New Zealand Gazette – 1899 – No. 79

Page 1839

✨ Rural Lands Sale Notices

SEPT. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1839

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 twenty-second day of November, 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.

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.

FIRST-CLASS LAND.

Hokianga .. | Waoku .. | 45 | IX. | 37 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 37 0 0 | 1 0 | 0 18 6 | 0 9·6 | 0 14 10

Originally all forest; about 20 acres cleared and partially grassed. There is a small house on the holding, with some fencing and garden, total value £30, which must be paid by the successful applicant immediately on the application being approved. Situated at Waimamaku Settlement.

Hokianga .. | Waipoua .. | 6 | VIII. | 100 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 200 0 0 | 2 0 | 5 0 0 | 1 7 | 4 0 0

Situated on the main Opanake-Kaihu-Hokianga Road, at the Mangatu Settlement. Nearly all cleared land, and partially grassed, with a garden, and part fenced.

SECOND-CLASS LAND.

Hokianga .. | Waipoua .. | 25 | XI. | 186 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 93 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 6 6 | 0 4·8 | 1 17 3

Broken land, well watered, and of fair quality. Access by cart- and bridle-road from Opanake Railway-station, distant six miles. A good deal of the timber has been removed from the section.

Waikato .. | Kirikiriroa* | 14A | .. | 28 2 3 | 0 10 0 | 14 10 0 | 0 6 | 0 7 3 | 0 4·8 | 0 5 10

" .. | " | {21, 23, | .. | 171 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 86 0 0 | 0 6 | 2 3 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 14 6

" .. | " | {30, W. 29} | .. | 129 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 64 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 12 3 | 0 4·8 | 1 5 10

" .. | " | {27, 28 | .. | 153 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 76 10 0 | 0 6 | 1 18 3 | 0 4·8 | 1 10 8

" .. | " | {47, 48, | .. | 183 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 91 10 0 | 0 6 | 2 5 9 | 0 4·8 | 1 16 9

Section 14A, about 17 acres heavy tea-tree, balance covered with light tea-tree; swamp land. Sections 21, 23, 30, 27, 28, 29, each about one-third swamp, balance undulating tea-tree land. Sections 47, 48, 49, about 83 acres swamp, and 70 acres manuka; the swamp could easily be drained. Sections 17, 31, 32, 33, about two-thirds swamp, balance manuka ridges. These lands are situated about eight miles from Hamilton by good road.

Rodney .. | Komokoriki* | 23 | .. | 57 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 21 7 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 10 9 | 0 3·5 | 0 8 7

" .. | " | 24 | .. | 46 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 17 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 9 0 | 0 3·5 | 0 7 3

Broken forest land of medium quality, three miles from mouth of Araparera River.

Whangarei.. | Mangapai* | M. 123 | .. | 60 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 22 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 11 3 | 0 3·5 | 0 9 0

Broken forest land, well watered. Situated seven miles from Mangapai.

Manukau .. | Karaka* .. | 7 | .. | 182 3 0 | 0 8 0 | 73 4 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 16 7 | 0 3·84 | 1 9 4

" .. | " .. | 17 | .. | 160 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 64 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 12 0 | 0 3·84 | 1 5 8

" .. | " .. | 18 | .. | 160 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 64 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 12 0 | 0 3·84 | 1 5 8

" .. | " .. | 31 | .. | 154 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 61 12 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 10 10 | 0 3·84 | 1 4 8

" .. | " .. | 32 | .. | 150 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 60 0 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 10 0 | 0 3·84 | 1 4 0

" .. | " .. | 38, 39 | .. | 483 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 193 4 0 | 0 4·8 | 4 16 9 | 0 3·84 | 3 17 4

" .. | " .. | 40, 41 | .. | 477 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 190 16 0 | 0 4·8 | 4 15 6 | 0 3·84 | 3 16 4

All open fern land. Situated from seven to nine miles from Runciman Railway-station.

Manukau .. | Waiau* .. | 27 | .. | 122 0 0 | 0 8 0 | 48 16 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 4 5 | 0 3·84 | 0 19 9

" .. | " .. | 50 | .. | 168 2 0 | 0 8 0 | 67 12 0 | 0 4·8 | 1 13 10 | 0 3·84 | 1 7 0

Open fern lands. About three miles and a half from Mauku Post-office, and two miles from steamer-landing.

Mangonui .. | Mangonui | 86A | .. | 268 0 0 | 0 6 0 | 80 8 0 | 0 3·6 | 2 0 3 | 0 2·88 | 1 12 3

East*

Nearly all scrub and fern land; well watered. Situated at Waimamahana Bay. Subject to £100 for house, post-and-rail fencing, clearing, and cultivation.

Parish.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twentieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1899, No 79

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

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated20 September 1899
KeywordsLand sale, Rural land, Auckland Land District, Selection, Occupation with right of purchase, Lease in perpetuity, Schedule, Hokianga, Waikato, Rodney, Whangarei, Manukau, Mangonui
👩‍💼 Officials

Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
William Hall-Jones, Minister of Lands

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