A SUCCESSFUL SALE AT TIMARU. Timaru, July 18.

Otago Witness, Issue 1903, 24 July 1890, Page 5

A SUCCESSFUL SALE AT TIMARU. Timaru, July 18.

Mr J H. Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands, conducted a sale of pastoral leases this morning, submitting (1) in 11 lots an education reserve on the Hakateramea, the total being 3764 acres; (2) eight small grazing runs in the same locality, the total area being 20,600 acres; and (3) portions of Station Peak and Waimate runs, total 32,050 acres, in four lots, for seven and a-half months only. The education reserve, an endowment of Canterbury College, was first disposed of. The leases are for 21 years, but the land is subject to purchase at any time at £2 per acre. The following are the lots and names of buyers :—

Section F, containing 14 acres, at an upsec or 14s was passed. Before proceeding with the sale of leases of the small grazing runs, 21 years' term— the first! sale of this kind in Canterbury— Mr Baker explained some of the statutory provisions, especially those bearing upon the prevention of dummyism, stating that the land board would take every care to see those provisions were carried out, and concluding with the advice that anyone who thought of taking up one of these runs without intending to occupy it for his own bonefit had better let it alone. The following were the results of the grazing runs sale : —

Acres. Upset. Bid. Buyer. 1005 £50 5 0 £103 0 0 ... W; M'Donald,' shepherd 1050 52 10 0 67 0 0 ... M. M'Henry, farmer 3180 159 0 0 226 0 0 ... J. GK Nicolla, grazier 1675 84 15 0 Si 15 0 ... H. Malloy, contractor 8720 180 0 0 234 0 0 ... J. Malloy, grazier 2840 142 0 0 142 0 0 ... D. M'Kenzie, shepherd 3234 164 4 0 225 0 0 ... J. Welsh, Btockowner 3862 193 2 0 318 0 0 ... F. B. J. Parker. Parts of Waimate station, 7250 acres, upset £160, and of Station Peak, 24,800 acres, upset £480. for the term of seven and a-hal£ months,

were sold at the upsets to the present occupiers, Mr Cameron and Mr Begg respectively. Mr Baker twice during the sale of small grazing runs, when the bidding was at its keenest, paused and warned the bidders to be careful what they were doing. CROWN LANDS SALE. A sale of Crown lands was held at the Land Board Office on the 17th by Mr Ohalmer, the board's auctioneer. There was a good attendance, and bidding was brisk- especially in the cases of run2osoanda small grazing run. Following is the result of the eale:— PASTORAL LICENSES. Blaokstone District.— Sections 2, 3, and 4, blook VIII, about 791 acres; term, seven year 3. Upset rental, «9 15s 6a".— W L Simpson (agent for E A Clarke), at £43. Greenvale District.— Seotion 3, blook XVII, about 320 acres ; term, 10 years. Upset rental, £5 6s Bd.— W L Simpson (agent for Mrs I P Kirk), at upaet. Kuriwao District.— Section 22, blook IX, about 502 aores ; term, nine years. Upaet rental, £16 14s Bd.— John Oumine, at upset. Otago Peninsula District.— Section 53, block 111, about 437 acres ; term, 10 years. Upset rental, £5.— Paised in. Teviot District.— Section 4^, block 11, about 195 aores ; term, eeven years. Upset rental, £5 14i,— Matthew Elliott (per Mr Simpson), at £15. Kun 36, Lake county, about 2500 acres; term, seven years. Upset rental, £5.— E H Balrd, at upset. Bun 2050, part of Taieri ' Lake station, Maniototo county, about 4250 acres ; term, seven years. Upßet rental, £110.— J O Buckland, at £200. Bun 42] (class 1), Benraore station, Waitaki county, about 15.000 aores ; term, 21 years. Upset rental, £30.— 8 Campbell and Sons (Limited), at upset. Bun 421 a (clasß 1), Benmore station, Waitaki county, about 14,800 acres ; term, 21 years. Upset rental, £30.— X Campbell and Sons, at upset. Bun 429b (class 1), Benmore station, Waitakl ' county, about 6700 aores ; term, 21 years. Upset rental, £20.— 8 Campbell and Sons, at upset. Bun 4290 (class 1), Waitaki county, about 2600 aores ; term, 21 years. Upset rental, £10.— Mr W L Simpson (agent for Mr Jamieson), at upset. SMALL GBAZBJG KUN. Nenthorn District.— Sectional, 2, 3, 8 to 12, block 11, and Strath-Taiori district, section 16, block XIII (grouped), about 2255 acres ; term, 21 years from Ist September 1890. Upset rental, £70 9s 6d.— Mr C Martin (as agent for Klizabsth Dore), at £102. RURAL AND SUBURBAN DEFERRED PAYMENT LANDS. Dunbaok Distriot (Bural).— Section 14, block V, 269 a2r 14p. Upset price, 20§ per acre.— John Oameroß, at £1 10s. Tuapeka West Distriot (Bural).— Section 18, block 11, 55a lr 28p. Upset price, 20s per acre. Valuation for Improvements, £16 10s.— Passed in. Same dlstrict.-Seotion 20, block 11, 101 a 2r. Upset price, 20s per aore. Valuation for improvements, £18.-Lauchlan M'Millan, at £1. Waikoikol Township (Suburban).-Seotlons 9, 13, and 20, containing 2a Or Bp, la, and la lr 39p respectively. Upßet price, £5 per aore.— Passed in. TOWNSHIPS. Kurow.— Sections 7, 8, 18, 19, blook VII, containing 1 rood each.— O Martin (as agent for William Ctoddard), at upset, £7 10s each. Seotions 11 and 14, blook VII, containing 1 rood each.— John Murray, at upset, £7 10s eaoh. Seotions 12 and 13, block VII, containing 1 rood each.-John Palmer, at upset, £7 10s each. Section 6, block XII, containing 1 rood.— Elizabeth Palmer, at upset, £7 10s. Eelso.— Section 19, block XU, containing 1 rood. W L Simpson, agent for W Millar, at upset, £7 10s. Pembroke.— Seotion 1, blook XII, containing 1; 33p.— Robert M'Dougall (O Martin, agent), at upset, £30 per aore. Sections 13 and 14, blook 111, Oontainlng 8 poles each.— W D Smith (as agent for William Allan), at the upaet, £3 eaoh.

Lores, Upseb.' 1 870 #13 10 0 672 42 0 0 270 16 17 6 570 28 10 0 485 24 5 0 204 7 13 7 27 2 6 0 100 2 10 0 32 1 12 6 620 26 0 0 B'd. Jiuyer. £45 0 0 ... N.Z and A.L. Go. 43 0 0 ... A. Hnyes 16 17 0 ... A. Hayes 70 0 0 ... A.Hayes 63 0 0 ... W. H. Boss 13 0 0 ... N.Z. and A.L. Go« 2 6 0 ... A. Hayes a 1(1 0 ... B. O'Brien 1 12 6 ... W. H. Boss 60 0 0 ... J. G. Nicolli.