New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 87

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✨ Land Sales and Leases

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

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.

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.

Tuapeka .. | Tuapeka West | 28 | IV. | 10 2 12 | 1 15 0 | 19 5 0 | 1 9 | 0 9 8 | 1 4·8 | 0 7 9
" .. | " | 33 | " | 8 2 32 | 1 15 0 | 15 15 0 | 1 9 | 0 7 11 | 1 4·8 | 0 6 4
Flat and rising ground, the greater part covered with bush. Situated on the east bank of the Clutha River, about nineteen miles from Lawrence.

Tuapeka .. | Tuapeka West | 29 | VIII. | 9 0 0 | 2 15 0 | 24 15 0 | 2 9 | 0 12 5 | 2 2·4 | 0 9 11
Rich, worked-out-bush land. Situated on the bank of the Clutha River, near Tuapeka Mouth, and about sixteen miles from Lawrence.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Lake .. | Kawarau .. | 1 | VII. | 200 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 70 0 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 15 0 | 0 3·36 | 1 8 0
" .. | " .. | 3 | " | 150 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 52 10 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 6 3 | 0 3·36 | 1 1 0
" .. | " .. | 6 | " | 158 3 15 | 0 7 0 | 55 13 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 7 10 | 0 3·36 | 1 2 4
" .. | " .. | 12 | " | 118 3 36 | 0 7 0 | 41 13 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 0 10 | 0 3·36 | 0 16 8
" .. | " .. | 13 | " | 188 0 14 | 0 7 0 | 65 16 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 13 0 | 0 3·36 | 1 6 4
" .. | " .. | 14 | " | 197 3 25 | 0 7 0 | 69 6 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 14 8 | 0 3·36 | 1 7 9
" .. | " .. | 15 | " | 200 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 70 0 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 15 0 | 0 3·36 | 1 10 0
" .. | " .. | 16 | " | 200 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 70 0 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 15 0 | 0 3·36 | 1 10 0
Loamy soil, well grassed. Ten miles from Arrow Township.

Vincent .. | Lower Wanaka | 10 | V. | 242 3 8 | 0 7 0 | 85 1 0 | 0 4·2 | 2 2 7 | 0 3·36 | 1 14 0
" .. | " | 12 | " | 274 3 0 | 0 7 0 | 96 5 0 | 0 4·2 | 2 8 2 | 0 3·36 | 1 18 5
" .. | " | 14 | " | 527 2 15 | 0 5 0 | 132 0 0 | 0 3 | 3 6 0 | 0 2·4 | 2 12 10
Subdivisions of Run 239A, Mount Brown Run; last held by Messrs. R. M. and C. A. Turnbull; agricultural and pastoral land, watered; soil on Sections 10 and 12, good clay on rock bottom; would grow oats, wheat, or green crops; altitude, from 1,400 ft. to 2,000 ft. Distance from Cromwell, forty miles. Yellow, soft tussock, and strong fern is growing on this country. Section 14 is subject to valuation for improvements, £9.

Maniototo | Maniototo .. | 25 | I. | 180 0 0 | 0 18 9 | 168 15 0 | 0 11·25 | 4 14 5 | 0 9 | 3 7 6
Undulating pastoral country, soil a light loam; well watered. Situated five miles from Naseby and five miles from the proposed railway-station at Eweburn.

Maniototo | Maniototo .. | 4 | XVIII. | 72 2 20 | 0 18 9 | 68 8 9 | 0 11·25 | 1 14 3 | 0 9 | 1 7 5
" .. | " .. | 5 | " | 62 1 36 | 0 18 9 | 58 2 6 | 0 11·25 | 1 9 1 | 0 9 | 1 3 3
Undulating pastoral land, soil a light loam; watered; accessible by good roads. Three miles from Naseby and six miles from Eweburn.

Maniototo | Naseby .. | 1 | VI. | 260 0 0 | 0 18 9 | 243 15 0 | 0 11·25 | 6 1 9 | 0 9 | 4 17 6
Open undulating pastoral country, soil a light loam; well watered. Situated five miles from Naseby and six miles from the proposed Eweburn Railway-station.

Maniototo | Rock & Pillar | 19 | I. | 70 0 24 | 0 18 9 | 65 12 6 | 0 11·25 | 1 12 10 | 0 9 | 1 6 3
" .. | " | 20 | " | 41 3 20 | 0 18 9 | 39 7 6 | 0 11·25 | 0 19 9 | 0 9 | 0 15 9
" .. | " | 21 | " | 200 0 0 | 0 18 9 | 187 10 0 | 0 11·25 | 4 13 9 | 0 9 | 3 15 0
" .. | " | 27 | " | 129 3 0 | 0 18 9 | 121 17 6 | 0 11·25 | 3 1 0 | 0 9 | 2 8 9
" .. | " | 29 | " | 65 1 16 | 0 15 6 | 50 7 6 | 0 9·3 | 1 5 3 | 0 7·44 | 1 0 2
" .. | " | 46 | " | 68 2 0 | 0 15 6 | 53 9 6 | 0 9·3 | 1 6 9 | 0 7·44 | 1 1 5
Open undulating pastoral country, with patches fit for cultivation; soil light. Situated near the Township of amilton’s, and about four miles from the proposed railway-station near Hamilton’s Bridge. Altitude, 1,800 ft.

Tuapeka .. | Tuapeka West | 30 | IV. | 11 2 39 | 1 0 0 | 12 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 4 10
" .. | " | 31 | " | 8 3 9 | 1 0 0 | 9 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 4 6 | 0 9·6 | 0 3 8
Flat and rising ground, the greater part under bush. Situated on the east bank of the Clutha River, about nineteen miles from Lawrence.

Tuapeka .. | Tuapeka West | 20 | VII. | 77 0 15 | 0 10 0 | 38 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 19 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 15 5
Rather a rough section, mostly covered with tea-tree scrub. Situated about two miles from Rankleburn Punt. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £3.

Vincent .. | Tarras .. | 1 | XIII. | 292 1 4 | 0 5 6 | 80 6 0 | 0 3·3 | 2 0 2 | 0 2·64 | 1 12 2
" .. | " .. | 2 | " | 319 1 33 | 0 5 6 | 87 14 6 | 0 3·3 | 2 3 11 | 0 2·64 | 1 15 2
" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 320 0 0 | 0 5 6 | 88 0 0 | 0 3·3 | 2 4 0 | 0 2·64 | 1 15 3
" .. | " .. | 8 | " | 263 0 27 | 0 5 6 | 72 6 6 | 0 3·3 | 1 16 2 | 0 2·64 | 1 8 11
" .. | " .. | 9 | " | 298 1 7 | 0 5 6 | 81 19 0 | 0 3·3 | 2 1 0 | 0 2·64 | 1 12 10
" .. | " .. | 10 | " | 238 3 16 | 0 5 6 | 65 14 6 | 0 3·3 | 1 12 9 | 0 2·64 | 1 6 4
" .. | " .. | 11 | " | 226 0 35 | 0 5 6 | 62 3 0 | 0 3·3 | 1 11 1 | 0 2·64 | 1 4 11
" .. | " .. | 12 | " | 249 2 16 | 0 5 6 | 68 15 0 | 0 3·3 | 1 14 5 | 0 2·64 | 1 7 6
" .. | " .. | 13 | " | 257 2 30 | 0 5 6 | 70 19 0 | 0 3·3 | 1 15 6 | 0 2·64 | 1 8 5
Dry, shingly land. Situated about thirteen miles from Cromwell on the road to Lake Wanaka.

Clutha .. | Tautuku .. | 9 | VIII. | 221 3 16 | 0 15 0 | 166 10 0 | 0 9 | 4 3 3 | 0 7·2 | 3 6 8
Bush land. Situated about twenty-one miles from the proposed railway-station at Owaka. Soil fair; well watered. The bush consists chiefly of red- and black-pine, kamai, ironwood, and manuka.

Lake .. | Up’r Wakatipu | 1 | I. | 51 1 12 | 0 9 0 | 22 19 0 | 0 5·4 | 0 11 6 | 0 4·32 | 0 9 3
" .. | " | 2 | " | 51 3 38 | 0 9 0 | 23 8 0 | 0 5·4 | 0 11 9 | 0 4·32 | 0 9 5
" .. | " | 3 | " | 50 0 16 | 0 9 0 | 22 10 0 | 0 5·4 | 0 11 3 | 0 4·32 | 0 9 0
Level swampy sections. Situated at the head of Lake Wakatipu, some twenty-nine miles from Queenstown by steamer.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 16 | X. | 211 3 0 | 0 17 6 | 185 10 0 | 0 10·5 | 4 12 9 | 0 8·4 | 3 14 3
Bush land. Situated about six miles from Ratanui School and Post-office. This section fronts the main road, and is well watered. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £38 10s.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven,

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1897, No 87

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Rural Lands in Otago Open for Sale or Selection (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated23 September 1897
KeywordsRural Lands, Otago Land District, Sale, Selection, Land Act 1892
👱🏽 Names

R. M. Turnbull, Last held Run 239A, Mount Brown Run
C. A. Turnbull, Last held Run 239A, Mount Brown Run

👩‍💼 Officials

John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

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