Rural Land Sales Proclamation




SEPT. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 985

Rural Land in the Auckland Land District open for Sale
or Selection.

ONSLOW, 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 Hillier, Earl of Onslow, 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 not less than 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 stated in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.
MANUKAU COUNTY.
Koheroa Parish.
12A)
13
14
15
A. R. P.
20 0 0 20/
Description of Land: Very
broken, poor soil, covered
with short fern, about one-
half scraggy kahikatea. The
lots are near Mercer and the
Whangamarino River.

WAIKATO COUNTY.
Taupiri Parish.
254 15 1 24 20/
Description of Land: Poor
soil, covered with fern and
manuka, alongside the Mata-
hura River.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.
Waipareira Parish.
173 39 0 16 | 20/
Description of Land:
Broken, of fair quality, near
Swanson Railway-station.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.
Mangapai Parish.
122 85 00 20/
Description of Land: Un-
dulating, forest land.

TAURANGA COUNTY.
Te Puna Parish.
218 56 0
219 56 2 0
220 48 0 0
221 51 0 16
222 51 0 32
223 48 0 20
224 68 1 20
20/
30/
Description of Land: Open
fern land, good soil. About
three-fourths of Lot 224 has
been in cultivation; 220
to 223 have frontages on
Tauranga Harbour; 224 has
frontage to Te Puna River.

WHAKATANE COUNTY.
Waiotahi Parish.
11A 31 2 0 40/
420 39 0 0 20/
Description of Land: Lot
11A, first-class land on the
Huntress Creek, covered with
fern and clover; 420, contain
ing some flax, drainable.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.
BAY OF ISLANDS COUNTY.
Hukerenui Survey District.
Block VI.
A. R. P.
17 50 0 0 12/6
Description of Land: Open
land, on main road, Huke-
renui settlement. The sec-
tion contains a little tea-tree
and kahikatea bush.

Kaeo Survey District.
Block XI.
1 50 0 0 10/
Block XII.
3 50 0 0 10/
4 20 0 0 10/
5 30 0 0 15/
Description of Land: Block
XI., Section 1, half bush,
containing about 24 kauri
trees, in a rather inaccessible
position, remainder of land
covered with short fern and
tea-tree. Block XII., Section
3, about one-third bush, con-
taining a few kauri trees,
remainder of land short fern
and poor; 4, half-bush, with
several small kauri trees,
remainder short fern and
poor; 5, half-bush, no kauri,
remainder fern land of good
quality.

Kawakawa Parish.
167 112 2 0 7/6
Description of Land:
Nearly all fern, broken land.

Kerikeri Survey District.
Block II.
1 100 0 0 10/
Description of Land: About
half mixed bush, remainder
tea-tree and fern, soil
medium. Hearne's gum-
store, valued at £30, stands
upon this lot.

HOBSON COUNTY.
Kai-iwi Survey District.
Block I.
4 100 0 0 7/6
Description of Land: About
40 acres swamp, remainder
bare fern hills, no bush.

MANGONUI COUNTY.
Parish of Mangatete.
N.E.pt.6 25 0 0 10/
Description of Land: Open.

MANUKAU COUNTY.
Maraetai Parish.
45 39 2 35 10/
Description of Land: About
3 acres light bush, remainder
tea-tree scrub, undulating
land.

OTAMATEA COUNTY.
Omaru Parish.
S.E.pt. 1/25 0 0 10/
Description of Land:
Mixed bush and swamp, fair
land.

Paparoa Parish.
115 125 0 0)
N.pt. 116, 103 1 32) 12/6
Description of Land: Co-
vered with mixed bush, clay
soil, accessible by road.

RODNEY COUNTY.
Hoteo Parish.
87 208 0 0)
88 172 0 0 10/
89 148 0 0
Description of Land: All
broken forest land, well
watered, accessible by road.

Komokoriki Parish.
N.E.
pt. 19 23 0 0 10/
Description of Land:
Broken forest land, rather
broken, rather inaccessible.

Mahurangi Parish.
198 131 0 0 10/
Description of Land:
Broken forest land, clay soil,
well watered, at head of Ma-
takana River.

Pakiri Parish.
S.W.
pt. 1)
N.E.
pt. 2)
S.W.
pt. 2)
S.W.
pt. 4)
N.E.
pt. 9)
10
12, E.)
pt. 14)
15
18
19
98
99
100
38 2 0
30 2 16
33 0 0
39 2 36
52 3 0
95 0 0
143 3 0
32 2 0
61 2 0
104 3 0
437 0 0
144 2 0
111 2 0
10/
Description of Land: S.W.
pt. 1, N.E. pt. 2 to N.E. pt. 9,
mixed green or burnt bush;
10 to 15, undulating land,
covered with tea-tree and
light bush, good soil; 18 and
19, tea-tree and mixed bush;
98, heavy bush, rata, rimu,
totara, and a few kauris; 99
and 100, heavy mixed bush,
well watered. These lands
are fairly accessible.

WAIKATO COUNTY.
Whangamarino Parish.
423 187 2 0 10/
Description of Land: All
heavy bush, broken land,
Waerenga Settlement.

WAITEMATA COUNTY.
Mairetahi Parish.
S.W.
pt. C
A. R. P.
80 0 0 14 7/6
Description of Land: Open
land of inferior quality.

P'aremoremo Parish.
199 6 0 32
200 76 1 0
201 56 2 0 10/
202 56 2 0
203 62 0 32
Description of Land: Open
fern land, poor soil, about
one mile from Lucas Creek.

Pukcatua Parish.
W. pt. 56 68 1 0
W.
pt. 64
E.
pt. 64) 107 3 24 5/
N.W.)
pt. 65
S.E.
pt. 65)
319 89 0 32 10/
Description of Land: Open
land, poor soil. Lots 64 and
65 contain a good deal of
swamp, about two miles from
Dairy Flat; 319, broken land,
poor quality, containing
about 50,000ft. kauri, diffi-
cult to get out.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.
Mangapai Parish.
119A, 120, 228 3 0 15/
121 236 0 0
122A 175 0 0 10/
S.E.
pt. 123 33 0 0
Description of Land: All
broken forest lands of fair
quality.

Opuawhanga Survey District.
Block I.
10 29 2 31 7/6
Description of Land: Very
broken, covered with mixed
bush, fern, and scrub.

Owhiwa Parish.
158 48 1 0)
170 40 0 0 10/
Description of Land:
Mixed forest and open land,
rather broken, well watered,
and accessible by road.

Ruakaka Parish.
S.E.)
pt. 33 50 0 0 5/
82 158 0 7/
Description of Land: S.E.
part Lot 33, undulating poor
land, covered with high and
stunted tea-tree, about 24
acres mixed bush; 82, mixed
bush, about 28 acres stunted
tea-tree.

Whangarei Survey District
Block XI.
8 50 0 0 10/
Subject to £32 10s. for im-
provements.
Description of Land:
Nearly all mixed bush and
tea-tree, frontage to Parua-
Ngunguru Road,



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🗺️ Proclamation of Rural Land Open for Sale or Selection in Auckland District

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
19 September 1889
Land sale, Land selection, Auckland Land District, Land schedule, Crown land, Land prices
  • William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, Governor
  • Surveyor-General