DISPOSAL OF CROWN LANDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2331, 3 November 1898, Page 8

DISPOSAL OF CROWN LANDS.

At the Crown Landa Office on Friday several Li sections at Hyde, Waihola, and Reidslon were ; sold by auction. Tho following aro the de- '■ tails : — i Section 3, block VII, Town of Hyde, 2 roods; '■ upset price £3.— Sold to P. A. Connolly for £6 10s. Section 4, block VII, same district, 2 roods; ' upset price, £3. — Sold afc upset to P. A. Connolly. Sections 12 and 13, block XXI, Town of i Waihola, 1 rood each ; upset price, £5 each. — Sold at upset to Bernard Wienesky. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Town of Reidston, consisting of la 2r 17p; upset price, £3 3s 9d.— Sold to George Rawson at upset. A sale of Crown lands in the towns of Naseby and Koinaka was held at the courthouse at Naseby on Friday last, Mr W. E. Sessions acting as auctioneer oil behalf of the ! Land Board. The result of the sale was as f ollo\V3 : — j Town of Naseby, Block I (For Lease for 21 Years). Section 182, 10 poles; upset 'annual rental, £1 15s; valuation for improvements, £130.— James Kirby, at upset Section 183, 4 poles; upset annual rental, £1 ; valuation for improvements, £65. — James Sim, at upset. Section 184, 5 poles ; upset annual rental, £1 ss; valuation for improvements, £130. — Mrs Mary Dawson, at upset Section 186, 1 pole ; upset annual rental, 10s ; ! valuation for improvements, £100; — A. L. • Herdman, at upset. t Sections IS7, 18S, 189, and 190 were passed in. (For Sale for Cash.) Section 199, 17 poles; upset, £17— Mrs "W. A. George, at upset. Section 200, 12 poles; upset, £17.— Mrs W. A. George, at iipset. ( Sections 192 to 198 (inclusive) and 201 and i 202 were passed in. j Town op Komaka (For Sale For Cash). j Section 191, 1 rood; upset, £s.— John North, < at upset. i Section 192, 1 rood 12 poles ; upset, £9 15s. — • J. North, at upset. { Section 195, 31 poles; upset, £4 17s.— -Silas Hore, at upset. Section 196, 1 rood ; upset, £6 5s. — Silas Hore, at upset. Section 197, 1 rood; upset, £6 5s. — James Howell. Section 198, 1 rood; xxpset, £6 ss.— James Howell. { Sections 110 to 117 (inclusive), 132, 134, 136, \ 138, 140, 142, 144, 146, 148, 150, 152, and 184 to I 190 (inclusive) were passed in; also were sections 202 to 207 (inclusive). Koiiaka (Suburban Lands. For Cash). Section 167, 6 acres 0 roods 9 poles; upset, . £12 2s 3d.— Robert M'Gregor Tumbull, at up- : : set. Section 168, 7 acres 0 roods 4 poles; upset, ; £14 Is.— Robert M'Gregor Tumbull, at up- ; set. Section 208, 1 acre 2 roods 35 poles; upset, £5 3s 2d. — James Howell, at upset. Section 209, 1 acre; upset, £3.— P. J. Green, [ at upset. ' Section 214, 1 acre; upset, £3.— John North, 1 at upset. Section 215, 1 acre; upset, £3.— John North, : at £4 7s 6d. ' Section 216, 1 acre; upset, £3.— J. E. Car- : valho, at upset. Section 221, 4 acres 1 rood 33 poles; upset, : £13 7s 6d. — Watson Shennan, at upset. : Section 222, 3 acres 2 roods 39 poles; upset £11 4s 6d. — Robert M'Gregor Turnbull, at upset. Section 217, 1 acre 2 roods 22 poles; upset £1 18s 3d.— R. H. Tregonning, at upset. | Sections 210 to 213 (inclusive), 218 to 220 (inclusive), and 223 were passed in. Tait's Best-of-all-Swede, introduced three years ago by the New Zealand Government and stocked by Nimmo and Blair, has been tested by Otago and Southland farmers and proved to be a very superior class of Swede, and one that should be grown when Rood crone axe desired.—^Ady*