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RETURN of Property occupied by the Public— continued.

HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION- continued.

Mileage. Nearest Station. Description. Area, and Dimensions. Tenure. Lessee. Date of Lease: Rental From per Annum. When payable. (In advance.) How let.

Port Chalmers Branob, 2nd mile Otago Central Railway, 56th mile Port Chalmers Eight to run wires down wharves at Port Chalmers Site for refreshment-room at Hyde Station Indefinite; terminable by department at any time Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand (Limited) John Beatty, of Hyde, merohant 18 June, 1900 Nil Private treaty. Hyde 40 ft. by 30 ft. 1 July, 1900 £10 Quarterly, on 1st July, Oct., Jan., and April Quarterly, on 1st July, Oct., Jan., and April Quarterly, on 1st July, Oct., Jan., and April Private treaty. Main line, 65th mile .. Winelow Coal- and timber-site No. 2, Winslow Station 160ft. by 50ft. Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice John G-rigg, of Longbeach, runholder 1 July, 1900 £15 Private treaty. Waimate Branch, 5th mile Waimate Coal- and timber-sites Nos. 6, 7, and 8, Waimate Station 120 ft. frontage Three years Executors of the late Alpheus Haye?, Waimate J. P Shaw, of Balclutha, farmer Palmerston Borough Counoil 1 July, 1900 £50 Publio tender. Catlin's River Branch, 3rd mile Main line, 196th mile ; Waihemo Branch, 1st mile Wai mea Plains Branch — 27th mile .. Otanomomo .. Palmerston .. Privilege of carrying telephonewire over railway-line Privilege of laying water-pipes under railway at Palmerston Indefinite; terminable on one month's notioe Indefinite; terminable on two months' notice Uuly, 1900 1 July, 1900 One peppercorn One peppercorn Private treaty. Private treaty. Balfour Site for rabbit packing shed at Balfour Two pieces of railway reserve at Gore Portion of railway reserve at Colao 12 ft. 4 in. by 16 ft. 4 in. 2a. Or. 14p. Indefinite; terminable on one month's notice Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Indefinite; terminable on one month's notice R. S. Black, of Caversham, rabbit-exporter Samuel Bishcp, of Gore, carpenter McCallum and Co., of Oamaru, timber merchants S.J. Adams, of Waimate, timber merchant The Southland Frozen Meat and Produce Export Company (Limited) John Templeton, of Waimahaka, forwarding agent J. M. Nicholas, of Colao Bay, farmer 1 July, 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. 1st and 2nd miles .. Gore 1 July, 1900 £1 Is. Yearly, on 1st July Public tender. Makarewa- Orepuki Branch, 26th mile Golao Oa. lr. 15p. 1 July, 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. Waimate Branch, 5th mile Main line, 392nd mile Waimate Coal- and timber-site No. 5, at Waimate Station Piece of railway land at Bluff 60 ft. frontage Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Five and a half years 1 July, 1900 £6 Half-yearly, on 1st July and Jan. Half-yearly, on 1st July and Jan. Private treaty. Biufi Oa. Or. 4f p. 1 July, 1900 £10 Private treaty. Seaward Bush Branoh, 25th mile Waimabaka .. B/ght of access at Waimahaka Station Indefinite ; terminable on three months' notice 1 July, 1900 103. Yearly, on 1st July Private treaty. Makarewa - Orepuki Branch, 24th "and 25 f jh miles Waimate Branoh, 5th mi!e Main line — 343rd and 344th miles Oolao Portion of railway reserve near Clac Station la. 3r. 3p. Five years 1 July, 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st July Publio tender. Waimate Coal- and timber-site No. 9, at Waimate Station 50 ft. frontage Three years Messrs. Nicol and Scott, of Waimate, millers and grain merchants C. P. Sleeman, of Mataura, coal-pit proprietor 1 July, 1900 £12 10a. Quarterly, on 1st July, Oct., Jan., and April Public tender. Mataura Piece of railway land at Mataura, with right to lay tramway thereon Poition of railway reserve at Ashburton Oa. 2r. 2p. Five years 1 July, 1900 One peppercorn Private treaty. 59th mile Ashburton 2a. lr. 20p Seven years; terminable by department on six months' notioe, ending on a halfyearly day of payment, if land required for railway purposes Edwin Thomas, of Ashburton, farmer Uuly, 1900 £6 Half-yearly, on 1st July and Jan. Publio tender.