Land Sales and Bush Reserves




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WASTE LAND BOARD ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the following allotment of Rural Land will be offered for sale by public auction, on Tuesday, the 19th May next, in the Land Office, at noon, under the 35th clause of the "Waste Land Act 1866," at the upset price of 10s. per acre:—

Section 28, Block VIII, Otepopo, 52a. 3r. 18p.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
19th April, 1870.

NOTICE is hereby given that section 5, block LV Osmaru Township (previously reserved for limestone), will be offered for sale, by public auction, by Mr. Shrimski, at the Courthouse, there, on Monday, the 2nd day of May next, at noon, at the upset price of £40 per acre.

Section 43, block II, Dunedin and East Taieri, direct fronting 39a or 16p., will be offered for sale, by auction, at the Waste Land Office, Dunedin, on the 2nd day of May next, at noon, at the upset price of 21s. per acre.

Of the Township of Lawrence, sections 1 to 7, 14 to 16, Block XXXII (formerly reserved for coal), will be offered for sale, by public auction, by Mr. J. M. Nicholson, at the Courthouse, Lawrence, on the 2nd day of May next, at noon, at the upset price of £2 per section, and on such conditions for revaluation to be stated at the time of sale, for improvements effected thereon.

BUSH RESERVES.

Sealed offers will be received at this office until noon of Monday 23rd May, 1870, for leasing for a term of 21 years from the 1st June, 1870, the undermentioned Bush Reserves, under certain conditions as to planting &c., which may be seen on and after the 1st May at the Police Stations at West Taieri, Balclutha, Port Molyneux, Waikouaiti, Tokomairiro and Hampden, and at the Land Office, Dunedin.

The offers are to be made by filling in the printed form of Tender (which can be obtained at the places abovementioned), the prices at which the different descriptions of timber in the bush are to be supplied to the public, and are to be enclosed in an envelope marked "Offer for Lease of Bush Reserves," addressed to the Chief Commissioner of the Waste Land Board, Dunedin.

The person whose tender may be accepted will require to name two sureties to the satisfaction of the Waste Land Board, who will enter into a bond in the sum of £50 for the due fulfilment of the conditions of the lease.

The lowest or any offer not necessarily accepted.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 12th April, 1870.

District Section Block Acreage
Clutha pt. 5 XI 48 0 26
7 47 2 20
8 49 1 0
9 49 1 24
South Molyneux 4 II 49 1 4
5 48 0 24
North Molyneux 8 II 56 0 19
1 III 58 3 4
30 II 222 1 35
Akatore
Clarendon 4 I 62 2 24
28 70 0 14
29 325 1 28
48 393 2 3
41 II 23 0 29
Dunedin and East Taieri 34 I 1 2 9
35 6 3 20
36 2 3 17
37 20 0 0
38 8 1 24
39 16 3 24
40 11 0 0
43 31 1 35
31 II 67 1 29
42 13 3 20
1 V 184 1 37
2 134 1 24
59 25 2 34
66 VI 35 2 8
67 13 1 0
68 77 3 0
Glenomaru 12 I 53 2 10
13 II 64 1 24
14 177 2 11
Hillend 27 VIII 238 2 8
46 II 127 0 0
62 IV 119 3 37
64 V 18 0 0
Kaitangata 7 I 139 0 30
Maungatua 31 I 86 2 15
41 VII 162 0 39
31 373 1 8
North Harbour and Blueskin 50 V 755 3 2
7 VII 9 3 8
Otokia 40 I 122 1 18
41 149 2 18
52 17 0 0
2 of 19 II 20 0 0
28 III 27 1 0
2 of 45 IV 41 0 2
3 of 45 17 2 2
13 V 89 1 29
1 of 29 150 2 0
35 85 0 18
36 239 2 0
Otago Peninsula 9 VI 45 1 6
Pomahaka 80 IX 120 3 15
81 21 3 22
82 148 2 37
Tuturau 45 III 19 1 6
46 IV 45 1 12
47 91 3 0
48 54 0 24
49 374 3 30
Tablehill 33 I 169 0 30
60 II 103 0 6
44 III 66 1 14
46 149 1 29
Toetoes I 177 2 18
IV 433 0 0
VI 163 0 0
VII 402 0 0
IX 180 0 0
X 180 0 0
Wyndham 33 I 243 0 20
Warepa 42 36 1 33
43 13 3 38
44 486 0 6


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1870, No 664





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Sale of Rural Land by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
19 April 1870
Land sale, Auction, Otepopo, Rural Land
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Sale of Land Sections by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land sale, Auction, Osmaru Township, Limestone, Lawrence, Coal
  • Mr. Shrimski
  • Mr. J. M. Nicholson

🗺️ Leasing of Bush Reserves for Timber Supply

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
12 April 1870
Bush Reserves, Lease, Timber, Tender, Dunedin
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ List of Bush Reserve Sections Available for Lease

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Bush Reserves, Sections, Acreage, Lease