New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 35

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✨ Land Sales and Selections

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 35

Rural Lands in Otago Land District open for Sale or Selection.

PLUNKET, 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, William Lee, Baron Plunket, 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 described in the Schedule hereto shall be open for sale or selection on and after the sixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and five; 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.
OTAGO 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 per Annum.
				A. R. P.	£ s. d.	£ s. d.	s. d.
Tuapeka ..	Rankleburn	5	XII.	263 2 20	0 10 0	132 0 0	0 6

Weighted with £30, valuation for improvements.

A somewhat steep and broken section; soil very fair, with a good sole of native grass; the aspect is southerly, but there is good shelter from all prevailing winds; well watered. Situated about nine miles from the Town of Tapanui, and three to four miles from the Pomahaka Railway-station and Post-office.

Clutha .. | Warepa .. | 5 | XII. | 62 1 32 | 0 5 0 | 15 10 0 | 0 3 | 0 7 9 | 0 2·4 | 0 6 2

A rough, steep section, with a south-easterly aspect. Most of the area is covered with dense manuka and useless bush. Situated about three miles from Waitapeka School, and a little more than this distance from Puerua Post-office.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 22 | V. | 262 1 28 | 0 7 6 | 98 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 2 9 2 | 0 3·6 | 1 19 4

Weighted with £29, valuation for improvements.

Rough, broken section, covered with heavy bush; well watered. Situated about seven miles from Owaka Railway-station.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 10 | VI. | 92 0 20 | 0 5 0 | 23 0 0 | 0 3 | 0 11 6 | 0 2·4 | 0 9 2

" .. | " .. | 11 | " | 183 0 0 | 0 5 0 | 45 15 0 | 0 3 | 1 2 11 | 0 2·4 | 0 18 4

" .. | " .. | 20 | " | 252 1 16 | 0 5 0 | 63 0 0 | 0 3 | 1 11 6 | 0 2·4 | 1 5 2

" .. | " .. | 21 | " | 228 1 9 | 0 7 6 | 85 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 2 2 9 | 0 3·6 | 1 14 2

" .. | " .. | 22 | " | 188 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 70 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 1 15 5 | 0 3·6 | 1 8 4

" .. | " .. | 23 | " | 198 0 19 | 0 7 6 | 74 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 17 2 | 0 3·6 | 1 9 8

" .. | " .. | 27 | " | 295 1 24 | 0 6 3 | 92 3 9 | 0 3·75 | 2 6 1 | 0 3 | 1 16 11

Weighted with valuations for improvements as follows: Section 10, £50; Section 20, £8 7s. 6d.; Section 21, £20; Section 22, £28; Section 23, £20.

Rough bush sections, heavily timbered; well watered; somewhat rough and broken; timber of various kinds, such as red-pine, black-pine, miro, and broadleaf. Situated from seven to ten miles from Owaka.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 8 | VII. | 39 1 0 | 0 7 6 | 14 12 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 7 4 | 0 3·6 | 0 5 10

A rough bush section, with a fair soil. It has a southerly aspect, and is steep in places. Situated near the Owaka-Waikawa Road, about seven miles from Catlin’s Railway-station.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 9 | VII. | 23 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 9 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 4 6 | 0 3·6 | 0 3 7

" .. | " .. | 30 | " | 111 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 42 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 1 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 16 10

Section 30 is weighted with £12, valuation for improvements.

Rough bush land heavily timbered; well watered. Situated about two miles from Ratanui Post-office.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 3 | VIII. | 219 1 0 | 0 7 6 | 82 2 6 | 0 4·5 | 2 1 1 | 0 3·6 | 1 12 10

" .. | " .. | 6 | " | 216 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 81 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 2 0 6 | 0 3·6 | 1 12 5

Section 6 is weighted with £42, valuation for improvements.

Rough bush sections, with fair aspect; well watered; timber, kamai, red-pine, miro, broadleaf, &c. Situated at from seven to eight miles from Owaka Railway-station, and from two to four miles from Ratanui Dairy-factory, School, and Post-office.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 11 | IX. | 115 2 20 | 0 7 6 | 43 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 1 1 9 | 0 3·6 | 0 17 5

" .. | " .. | 9 and 25 | " | 221 0 0 | 0 8 4 | 92 1 8 | 0 5 | 2 6 1 | 0 4 | 1 16 10

Rough bush sections of fair quality; well watered. Situated about eight miles from Catlin’s Railway-station and about four miles from a school.

Clutha .. | Woodland .. | 5 | X. | 21 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 8 5 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 4 2 | 0 3·6 | 0 3 4

" .. | " .. | 6 | " | 20 3 0 | 0 7 6 | 7 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 3 11 | 0 3·6 | 0 3 2

" .. | " .. | 7 | " | 20 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 7 10 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 3 9 | 0 3·6 | 0 3 0

" .. | " .. | 8 | " | 28 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 10 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 5 5 | 0 3·6 | 0 4 4

" .. | " .. | 10 | " | 21 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 7 17 6 | 0 4·5 | 0 3 11 | 0 3·6 | 0 3 2

" .. | " .. | 14 | " | 264 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 99 7 6 | 0 4·5 | 2 9 8 | 0 3·6 | 1 19 9

" .. | " .. | 15 | " | 207 0 0 | 0 7 6 | 77 12 6 | 0 4·5 | 1 18 10 | 0 3·6 | 1 11 1

" .. | " .. | 21 | " | 96 3 0 | 0 5 0 | 24 5 0 | 0 3 | 0 12 2 | 0 2·4 | 0 9 8

" .. | " .. | 32 | " | 95 2 0 | 0 7 6 | 36 0 0 | 0 4·5 | 0 18 0 | 0 3·6 | 0 14 5

Weighted with valuations for improvements as follows: Section 5, £5; Section 7, £30; Section 8, £20; Section 10, £4 10s.; Section 15, £50; Section 21, £40; Section 32, £15.

Rough bush sections; fair aspect; well watered. There is a school and post-office on this block. Situated about twelve miles from Owaka Railway-station.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventh day of April, one thousand nine hundred and five.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1905, No 35

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

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated7 April 1905
KeywordsLand sale, Land selection, Otago, Tuapeka, Clutha, rural land, lease in perpetuity, right of purchase, cash sale, Land Act 1892
👩‍💼 Officials

William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor
T. Y. Duncan, Minister of Lands

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