Land for Sale or Selection




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 13

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 renewable lease ;
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 pro-
visions of the Land Act, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.
Second-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Purchase: Total Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent. Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent.

HOKIANGA COUNTY.—OMAPERE SURVEY DISTRICT.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
9 | V | 65 0 16 | 40 0 0 | 1 0 0 | 0 16 0
Altitude, 200 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to
broken land ; fern and manuka, about one-half stony. Soil
inferior quality, on clay subsoil ; indifferently watered.
Situated about two miles from Rangiahua Post-office—one
mile good cart-road and one mile rough pack-track.

WHANGAREI COUNTY.—WHANGAREI SURVEY DISTRICT.

1 | III | 169 3 0 | 130 0 0 | 3 5 0 | 2 12 0
Altitude, from high-water mark to 400 ft. above sea-level.
Generally broken land, with some good flats and small flats
and swamps near Ngunguru River ; about 100 acres mixed
forest, burnt in places, comprising rata, rimu, kahikatea,
and a few totara and small kauri trees sufficient for fencing ;
thick undergrowth of kiekie, supplejack, and mahoe ; balance
fern and manuka scrub. Clay soil, generally of inferior
quality ; well watered. Fronts Ngunguru River, about
fifteen miles from Whangarei—ten miles formed cart-road,
metalled in places, and five miles formed bridle-track.

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

J. G. WARD,
Minister of Lands.

Opening Lands in Hawke’s Bay Land District for Sale or
Selection.

ISLINGTON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the Land Act, 1908, I, John
Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of
the Dominion of New Zealand, having received the report of
the Under-Secretary in this behalf, as provided by section one
hundred and fifty-four of the said Act, do hereby declare
that the lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be
open for sale or selection on Monday, the twenty-seventh day
of March, one thousand nine hundred and eleven ; 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 renewable lease ;
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, 1908.

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—DANNEVIRKE COUNTY.—
NORSEWOOD SURVEY DISTRICT.
First-class Land.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Purchase: Total Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent. Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
21 | XV | 458 3 0 | 2,030 0 0 | 50 15 0 | 40 12 0
Undulating and broken land. Situated about eight miles
by road from Dannevirke, and two miles from Ruaroa
Post-office, school, and creamery. Altitude, 1,300 ft. to
1,900 ft. above sea-level. All bush, consisting principally of
rata, rimu, tawhero, miro, with thick undergrowth of supple-
jack. Soil fair to good, on stony formation ; well watered.

Section. Block. Area. Cash Purchase: Total Price. Occupation with Right of Purchase: Half-yearly Rent. Renewable Lease: Half-yearly Rent.

A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
26 | XV | 82 2 30 | 750 0 0 | 18 15 0 | 15 0 0
Undulating land, suitable for dairying. Situated within
eight miles by road from Dannevirke, and within two miles
by road from Ruaroa Post-office, school, and creamery.
Altitude, from 1,100 ft. to 1,300 ft. above sea-level. Has been
all in bush ; about 41 acres has been milled, and now con-
sists of dead bush, with a fair growth of English and native
grass. A fair quantity of milling-timber exists on the
remainder of the section. Soil good ; well-watered.

28 | XV | 59 2 10 | 540 0 0 | 13 10 0 | 10 16 0
Undulating land, suitable for dairying. Situated about
seven miles and three-quarters by road from Dannevirke, and
one mile and three-quarters from Ruaroa Post-office, school,
and creamery. Altitude, from 1,100 ft. to 1,200 ft. above
sea-level. Has been all heavy bush, but about 30 acres has
been milled and burnt, and is now covered with second
growth of scrub and wineberry, amongst which English and
native grass has taken well. The remainder of the section
is mixed bush, consisting principally of rata, rimu, and totara,
with a thick undergrowth of supple-jack. Soil good ; well
watered.

29 | XV | 55 0 0 | 530 0 0 | 13 5 0 | 10 12 0
Undulating land, suitable for dairying. Situated about
seven miles and a quarter by road from Dannevirke, and
about one mile and a quarter by road from Ruaroa Post-
office, school, and creamery. Altitude, from 1,100 ft. to
1,200 ft. above sea-level. Has been all in bush ; about 22 acres
has been burnt, and is now fairly clear, but a second growth
of wineberry and scrub with English and native grasses is
now coming on. The remainder of the section is in rata,
rimu, tawhero, and tawa, with a dense undergrowth of
supple-jack. Soil good, on clay overlaying gravel ; well
watered.

30 | XV | 55 0 0 | 530 0 0 | 13 5 0 | 10 12 0
Undulating land, suitable for dairying. Situated about
seven miles by road from Dannevirke, and about one mile
by road from Ruaroa Post-office, school, and creamery.
Altitude, from 1,100 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Has
been all in mixed bush, which has been worked out by the
mills ; about 33 acres has been burnt, and is now covered
with second growth of wineberry and scrub, with a good deal
of English and native grasses through it. Soil good, on clay
overlying gravel ; well watered.

31 | XV | 55 0 0 | 570 0 0 | 14 5 0 | 11 8 0
Undulating land, suitable for dairying. Situated within
seven miles by road from Dannevirke, and within one mile
from Ruaroa Post-office, school, and creamery. Altitude,
1,100 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. All in dead standing
bush, which has been milled, with a second growth of wine-
berry and scrub, with a good deal of English and Native
grasses through it. There is a patch of mixed bush, contain-
ing about 5 acres, situated near the Rokai Road. Soil is
good, on clay overlying shingle ; fairly well watered.

32 | XV | 64 1 20 | 660 0 0 | 16 10 0 | 13 4 0
Undulating land, suitable for dairying. Situated within
seven miles by road from Dannevirke, and within one mile
by road from Ruaroa Post-office, school, and creamery.
Altitude, from 1,100 ft. to 1,200 ft. above sea-level. Nearly
all in dead standing bush, which has been milled, with a
second growth of wineberry and scrub, with a good deal of
English and native grasses through it. A patch of mixed
bush, containing about 8 acres, is situated near the western
boundary. Soil good, on clay overlying shingle ; fairly well
watered.

33 | XV | 83 0 0 | 850 0 0 | 21 5 0 | 17 0 0
Flat and undulating land, suitable for dairying. Situated
about seven miles by road from Dannevirke, and about one
mile from Ruaroa Post-office, school, and creamery.
Altitude, about 1,100 ft. above sea-level. About 60 acres of
dead standing timber, with second growth of wineberry and
scrub, with a good deal of English and native grass through
it ; the remainder consists of patches of mixed standing
bush. Soil good, on clay overlying shingle ; well watered.

34 | XV | 83 0 0 | 850 0 0 | 21 5 0 | 17 0 0
Flat and undulating land, suitable for dairying. Situated
within seven miles by road from Dannevirke, and within one
mile from Ruaroa Post-office, school, and creamery.
Altitude, about 1,100 ft. above sea-level. Most of the section
is in dead standing timber, with second-growth wineberry
and scrub, with a good deal of English and native grasses
through it. A few patches of standing mixed bush are
situated along the river and on the Rokai Road. Soil good,
on clay overlying shingle ; well watered.



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