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Otago Daily Times, Issue 7436, 15 December 1885, Page 2

Special Advertisements. 1 THB PATENT OLAOIBR WINDOW j DECORATION is a transparent material ; manufactured ln several hundredi designs, wli oil ( torm ttiodsands of combinations. It is an effective substitute for stained glass at a fraction of the cost. ; —Sole agents for New Zealand, 24, SMITH AND SMITH, Octagon. ■p A T B H S O N an d ML EO D. ST. RAPHAEL WINE. This Wine has a delicious flavour, and is invaluable as a Tonic and Kestoratlve, possessing great strength and body, and ls largely consumed in the principal cities of Great Britain and the Continent. This is the real Wino for Invalids. 13 Princes street, Dunedin. TEA, BUTTER, CHEESE. HAMS AND BACON. A and J. M'FARLANB, Maclaggan and Princes streets, Beg to draw the attention of the Public to tho following leading lines in the trade, to which they have devoted a great deal of time and attention, m order to be ablo to sell a first-class artiole, which is not easily obtained in this city:— TEA.—Our new season's stock has been selected with special care, our aim being to provide a firstrate quality at a moderate price. Cheap and inferior teas have been for somo time too much sought after, to the detriment of the consumer. BUTTER. —Our arrangements for obtaining regular supplies of Al Fresh Butter cannot bo surpassed, having for many years been supplied from the leading dairies in the district. ,- CHEDDAR CHEESE.—We have a very large stock on hand from two of the best dairies in Akaroa. This cheese has given great satisfaction to our customers for tho past 18 years. One of the makers was a prizetakcr ln Ayrshire. HAMS and BAOON are all our own curing, and all dairy-fed. They are cured and smoked on our own premises, anil we can safely guarantee them as H.B.—Now'landing. Invalid PORT WINE, recommended by tho Facility; WHISKIES, including all the leading brands, and Old Highland matured In sherry casks; also a shipment of COLONIAL WINES. In stock, the largest assortment of General Groceries in Dunedin. Price-lists forwarded on application. AandjMiFARLANEj Wholesale and Retail General Merchants, Maclaggan and Princes streets', Dunedin. WE have this day sold to Mr JOHN BARRON the Business in Rattray street carried on by Messrs Banks, Barron, and Co. JAS. T. MACKERRAS, 1 Assignees Estate of ROBERT WILSON, /Banks,Barron,and Co. Dunedin, Bth- December 1885. IN connection with the above, I beg to 6tatc that I shall carry on the Business in my o.m name, and hope to receive the support of the Public. Special and Proprietory Lines: PURE TEAS, Unblended COFFEES, Own Roasting PORT WINE, the Noted Yellow Seal WHISKY, the Famous Edlna Blend. Special inducements to Buyers for Cash Over the Counter of Groceries, Wines, Spirits, kc JOHN BARRON (Late Banks, Barron, and Co.). ABSTRACT OF SALES BY AUCTION. THIS DAY. D. M. Spedding, at Rooms. Princes street southEarthenware, ic. M. Pym, at Rooms, High street—Electro-plate, billiard cues, bowls, kc D. STRONACH. at Stores. Lower Rattray streetGrain, sugar. D. Rkid and Co, at Mosgiel Yards—Bullocks. Mutual Agency Co., at Mosglel Yards—Bullocks.

The provisions for the disposal of Crown lands under the consolidated Land Act of last session are so various and diffuse that a general summary setting forth njain features of the act is necessary to its proper understand-, ing. Lands are classified as " town," " suburban," and " rural"; and there are nine several. ways in which they may be " alienated " —using the word in the sense in which it is employed in the act, as including a " limited," as well as the "absolute" disposal, by sale or otherwisa In addition there are eight variations of the general act, based upon the old provincial land laws, and applicable only to specified provincial districts. The laud boards are charged with ample and onerous administrative powers; but as regards the original disposal of Crown lands, they are simply boards of advice, their functions being limited to making recommendations, the ultimate decision resting with the Governor. "Town" lands are sold for cash by auction, at an upset of £30 per acre. " Suburban" lands are also sold by auction at an upset of £3 per acre, and either for cash or on deferred-payments. "Rural" lands may be sold for cash, or on the "deferred payment," or the "perpetual lease" system, and in either of the latter cases by tender. The price of rural lands sold for cash varies in the different provincial districts. In Auckland the upset price of "first-class" land is 15s; of "second-class" land, 10s; and of "third-class" land 5s per acre. In Hawkes Bay the upset prices for lands similarly classified are, respectively, 20s, 15s, and 5s per acre. In Nelson the upset varies from 10s to £2 per acre, as may be fixed by the board. In Marlborough the minimum upset price for " rural" lands is 20s, and for pasture land 10s an acre. In Canterbury all rural lands are open for sale at a uniform price of £2 per acre. In Westland the fixed uniform price is £1 per acre. In Otago rural lands may be offered for sale at £1 per acre, and if there is more than one applicant they must be offered by auction at the same upset price. In Southland the price of agricultural land is £2 per acre, and the price of pastoral land £1 per acre, and either may be disposed of by " application." There is no appendix reference to Wellington or Taranaki, and it is therefore presumed that the general law applies to those districts. Deferred-payment land is sold upon application made in the first instance; and if there is more than one applicant for a section, it must then be offered for competition by tender, limited to the original applicants. The price is fixed by the Governor at not less in any case than 20s per acre. The purchaser is subject to stringent conditions as to personal residence and the cultivation and improvement of the land; and all his rights may at any time be forfeited for non-compliance with any of the conditions. Personal residence may, however, be dispensed with if sufficient cause is shown to the Land Board. Payment for the land must be made half-yearly in advance, in the proportion of one-tenth of the total price in the case of suburban land, and one-twentieth in the case of rural land; and if the selector has faithfully fulfilled all the conditions he will be entitled to a grant of the land, at the expiration of five years if suburban, and six years if rural land, upon payment of the balance of the purchase-money. The "perpetual lease" system is of the nature of an approach to the nationalisation of the land. It is imperfect because the holders of land taken up under the provisions of this part of tho act have a right of absolute purchase at any time between six and 12 years from the commencement of a lease, provided the conditions of occupation