New Zealand Gazette – 1894 – No. 53

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✨ Land Sale and Selection

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 53

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 nineteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four; 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.

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.
		Rent per Acre.
		Half-yearly Rent.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Tauranga | Maketu .. | 53 | II. | 45 3 20 | 1 0 0 | 46 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 3 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 18 5
" | " .. | 54 | " | 45 3 27 | 1 0 0 | 46 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 3 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 18 5
Nearly all raupo and wiwi swamp, with a small area of dry land in each, but easily drainable; situated near main road, Te Puke Settlement.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Otamatea | Mareretu* .. | S.W.213 | .. | 123 0 18 | 0 12 6 | 76 17 6 | 0 7·5 | 1 18 6 | 0 6 | 1 10 9
Situated about ten miles from Pahi, and comprising about one-third open land of fair quality, the balance being mixed forest land, containing totara, kahikatea, &c.

Waitemata | Paremoremo* | 212 | .. | 20 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 7 17 6 | 0 4·2 | 0 3 11 | 0 3·2 | 0 3 2
Open poor land, being part of a worked-out gumfield; situated three miles and a quarter from Riverhead by road. Subject to £25 for improvements effected.

Whakatane | Waiotahi* .. | 94 | .. | 51 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 19 2 6 | 0 4·2 | 0 9 7 | 0 3·2 | 0 7 8
Open fern and sandy land; situated on sea-coast, two miles from Ohiwa and Opotiki.

Whakatane | Waioeka* .. | 368 | .. | 158 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 79 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 19 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 11 10
" | " .. | 369 | .. | 155 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 78 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 19 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 11 3
" | " .. | 370 | .. | 157 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 79 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 19 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 11 8
" | " .. | 372A | .. | 196 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 98 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 9 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 19 3
" | " .. | 373 | .. | 149 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 74 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 17 3 | 0 4·8 | 1 9 10
Broken forest land of fair quality; situated from six to seven miles from Opotiki by bridle-road. Sections 370 and 373 each contains from 10 to 15 acres flat land.

Whakatane | Waiotahi* .. | 193 | .. | 28 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 21 15 0 | 0 9 | 0 10 11 | 0 7·2 | 0 8 9
" | " .. | 200) | .. | 186 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 93 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 17 3
" | " .. | 201 | .. | | | | | | |
" | " .. | 202 | .. | | | | | | |
" | " .. | 203) | .. | | | | | | |
Section 193, fern and swamp land of good quality, near the Ohiwa Harbour. Sections 200 to 203, about one-half wiwi swamp, liable to overflow of tide, balance chiefly sandhills; situated about one mile from Opotiki.

Tauranga | Maketu .. | 37 | II. | 692 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 259 10 0 | 0 4·2 | 6 9 9 | 0 3·2 | 5 3 10
Swamp land, drainable into Kaituna River; situated at Te Puke Settlement and fronting the main road.

Tauranga | Maketu .. | 11,12,15 | I. | 83 1 8 | 0 10 0 | 41 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 8
Broken forest land; at back of Te Puke Settlement.

Tauranga | Maketu .. | 15 | IX. | 25 3 3 | 0 10 0 | 13 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 5 3
Open and forest, undulating land of good quality; in Te Puke Settlement.

Tauranga | Te Papa* .. | 194 | .. | 50 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 3
Broken land, covered with fern and tutu; situated about seven miles from Tauranga.

Manukau | Waiuku East* | 221 | .. | 79 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 59 5 0 | 0 9 | 1 9 8 | 0 7·2 | 1 3 8
" | " .. | 236 | .. | 84 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 63 0 0 | 0 9 | 1 11 6 | 0 7·2 | 1 5 2
Swamp lands, covered with flax, raupo, and tea-tree; situated about four miles from Waiuku.

Manukau | Karaka* .. | 112 | .. | 24 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 18 15 0 | 0 9 | 0 9 5 | 0 7·2 | 0 7 6
Open land, poor soil; situate about two miles and a half by road from Runciman Railway-station. The section contains a house, fencing, &c.

Raglan .. | Waipa* .. | 90 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
Open and forest land; situated on Firewood Creek, Akatea Special Settlement, Ngaruawahia.

Mangonui | Takahue .. | 13 | VI. | 55 3 17 | 0 10 0 | 28 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 14 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 11 3
Chiefly broken, swamp and forest, containing puriri, totara, &c.

Whangarei | Hukerenui .. | 24 | XII. | 62 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 31 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 15 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 12 5
Open land, on main Opuawhanga Road.

Whangarei | Owhiwa* .. | 94 | .. | 53 0 21 | 0 10 0 | 26 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 13 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 8
" | " .. | W.128 | .. | 13 1 32 | 0 10 0 | 6 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 3 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 2 8
" | " .. | S.E.146 | .. | 43 0 15 | 0 10 0 | 21 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 8
" | " .. | N.W.147 | .. | 65 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 33 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 16 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 13 3
Sections 94, W.128, S.E.146, N.W.147, broken forest land of fair quality, and well watered. Section 197, about 30 acres open land of fair quality, balance forest, undulating and broken, containing some kauri. Situated on main Whangarei–Parua Bay Road; about four miles from Parua Bay.

Hokianga | Whangape .. | 37 | VII. | 34 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 26 5 0 | 0 9 | 0 13 2 | 0 7·2 | 0 10 6
Undulating bush land, partly improved; situated in the Herekino Village Settlement.

Hokianga | Whangape .. | 8 | IX. | 50 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 37 10 0 | 0 9 | 0 18 9 | 0 7·2 | 0 15 0
Open, undulating land, partly improved; situated in the Herekino Village Settlement.

Hobson .. | Te Kopuru* .. | 124 | .. | 162 3 19 | 0 5 0 | 40 15 0 | 0 3 | 1 0 5 | 0 2·4 | 0 16 4
" | " .. | 125 | .. | 211 0 38 | 0 5 0 | 52 15 0 | 0 3 | 1 6 5 | 0 2·4 | 1 1 2
Section 124, about one-third swamp, balance open and undulating. Section 125, about one-half swamp, balance open and undulating. Situated two miles from Aratapu.

Hobson .. | Tatarariki* .. | 87 | .. | 52 1 0 | 0 5 0 | 13 0 0 | 0 3 | 0 6 6 | 0 2·4 | 0 5 3
Open land, broken and swampy, portions good soil; situated about five miles from Te Kopuru.

Rodney .. | Oruawharo* .. | 117 | .. | 157 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 39 5 0 | 0 3 | 0 19 8 | 0 2·4 | 0 15 9

Parish.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1894, No 53

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🗺️ Rural Lands Open for Sale or Selection

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated18 June 1894
KeywordsLand Sale, Selection, Auckland Land District, Rural Lands, Land Act 1892, Prices, Leases, Occupancy
👩‍💼 Officials

David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

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