New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 81

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✨ Land Forfeitures and Sales

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 81

Lands in Auckland Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 4th September, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the leases and licenses of the undermentioned lands having been forfeited by resolution of the Auckland Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.

Section.	Block	District.	Tenure.	No. of Lease or License.	Formerly held by	Reason of Forfeiture.
14	..	Plumer Hamlet	L. in P.	1771	M. Bovich	Non-execution of lease.
7	XII.	Waoku	O.R.P.	2598	T. Priestly	Forfeited at selector’s request.
S. pn. 21	..	Mangawai*	O.R.P.	271	A. Grant	Tenant deceased; forfeited at widow’s request.
4	V.	Waitoa	O.R.P.	2294	J. Billing	Forfeited at selector’s request.
5	V.	Hastings	L. in P.	1390	A. McLeod	No improvements effected; non-residence.
5	..	Te Kuiti V.S.	L. in P.	1562	H. Ellison	No improvements effected; tenant deceased.
29	..	Te Puna*	O.R.P.	1514	J. Munro	No improvements effected; non-residence.
97	..	Komakorau*	O.R.P.	2303	W. Scarborough	Forfeited at selector’s request.

*Parish.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Lands in Otago Land District forfeited.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 30th August, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that, the leases or licenses of the undermentioned lands having been forfeited by resolution of the Otago Land Board, the said lands have thereby reverted to the Crown under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
OTAGO LAND DISTRICT.

Section.	Block.	District.	Tenure.	Formerly held by	Reason of Forfeiture.
5	IX.	Beaumont S.D.	O.L.	Lucy Moore	Section abandoned.
16	XII.	Tuapeka West S.D.	O.L.	Lucy Moore	Section abandoned.
9	VII.	Beaumont S.D.	O.L.	James Stevenson	Section abandoned.
30	IV.	Lower Wanaka S.D.	O.L.	Emily Thirza Ewing	Section abandoned.
7	XVI.	Pomahaka Downs Settlement	L.I.P.	George Harvey, jun.	Forfeited at request of tenant.

T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Education Reserve in Suburbs of Masterton, Wellington Land District, for Sale by Public Auction.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 16th August, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned primary education reserve will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Crown Lands Ranger’s Office, Masterton, at 12 o’clock noon, on Wednesday, the 27th day of September, 1905, under the provisions of section 243 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.—SUBURBS OF MASTER TON.
Lots 5 and 6, and parts of Lots 4 and 7, of Section No. 101, Otahoua Survey District: Area, 9 acres; upset price, £360.

These allotments, which are grouped as one allotment, are situated about 10 chains off Te Ore-Ore Main Road, at Landsdowne, a suburb of Masterton, access thereto being from the Town of Masterton, about one mile distant, 10 chains of which distance is along a proposed road, the remainder along metalled road. The allotment comprises flat land; about 2 acres in the south-west corner lies about 12 ft. lower than the remainder. The land is grassed, and the soil is of a light nature resting on shingle formation. There are about 10 chains of old fencing of little value on the allotment.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Land in Wellington Land District for Sale under Section 114 of “The Land Act, 1892.”

District Lands and Survey Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given, in pursuance of section 240 of “The Land Act, 1892,” that the undermentioned land will be disposed of to the holder of adjoining land, under section 114 of the said Act, on or after Monday, the 27th day of November, 1905.

SCHEDULE.
WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT.
SECTION 16, Block X., Aohanga Survey District: Area, 8 acres.

JOHN STRAUCHON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Small Grazing-run in Argyll Settlement, Hawke’s Bay Land District, open for Lease on Application.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Napier, 7th August, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned small grazing-run will be open for lease on application, for a term of 21 years with right of renewal for a further term of 21

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🗺️ Lands in Auckland Land District forfeited

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated4 September 1905
KeywordsLand forfeiture, Crown Lands, Lease forfeiture, Auckland Land District, Land Act 1892, Auckland Land Board, Non-residence, No improvements, Deceased tenant
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

M. Bovich, Former lessee, non-execution of lease
T. Priestly, Former licensee, forfeited at selector’s request
A. Grant, Former tenant deceased, forfeited at widow’s request
J. Billing, Former licensee, forfeited at selector’s request
A. McLeod, No improvements, non-residence
H. Ellison, No improvements, tenant deceased
J. Munro, No improvements, non-residence
W. Scarborough, Forfeited at selector’s request

👩‍💼 Officials

T. Y. Duncan, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Lands in Otago Land District forfeited

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated30 August 1905
KeywordsLand forfeiture, Crown Lands, Lease forfeiture, Otago Land District, Land Act 1892, Otago Land Board, Section abandoned, Forfeited at tenant’s request
👱🏽 Names

Lucy Moore, Section abandoned
James Stevenson, Section abandoned
Emily Thirza Ewing, Section abandoned
George, jun. Harvey, Forfeited at request of tenant

👩‍💼 Officials

T. Y. Duncan, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Education Reserve in Suburbs of Masterton for Sale by Public Auction

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated16 August 1905
KeywordsLand sale, Public auction, Education reserve, Masterton, Wellington Land District, Land Act 1892, Upset price, Crown Lands Ranger’s Office
👩‍💼 Officials

John Strauchon, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Land in Wellington Land District for Sale under Section 114 of the Land Act 1892

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated28 August 1905
KeywordsLand sale, Adjoining landholder, Section 114, Land Act 1892, Wellington Land District, Aohanga Survey District
👩‍💼 Officials

John Strauchon, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Small Grazing-run in Argyll Settlement, Hawke’s Bay Land District, open for Lease on Application

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated7 August 1905
KeywordsGrazing-run, Lease application, 21-year term, Right of renewal, Argyll Settlement, Hawke’s Bay Land District, Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act 1903
👩‍💼 Officials

District Lands and Survey Office, Napier

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