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✨ Land Sales and Selections

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 28

Rural Lands in Auckland District open for Sale or Selection.

District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland, 22nd February, 1897.

THE under-mentioned Crown lands will be open for sale or selection, in terms of section 136 of “The Land Act, 1892,” either for cash, for occupation with right of purchase, or for lease in perpetuity, at the option of the selector, on and after Wednesday, the 21st April, 1897.

If more than one application be received for the same section on the same day, then the order of selection shall be decided by ballot on the following day, at 11 a.m.

SCHEDULE.

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.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

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

Whakatane | Waiotahi*.. | 307 | .. | 5 1 6 | 40 0 | 10 0 0 | 2 0 | 0 5 0 | 1 7 | 0 4 0
Undulating fern land; on the Ohiwa Harbour.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hokianga .. | Whangape.. | 5 | VII. | 50 0 0 | 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 6 | " | 50 0 0 | 20 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 5 0 | 0 9·6 | 1 0 0
" .. | " .. | 38 | " | 42 1 0 | 12 6 | 26 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 0 13 6 | 0 6 | 0 10 6
" .. | " .. | 40 | " | 50 0 0 | 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 42 | " | 47 0 0 | 7 6 | 17 12 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 8 10 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 1
" .. | " .. | 66 | " | 49 0 0 | 10 0 | 24 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 9 10
" .. | " .. | 67 | " | 50 0 0 | 7 6 | 18 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 9 5 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 6

Sections 5 and 6, forest land of good quality, partly improved. Section 38, open fern and tea-tree land. Sections 40, 42, 66, 67, forest land of good quality. Situated from one to three miles from Herekino Post-office.

Hokianga .. | Waoku .. | 34 | I. | 214 0 0 | 10 0 | 107 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 13 6 | 0 4·8 | 2 2 10
Undulating land, open, and forest of fair quality. Six miles from Rawene.

Mangonui.. | Whangape | 17 | VII. | 45 2 0 | 10 0 | 23 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 11 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 9 3
Half open, half forest land of fair quality. Three miles and a half from Herekino.

Bay of Isl’ds | Motatau .. | 24 | VIII. | 180 0 15 | 7 6 | 67 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 13 9 | 0 3·6 | 1 7 0
Open, undulating land; fair soil. About three miles from Towai Post-office.

Hokianga.. | Whangape | 12 | II. | 60 0 0 | 10 0 | 30 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 15 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 12 0
Undulating forest land of good quality.

Hokianga .. | Herekino .. | 5 | III. | 50 0 0 | 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 42 2 16 | 10 0 | 21 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 8
" .. | " .. | 8 | " | 50 0 0 | 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 9 | " | 50 0 0 | 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 11A | " | 40 0 0 | 10 0 | 20 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 10 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 0
" .. | Whangape.. | 10 | IX. | 50 0 0 | 17 0 | 42 10 0 | 0 10·2 | 1 1 3 | 0 8·16 | 0 17 0
" .. | " .. | 19 | " | 50 0 0 | 17 6 | 43 15 0 | 0 10·5 | 1 1 10 | 0 8·4 | 0 17 6
" .. | " .. | 20 | " | 50 0 0 | 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 21 | " | 50 0 0 | 11 6 | 28 15 0 | 0 6·9 | 0 14 5 | 0 5·52 | 0 11 6

Sections 5 to 11A, Block III., open and forest lands of good quality, fronting the Ahipara–Whangape Road; about two miles from Herekino Post-office. Sections 10 to 21, Block IX., undulating to broken forest lands of good quality partly improved; about three miles from Herekino Post-office.

Hokianga .. | Waoku .. | 32 | I. | 257 3 0 | 10 0 | 129 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 4 6 | 0 4·8 | 2 11 8
Nearly all forest, rather broken land. Six miles from Rawene.

Tauranga .. | Te Puna* .. | 29 | .. | 162 0 0 | 7 6 | 60 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 10 5 | 0 3·6 | 1 4 4
" .. | " .. | 30 | .. | 72 0 0 | 7 6 | 27 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 13 6 | 0 3·6 | 0 10 10
" .. | " .. | 31 | .. | 200 0 0 | 7 6 | 75 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 17 6 | 0 3·6 | 1 10 0
" .. | " .. | 35 | .. | 108 0 0 | 7 6 | 40 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 0 3 | 0 3·6 | 0 16 3

Broken land of fair quality; all open except 5 acres bush on Section 35. Situate eight miles from Tauranga.

Waikato .. | Komakorau* | 234 | .. | 42 1 2 | 30 0 | 63 7 6 | 1 6 | 1 11 9 | 1 2·4 | 1 5 4
Two-thirds kahikatea swamp. Situated two miles from Ngaruawahia.

Waikato .. | Koheroa* | 162 | .. | 354 2 0 | 5 0 | 88 15 0 | 0 3 | 2 4 5 | 0 2·4 | 1 15 6
About 15 acres swamp, balance fern and tea-tree. About eleven miles from Mercer.

Whakatane | Waiotahi* | 97 | .. | 41 2 0 | 20 0 | 42 0 0 | 1 0 | 1 1 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 16 10
Fern land, broken, with a patch of forest; well watered, and adjoining Ohiwa Harbour.

Whakatane | Matata* .. | 145 | .. | 500 0 0 | 7 0 | 175 0 0 | 0 4·2 | 4 7 6 | 0 3·36 | 3 10 0
Swamp land on Tarawera River. Seven miles from Matata.

Whakatane | Rangitaiki* | 82 | .. | 500 0 0 | 17 6 | 437 10 0 | 0 10·5 | 10 18 9 | 0 8·36 | 8 15 0
" .. | " .. | 63 | .. | 500 0 0 | 5 6 | 187 10 0 | 0 3·3 | 4 13 9 | 0 2·64 | 3 15 0
" .. | " .. | 77 | .. | 500 0 0 | 16 0 | 400 0 0 | 0 9·5 | 10 0 0 | 0 7·68 | 8 0 0

All swamp lands in the North Island Land Association Settlement. About eleven miles from Whakatane.

Whakatane | Matata* .. | 142 | .. | 246 0 0 | 7 0 | 86 2 0 | 0 4·2 | 2 3 1 | 0 3·36 | 1 14 6
Swamp land; about eight miles from Matata.

Whakatane | Waioeka* .. | 359 | .. | 411 1 10 | 7 6 | 154 2 6 | 0 4·5 | 3 17 1 | 0 3·6 | 3 1 8
About 140 acres forest, 25 acres swamp, balance fern land and broken; soil of good quality. Seven miles from Opotiki.

Whakatane | Waimana* | 181,182 | .. | 154 0 0 | 10 0 | 77 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 18 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 10 10
Half open and half forest, with some grassing; bounded by Nukuhou and Whaingaroa Rivers. About two miles from head of Ohiwa Harbour.

Parish.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1897, No 28

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🗺️ Rural Lands in Auckland District open for Sale or Selection

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated22 February 1897
KeywordsLand Sale, Selection, Auckland District, Crown Lands, Land Act 1892
👩‍💼 Officials

Gerhard Mueller, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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