry Douglas, at L 6 (upset). Section 17, block 73,1 rood.—James Mulr.at L 9 (npset L7los).

The costs in the baocuat case were L 70.000.