New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 105

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 105

Rural Lands in the Otago Land District open for Sale or Selection.

RANFURLY, 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, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, 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-third day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight; 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.
Otago Land District.
Second-class Land.

Bruce .. | Akatore .. | 2 of 7 | I. | 66 0 24 | 0 10 0 | 33 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 16 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 13 3
" .. | " .. | 9 | " | 155 0 32 | 0 10 0 | 77 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 18 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 11 0
" .. | " .. | 10 | " | 51 1 4 | 0 10 0 | 25 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 3
" .. | " .. | 1 of 11 | " | 120 0 25 | 0 10 0 | 60 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 10 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 4 0
" .. | " .. | 2 of 11 | " | 40 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 0
" .. | " .. | 12 | " | 91 0 39 | 0 10 0 | 45 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 2 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 18 3

Broken land of poor quality; well watered; situated about four miles from Milton.

Bruce .. | Akatore .. | 45 | I. | 82 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 41 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 5
Poor, open land, well watered. This section is situated on a hillside, four miles and a half from Milton by a level road, and is in the vicinity of the Akatore School. This section would suit for a workman's home.

Clutha .. | Catlin's .. | 58 | I. | 277 0 15 | 0 10 0 | 138 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 9 3 | 0 4·8 | 2 15 5
" .. | " .. | 60 | " | 281 1 10 | 0 10 0 | 140 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 10 3 | 0 4·8 | 2 16 3

Bush land, good soil, partly broken, watered, about eight miles from Owaka. Section 60 fronts the Catlin's River, and has a southern aspect.

Clutha .. | Glenomaru | 21, 22 | V. | 133 2 0 | 0 12 6 | 83 15 0 | 0 7·5 | 2 1 11 | 0 6 | 1 13 6
" .. | " .. | 34 | X. | 95 3 0 | 0 17 6 | 84 0 0 | 0 10·5 | 2 2 0 | 0 8·4 | 1 13 8

Bush land, watered; generally speaking, the land is of fair quality, accessible from Romahapa, Owaka, and Glenomaru. Valuations for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared: Sections 21 and 22, £175 5s.; Section 34, £10.

Vincent .. | Tarras .. | 6 | VII. | 176 2 10 | 0 7 6 | 66 7 6 | 0 4·5 | 1 13 3 | 0 3·6 | 1 6 7
Situated on main road, Cromwell to Hawea, about fourteen miles from Cromwell.

Lake .. | Upper Waka- | 4 | I. | 47 0 37 | 0 10 0 | 23 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 11 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 9 5
" .. | tipu | 5 | " | 49 2 8 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | Ditto | 6 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 8 | " | 49 2 20 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 9 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 10 | " | 42 0 29 | 0 10 0 | 21 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 5
" .. | " .. | 17 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 18 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 19 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 20 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 21 | " | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0

Mostly open land, with portions swampy and liable to flood. Situated one and a half to two and a half miles from Glenorchy. Valuations for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared: Section 4, £103 10s.; Section 5, £10 12s.; Section 6, £6; Section 7, £14; Section 8, £16 4s.; Section 9, £17 11s. 6d.; Section 10, £20 18s.; Section 17, £44 16s.; Section 18, £80 7s.; Section 19, £34 16s.; Section 20, £123 12s.; Section 21, £78 17s.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 21 | I. | 150 1 2 | 0 15 0 | 112 10 0 | 0 9 | 2 16 3 | 0 7·2 | 2 5 0
Undulating land; soil fair, covered with bush; well watered; about two miles from Big Mill Steamboat Wharf. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £60 8s.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 2 | VI. | 179 1 32 | 0 10 0 | 89 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 4 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 15 10
" .. | " .. | 27 | " | 295 1 24 | 0 10 0 | 147 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 13 9 | 0 4·8 | 2 19 0

Mixed-bush land; well watered; considerable portions of both sections fit for the plough when cleared. Distant from Owaka about eleven miles by formed road. Valuations for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared: Section 2, £12 10s.; Section 27, £25.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 3 | VIII. | 219 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 109 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 14 9 | 0 4·8 | 2 3 10
Forest land, bush chiefly rata, kamahi, and pines, with dogwood and fern undergrowth; watered; situated about ten miles from Owaka. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £12 10s.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Rural Lands in the Canterbury Land District open for Sale or Selection.

RANFURLY, Governor.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1897, No 105

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🗺️ Rural Lands in the Otago Land District open for Sale or Selection

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated7 December 1897
KeywordsLand Sale, Otago, Land Act 1892, Rural Land, Schedule, Second-class Land
👩‍💼 Officials

Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor
John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Rural Lands in the Canterbury Land District open for Sale or Selection

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsLand Sale, Canterbury, Land Act 1892, Rural Land
👩‍💼 Officials

Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor

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