New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 11

Page 331

✨ Otago Land District Rural Lands for Sale

Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 331

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT—continued.

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.	Rent per Acre.	Half-yearly Rent.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

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

Maniototo..|Blackstone ..| 13 | XVI. | 119 1 23 | 0 15 0 | 89 5 0 | 0 9 | 2 4 8 | 0 7·2 | 1 15 8
Level land, portion arable; watered; situated in Ida Valley, and is distant by about five miles from Rough Ridge School. Present occupier to be allowed fourteen days from date of sale to remove any improvements effected by him upon the land.

Bruce ..|Clarendon ..| 27 | VI. | 82 3 5 | 0 10 0 | 41 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 8
Hilly country; partly bush and partly fern; about six miles from Waihola Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, which must be lodged with the application or paid immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £15.

Vincent ..|Cromwell ..| 35 | III. | 179 1 14 | 0 10 0 | 89 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 4 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 15 10
Light land; situated about three miles from Cromwell. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £60.

Vincent ..|Lauder ..| 49 | III. | 281 0 12 | 0 15 0 | 210 15 0 | 0 9 | 5 5 5 | 0 7·2 | 4 4 4
Undulating land; watered; portion arable, remainder only fit for grazing; situated about four miles north of Ophir. Valuation for improvements, to be lodged with application or paid immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £26 6s. 6d.

Maniototo..|Rock & Pillar| 2 | II. | 147 3 9 | 1 1 10 | 161 11 4 | 1 1·1 | 4 0 9 | 0 10·48| 3 4 8
Open undulating pastoral land, with patches fit for cultivation; soil light; accessible by good roads, and situated about four miles from the proposed railway-station at Hamilton's Bridge. This section is part of Pastoral Runs 204 and 204a, lately held by Messrs. Rowley and Hamilton. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £18 9s. 6d.

Clutha ..|Tautuku ..| 18 | III. | 28 1 39 | 0 12 6 | 17 10 0 | 0 7·5 | 0 8 9 | 0 6 | 0 7 0
Level bush land of good quality; situated about sixteen miles from Owaka. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £3.

Clutha ..|Tautuku ..| 1 | VIII. | 320 1 24 | 0 12 6 | 200 0 0 | 0 7·5 | 5 0 0 | 0 6 | 4 0 0
" .. " ..| 2 | " | 334 1 28 | 0 12 6 | 208 15 0 | 0 7·5 | 5 4 5 | 0 6 | 4 3 6
" .. " ..| 4 | " | 34 0 22 | 0 12 6 | 21 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 0 10 8 | 0 6 | 0 8 6
" .. " ..| 6 | " | 144 3 8 | 0 12 6 | 90 12 6 | 0 7·5 | 2 5 4 | 0 6 | 1 16 3
" .. " ..| 7 | " | 167 3 14 | 0 12 6 | 105 0 0 | 0 7·5 | 2 12 6 | 0 6 | 2 2 0
" .. " ..| 8 | " | 239 0 1 | 0 12 6 | 149 7 6 | 0 7·5 | 3 14 9 | 0 6 | 2 19 9
" .. " ..| 9 | " | 221 3 16 | 0 15 0 | 166 10 0 | 0 9 | 4 3 3 | 0 7·2 | 3 6 8
" .. " ..| 11 | " | 212 1 13 | 0 17 6 | 185 10 0 | 0 10·5 | 4 12 9 | 0 8·4 | 3 14 3
" .. " ..| 13 | " | 63 1 8 | 0 17 6 | 55 2 6 | 0 10·5 | 1 7 7 | 0 8·4 | 1 2 1
" .. " ..| 14 | " | 90 0 38 | 0 15 0 | 67 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 13 9 | 0 7·2 | 1 7 0
" .. " ..| 15 | " | 89 2 0 | 0 15 0 | 67 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 13 9 | 0 7·2 | 1 7 0
" .. " ..| 16 | " | 95 0 13 | 0 15 0 | 71 5 0 | 0 9 | 1 15 8 | 0 7·2 | 1 8 6
" .. " ..| 17 | " | 130 3 24 | 0 15 0 | 98 5 0 | 0 9 | 2 9 2 | 0 7·2 | 1 19 4
" .. " ..| 19 | " | 39 0 19 | 0 12 6 | 24 7 6 | 0 7·5 | 0 12 3 | 0 6 | 0 9 9
" .. " ..| 21 | " | 85 3 18 | 0 15 0 | 64 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 12 3 | 0 7·2 | 1 5 10
" .. " ..| 23 | " | 22 3 34 | 0 15 0 | 17 5 0 | 0 9 | 0 8 8 | 0 7·2 | 0 7 0
" .. " ..| 25 | " | 43 1 36 | 0 15 0 | 32 5 0 | 0 9 | 0 16 2 | 0 7·2 | 0 13 0
" .. " ..| 26 | " | 65 1 28 | 0 12 6 | 40 12 6 | 0 7·5 | 1 0 4 | 0 6 | 0 16 3

This block, which is all bush land, is situated twenty-one miles from the proposed railway-station at Owaka. It fronts the Tautuku Bay, which is well sheltered from prevailing winds, and where there is a good boat-landing. A road down the Fleming River is now in course of construction, which will bring the middle of the block within two miles of the boat-landing. Soil fair; well watered. The bush consists chiefly of red- and black-pine, kamai, ironwood, and manuka.

Vincent ..|Tiger Hill ..| 32 | I. | 33 1 13 | 0 12 6 | 20 12 6 | 0 7·5 | 0 10 4 | 0 6 | 0 8 3
Mostly level land, portion rocky; soil light; watered; situated about two miles from the Town of Ophir.

Tuapeka ..|Tuapeka West| 20 | VIII. | 199 2 13 | 0 12 6 | 125 0 0 | 0 7·5 | 3 2 0 | 0 6 | 2 10 0
Rather steep land of a sandy nature; situated about fifteen miles from Lawrence Railway-station.

Maniototo..|Upper Taieri | 16 | I. | 176 1 10 | 0 18 9 | 165 0 0 | 0 11·25| 4 2 6 | 0 9 | 3 6 0
" .. " | 18 | " | 49 3 0 | 0 18 9 | 46 17 6 | 0 11·25| 1 3 6 | 0 9 | 0 18 9
" .. " | 19 | " | 129 3 0 | 0 12 6 | 81 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 2 0 8 | 0 6 | 1 12 6
" .. " | 11 | IV. | 100 1 29 | 0 15 7 | 77 18 4 | 0 9·35| 1 19 0 | 0 7·48| 1 11 2
" .. " | 13 | " | 240 1 16 | 0 15 7 | 187 0 0 | 0 9·35| 4 13 6 | 0 7·48| 3 14 10
" .. " | 14 | " | 194 0 19 | 0 15 7 | 152 3 2 | 0 9·35| 3 15 7 | 0 7·48| 3 0 6

Sections 16, 18, and 19, undulating agricultural and pastoral land; accessible by good roads; situated half a mile from Patearoa Post-office and seventeen miles from Newtown Railway-station; altitude, 1,400ft. Sections 11, 13, and 14, open undulating pastoral land; accessible by good roads; situated two miles from Hamilton's Post-office and School, and about three miles from Sowburn School. The above are some of the subdivisions of Pastoral Runs 204 and 204a, lately held by Messrs. Rowley and Hamilton. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, Section 11, £13.

Maniototo..|Upper Taieri | 14 | VII. | 20 0 10 | 0 18 9 | 18 15 0 | 0 11·25| 0 9 5 | 0 9 | 0 7 6
" .. " | 15 | " | 23 3 0 | 0 18 9 | 22 10 0 | 0 11·25| 0 10 3 | 0 9 | 0 9 0
Open undulating pastoral land; accessible by good roads; situated half a mile from Patearoa Post-office and one mile from school; altitude, 1,500ft. These sections are parts of Pastoral Runs 204 and 204a, lately held by Messrs. Rowley and Hamilton.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1896, No 11

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Rural Lands in Otago Land District Open for Sale or Selection (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated13 February 1896
KeywordsLand sale, Land selection, Otago, Rural lands, Pastoral runs, Second-class land, Cash purchase, Occupation with right of purchase, Lease in perpetuity
👱🏽 Names

Rowley, Former holder of Pastoral Runs 204 and 204a
Hamilton, Former holder of Pastoral Runs 204 and 204a

👩‍💼 Officials

John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

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