New Zealand Gazette – 1904 – No. 5

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✨ Schedule of Rural Land Available for Sale or Selection

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5

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 per Annum.

Second-class Scrub Land—continued.

The foregoing sections are situated from ten to twenty miles from Morrinsville Railway-station, the first seven miles by a fairly good dray-road. Small steamer can be got up the Piako River to within about two miles of Section 22, Block V.; also, access can be gained from Ohinewai Railway-station, twenty miles distant, of which some fourteen miles are fit for wheeled traffic. The block is well watered throughout.

Ohinemuri | Hapuakohe .. | 1 | IV. | 430 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 322 10 0 | 0 9 | 8 1 3 | 0 7·2 | 6 9 0
" | " .. | 8 | " | 364 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 273 0 0 | 0 9 | 6 16 6 | 0 7·2 | 5 9 3

Section 1, somewhat broken; soil poor on ridges, but improves near streams; a few acres mixed forest, balance open land. Section 8, somewhat broken; soil of medium quality; a few acres mixed bush, balance open land.

Ohinemuri | Hapuakohe .. | 3 | VIII. | 476 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 404 12 0 | 0 10·2 | 10 2 4 | 0 8·1 | 8 1 11
" | " .. | 4 | " | 407 0 0 | 0 19 0 | 386 13 0 | 0 11·4 | 9 13 4 | 0 9·12 | 7 14 8
" | " .. | 5 | " | 209 0 0 | 0 19 0 | 198 11 0 | 0 11·4 | 4 19 4 | 0 9·12 | 3 19 6

Rich flats near streams, balance somewhat broken; poor on top of ridges. There are some patches of mixed forest on Sections 3 and 4; the balance is open land.

Ohinemuri | Piako .. | 1 | XVI. | 532 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 452 4 0 | 0 10·2 | 11 6 2 | 0 8·1 | 9 0 11
" | " .. | 5 | " | 340 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 289 0 0 | 0 10·2 | 7 4 6 | 0 8·1 | 5 15 8
" | " .. | 6 | " | 340 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 289 0 0 | 0 10·2 | 7 4 6 | 0 8·1 | 5 15 8
" | " .. | 7 | " | 435 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 326 5 0 | 0 9 | 8 3 2 | 0 7·2 | 6 10 6

Section 1, somewhat broken; soil poor to fairly good; a few acres mixed bush, balance fern and manuka. Sections 5, 6, and 7 comprise some fair flats near swamp: soil poor on ridges; a few acres of mixed forest on Section 7; balance of sections fern and manuka.

Ohinemuri | Waitoa .. | 2 | I. | 370 0 0 | 0 19 0 | 351 10 0 | 0 11·4 | 8 15 9 | 0 9·12 | 7 0 8
" | " .. | 3 | " | 368 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 312 16 0 | 0 10·2 | 7 16 5 | 0 8·1 | 6 5 2
" | " .. | 4 | " | 404 0 0 | 0 17 0 | 343 8 0 | 0 10·2 | 8 11 9 | 0 8·1 | 6 17 5
" | " .. | 5 | " | 508 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 381 0 0 | 0 9 | 9 10 6 | 0 7·2 | 7 12 5

Mostly undulating and broken land; some little flats near swamp and Waikaka Stream; soil poor on ridges; a few small patches of mixed forest in gullies, balance covered with fern and manuka.

Opotiki .. | Waiotahi* .. | S. 168 | .. | 38 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 19 10 0 | 0 9 9 | 0 7 10
" .. | " .. | 241 | .. | 30 1 9 | 0 10 0 | 0 15 0 | 0 7 6 | 0 6 0
" .. | " .. | 245 | .. | 49 2 33 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 252 | .. | 50 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 258 | .. | 53 1 18 | 0 10 0 | 26 10 0 | 0 13 3 | 0 10 7
" .. | " .. | 260 | .. | 50 2 16 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 262 | .. | 17 3 4 | 0 10 0 | 9 0 0 | 0 4 6 | 0 3 7
" .. | " .. | 263 | .. | 54 0 30 | 0 10 0 | 27 0 0 | 0 13 6 | 0 10 10
" .. | " .. | 265 | .. | 49 3 20 | 0 10 0 | 25 0 0 | 0 12 6 | 0 10 0
" .. | " .. | 267 | .. | 51 3 27 | 0 10 0 | 26 0 0 | 0 13 0 | 0 10 5
" .. | " .. | 271 | .. | 49 0 0 | 0 10 0 | 24 10 0 | 0 12 3 | 0 9 10
" .. | " .. | 463 | .. | 44 2 0 | 0 5 0 | 11 2 6 | 0 3 | 0 5 7 | 0 2·4 | 0 4 6
" .. | " .. | 464 | .. | 41 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 15 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 7 11 | 0 3·6 | 0 6 4

Section 168, 5 acres good swamp land, remainder fern, soil good, slightly broken. Sections 241, 245, and 252 each contain small areas of good swamp land, remainder good open flat land. Section 258, 10 acres of good swamp land, remainder good open undulating land. Section 260, 1 acre of good swamp, 6 acres bush, remainder open undulating land. Section 262, 1 acre swamp, remainder open land. Section 263, 4 acres swamp, remainder open land. Section 265, 4 acres swamp, remainder open land. Section 267, 26 acres swamp, remainder open land. Section 271, 4 acres swamp, remainder open land, very broken. Sections 463 and 464, very broken, fern hills.

Opotiki .. | Waiotahi* .. | 427 | .. | 61 2 0 | 0 10 0 | 31 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 15 6 | 0 4·8 | 0 12 6

Open land on Waiotahi River, eight miles from Opotiki.

Otamatea | Kaiwaka* .. | N.E. 31 | .. | 18 2 19 | 0 10 0 | 0 9 10 | 0 6 | 0 4 9 | 0 4·8 | 0 10

Open undulating land; near Hakaru Village.

Otamatea | Mangawai* .. | N.W. 35 | .. | 21 1 24 | 0 5 0 | 5 7 6 | 0 3 | 0 2 9 | 0 2·4 | 0 2 2

Open land.

Otamatea | Omaru* .. | M. 33 | .. | 27 3 0 | 0 10 0 | 14 0 0 | 0 6 | 0 7 0 | 0 4·8 | 0 5 8
" .. | " .. | N.E. 47 | .. | 25 3 0 | 0 7 6 | 9 15 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 4 11 | 0 3·6 | 0 3 11
" .. | " .. | N.E. 48 | .. | 29 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 10 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 5 5 | 0 3·6 | 0 4 4

Open and forest lands from good to medium quality. These lots are situated ten miles from Matakohe or Tokatoka.

Otamatea | Omaru* .. | 149A | .. | 7 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 6 0 0 | 0 9 | 0 3 0 | 0 7·2 | 0 2 5

Partly in rough grass; situated six miles from Matakohe Wharf.

Piako .. | Maungatautari | 4 | XII. | 82 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 62 5 0 | 0 9 | 1 11 2 | 0 7·2 | 1 4 11
" .. | Ditto .. | 5 | " | 104 3 0 | 0 15 0 | 78 15 0 | 0 9 | 1 19 5 | 0 7·2 | 1 11 6
" .. | " .. | 19 | " | 45 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 33 15 0 | 0 9 | 0 16 11 | 0 7·2 | 0 13 6
" .. | " .. | 20 | " | 93 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 69 15 0 | 0 9 | 1 14 11 | 0 7·2 | 1 7 11

Undulating fern country, light pumice soil; about nine miles from Putaruru Railway-station.

Piako .. | Maungatautari | 1 | VIII. | 62 1 15 | 0 15 0 | 46 10 0 | 0 9 | 1 3 3 | 0 7 | 0 18 7
" .. | " .. | 2 | XII. | 44 0 10 | 0 15 0 | 33 0 0 | 0 9 | 0 16 6 | 0 7 | 0 13 3
" .. | " .. | 17 | " | 63 0 0 | 0 15 0 | 47 5 0 | 0 9 | 1 3 7½ | 0 7 | 0 18 11

Block VIII.: Section 1, level and open; accessible from village by 50-link occupation road; watered by the Waipa Stream, and another small stream to west of section; light pumice soil. Block XII.: Section 2, 7 acres swamp. Section 17, undulating fern country, light pumice soil; accessible by road.

Piako .. | Patetere N. .. | 1 | V. | 215 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 80 12 6 | 0 4·2 | 2 0 4 | 0 3·2 | 1 12 3
" .. | " .. | 2 | " | 307 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 115 2 6 | 0 4·2 | 2 17 7 | 0 3·2 | 2 6 0
" .. | " .. | 4 | " | 186 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 69 15 0 | 0 4·2 | 1 15 0 | 0 3·2 | 1 8 0

Open fern land, situated about six miles from Tirau Railway-station (Rotorua line).

Parish.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1904, No 5

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🗺️ Schedule of Rural Land in Auckland Land District Available for Sale or Selection (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated16 January 1904
KeywordsLand sale, Land selection, Scrub land, Cash purchase, Occupation with right of purchase, Lease in perpetuity, Auckland Land District, Ohinemuri, Opotiki, Otamatea, Piako

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