✨ Land Sales and Immigration Statistics
Mar. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 715
Rural Land in the Canterbury Land District open for Sale or Selection.
District Lands and Survey Office, Christchurch, 24th February, 1899.
THE under-mentioned Crown land 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 12th day of April, 1899.
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
CANTEBURY LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Surveyed 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. | |||||
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | s. d. | ||||
| Mackenzie | Opawa | .. | 36059 | I. | 1,600 0 0 | 0 18 9 | 1,500 0 0 |
This section is situated on the east side of Exe Creek, between the Tengawai and Opawa Rivers, at a distance of about nine miles westward from Albury Railway-station, and comprises open hilly country of pastoral character, ranging up to an elevation of about 2,800 ft. above sea-level. The section is weighted with a valuation of £632 for improvements, consisting of dwellinghouse, outbuildings, sheep-yards, boundary and subdivision fencing, &c.
SIDNEY WEETMAN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
RETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of FEBRUARY, 1899, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival and Departure.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.
| Countries. | ARRIVALS. | DEPARTURES. |
|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | |
| M. | F. | |
| United Kingdom .. .. | 96 | 39 |
| Queensland .. .. | .. | .. |
| Victoria .. .. | 198 | 130 |
| New South Wales .. .. | 547 | 262 |
| Western Australia .. .. | .. | .. |
| South Australia .. .. | .. | .. |
| Tasmania .. .. | 57 | 42 |
| Fiji .. .. | 11 | 3 |
| Other British possessions .. .. | 21 | 8 |
| Pacific Islands .. .. | 21 | 2 |
| Other foreign ports .. .. | 18 | 3 |
| Totals, February, 1899 .. | 969 | 489 |
| Totals, February, 1898 .. | 922 | 490 |
From Cook Islands, 14; Vancouver, 26. † For Cook Islands, 10; Vancouver, 9. ‡ From Friendly Islands. § For Friendly Islands. || From United States of America, West Coast. ¶ For United States of America, West Coast.
ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*
| Ports. | ARRIVALS. | DEPARTURES. |
|---|---|---|
| Adults. | Children. | |
| Kaipara .. .. | .. | .. |
| Auckland .. .. | 512 | 74 |
| Wellington .. .. | 518 | 60 |
| Lyttelton .. .. | .. | .. |
| Timaru .. .. | .. | .. |
| Dunedin .. .. | 1 | .. |
| Invercargill .. .. | 427 | 43 |
| Totals, February, 1899 | 1,458 | 177 |
| Totals, February, 1898 | 1,412 | 146 |
CHINESE.—Arrivals: 2 at Wellington. Departures: 1 from Wellington.
*It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the colony are all counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.
Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 27th March, 1899.
E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.
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🗺️ Crown Land in Canterbury District Open for Sale or Selection
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey24 February 1899
Crown land, Sale, Selection, Canterbury, Opawa, Ballot, Pastoral land, Albury
- Sidney Weetman, Commissioner of Crown Lands
🛂 Monthly Return of Immigration and Emigration for February 1899
🛂 Immigration27 March 1899
Immigration, Emigration, February 1899, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand ports, Chinese arrivals, Statistics
- E. J. Von Dadelzen, Registrar-General