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Run No. 93a: Gletilyon Station. This run is on the northern shore of the upper end of Lake Ohau, and on the Dobson and Hopkins Rivers. It consists of 124,000 acres; 76,000 acres is bush and barren country. From its position it is most un-get-at-abls. There is only one portion of the lower end fit for putting sheep on in the winter, and then it is not very safe. This run should be let under the fourteenyears tenure, as it is chiefly summer country. There are a few large and very good swamps in the valleys that cattle do very well on. The sheep-carrying capacity of this run I could not definitely state —possibly 6,000 or 7,000 in the winter and 20,000 or more in tha summer. It will carry, besides these, say 800 head of cattle. A fair rent would be .£240 per annum. Run No. 70: Haldon Station. This run, as at present occupied, comprises 37,200 acres of Crown land, and a frontage on this is 1.3,238 acres of Education reserve. The Education-reserve part of this run, and also some of the lower end of spurs of the Crown land, is practically barren. 1 lie only vegetation thatseems to be growing on this country is sorrel, which the sheep, particularly the ewes, do very well on to, say, the middle of November. After lhat, I understand, this country is absolutely devoid of any vegetation for the remainder of the summer months. As this station is inside what is known as the " very dry belt " in the Mackenzie Basin, this run —the Crown land of it—is not often subject to snowstorms: the greatest drawback is the drought. The higher and farther you go back on this run, the better the tussock; and from its low, warm aspect, the sheep do remarkably well on this country. It could be easily divided into three good safe runs, without considering the I'Mucation-reserve block at all; yet it would be considerably better if the whole of the Education reserve in this basin could be subdivided in conjunction with the Crown lands. Ona very good point would be that most of the homesteads would be on the present main road. The Education reserve on this run is, by itself, practically useless. If the Education reserve were run in conjunction with the Crown land, I would suggest that the present lessee get one-third, or nearly onethird, as his share of the present Crown block, along with part of the Education reserve. I might here point out that the present lessee came all over the run with us, giving us the benefit of his local knowledge as to where the best subdivisions could be made. He also expressed himself to the effect that, notwithstanding how much he would like to get back the whole of his run, yet he recognized that the time had coma when, in the interest of the Dominion, a run of this size should be carrying at least three families instead of one; and that any official of the Government could have his assistance in the shape of his knowledge of the best way to subdivide the run for the benefit both of the State and of the lessee. Run No. 72: Grampian Station. This is probably the best station in the Mackenzie country, and comprises 45,000 acres, and almost every acre specially well grassed. It is situated on the sunny side of the Mackenzie Basin, not often subject to damaging snowstorms nor yet to droughts; it seems to strike the happy medium. The front or warm winter facings are already divided into three blocks, with the back country cut off. If offered in three runs —which I certainly think should be the minimum number —all that would be required would be two lines of fencing through the back country to give proportionate areas to the three runs. This run is about thirty miles from the railway terminus, on a splendid road. The carrying-capacity is 19,000 sheep, and a fair rental would be £1,000. There is plenty of good agricultural land in every block. Run No. 73: Gray's Hill Flat. This comprises 26,000 acres, and is part of the present Gray's Hill Station, the balance being Education reserve. There is a good part of this flat almost waste land, partly owing to the ravages of the grass-grub. Still, there is some very good land, and land that would grow good oats and turnips along the east side of the flat. If let in one block it would readily find a tenant. As it could be easily divided, probably if offered in two blocks it would find tenants. I think £170 would be a fair rental per annum. Run No. 7lf: Whalesback Station. This comprises 32,500 acres, consisting of the Dalgety Range, with a considerable amount of rather poor cold flats. The range itself is high country, but there is a great deal of good sunny facings on it, and splendid winter country. The nearest end will be about twelve miles from Albury Railway-station. It would make two good safe runs, and probably three. £600 per annum is a fair rental. This is the last of the Mackenzie runs that we had to deal with. Grass-grub. In connection with the grass-grub already briefly referred to, we did not find it anywhere except in the Mackenzie Basin. The worst place was Simon's Pass Flat, near Pukaki River. It was also very strongly in evidence on the Wolds Station, and also on Gray's Hill and Whalesback Flats. The place where it strikes strongest is the very poorest and driest flats. In my opinion, the reason why it is making so much headway on the most barren ground is that the tussocks on this barren country are so far apart that they are never able to be burnt in a general burning; consequently, through never being burnt, they gradually amass a great deal of decayed tussock round their roots. That, in a very dry district, generally kills the tussock without any assistance from the grub; but this great mass of dry decayed tussock is the saviour of the grub in the winter months : he can lie here through the coldest and most severe frosts, and be ready to come forth in the spring with all his energy.

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