✨ Land and Municipal Notices
No. 11.—RETURN SHOWING THE AREA OF RUNS LEASED UNDER THE "OTAGO WASTE ACT LANDS 1866," AND OF RUNS HELD UNDER LICENCE UNDER THE WASTE LAND REGULATIONS OF 1856.
(Extracted from Departmental Reports, Votes and Proceedings of the Provincial Council, Session XX V., 1869.)
| No. | Acres. | |
|---|---|---|
| Runs held under Lease | 169 | 5,956,506 |
| Runs held under License | 11 | 310,500 |
| 180 | 6,267,006 |
No. 12.—RETURN OF LANDS AND THEIR CLASSES IN THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO
(Extracted from Departmental Reports, Votes and Proceedings of the Provincial Council, Session XX V., 1869.)
| Class | Area in Acres |
|---|---|
| Forest | 1,421,000 |
| Lakes | 284,800 |
| Barren | 2,346,240 |
| Agricultural and Pastoral | 9,308,600 |
| Total area of Otago | 13,360,640 |
| Area in Acres | |
|---|---|
| Area under Pastoral Leases | 5,956,506 |
| Area under Licenses | 310,500 |
| Agricultural Leases | 6,800 |
| Area sold within Hundreds | 991,749 |
| Goldfields | 303 |
| Area under Leaseholders' covenants | 5,566 |
| Area unsold within Hundreds | 302,651 |
| Area of Hundreds | 1,384,400 |
Notes:
- Included in the Land sold within Hundreds are 65,000 acres of Forest, and 20,000 acres of Swamp.
- Of unsold Land within Hundreds there are about 80,000 acres Agricultural Land; 100,000 acres of Forest; 4,000 acres Swamp; and 208,651 acres of hilly Pastoral and interior Lands.
EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY.—Municipality of Cromwell
I hereby give notice that the nominations of candidates for election to the office of Councillor for Bridge Ward will take place in the Council Chambers on Monday, the 6th day of December next, at 12 o'clock noon; And that the election, if any, will take place on Friday, the 10th day of December, 1869. All such nominations to be sent to the Town Clerk (in due form) not later than 6th day of December next.
James Miller,
Town Clerk.
Town Clerk’s Office,
27th November, 1869.
8s.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by Mills, Dick & Co., of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.
Otago Provincial Gazette 1869, No 638
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Return showing acreage of rural and town lands sold and land revenue received, 1854 to 1868
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & SurveyLand sales, Rural land, Town land, Revenue, Pastoral leases, Otago, 1854-1868
🗺️ Return showing area of runs leased under the Otago Waste Lands Act 1866 and runs held under license
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & SurveyPastoral leases, Licenses, Otago, 1866, Land area
🗺️ Return of lands and their classes in the Province of Otago
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & SurveyLand classification, Forest, Lakes, Barren, Agricultural, Pastoral, Otago
🏘️ Extraordinary vacancy in the Municipality of Cromwell for Councillor of Bridge Ward
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government27 November 1869
Municipal election, Councillor vacancy, Bridge Ward, Cromwell
- James Miller, Town Clerk