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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT—continued.

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.
Waikato	Whangamarino*	489	..	99 2 0	0 7 0	35 0 0	0 4·5
"	Ditto	493	..	22 2 0	0 14 0	16 2 0	0 8·4
"	"	494	..	47 1 0	0 14 0	32 18 0	0 8·4
"	"	495	..	32 3 0	0 10 0	16 10 0	0 6

Section 489 principally swamp. Section 493, about 5 acres fair land, balance good flax swamp. Section 494, about 22 acres undulating land, of fair quality, and ploughable; balance flax swamp. Section 495, about 12 acres poor swamp, balance undulating tea-tree land. These sections are situated from three to six miles by road from Ohinewai Railway-station.

Raglan .. | Newcastle .. | 1 | XI. | 550 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 275 0 0 | 0 6 | 6 17 6 | 0 4·8 | 5 10 0
Open land of fairly good quality, and well watered. Situated about two miles from Ngaruawahia Railway-station.

Raglan .. | Waipa* .. | 12 | .. | 44 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 22 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 11 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 8 10
Generally low fern hills with swamp. About two miles from Ngaruawahia Railway-station.

Raglan .. | Waipa* .. | 220 | .. | 645 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 258 0 0 | 0 4 | 6 9 0 | 0 3·84 | 5 3 3
" .. | " .. | 221 | .. | 685 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 274 0 0 | 0 4 | 6 17 0 | 0 3·84 | 5 9 8
Generally undulating to broken lands, with fern and forest in each. Situated about five miles from new bridge over Waipa River at Ngaruawahia.

Whangarei| Hukerenui .. | 1 | IV. | 200 0 0 | 0 12 0 | 120 0 0 | 0 7·2 | 3 0 0 | 0 5·76 | 2 8 0
Undulating to broken forest land, semi-volcanic, of good quality and well watered; contains a few kauri-trees suitable for fencing and building. Situated about seven miles from Whakapara Railway-station.

Whangarei| Hukerenui .. | 21 | VIII. | 396 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 138 12 0 | 0 4·5 | 3 9 4 | 0 3·6 | 2 15 6
" .. | " .. | 22 | " | 130 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 65 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 6 0
Broken forest land, from fair to medium quality, and well watered. Each section contains sufficient kauri timber for fencing and building purposes. Situated five miles from Whakapara Railway-station.

Hobson .. | Whakahara*.. | S.W. 8 | .. | 80 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 40 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 16 0
Generally forest land; fair soil. Two miles from Tokatoka Post-office.

Otamatea | Mangawai* .. | N. 33 | .. | 88 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 26 8 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 13 3 | 0 2·88 | 0 10 7
Open land. Two miles and a half from Mangawai.

Rodney .. | Oruawharo* .. | N.W. 58 | .. | 37 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 18 10 0 | 0 6 | 0. 9 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 7 6
Nearly all light forest land. About eight miles from Port Albert and four miles from Wellsford.

Rodney .. | Komokoriki .. | 52A | .. | 89 1 10 | 0 10 0 | 44 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 2 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 17 10
" .. | Ahuroa .. | S.W. 25 | .. | | | | | | |
Heavy mixed-forest land; fairly good soil, and well watered. Seven miles from Puhoi, and three miles from Komokoriki Post-office.

Bay of Isl'ds| Omapere .. | 3 | VIII. | 224 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 84 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 2 2 0 | 0 3·2 | 1 13 8
Generally open and mixed-forest land. On the Waitangi River, three miles from Okaihau and Waimate North.

Whakatane| Rangitaiki*.. | W. 83 | .. | 198 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 99 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 9 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 19 10
" .. | " .. | 90A | .. | 192 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 96 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 8 3 | 0 4·8 | 1 18 8
Section W. 83 generally good swamp land; portion along road dry. Section 90A all open land, covered with fern and light scrub, and well watered. Both lots about nine miles from Whakatane Post-office.

Hokianga..| Punakitere .. | 5 | I. | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 12 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 0
Nearly all mixed-forest land. About twelve miles from Rawene.

Hokianga..| Waoku .. | 19 | IV. | 266 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 133 0 0 | 0 6 | 3 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 2 13 3
Open and mixed-forest land, partly cultivated. Near Waima River, about four miles from Taheke.

Hokianga..| Tutamoe .. | 5 | I. | 200 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 100 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 10 0 | 0 4·8 | 2 0 0
Forest land of fair quality, in the Marlborough Special-settlement Block; access by formed road close to main Opanake-Hokianga Road. About twelve miles from Opanake Railway-station.

Piako .. | Aroha .. | E. 53 | XII. | 127 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 95 5 0 | 0 9 | 2 7 8 | 0 7·2 | 1 18 2
About two-thirds mixed forest, balance fern and tea-tree land, and broken; well watered, and situated on main road to Katikati.

East Taupo| Tatua .. | 1 | V. | 320 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 112 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 2 16 0 | 0 3·6 | 2 4 10
" .. | " .. | 1 | IX. | 254 0 0 | 0 7 0 | 88 18 0 | 0 4·5 | 2 4 6 | 0 3·6 | 1 15 7
" .. | " .. | 2 | " | 118 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 59 0 0 | 0 6 | 1 9 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 3 8
" .. | " .. | 3 | " | 51 3 5 | 0 10 0 | 26 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 13 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 10 5
" .. | " .. | 4 | " | 133 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 53 4 0 | 0 4 | 1 6 7 | 0 3·84 | 1 1 4
Sections 1 and 2, open land, well watered; Section 1 contains some swamp. Section 3, about two-thirds open land, balance mixed bush. Section 4, partially grassed; comprises open land, with some swamp. Section 5, mixed forest on north-west side, balance open, with swamp. Sections are on main coach-road near Oruanui Pa, four miles from Wairakei, and seven miles from Taupo Town.

Manukau | Waitara* .. | S.W.42 | .. | 37 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 18 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 9 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 7 6
" .. | " .. | N.E.42 | .. | 16 1 0 | 0 10 0 | 8 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 4 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 3 3
All open land, on main road leading to Manukau Harbour from Pollok Settlement.

Waitemata| Okura* .. | 84 | .. | 67 0 24 | 0 15 0 | 50 5 0 | 0 9 | 1 5 2 | 0 7·2 | 1 0 2
Fern land, with frontage to main coach-road, Takapuna to Okura.

Waitemata| Paremoremo* | 218 | .. | 62 3 0 | 0 7 0 | 22 1 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 11 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 8 10
Generally open land, with some mixed bush, on road Riverhead to Wade, and close to Riverhead.

Kawhia .. | Awakino North| 3 | II. | 1,986 0 0 | 0 11 0 | 1,092 6 0 | 0 6·6 | 27 6 2 | 0 5·28 | 21 17 0
Broken forest land of fair quality; a small area has been cleared and grassed. Situated near head of Manganui River, about seven miles from Awakino Village and bridge.

Parish.

GERHARD MUELLER,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1898, No 90

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🗺️ Rural Lands in Auckland Land District Open for Sale or Selection (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated14 December 1898
KeywordsAuckland, Crown Lands, Land Sale, Land Selection, Ballot, Waikato, Raglan, Whangarei, Hokianga, Taupo, Manukau, Waitemata, Kawhia
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Gerhard Mueller, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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