New Zealand Gazette – 1896 – No. 23

Page 565

✨ Land Sale and Selection

April 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 565

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-seventh day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six; 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.
				A. R. P.	Per Acre.	Total Price.	Rent per Acre.
					s. d.	£ s. d.	s. d.

Second-class Land.

Hokianga .. | Mangamuka | 5 | VIII. | 114 0 0 | 17 6 | 99 15 0 | 0 10·5 | 2 9 11 | 0 8·4 | 1 19 11
Generally good agricultural land, more or less forest-clad, and well watered; about four miles from Okaihau Settlement.

Hokianga .. | Waipoua .. | 2 | X. | 228 0 0 | 15 0 | 62 14 0 | 0 9 | 1 11 5 | 0 7·2 | 1 5 1
Forest lands of good quality, and well watered; situated about eight miles from Opanake Railway-station.

Otamatea .. | Omaru* .. | W. 123 | .. | 20 0 0 | 10 0 | 10 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 5 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 4 0
All broken forest land; soil fair; situated about seven miles in direct line from Matakohe and about ten miles from Tokatoka.

Otamatea .. | Matakohe* | S.W.167 | .. | 36 0 0 | 10 0 | 18 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 9 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 7 3
Mixed forest land; soil fair; about seven miles from Matakohe.

Bay of Isl's | Kaeo .. | 13 | XII. | 100 0 0 | 7 6 | 37 10 0 | 0 4½ | 0 18 9 | 0 3·6 | 0 15 0
Flat swampy land, half fern; about nine miles from Waimate North.

Bay of Isl's | Kaeo .. | 17 | XVI. | 252 0 0 | 7 6 | 95 0 0 | 0 4½ | 2 7 6 | 0 3·6 | 1 18 0
About one-third open land, balance mixed forest; clay soil, and well watered; about eight miles from Waimate North.

Bay of Isl's | Kawakawa | 200 | .. | 39 0 0 | 7 6 | 14 12 6 | 0 4½ | 0 7 4 | 0 3·6 | 0 5 10
Comprises about ten acres very light bush, balance fern and tea-tree; about half a mile from Opua Wharf.

Bay of Isl's | Hukerenui | 15 | X. | 48 0 31 | 7 6 | 18 0 0 | 0 4½ | 0 9 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 3
About half flat, of fair quality, balance undulating land; situated about two miles from main road, Hukerenui Settlement.

Waikato .. | Komakorau* | 141 | .. | 41 0 0 | 10 0 | 20 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 3
All swampy land; situated about nine miles in direct line from Ngaruawahia Post-office; contains about eight acres of forest.

Rodney .. | Pakiri* .. | 105 | .. | 306 0 0 | 10 0 | 153 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 16 6 | 0 4·8 | 3 1 3
Broken forest land, sandstone and clay soil; well watered; situated about six miles from Wellsford and about nine miles from Matakan.

Rodney .. | Arai* .. | W. 71 | .. | 33 3 0 | 5 0 | 8 10 0 | 0 3 | 0 4 3 | 0 2·4 | 0 3 5
" .. | " .. | S. 71, | .. | 12 2 0 | 7 6 | 4 17 6 | 0 4½ | 0 2 5 | 0 3·6 | 0 2 0
" .. | " .. | S.E. 72 | .. | 80 3 0 | 7 6 | 30 7 6 | 0 4½ | 0 15 2 | 0 3·6 | 0 12 2
" .. | " .. | 73 | .. | 81 2 0 | 5 0 | 20 10 0 | 0 3 | 0 10 3 | 0 2·4 | 0 8 3
" .. | " .. | 74 | .. | 74 1 0 | 5 0 | 18 10 0 | 0 3 | 0 9 3 | 0 2·4 | 0 7 5
" .. | " .. | 76 | .. | 163 3 0 | 5 0 | 41 0 0 | 0 3 | 1 0 6 | 0 2·4 | 0 16 5
" .. | " .. | 90 | .. | 47 2 0 | 7 6 | 18 0 0 | 0 4½ | 0 9 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 3
" .. | " .. | W. 34 | .. | 26 0 0 | 5 0 | 6 10 0 | 0 3 | 0 3 3 | 0 2·4 | 0 2 8
Section 90, broken forest hills, scorched by fire; the other sections are all open lands. Situated about seven miles and a half by dray-road from Mangawai.

Rodney .. | Oruawharo* | S.W. 84 | .. | 40 0 0 | 5 0 | 10 0 0 | 0 3 | 0 5 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 4 0
" .. | " .. | 86 | .. | 186 3 0 | 5 0 | 46 15 0 | 0 3 | 1 3 5 | 0 2·4 | 0 18 9
" .. | " .. | S.W. 87 | .. | 90 0 0 | 5 0 | 22 10 0 | 0 3 | 0 11 3 | 0 2·4 | 0 9 0
" .. | " .. | 88 | .. | 135 0 0 | 5 0 | 33 15 0 | 0 3 | 0 16 11 | 0 2·4 | 0 13 6
All open lands (no gum), about nine miles by cart-track from Mangawai.

Rodney .. | Komokoriki* | 18 | .. | 103 0 0 | 10 0 | 51 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 5 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 0 8
Forest land, good soil; near Araparera and Komokoriki Post-office.

Piako .. | Waitoa .. | 10A | }XII. | 47 1 19 | 15 0 | 35 10 0 | 0 9 | 0 17 9 | 0 7·2 | 0 12 3
" .. | " .. | 11A | | | | | | | |
Open swampy land; about three miles from Te Aroha.

Hobson .. | Tatarariki* | 50 | .. | 52 3 3 | 10 0 | 26 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 13 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 8
About one-third swamp, balance open land; situated about two miles and a half from Te Kopuru Wharf.

Waitemata | Kaipara .. | 5 | XII. | 98 0 10 | 5 0 | 24 10 0 | 0 3 | 0 12 3 | 0 2·4 | 0 9 10
" .. | " .. | 6 | " | 207 0 0 | 5 0 | 51 15 0 | 0 3 | 1 5 11 | 0 2·4 | 1 0 9
Sandy land, watered by small ponds; situated about seven miles from Helensville by road.

Whangarei | Waipu .. | 1 | X. | 670 1 10 | 7 0 | 234 10 0 | 0 4½ | 5 17 3 | 0 3·6 | 4 13 10
Forest land, in parts stony; well watered; access by Old North Road; about seven miles from Waipu Post-office.

Manukau | Otau* .. | 89 | .. | 717 0 0 | 10 0 | 358 10 0 | 0 6 | 8 19 3 | 0 4·8 | 7 3 5
Forest land, about five miles from Ness Valley by road. There is some bush felled on the section ready for burning.

Mangonui | Ahipara* .. | 61 | .. | 80 0 0 | 7 6 | 30 0 0 | 0 4½ | 0 15 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 12 0
" .. | " .. | W. 62 | .. | 23 0 0 | 10 0 | 11 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 5 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 4 8
Open land; situated about two miles in a direct line from Kaitara.

Hobson .. | Te Kopuru* | 131A | .. | 25 0 39 | 10 0 | 12 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 6 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 5 0
" .. | " .. | 131B | .. | 26 3 26 | 10 0 | 13 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 6 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 5 5
" .. | " .. | 131C | .. | 25 3 26 | 10 0 | 13 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 5 3
" .. | " .. | 131D | .. | 25 3 10 | 10 0 | 13 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 5 3
" .. | " .. | 131E | .. | 26 0 18 | 10 0 | 13 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 5 3
" .. | " .. | 132A | .. | 21 3 24 | 10 0 | 11 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 5 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 4 5
" .. | " .. | 132B | .. | 23 1 6 | 10 0 | 11 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 5 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 4 8
" .. | " .. | 132C | .. | 24 0 16 | 10 0 | 12 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 6 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 4 10
" .. | " .. | 132D | .. | 22 1 24 | 10 0 | 11 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 5 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 4 5
Undulating land, about five miles from Kopuru Wharf, to which there is a cart-road. Section 132B subject to £17 for house.

Parish.

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

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Lands,

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1896, No 23

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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🗺️ Rural Lands in Auckland District Open for Sale or Selection

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated25 March 1896
KeywordsLand Sale, Selection, Auckland District, Lease in Perpetuity, Rural Lands
👩‍💼 Officials

David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
W. C. Walker, For Minister of Lands

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