Land Sale Notices




Jan. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 23

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

Bay of I'ds| Motatau .. | 21 | VIII. | 97 3 20 | 15 0 | 73 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 16 9 | 0 7·2 | 1 9 6
Comprises about 50 acres mixed forest, with some kauri, balance open fern and tea-tree land; soil fair; situated about
four miles from Towai Post-office.
Hobson.. | Te Kuri .. | 11 | .. | 22 0 8 | 5 0 | 5 10 0 | 0 3 | 0 2 9 | 0 2·4 | 0 2 3
" .. | " .. | 11A| .. | 283 2 0 | 5 0 | 71 0 0 | 0 3 | 1 15 6 | 0 2·4 | 1 8 6
Section 11, open land with a little swamp, fronting Wairoa River at Tomb Point. Section 11A, about three-fourths
raupo, flax, and wiwi swamp, balance light sandy soil; about five miles from Tikinui Post-office.
Hobson.. | Okahu
.. | N.W.104| .. | 17 0 0 | 12 6 | 10 12 6 | 0 7½ | 0 5 4 | 0 6 | 0 4 3
" .. | " .. | S.W.105| .. | 42 1 0 | 10 0 | 21 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 6
" .. | " .. | M. 109 | .. | 39 2 0 | 10 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 0
" .. | " .. | 139 | .. | 122 1 0 | 10 0 | 61 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 10 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 4 5
" .. | " .. | S.E.142| .. | 7 0 0 | 10 0 | 3 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 1 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 1 5
" .. | " .. | S.W.183| .. | 20 0 0 | 5 0 | 5 0 0 | 0 3 | 0 2 6 | 0 2·4 | 0 2 0
" .. | " .. | S.E.184| .. | 52 2 0 | 5 0 | 13 5 0 | 0 3 | 0 6 8 | 0 2·4 | 0 5 4
" .. | " .. | 185, 186|.. | 250 0 0 | 5 0 | 62 10 0 | 0 3 | 1 11 3 | 0 2·4 | 1 5 0
" .. | " .. | S.E.187| .. |
Section 104, undulating, fair soil, mixed forest with a few kauri. Section 105, about 10 acres tea-tree, balance kahikatea
and mixed forest land; soil fair to good. Sections 109 and 142, undulating mixed forest, good soil. Section 139, one-third
kahikatea flat, remainder undulating open land. Sections 183 to 187, undulating and open land. These sections are
situated from eight to twelve miles from Mititai.
Hokianga | Waoku .. | 46 | IX. | 50 0 0 | 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
One-third open, remainder mixed forest; situated about two miles and a half from Waimamaku Post-office. Some
bush-falling has been done on the section.
Waikato | Komakorau*| 179| .. | 50 0 0 | 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
About 20 acres swamp, remainder open land of fair quality; situated about ten miles from Ngaruawahia.

  • Parish.
    As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-first day of December, one thousand
    eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

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

Tauranga..| Te Mania | 21 | .. | 9 0 0 | 15 0 | 6 15 0 | 0 9 | 0 3 5 | 0 7·2 | 0 2 9
" .. | Parish | 22 | .. | 9 2 0 | 15 0 | 7 10 0 | 0 9 | 0 3 9 | 0 7·2 | 0 3 0
Open land, with some swamp, fronting Tauranga Harbour.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-first day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-six.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.



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