New Zealand Gazette – 1893 – No. 8

Page 153

✨ Rural Land for Sale or Selection

Feb. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 153

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” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), 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, after the lapse of a period of not less than thirty days from the date of the first public notification hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, in the manner and upon the conditions mentioned in the said Act, and at the price per acre stated in the said Schedule.

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.
					£ s. d.	£ s. d.	s. d.
Otamatea	Kaiwaka*	..	132	..	28 1 0	1 5 0	35 6 3
"	"	..	133	..	29 2 0		37 10 0
"	"	..	134	..	29 2 0		37 10 0
"	"	..	137	..	32 0 0		40 0 0

These are the old Kaiwaka Township lots classified as rural lands. The land is undulating and of a limestone and clay formation, and covered with tea-tree; accessible by the main road.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

| Rodney .. | Pakiri* | .. | 103 | .. | 262 0 0 | 0 8 6 | 111 7 0 | 0 5 | 2 15 9 | 0 4 | 2 4 7 |
| " | " | .. | 104 | .. | 41 0 0 | | 55 7 0 | | 1 7 9 | | 1 2 2 |
| " | " | .. | 105 | .. | 306 0 0 | 0 9 0 | 137 14 0 | 0 5·4 | 3 8 11 | 0 4·32 | 2 15 1 |
| " | " | .. | 106 | .. | 299 2 10 | | 135 0 0 | | 3 7 6 | | 2 14 0 |

Very broken forest land, sandstone and clay soil, well watered; 1s. 6d. per acre has been added to the price for roading, under “The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1891.”

| Rodney .. | Pakiri* | .. | 13 | .. | 95 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 47 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 3 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 19 0 |
| " | " | .. | 15 | .. | 32 2 0 | | 16 5 0 | | 0 8 2 | | 0 6 6 |

Undulating land, covered with tea-tree and light bush, well watered; accessible by rough bridle-track from Mata-kana, distant ten miles.

| Waikato | Whangamarino* | 180 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0 |

About one-half deep swamp land, remainder open fern land; situated about five miles below Rangiriri, and adjoining the Waikato River.

| Bay of Islds | Motatau | .. | 1 | XII. | 114 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 42 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 1 5 | 0 3·5 | 0 17 2 |

Undulating land of inferior quality but well watered, comprising three acres of heavy mixed bush, the remainder tea-tree land; situated about four miles from Hukerenui Settlement.

| Bay of Islds | Hukerenui | .. | 16 | IX. | 86 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 32 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 16 2 | 0 3·6 | 0 12 11 |

Broken land of fair quality; situated about four miles from Hukerenui Settlement, and comprising half heavy mixed forest and half open fern land.

| Hokianga | Omapere | .. | 11 | IX. | 143 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 71 15 0 | 0 6 | 1 15 11 | 0 4·8 | 1 8 9 |

Principally heavy forest land, with a small opening along the Utakura River, soil of fairly good quality; situated about three miles from Okaihau. Subject to £50 for improvements.

| Rodney .. | Ahuroa* | .. | S.E.72 | .. | 79 1 0 | 0 12 6 | 49 10 6 | 0 7·5 | 1 4 10 | 0 6 | 0 19 10 |

Broken forest land of sandstone and clay formation, well watered; situated about five miles from Puhoi by road. The section contains about 25,000ft. of kauri timber and a few totara-trees.

| Rodney .. | Mahurangi* | .. | 143 | .. | 90 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 45 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 2 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 18 0 |
| " | " | .. | N.151 | .. | 46 2 0 | | 23 5 0 | | 0 11 8 | | 0 9 4 |
| " | " | .. | W.155 | .. | 72 2 0 | | 36 5 0 | | 0 18 2 | | 0 14 6 |
| " | " | .. | N.159 | .. | 35 2 0 | | 17 15 0 | | 0 8 11 | | 0 7 2 |

Section 143, W. portion Section 155, and N. portion Section 159, broken forest lands, clay soil, accessible by coach-road; about three miles from Puhoi. N. portion Section 151, broken forest land of sandstone and clay formation, accessible by coach-road; about seven miles from Warkworth.

| Rodney .. | Pakiri* | .. | 7 | V. | 295 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 147 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 13 9 | 0 4·8 | 2 19 0 |

About two-thirds open fern and tea-tree land of an undulating nature, but inferior quality, the remainder is covered with burnt forest, containing about 250,000ft. of kauri timber, of little value owing to a bad situation and difficulty in removal; the section lies about twelve miles from Matakana by rough bridle-road.

| Otamatea | Kaiwaka* | .. | 135 | .. | 23 2 0 | 1 0 0 | 23 10 0 | 1 0 | 0 11 9 | 0 9·6 | 0 9 5 |
| " | " | .. | 136 | .. | 26 2 0 | | 26 10 0 | | 0 13 3 | | 0 10 8 |
| " | " | .. | 138 | .. | 30 0 0 | | 30 0 0 | | 0 15 0 | | 0 12 0 |
| " | " | .. | 139 | .. | 30 0 0 | | 30 0 0 | | 0 15 0 | | 0 12 0 |
| " | " | .. | 140 | .. | 36 1 0 | 0 15 0 | 27 0 0 | 0 9 | 0 13 6 | 0 7·2 | 0 10 10 |
| " | " | .. | 142 | .. | 42 0 35 | | 21 0 0 | | 0 10 6 | | 0 8 6 |
| " | " | .. | 143 | .. | 38 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 19 5 0 | 0 6 | 0 9 8 | 0 4·8 | 0 7 9 |
| " | " | .. | 144 | .. | 43 2 0 | | 21 15 0 | | 0 10 11 | | 0 8 9 |
| " | " | .. | 145 | .. | 51 3 16 | 0 15 0 | 39 0 0 | 0 9 | 0 19 6 | 0 7·2 | 0 15 8 |
| " | " | .. | 146 | .. | 30 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 30 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 12 0 |
| " | " | .. | 147 | .. | 26 0 0 | | 26 0 0 | | 0 13 0 | | 0 10 5 |
| " | " | .. | 148 | .. | 27 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 20 5 0 | 0 9 | 0 10 2 | 0 7·2 | 0 8 2 |

These are the old Kaiwaka Township lots classified as rural; the lands are all undulating and of a limestone and clay formation and covered with tea-tree; access is gained by the main road.

| Whangarei | Hukerenui | .. | 8 | XIII. | 169 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 84 12 6 | 0 6 | 2 2 4 | 0 4·8 | 1 13 10 |
| " | " | .. | 8A | " | 169 1 0 | 0 7 6 | 63 7 6 | 0 4·5 | 1 11 9 | 0 3·6 | 1 5 5 |

Section 8, about two-thirds mixed forest, containing a little kauri, soil fair; the balance, about sixty acres, open swamp land of poor quality. Section 8A, about one-half mixed forest, remainder open swamp land of poor quality; situated about nine miles from Hikurangi Post-office.

| Whangarei | Opuawhanga | 25 | IV. | 168 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 63 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 11 6 | 0 3·6 | 1 5 3 |

Broken forest land, clay soil; situated about eight miles from Hikurangi Post-office.

| Whangarei | Opuawhanga | 2 | X. | 100 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 50 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 5 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 0 0 |

Broken forest land on coast; four miles north of Tutukaka Harbour, Whangarei.

| Whangaroa | Kaeo* | .. | N.W.20 | .. | 68 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 25 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 12 9 | 0 3·6 | 0 10 3 |

About two-thirds mixed forest, remainder open land. The section is very broken, but well watered by Taraire Stream; situated about six miles from Kaeo.

Parish.

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

W. P. REEVES,
For the Minister of Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1893, No 8

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

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated28 January 1893
KeywordsRural Land, Auckland Land District, Sale, Selection, Kaiwaka, Pakiri, Whangamarino, Motatau, Hukerenui, Omapere, Ahuroa, Mahurangi, Whangarei, Opuawhanga, Whangaroa, Kaeo
👩‍💼 Officials

David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
W. P. Reeves, For the Minister of Lands

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