Land Forfeitures and Sales




Sept. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1523

Lands in the Taranaki District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 5th September, 1896.

IT is hereby notified that the under-mentioned lands have been forfeited by resolutions of the Taranaki Land Board dated the 18th May, 15th June, 6th July, and 20th July, 1896.

SCHEDULE.

Section. Block. District. Held by Tenure.
17 I. Taurakawa .. .. G. R. Moir
11 II. Omona .. C. Morris
21 " " .. W. Halse...
17 " " .. J. Ogilvie
7 " " .. J. and E. Easy
10 " " .. F. J. Carter
6 XV. Upper Waitara .. J. Colledge
15 II. Ngatimaru .. .. J. G. Colledge
24 XI. Omona .. W. Turkington
5 XIII. Mahoe .. R. A. Brickell
4 X. Omona .. A. J. Young
6 VII. " .. J. B. Young
1 VIII. " .. J. Anderson
9 XI. " .. J. Fryer ..
3 III. Ngatimaru .. .. J. E. Abraham
2 " " .. J. Abraham
40 XI. Ngaire .. F. Old
7 V. Upper Waitara .. J. Farrell
27 VI. Ngatimaru .. .. W. M. Halley

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in the Southland District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington, 5th September, 1896.

IT is hereby notified that, the leases of the under-mentioned Crown lands having been forfeited or surrenders accepted by resolutions of the Southland Land Board, the said lands have reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.

Section. Block. Locality. Held by Tenure.
2, 7 I. Fernhill Village .. William Marris
760 .. Croydon Village, Hokonui .. James McKeown
761 .. " .. John McMullen
4, 8, 12, 13 I. Waikawa .. William Jack
27 X. New River Hundred .. Maria T. Almao
13, 14 XI. Campbelltown Hundred .. Patrick Lynch
1, 2, 3 XII.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in Wellington for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office, Wellington, 1st September, 1896.

NOTICE is hereby given, in terms of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the under-mentioned sections will be offered by public auction, at the upset price noted opposite to each, at this office, on Wednesday, the 14th October, 1896, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

Section. Block. District. Area. Upset Price per Acre. Total Upset Price. Valuation for Improvements.
45 .. Levin Village Settlement.. A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
5 2 0 17 10 0 96 5 0 134 0 0

Weighted with £134 for improvements. This section is situated on the main street of Levin Township, close to the Post-office, school, and the main business part of the town. It consists of fair soil on a shingle formation, and is open land.

19 | VIII. | Makuri .. | .. | 101 1 0 | 2 5 0 | 227 16 3 | 90 0 0 |

This section is weighted with £90 for improvements. It is situated in the Tiraumea Valley, near the Township of Kaitawa, about five and a half or six miles from Pahiatua. The road is made and metalled up to and past the section. The soil is fair to good, and the grass on the cleared portion luxuriant. The bush which remains is heavy, with dense undergrowth. Although there is no extent of flat land, the slopes are very gentle and of no height. The section is within one mile of the Kaitawa Creamery and store, and half a mile of the public school.

Terms of Sale.—One-fifth of the purchase-money, together with the amount with which the section is weighted for improvements, to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance, together with £1, Crown-grant fee on Section 45, Levin Village Settlement, and £1 0s. 1d. on Section 19, Block VIII., Makuri, within thirty days thereafter, otherwise the part of the purchase-money paid by way of deposit shall be forfeited, and the contract for the sale of the land shall be null and void.

JOHN H. BAKER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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🗺️ Lands in Taranaki District Forfeited

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
5 September 1896
Land forfeiture, Taranaki, Lease in perpetuity
19 names identified
  • G. R. Moir, Land forfeited
  • C. Morris, Land forfeited
  • W. Halse, Land forfeited
  • J. Ogilvie, Land forfeited
  • J. and E. Easy, Land forfeited
  • F. J. Carter, Land forfeited
  • J. Colledge, Land forfeited
  • J. G. Colledge, Land forfeited
  • W. Turkington, Land forfeited
  • R. A. Brickell, Land forfeited
  • A. J. Young, Land forfeited
  • J. B. Young, Land forfeited
  • J. Anderson, Land forfeited
  • J. Fryer, Land forfeited
  • J. E. Abraham, Land forfeited
  • J. Abraham, Land forfeited
  • F. Old, Land forfeited
  • J. Farrell, Land forfeited
  • W. M. Halley, Land forfeited

  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Lands in Southland District Forfeited

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
5 September 1896
Land forfeiture, Southland, Village homestead
6 names identified
  • William Marris, Land forfeited
  • James McKeown, Land forfeited
  • John McMullen, Land forfeited
  • William Jack, Land forfeited
  • Maria T. Almao, Land forfeited
  • Patrick Lynch, Land forfeited

  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Lands in Wellington for Sale by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 September 1896
Land sale, Wellington, Public auction
  • John H. Baker, Commissioner of Crown Lands