LEASES OF RAILWAY PROPERTY (PARTICULARS OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1887 Session I, D-11

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1887. NEW ZEALAND.

LEASES OF RAILWAY PROPERTY (PARTICULARS OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF).

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by the Hon. Mr. Richardson, in pursuance of Section 168 of " The Public Works Act, 1882."

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Return of Property occupied by the Public.

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Mileage. Nearest Station. Description. Area and Dimensions. | Tenure. Lessee. Date of Lease. Eental. When payable. How let. HURI NUI-BLUFF SECTION 61m., Main Line Timvald Store sites, 5 and 6, Tinwald Station A. E. P. 80ft. frontage One year Friedlander and Co., Ashburton, merchants T. Caskey, Fairlie Creek, saddler Wood, Sinclair, and Co., Christch'ch, merchants Robert Duguid, Timaru 1 April, 1887 £12 10s. per annum J35 2s. per ann. Quarterly .. Privately. 26m. anci 37m., Albury Branch 26rn., SouthbridgeBr'ch Eversley Parts of railway reserve at Eversley Station Coal and timber site, No. 1 Southbridge Station License to grow one season's crop on part of railway reserve between Arowhenua and Seadown Portions of railway reserve near Ashburton Station Portion of railway reserve in Waikouaiti Station-yard License to grow one season's crop on part of railway reserve between Seadown and Washdyke Part of railway reserve in Block V., Winton Hundred Piece of railway land, Waikouaiti Station Part of Reserve 413, Oxford Survey District Part of Rural Section 13, near City of Christchurch Railway Conservation Reserve 1921, River Ashley Coal and timber site, No. 4, Little River Station Coal and timber site, No. 22, Ashburton Station Part of Rural Sections 19 and 104, Heathcote Piece of railway reserve in Block V., Tuapeka East Survey District 10 0 32 40ft. frontage Year to year: sixmoriths' | notice Year to year: twenty-one days' notice From 1st March, 1887, ! till expiry of cropping season, 1887-88 Year to year: six months' notice Year to year: one mo's notice Till expiry of cropping season 1 Half-yearly.. Public tender. Privately. Southbridge .. 9 „ „ £8 Quarterly .. 98-100m., Main Lino.. Seadown 20 0 10 1 Mar., „ £10 1 Jan., 1888.. Private treaty, 59m., Ashburton 4 1 35 F. B. Brine, Ashburton, milkman W. C. Lankester, Waikouaiti, carrier H. Devine, Washdyke, farmer 1 Jan., „ £112s. per ann. Half-yearly.. Privately. 205m., Waikouaiti 0 0 6 1 „ „ £1 Yearly 102-103m. Washdyke 13 1 29 12 Mar., „ £7 1 Jan., 1888.. 24m., Kingston Branch Lime Hills 0 3 14 Year to year: six months' notice Ditto D. Breachley, Lime Hills, publican P. Duncan, Waikouaiti, butcher A. Hight, Waddington, farmer T. McGarva, foreman of works, Christchurch G. S. Bartrum, Rangiora, farmer M. J. Joblin, Little River, farmer H. Zander, Ashburton .. 1 April, „ £1 Yearly n 205m., Main Line Waikouaiti 0 1 32 1 Jan., „ £1 33m., Oxford Branch .. Waddington .. 6 0 20 Five years 1 , £3 K 6m., Main Line Christchurch .. 3 0 5 Year to year: one week's notice 1 „ £3 „ ' Half-yearly.. tt 20-21m., North Line .. Ashley 480 0 0 Seven years 1 „ £10 It 23m., Little RiverBr'ch Little River .. 50ft. frontage Year to year: three mos' notice Ditto 1 £710a. „ Quarterly .. M 60m., Main Line Ashburton 40ft. frontage 1 £10 3m., Heathcote 1 2 36 Year to year: one mo's notice Three years M. Kent, Heathcote, engineer Trustees of the estate of the late W. D. Morrison (J. Morrison and R. W. Stirling) Kinsey, Ward, and Co., Christchurch and Lyttelton, shipping agents L. Morton Mary Blackley J. Lawson H. S. Drummond W. Drummond Nightcaps Coal Company 1 „ £210s. „ Half-yearly.. If 13m., Lawrence Branch Porsyth 6 3 29 1 „ Is. per annum if demanded •> lm., Main Line Lyttelton Part of Reserve 32, fronting Norwich Quay, Town of Lyttelton 0 0 5A Twenty-one years 1 Feb., „ £40 per ann. Half-yearly.. Public[auctioi 158m., 196m., 236m., 7m., 59m., 375m,, Oamaru Palmerston Dunedin Christchurch .. Ashburton Invercargill .. Refreshment-rooms Three years 1 Jan., „ 1 „ 1 » 1 » „ 1 » 1 n m £100 „ £182 „ £421 « £506 „ £265 „ £10 Public tender. » .. .. Liddel Street coal site No. 5, Invercargill Station 67ft. frontage to siding Year to year: six months' notice Quarterly .. Privately.

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205m., Waikouaiti Section 12 and part of 11, Block VI., Town of East Hawksbury Section 27, and another piece of railway reserve, Block X., Waipahi Survey District Eight to graze cattle over portion of railway reserve, Town of Balclutha Part of Sections 1, 2, and 3, Block VI., Town of Oamaru Piece of railway reserve in Block XIII., Waipahi Survey District Sections 25 and 26, Town of Timaru 0 1 14 Ditto D. Shand, miller, Waikouaiti J. Guthrie and A. Phillips, Arthurton 1 „ £1 Yearly .. I * 323-324rn., Main Line Arthurton 28 0 0 Five years: three months' notice 1 £3 10s. „ Half-yearly.. 288m., Balclutha 40 2 0 (about) Indefinite: twelve mos' notice Balclutha Borough Council 1 Peppercorn.. 159m., Oamaru 0 0 39J Fourteen years J. Broad, Oamaru, en-gine-driver J. F. Rowland, Arthurton, farmer J. Bruce and J. Drysdale, Timaru F. Z. D. Ferriman, Ashburton W. J. Gibbs, Darfield, labourer G. H. C. Hook, Oamaru, plasterer R. Forbes, Lyttelton, shipchandler 1 . £1 per annum Half-yearly.. • 323m., Arthurton 20 0 0 Five years: three months' notice Twenty-one years 1 . £2 10s. „ Half-yearly, in advance Quarterly, in advance Ditto Private treaty. 187m., Timaru 0 2 13 1 , £45 Public tender. 59m., Ashburton Coal and timber site No. 10, Ashburton Station Part of Reserve No. 1332, near Darfield Part of Sections 6 and 7, Block XC, Town of Oamaru Part of Reserve 32, fronting on Norwich Quay, Town of Lyttelton Refreshment rooms, Timaru Station 40ft. frontage One year only 1 £10 Private treaty. lm., Whitecliffs Branch Darfield 2 2 4 Five years 1 . £1 10s. „ Half-yearly, in advance Ditto 159m., Main Line Oamaru 0 1 23 Fourteen years 1 „ £1 Publio tender. lm., „ Lyttelfcon 0 0 6^ Twenty-one years 1 Feb., „ £80 Public auction 106m., Timaru Three years D. McGuinness 1 Jan., „ £75 Public tender. 159m., Oamaru Part of Sections 4 and 5, Block XC, Town of Oamaru Parts of railway reserve at Temuka Station Part of railway reserve opposite Rural Section 18577, near Sefton 0 15 Fourteen years P. Morrissy 1 , £1 Private treaty. 95m., Temuka 12 1 0 Year to year: six months' notice Five years Siegort and Fauvel, Temuka, merchants J. Barclay, Sefton, blacksmith 1 Mar., „ £12 5s. „ 26m., North Line Sefton 6 0 24 1 Oct., 1886 £4 10s. „ 59m., Main Line Ashburton Temporary occupation of coal and timber site No. 12, Ashburton Station A piece of railway land at Wilson's Siding Station Part of Railway Conservation Reserve 1925, Rangitata Part of Rural Section 386, near Southbrook Piece of railway reserve at Tinwald 40ft. frontage Thirteen weeks, expiring 30th November, 1886 McCallum and Co., Ashburton 1 Sept., „ £610s. for the full period In advance .. 2m., Kaiapoi-Bennett's Branch 79m., Main Line Wilson's Siding 0 19 Year to year: six months' notice Seven years Kaiapoi Produce and Milling Company, Ltd. R. K. Parkerson, Ealing, sheepfarmer W. Graham, Southbrook, manufacturer J. Heseltine, Tinwald, saddler J. Harrison, Orari, labourer P. Henderson, Waimate, blacksmith A. Hourson, Clinton, storekeeper D. Stancombe, Athol, ganger Terawera Sawmill Company, Limited (agents, Johnston, Wood, and Co., Christehurch) 1 July, „ £1 per annum Yearly, in advance Half-yearly, in advance Yearly, in advance Half-yearly, in advance Half-yearly.. Ealing 300 0 0 1 Oct., „ £3010s. „ Public tender. 18m., North Line Southbrook 7 3 0 Year to year: six months' notice Ditto 1 Jan., 1887 £5 Private treaty. Glm., Main Line Tinwald 13 6 1 „ £1 86-87m., Main Line .. Orari Portions of railway land near Orari River Part of railway reserve at Waihao Station Piece of railway land at Waipahi Station Piece of railway land at Athol Station Coal and timber site No. 3, Little River Station 5 2 17 Year to year: three mos' notice Ditto 1 Oct., 1886 £4 Privately. 137m., „ Waihao 0 10 1 „ £5 H ' ■ 319m., Waipahi 0 1 19 Fourteen years 1 £5 » • • 69m., Kingston Branch Athol 3 0 17 Year to year: three mos' notice Ditto 1 „ £1 Yearly 23m., Little RiverBr'ch Little Eiver .. 50ft. frontage by 40ft. 1 July, „ £6 5s. „ Quarterly .. »

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Mileage. Nearest Station. Description. Area and Dimensions. Tenure. Lessee. Date of Lease. Rental. When payable. How let.: HURUNUI--BLUFF SECTION— cont 'inued. 865m., Main Line Woodlands Part of Section 50, Block VIII., Invercargill Hundred Piece of railway land in Block XCV., Town of Oamaru A. B. P. 42 2 29 Seven years J. King, Woodlands, farmer W. C. McDonall, on behalf of Phcenix Bowling Club, Oamaru Trustees of the Sailors' Home, Dunedin (Hon. T. Dick, Mr. J. Pulton, and Mr. A. Boot) C, B. Mason, Amberley, coal and timber merchant J. Dickson, sen., Mainholm, Tapanui, farmer 1 July, 1886 £3 10s. per annum £5 per annum Half-yearly.. Public tender. 159m., Oamaru 0 1 31 Year to year: three mos' notice 1 ,, Private treaty 237m., Dunedin Piece of land in the railway goodsyard, Dunedin Station 0 0 4-3 Month to month: one month's notice 1 ,/ ,, Is. monthly.. Monthly 68m., North Line Oulverden Coal and timber site No. 1, Culverden Station 80ft. frontage Year to year: three mos' notice 1 „ « £20 per annum Quarterly .. 5m., Tapanui Branch Conical Hills .. Right-of-way through railway land near Conical Hills Station in Section 4, Block XII., Glenkenich District Part of railway reserve between Waipahi and Arthurton, Block XIII., Waipahi District Part of Railway Reserve 1332, near Darfield Occupation license to grow one season's crop of potatoes on part of railway reserve between Arowhenua and Seadown Piece of railway reserve in Bluff Station-yard 40 links wide Indefinite: three months' notice 1 „ Peppercorn 322-323m., Main Line Arthurfcon 109 0 0 Year to year: twelve months' notice J. Cumming, Waipahi, farmer 1 „ £13 12s. 6d. per annum Half-yearly.. l-2m., WMtecliffs Br. Darfield 7 0 20 Five years .. .. 1 J. McLaughlin, Darfield, platelayer John Fitzgerald, Arowhenua 1 „ £3 per annum 98-99m., Main Line .. Arowhenua 19 0 0 I From 29th July till end of season 29 . £10 1 Jan., 1887.. 892m., Blufi 0 0 11J Year to year: six months' notice W. Barker and W. B. Jones, Campbelltown, contractors Whittingham Bros, and Instone, Invercargill, merchants J. Adamson, Maheno, settler J. Day, River Bank, Shag Valley, farmer J. P. Barr, Malvern, farmer H. Quinn, Mokikiki, farmer 1 Jan., 1887 £4 Half-yearly, in advance 375m., Invercargill .. Railway warehouse, Invercargill Station About 200ft. by 50ft. Seven years 1 Feb., „ £176 „ Quarterly, in advance Public auctioi 167m., Maheno Parts of railway reserve between Kakanui River and Island Stream Portions of railway land at Bushey Station Reserve 458, Kowai Survey District 8 3 1 Year to year: six months' notice Ditto 1 July, 1886 £4 7s. 6d. per annum £1 5s. per annum £5 per annum Half-yearly.. Private treat) 193m., Bushey 1 2 17 1 „ Yearly 29m., Malvern Branch Springfield 25 0 0 Five years: six months' notice Seven years : twelve months' notice 1 „ Half-yearly.. 121-122m., Main Line Otaio Piece of railway reserve between Otaio Station and Rural Section 6548 Part of railway reserve in Block V., Tuapeka East District Part of Rural Section 4225, Arowhenua 24 1 10 1 . £7 18m., Lawrence Branch Forsyth 0 16 Year to year : six months' notice Ditto A. Petersen, Waitahuna Road I J. Holwell, Arowhenua, farmer 1 „ £1 Yearly 97m., Main Line Arowhenua 9 0 24 1 » £3 10s. „ Half-yearly..

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flCTU-N !3J_UT_UiN. 12m. .. .. Tuamarina .. Cottage and land .. ,. 0 3 17 j Monthly .. .. C. Horgan 6m. .. .. Koromiko .. House .. .. .. .. .. „ .. .. J. A. Stratford Vevnon Section Land .. .. .. .. 10 1 39 One year .. .. E. Slattery „ „ .... .. 220 „ .. .. J. Kennedy „ .. .. .. 0 10 „ .. .. W. Barker „ .. .. .. 2 3 2 , .. .. W. Gosling .. „ „ .. .. .. .. 2 1 29 „ . ■ .. D. Lawrence .. „ „ .. .. .. .. 0 3 10 „ .. .. M. Leonard .. „ .. .. .. .. 1 3 36 , ,. .. J. O'Sullivan .. „ .. .. 23 0 4 „ .. .. C. Redwood .. 18m. .. .. Blenheim .. Advertising-board, Blenheim Station .. Yearly .. .. Holmes and Bell 2m... .. .. Picton .. Land near Elevation .. .. 15 2 34 Seven years: six months' E.T.Ireland.. notice 2m, 50eh. .. .. „ .. » .. 47 2 29 Ditto .. .. Ham and others 12m. 60ch. .. .. Blenheim .. ■ Land near Tuamarina .. .. 9 0 0 „ .. .. W. Ryan 17m. .. .. „ .. Land near Blenheim .. .. 16 3 4 „ .. .. Earll and MeKenzie 17m. .. .. „ .. Land and shed, Old Opawa Station 15 2 25 „ .. .. F. Parish 4 April, 1SS7 5s. per month In advance .. Privately. .. 4 „ „ 3s. per week „ „ .. 22 Nov., 1886 £12perarmum Quarterly .. Private treaty. ..22 » „ £1010s. , .. 25 „ , £1 ..22 „ , £10 „ , .. 20 „ . £5 ..22 „ , £3 „ 30 £12 ..121 Aug., "„ £1 I 21st August.. Privately. 1 Oct., „ £5 10s. » Half-yearly.. Public tender. .. 1 . „ £18 » .. 1 , „ £1310s. . » .. 1 „ . £25 , .'. 1 . , £2110s. , , WANGANUI SECTION. ! Right of advertising, Wanganui j .. j Fourteen months ,. R. and E. Tingey | Section Pahnerston .. Refreshment-room .. .. .. \ Monthly .. .. J. D. Fraser .. Araraoho .. ; Cottage .. .. .. ., .. G. N. Callard.. Feilding .. ! Right to sell fruit on Feilding plat- .. Terminable on written E. Young form notice being given 106m. .. .. Wanganui .. Store site .. ., ,. j 70ft. x 30ft. .. , Fourteen years .. M. Hogan and Co. 65m. .. .. Patea ..! Coal-yard .. .. .. 20ft. x 20ft. .. Yearly .. .. J. H. Cock .. 181m. .. .. Foxton .. j Railway-reserve .. .. 132 3 15 Seven years .. .. T. Clune 151m. .. .. Feilding .. | Land .. .. .. ,. 2 3 18 Yearly .. .. J.H.Stevens.. .. 1 Nov., 1886 £49 10s. 6d. Half-yearly.. Public tender. per annum 1 Dec, „ I 5s. per month Monthly .. j Private treaty. .. 20 „ „ j 5s. , .. ..110 Jan., 1887 8s. „ Monthly, in advance 1 Aug., 1886 £76 12s. per Quarterly, in Public tender. annum advance 1 Oct., „ i £5 per annum ! Ditto ..'Private treaty. .. 1 , „ £17 „ j 1st Oct. and j Public tender. Sept. yearly 1 Nov., „ 5s. „ Half-yearly .. Private treaty. WELLINGTON SECTION. 83m. .. .. Mauriceville .. Refreshment-room .. .. .. Weekly .. .. I R. H. Elliott .. Kaitoke .. „ .. .. .. 1st July, 1886, to 31st J. Martin December, 1888 Featherston .. I „ .. ,. .. j Ditto .. .. R. Buckeridge .. 26 June, 1886 5s. per week Four-weekly Private treaty, £160 per ann. Half-yearly.. Public tender. 1 £20 „ NAPIER SECTION. 71m. 60ch. to73m.50ch. Matamau .. Land along railway .. .. 15 0 0 Seven years : three mos' T. Tanner notice 45m. 36ch. .. .. Waipukurau .. Piece of land in Waipukurau Sta- 0 0 26J Monthly .. .. Wilding and Co. tion-yard 67m. 62ch. .. .. Orniondvillo .. Piece of land in Onnondville Sta- 0 0 25 | Ten years: twenty-one George Grant tion-yard for tramway days' notice 58m. 45ch. .. .. Takapau .. Land for tramway .. .. .. I Five years : three mos' T. Hobson ! notice .. 18 Mar., 1887 15s. per ann. Yearly .. Private treaty. 8 Sept., 1886 5s. per month Monthly .. „ .. 8 „ „ £3 per annum Quarterly .. .. 25 Dec, £3 , II AUCKLAND SECTION. lm. 25ch. .. .. j Newmarket .. Land for grazing .. .. 1 1 26 Yearly .. .. Dr. Shortland ,. .. .. „ .. Land and building .. .. .. „ .. .. J.Wright .. 1 13 Sept., 1886 £5 per annum I Quarterly .. Privately. ..16 April, 1887 £5 , | WHANGAKEI SECTION. 6ch. .. .. i Whangarei .. Timber-yard .. .. .. I 60ft. by 130ft. | Twelve months .. | J. M. Spence .. ________ I | i i .. j 1 Oct., 1886 I £5 ..[Quarterly .. Privately.