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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 24
Rural Lands in the Southland 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-sixth day of May, 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.
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. | |||||
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | |||||
| Southland | Campbelltown | 26 | VIII. | 56 3 19 | 0 17 6 | 49 17 6 | 0 10·5 |
| " | " | 27 | " | 65 3 16 | 0 15 0 | 49 10 0 | 0 9 |
| " | " | 31 | " | 52 1 16 | 1 0 0 | 52 0 0 | 1 0 |
| " | " | 32 | " | 49 3 0 | 1 0 0 | 50 0 0 | 1 0 |
| " | " | 33 | " | 47 2 20 | 1 0 0 | 48 0 0 | 1 0 |
| " | " | 34 | " | 45 1 39 | 1 0 0 | 45 0 0 | 1 0 |
| " | " | 35 | " | 42 3 3 | 1 0 0 | 43 0 0 | 1 0 |
| " | " | 36 | " | 44 1 16 | 1 0 0 | 44 0 0 | 1 0 |
| " | " | 37 | " | 48 2 8 | 1 0 0 | 49 0 0 | 1 0 |
| " | " | 38 | " | 47 1 18 | 0 15 0 | 35 5 0 | 0 9 |
| " | " | 39 | " | 50 0 21 | 0 15 0 | 37 10 0 | 0 9 |
| " | " | 40 | " | 51 3 12 | 0 15 0 | 39 0 0 | 0 9 |
| " | " | 41 | " | 49 2 15 | 0 16 6 | 40 0 0 | 0 9·6 |
| " | " | 42 | " | 47 2 2 | 0 17 6 | 42 0 0 | 0 10·5 |
| " | " | 43 | " | 45 1 25 | 0 17 6 | 39 7 6 | 0 10·5 |
| " | " | 44 | " | 42 3 14 | 0 17 6 | 37 12 6 | 0 10·5 |
| " | " | 48 | " | 99 3 18 | 0 15 0 | 75 0 0 | 0 9 |
| " | " | 49 | " | 99 3 12 | 0 10 0 | 50 0 0 | 0 6 |
| " | " | 50 | " | 99 3 9 | 0 5 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 3 |
| " | " | 51 | " | 99 3 6 | 0 5 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 3 |
| " | " | 52 | " | 99 3 4 | 0 5 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 3 |
| " | " | 53 | " | 100 1 0 | 0 5 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 3 |
| " | " | 54 | " | 100 1 39 | 0 5 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 3 |
| " | " | 55 | " | 99 3 2 | 0 5 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 3 |
| " | " | 56 | " | 99 3 5 | 0 5 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 3 |
| " | " | 57 | " | 99 3 8 | 0 10 0 | 50 0 0 | 0. 6 |
| " | " | 58 | " | 99 1 23 | 1 0 0 | 99 0 0 | 1 0 |
| " | " | 59 | " | 60 3 21 | 1 0 0 | 61 0 0 | 1 0 |
Sections 26, 27, 31 to 44, 48, 49, 57, and 59 are all abandoned sawmill workings with a little timber still left, suitable for fencing or firewood; soil fair, but inclined to be wet; height above sea-level, from 10 ft. to 70 ft.; distance from Invercargill about eight miles. Sections 50 to 56, nearly all open land; soil peaty and wet, and part manuka scrub; height above sea-level, from 10 ft. to 70 ft.; distance from Invercargill about nine miles.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
JOHN McKENZIE, Minister of Lands.
Lands temporarily reserved in the Land Districts of Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland.
RANFURLY, Governor.
WHEREAS by the two-hundred-and-thirty-fifth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:
Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the lands in the Land Districts of Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland enumerated in the first column of the Schedule hereto, for the purposes specified in the second column of the said Schedule, and opposite the descriptions of the lands so intended to be temporarily reserved.
SCHEDULE.
| First Column. | Second Column. | Record Number. |
|---|---|---|
| DESCRIPTION OF RESERVES. | Purpose for which Land reserved. | |
| Land District. | Locality. | Section. |
| Wellington | Town of Livingstone | 48 and 59 |
| Nelson | Mawhera-nui S.D. | 6 |
| Canterbury | Town of Akaroa | 97 (in red) |
| Otago | Town of Papatowai | 78 |
| Southland | Centre Hill S.D. | 5 |
| " | Merivale Estate, Waiau S.D. | Lot 32 |
As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
W. C. WALKER, for Minister of Lands.
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