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RETURN of Property occupied by the Public.

Mileage. Nearest Station. Description. Area and Dimensions. Tenure. Lessee. Date of Lease: From Rental per Annum. When payable. (In advance.) How let. KAIHU SECTION. 17th mile .. .. Kaihu 17th mile .. .. K&ihu Piece of railway land in Kaihu 0a. Or. 5p. Station-yard Piece of railway land in Kaihu 0a. Or. 6p. Station-yard Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Three years Hobson County Council B.E. Williams, of Manganui Bluff, storekeeper 1 Oct., 1900 1 Jan., 1901 One peppercorn £10 Half-yearly, on 1st Jan. and July Private treaty. Private treaty. 12th mile .. .. Mangahahuru Eight to attach booms to rail- I way land near Mangahahuru siding Eight to attach booms to rail- I way land near Whakapara Eight to attach booms to railway land near Whakapara Two strips of railway land at j la. Or. 28p. Whakapara WHANGAEEI SECTION. 1 Oct., 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. Eight years and a quarter .. F. Jagger, of Auckland, merchant 19 th mile .. .. Whakapara .. Ten years Ten years Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Foote Bros., of Whakapara, sawmillers N. Campbell, of Whangarei, farmer W. Simpson, of Wbakapara, mill-hand 1 Oct., 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. 18 th and 19th miles .. Whakapara .. 1 Oct., 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. 19 th mile .. .. Whakapara 1 Jan., 1901 £1 Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. Main line, 2nd mile .. [ Newmarket .. Piece of railway land at Parnell 2a. lr. 31p. tunnel AUCKLAND SECTION. 1 Oct., 1900 j £6 10s. Half-yearly, on 1st Oct. and April Public tender, Te Aroha Branch — 30th mile .. .. Te Aroha •.. Piece of railway land near Te 7a. 2r. 8p. Aroha Five years .. .. I Five years ; subject to termination at any time should land be required for railway purposes Year to > ear ; terminable on three months' notice I F. T. Ward, of Auckland, J insurance company manager A. Bossonp, of Te Aroha, village settler The Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) 1 Oct., 1900 £1 Yearly, on 1st Oct. Private treaty. 44th mile .. .. Paeroa Coal and timber site No. 1, 35 ft. frontage Paeroa Station INov., 1900 £7 10s. Quarterly, on 1st Nov., Feb., May, and Aug. Half yearly, on 1st Nov. and May Four- weekly Private treaty. Main line, 1st mile .. Newmarket .. Piece of railway land near 0a. Or. 3'3p. Parnell railway-bridge Cottage No. 120, at Matamata Indefinite; terminable on three months' notice Indefinite; terminable by department at any time; lessee to give two weeks' notice Indefinite; terminable on one month's notice W. Hodgson, of Parnell, coal and firewood dealer Annie Jane, of Matamata, school-teacher I J. A. McLean, of Kariketaketa, settler 1 Nov., 1900 £4 Public tender. Kotorua Branch, 20th Matamata mile 11 Nov., 1900 8s. per week Private treaty. Main line — ■ 47th mile .. Whangamarino Eight-of-way and crossing over 4ch. long railway land near Whangamariro Eight to keep a bookstall at > Auckland Station 1 Jan., 1901 10s. Yearly, on 1st Jan. Private treaty. l3t mile .. .. Auckland One year and sixty - three days A. H. Phillips, of Auckland 28 Jan., 1901 £26 In advance to 31st Mar. ; then quarterly on 1st April, July, Oct., and Jan. Quarterly, on 1st Mar., June, Sept., and Dec. Public tender. 3rd mile .. .. Newmarket .. Railway goods-shed in New- 60 ft. by 30 ft. market Station-yard Indefinite ; terminable on one month's notice Indt finite ; terminable on one month's notice Indefinite; subject to the provisions of section 33 of " The Public Works Act, 1894 " J. H. M. Carpenter, of Newmarket, coal merchant Department of Agriculture, Wellington Parnell Borough Council 1 Mar., 1901 £26 Public tender. 1st mile .. .. Auckland Site for poultry dressing-shed 40 ft. by 30 ft. in Auckland Station-yard Privilege of laying drain on railway land at Parnell 23 Mar., 1901 Nil Private treaty. 1st and 2nd miles .. Newmarket .. 1 April, 1900 One peppercorn Private treaty.