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1885. NEW ZEALAND,

RUNS ABANDONED IN OTAGO DURING YEARS 1877-84 (PARTICULARS OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 22nd July, 1885. Ordered " That a return be laid upon the table showing the number of runs, and their acreage, which have been thrown up in Otago during the years 1877-84; said return to give rentals of such runs before they were abandoned, and how the lands have been dealt with since."—(Mb. FERGUS.)

Return showing Number of Runs and their Acreage whch have been thrown up in Otago during the Years 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, and 1884; also the Rentals of such Runs before they were abandoned, and how the Lands have been dealt with since.

* Approximate amount of assessment being under the old Acts.

Date of .bandonment. Number of Bun. Acreage. Kental. How dealt with. New Eentals. i*eb., 1877 240 47,000 £ s. d. 264 0 0* Eelet, March, 1887, under Act of 1872, in two runs:— 240a, 32,110 acres 240b, 12,150 acres Eelet, April, 1877, under Act of 1872, in two runs :— 326, 42,680 acres 326a, 650 acres Eelet, March, 1877, under Act of 1872, in two runs :— 340a, 63,090 acres 340b, 15,850 acres Grouped with 449, 21,430 acres, and relet for twenty-one years, from 1st March, 1884 £ s. d. 326 44,800 621 0 0* 206 0 0* 58 0 0* m 250 0 0* 2 0 0* 840 80,000 583 0 0* )ot., 1877 ilarch, 1877 une, 1877 torch, 1877 Tov., 1877 j'eb., 1877 448 Wakatipu. 1 2b 7 15 22 23 338 5,000 85,000 3,000 6,000 10,800 20,700 16,300 50,000 16 0 0* 485 0 0 177 10 0 485 0 0 315 0 0 470 0 0 493 0 0 439 0 0* Eelet, from 1st April, 1877 from 1st Nov., 1877 „ from 1st June, 1877 from 1st January, 1878 _ from 1st April, 1877 from 1st April, 1877 Eelet, under Act of 1872, in two runs :— 338a, 27,000 acres 338b, 31,500 acres Eelet, under Act of 1877, for ten years, frpm 1st March, 1883 Ditto 583 0 0* 73 0 0* £5 for first seven years ; £10 for second seven years ; £15 for third seven years. 212 0 0 105 0 0 305 0 0 315 0 0 194 0 0 135 16 8 Lugust, 1878 32 0 0* 306 0 0* 10 0 0 .eo., 1878 463 40,000 53 0 0* )_t., 1878 .eo., 1879 415 444 455 64,000 5,500 40,000 233 0 0* 29 3 4* 73 0 0* Eelet, under Amendment Act, 1882, for ten years, from 1st March, 1884 35 0 0 10 0 0 £5 for first seven years ; £10 for second seven years ; £15 for third seven years. 35 18 4 )ot., 1879 1 8,500 212 0 0 Eelet, under Act of 1877, for ten years, from 1st March, 1880 Ditto 2a 4 5 6 7 11 7,500 5,400 15,800 11,000 6,000 14,000 177 10 0 95 0 0 370 0 0 315 0 0 305 0 0 275 0 0 31 5 0 22 10 0 66 0 0 45 16 8 25 0 0 116 13 4