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Otago Witness, Issue 2055, 13 July 1893, Page 25

Government Notifications. SMALL GRAZING RUN LEASES OPEN FOR APPLICATION. IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the LEASES of a number of SMALL GRAZING RUNS fituated in BLACKSToNE HILL, GIMMERBURN. IDABURN, TIGER HILL, and WAIPORI DISTRICTS, and comprised in which are subdivisions of Blackstone Hill, Galloway, Highfield, and Matakanui Stations, will be open for application at this Office on and after WEDNESDAY, June 24, 1893. All these runs, except the three within the Waipori District, are located adjacent to or within easy distance of the proposed Otago Central railway. The land is, generally speaking, of sound grazing quality, and portions of it are agricultural. Posters containing plans and further particulars may be inspected at the various Post Offices, Railway Stations, &c. Forms of application, posters, and full information can be obtained at this Office ; the Post Office, Clyde ; and the District Land Offices, Naseby, Lawrence, and Queenstown. Amount of valuations for improvements must be lodged with applications ; and all deposits, if by cheque, require to have exchange added. No responsibility will be taken for applications coming to hand at a date earlier tban that fixed for receiving them. Applicants may applyf or more than one run provided the aggregate area does not exceed 5000 acres. An applicant, however, can hold only one run, and must take the first for which he is successful at ballot ' J. P. MAITLAND. Commissioner of Crown Lands. Crown Lands Office. Dunedin, 28th June 1893. 29ju Auctions. TUESDAY, 18th JULY, At 1 o'clock sharp. TAIERI HORSE AND STOOK FAIR. OUR next sale will be held at the Taieri Sileyards, Grejtown Bridge, on Tuesday, July 18, when we will offer SHEEP, CATTLE, AND HORSES. Present entries : A heavy draught Mares and Geldings A sound young hack and light harness * Horses. On account of Mr John Smaill, Saddle Hill : 2-horse power and chaffcutter 2-horse grubber, convertible into drill when required 4-borse yoke and blocks get flexible harrows, swingletrees, sledge with frame, water cask, bee boxes, barbed wire rabbit traps, dairy and household goods, including barrel churn, milk cooler, milk dishes, cream jars, butter tub, clothes wringer, tools, and sundries. As Mr Smaill is leaving his farm, the lot will be offered for positive sale. Parties intending to offer Stock will oblige by sendiDg particulars in time to be advertised. 13jy DONALD REID fe CO., Auctioneers. ' THURSDAY, 27th JULY 1893, At 12 o'clock. . MIDDLEMARCH MONTHLY SALE. THE FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED) will ,hold their Regular Monthly Sale at Middlemarch on Thursday, July 27tb, at 12 o'clock sharp : 2500 posts and strainers Sheep, Cattle, Horses. Entries, as usual, received up to time of starting sale. JOHN GRINDLEY, 13jy Auctioneer. CATTLE FOR PRIVATE SALE. The Undersigned have the following lots for Private Sale, near Dunedin, viz :— Q(\ one aad a-half year to two and a-half °^ year-old Steers and Heifers Kf\ two and a-half year to three and *^ a-half year-old Steers and Heifers K(\ three and four-year-old Bullocks, fib OXJ for turnips f±(\ two and a-half year-old Steers and ov Heifers I KA seven-eighths, bred Polled Angus XOXJ jjeifers and youDg Cows. WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, & CO., 13jy Dunedin. A LORIE-00 **-• AUCTIONEERS, Rabbitskin, Sheepskin, Fbuit, and Phoducb Salesmen, PRINCES STREET (Late Salvation Army Barracks), DUNEDIN. Regular Sales of : Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Rabbitskins, Sheepskins Poultry, Fruit, and General Farm Produce. Poultry should reach us Thursday. Out pens accommodate 1400 head. Account Sales with Cheque every Tuesday. B. B. MARTIN] [A. 'CARRICK MARTIN R. B. MARTIN & SON, VALUATORS, HOUSE, LAND, ESTATE, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS, ACT in the capacity of Agents to sell or let Land and Houses, Collect Rents, Invest Moneys, Negotiate Loans, Effect Insurances. Attend Waste Land Board Meetings, Crown Land Sales and Ballots, and Educational Reserves Sales. Communications regarding Crown Landß open and to be opened for sale or selection promptly answered, and plans, &0., forwarded free of charge. Persons in the country and others desirous of taking up Crown Lands can do so by employing us to act for them and thus avoid the expense and losb of time in coming to Dunedin. Office : Colonial Bank Buildings, Water street Dunedin. Postal and Telegraphic Address— R. B. MARTIN & SON, Dunedin. . TT ETTERS FROM LITTLE FOLKS — _Li "A Mother" writes with reference to the Little Folks' Department :— " You can scarcely realise what an important column that Js which 'Dot' presides over. It is literally devoured by the little people Children who never looked at the paper or thought of it before, now spell through these ittle letters with delight."