New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 91

Page 2033

✨ Land Sale Notices



Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2033

Rural Lands in the Auckland 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 first day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine; 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.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

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. Half-yearly Rent. Rent per Acre. Half-yearly Rent.
£ s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
Mangonui Hohoura East 4 I. 89 2 0 0 5 0 22 10 0 0 3 0 11 3 0 2·4 0 9 0
" " 5 " 124 3 0 0 5 0 31 5 0 0 3 0 15 8 0 2·4 0 12 6
Fern and tea-tree land, with some raupo swamp in each; access by dray-road. Six miles from Waihopo.
Mangonui Hohoura East 8 V. 25 1 31 0 10 0 12 10 0 0 6 0 6 3 0 4·8 0 5 0
" " 9 " 7 0 32 0 10 0 3 10 0 0 6 0 1 9 0 4·8 0 1 6
" " 10 " 10 1 37 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 2 6 0 4·8 0 2 0
Open undulating land; sandy soil. Situated near Waihopo Lake, about four miles from Waihopo.
Mangonui Hohoura East 27 X. 35 2 32 0 5 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 4 6 0 2·4 0 3 8
Open land and rush swamp. Two miles from Hohoura Post-office.
Mangonui Hohoura East 6 XV. 56 0 34 0 5 0 14 0 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 2·4 0 5 8
" " 7 " 97 3 28 0 5 0 24 10 0 0 3 0 12 3 0 2·4 0 9 10
" " 8 " 130 3 9 0 5 0 32 15 0 0 3 0 16 5 0 2·4 0 13 3
" " 9 " 53 0 7 0 5 0 13 5 0 0 3 0 6 8 0 2·4 0 5 4
Section 6, open land and rush swamp. Sections 8 and 9, open land and raupo-swamp land. Situated about three miles from Hohoura Post-office.
Mangonui Muriwhenua.. 4 XVI. 49 0 32 0 5 0 12 5 0 0 3 0 ·6 2 0 2·4 0 5 0
" " 5 " 61 2 24 0 5 0 15 10 0 0 3 0 7 9 0 2·4 0 6 3
Section 4, 20 acres swamp, balance undulating sandy soil. Section 5, 58 acres raupo swamp, balance undulating sandy soil. Situated fifteen miles from Waihopo Post-office. Section 5 subject to £50 for house and fencing.
Mangonui Tarawara 1 XIII. 146 1 0 0 5 0 36 10 0 0 3 0 18 3 0 2·4 0 14 8
" " 2 " 30 1 0 0 5 0 7 10 0 0 3 0 3 9 0 2·4 0 3 0
" " 3 " 82 3 0 0 5 0 20 15 0 0 3 0 10 5 0 2·4 0 8 4
Generally fern and scrub land, with some raupo swamp. Situated on Wairahi and Ngataenga Creeks, about fifteen miles from Waihopo Post-office.
Mangonui Waiake* 32 .. 136 1 11 0 5 0 34 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 0 2·4 0 13 8
" " 33 .. 125 0 0 0 5 0 31 5 0 0 3 0 15 8 0 2·4 0 12 6
" " 34 .. 117 2 30 0 5 0 29 10 0 0 3 0 14 9 0 2·4 0 11 10
" " 35 .. 177 0 0 0 5 0 44 5 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 2·4 0 17 9
Fern and tea-tree lands; Sections 32 and 33 have a good deal of raupo swamp. Situated about seven miles from Taipa and Awanui Post-offices.
Mangonui Mangonui 9 VII. 290 0 0 0 5 0 72 10 0 0 3 1 16 3 0 2·4 1 9 0
" " 10 " 214 2 0 0 5 0 53 15 0 0 3 1 6 11 0 2·4 1 1 6
Undulating fern and tea-tree lands. About six miles from Mangonui Township.
Mangonui Opoe 1 VIII. 78 1 24 0 7 0 27 6 0 0 4·25 0 13 8 0 3·36 0 10 11
" " 2 " 106 1 9 0 7 0 37 2 0 0 4·25 0 18 7 0 3·36 0 14 10
" " 3 " 71 1 30 0 7 0 24 17 0 0 4·25 0 12 6 0 3·36 0 10 0
" " 4 " 126 1 27 0 7 0 44 2 0 0 4·25 1 2 0 0 3·36 0 17 8
Open undulating land, covered with fern and wiwi. About three miles from Awanui Post-office. Section 4 subject to £50 for improvements—fencing, clearing, and ditching.
Mangonui Rangaunu 2 VII. 158 1 14 0 7 0 55 6 0 0 4·25 1 7 8 0 3·36 1 2 1
Open swampy land, covered with wiwi and stunted tea-tree. Situated at mouth of Awanui River.
Mangonui Rangaunu 7 IX. 71 2 0 0 7 0 25 4 0 0 4·25 0 12 7 0 3·36 0 10 1
" " 8 " 68 2 30 0 7 0 24 3 0 0 4·25 0 12 3 0 3·36 0 9 8
Open swampy land, with wiwi and tea-tree scrub. About eight miles from Mangonui.
Mangonui Takahue 18 XI. 44 0 35 1 0 0 44 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 9·6 0 17 7
Open land, of good quality; partly improved; frontage to main road. One mile from Takahue Post-office.
Waikato Taupiri* 376 .. 49 2 0 0 10 0 25 0 0 0 6 0 12 6 0 4·8 0 10 0
" " 378 .. 42 3 0 0 10 0 21 10 0 0 6 0 10 9 0 4·8 0 8 8
" " 380 .. 50 0 0 0 10 0 25 0 0 0 6 0 12 6 0 4·8 0 10 0
" " 381 .. 49 2 0 0 10 0 25 0 0 0 6 0 12 6 0 4·8 0 10 0
" " 385 .. 49 1 0 0 10 0 24 10 0 0 6 0 12 3 0 4·8 0 9 10
" " 386 .. 48 0 0 0 10 0 24 0 0 0 6 0 12 0 0 4·8 0 9 8
" " 387 .. 49 2 0 0 10 0 25 0 0 0 6 0 12 6 0 4·8 0 10 0
" " 388 .. 48 0 0 0 10 0 24 0 0 0 6 0 12 0 0 4·8 0 9 8
" Whangamarino* 490 .. 305 2 0 0 15 0 229 10 0 0 9 5 14 9 0 7·2 4 11 10
" Ditto 497 .. 611 3 0 0 5 0 153 0 0 0 3 3 16 6 0 2·4 3 1 3
" Taupiri* 492 ..
These lands are from 50 ft. to 100 ft. above sea-level, and situated from four to six miles from Ohinewai Railway-station. Sections 376 to 388 comprise fern, tea-tree, and swamp land. Sections 490 and 491, about 80 acres kahikatea bush; about 70 acres of undulating, ploughable tea-tree land of fair quality; balance flax and raupo swamp, and 50 acres rush swamp. Sections 497 and 492, about 20 acres dry land; balance rush swamp, useful only for summer run for cattle.

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

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
20 December 1898
Land sale, Land selection, Auckland Land District, Land Act 1892, rural land, lease in perpetuity, cash purchase, occupation with right of purchase
  • Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor