Land Sales and Leases




JUNE 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1853

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.

AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT.—WAITEMATA COUNTY.—
PAREMOREMO PARISH.

Second-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.
176 .. 13 3 10 110 0 0 2 15 0 2 4 0
177 .. 12 0 0 100 0 0 2 10 0 2 0 0

Altitude, 100 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka land; practically all ploughable. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; water can only be obtained by sinking. Distant one mile from Albany, nine miles from Birkenhead, and five miles from Takapuna by dray-road.

| 178 | .. | 17 2 0 | 140 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 16 0 |
| 180 | .. | 14 2 20 | 140 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 16 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka land; all ploughable. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; water can only be obtained by sinking. Distant two miles from Albany, nine miles from Birkenhead, and four miles and a half from Takapuna by cart-road.

| 179 | .. | 34 0 20 | 230 0 0 | 5 15 0 | 4 12 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka land; all ploughable, except portion fronting Waikahikatea Stream, which is somewhat steep and broken. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; well watered by Waikahikatea Stream. Distant a mile and a half from Albany, nine miles and a half from Birkenhead, and six miles from Takapuna by dray-road, except one mile which is to be formed.

| 198 | .. | 18 0 0 | 110 0 0 | 2 15 0 | 2 4 0 |

Altitude, 250 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken fern and manuka land. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered by springs. Distant two miles from Albany and four miles and a half from Takapuna by cart-road.

| 204 | .. | 28 2 30 | 170 0 0 | 4 5 0 | 3 8 0 |

Altitude, 300 ft. to 400 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken fern and manuka land. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered by small swamp. Distant two miles and a half from Albany, eleven miles and a half from Birkenhead, and six miles from Takapuna by cart-road, except two miles of the road to Albany and Birkenhead, which is to be formed shortly.

| 293 | .. | 36 2 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 294 | .. | 30 2 0 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0 |
| 295 | .. | 29 0 20 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0 |
| 296 | .. | 28 0 0 | 80 0 0 | 2 0 0 | 1 12 0 |
| 297 | .. | 24 3 30 | 70 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 1 8 0 |
| 298 | .. | 25 2 10 | 70 0 0 | 1 15 0 | 1 8 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken fern and manuka land; about one-half to two-thirds of each section ploughable; fairly sheltered from south-westerly gales. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered by small swamps, but permanent water can be obtained by sinking. Distant a mile and a half from Albany by road to be formed, thence eight miles and a half by coach-road to Birkenhead.

| 299 | .. | 30 1 30 | 100 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 300 | .. | 34 1 20 | 110 0 0 | 2 15 0 | 2 4 0 |
| 301 | .. | 35 3 30 | 150 0 0 | 3 15 0 | 3 0 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken fern and manuka country; about half each of Sections 299 and 300 and three-quarters of Section 301 easily ploughable; fairly sheltered from prevailing south-westerly winds. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; not well watered, but water obtainable by sinking. Distant two miles from Albany, ten miles and a half from Birkenhead, and six miles and a half from Takapuna by cart-road, except one mile which remains to be formed.

| 302 | .. | 25 0 20 | 200 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 4 0 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka country; practically all ploughable. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; fairly well watered by small stream. Distant two miles from Albany, ten miles and a half from Birkenhead, and six miles from Takapuna by road, of which one mile remains to be formed.

| 303 | .. | 30 3 10 | 250 0 0 | 6 5 0 | 5 0 0 |

Altitude, 125 ft. to 225 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka land, three-fourths of which is ploughable. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered by swampy streams, but water can be obtained by sinking. Distant two miles from Albany, ten miles and a half from Birkenhead, and six miles and a half from Takapuna by cart-road to within a mile of section; balance to be formed shortly. Section is fairly sheltered from south-westerly winds.

| 304 | .. | 35 0 4 | 110 0 0 | 2 15 0 | 2 4 0 |
| 305 | .. | 31 0 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 306 | .. | 28 2 30 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0 |

Altitude, 125 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken land, covered with fern and manuka; one-half of Section 304 and two-thirds each of Sections 305 and 306 ploughable; fairly sheltered from south-westerly winds. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; permanent water can only be obtained by sinking. Distant two miles from Albany, eleven miles from Birkenhead by cart-road to within a mile and a half of sections, and six miles and a half from Takapuna by main coach-road to within half a mile of sections.

| 307 | .. | 28 2 20 | 150 0 0 | 3 15 0 | 3 0 0 |

Altitude, 225 ft. to 350 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken fern and manuka country, two-thirds of which is ploughable. Soil inferior clay, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered, but water may be obtained by sinking. Distant six miles from Takapuna by main coach-road, two miles and a half from Albany, and eleven miles from Birkenhead, of which two miles remains to be formed.

| 308 | .. | 25 1 10 | 200 0 0 | 5 0 0 | 4 0 0 |

Altitude, 200 ft. to 250 ft. above sea-level. Undulating to broken fern and manuka land, of which one-half is ploughable. Soil inferior clay, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered, but water can be obtained by sinking. Distant three miles from Albany and eleven miles and a half from Birkenhead by road, of which two miles still requires formation, or six miles from Takapuna by main coach-road to within a short distance of section.

| 309 | .. | 12 2 0 | 100 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 2 0 0 |
| 310 | .. | 14 1 30 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0 |
| 311 | .. | 17 1 10 | 140 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 16 0 |
| 312 | .. | 14 2 30 | 120 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 8 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and scrub country; nearly all ploughable. Soil inferior clay, on sandstone formation; water can be obtained by sinking. Distant two miles and a half from Albany, eleven miles from Birkenhead, and five miles from Takapuna by dray-road.

| 314 | .. | 17 0 0 | 140 0 0 | 3 10 0 | 2 16 0 |
| 315 | .. | 21 2 30 | 180 0 0 | 4 10 0 | 3 12 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka land; mostly ploughable. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; water can be obtained by sinking. Distant two miles from Albany, ten miles and a half from Birkenhead, and six miles from Takapuna, about a mile of road being still unformed.

| 316 | .. | 22 0 9 | 180 0 0 | 4 10 0 | 3 12 0 |
| 317 | .. | 19 0 0 | 150 0 0 | 3 15 0 | 3 0 0 |
| 320 | .. | 20 3 10 | 170 0 0 | 4 5 0 | 3 8 0 |
| 321 | .. | 19 1 10 | 160 0 0 | 4 0 0 | 3 4 0 |

Altitude, 100 ft. to 200 ft. above sea-level. Undulating scrub and fern land; mostly ploughable. Soil inferior clay, on sandstone formation. Sections 316, 317, and 320 fairly watered by springs. Section 321 indifferently watered. Distant two miles from Albany, ten miles and a half from Birkenhead, and five miles from Takapuna by road formed to within a quarter of a mile of section.

| 318 | .. | 15 3 8 | 130 0 0 | 3 5 0 | 2 12 0 |

Altitude, 200 ft. to 300 ft. above sea-level. Undulating fern and manuka land; mostly ploughable. Clay soil of inferior quality, on sandstone formation; indifferently watered by spring. Distant four miles and a half from Takapuna and two miles from Albany by fair road.



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