✨ Land Notices
APRIL 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 919
Lands in Wellington forfeited or surrendered.
Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 20th April, 1897.
IT is hereby notified that, the leases and licenses of the under-mentioned Crown lands having been voluntarily surrendered by the lessees and licensees, or forfeited by resolution of the Wellington Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”
SCHEDULE.
| Section. | Block. | Locality. | Lessee or Licensee. | Tenure. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | II. | Makotuku Survey District | M. R. Pearce .. | Occupation with right of purchase. |
| 15 | XVIII. | Mangahao Survey District | August Wegner | Village-homestead special settlement. |
| 14 | III. | Tiriraukawa Survey District.. | Ernest Rowling | Occupation with right of purchase. |
| 5 | X. | Mt. Cerberus Survey District | Alfred Bowden | Special-settlement association. |
| 8 | .. | Rewa Village Settlement | George Webb .. | Village-homestead lease in perpetuity. |
| 16 | XIV. | Manganui Survey District | J. J. Pilkington | Special-settlement association. |
| 18 | VI. | Makuri Survey District | Leopold Simmons | Occupation with right of purchase. |
| 2 | X. | Mt. Cerberus Survey District | Robert Parker | Special-settlement association. |
| 10 | .. | Rakaunui Village Settlement.. | C. Hartshorn .. | Village-homestead lease in perpetuity. |
| 29 | .. | Pongaroa Village Settlement.. | Henry Falls .. | " |
| 7 | .. | Rakaunui Village Settlement.. | Edward Lewis | " |
| 4 | XIII. | Maungakaretu Survey District | Patrick Ryan | Special-settlement association. |
| 21 | VI. | Makotuku Survey District | James Guilford | " |
| 4 | .. | Pakihikura Village Settlement | William Prew | Village-homestead lease in perpetuity. |
| 10 | XI. | Makuri Survey District | Charles Henry Payne .. | Special-settlement association. |
| 5 | V. | Mt. Cerberus Survey District | George Matthews | " |
| 6 | XII. | Kopuaranga Survey District | John C. Wrigley | Occupation with right of purchase. |
| 44 | X. | Pohangina Survey District | John Edward Brown .. | Deferred payment. |
| 24 | II. | Mt. Cerberus Survey District | Frank R. Carter | Special-settlement association. |
| 1 | IV. | Umutoti Survey District | Frederick W. Miers | " |
| 6 | VIII. | Tiriraukawa Survey District.. | Philip Brady .. | " |
JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.
Rural Lands in Southland open for Sale or Selection.
District Lands and Survey Office, Invercargill, 12th April, 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 Thursday, the 3rd June, 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.
SOUTHLAND 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. | s. d. | ||||
| Southland | New River | 15 | XIX. | 121 2 20 | 25 0 | 152 0 8 | 1 3 |
| Hundred | |||||||
This section is situated in the Waimatuku Bush, about five miles from Woodfield; land flat, and abutting on partly-formed road.
SECOND-CLASS LAND.
| Southland | Hokonui .. | 580 | .. | 199 2 19 | 12 6 | 124 15 3 | 0 7½ | 3 2 5 | 0 6 | 2 9 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open hilly land, chiefly tussock; distance from Caroline Railway-station, about a mile and a half by road. Burdened with valuation for fencing, £14.
| Southland | Hokonui .. | 811 | .. | 71 2 0 | 15 0 | 53 12 6 | 0 9 | 1 6 10 | 0 7·2 | 1 1 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| " | 812 | .. | 82 2 0 | 15 0 | 61 17 6 | 0 9 | 1 10 11 | 0 7·2 | 1 4 9 | |
These sections are mostly covered with mixed bush of no commercial value; are hilly and broken, soil fair. Height above sea-level, from 400 ft. to 600 ft. Distance from Centre Bush Railway-station, about seven miles. Section 812 is burdened with valuation for clearing, £5.
| Southland | Waikawa .. | 10 | I. | 106 2 4 | 15 0 | 79 17 10 | 0 9 | 1 19 11 | 0 7 | 1 11 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| " | " | 11 | " | 122 3 37 | 15 0 | 92 5 0 | 0 9 | 2 6 2 | 0 7 | 1 18 10 |
| " | " | 19 | " | 95 2 16 | 15 0 | 71 14 0 | 0 9 | 1 15 10 | 0 7 | 1 8 8 |
These sections are in the Waikawa Forest, on the eastern side of Waikawa Harbour, and are covered with mixed bush. There are sawmills in the vicinity.
D. BARRON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
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NZ Gazette 1897, No 40
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🗺️ Crown Lands Forfeited or Surrendered
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey20 April 1897
Crown Lands, Forfeiture, Surrender, Wellington Land Board
21 names identified
- M. R. Pearce, Surrendered lease
- August Wegner, Surrendered lease
- Ernest Rowling, Surrendered lease
- Alfred Bowden, Surrendered lease
- George Webb, Surrendered lease
- J. J. Pilkington, Surrendered lease
- Leopold Simmons, Surrendered lease
- Robert Parker, Surrendered lease
- C. Hartshorn, Surrendered lease
- Henry Falls, Surrendered lease
- Edward Lewis, Surrendered lease
- Patrick Ryan, Surrendered lease
- James Guilford, Surrendered lease
- William Prew, Surrendered lease
- Charles Henry Payne, Surrendered lease
- George Matthews, Surrendered lease
- John C. Wrigley, Surrendered lease
- John Edward Brown, Surrendered lease
- Frank R. Carter, Surrendered lease
- Frederick W. Miers, Surrendered lease
- Philip Brady, Surrendered lease
- John McKenzie, Minister of Lands
🗺️ Rural Lands Open for Sale or Selection
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey12 April 1897
Crown Lands, Sale, Selection, Southland Land District
- D. Barron, Commissioner of Crown Lands