Rural Land Sales Listings




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 265

Parish of Whangamarino.

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
167 38 0 0 38 0 0
192 101 0 0 101 0 0

Parish of Koeroa.

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
20 317 0 0 317 0 0
104 100 0 0 125 0 0
105 98 0 0 122 10 0

Description of Land.--Lot 20, on banks of Manga-
tawhiri River, deep swamp; Lots 104 and 105, land
of good quality, chiefly fern, with a few patches of
bush in the head of the gullies.

Parish of Mangatawhiri.

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
176 69 1 0 69 5 0

Description of Land.--Undulating, covered with
bush.

Parish of Karaka, Near Drury.

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
108 20 1 16 20 10 0
109 20 0 0 20 0 0
110 20 0 0 20 0 0
111 38 0 25 38 5 0
112 24 3 0 24 15 0
113 21 0 24 21 5 0
114 21 0 24 21 5 0
115 20 0 0 20 0 0
116 21 0 19 21 5 0
117 24 0 0 24 0 0

Description of Land.--All open land, undulating,
soil poor.

Waihou Survey District.--Hotungaio and Tau-

rekomore Blocks, situated on the Banks of
the Thames.

Block. Section. Area. Upset Price.
XI. 1 A. R. P. £ s. d.
1 110 2 0 110 10 0
2 70 0 22 70 5 0
3 98 0 0 98 0 0
4 87 1 22 87 10 0
6 91 3 2 92 0 0
7 100 0 0 100 0 0
8 100 0 0 100 0 0
9 100 0 0 100 0 0
10 97 0 0 97 0 0
11 122 3 25 123 0 0
XII. 5 102 1 23 102 10 0

Description of Land.--Section 1, 100 acres forest,
balance swamp and fern, kahikatea forest; Section
2, 60 acres forest, kahikatea; Section 3, all forest,
kahikatea; Section 4, 80 acres forest, balance swamp;
Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, all kahikatea forest:
Section 5, 10 acres kahikatea forest, 10 acres open,
balance swamp.

Parish of Makarau, Kaipara District.

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
69 A. R. P. £ s. d.
172 0 0 172 0 0
74 66 0 0 66 0 0

Description of Land.--These lots contain kauri
timber.

Parish of Paremoremo, Near Riverhead.

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
96 166 0 0 166 0 0
97 107 0 0 107 0 0
98 100 2 0 100 10 0
99 105 2 0 105 10 0
100 96 2 0 96 10 0
101 49 2 0 49 10 0
102 100 0 0 100 0 0
103 100 2 0 100 10 0
104 99 2 0 99 10 0
105 102 0 0 102 0 0

Description of Land.--Fern land, with patches of
bush.


Parish of Ararimu, Near Riverhead.

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
96 99 3 0 99 15 0
97 106 0 0 106 0 0
98 98 2 0 98 10 0

Description of Land.--Fern land, with patches of
bush.

Parish of Waiwera (Wangaparoa).

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
248 204 0 0 204 0 0
249 200 0 0 200 0 0
250 128 0 0 128 0 0
251 148 0 0 148 0 0

Description of Land.--Open, undulating, covered
with fern and scrub.

Parish of Waiheke (Waiheke Island).

Lot. Area. Upset Price.
64 180 0 0 180 0 0

Description of Land. -- Part bush and scrub,
broken.

Tangihua Survey District, Near Whangarei.

Block. Section. Area. Upset Price.
I. 2 A. R. P. £ s. d.
2 94 0 0 94 0 0
3 101 0 0 101 0 0
4 99 0 0 99 0 0
5 96 0 0 96 0 0
6 90 0 0 90 0 0
8 100 0 0 100 0 0
9 100 0 0 100 0 0
10 100 0 0 100 0 0
11 101 0 0 101 0 0
12 98 0 0 98 0 0
13 80 0 0 80 0 0
14 78 0 0 78 0 0
15 88 0 0 88 0 0
16 148 0 0 148 0 0
17 142 0 0 142 0 0
18 135 0 0 135 0 0
19 101 0 0 101 0 0
20 103 0 0 103 0 0

Description of Land.--Section 2, open taraire
forest, sandy clay soil, 15 acres alluvial flat; Section
3, ditto; Section 4, heavy forest, sandy clay soil, 15
acres alluvial flat; Section 5, ditto; Section 6, heavy
forest, 15 acres tea-tree, sandy clay soil, 20 acres
alluvial flat, superior; Section 8, heavy timber, rather
broken, excellent soil, dark loam, 4 acres level land;
Section 9, ditto; Section 10, ditto, 30 acres level;
Section 11, ditto, 20 acres level; Section 12, ditto,
25 acres level; Section 13, ditto, 30 acres level;
Sections 14 and 15, mostly tea-tree, and light bush,
broken or undulating; Section 16, common forest,
clay soil; Section 17, common forest, some black soil,
35 acres tea-tree and light bush, 15 acres alluvial soil;
Section 18, common forest, some black soil, 20 acres
tea-tree and light bush, 15 acres alluvial soil; Section
19, common forest, some black soil, 30 acres tea-tree
and light bush, 15 acres alluvial; Section 20, a good
deal of kauri, sandy clay soil, 10 acres tea-tree and light
bush, 10 acres alluvial soil--all the sections are well
watered. From Sections 8 to 15 of much the same
character, somewhat broken, but with soil of superior
quality. The portion now under tea-tree was formerly
cultivated by the Natives. The sections fronting on
the Waiotama River, viz., 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 16, 17, 18, 19,
and 20, are low-lying and undulating, nowhere too.
steep for cultivation. All the sections have a good
northern aspect, and are well sheltered from S.W.
and S. winds by the Tangihua Mountain. These
sections have a frontage to a made road from Wairoa
to Mangapai.

Russell Survey District (Ruapekapeka.)

| V. | 9 | 40 0 0 | 50 0 0 |

Description of Land.--Open, covered with manuka,
has water on two sides.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1879, No 20





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🗺️ Public Notification of Rural Land Sales by Auction across several districts (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
23 January 1879
Land sale, Auction, Whangamarino Parish, Koeroa Parish, Mangatawhiri Parish, Karaka Parish, Drury, Waihou Survey District, Makarau Parish, Paremoremo Parish, Ararimu Parish, Waiwera Parish, Waiheke Island, Tangihua Survey District, Russell Survey District