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I ■ /,- • i c? «. .** BY Pb~BLIO AUCTION. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that th« undermentioned Pa. total Kirns -will b« ' orterod for Lea.so by public auction at thie j Office, on FRIDAY, 26th February, 1904, I at 11 o'clock a m. : — j RUNS Nog. 170, 170 ato 170e, and 353b (grouped), Tuapeka and Maniototo. Counties (Class 11); area, 69,000 acres; term, 21 yeais; upset annual rental, • £575. Known as " Beaumont Station"' ; situated about 13 miles from Lav reaieo and near the Beaumont i Bridge o\e-r tho Molyneux River. j RUNS Nos. 215, 253, 365, and 478 (grouped), Tuapeka and Southland Counties (Class II); area, 93,640 acros; term, 14 years; upset annual rental, £780. Knov.n aa "Moa Flat Station " RUNS Nog. 199 a and I°.9b (grouped), Tuapeka and_ Vincent Counties (Class 1) ; area, 47,850 acres ; term, 21 years ; upset annual rental, £400. Known a3 "Teviot Station." SECTIONS ,18, 20, 21, 22, 26. ?nd 27 (grouped), Block VII, Table Hill District (Clasa II) ; area, 1142 acres ; te-rm, 14 years ; T up^et annual rental, £23 16s. Situated! about three milee from Waitahuna. SECTIONS 1 and 18 to 20 (grouped), Block IV,- Crookftton District (Class II); area, 213 acres term, 7 years ; upset annual rental, £2. Situated abaut a male from Rae's Junction. SECTIONS 35 to 38, Block IV, and 12 and 17, Block XVH (groupocl), Crookston District (Class II); aiea, 720 acres; term, 7 years; upset annual rental, £9. Situated about a mile from Rae's JuneSECTIONS 18 and 19 (grouped), Block XVII, Crookstou. District (Class II) ; area, 197 acres ; term, 7 years ; upset annual rental, £2 10*. Situated about a mile from Rae's Junction. RUN No. 446, Clutha County (Class II) ; ! Erea, 2500 acros; term, 21 years; upset; annual rental, £25 Situated abouu 12 miles from Papatowai Possession of above Runs will be given OU' Ist MARCH, 1905. RUNS Nos. 479 and 480 (grouped), Tuapeka County (Class I) ; area, 8000 aores ; term, 14 yeare ; npset annual retal, £25 ; valuation for improvements, £189. Situated about four miles from Roxburgh. Possession of this Run will be given oa day of eale. Purchasers must deposit statutory declarations required by Section 62 of "The Land Act, 1892," and pay the first half-year's rent, together with license fee (£1 le), oil fall of the hammer. Valuations for improvements must be paid before the licensees will be let into posse? s; on. Sal© plans, forms of declaration, andt full particulars may be obtained from the D. BARRON, Commissioner of Crown Lands. District Lands and Survey Office, Dunedin, 25th January, 1904. NEW ZEALAND. GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENT. LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS. THE GOVERNMENT ha\ ing acquired the following Estates at rvauouab!© prices, they will bo cffcre.l for Lease in Peipetuity at 5 per -ent renr X—viz.K — viz. : — AUCKLAND.— The Mat.uinta Estate, containing- about 42,000 acres, divided into abou- 50 farms of 150 to 450 acres, suitable for mixed dairying and cattle-raising, and about ICO Farms of from 300 to 2000 acres, suitable for raising sheep and cattlo. Soil, generally light and frea ; rainfall, abur-dan--. Siock do well, as these now running there testify. Grows magnificent green crop 0 , but dees not grow cereals lor grain. Resiio, Is to 8s per acre per annum. Will be open for selection abj-it middle of APRIL, 1904. CANTERBURY.— Thv3 Lev oh Estate (re named Rosewill), containing abo.it 38,000 acies, divided into about 130 farms cf from 40 to 800 acres, suitable for cultivation for grajn, loots, and gras-s ; three email Ri'i? up to 1800 acre =, for grazing only ; and a few village and workmen's areas of \ to 10 acres. The soil it, generally heavy, partly limestone, has grown good orops of wheat and other grain, and is situitcd in ono of the bost-f aimed districts in Now Zealand. Rents : from 2e 6d to 13s an acre for the agricultural land, 2s 7d to 5s 3d for the pastoral land, and 2s to 20s for the email avoao. Will be op-en for Selection on 7th MARCH, 1904. SOUTHLAND.— The Bdendale Estate, ecnt.dning about 20,000 acros, divided into about 60 Dairy Farms of from 60 to 250 aci es about 20 Hi!l Farms of 200 to 300 acr<.s, and about 20 Small Fauns of 10 acres each. Tho land coiibi~'^3 mainly of a rich allmul plain, on which dairy farmer., ha\e done well for many years. The first dairy factory started in Ken Zealand was at Edendale, the cheese produced che-rb being famou? for quality and quantity. The hill iarm« are the lowci slopes of low rang*'- The small areas are near ihe factory, end comprise some of the be*t land. The Edenua'.e Estate lia=< been tfte show giound of the N Z. and A. Land Company, and id" cultivation has been ot the best. Tho cattle and sheep aie excellent. The re;its wl! probably bo from 3s to 15s foi the dairy Linn% about 5s foi- the hill favEiH, and about 17s for the. small areas. The land will be open for Selection ;ome time in Ai'RIL. ' These Elates are all inteisectctl by rail> v.ay Deposit, half year's rent. Personal application neccuadiy By Older.