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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37

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

RANFURLY, Governor.

By his Deputy,

JAMES PRENDERGAST.

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, Knight, Chief Justice, in the name and on behalf of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, and as his duly appointed Deputy, 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 thirteenth day of July, 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.

OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

First-class Land.

Tuapeka.. | Town of Bast- | 30, 39 | I. | A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | £ s. d.
.. | ings | to 44 | | 7 1 29 | 2 0 0 | 14 0 0 | 2 0 | 0 7 0 | 1 7·2 | 0 5 7
.. | Ditto | 32 to 38 | " | 1 3 16 | 3 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 3 0 | 0 3 0 | 2 4·8 | 0 2 5

Open land, light, watered; situated about sixteen miles from Lawrence Railway-station. Valuation for improvements on Sections 30 and 39 to 44, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £7 7s. 6d.

Waihemo | Highlay | 52 | I. | 5 3 20 | 1 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 3 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 2 5
" | " | 53 | " | 9 2 11 | 1 0 0 | 10 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 5 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 4 0
" | " | 54 | " | 13 2 37 | 1 0 0 | 14 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 7 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 5 7
" | " | 55 | " | 11 3 33 | 1 0 0 | 12 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 4 10
" | " | 56 | " | 6 3 30 | 1 0 0 | 7 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 3 6 | 0 9·6 | 0 2 10
" | " | 57 | " | 6 2 34 | 1 0 0 | 7 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 3 6 | 0 9·6 | 0 2 10
" | " | 58 | " | 4 3 13 | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 2 6 | 0 9·6 | 0 2 0
" | " | 59 | " | 3 3 39 | 1 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 2 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 1 7
" | " | 60 | " | 8 0 9 | 1 0 0 | 8 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 4 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 3 2
" | " | 61 | " | 1 2 0 | 1 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 1 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 0 10
" | " | 62 | " | 6 1 14 | 1 0 0 | 6 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 3 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 2 5
" | " | 63 | " | 11 3 22 | 1 0 0 | 12 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 6 0 | 0 9·6 | 0 4 10

Dry land, adjoining the Town of Macrae’s.

Second-class Land.

Bruce .. | Akatore .. | 31 | I. | 52 1 5 | 0 10 0 | 26 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 13 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 5
Poor land, well watered; situated about two miles from Milton. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £3 3s.

Bruce .. | Akatore .. | 30 | II. | 109 2 0 | 0 15 0 | 81 15 0 | 0 9 | 2 1 3 | 0 7·2 | 1 13 0
High, rough land, lying about five miles from Milton.

Tuapeka.. | Benger .. | 2 and 3 | XII. | 441 1 35 | 0 10 0 | 220 10 0 | 0 6 | 5 10 3 | 0 4·8 | 4 8 3
Open tussock land of fair quality, situated about six miles from Miller’s Flat. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £85.

Taieri .. | Dunedin and | 46 | II. | 61 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 22 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 11 4 | 0 3·6 | 0 9 2
.. | East Taieri | | | | | | | | |
.. | Ditto .. | 47 | " | 20 2 37 | 0 10 0 | 10 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 5 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 4 2
.. | " .. | 57 | " | 11 2 37 | 0 10 0 | 6 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 3 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 2 5

Open land of good quality, well watered; situated on the Otago Central Railway-line, close to Taioma Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, Section 57, £72 14s.

Lake .. | Glenorchy .. | 31 | I. | 51 0 14 | 0 5 0 | 12 15 0 | 0 3 | 0 6 5 | 0 2·4 | 0 5 1
Rocky fern country, situated near Glenorchy. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £75.

Lake .. | Kawarau .. | 14 | III. | 13 1 22 | 0 10 0 | 6 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 3 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 2 7
Fair grazing-land, situated near Gibbston. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £6 5s.

Maniototo | Maniototo .. | 13 | III. | 317 1 20 | 0 15 0 | 237 15 0 | 0 9 | 5 18 11 | 0 7·2 | 4 15 1
Open land of good quality, fairly well watered; situated about six miles from Naseby. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £68 17s.

Bruce .. | Maungatua .. | 51 | XV. | 89 2 0 | 0 12 6 | 56 5 0 | 0 7·5 | 1 8 3 | 0 6 | 1 2 6
Rough bush land of fair quality; situated about seven miles from Henley.

Bruce .. | Table Hill .. | 33 | I. | 94 0 10 | 0 10 0 | 47 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 3 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 18 10
.. | " .. | 43 | VI. | 252 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 126 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 3 0 | 0 4·8 | 2 10 5
Rough land, partly bush and partly open; well watered; situated about six miles from Milton.

Tuapeka.. | Tuapeka West | 9 | XIII. | 77 3 36 | 0 15 0 | 58 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 9 3 | 0 7·2 | 1 3 5
Rough section, mostly covered with manuka scrub; well watered, and accessible by a good road; situated twelve miles from Lawrence. Valuation for improvements, payable with application, or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £24.

As witness the hand of Sir James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, for and on behalf of His Excellency the Governor, and as his duly appointed Deputy, this fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.