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215th mile Eltham A piece of railway reserve near Eltham Two pieces of railway reserve at Inglewood Station 2a. 2r. 5p. Five years G. W. Tayler, of Eltham, draper Inglewood Town Board, Inglewood 1/4/98 £1 10s. per annum Yearly, on 1st April Private treaty. 235th mile Inglewood Oa. 3r. 8p. Indefinite ; terminable by either side on three months' notice From year to year; terminable on one month's notice Three years 1/4/98 One peppercorn per annum Private treaty. New Plymouth Branch, 8 th mile Marton-Rangatira Branch, 12th mile Long burn-Wai tar a Railway — 188th mile New Plymouth Two strips of railwav land in the Town of New Plymouth A pieca of railway land at Silverhope Station Oa. Or. 33p. Taranaki Scenery Preservation Society A. G. White, of Silverhope, bookmaker 1/4/98 One peppercorn per annum £3 10s. per annum Private treaty. Silverhope Oa. 2r. 8p. 1/7/98 Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Private treaty. Hukatere Portion of railway reserve near Hukatere Right-of-way across railway land near Waipuku 4a. 3r. 20p. Five years; terminable on three months' notice From year to year ; terminable on three months' notice W. Gadsby, of Patea, gentleman George Syme, sen., of Hawera, timber merchant William Fever, of Neil Road, farmer G. L. Dennistou, of Dunedin, Lloyd's agent 1/7/98 £2 5s. per annum £1 per annum Yearly, on 1st July Public tender. 226th mile Waipuku About 2 chains 1/7/98 Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. 214th mile Eltham A piece of railway reserve at Neil Road Sole right of displaying automatic machine at Palmerston North Station Refreshment-rooms at Woodville Station 2a. 2r. 14p. Five years 1/7/98 £1 15s. per an-Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and 1st July Public tender. 88th mile P a 1 m e r s t o n - Napier Railway — 18th mile Palmerston N. Three years 1/1/99 num £4 per annum Private treaty. Woodville One year and nineteen days T. Fairhurst, of Palmerston North, licensed victualler W. F. Greenaway and M. Henderson, of Dannevirke, sawmillers George Robert Palmer, of Napier 13/12/97 £338 per annum Quarterly, on 1st Jan., 1st April, 1st July, and 1st Oct. Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and 1st July Public tender. 36th mile Mangatera Coal- and timber-site, No. 3, Mangatera Station 70 ft. frontage From year to year ; terminable on three months' notice on either side Fifteen months 1/1/98 £3 10a. per anPrivate treaty. num 112th mile Napier Right to keep a bookstall at Napier Station 1/1/98 £8 10s. for the term Quarterly, on 1st Jan., 1st April, 1st July, and 1st Oct. Quarterly, on 1st Jan., 1st April, 1st July, and 1st Oct. Yearly, on 1st April Public tender. 100th mile Hastings Right to keep a bookstall at Hastings Station Fifteen months H. H. Hunt, of Hastings 1/1/98 £1 per annum.. Public tender. 100th mile Hastings A piece of railway land at Hastings A piece of railway land at Mangatera Station A piece of railway reserve near Ashhurst Oa. Or. 9-7p. Seven years; terminable on three months' notice From year to year; terminable on three months' notice Five years Hastings Borough Council The Tiratu Sawmill Company, Dannevirke William Akers, of Palmerston North, sheepfarmer Wm. Rathbone, of Waipawa, merchant 1/4/98 £2 per annum.. Private treaty. 36th mile Mangatera Oa. 3r. 8p. 1/4/98 £1 per annum.. Yearly, on 1st April Private treaty. 10th and 11th miles Ashhurst 30a. 2r. Op. 1/7/98 £5 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Public tender. 74th mile Wellington - Woodville Railway — 94th mile .. Waipawa Privilege of a right-of-way at Waipawa Station 20 ft. wide From year to year; terminable on one months' notice 1/7/98 £1 per annum.. Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. Hukanui Tramway, With crossing over railway- line, at 93 miles 34 chains 86 links 3 chains long From year to year ; terminable at any time on three months' notice on either side Two years Henry and Co., of Hukanui, sawmillers 1/7/97 £1 per annum.. Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. 74th mile Kopuaranga .. A piece of railway land at Kopuaranga Station Oa. Or. 16p. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association (Limited) B. de Malmanche, of Mangatainoka, settler 1/10/97 £1 per annum.. Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. 110th and 111th miles Mangatainoka Three pieces of railway land near Mangatainoka 12a. 3r. lip. Indefinite; terminable by the department at any time after one year on three months' notice 1/12/97 £2 19s. 2d. per annum Yearly, on 1st Dec. Public tender.