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RETURN of Property occupied by the Public— continued.

Mileage. Nearest Station. Description. Area and Dimensions. Tenure. Lessee. Date ol Lease. Rental. When payable. (In advance.) How let. HURT JNUI-BLUFF SECTION— cc Uinued. Lyttelton-BluffRTy— 57th mile .. .. Ashburton A piece of railway reserve near Ashburton A piece of railway reserve near Studholme Junction Right-of-way over railway land near Longbush Station A piece of railway land at Bluff Station Crossing over railway at Port Chalmers for foot-passengers onlv Site No. 47 at Ashburton Station 13a. 3r. 4p. [ Five years John O'Kane, of Ashburton, contractor R. Matthews, of Studholme Junction, settler John Colwill, of Longbush, farmer J. P. Roberts, of Bluff, fish merchant Union Steamship Company of New Zealand (Limited) David Thomas, of Ashburton, auctioneer 1/10/98 £1 14s. 6d. per annum £1 17s. 6d. per annum 10s. per annum Yearly, on 1st Oct. Public tender. 133rd and 134th miles Studholme June I tion 367th mile ... j Longbush 3a. 2r. 39p. Three years 1/10/98 Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and 1st April Yearly, on 1st Oct. Public tender. 15 ft. wide Ten years 1/10/98 Private treaty. 392nd mile .. Bluff 0a. Or. 6-4p. Indefinite ; one month's notice Seven years 1/10/98 £5 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and 1st April Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Port Chalmers Branch, Port Chalmers 2nd mile Lyttelton-Bluff RTy— 59th mile : Ashburton 12 ft. wide 16 ft. frontage Indefinite ; three months' notice 1/10/98 1/10/98 £1 per annum.. £4 per annum.. Quarterly, on 1st Oct., 1st Jan., 1st April, and 1st July Quarterly, on 1st Oct., 1st Jan., 1st April, and 1st July Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Private treaty. 149th and 150th miles j Hilderthorpe .. ■ Seaward Bush Branch, ' Gorge Road 17th mile Part of Section 58. Block IV., Papakaio Survey District 81a. lr. 3p. 2 chains long | j Seven years W. H. Dennison, of Hilderthorpe, blacksmith 1/10/98 £8 12s. per annum Public tender. Private treaty. Tramway crossing over railwayl:ne ac 16 miles 2680 chains, Seaward Bush Branch A piece of railway land at Palmerston Tramway crossing over railwayline near Mokotua Portion of railway reserve at WaiKaka Station Right-of-way over railway land near Tinwald Indefinite ; three months' notice Messrs. Collins and Roff, of Invercargill, sawmillers Palmerston Borough Council, Palmerston Thomas Martin, of Mokotua, sawmiller Edward Smith, of Invercargill, rabbit- exporter The Upper Ashburton Road Board 1/10/98 £1 per annum.. Lyttelton-Bluff Bail- Palmerston .. way, 196th mile Seaward Bush Branch, Mokotua 11th mile Lyttelton- Bluff Rail- Waikaka way, 333rd mile Mount Somers Branch, Tinwald 1st mile 50 links wide j 0a. Or. 17p. i About 2chains ; long 2a. lr. Op. Twenty - one years ; three months' notice Indefinite ; three months' notice Seven years 1/10/98 1/10/98 One peppercorn per annum £1 per annum.. Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Private treaty. 1/10/98 £2 7s. 6d. per annum One peppercorn per annum Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and 1st April Public tender. About 2£ chains; long Twenty-one years; subject to right of revocation in accordance with section 33 of " The Public Works Act, 1894 " Seven years 1/10/98 Private treaty. M a k a r e w a - 0 r e puki Branch — 25th mile .. .. I Colac Portion of railway reserve at Colac Portion of railway reserve at Colac Charles Hopgood, of Colac Bay, butcher T. R. Anderson, of Colac Bay, storekeeper 1/10/98 £1 5s. per anYearly, on 1st Oct. 0a. 3r. 2p. Public tender. 25th mile .. .. Colac 0a. Or. 9Jp. ! Indefinite; three months' notice 1/10/98 num £10 2s. 6d. per annum Quarterly, on 1st Oct., 1st Jan., 1st April, and 1st July Half-yearly, 1st Oct. and 1st April Public tender. Addington -Ho rju n u i Amberley Railway, 33rd mile Store-site No. 1, Amberley Station 30 ft. frontage Five years W. H. Rhodes, of Amberley, commission agent Samuel Ballagh, of Leeston, farmer 1/10/98 £20 per annum Private treaty. Southbridge Branch, Hill's Road .. 24th mile Lyttelton-Bluff RTy— 133rd mile .. Willowbridge .. Right - of - way under railway bridge near Hill's Road About 50 links long Seven years 1/10/98 £1 per annum Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. A piece of railway reserve at Willowbridge Portion of railway reserve at Waiwera Station 0a. Or. 28p. Seven years P. A. Henderson, of Waihao, blacksmith C. F. Stromquist, of Waiwera, bootmaker 1/10/98 £2 per annum Yearly, on 1st Oct. Public tender. 304th mile .. Waiwera 0a. lr. Op. Seven years; three months' notice 1/10/98 £1 per annum Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty.