SALE OF CROWN LANDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1916, 30 October 1890, Page 8

SALE OF CROWN LANDS.

A sale of Crown lands was held at the Land Board room on Thursday by Mr Chalmer, there being a very large attendance on the occasion. The bidding, especially for pastoral licenses and small grazing runs, was very brisk, and a great number of sections — in fact, the bulk of those previously unsold in the township of Eaitangata were disposed of. The result of the sale was as follows :— PASTORAL LICENSES. Bun No. 24 A, Clutha County, about 890 acres; term, 10 years. Upset rental, £14 16s 8d per annum. Passed in. Bun No. 37, Lake County, about 268 acres ; term, 10 years. Upset rental, £5 per annum — Thomas Macdonnell, £18 per annum. Run No. 38, Lake County, about 274 acres ; term, 10 years. Upset rental, £5 per annum.— Obas Low, £20 per annum. Section 7, blook 111, Catlin's district, about 726 aores ; term, 10 years. Upset rental, £9 It 6d per annum. — Jaue Hay, at upset. Section 3, Blook IV, Kurow district, about 159 aores ; term, 7 years. Upset rental, £6 per annum. J. E. Wade, £66 per annum. SMALL GRAZING BUNS. Bun No. 205b, about 3960 acres ; term, 21 years. Upset rental, £99 per annum. — Donald M'Lean, £285 per annum. Bun No. 205 a, about 1385 aores; term, 21 ysars. Upset rental, £34 12s 6d per annum.— J. A. Mathewson, £80 per annum. TOWNSHIP SECTIONS. The following sections in the township of Kaitangata, whloh were ottered at the upset of £30 per acre, were sold :— Section 13, blook VII, 1 rood, Duncan and Maogregor, as>gents, £8 ; section 14, block VII, 1 rood, Duncan and Maogregor, as agents, £8 10s ; sections 15 and 17,ibIook,VH, 1 rood each, V 7. M. Shore, £7 10s each; section 14, blook IX, 1 rood, Robert Ferguson, £7 10s ; section 2, blook X, 1 rood, William Marshall, £13 10s ( aeotion 3, blook X, 1 rood, William i Marshall, £7 10s ; section 3, blook XI, 1 rood, David Wisbart, £16 ; section 5, 6, and 7, blook XI, 1 rood each, Matthew Carson, £7 10» eaoh ; section 20 blook XI, 1 rood, Alexaudar Morrison, £7 10s ; sections 6 and 7, blook XIII, 1 rood each,' Castle Hill Goal Company, £7 10s eaoh ; section 8, blook XIII, 1 rood, Castle Hill Coal Company. £8 ; section 9, blook XIII, 1 rood, Castle Hill Coal Company, £7 15s ; seotlons 10 to 13, block XIII. 1 rood eaoh. Castle Hill Coal Company, £7 10s each ; seotions 14 to 16, blook XIII, 1 rood eaoh, John Espie, £7 10s ; section 17, block XIII, 1 rood, John Espie, £8 10s; section 18, blook XIII, 1 rood, W Cairns, £7 10s ; section 21, blook XIII, 1 rood, Castle Hill Coal Company, £7 10s ; sections 2to 12, and 14 to 22, blook XIV, 1 rood each, Castle Hill Coal Company, £7 10s each ; seotions 4 aud 12, blook XVI, 1 rood each, Robert M'Dougall, £7 10s each; sections 17 aud 18, blook XVI, 1 rood each, John M'Vie, £7 10s eaoh ; sections 1 to 8, blook XX, 1 rood eaoh, Thomas Stephens, £7 10s each ; sectron 15, blook XX, 1 rood, Bobert M'Dougall, £7 10s ; aections 19 to 22, block XX, and section 3, block XXII, 1 rood each, Thomas Ste§hens, £7 10s ; sections 9 to 11, 6 and 17, blook IXII, 1 rood eaoh, Andrew Cunningham, £7 10s eaob ; section 18, block XXII, 1 rood, Andrew Bisset, £7 10s ; seotiou 21, blook XXII. 1 rood, Frederick J, Phillips, £7 10s; section 22, block XXII, 1 rood, Andrew Melville, £7 15s ; Beotions 3 and 5, blook XXXVIII, 1 rood eaoh, Annie M. Cairns, £7 10 a each ; aections 7 and*B, blook XXXVIII, 1 rood eaoh, Janet M'Vie, £7 10s eaoh; sections Ito 8, blook XXXIX, 1 rood eaoh, Bobert M'Callister, £7 10s eaoh ; sections 2to 11, blook XL, 1 1 rood each, John Scott, £7 10s eaoh ; seotion 8, blook LIV, 1 rood, James Carson, £7 10s ; sections 9to 18, block LIV. 1 roodesoh, Thomas Cunningham, £7 10s eaoh; seotion 19, blook LVI, 1 rood,; James Carson, £710s; section 15, blook LVI, 1 rood, William Taylor, £7 10s ; section 5, block LVII, 2 acres 13 poles, Samuel Taylor, £17 8s 9d ; sections 2 and 3, block LXIX, 2 aores 2 roods 34 poles, Mary Carson, £81 7s 6d ; seotion 1, block LX, 1 acre 1 rood 20 poles, Alexander Bennie, £4l ss ; section 2, block LX, 1 acre 1 rood. 20 poles, Wm,!Bernie,£4l ss ; sections 1 to 7, block LXII, seotionßl to 11 .block LXIII, and section 9, block LXIV, 1 rood each, Caotle Hill Coal Company, £7 10s each; section 10, block LXVI, 1 rood 21 poles, John Kspie, £11 8s 9d ; Bection 13, blook LXIV, sections 8 and 9, blook LXV, 1 rood each, John B3pie, £7 10s each ; sections 7 and B, blook LXVI, 1 rood each, Janet M'Callißter, £7 10s each ; section 18, block LXVI, 1 rood, Frances Mary Darty, £7 10s; seotion 19, block LXVI, 1 rood. William Bicbardson,£7 10s; section 6, block LXVII, 1 rood, James Jarvie, £7 10s ; Bection 7. block LXVII, 1 rood, James Blaney £7 10a; Bection 8, block LXVII, 1 rood, William D. Spiers, £7 10b; tection 9, block LXVII, 1 rood, Robert Johnson, £7 15s ; section 18, block LXVII, 1 rood, Robert Johnson, £7 10s ; section 20, block LXVII, 1 rojd, James Blaney, £7 10s ; seotion 21,blick LXVII, I rood, James Jarvie, £7 103 ; sections 11 to 16, block LXIX, sections 3 to 10, LXX. 1 rood each, Otago Presbyterian Church, £7 10s each -, sections 11 and 12, block LXX, 1 rood each, William Ramsay, £7 10s each ; sections 2 and 3, block LXXXI, 1 rood each, Neil M'Oallister, £7 10s.

The following seotious in the township of Kelso, ■which were offered at the upset of £30 per acre were disposed of :— Sections 23 to 25, block X, containing 1 rood 8 poles each, James Crawford, £9 each ; section 20, block XII, containing 1 rood, William Miller, £7 10s.

NENTHORN.

Seotions containing 1 rood each in the township of Nenthorn were offered, subject to valuation for improvements, at the upaet of £30 per acre, the following sections being sold at the upßet;— Section 8, blook I, H. A. Wicks ; section 15, same block. Bank of New South Wales ; section 18, same block, James Daweou ; Bection 21, same block, John Eggers ; section 5, blook 11, James Mitchell ; section 20, same block, Jane Strong.

WAYNES TOWNSHIP.

Sections 4 and 5, block VII, containing 1 rood each in the township of Waynes were sold to A. Tapper for £7 10s each — I he upset price.