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New Zealand Mail, 3 December 1896, Page 4

SURVEY DEPARTMENT. LANDS AND Ul r\ V \ 0 ft for* Settlements In addition to the ordinary Crown Lands that are placed in the market from time to time, the following Improved Estates purchased by the Crown will be OPEN FOR DISPOSAL at the end of the present year, or the beginning of the next year, viz. : CANTERBURY ESTATES. the aeowhenua e? idT E is situated, 1,100 acres ot it, within two miles of .Femiikci, and 3,000 acies from 10 to 12 miles frqm Temuka. Both the properties consist of level and down lands, suited for cropping, dairying, etc., and will he surveyed into suitable farms. THFj albury estate is 29 to 35 miles from Timaru by rail, and consists of down flats, about half is suitable for agriculture and the rest is good hillside pastoral land partly on good limestone formation, and is well watered. There is also coal on the property. There are 140 acres of plantations, and as a whole, it is well adapted for mixed farms, being at present well fenced, and within easy distance of a school and other conveniences. The Timaru —Fairlje Railway intersects the lower end of the Estate for several miles and there are three railway stations near. These two properties have not been over-cropped ; they are well fenced and ready for immediate return. Paddock fences will he made boundaries of farms, so as to permit of immediate settlement. THE CORWAR ESTATE has been purchased from Mr J. C. "Wason, and is situated near Highbank, near the Methven—Rakaia Railway. Highbank was recently disposed of under the same Act, and was eagerly competed for. The property is well-sheltered, in good heart, well fenced, and hafe about 140 acres of well grown plantations. It will be laid off in farms, suitable to the quality of the land. The Barrhill township and school are conveniently situated to it. THE OTARAKARO ESTATE is situated in the midst of the Eendalton District, and fronts on the Main Eendalton Road. The land is of excellent quality, quite level, and extends back to the Waimaire Stream, and it will he sub-divided into areas of about 5 acres, which will he suitable for home, orchard, or market garden purposes. THE WHARENBI ESTATE (Middleton) is about two miles from Cathedral Square, Christchurch. There is a good house on the property and 10 acres will be let with it, the rest in three to five acre lots. School convenient. O T A. G O ESTATES. THE TOKARAHI ESTATE in Otago, on the Maerewlieiiua River, is 25 miles by rail from Oamaru. There are two Railway Stations on the property, which is situated between Tokarahi Railway Station and Duntroon. The soil is lying upon limestone and is very fertile, well suited for cereals or stock. It adjoins the Maerewhenua Estate, which was disposed of with such success last year. The property has been purchased from Mr Alexander A. McMaster, and the greater part is in grass from one crop. It will be surveyed into convenient farms suitable for all classes of farmers. There are good plantations around the homestead, which, with 1500 acres, is retained by the owner. There is a school within easy distance of the property. MAKAREAO ESTATE is a further portion of the Wailiemo Grange Property recently disposed of. It is hillside land with some flat land at the base, on a limestone formation, suitable for two or three sheep farms, with one or two small agricultural farms. It is well watered and within a mile or two of the Dunback Railway Station. THE MY RTLE BANE Property is on the Taieri Plain, and was purchased from Mr Thomson. It is situated within three miles of the Railway Station at Allanton and is connected by a good road and bridge to that station. The soil is rich alluvium, well adapted for grass, roots and dairying. The sections will range from 10 to 60 acres, the larger to include the homestead, outhouses, &c. It is protected by an embankment from being flooded by the Taieri River. It is admirably adapted for occupation by small holders, whose families can get work on the surrounding farms. There is a creamery at the corner of the farm. Also —Beside these Properties, the Land for Settlements Board is negotiating for the purchase of Large Estates both in the North Isiand and Middle Island. Full Details will be advertised a month before the day of receiving applications, and inquiries will be answered by the Commissioner of Ciown Lands of the District, or by the Surveyor-General, Wellington,