Land Descriptions and Valuations




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

Section 7.—Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. All nearly flat agricultural land of good quality; in grass, except about 50 acres on side of terrace, which is still in tussock; well watered. Situated on Plantation and Butler’s Roads, about 12½ miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 115 chains of fencing, valued at £22.

Section 8.—Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. All nearly flat agricultural land of good quality; about 170 acres in rape this season; balance in grass after a crop of oats last year, except about 5 acres of plantation; well watered. Situated on Butler’s and Plantation Roads, about 11¾ miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of section consist of about 223 chains of fencing, valued at £61.

Section 11.—Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. Nearly all flat agricultural land of good quality; about 126 acres in rape this season, about 8 acres of plantation, and the remainder in grass after oats last year; watered by a creek in one corner. Situated on Butler’s and Plantation Roads, about 11¼ miles from Fairlie by good roads. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 195 chains of fencing, valued at £61.

Section 12.—Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,450 ft. above sea-level. Flat and sloping agricultural land of good quality in grass and good swamp; watered by Deep Creek. Situated on Butler’s and Clayton Roads, about 10¾ miles from Fairlie. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 173 chains of fencing, valued at £43.

Section 14.—Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. Generally light stony land of fair quality, nearly flat; 20 acres in rape this season, 12 acres in plantation, and the balance in old grass; well watered. Situated on the Middle and Plantation Roads, about eleven miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 273 chains of fencing, valued at £68.

Section 16.—Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,450 ft. above sea-level. All good, flat, and undulating agricultural land in old grass. About 1 acre of plantation. Situated on the Clayton and Butler’s Roads, about 10¼ miles from Fairlie. The improvements which are included in the price of the land consist of 133 chains of fencing, valued at £35.

Section 18.—Altitude, 1,500 to 1,750 ft. above sea-level. Nearly flat, stony land of medium quality. About 370 acres have been ploughed and are now in old grass; the remainder is chiefly good river-flat, capable of much improvement; well watered. Situated on Middle and Plantation Roads, about 10½ miles by good road from Fairlie. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 120 chains of fencing, valued at £15.

Section 19.—Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. Consists of about 250 acres agricultural land of good quality in grass; the remainder is stony, but grows good grass; well watered. Situated on Clayton and Middle Roads, about nine miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 116 chains of fencing, valued at £29. The improvements which are not included in the capital value, but have to be paid for separately, consist of a stone hut, valued at £50.

Section 21.—Altitude, 1,700 ft. to 1,800 ft. above sea-level. Nearly all flat, agricultural land; about 200 acres rather light and stony; balance fair to good, part requires draining; a proportion has been ploughed and is now in grass; well watered. Situated on Morris Road, about 11¼ miles from Fairlie by good roads. The improvements which are included in the price of the land consist of 195 chains of fencing, valued at £40.

Section 22.—Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. Nearly flat agricultural land; about 180 acres near Ribbonwood Creek being of good quality; gets lighter and more stony towards the Opuha; about 300 acres have been ploughed and are now in old grass; well watered. Situated on Morris Road, about 10½ miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the land consist of 175 chains of fencing, valued at £50.

Section 23.—Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 1,600 ft. above sea-level. Nearly flat agricultural land, chiefly of good quality, but light and stony towards the Opuha; a large proportion ploughed and now in grass; well watered. Situated at the junction of Morris and Plantation Roads, about ten miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 171 chains of fencing, valued at £49.

Section 24.—Altitude, 1,450 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. All flat agricultural land of good quality: about 198 acres in rape this season, 5 acres in plantation, and balance in grass; well watered. Situated at junction of Morris and Plantation Roads, about nine miles from Fairlie by good roads. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 125 chains of fencing, valued at £47.

Section 25.—Altitude, 1,400 ft. to 1,450 ft. above sea-level. All flat agricultural land of good quality, a little stony in places; about 100 acres in rape this season, the balance in grass; well watered. Situated at the junction of the Morris and Clayton Roads, eight miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 321 chains of fencing, valued at £116.

Section 26.—Altitude, 1,450 ft. to 1,500 ft. above sea-level. All flat agricultural land of fair quality; 258 acres in rape this season, balance in grass; watered by the Opuha River. Situated on Morris Road, about nine miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 176 chains of fencing, valued at £51.

Second-class Land.

Section 1.—Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level. Generally undulating land of good quality; about 500 acres have been ploughed and are now in grass, balance good tussock slopes; watered by Deep Creek and other streams. Situated on Butler’s Road, about 14½ miles from Fairlie by good roads. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 284 chains of boundary and subdivisional fencing, valued at £56.

Section 1A.—Pastoral portion of Lot 1, which it adjoins. Altitude, 2,000 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. Hilly and undulating country covered with good tussock; usually carries dry sheep winter and summer. The improvements which are included in the price of the land consist of 123 chains of boundary-fencing, valued at £15. The improvements which are not included in the capital value, but must be paid for separately, consist of a stone hut, valued at £30.

Section 4.—Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 1,700 ft. above sea-level. About 500 acres good agricultural land, of which about 420 acres have been ploughed and are now in grass; balance good tussock hill; watered by the Opuha and other streams; about 5 acres of plantation. Situated on Clayton Road, twelve miles from Fairlie. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 245 chains of fencing, valued at £61.

Section 4A.—Pastoral portion of Lot 4, with which it is connected by a road reserve along the North Opuha River. Altitude, 1,750 ft. to 6,000 ft. above sea-level; 3,000 acres being good hill-slopes covered with tussock and native grasses, capable of carrying a considerable number of sheep in summer, and in ordinary winters of wintering a certain number of dry sheep. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 45 chains of boundary-fencing, valued at £5.

Section 5.—Altitude, 1,600 ft. to 2,300 ft. above sea-level. All hilly and undulating land of good quality; nearly all ploughable and suitable for growing root crops; well watered by streams. Situated on Butler’s Road, about 14¼ miles from Fairlie by good roads. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 165 chains of fencing, valued at £24.

Section 5A.—Pastoral portion of Lot 5. Altitude, 2,000 ft. to 3,000 ft. above sea-level. All good tussock spurs; well watered by streams. Capable of wintering dry sheep in ordinary seasons. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 145 chains of fencing, valued at £18.

Section 6.—Altitude, 1,500 ft. to 2,200 ft. above sea-level. Nearly all ploughable, flat, or undulating land of fair quality, part in grass and part fallow after turnips; well watered by streams. Situated on the Plantation Road, about 12¼ miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 295 chains of fencing, valued at £41.

Section 6A.—Pastoral portion of Lot 6. Altitude, 2,000 ft. to 5,000 ft. above sea-level. All good tussock hills and downs; well watered by streams; capable of carrying dry sheep through an ordinary winter. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 204 chains of fencing, valued at £33.

Section 9.—Altitude, 1,700 ft. to 1,900 ft. above sea-level. About 100 acres good stony land, 50 acres terrace and creek-bed; balance ploughable and suitable for root crops and oats; well watered. Situated on Middle Road about 12¼ miles from Fairlie by good road. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 157 chains of fencing, valued at £31.

Section 9A.—The pastoral portion of Lot 9. Altitude, 1,800 ft. to 4,000 ft. above sea-level. All good tussock hills and faces, some of which might be ploughed; well watered; capable of carrying dry sheep in an ordinary winter. The improvements which are included in the price of the section consist of 385 chains of fencing, valued at £60.



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