New Zealand Gazette – 1891 – No. 79

Page 1189

✨ Rural Lands for Sale or Selection

Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1189

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in the Parish of Opuatia, and containing approximately 576 acres. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 4 of the Parish of Opuatia; towards the east by Sections Nos. 2 and 3 of the said parish; towards the south by Section No. 6 of the said parish; and towards the west by Section No. 5 of the Parish of Opuatia aforesaid to the point of commencement.

Swamp and open land, of inferior quality. Cash price, 10s. per acre.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in the Parish of Opuatia, and containing approximately 250 acres. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 6 of the Parish of Opuatia; towards the east by the Opuatia Stream; towards the south generally by Sections Nos. 8 and 6 of the Parish of Opuatia; and towards the west by Section No. 6 aforesaid to the point of commencement.

Nearly all deep swamp, with about 10 acres of dry land. Cash price, 10s. per acre.

Waitemata County.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, situate in the Parish of Waipareira, and containing approximately 1,675 acres. Bounded towards the north by the Kaipara-Auckland Railway; towards the east by Section No. 6A of the Parish of Waipareira; towards the south by the Opapuku Stream; towards the south-west by Section No. 7 of the Parish of Waipareira aforesaid; and towards the north-west by a public road and by Sections Nos. 123, 122, 114, and 113 of the Parish of Waipareira aforesaid to the point of commencement.

Very poor, open, gum land, lying south of Swanson Railway-station. Cash price, 10s. per acre.

Otamatea County.

All that parcel of land in the Auckland Land District, being Sections Nos. 136, 137, 138, and 139 of the Parish of Wairau, and containing approximately 434 acres. Bounded towards the north by a public road; towards the east generally by the eastern boundary of the Parish of Wairau and by the western branch of the Waipu River; towards the south by the said western branch; and towards the west generally by a public road to the point of commencement.

All very broken land, but good soil, covered with mixed forest and some tea-tree; the forest contains a little totara. These sections are situated on Main North Road, near Waipu Gorge. Cash price, 10s. per acre.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Rural Lands open for Sale or Selection, Auckland Land District.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Auckland, 17th September, 1891.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of sections 3 to 11 of “The Land Act Amendment Act, 1887,” either for cash, on deferred payments, or for perpetual lease, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 4th November, 1891. In cases where more than one application is received for the same section, priority of choice will be decided by lot on the following day, at 11 a.m., at the Crown Lands Office, Auckland :-

County	Survey District* or Parish.†	Section	Block.	Area.	Cash Price per Acre.	Total Price.	Deferred-payment Price per Acre.	Deferred-payment Half-yearly Instalment.	Perpetual-lease Rent per Acre.	Perpetual-lease Half-yearly Rent.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

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

Manukau .. | Maungatawhiri† | 216 | .. | 25 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 37 10 0 | 1 17 6 | 1 13 6 | 0 1 6 | 0 18 9

Seven acres swamp, remainder fern land; fronts Great South Road.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Manukau .. | Wairoa† | 54 & E 55 | .. | 109 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 81 15 0 | 0 18 9 | 3 13 0 | 0 0 9 | 2 1 0

No county | Aotea† (Great Barrier) | 180 | .. | 60 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 15 0 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 13 6 | 0 0 3 | 0 7 6

Raglan .. | Pirongia† | 198 | .. | 29 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 14 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 13 0 | 0 0 6 | 0 7 3

" .. | Pepepe† | 59 | .. | 149 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 37 5 0 | 0 6 3 | 2 6 7 | 0 0 3 | 0 18 7½

Rodney .. | Kourawhero† | W. pn 21 | .. | 57 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 28 15 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 5 6 | 0 0 6 | 0 14 6

Tauranga .. | Waihi South*.. | 5 | V. | 320 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 80 0 0 | 0 6 3 | 3 11 6 | 0 0 3 | 2 0 0

" .. | " | 9 | .. | 320 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 80 0 0 | 0 6 3 | 3 11 6 | 0 0 3 | 2 0 0

" .. | " | 10 | .. | 314 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 78 10 0 | 0 6 3 | 3 10 3 | 0 0 3 | 1 19 3

Waikato .. | Whangamarino† | 38 | .. | 48 1 24 | 0 10 0 | 24 5 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 1 9 | 0 0 6 | 0 12 3

" .. | " | 40 | .. | 49 2 25 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 2 6 | 0 0 6 | 0 12 6

" .. | " | 41 | .. | 51 1 8 | 0 10 0 | 25 15 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 3 9 | 0 0 6 | 0 13 0

" .. | " | 42 | .. | 41 1 8 | 0 10 0 | 20 15 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 18 9 | 0 0 6 | 0 10 6

" .. | " | 42A | .. | 9 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 4 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 4 3 | 0 0 6 | 0 2 3

Waitemata | Ararimu† | S.W. 5 | .. | 58 2 16 | 0 5 0 | 14 15 0 | 0 6 3 | 0 13 3 | 0 0 3 | 0 7 6

" .. | " | 103 | .. | 14 3 24 | 0 10 0 | 7 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 6 9 | 0 0 6 | 0 3 9

Whangarei | Hukerenui* | 6 | XIV. | 195 1 0 | 0 7 6 | 73 2 6 | 0 9 4½ | 3 5 6 | 0 0 4½ | 1 16 9

" .. | " | 6A | .. | 219 3 0 | 0 5 0 | 55 0 0 | 0 6 3 | 2 9 3 | 0 0 3 | 1 7 6

" .. | Parahaki† | 84 | .. | 87 1 8 | 0 10 0 | 43 13 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 19 0 | 0 0 6 | 1 1 9

" .. | " | S.W. 87 | .. | 39 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 18 0 | 0 0 6 | 0 10 0

" .. | " | S.E. 88 | .. | 10 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 5 5 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 4 9 | 0 0 6 | 0 2 9

" .. | " | 89 | .. | 80 1 34 | 0 10 0 | 40 5 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 16 0 | 0 0 6 | 1 0 3

" .. | " | 90 | .. | 84 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 42 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 18 0 | 0 0 6 | 1 1 3

" .. | " | 91 | .. | 101 0 10 | 0 10 0 | 50 10 0 | 0 12 6 | 2 5 3 | 0 0 6 | 1 5 3

" .. | " | 92 | .. | 47 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 23 12 6 | 0 12 6 | 1 0 9 | 0 0 6 | 0 12 0

" .. | " | 93 | .. | 61 3 20 | 0 10 0 | 31 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 1 7 9 | 0 0 6 | 0 15 6

" .. | " | N.E. 94 | .. | 17 1 35 | 0 10 0 | 8 15 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 8 0 | 0 0 6 | 0 4 6

Hokianga .. | Whangape* | 35 | I. | 488 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 244 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 10 18 0 | 0 0 6 | 6 2 0

Sections 54 and E. 55, very broken forest land, of fair quality; 180, nearly all poor swamp; 198, open land, adjoining Waipa River; W. portion 21, broken forest land, sandstone and clay soil; 5, 9, and 10, rather broken land, covered with fern and tea-tree, the soil consists of a sandy loam. 38, 40, and 41, open lands, with a small area of swamp; 42, about half forest, remainder open land; 42A, about two-thirds mixed forest; these lands are close to the Matahura River. S.W. 5, open fern land, poor soil; 103, open fern land, fairly good, and level, about two miles and a half from Kaukapakapa; 6, about one-half mixed bush, remainder light tea-tree, land poor; 6A, about 30 acres mixed bush, remainder poor, tea-tree and undrainable swamp; 84 to N.E. 94, open and poor lands, accessible from Whangarei, which is distant one mile; 35, situated on the Mangonui-o-wae River, between Section 31 and the village reserve, undulating land, covered with dense mixed forest, soil a sandy loam, no formed road of access at present.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1891, No 79

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🗺️ Rural Lands Open for Sale or Selection (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated17 September 1891
KeywordsLand Sale, Selection, Crown Lands, Auckland Land District, Prices, Conditions
👩‍💼 Officials

Gerhard Mueller, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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