New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 74

Page 1543

✨ Land Sale Notices

Aug. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1543

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

JAMES PRENDERGAST, Administrator of the Government.

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, James Prendergast, the Administrator of the Government 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 twentieth day of October, 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.	s. d.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hokianga .. | Tutamoe .. | 15 | V. | 360 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 180 0 0 | 0 6 | 4 10 0 | 0 4·8 | 3 12 0
" .. | " .. | 16 | " | 376 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 188 0 0 | 0 6 | 4 14 0 | 0 4·8 | 3 15 3
" .. | " .. | 17 | " | 160 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 80 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 12 0
" .. | " .. | 18 | " | 162 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 81 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 0 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 12 6
" .. | " .. | 19 | " | 145 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 72 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 16 3 | 0 4·8 | 1 9 0
" .. | " .. | 20 | " | 252 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 126 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 3 0 | 0 4·8 | 2 10 6
" .. | " .. | 21 | " | 253 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 126 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 3 3 | 0 4·8 | 2 10 8
" .. | " .. | 22 | " | 156 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 78 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 19 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 11 3
" .. | " .. | 23 | " | 161 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 81 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 0 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 12 6
" .. | " .. | 24 | " | 165 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 83 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 1 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 13 3
" .. | " .. | 25 | " | 149 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 74 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 17 3 | 0 4·8 | 1 9 10

All mixed forest lands, and well watered; soil clay to alluvial. Situated about twelve miles from Opanake Railway-station.

Raglan .. | Awaroa .. | 1 | VI. | 617 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 308 10 0 | 0 6 | 7 14 3 | 0 4·8 | 6 3 6
" .. | " .. | 2 | " | 508 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 254 0 0 | 0 6 | 6 7 0 | 0 4·8 | 5 1 8
" .. | " .. | 3 | " | 560 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 280 0 0 | 0 6 | 7 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 5 12 0
" .. | " .. | 4 | " | 465 1 0 | 0 12 0 | 279 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 6 19 6 | 0 5·76 | 5 11 8
" .. | " .. | 5 | " | 579 0 0 | 0 9 0 | 260 11 0 | 0 5·4 | 6 10 4 | 0 4·32 | 5 4 3
" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 476 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 238 0 0 | 0 6 | 5 19 0 | 0 4·8 | 4 15 3
" .. | " .. | 9 | " | 286 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 143 10 0 | 0 6 | 3 11 9 | 0 4·8 | 2 17 6
" .. | " .. | 10 | " | 586 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 293 0 0 | 0 6 | 7 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 5 17 3
" .. | " .. | 11 | " | 524 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 262 0 0 | 0 6 | 6 11 0 | 0 4·8 | 5 4 0

All forest lands, broken to undulating, and well watered; soil is a limestone clay, and volcanic, suitable for pastoral purposes. The block is situated about twenty-five miles from Rangiriri Railway-station, and twelve miles and a half from Glen Murray Post-office. A bridle-track is now being formed into the block.

Hokianga .. | Mangamuka | 1 | III. | 114 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 57 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 8 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 3 0
About 60 acres mixed-bush land; balance fern- and teatree-clad. Situated about nine miles from Kohukohu by river.

Hokianga .. | Mangamuka | 13 | VII. | 421 3 0 | 0 7 6 | 158 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 3 19 2 | 0 3·6 | 3 3 4
About four miles and a half from Kohukohu, and accessible by Orira River. Comprises about 160 acres mixed bush.

Mangonui | Whangaroa | 1 | II. | 200 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 75 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 17 6 | 0 3·6 | 1 10 0
Nearly all forest land, well watered. Situated one mile from coast, and about five miles from Whangaroa.

Bay of Islds. | Omapere .. | 2 | VI. | 189 1 12 | 0 5 0 | 47 5 0 | 0 3 | 1 3 8 | 0 2·4 | 0 19 0
" .. | " .. | 3 | " | 196 1 0 | 0 5 0 | 49 0 0 | 0 3 | 1 4 6 | 0 2·4 | 0 19 8
" .. | " .. | 2 | II. } | 334 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 83 10 0 | 0 3 | 2 1 9 | 0 2·4 | 1 13 6
" .. | " .. | 9 | VII. }

Section 2, Block VI., principally undulating land; clay soil, covered with mixed forest. Section 3, undulating land, well watered; clay soil; 50 acres fern land, balance mixed forest. Sections 2, Block II., and 9, Block VII., about one-third mixed forest; balance open fern land, and well watered, but part stony. These lands lie about two miles from Okai-hau Settlement.

Bay of Islds. | Hukerenui | 23 | V. | 37 3 20 | 0 7 6 | 14 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 7 3 | 0 3·6 | 0 5 9
" .. | " | 17 | VI. | 50 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 18 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 9 6 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 6

Section 23, open undulating land; clay soil. Section 17, swampy land. Both lots situated at Hukerenui North, and accessible by formed coach-road.

Manukau .. | Papakura* | 35 | .. | 212 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 127 4 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 3 9 | 0 5·76 | 2 11 0
Open swampy land, covered with tea-tree, flax, and gorse; situated about one mile from Papakura Railway-station.

Otamatea .. | Mareretu* | 172 | .. | 80 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 0
Generally open fern land, of good quality, with a few scattered kauri-trees, say, 100,000 sup. ft. of timber; access by road, about five miles from Maungaturoto Post-office. Subject to £75 for fencing and grassing.

Whangarei | Opuawhanga| 6 | I. | 40 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 15 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 7 6 | 0 3·6 | 0 6 0
Very broken land; clay soil; generally burnt bush; land well watered. Situated in the valley, two miles from Helena Bay.

Whangarei | Waipu* .. | 61A | .. | 31 2 16 | 0 5 0 | 8 0 0 | 0 3 | 0 4 0 | 0 2·4 | 0 3 3
Open land; three miles and a half from Helena Bay.

Whangarei | Maungaka- | S. 24 | .. | 65 2 0 | 0 18 0 | 59 8 0 | 0 10·8 | 1 9 9 | 0 8·64 | 1 3 10
ranea*

Open and forest land; good soil; but with no road-access, being surrounded by lands Crown-granted. Selector must therefore make his own arrangements for a road. The land is situated about two miles from Maungakaramea Post-office.

Whangarei | Waikiekie* | 79 | .. | 61 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 30 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 15 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 12 3
All open land, accessible by formed road; about eight miles from Mangapai.

Whangarei | Waipu* .. | 339 | .. | 250 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 187 10 0 | 0 9 | 4 13 9 | 0 7·2 | 3 15 0
" .. | " .. | 346 | .. | 52 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 18 4 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 9 3 | 0 3·6 | 0 7 4

Section 339, forest land, well watered, and accessible by road from Waipu Entrance, about three miles and a half. The section contains about seventy kauri-trees. Section 346, forest land, about three miles from Waipu Entrance.

Parish.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, this sixth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1897, No 74

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Rural Lands Open for Sale or Selection

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated6 August 1897
KeywordsLand sale, Rural lands, Auckland Land District, Selection options, Lease, Purchase
👩‍💼 Officials

James Prendergast, Administrator of the Government
John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

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