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RETURN of Property occupied by the Public— continued.

Mileage. Nearest Station. Description. Area and Dimensions. Tenure. Lessee. Date of Lease. Eental. When payable. (In advance.) How let. w: .LLINGTON-NAPIER-NEW PLYMOUTH SECTION— continued. Longburn-Waitara Rai 207th mile 166th mile Iway — Normanby .. Portion of railway reserve near Normanby Nukumaru .. Portion of railway reserve at Nukumaru la. Or. 34p. Five years 3a. 2r. 12p. ■ Indefinite ; terminable on three months' notice William- Couttii, of Normanby, farmer Thomas Sexton, of Nukumaru, railway platelayer From 1/7/99 £1 103. per annum 1/7/99 £1 17s. 6d. per annum Yearly, on 1st July Half-yearly, on 1st July and 1st Jan. Private treaty. Public tender. Winchester .. A piece of railway reserve near Winchester Springston .. Part of Rural Seotion 3160, near Springston , Mataura .. Portion of railway reserve at Mataura HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTH ON. Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treatyMain line, 90th and 91st miles Southbridge Branch, 13th mile Main line, 343rd mile la. 3r. 3p. i Seven years John Opie, of Winchester, storekeeper John Welsh, of Springston, farm-labourer Glen Dhu Coal Co. (Limited), of Inveroargill Guy Honey wood, station manager, and Cuthbert Cowan, sheep-farmer, of Benmore 1/1/99 £1 7s. 6d. per annum 1/1/99 £6 per annum.. 1/1/99 £13 per annum 1/1/99 One peppercorn per annum 3a. 3r. 5p. Five years Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and 1st July Quarterly, on 1st Jan., 1st April, 1st July, and 1st Oct. Public tender. Oa. Or. 31p. Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Public tender. Kingston Branch, 32nd mile Benmore .. Drain on railway land near Benmore Station About 14 ch. Indefinite; terminable at long any time Private treaty. Main line — 227th mile Upper Port Portion of railway land at Chalmers McGregor Tunnel 2a. lr. 3p. Five years Charles Georgeson, of Port Chalmers, fishcurer T. R. Johnston, of Waikaka, labourer J. G. H. Briggs, of Caversham, brewer Cowie and Co., of Caversham, brewers John Andrew Simson, of Gore, auctioneer 1/1/99 £1 2s. 6d. per annum 1/1/99 £1 5s. per annum 1/1/99 £2 10s. per annum 1/1/99 £2 10s. per annum 1/1/99 £1 10s. per annum Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. 333rd mile Waikaka .. A piece of railway reserve at Waikaka Station Caversham .. Supply of water from railway water-supply at Caversham Caversham .. Supply of water from railway water-supply at Caversham Gore .. Portions of railway reserve at Gore Oa. lr. 16p. Seven years Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. 239th mile 239 th mile ■ Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Oa. 3r. Op. Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Yearly, on 1st Jan. Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. Private treaty. Waimea Plains Branch, 1st mile Main line — 310th mile Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. Clinton ... Railway refreshment-rooms at Clinton Station Fifteen months Susan Forrester Geddes, of Clinton 1/1/99 £55 per annum Quarterly, on 1st Jan., 1st April, 1st July, and 1st Oct. Public tender 310th mile Clinton .. A piece of railway reserve at Clinton Station Groper's .. Drain under railway-line at 3 miles 1070 chains, Thorn-bury-Wairio Branch Chertsey .. Store-site at Chertsey Station Oa. Or. 9p. Thirteen months Susan Forrester Geddes, of Clinton William Alexander Fullerton, of Thornbury, farmer The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) Patrick Traynor, of Wyndham, contractor 1/1/99 Nil .. 1/1/99 One peppercorn per annum 1/1/99 £35 per annum 1/1/99 6s. per week .. Private treaty. Thornbury - Wairio Branoh, 4th mile 12 in. pipes Ten years ; terminable on one month's notice Private treaty. Main line, 48th mile Oa. lr. 18p. Seven years Quarterly, on 1st Jan., 1st April, 1st July, and 1st Oct. Four- weekly Publio tender. Edendale - Toitois Branch, 10th mile Glenham .. Cottage No 37, at Glenham .. After first four weeks indefinite ; terminable on one week's notice on either side Private treaty.