Land Leases and Auctions




SEPT. 11. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1935

Town and Rural Lands at Hanmer Springs, Canterbury,
for Lease by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 18th August, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned town
and rural sections, being subdivisions of the Hanmer
Springs Reserve, will be offered for lease by public auction,
for a term of forty-two years, at Hanmer Sanatorium,
Hanmer Springs, on Tuesday, 14th October, 1902, under
the provisions of section 242 of “The Land Act, 1892,” and
subject to the conditions stated hereunder.

In the event of any of the sections not being disposed of
at auction, they will immediately thereafter be open for
lease on application at the District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, at the upset rentals named, subject to the
same general conditions of lease.

If more than one application is received for the same
section on the same day, the order of selection shall be
decided by ballot at the next following meeting of the Land
Board.

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SCHEDULE.

HANMER SPRINGS RESERVE.

Section. Block. Area. Upset Annual Rental (5 per cent. of Capital Value).
A. R. P. £ s. d.
5 II. 0 1 32 2 0 0
6 " 0 1 32 2 0 0
7 " 0 1 32 3 0 0
12 " 0 3 30 1 10 0
14 " 0 3 0 1 10 0
10 III. 0 1 32 2 0 0
11 " 0 1 32 2 0 0
13 " 0 3 0 1 10 0
1 IV. 0 2 0 2 0 0
2 " 0 2 0 2 0 0
3 " 0 2 0 2 0 0
4 " 0 2 0 2 0 0
5 " 0 3 0 2 0 0
6 " 0 3 0 1 10 0
7 " 0 2 0 1 10 0
8 " 0 2 0 1 10 0
9 " 0 2 0 1 10 0
10 " 0 2 0 1 10 0
11 " 1 1 29 2 0 0
12 " 1 1 1 2 0 0
1 V. 0 2 0 1 10 0
2 " 0 3 2 1 10 0
3 " 1 1 25 2 0 0
4 " 1 1 24 2 0 0

Hanmer Springs Village.

| 14 | .. | 27 0 6 | 1 7 0 |
| Part 45 | .. | 62 0 0 | 1 11 0 |

Sections 5, 6, 7, and 14, of Block II., Hanmer Springs
Township, are weighted with the following amounts for
improvements existing upon the land: Section 5, £5 14s.
for fencing and planting; Section 6, £2 15s. for fencing and
planting; Section 7, £5 14s. for fencing and planting; and
Section 14, £1 10s. for fencing. These sums must be paid
by the successful bidder upon the fall of the hammer.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

  1. A deposit of a half-year’s rent, together with £1 1s.
    lease fee, and the amount of valuation for improvements, if
    any, must be paid on the fall of the hammer, or with the
    application for the lease.

  2. Possession will be given on day of sale, or on approval
    by the Land Board of the application.

  3. The leases will be for a term of forty-two years.

  4. The rent shall be payable half-yearly in advance, free
    of all deductions whatsoever; and if not paid within twenty-
    one days after due date the lessor may re-enter upon the
    land and determine the lease.

  5. The lessee shall have no right to mortgage, sublet,
    transfer, or otherwise dispose of the whole or any portion
    of the land comprised in the lease, except with the written
    consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands first had and
    obtained.

  6. The lessee shall destroy all rabbits on the land, and
    shall prevent their increase or spread, to the satisfaction of
    the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

  7. The lessee shall prevent the growth or spread of
    gorse, broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious weeds or plants
    on the land comprised in the lease, and he shall with all
    reasonable despatch remove, or cause to be removed, all
    gorse, broom, sweetbriar, or other noxious weeds or plants,
    as may be directed by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

  8. The lessee shall not carry on, or permit to be carried
    on, upon the land or any part thereof, any noisy, noxious,
    or offensive trade or manufacture, or do or suffer to be done
    thereon any act or thing whatsoever which may be an
    annoyance to the lessor or to any other lessee in the neigh-
    bourhood.

  9. In the event of the lessee, upon the expiry of the term,
    not again becoming the occupier of the land under a fresh
    lease, he shall be entitled to payment of valuation for all
    improvements which he shall have effected upon the land,
    so far as the same are existing and unexhausted.

  10. The lessee of every town section shall, within one
    year from the date of selection, erect upon each section a
    permanent building of a value of at least £50.

  11. The lessee of each village allotment shall put on the
    land comprised in his lease substantial improvements of a
    permanent character, within the meaning of section 3 of
    “The Land Act, 1892,” as follows:—

Within one year from the date of his lease, to a value
equal to 10 per cent. of the capital value of the land;
Within two years from the date of his lease, to a value
equal to another 10 per cent. of the capital value of
the land;
And thereafter, but within six years from the date of
his lease, to a value equal to another 10 per cent. of
the capital value of the land, and, in addition thereto,
a value equal to £1 for every acre of Section 14 and
10s. for every acre of Section 45.

Sale plans may be obtained at the District Lands and
Survey Office, Christchurch.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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Lands in Canterbury Land District open for Selection on
Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Christchurch, 18th August, 1902.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned Crown
lands in the Tarawahi Hamlet will be open for selec-
tion on lease in perpetuity as workmen’s homes allotments,
at this office, on Tuesday, 21st October, 1902, under the
provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation
Act, 1900,” and Amendment Act, 1901.

In the event of more than one application being received
for the same allotment on the same day, the order of selec-
tion shall be decided by ballot.

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SCHEDULE.

SELWYN COUNTY. — CHRISTCHURCH SURVEY DISTRICT. —
TARAWAHI HAMLET.

First-class Surveyed Land.

Section. Block. Area. Lease in Perpetuity: Rent, 5 per Cent.
A. R. P. Rent per Acre per Annum.
£ s. d.
1, 2, 3 XV. 0 3 0 7 0 8
5, 5A, 6 " 1 0 38 6 12 8
9, 10 " 0 2 0 7 0 8
11, 12 " 0 3 0 6 15 4
14, 15 " 1 0 0 6 12 8
16, 17 " 1 0 25 6 12 0½
18, 19 " 0 2 0 7 0 8
20, 21, 22 " 0 3 0 7 0 8
23, 24 " 2 0 0 6 12 8
28, 29, 30 " 1 2 0 6 12 8

The Tarawahi Hamlet is situated on the north bank of the
River Heathcote, half a mile from the foot of the Port Hills,
and about two miles and a quarter southward from
Cathedral Square, City of Christchurch, and 1 mile 10
chains from the Sydenham Post-office, via Colombo Street,
from which the nearest part of the hamlet is 12 chains, and
the furthest 40 chains, distant.

Sections 1, 2, and 3: All flat agricultural land, 8 in. to
12 in. of black loamy soil on clay subsoil.

Sections 5, 5A, and 6: All flat agricultural land, 6 in. to
9 in. of black loamy soil on sandy subsoil.

Sections 9, 10, 11, and 12: All flat agricultural land, 8 in.
to 12 in. of black loamy soil on sandy subsoil.

Sections 14, 15, 16, and 17: All flat agricultural land, 6 in.
to 10 in. of black loamy soil on sandy subsoil. On Section
17 there is a hot-house, 30 ft. by 11 ft., with brick walls and
ends 3 ft. 7 in. high, glass roof, and two glass doors.

Sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24: All flat agricultural
land, 10 in. to 12 in. of black loamy soil on clay subsoil.

Sections 28, 29, and 30: All flat agricultural land, 8 in. to
12 in. of black loamy soil on clay subsoil.

THOS. HUMPHRIES,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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🗺️ Town and Rural Lands at Hanmer Springs for Lease by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
18 August 1902
Land lease, public auction, Hanmer Springs, 42-year term, upset annual rental, improvements valuation, Crown Land, Land Act 1892
  • Thos. Humphries, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Lands in Canterbury for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity as Workmen’s Homes

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
18 August 1902
Lease in perpetuity, workmen's homes, Tarawahi Hamlet, Selwyn County, Christchurch, Land for Settlements Consolidation Act 1900, surveyed agricultural land
  • Thos. Humphries, Commissioner of Crown Lands