Land Regulations and Sales




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 68

  1. No great cattle suffering from any disease shall be depastured upon, nor shall any pigs or goats be allowed to trespass or be at large upon or within, the lands described in the First Schedule. No bull, ram, or stallion shall be depastured without the express permission in writing of the Chairman of the Committee. Any person or persons committing a breach of this provision shall be liable, on the information of such Chairman, as for trespass of cattle on Crown lands; and the Chairman of the Committee for the time being is hereby empowered to lay any such information.

  2. If any licensee shall at any time commit or suffer a breach of the conditions or terms upon which the license is granted, as the same are herein set forth, the Chairman of the Committee may, on such evidence as he thinks fit, cancel and determine the license held by such licensee, and he shall have no claim to any refund or allowance in respect thereof.

  3. No person shall remove beyond the boundary of the land described in the First Schedule any cattle other than those belonging to him, or for the removal of which he shall have authority from the Ranger, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds.

  4. If any person, not being licensed as aforesaid, shall depasture any great cattle or small cattle upon the lands described in the First Schedule, or a greater number of such cattle than shall have been apportioned to him, every such person shall be liable, on the information of the Chairman of the Committee, as for trespass of cattle on Crown lands, and also to any penalty or disability imposed in respect of unlawful occupation of Crown land.

  5. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to interfere with the powers or duties of the Commissioner of Crown Lands of the district in which the lands described in the First Schedule are situated, whether under "The Land Act, 1892," or under any other law or statute for the time being in force; and the said lands described in the First Schedule hereto shall, subject to the special provisions hereinbefore made, remain and be Crown lands for the purpose of the said Act, and subject thereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

SWITZERS COMMONAGE.

ALL that area in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 5,400 acres, more or less, situated in Wai-

kaia Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Run No. 327A; towards the south-east by Argyle Burn; again towards the north by Run No. 327A aforesaid; towards the north-east by Run No. 327A aforesaid; towards the south by Runs Nos. 202 and 254B; and towards the west by Block I., Waikaka Survey District; exclusive of all freehold and leasehold land.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

(1.) FORM OF APPLICATION.

PURSUANT to the regulations made under "The Land Act, 1892," I hereby apply for a license to depasture [Here insert number] head of cattle on the Switzers Commonage, Southland County, such cattle being or to be forthwith branded as follows—viz., [Here insert description of stock, colour, sex, and brand of each]; and I agree to pay the prescribed fee for such license in respect of each head of such cattle in accordance therewith.

Dated this day of , 189 .

Name in full :
Address :
Occupation :

Received £
Receiver of Land Revenue.

(2.) FORM OF LICENSE.

PURSUANT to the regulations made under "The Land Act, 1892," [Name, address, and occupation of licensee] is hereby licensed to depasture on the Switzers Commonage, in the County of Southland, the following: [Insert description of cattle as to number, brands, &c., in respect of great cattle]; and has paid the sum of £ for issue of this license, being at the rate of for each head of stock. This license is to be in force until the 31st December, 189 , and is issued subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the said regulations.

Dated at , this day of , 189 .

Chairman of Committee, Switzers Commonage.

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

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Otago 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 described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five; 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.

OTAGO 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.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Clutha .. | Catlin's .. | 62 | IV. | 110 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 68 15 0 | 0 7.5 | 1 14 5 | 0 6 | 1 7 6
" .. | " .. | 64 | " | 13 2 0 | 0 12 6 | 8 15 0 | 0 7.5 | 0 4 5 | 0 6 | 0 3 6
" .. | " .. | 65 | " | 117 3 24 | 0 12 6 | 73 15 0 | 0 7.5 | 1 16 11 | 0 6 | 1 9 6

Fairly good bush land, but steep in places; soil of a sandstone formation; well watered. Situated about twelve miles from the proposed Owaka Railway-station. The bush consists chiefly of rata, cedar, birch, and pine (red and black). The altitude varies from 450ft. to 1,500ft.

Clutha .. | Catlin's .. | 1 | V. | 187 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 93 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 6 9 | 0 4.8 | 1 17 5
" .. | " .. | 2 | " | 287 3 24 | 0 10 0 | 144 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 12 0 | 0 4.8 | 2 17 7
" .. | " .. | 3 | " | 233 0 24 | 0 10 0 | 116 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 18 3 | 0 4.8 | 2 6 7
" .. | " .. | 4 | " | 243 0 16 | 0 12 6 | 151 17 6 | 0 7.5 | 3 16 0 | 0 6 | 3 0 9
" .. | " .. | 5 | " | 184 2 0 | 0 12 6 | 115 12 6 | 0 7.5 | 2 17 10 | 0 6 | 2 6 3
" .. | " .. | 8 | " | 182 3 0 | 0 12 6 | 114 7 6 | 0 7.5 | 2 17 2 | 0 6 | 2 5 9
" .. | " .. | 9 | " | 172 0 10 | 0 12 6 | 107 10 0 | 0 7.5 | 2 13 9 | 0 6 | 2 3 0
" .. | " .. | 10 | " | 265 1 24 | 0 10 0 | 132 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 6 3 | 0 4.8 | 2 13 0
" .. | " .. | 11 | " | 220 2 16 | 0 10 0 | 110 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 15 3 | 0 4.8 | 2 4 2

Broken bush land of fair quality; bush principally birch; containing several good agricultural patches. Situated from thirteen to nineteen miles from Owaka Railway-station. Altitude, from 200ft. to 1,400ft.



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🗺️ Rules and Regulations for Switzers Commonage (continued from previous page)

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Land Act, 1892, Switzers Commonage, Management, Depasturing Licenses, Cattle, Trespass
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

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Land Act, 1892, Rural Lands, Otago, Sale, Selection, Lease, Prices, Clutha, Catlin's
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