Land Descriptions and Prices




Feb. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 185

Sec. Area. Cash Price per Acre. Sec. Area. Cash Price per Acre.

AUCKLAND DISTRICT.
all broken, four small patches of forest, and some high tea-tree; 13, chiefly broken, swamp and forest, containing puriri, totara, &c., two or three kauri; 15, 97 acres, all broken; 16, all broken, forest, puriri, totara, &c.; 17, nearly all broken, swamp and forest, puriri, totara, &c., six or seven kauri; 18, nearly all broken, swamp and forest, puriri; 19, nearly all broken, swamp and forest, puriri; 20, nearly all broken and swamp; 21 to 25 inclusive, nearly all bush, soil fair, undulating, and flat. Block X.: Section 6, 5 acres swamp, 50 acres forest, puriri, taraire, &c., broken; 7, 80 acres forest, puriri, taraire, &c., and a few kauri; 11, 10 acres swamp, 120 acres forest, puriri, totara, matai, &c., broken, little level; 12, 100 acres forest, puriri, totara, matai, &c., broken; 13, 100 acres forest, puriri, totara, matai, &c., very broken; 14, 3 acres swamp, 100 acres forest, puriri, totara, matai, &c., very broken; 19 to 24 inclusive, each partly bush and partly open, undulating to hilly, well watered; Block XI.: Sections 21 to 23, bush and open, hilly, soil fair; this block is within three-quarters of a mile of bridle-road from Victoria Valley through Section 11.

Block V.
A. R. P.
16 | 109 2 27 | 17/6

Description of Land.—Undulating agricultural land, about 20 acres swamp, easily drained, 10 acres bush, mostly puriri, well watered, and accessible by road; a large quantity of limestone near road.

Block XV.
13 | 50 0 0
14 | 50 0 0
15 | 50 0 0 | 15/
16 | 50 0 0
28 | 50 0 0

Description of Land.—Mostly open but partly bush land, of good quality, situated at the head of Victoria Valley.

PARISH OF MANGONUI EAST.
75 | 21 0 11
76 | 41 2 12
77 | 23 2 14 | 10/
78 | 24 3 36
79 | 1 3 19

Description of Land.—Sections 75 and 76, open and undulating land, medium quality, well watered, and accessible by road.; 77, 10 acres flat good land; 78, 15 acres flat good land, remainder medium quality, undulating, well watered, and accessible by road.

PARISH OF MANGONUI.
6 | 87 0 0 | 10/

Description of Land.—Broken fern land, accessible by road and river.

PARISH OF MAUNGATANIWHA.
A. R. P.
56 | 74 0 0 | 15/

Description of Land.—Bush, undulating, fronting on Taheke Stream.

PARISH OF MAUNGATANIWHA EAST.
(Fern Flat.)
61 | 50 0 0 | 10/

MANUKAU COUNTY.

PARISH OF KARAKA.
111 | 38 0 25 | 15/

Description of Land.—Open fern land, about 1½ miles from Drury.

118 | 39 2 29
119 | 47 2 8
120 | 54 2 0
121 | 26 3 22
122 | 43 3 0
123 | 150 0 0
124 | 48 2 17
125 | 50 1 8
164 | 29 1 24
165 | 28 1 24
167 | 33 0 20
168 | 36 3 0 | 10/
169 | 31 0 0
170 | 30 1 12
171 | 27 1 24
172 | 21 2 32
173 | 28 3 0
175 | 19 2 25
176 | 36 3 0
177 | 36 3 0
178 | 27 0 0
179 | 47 3 0
180 | 51 1 32

Description of Land.—These sections are all undulating, covered with short fern and tea-tree; the soil is generally poor, mostly well watered, and from 2½ to 4 miles from Runciman Railway-station by formed road. Lots 118 to 122 have frontage to tidal creek.

PARISH OF KOHEROA.
100 | 45 0 16 | 12/6

Description of Land.—Steep ridges.

PARISH OF WAIPITI.
198 | 69 0 0
199 | 97 2 0 | 10/
200 | 96 3 20

Description of Land.—Clay soil covered with fern and short manuka; 200 has a frontage to tidal water.

(Kohekohe Settlement.)
Section 5.
98, 99, | 31 1 16 | 10/
100 |

Description of Land.—Covered with fern and short manuka.

PARISH OF OPAHEKE.
199A | 156 0 0 | 10/
199B | 100 3 0

Description of Land.—Section 199A, heavy mixed bush, about 20 acres level, remainder broken, well watered; 199B, heavy mixed bush, very broken, soil poor, a few good kauri and totara trees.

PARISH OF WAIUKU WEST.
152 | 293 3 27 | 10/

Sec. Area. Cash Price per Acre. Sec. Area. Cash Price per Acre.

AUCKLAND DISTRICT.
PARISH OF WAIUKU EAST.
A. R. P.
222 | 76 3 0 | 10/

Description of Land.—All open swamp, very wet, growing stunted manuka and moss.

PARISH OF MAUNGATAWHIRI.
214 | 51 3 20 | 10/

Description of Land.—All swamp except about 5 acres, remainder fern ridge. Portion of swamp fronting on Maungatawhiri River.

OTAMATEA COUNTY.

PARISH OF PAPAROA.
S.E. | 39 2 0 | 10/
pn 29 |

Description of Land.—Sixteen acres good bush land, broken, manuka, tawa, rimu, a few kauri, rata, &c.; 6 acres good land, high manuka; remainder undulating, soil poor.

PARISH OF TOKATOKA.
M. pn. | 32 3 19 | 10/
18 |
E. pn. | 91 2 0 |
40, 41 |

Description of Land.—Middle portion Lot 18, nearly all level, about half wiwi swamp; east portion 40 and 41, about 65 acres mixed bush, remainder open tea-tree and fern, undulating, well-watered.

TOKATOKA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Block XI.
4 | 318 2 37 | 10/

Description of Land.—All mixed forest, flat land.

PARISH OF WAIRAU.
N. pn. | 24 0 0 | 10/
3 |
4 | 82 0 0 | 10/
N.E. | 41 2 0 | 17/6
pn.14 |
129 | 51 2 0 | 15/

Description of Land.—North portion Lots 3 and 4, mixed forest, partly burnt and broken, not accessible by road; north-east portion 14, 30 acres mixed bush, remainder tea-tree, undulating, accessible by road; 129, 20 acres mixed bush, remainder tea-tree, accessible by road.

PARISH OF KAIWAKA.
N.E. | 52 3 0 | 15/
pn. 50 |

Description of Land.—One-quarter bush, remainder open, broken country.

PIAKO COUNTY.

MAUNGATAUTARI SURVEY DISTRICT.
Block VIII.
1 | 62 1 15 | 15/

Block XII.
2 | 44 0 10
4 | 82 3 0
5 | 104 3 0
6 | 91 2 35 | 15/
17 | 63 0 0
19 | 45 0 0
20 | 93 0 0

PATETERE NORTH SURVEY DISTRICT.
Block V.
A. R. P.
5 | 99 0 0 | 15/

Block IX.
1 | 155 2 12
2 | 83 1 22
3 | 95 0 10 | 15/
4 | 65 1 16
13 | 109 1 0
16 | 45 0 18
17 | 48 2 0
18 | 48 3 12
19 | 50 0 0 | 10/
20 | 50 0 0
21 | 42 2 0
23 | 31 0 16
24 | 64 0 28 | 15/
25 | 95 0 8
33 | 50 0 0
34 | 49 0 12
35 | 50 0 0
36 | 50 0 0
37 | 45 2 33
38 | 50 0 0
39 | 50 0 0
40 | 49 1 0
41 | 51 3 14
42 | 49 3 0
43 | 50 0 0 | 10/
44 | 48 1 14
45 | 40 0 0
46 | 41 0 10
47 | 41 2 0
48 | 41 0 0
49 | 50 1 5
50 | 49 1 13
51 | 49 2 10
52 | 50 0 0
53 | 39 2 13

Description of Land.—Level and open land, light pumice soil; watered by Waipa Stream.

RODNEY COUNTY.

TAUHOA SURVEY DISTRICT.
Block IV.
29 | 192 0 16 | 10/
30 | 202 3 0

Description of Land.—Section 29, mixed bush, broken land, fair soil, well watered; 30, mixed bush, clay soil, well watered, accessible by road.

Block X.
1 | 61 0 0
3 | 88 2 0
4 | 91 1 0
5 | 84 3 0 | 10/
6 | 71 1 0
7 | 70 0 0
8 | 76 0 0
9 | 100 2 0

Description of Land.—Section 1, mixed forest, broken, half agricultural, half pastoral; 3 to 6 inclusive, mixed



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