Rural Lands Open for Sale or Selection




Sept. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1399

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

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and thirty-sixth section
of "The Land Act, 1892," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, 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 on and after the twenty-ninth day of
November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule
may, at the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on lease
in perpetuity, or, in respect of any lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be selected
on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased,
as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased under and
subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

County. District. Section. Block. Area. Cash Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Rent, 5 per Cent. Lease in Perpetuity: Rent, 4 per Cent.
Per Acre. Total Price. Rent per Acre. Half-yearly Rent.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.

Manukau | Waiuku West* | 170 | .. | 94 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 141 0 0 | 1 6 | 3 10 6 | 1 2 | 2 16 5
Swamp land of good quality, partially drained. Accessible from Waiuku, about two miles.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hokianga | Mangamuka | 9 | II. | 88 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 44 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 2 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 17 8
" | " | 10 | " | 247 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 123 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 1 9 | 0 4·8 | 2 9 5
Section 9, about 70 acres mixed forest and high tea-tree, balance fern land well watered. Sections 10 and 2, heavy
mixed forest; soil good. These lands are accessible only by the Mangamuka River, Hokianga.

Hokianga | Mangamuka | 5 | XV. | 127 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 63 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 11 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 5 5
Land of good quality, well watered, and covered with mixed forest and high tea-tree. Accessible only by the Wairere,
an inlet of the Hokianga Harbour.

Hobson | Kai Iwi .. | 3 | I. | 45 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 16 17 6 | 0 4½ | 0 8 6 | 0 3·6 | 0 6 9
Mixed forest land of inferior quality, about six miles from Opanake Railway-station.

Hobson | Tatarariki* .. | 97A | .. | 320 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 160 0 0 | 0 6 | 4 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 3 4 0
Open land, four miles south of Te Kopuru, and accessible by formed road.

Bay of | Hukerenui .. | 78 | V. | 50 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 18 15 0 | 0 4½ | 0 9 5 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 6
Islands
Open and swamp land of poor quality, situated upon main coach-road, Hukerenui, about two miles from Towai.

Manukau | Waiuku West* | 161 | .. | 116 1 0 | 0 15 0 | 87 0 0 | 0 9 | 2 3 6 | 0 7 | 1 14 10
Poor swamp land, covered with flax, raupo, and wiwi; accessible by formed road from Waiuku, about two miles.

Manukau | Tuakau* .. | 101 | .. | 121 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 60 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 10 3 | 0 4·8 | 1 4 3
Broken land, part open and part swamp, with mixed bush in gullies. Accessible by formed road, about two miles from
Whangarata Railway-station.

Manukau | Maungatawhiri* | 229 | .. | 118 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 44 5 0 | 0 4½ | 1 2 2 | 0 3·6 | 0 17 4
All alluvial swamp, deep, and difficult to drain, situated about three miles from Pokeno, and six miles from Mercer,
whence it is accessible by Maungatawhiri River.

Waikato | Maramarua* | 27 | .. | 320 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 80 0 0 | 0 3 | 2 0 0 | 0 2·4 | 1 12 0
About one-half fairly good swamp, balance undulating clay land, covered with short fern, situated about eight miles
south-east of Mercer-Miranda main road.

Waitemata| Waipareira*.. | 177 | .. | 48 3 0 | 1 0 0 | 49 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 4 6 | 0 9·6 | 0 19 8
An improved section, about half a mile from Swanson Railway-station. The section contains a house and fruit-trees.

Whangarei| Hukerenui.. | 10A | X. | 15 2 9 | 0 10 0 | 8 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 4 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 3 3
Nearly all mixed forest; broken land, accessible by main coach-road, about eight miles from Hikurangi Post-office.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor this twenty-first day of September, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-three.

  • Parish.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

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

GLASGOW, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one hundred and thirty-sixth section
of "The Land Act, 1892," I, David, Earl of Glasgow, 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 on and after the twenty-second day of
November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three; and also that the lands mentioned in the said Schedule may, at
the option of the applicant, be purchased for cash, or be selected for occupation with right of purchase or on lease
in perpetuity, or, in respect of any lands containing or supposed to contain any metal, mineral, or valuable stone, be
selected on lease in perpetuity only; and I do hereby also fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or
leased, as mentioned in the said Schedule hereto, and do declare that the said lands shall be sold, occupied, or leased
under and subject to the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892."



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🗺️ Rural Lands in the Auckland Land District Open for Sale or Selection

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
21 September 1893
Land Act 1892, Rural Lands, Sale, Selection, Lease, Perpetuity, Mineral Rights, Auckland Land District
  • David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands