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RETURN of Property occupied by the Public— continued.

Mileage. Nearest Station. Description. Area and Dimensions. Tenure. Lessee. Date of Lease. Rental. When payable. (In advance.) How let. HURUNUI-BLUFF SECTION— c, mtmued. Lawrence Branch, 23rd mile Kingston Branch, 19th mile Lyttaton-Blufi RTy— 81st mile Lawrence Sections 21 and 32, Town of Lawrence Portion of railway reserve at Wmton 0a. Or. 12p. I Fourteen years J. C. Arbuckle, of Lawrence, auctioneer The Police Department, Wellington 1/10/97 £2 per annum.. Half-yearly, cjn 1st Oct. and 1st April Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Winton 0a. lr. 2p. Prom year to year; terminable at any time on either side on three months' notice 90a. Or. Op. Seven years 1/10/97 £1 Is. per annum Private treaty. Rangitata I Portion of Reserves 1925 and 2810, Rangitata Supply of water from railway artesian well, Christchurch Station A piece of railway reserve near Benmore Station A piece of railway reserve near Kaiajoi J. Wharton, of Rangitata, farmer Christchurch City Council, Christchurch 1/10/97 £7 10s. per annum 1/1/97 One peppercorn per annum Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and 1st April Public tenuer. 7th mile Christchurch .. 4 in. pipe Indefinite ; terminable on eitlier side on one month's notice 16a. Or. Op. Five years Private treaty. Kingston Branch, 33rd and 34th miles Addington - Huiunui line, 13th mile Little River Branch — 6th, 7th, & 8th miles Bsnmore E. Matthews, of Benmore, rabbiter J. Merrin, of Kaiapoi, farmer 1/10/97 £3 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and 1st April Yearly, on 1st Oct. Publio tender. Kaiapoi 0a. lr. 35p. Seven years 1/10/97 £1 2s. 6d. per annum Public tender. Rabbit Island.. Portion of railway reserve near Rabbit Island, north side of line Portion of railway reserve near Rabbit Island, north side of line Goal- and timber-site, No. 4, Little River Station 16a. Or. 7p. Six years .. G. McLean, of Greenpark, farmer 1/10/97 £4 0s. 3d. per Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and 1st April Private treaty. annum 8th mile Babbit Island.. 5a. 2r. Op. Six years.. E. W. R. Goodwin, of Rabbit Island, farmer 1/10/97 £1 7s. 6d. per annum Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. 23rd mile Little River .. 50 ft. frontage, From year to year; termin40 ft. depth able at any time on either side on three months' notice 4a. 3r. lip. Saven years R. H. Wood and P. A. Laurie, of Christchurch, timber merchants 1/10/97 £6 5s. per annum Quarterly, on 1st Oct., 1st Jan., 1st April, and 1st July Private treaty. Lyttelton- Bluff Railway, 333rd mile Seaward Bush Branch, 6th mile Waikaka A piece of railway land at Waikaka Station Right to lay tramway on railway land at Waimatua T. R. Johnston, of Waikaka, labourer S. Jenks, A. H. Jenks, and J. B. Jenks, of Waimatua, labourers W. O'Neill, of Cave, farmer 1/10/97 £2 15s. per annum 1/10/97 j £1 per annum.. Yearly, on 1st Oct. Publio tender. Waimatua Cave.. About 6 ch. Indefinite; terminable at any long time on either side on three months' notice 6a. Or. 16p. Seven years 1/1/98 ! £7 12s. 4d. per annum Yearly, on 1st Oct. Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and 1st July Private treaty. Albury Branch, 18th mile Ly ttelton-Bluff RTy— 137th mile Portions of Reserve 1895, near Cave Public tender. Waihao Portions of railway reserve at Waihao Station Privilfge of gate in railwayfence at Studholme Railway reserve 268, near Selwyn Station A piece of railway land at Maerewhenua Sration 2a. Or. 23p. Seven years P.Henderson, of Waihao, blacksmith J. Foley, of Studholme, farmer J. Sowden, of Dunsandel, farmer New Zealand Co-opera-tive and Agency Company (Limited), Dunedin T. Martin, of Mokotua, sawmiller 1/4/98 J £8 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st April and 1st Oct. Yearly, oa 1st Jan. Private treaty. 131st mile Studholme Indefinite ; terminable on three months' notice 44a. Or. Op. Seven years 1/1/98 I 10s. per annum Private treaty. 30th and 31st miles Selwyn 1/1/08 £15 8s. per annum 1/1/98 i £5 per annum.. Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and 1st July Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and 1st July Private treaty. Duntroon Branch, 22nd mile Maerewhenua.. 0a. lr. 27p. Fourteen years Private treaty. SeawardBush Branch — 11th and 12th miles Mokotua Right to lay tramway on railway reserve at Mokotua About 26 J ch. From year to year; terminlong able on either side by three months' notice at any time Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. 1/1/98 I £1 per annum..