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RETURN of Property occupied by the Public— continued.

Mileage. Nearest Station. Description. Area and Dimensions. Tenure. Lessee. Date of Lease : i Rental Prom 1 per Annum. When payable. (In advance.) How let. Main line — 375th mile Inveroargill HUI ,UNUI-BLUFF SECTION—, ontinued. Piece of railway land at Invercargill 0a. Or. 13-5p. Indefinite ; terminable on three months' notice The County Council of Southland 1 Oct., 1900 £5 Half-yearly in advance, on 1st Oct. and April Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and April Yearly, on 1st Oot. Private treaty. 79th and 80th miles Baling Piece of railway conservation reserve at Rangitata Piece of railway land near Centre Bush 528a. Or. Op. Seven years A. O'Neill, of Ealing, farmer W. T. Matthews, of Winton, railway porter 1 Oct., 1900 £39 12s. Public tender. Kingston Branch, 27th mile Thornbury- Wairio Branch — 7th mile Centre Bush .. Fairfax 0a. lr. 32p. 0a. lr. 21p. Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice 1 Oct., 1900 1 Oct., 1900 £1 £1 10s. Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Piece of railway land at Fairfax Indefinite; terminable on three months' notioe A. and D. Macpherson and Co., of Fairfax, tawmillers A. and D. Macpherson and Co., of Fairfax, sawmillers G. Pont, of Colac Bay, firewood dealer W. Quigley, of Waitahuna, miner Private treaty. 7th mile Fairfax Privilege of laying tramway on railway land at Fairfax About 8 oh. long Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice 1 Oct., 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Makarewa - Orepuki Branch, 26th mile Lawrence Branch, 26th mile Main line — 137th mile Colao Waitahuna Morven Piece of railway land at Colae Right of-way to bring waterrace under railway at Waitahuna Piece of railway land at Morven Station Piece of Reserve 2810, Rangitata River Piece of railway land near Waddingfcon Station 0a. Or. 6 4p. 10 ft. wide Indefinite; terminable on three months' notioe Three years 1 Oct., 1900 1 Oct., 1900 £1 Iβ. Yearly, on 1st Oct. Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Private treaty. 0a. 3r. 3p. Four years and a half P. Henderson, of Waihao, blacksmith J. Lawrenson, of Rangitata, farmer Education Board of the District of North Canterbury Alfred Tyree, of Christchurch, gentleman I. H. Kirk, of Linwood, brickmaker West Harbour Borough Council New Zealand Shipping Company (Limited) A. McKay, of Hedgehope 1 Oct., 1900 One peppercorn £4 10s. Private treaty. 81st mile .. I Rangitata 28a. 2r. Op. Seven years 1 Oct., 1900 Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and April Public tender. Malvern Branch, 24th mile Waddington .. 0a. lr. 30p. Indefinite ; terminable on three months' notice 1 Oct., 1900 One peppercorn Private treaty. North line, 2nd mile .. Main line — 5th mile .. Ricearton Linwood Piece of railway land near Fendalcon Piece of railway land near Linwood Station Right to deposit rubbish on railway land at Ravensbourne Shed No. 8, Lyttelton 2a. 2r. Op. Fourteen years 1 Oct., 1900 £3 Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and April Private treaty. 0a. Or. 4Jp. Indefinite ; terminable on three months' notice Indefinite; terminable on one month's notice Two months and two days .. 1 Oct., 1900 One peppercorn Nil Private treaty. 233rd and 234th miles Ravensbourne la. Or. 37p. 2 Oct., 1900 Private treaty. 1st mile Lyttelton 210 ft. by 29 ft. 27 Dec, 1900 £50 for term In advance Private treaty. Forest Hill Branch, 13th mile Makarewa- Orepuki Branch — 7th mile Hedgehope Wright's Bush Cottage No. 72, at Hedgehope 0a. Or. lip. Week to week ; terminable on one week's notice 29 Dec, 1900 1 Jan.; 1901 6s. 6d. per week Weekly Private treaty. 7th mile Wright's Bush Timber site at Wright's Bush Station Right to lay tramway on railway land at Wright's Bush Station Piece of railway land at Otautau About 6 ch. long Indefinite ; terminable on one month's notice Indefinite ; terminable on one month's notice The Southland Sawmilling Co., of Invercargill The Southland Sawmilling Co., of Invercargill 1 Jan., 1901 £1 £1 Yearly, on 1st Jan. Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. Private treaty. Thornbury- Wairio Branch, 12th mile .. Main line — 237th mile Otautau Dunedin 2a. 2r. 20p. Seven years R. Aseheson, of Otautau, merchant 1 Jan., 1901 15s. Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. Site for a coffee-stall at Dunedin 20 ft. by 12 ft. Indefinite; terminable on oce month's notioe A. Fraser, of Dunedin, re-freshment-room keeper 1 Jan., 1901 One pepperoorn Private treaty.