Section 73, Block I., Oamaru District, 81 acres 3 roods 14 perches.

Rising to broken land, chiefly agricultural; soil good. Greater part of this section is in grass; watered. Four miles and a half to Town of Oamaru. Fencing, 117½ chains of post-and-wire, with gorse hedge on the boundaries. This section has been in tenant occupation for twelve years, and a house stands upon it.

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Section 74, Block I., Oamaru District, 217 acres.

Undulating to rougher land; with the exception of about 25 acres, has all been broken up and in grass eight years. Permanently watered on small areas to the west of water-race, to which areas access is assured by crossings to be maintained by the Oamaru Borough Council. Four miles and a half to the Town of Oamaru and Railway-station. Fencing, 90 chains mixed fences on boundaries.

Section 75, Block I., Oamaru District, 364 acres 2 roods 14 perches.

Broken land; about 193 acres of this section has been ploughed and in grass three years; remainder good pasture land; watered. Altitude, about 130ft. to 400ft. Accessible by road, three miles and three-quarters to Town of Oamaru. Fencing, 205 chains mixed fencing on the boundaries.

Section 68, Block II., Oamaru District; 67 acres 1 rood 29 perches.

Open land, level to slightly undulating; agricultural; soil good. Permanently watered. In grass four years. One mile and three-quarters to Weston Park Railway-station, or five miles to Town of Oamaru. Waiareka Dairy-factory lies about two miles and a half from the section. There are 73 chains of gorse hedges on the north, east, and west boundaries of this section.

Section 69, Block II., Oamaru District; 72 acres 1 rood 26 perches.

Level to slightly undulating land, almost all agricultural; soil good, and well watered. In grass four years. One mile and a half to Weston Park Railway-station, or four miles and three-quarters to Oarnaru Railway-station; two miles and a quarter to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. There are 37½ chains of gorse hedges on the east and west boundaries.

Section 70, Block II., Oamaru District; 76 acres 2 roods 39 perches.

This section is level and undulating agricultural land, with the exception of stream bottoms. It is well watered. The soil is good, and has been in grass four years. Situated one mile and a quarter from Weston Park Railway-station, or four miles and a half from the Town of Oarnaru; two miles to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 78½ chains gorse hedges on east and west boundaries.

Section 71, Block II., Oamaru District; 20 acres 2 roods 24 perches.

Fairly level agricultural land; soil good, and watered; in grass six years. Distant one mile and a quarter from Weston Park Railway-station, or four miles and a half from Town of Oamaru. There are 28½ chains of gorse hedges on the north and west boundaries of this section.

Section 72, Block II., Oamaru District; 16 acres 27 perches.

This section comprises level agricultural land; six years in grass. The soil is good. Water is not permanent on the section, page 14 but can be obtained by sinking. Situated one mile and a quarter from Weston Park Railway-station, or four miles from Town of Oamaru.

Section 73, Block II., Oamaru District; 25 acres 2 roods 1 perch.

Level to gently undulating land; soil good; almost wholly agricultural. Six years in grass. Distan; from Weston Park Railway-station one mile and a half, two miles and a half to the Waiareka Dairy-factory, and four miles to Town of Oamaru. Fencing consists of 10 chains of gorse hedge on north boundary.

Section 74, Block II., Oamaru District; 26 acres 1 rood 14 perches.

Level and undulating land. In grass six years. Soil good; with the exception of stream bottom all agricultural. Two miles and a half to the Waiareka Dairy-factory, and four miles to Town of Oamaru. Fencing, 37 chains of gorse hedge on the north boundary.

Section 75, Block II., Oamaru District; 14 acres 3 roods 6 perches.

Undulating agricultural land, with good soil, and watered. This section has been in grass six years. Distant one mile from Weston Park Railway-station, and four miles from the Town of Oamaru. There are 16½ chains gorse hedge on west boundary.

Section 76, Block II., Oamaru District; 18 acres 2 roods 23 perches.

Level to undulating agricultural land; watered; soil good. In grass six years. Distance: Four miles to Town of Oamaru; and three-quarters of a mile to Weston Park Railway-station. Fencing, 29½ chains of gorse hedge on south and west boundaries of section.

Section 78, Block II., Oamaru District; 19 acres 15 perches.

Agricultural land, level and undulating, with good soil and permanently watered. In grass six years. Two miles and a half from Waiareka Dairy-factory; and four miles from Town of Oamaru. Fencing consists of 10 chains of gorse hedge on the south boundary.

Section 79, Block II., Oamaru District; 15 acres 1 rood 35 perches.

Gently undulating and level land; soil good; permanent water. In grass for six years. Distance: Two miles and a half from the Waiareka Dairy-factory; and four miles from the Town of Oamaru. Fencing on this section, 8½ chains gorse hedge on south boundary.

Section 80, Block II., Oamaru District; 15 acres 36 perches.

Good agricultural land, level and easy undulating; soil good. Water can be obtained by sinking. Six years in grass. Two miles and three-quarters to Waiareka Dairy-factory, and three miles and three-quarters to Oamaru. Fencing, 23 chains gorse hedges on south and east boundaries.

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Section 81, Block II., Oamaru District; 25 acres 2 roods 15 perches.

Permanently watered, agricultural, level and easy undulating land; soil good. In grass six years. Three-quarters of a mile from Weston Park Railway-station; four miles from Town of Oamaru; and one mile and a half from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 36 chains gorse hedge on north and west boundaries.

Section 82, Block II., Oamaru District; 25 acres 2 roods 21 perches.

Level to undulating land; agricultural; soil good; permanently watered. In grass six years. Three-quarters of a mile to Weston Park Railway-station, four miles to Town of Oamaru, and one mile and a half to Waiareka Dairy-factory, Fencing, 8½ chains gorse hedge on west boundary.

Section 83, Block II., Oamaru District, 11 acres 1 rood 4 perches.

Agricultural land, level, with good soil. There is no permanent water, but it can be obtained by sinking. In grass six years. Half a mile to Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and three-quarters to Town of Oamaru. Fencing on this section comprises 7½ chains gorse hedge on west boundary.

Section 85, Block II., Oamaru District, 11 acres 2 roods 36 perches.

Nearly all level agricultural land, of good soil. There is no water on the surface, but it can be obtained by sinking. In grass six years. Distant 30 chains from Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and a quarter from Town of Oamaru. 10 chains of corse hedge fencing on south boundary of section.

Section 86, Block II., Oamaru District, 12 acres.

Level and slightly undulating land, agricultural, and six years in grass; soil good. Water can be obtained by sinking. Distant 35 chains from Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and a quarter from Town of Oamaru. Fencing consists of 6 chains of gorse hedge on the south boundary.

Section 87, Block II., Oamaru District, 19 acres 2 roods 34 perches.

Slightly undulating agricultural land, of good soil, and permanently watered. In grass six years. Distant 40 chains from Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and a quarter from Oamaru. Fencing, 7 chains of gorse hedge on south boundary.

Section 88, Block II., Oamaru District, 124 acres 1 rood 30 perches.

Undulating agricultural land; soil good; permanently watered; out of oats. Distant four miles and a half from Town of Oamaru, and three miles and three-quarters from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing consists of 56 chains wire-fence on north boundary, and 76 chains gorse hedges on south and west boundaries.

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Section 89, Block II., Oamaru District; 108 acres 3 roods 16 perches.

Level to gently undulating land; soil good; in grass four years; permanent water. This section is four miles and a quarter from the Town of Oamaru, and three miles and a half from the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing consists of 71½ chains gorse hedge on the north and west boundaries.

Section 90, Block II., Oamaru District; 155 acres 1 rood 2 perches.

Level to gently undulating land; soil good; permanently watered. In grass four years. Distant four miles from Town of Oamaru, and three miles and a half from the Waiareka Dairy-factory. There are 101½ chains of gorse hedge fencing on the north, south, and east boundaries.

Section 91, Block II., Oamaru, District; 52 acres 3 roods 3 perches.

Undulating land; in grass four years; soil good; watered; with the exception of stream bottoms all agricultural land. Distant three miles and a half from the Town of Oamaru, and two miles and a half from the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing on this section: 46 chains of gorse hedge on the north and west boundaries; 16½ chains interior gorse hedge. Seven acres at the south end of section out of wheat from ten-years'-old grass.

Section 92, Block II., Oamaru District; 85 acres 1 rood 22 perches.

Undulating land; soil good; watered; with the exception of stream-bottoms all agricultural. North end of section about 53 acres in grass, south end 32 acres out of wheat out of ten-years, old grass. Distant three miles and a quarter from the Town of Oamaru, and two miles and a quarter from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 37 chains of gorse hedge on the north and part of east boundaries; also 23 chains of interior subdivisional gorse hedge.

Section 93, Block II., Oamaru District; 19 acres and 29 perches.

Gently undulating agricultural land; soil good. There is no permanent water on section, but it can be obtained by sinking. Out of wheat, out of ten-years'-old grass. This section is distant three miles from Town of Oamaru, and two miles from the Waiareka Dairy-factory. There is a gorse hedge on the east boundary.

Sections 94 and 109, Block II., Oamaru District; 298 acres 2 roods 38 perches.

These are the homestead sections. Level to undulating land; soil good; permanently watered; with the exception of stream bottoms all agricultural. About 10 acres are under plantations of Pinus insignis and blue-gum. Partly fenced on the west, south, and east boundaries, and besides the plantations and gardens, which are mostly fenced, there are three small subdivisional paddocks known as Weston Park, House, and Little Paddocks, of 25 acres, 23½ acres, and 4 acres respectively. Weston Park Paddock has been six

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years in grass, House Paddock six years, and Little Paddock eleven years in grass. The homestead and dwelling-house—a two-story wooden building—is on Section 94, also a substantially-built range of stone buildings, comprising nine-stall stone stables, granary, woolshed, dairy, store, and shearers' hut, with loft above all; wool-shed of wood, stock-yard, sheep-yards, sheep-dip, &c. Distant three miles from the Town of Oamaru, one mile and a half from Waiareka Dairy-factory, and half a-mile from Weston Park Railway-station. Altitude ranges from 150ft. to 270ft. Fencing consists of 103 chains boundary fences, and 156 chains interior fences.

Section 95, Block II., Oamaru District; 19 acres 2 roods 23 perches.

Level land; soil good; all agricultural. No surface water, but can be obtained by sinking. Just out of oats, out of drilled turnip. Two miles and three-quarters to the Town of Oamaru, and half a mile to Weston Park Railway-station. Three acres of Pinus insignis plantation. Fencing, 53 chains post-and-wire, and gorse hedge on the boundaries.

Section 96, Block II., Oamaru District; 18 acres 1 rood 15 perches.

Land level; soil good; agricultural; well watered; in grass three years. Two miles and three quarters to the Town of Oamaru, and three-quarters of a mile to Weston Park Railway-station. Two acres and three-quarters of Pinus insignis plantation. Fencing, 47 chains of gorse hedge on the boundaries.

Section 97, Block II., Oamaru District; 315 acres 2 roods 22 perches.

Level to rising and undulating land; nine-tenths agricultural; soil fair. In grass two years. Four miles and a quarter to the Town of Oamaru. Well watered. Fencing consists of 143 chains of wire fence and gorse hedges on boundaries.

Section 98, Block II., Oamaru District; 122 acres 1 rood 9 perches.

Level to rising and undulating land; soil good; greater part of section agricultural. In grass two years. Three miles and three-quarters from-Town of Oamaru.

Section 99, Block II., Oamaru District; 66 acres, 3 roods 3 perches.

Open, undulating land; agricultural; soil good; well watered. Three miles and a quarter to Town of Oamaru, and lying about two miles distant from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing on the section: 21 chains of gorse hedge and wire fence on boundaries, and 21½ chains of gorse hedge, and wire fence subdividing section.

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Section 100, Block II., Oamaru District; 107 acres 3 roods 27 perches.

Level and gently undulating land; soil good; agricultural; well watered, and well grassed with four-year-old grass. Three miles and a quarter to Town of Oamaru, and two miles to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing consists of 101 chains of gorse hedges and wire fence on the boundaries.

Section 101, Block II., Oamaru District; 80 acres 2 roods 26 perches.

Level to undulating land; agricultural; soil fair; well watered. In grass four years. Three miles and a half to Town of Oamaru, and two miles distant from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 71 chains of gorse hedge on north, east, and west boundaries.

Section 102, Block II., Oamaru District; 25 acres 2 roods 32 perches.

Mostly level land, somewhat broken up by lagoons, &c.; soil fair. Indifferently watered, but water to be obtained by sinking. Three miles to Town of Oamaru, and one mile and a half to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 25 chains of gorse hedge on west boundary.

Section 103, Block II., Oamaru District; 38 acres 2 perches.

Undulating land; agricultural; soil good; watered. Three miles to Town of Oamaru, and one mile and three-quarters to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. In grass four years. 150ft. to 200ft. above sea-level.

Section 104, Block II., Oamaru District; 24 acres 1 rood 25 perches.

Easy undulating land; soil good; agricultural; no permanent water. Two miles and three-quarters from Town of Oamaru. In grass four years.

Section 105, Block II., Oamaru District; 17 acres 26 perches.

Undulating land; soil good; well watered. Three miles and a quarter to the Town of Oamaru. In grass four years.

Section 106, Block II., Oamaru District; 85 acres 1 rood 12 perches.

Level to undulating land, with about nine acres of east end rough, but in good pasture; strong good soil; in grass four years. Three miles and a quarter to Oamaru Railway-station" and one mile and three-quarters to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Well watered. Fencing, 44½ chains of gorse hedge on south boundary and 16½ chains interior subdivisional gorse hedge.

Section 107, Block II., Oamaru District; 17 acres 1 rood 27 perches.

Easy rising land; soil good; agricultural; in grass four years. No water on section. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru. Altitude, about 270ft.

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Section 108, Block II., Oamaru District; 310 acres.

Undulating to more broken land; mixed agricultural and pastoral. About two-thirds of the north-western portion have been ploughed and just out of oats, remainder good pasture. The portion of this section east of the water-race has been nine years in grass. Four miles to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Altitude from about 250ft. to 450ft. About 204 chains of mixed fences on the boundaries.

Section 110, Block II., Oamaru District; 30 acres 3 roods 25 perches.

Level to gently sloping laud; strong good soil; greater part in grass six years, 3 to 4 acres in grass three years. Not watered. Two miles and a half to Town of Oamaru. Altitude, 300ft. The fencing consists of 17½ chains of boundary gorse hedge and 13 chains interior.

Section 111, Block II., Oamaru District; 203 acres 1 rood 18 perches.

Undulating land; agricultural; soil good, partly on clay subsoil on old alluvial formation, and partly on limestone. With the exception of about 15 acres this section has been all broken up. In grass about eight years between Oamaru Water-race and Eden Street Road, and six years west of the water-race. Permanently watered. Connection between two portions assured by bridge over water-race to be permanently maintained by the Oamaru Borough Council. Altitude 150ft. to 300ft. Four miles to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing, 94 chains of mixed wire and gorse-hedge fences on the boundaries, and 53 chains interior subdivisional fences.

Section 112, Block II, Oamaru District; 176 acres 1 rood 25 perches.

Undulating land; soil good, on clay subsoil. Agricultural, and has all been broken up with the exception of about 15 acres. Portion west of water-race in grass six years, remainder eight years in grass. Connection between the two parts assured by bridge over water-race, to be permanently maintained by the Oamaru Borough Council. Altitude, 150ft. to 250ft. Three miles to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing, 92 chains of fences on the boundaries and 9 chains of interior wire fences.

Section 113, Block II., Oamaru District; 24 acres and 15 perches.

Level to undulating land; soil good, partly on limestone formation; agricultural; in grass three years. Permanently watered. About three miles to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing, 36 chains of gorse hedges on boundaries. A two-roomed house stands on this section.

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Section 115, Block II. Oamaru District; 14 acres and 36 perches.

Fairly level; good soil; agricultural. Three years in grass; not watered. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru Railway-station.

Section 116, Block II., Oamaru District; 45 acres 2 roods 3 parches.

Undulating land, subdivided into two portions; western portion a little broken, but good soil, on limestone and volcanic formations; well grassed. East half, good strong land, partly on limestone and volcanic formations; in grass three years; watered. Three miles from Oamaru Railway-station. Altitude about 260ft. Fencing, 22 chains of interior subdivisional gorse hedge.

Section 117, Block II., Oamaru District; 44 acres and 25 perches.

Undulating to somewhat steeper and broken land at the west end. About 8 acres pastoral, remainder agricultural, and in grass three years. Good strong soil, partly on volcanic formations. Well watered. Altitude about 270ft. Nearly three miles to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 7½ chains of gorse hedges on boundaries.

Section 118, Block II., Oamaru District; 9 acres 27 perches.

Level land; agricultural; soil good. In grass three years. No surface-water. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing, 6½ chains gorse hedges on boundaries.

Section 119, Block II., Oamaru District; 11 acres 1 rood 8 perches.

Level land; agricultural; soil good. In grass three years. No surface-water. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing on section, 7 chains of gorse hedge on boundary.

Section 120, Block II., Oumaru District; 35 acres 31 perches.

Level and undulating to steeper and somewhat broken land at the western end. About 5 acres in good pasture, remainder agricultural; in grass three years; watered. Two miles and a half to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 26 chains of gorse hedges on the boundaries.

Section 121, Block II., Oamaru District; 37 acres 1 rood 5 perches.

Level to undulating land, steeper at west end; nearly all agricultural; good strong soil; watered. In grass three years. Two miles and a quarter to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 46 chains of gorse hedges on boundaries.

Section 123, Block II., Oamaru District; 14 acres 3 roods 2 perches.

Level to undulating land; agricultural; good strong soil; watered. In grass three years. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 29 chains of gorse hedges on boundaries.

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Section 124, Block II., Oamaru District; 14 acres 16 perches.

Nearly all level land; agricultural; good strong soil. In grass three years. Altitude about 180ft. Two miles and a half to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing comprises 10 chains of gorse hedge on boundaries.

Section 125, Block II., Oamaru District; 16 acres 1 rood 15 perches.

Level and gently-sloping agricultural land; good strong soil In grass three years. Altitude about 180ft. Two miles and a half to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 1½ chains of gorse hedge on boundaries. Not watered, but permanent water within 15 chains, to which there is access.

Section 126, Block II., Oamaru District: 17 acres 2 roods 31 perches.

Gently sloping agricultural land; soil good. In grass three years. Not watered, but water adjacent, to which there is access. Fencing, 10 chains of gorse hedge on east boundary.

Section 127, Block II., Oamaru District; 18 acres 1 rood 13 perches.

Gently-sloping land; agricultural; soil good. In grass three years. Not watered, but water adjacent, to which there is access. Fencing, 10 chains of gorse hedge on east boundary. Two miles to Oamaru Railway-station.

Section 128, Block II., Oamaru District; 18 acres 34 perches.

Sloping land; agricultural; soil good; watered. In grass six years. One mile and three-quarters to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 30 chains of gorse hedge, &c., on boundaries.

Section 129, Block II., Oamaru District; 39 acres 3 roods 5 perches.

Undulating land; agricultural; soil good; watered. In grass six years. Altitude 140ft. to 250ft. Two miles and a half to Oamaru Railway-station, and one mile and a half to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 31 chains of gorse hedge on boundaries.

Section 130, Block II., Oamaru District; 40 acres 25 perches.

Undulating land; agricultural; good strong soil; watered. In grass six years. Altitude 150ft. to 250ft. Two miles to Oamaru Railway-station, and two miles to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 11½ chains of gorse hedge on east boundary.

Section 131, Block II., Oamaru District, 33 acres 6 perches.

Undulating land; agricultural; soil good; watered. In grass six years. Altitude, 120ft. to 240ft. One mile and three-quarters to Oamaru Railway-station, and two miles and a quarter to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 49 chains of gorse hedges on boundaries.

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Section 132, Block II, Oamaru District, 37 acres 21 perches.

Undulating land; agricultural; good soil; out of oats, fed off; watered. Two miles and three-quarcers to Oamaru Railway-station, and one mile and a quarter to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 42 chains of gorse hedge on boundaries.

Section 133, Block II., Oamaru District, 28 acres 32 perches.

Undulating land; agricultural; soil good; out of oats, fed off; watered. Distant three miles and a quarter from Oamaru Railway-station, and one mile and a quarter from the Waiareka Dairy-factory.

Section 138, Block II., Oamaru District; 5 acres 1 rood 30 perches.

Agricultural land, undulating, with good soil. Three years in grass. Situated about three miles from Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Water is permanent.

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Education Reserve (Section no. 134, Block II., Oamaru Survey District) for Lease by Public Auction.

Section.	Block.	District.	Area.	Upset Half-yearly Rental.
134	II.	Oamaru.	Acres. 40	£12 10s.

Description of Section.

Gently sloping agricultural land, five years in grass. Running stream with hard bottom intersects this section. Distant two miles and a half from Oamaru Railway-station.

Term of Lease.

Fourteen years from 1st June, 1896.

The lease of the above-mentioned section will be offered for sale, by public auction on Thursday, the 14th May, 1896, at the Weir Street Hall, Oamaru, immediately after the ballot has been concluded.

Possession will be given on the 1st June, 1896.

Purchaser must pay the sum of the first half-year's rent, with lease-fee, £1 1s., on the fall of the hammer.

The lease will be under the usual conditions of the Otago School Commissioners' leases, and the conditions and restrictions of the Land Act and Land for Settlements Acts do not apply.

Lands for Temporary License for Grazing.

Section.	Block.	Survey District.	Area.	Half-yearly Rental.
			A.	R.	P.	£	s.	d.
77	II.	Oamaru.	0	3	26	0	2	9
84*	II.	Oamaru.	5	0	0	2	1	3
114	II.	Oamaru.	9	0	39	2	13	2
135†	II.	Oamaru.	3	0	4	0	8	4
137	II.	Oamaru.	2	3	8	0	15	5

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Term of Lease.

One year; renewable from year to year, under section 219 of "The Land Act, 1892.

Applications will be received up to 4 p.m. on and after Tuesday, the 12th May, 1896, at the office of Mr. Henry Macintosh, Tyne Street, Oamaru, and at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin. If there be more than one applicant on the first day for a section, a ballot will be taken on Thursday, the 14th May, at 11 a.m., at the Weir Street Hall, Oamaru.

No deposit is required with the applications, but the successful applicant must be prepared to pay a half-year's rent and license-fee immediately on his application being approved at the ballot. This will be taken as the rent due on the 1st July, 1896. The next payment will become due on the 1st January, 1897.

The conditions and restrictions of the Land Act and Land for Settlements Acts do not apply.

Possession will be given on the 1st June, 1896.

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