Land Sale Conditions




SEPT. 19.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 981

eighty-seven, the seventh day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-eight, the nineteenth day of June,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, and the twenty-
sixth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
eight, in so far as they relate to the sections enumerated in
the Schedule hereto, and doth hereby fix the following as
the terms and conditions upon which the village settlements
enumerated in the said Schedule hereto shall be disposed of,
and the mode of payment for the same, that is to say, —

  1. The lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be
    open as small-farm allotments for sale or selection either for
    cash, or on deferred payments, or on perpetual lease.

  2. The day upon which the lands shall be open for sale
    or selection shall be Wednesday, the sixteenth day of Octo-
    ber, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.

  3. The purchaser for cash of any of the lands enumerated
    in the Schedule hereto must deposit with the Receiver of
    Land Revenue for the land district one-fifth of the purchase-
    money at the time of application, and shall pay the whole
    remainder of the purchase-money within thirty days of the
    granting of his application; and if not paid within thirty
    days his deposit shall be forfeited, and the lands shall be
    again open for sale or occupation forthwith; and upon full
    payment of the purchase-money he will be entitled to a
    Crown grant, to be issued in the usual way.

  4. The purchaser for cash of any of the lands enumerated
    in the Schedule hereto will be required to make the following
    declaration :--

I, , of , in the Land District and Colony
of New Zealand, , do solemnly and sincerely
declare—

  1. That I am the person who, subject to the provisions of
    "The Land Act, 1885," am purchasing Section
    Block
    District.
  2. That I am purchasing such land solely for my own use
    and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the
    use or benefit of any other person whomsoever.
  3. That I am not the owner, tenant, or occupier, directly
    or indirectly, either by myself or jointly with any
    other person or persons, of any lands anywhere in
    the colony exceeding in the whole one acre.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously be-
lieving the same to be true, and by virtue of an
Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand
intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."
(Signed.)

Declared at
before me
, J.P.
this
day of
, 188
,

  1. If any of the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto
    are selected upon deferred payments, the selector shall be
    subject to the provisions relating to Part III. of "The Land
    Act, 1885."

  2. If any of the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto
    are selected under the perpetual-leasing system, the se-
    lector shall be subject to the provisions of Part IV. of "The
    Land Act, 1885."

  3. The prices stated in the Schedule hereto shall be the
    prices at which the lands shall be open for sale for cash,
    on deferred payment, or perpetual lease, as respectively
    stated.

  4. If there shall be more than one application on the
    same day for any allotment, the right to occupy the same
    shall be determined by lot amongst the applicants.

  5. Each applicant for a deferred-payment section will be
    required to make the declaration prescribed by section one
    hundred and thirteen of "The Land Act, 1885," and shall at
    the time of application deposit with the Receiver of Land
    Revenue for the land district one-tenth of the value of the
    land if the area is under twenty acres, and one-twenty-eighth
    of the value of the land if it is over twenty acres. Such
    payment shall be deemed to be a discharge of the license-
    fee for the six months due on the next first day of January
    or July following the date of the license, as the case may
    be; and, upon fulfilment of the terms and conditions pre-
    scribed by the said Act relating to land on deferred pay-
    ments, will be entitled to the Crown grant, to be issued in
    the usual way. A license-fee of twenty-one shillings will
    also have to be deposited.

  6. Each applicant for any of the allotments on perpetual
    leasing will be required to make the declaration prescribed
    by section one hundred and forty-three of "The Land Act,
    1885," and shall deposit with the Receiver of Land Revenue
    for the land district a sum equal to one half-year's rent of
    the allotments included in the application, and such pay-
    ment shall be in discharge of the half-year's rent due on
    the first day of January or July which shall first ensue after
    the commencement of the term, together with the sum of
    thirty shillings for the lease and registration thereof.

SCHEDULE.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Price per Acre. Deferred-payment Price per Acre. Perpetual-lease Rent per Acre.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

BENGER DISTRICT.

  • 69, III., 4 1 22
  • 20, VIII., 4 3 6
  • 41, ", 5 1 18
  • 42, ", 5 0 0, -1 10 0, 1 17 6, 0 1 6
  • 43, ", 6 0 0
  • 44, ", 8 1 22
  • 45, ", 5 0 0
  • 46, ", 5 0 0
  • 47, ", 6 3 23
  • 50, ", 8 0 0
  • 51, ", 5 0 0
  • Situated on the east bank of the Clutha River, nearly opposite Ettrick Township; distance from Lawrence Rail- way-station about twenty-eight miles, and from Dunedin about eighty-eight miles. Selector limited to two contiguous sections in the settle- ment.

BLACKSTONE DISTRICT.

  • 263, I., 12 0 0
  • 264, ", 12 0 0
  • 265, ", 11 1 18, 1 0 0, 1 5 0, 0 1 0
  • 266, ", 6 3 18
  • 267, ", 6 0 13
  • Situated on main road from Naseby to Clyde, about twelve miles from Naseby; distance from Dunedin about 104 miles. Selector limited to one section.

DUNEDIN AND EAST TAIERI DISTRICT.

  • 44, III., 27 2 22
  • 45, ", 24 3 28, 1 0 0, 1 5 0, 0 1 0
  • 47, ", 20 0 32
  • Situated at Whare Flat, about nine miles from Dunedin.
  • 3A, VIII., 14 0 28, 1 0 0, 1 5 0, 0 1 0
  • 4A, ", 16 1 35
  • Situated at Saddle Hill, about ten miles from Dunedin. Selector limited to contiguous sections not exceeding 50 acres.

GLENOMARU DISTRICT.

  • 27, II., 14 2 38
  • 30, ", 8 3 10
  • 31, ", 12 1 5
  • 32, ", 14 2 2
  • 33, ", 13 2 12
  • 35, ", 14 2 20
  • 36, ", 14 1 16
  • 38, ", 13 3 3
  • 39, ", 19 3 38
  • 41, ", 19 1 29
  • 42, ", 21 0 16, 1 0 0, 1 5 0, 0 1 0
  • 43, ", 21 3 30
  • 44, ", 18 1 18
  • 45, ", 19 1 25
  • 46, ", 36 1 37
  • 47, ", 35 0 10
  • 48, ", 35 2 24
  • 49, ", 35 0 0
  • 51, ", 24 2 16
  • 52, ", 23 2 38
  • 53, ", 23 3 18
  • Situated about two miles from Romahapa Railway-station; distance from Dunedin about sixty-seven miles. Selector limited to contiguous sections to the extent of 50 acres.
  • 69, VIII., 5 3,9
  • 70, ", 5 3 1, 1 10 0, 1 17 6, 0 1 6
  • 71, ", 5 3 8.
  • Situated on Catlin's Lake, about two miles from Owaka Township; distance from Romahapa Railway-station about fourteen miles, and from Dunedin about seventy-nine miles. Selector limited to one section in the settlement.

LOWER HAWEA DISTRICT.

  • 59, XII., 11 2 13
  • 60, ", 11 2 13
  • 74, ", 2 2 7
  • 75, ", 10 0 0
  • 76, ", 8 3 18, 1 0 0, 1 5 0, 0
  • 77, ", 9 2 13
  • 78, ", 12 1 12
  • 79, ", 9 3 37
  • 80, ", 9 3 5


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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
19 September 1889
Village settlements, Land disposal, Sale conditions, Deferred payments, Perpetual lease, Schedule, Benger District, Blackstone District