New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 77

Page 1145

✨ Rural Lands for Sale or Selection

Oct. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1145

Rural Lands in the Otago 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.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

County.	Survey District.	Section.	Block.	Area.	Cash Price.	Deferred-payment Price.	Perpetual-lease.
					Per Acre.	Total Price.	Per Acre.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Bruce .. | Clarendon .. | 66 | I. | 19 3 7 | 1 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 0 17 10 | 0 1 0 | 0 10 0
About 10 acres of this section is in tussock, remainder mixed bush; good, rough land; water scarce; altitude about 500ft. above sea-level. Situated about three miles from Waihola Railway-station; distance from Dunedin about twenty-eight miles.

Bruce .. | Clarendon .. | 68 | VI. | 68 0 24 | 1 0 0 | 68 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 3 0 9 | 0 1 0 | 1 14 0
" .. | " .. | 69 | " | 52 0 34 | 1 0 0 | 52 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 2 6 5 | 0 1 0 | 1 6 0
Section 68, about 17 acres fern and light manuka scrub, 5 acres good manuka, remainder mixed bush. Section 69, manuka and mixed bush. Both sections rough and well watered; altitude about 500ft. above sea-level. Situated south of Taieri Mouth, about six miles from Waihola Railway-station; distance from Dunedin about thirty-two miles.

Tuapeka .. | Crookston .. | 15 | XVII. | 109 1 6 | 1 0 0 | 109 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 4 17 4 | 0 1 0 | 2 14 6
Open, hilly land, of medium quality, fairly watered. Situated about eight miles from Heriot Railway-station, or twenty miles from Lawrence, via Rae’s Junction; distance from Dunedin about eighty miles. Subject to valuation for 30 chains fencing, £12, to be paid within fourteen days from granting of application.

Waikouaiti | Hummockside | 7 | IV. | 536 1 23 | 1 0 0 | 536 0 0 | 1 5 0 | 23 18 7 | 0 1 0 | 13 8 0
Open, hilly land, of good pastoral quality, well watered. Situated about ten miles from Waikouaiti Railway-station; distance from Dunedin about forty miles. Subject to valuation for fencing and surface-sown grass, £62 16s., to be paid within fourteen days from granting of application.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Bruce .. | Clarendon .. | 67 | I. | 165 0 26 | 0 10 0 | 82 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 3 13 8 | 0 0 6 | 2 1 3
About 80 acres of this section in tussock and light manuka scrub, remainder bush and very rough and rocky. There is some good timber, pine and totara, but it is difficult to get out; well watered. Altitude 200ft. to 873ft. above sea-level. Situated about three miles from Waihola Railway-station and twenty-eight miles from Dunedin.

Tuapeka .. | Glenkenich .. | 74 | XI. | 136 3 9 | 0 12 6 | 85 12 6 | 0 15 7½ | 3 16 5 | 0 0 7½ | 2 2 10
Open, hilly land. Situated about three miles from Pomahaka Railway-station; distance from Dunedin about ninety-five miles. Subject to valuation for hut and area broken up, £40, payable within fourteen days of granting of application.

Clutha .. | Glenomaru .. | 22 | I. | 20 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 10 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 8 11 | 0 0 6 | 0 5 0
" .. | " .. | 23 | " | 23 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 12 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 8 | 0 0 6 | 0 6 0
Steep hillside, of poor quality; a little bush on each section, but the greater portion open. Situate at Mount Omaru, within three miles of Romahapa Railway-station; distance from Dunedin about sixty-eight miles.

Clutha .. | Glenomaru .. | 22 | III. | 67 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 33 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 9 11 | 0 0 6 | 0 16 9
" .. | " .. | 51 | " | 134 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 67 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 3 0 3 | 0 0 6 | 1 13 9
" .. | " .. | 52 | " | 150 3 20 | 0 12 6 | 94 7 6 | 0 15 7½ | 4 4 3 | 0 0 7½ | 2 7 3
" .. | " .. | 53 | " | 124 1 0 | 0 12 6 | 77 10 0 | 0 15 7½ | 3 9 3 | 0 0 7½ | 1 18 9
" .. | " .. | 54 | " | 105 2 0 | 0 12 6 | 66 5 0 | 0 15 7½ | 2 19 2 | 0 0 7½ | 1 13 2
" .. | " .. | 55 | " | 129 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 64 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 2 17 7 | 0 0 6 | 1 12 3
" .. | " .. | 56 | " | 78 3 0 | 0 12 6 | 49 7 6 | 0 15 7½ | 2 4 1 | 0 0 7½ | 1 4 9
" .. | " .. | 59 | " | 103 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 51 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 2 6 0 | 0 0 6 | 1 5 9
" .. | " .. | 60 | " | 120 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 60 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 2 14 0 | 0 0 6 | 1 10 3
" .. | " .. | 61 | " | 102 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 51 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 2 6 0 | 0 0 6 | 1 5 9
" .. | " .. | 62 | " | 137 2 0 | 0 12 6 | 86 5 0 | 0 15 7½ | 3 17 0 | 0 0 7½ | 2 3 1
" .. | " .. | 63 | " | 182 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 113 15 0 | 0 15 7½ | 5 1 6 | 0 0 7½ | 2 16 11
Hilly, broken land, covered with bush, mainly birch. Sections 52, 53, 54, 56, 62, and 63 fair, remainder poor; all fairly watered; altitude from 300ft. to 1000ft. above sea-level. Situated close to Glenomaru Railway-station, about seventy miles from Dunedin.

Tuapeka .. | Greenvale .. | 11 | XIV. | 318 3 19 | 0 15 0 | 239 5 0 | 0 18 9 | 10 13 7 | 0 0 9 | 5 19 8
Open, hilly land, of poor quality, fairly watered. Situated about ten miles from Heriot Railway-station; distance from Dunedin about 116 miles. Subject to valuation for fencing, £16 5s., payable within fourteen days from granting of application.

Waitaki .. | Kurow .. | 18 | IX. | 265 0 36 | 0 10 0 | 132 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 5 18 4 | 0 0 6 | 3 6 3
" .. | " .. | 16 | X. | 205 3 6 | 0 10 0 | 103 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 4 12 0 | 0 0 6 | 2 11 6
High, broken country, of poor quality; well watered. Situated near head of Kakanui River, about eighteen miles from Maheno Railway-station; distance from Dunedin about eighty-eight miles.

Vincent .. | Lower Wanaka | 2 | V. | 144 0 12 | 0 12 6 | 90 0 0 | 0 15 7½ | 4 0 4 | 0 0 7½ | 2 5 0
" .. | " .. | 5 | " | 163 3 34 | 0 12 6 | 102 10 0 | 0 15 7½ | 4 11 6 | 0 0 7½ | 2 11 3
Open land. Section 2, of good quality. Section 5, hilly, and portion poor and shingly. Situated about four miles from Newcastle (Albert Town), Lake Hawea; distance from Dunedin about 185 miles. Section 2, subject to valuation for house, fencing, &c., £141 10s.; Section 5, to valuation for hut, fencing, &c., £49 17s. 6d.; payable within fourteen days from granting of application.

Waitaki .. | Moeraki .. | 8 | XIII. | 260 3 5 | 0 10 0 | 130 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 5 16 6 | 0 0 6 | 3 5 3
" .. | " .. | 18 | " | 100 3 18 | 0 10 0 | 50 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 2 5 1 | 0 0 6 | 1 5 3
Rough, hilly sections, of poor quality, partly bush, partly open. Situated about four miles from Hampden; distance from Dunedin about sixty-one miles.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1891, No 77

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🗺️ Rural Lands in Otago Land District Open for Sale or Selection

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated15 October 1891
KeywordsLand Sale, Otago, Rural, Survey District, Conditions, Prices, Schedules
👩‍💼 Officials

William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, Governor

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