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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33
Rural Lands in the Otago Land District open for Sale or Selection.
WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS, Governor.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the third section of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, having received the report of the Surveyor-General in this behalf, as in the said section is provided, do hereby declare that the rural lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection, after the lapse of a period of forty-five days from the date of the first public notification hereof, in the manner and upon the conditions mentioned in the said Act, and at the price per acre respectively set opposite such land in the said Schedule.
SCHEDULE.
OTAGO DISTRICT.
| District. | Section. | Block. | Area. | Cash Price per Acre. | Remarks: Description of Land, &c. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | ||||
| Blackstone | 9 | V. | 299 0 3 | 1 0 0 | Open undulating, agricultural; black soil, with portion gravelly; on main road to Dunedin, 6 miles from Ophir. |
| Greenvale | 12 | XIV. | 224 2 0 | 1 0 0 | Good land, slightly undulating; altitude 800ft. |
| " | 2 | XV. | 320 3 29 | 1 0 0 | Good land, slightly undulating; altitude 1,000ft. |
| Sutton | 11 | XIII. | 207 1 36 | 1 0 0 | Part level and part broken, a short distance from road. |
| Tiger Hill | 30 | I. | 50 3 39 | 1 0 0 | Open level, agricultural; 3 miles from Ophir; watered. |
| " | 31 | " | 50 1 0 | 1 0 0 | Open level, agricultural; 3 miles from Ophir; watered. |
SECOND-CLASS LANDS.
| District. | Section. | Block. | Area. | Cash Price per Acre. | Remarks: Description of Land, &c. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | ||||
| Blackstone | 8 | V. | 291 2 10 | 0 17 6 | Undulating, agricultural; black soil, with portion gravelly, watered; on main road, 6 miles from Ophir; altitude 1,200ft. |
| Catlin’s | 13 | II. | 48 2 27 | 0 10 0 | All bush, no good timber, hilly and broken; 7 miles from Owaka Township; altitude 250ft. |
| Gimmerburn | 24 | VI. | 319 1 32 | 0 15 0 | Undulating agricultural, dry, mostly light soil, not watered; on main road, 15 miles from Naseby, 56 from bush; altitude 1,340ft. |
| Lower Hawea | 6 | III. | 36 1 15 | 0 12 6 | Level, good soil; requires too much fencing. |
| " | 21 | IV. | 182 3 27 | 0 12 6 | Mostly level, small hill at south side, stony in places. |
| " | 2 | VI. | 242 0 27 | 0 15 0 | Level, some good soil at top end, but gravelly towards river, dry. |
| " | 4 | " | 203 0 8 | 0 12 6 | Mostly high terrace land, soil good on top, but shingly below terrace, dry. |
| " | 7 | " | 203 0 36 | 0 12 6 | Same as Section 4, Block VI. |
| " | 8 | " | 283 0 0 | 0 12 6 | Partly flat, partly high terrace, soil good, but dry. |
| " | 9 | " | 213 0 6 | 0 15 0 | " |
| " | 11 | " | 178 2 4 | 0 15 0 | Terrace land, shingly, and very dry. |
| Lower Wanaka | 1 | XI. | 258 3 9 | 0 12 6 | Terrace land, fair soil in places, but dry. |
| " | 4 | " | 269 3 6 | 0 15 0 | Good level land, with good soil, but out of the way. |
| " | 6 | V. | 150 0 0 | 0 17 6 | " |
| " | 7 | " | 127 3 15 | 0 17 6 | Part level, part hillside, good soil, watered, out of the way. |
| " | 4 | VI. | 81 0 26 | 0 12 6 | Part level, part hillside, good soil, watered, out of the way. |
| " | 5 | " | 212 3 20 | 0 12 6 | " |
| Sutton | 12 | XIII. | 318 2 20 | 0 17 6 | Part level, part broken, a short distance from road. |
| " | 13 | " | 300 0 11 | 0 17 6 | " |
| Shotover | 4 | X. | 120 3 20 | 0 10 0 | Very steep and high, only fit for pasture. |
| Tarras | 3 | VI. | 207 3 28 | 0 10 0 | Part high terrace, part hilly, fair quality, but very dry. |
| " | 3 | XII. | 138 2 5 | 0 12 6 | Flat ground, frontage to main road, shingly, dry soil. |
| " | 7 | XIII. | 320 0 0 | 0 12 6 | Broken slopes, with small creeks; good pastoral land. |
| " | 10 | " | 238 3 16 | 0 15 0 | Terrace land, light soil. |
| " | 13 | " | 257 2 30 | 0 15 0 | " |
| Upper Taieri | 2 | II. | 110 3 38 | 0 17 6 | Open land, agricultural, black soil with portion gravelly; easy access to main road; 9 miles from Hamilton, 60 from bush. |
| Tuapeka West | 30 | " | 47 2 26 | 0 10 0 | Broken rough pastoral, soil indifferent, watered; access by road to Lawrence, 8 miles; altitude 1,200ft. |
| " | 31 | " | 51 0 12 | 0 10 0 | Broken rough pastoral, soil indifferent, watered; access by road to Lawrence 8 miles; altitude, 1,200ft. |
| Waipori | 4 | VII. | 204 1 30 | 0 17 6 | Undulating agricultural, soil fair, watered; access by road to Waipori 5 miles, Lawrence 20 miles; altitude 1,400ft. |
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fifth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight.
G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Lands.
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NZ Gazette 1888, No 33
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🗺️ Rural Lands in Otago District Open for Sale or Selection
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey5 June 1888
Land sale, Otago, Rural lands, Selection, Schedule, Prices, Descriptions
- William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor
- G. F. Richardson, Minister of Lands