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✨ Crown Land Sales

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 62

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

Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, 15th August, 1898.

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 Wednesday, the 5th day of October, 1898.

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.

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.
					A. R. P.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Tuapeka..	Tuapeka West	27 to 29	VII.	22 0 25	2 0 0	44 0 0	2 0

Waihemo	Waihemo ..	56	V.	22 1 20	2 0 0	44 0 0	2 0

Good land, well watered; situated on the Clutha River, about twelve miles from the Town of Lawrence.

Open, agricultural land of good quality; well watered by a large permanent spring; situated half a mile from Waihemo Hotel and about eight miles from Dunback Railway-station.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

| Clutha .. | Glenomaru .. | 30 | IV. | 23 3 22 | 0 12 6 | 15 0 0 | 0 7·5 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 | 0 6 0 |
| " .. | " .. | 31 | " | 44 3 8 | 0 10 0 | 22 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 11 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 9 0 |
| " .. | " .. | 34 | " | 185 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 93 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 17 2 |

Rough bush sections, situated about six miles from Glenomaru Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, as follows: Section 30, £3; Section 34, £126.

| Clutha .. | Glenomaru .. | 55 | IX. | 163 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 142 12 6 | 0 10·5 | 3 11 4 | 0 8·4 | 2 17 1 |

Bush land of fair quality; situated about six miles from Owaka Railway-station and two miles from Hunt’s Road. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £501 16s.

| Clutha .. | Glenomaru .. | 36 | X. | 205 1 29 | 0 12 6 | 128 2 6 | 0 7·5 | 3 4 1 | 0 6 | 2 11 3 |

Bush land, rather rough but well watered; situated about four miles from Glenomaru Railway-station. Valuation of improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £14.

| Clutha .. | Rankleburn.. | 23 | VI. | 99 0 4 | 0 12 6 | 61 17 6 | 0 7·5 | 1 10 11 | 0 6 | 1 4 9 |

Rough section, part open and part covered with thick manuka scrub; well watered; situated about fifteen miles from Lawrence by a good road.

| Clutha .. | Rimu .. | 9 | XIII. | 196 3 20 | 0 15 0 | 147 15 0 | 0 9 | 3 13 11 | 0 7·2 | 2 19 1 |

Fair bush section, situated about twenty miles from Owaka Railway-station. Fair road.

| Clutha .. | Rimu .. | 11 | XIII. | 143 3 4 | 0 15 0 | 108 0 0 | 0 9 | 2 14 0 | 0 7·2 | 2 3 2 |

Bush land of fair quality, situated about twenty-five miles from Owaka Railway-station; road passable. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £6.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 16 | III. | 184 3 13 | 0 10 0 | 92 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 6 3 | 0 4·8 | 1 17 0 |

Bush land, situated about two miles from Ratanui and eight miles from Owaka Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £4.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 1 | IV. | 191 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 96 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 8 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 18 ·5 |

This is a good bush section; well watered. Fronting the Catlin’s River, and situated in the Upper Catlin’s Valley, about five miles and a half from Catlin’s Bridge. Valuation for house, yards, shed, clearing, &c., £200, which amount must be lodged with the application or paid immediately the result of the ballot is declared.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 3 | V. | 184 1 24 | 0 10 0 | 92 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 6 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 16 10 |

Bush land, growing mixed bush; portions fit for plough when cleared; situated ten miles from Ratanui and sixteen miles from Owaka Railway-station.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 11 & 12 | V. | 368 3 30 | 0 10 0 | 184 10 0 | 0 6 | 4 12 3 | 0 4·8 | 3 13 10 |

All mixed-bush land, well watered; situated about six miles from Catlin’s Bridge. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £200.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 3 | VI. | 151 1 32 | 0 12 6 | 94 7 6 | 0 7·5 | 2 7 2 | 0 6 | 1 17 9 |

Fair bush section; well watered; situated eleven miles from Ratanui, and seventeen miles from Owaka Railway-station.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 4 | VI. | 224 3 32 | 0 15 0 | 168 15 0 | 0 9 | 4 4 5 | 0 7·2 | 3 7 6 |

Bush land of fair quality; situated twelve miles from Ratanui and eighteen miles from Owaka Railway-station.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 8 | VI. | 175 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 131 5 0 | 0 9 | 3 5 8 | 0 7·2 | 2 12 6 |

This is a fair bush section, well watered; situated twelve miles from Ratanui and eighteen miles from Owaka Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £8.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 11 | VI. | 183 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 137 5 0 | 0 9 | 3 8 8 | 0 7·2 | 2 14 11 |

Mixed-bush land of fair quality, watered; situated ten miles from Ratanui and sixteen miles from Owaka Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £24.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 12 | VI. | 178 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 134 5 0 | 0 9 | 3 7 2 | 0 7·2 | 2 13 8 |

Mixed-bush land; land of fair quality; situated eight miles from Ratanui and fourteen miles from Owaka Railway-station.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 13 | VI. | 157 2 8 | 0 17 6 | 138 5 0 | 0 10·5 | 3 9 2 | 0 8·4 | 2 15 4 |

Bush land of fair quality; well watered; accessible from Ratanui, about seven miles, by a fair road. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £69 10s.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 12 | VII. | 242 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 181 10 0 | 0 9 | 4 10 9 | 0 7·2 | 3 12 7 |

Good mixed-bush land; situated four miles from Ratanui by a good road. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £25.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 2 | VIII. | 192 0 0 | 0 17 6 | 168 0 0 | 0 10·5 | 4 4 0 | 0 8·4 | 3 7 2 |

Forest land, bush consisting chiefly of rata and pines; situated about nine miles from Owaka Railway-station. Valuation for improvements, payable with application or immediately the result of the ballot is declared, £8 15s.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 10 | VIII. | 102 1 20 | 0 12 6 | 63 15 0 | 0 7·5 | 1 11 11 | 0 6 | 1 5 6 |

Rough bush section, land of fair quality; well watered; situated seven miles from Ratanui and thirteen miles from Owaka Railway-station.

| Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 1 | XI. | 98 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 73 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 16 9 | 0 7·2 | 1 9 5 |

Bush land, partly broken; bush consisting chiefly of kamai, rata, and red-pine; the soil is of a clayey nature on a sandstone formation; situated twelve miles from Owaka.

J. P. MAITLAND,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1898, No 62

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🗺️ Rural Lands in Otago Land District Open for Sale or Selection

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated15 August 1898
KeywordsCrown Land Sale, Otago, Land Selection, Tuapeka, Waihemo, Clutha, Glenomaru, Rankleburn, Rimu, Woodland, Land Auction, Lease in Perpetuity
👩‍💼 Officials

J. P. Maitland, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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