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113th mile Normanby Part of Rural Section 3753, at Pareora Part of Reserve 1896, near Coal Creek 5a. 2r. 30p. Five years A. H. Abbott, of St. Andrew's, farmer Wm. Wreford, of Coal Creek, butcher 1 Oct., 1899 £2 Yearly, on 1st Oot. Public tender. Albury Branch, 22nd mile Main line — 103rd mile Coal Creek .. 7a. lr. Op. Five years 1 Oct., 1899 £1 2s. 6d. Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty, after publio tender Private treaty. Washdyke Part of Rural Section 7458, at Washdyke Portion of Reserve 2844, Rangitata Portions of railway land at Tinwald Portion of Reserve 314, near Leeston Sites 14 and 15, Little River Station Oa. 3r. 9p. Five years W. H. Clark, of Christchurch, wool broker John Stanger, of Rangitata, farmer J. Robinson, of Tinwald, storekeeper James Crawford, of Leeston, labourer Mrs. A. M. Moloney, of Little River, sewingteacher Thomas Kelliher, of Cave, labourer 1 Oct., 1899 £2 Yearly, on 1st Oct. 82nd mile Rangitata 13a. 3r. 35p. Seven }ears; terminable on three months' notice Five years 1 Oct., 1899 £2 83. 10 J. Half-yearly, on 1st Oot. and April Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and April Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and April Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and April Public tender. 60th and 61st miles Tinwald 8a. 3r. 13p. 1 Oot., 1899 £4 15s. 6d. Private treaty. Southbridge Branch, 21st mile Little River Branch, 23rd mile Leeeton 8a. 3r. 7p. Indefinite ; terminable on three months' notice Twenty-one years 1 Oct., 1899 £12 Publio tender. Little River .. Oa. Or. 26-6p. 1 Oct., 1899 £6 Public tender. Albury Branch, 17th and 18th miles Cave .. Portions of Reserves 1893 and 1894, near Cave 10a. lr. 3p. Five years 1 Oct., 1899 £6 3s. 2d. Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and April Private treaty, after public tender Public tender. Kingston Branch, 49th mile Makarewa- Orepuki Branch, 29th mile Main line — 336th mile Lumsden Piece of railway reserve at Lumsden Tramway over railway land and tramway-crossing over line at 28 miles 25J chains Drain on railway land at Gore Station Gate in railway fence at Warrington Station Piece of railway reserve in the Town of Gore Connecting tramway to railway siding at Colac Station la. Or. 26p. Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Indefinite); terminable on three months' notice Gilbert Staite, of Lumsden, settler T. Watson, of Wakapatu, firewood merchant 1 Oct.', 1899 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Wakapatu About 11 ch. long 1 Oct., 1899 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Gore.. 2ft. in diameter Indefinite; terminable on one month's notice Indefinite; terminable on one month's notioe Indefinite; terminable on one month's notice Indefinite; terminable on one month's notice Gore Borough Council, Gore F. H. Stark, of Warrington, Postmaster Mrp. J. Graham, of Gore, widow H. A. Massey, of Invercargill, timber merchant 1 Oct., 1899 One peppercorn Private treaty. 216th mile Warrington .. 1 Oot., 1899 One peppercorn £1 15s. Private treaty. Waimea Plain s Branch, 1st mile Makarewa- Orepuki Branch, 25th and 26th miles Waimea Plains Branoh, 1st mile Main line — 182nd mile Gore Oa. lr. 30p. 1 Oct., 1899 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Colao 2Jch. long 1 Oct., 1899 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Gore Piece of railway reserve at Gore Oa. lr. 18p. Indefinite; terminable oh three months' notice J. O'Neill, of Gore, farmer 1 Oct., 1899 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty, after publio tender Public tender, Hillgrove Portion of railway reserve near Hampden Right to deposit rubbish on railway land at Ravensbourne Right-of-way over railway land at Evansdale Portion of railway reserve at Winchester Store-site in Rakaia Stationyard 2a. 2r. 25p. Five years A. A. McWilliam, of Hampden, town clerk West Harbour Borough Council, Raven sbourne F. Rogen, of Evansdale 1 Oct., 1899 £1 10s. Yearly, on 1st Oct. 233rd and 234th miles Eavensbourne la. Or. 37p. One year 2 Oct., 1899 Nil Private treaty. 217th mile Evansdale About 5 oh. long Oa. lr. 2p. Temporary; department can give notice at any time Seven years 16 Oct., 1899 Nil Private treaty. 91st mile Winchester .. John Carter, of Winchester, farm-labourer New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited) G. W. Pearce, of Ashley, hotelkeeper I 1 Jan., 1900 £2 Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and July Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and July Private treaty. 42nd mile Bakaia Oa. Or. 19p. Seven years 1 Jan., 1900 £20 Private treaty. North line, 21st mile .. Ashley Pieces of railway reserve, Town of Ashley 5a. Or. 13p. Seven years ; terminable by department on six months' notice Indefinite; terminable on three months' notioe Indefinite; terminable on nine months' notice 1 Jan., 1900 £5 5s. Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and July Public tender. Main line — 26th mile Bankside Lease of railway reserve near Bankside Part of Section 189, Block XXIV., Tokomairiro Survey District Water-pipe under Bridge No. 239, Balclutha 20a. Or. Op. Wm. Breading, of Bankside, labourer Alexr. Rennie, of Clarksville, butcher 1 Jan., 1900 Yearly, on 1st Jan. Public tender. £1 10s. 273rd mile Clarksville 2a. 3r. 6p. 1 Jan., 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. 289th mile Balolutha 3 in. pipe Indefinite; terminable on one month's notice Isaac Hurring ; of Balclutha, flaxmiller 1 Jan., 1900 10s. Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty.