Land Sales and Allotments




NOTICE is hereby given, that the following allotments of Rural Land (formerly exposed at auction, and for which no offer was received,) will be thrown open for application on Friday, the 12th day of May next; on and after which date they may be applied for as ordinary rural land, at £1 per acre:—

North Harbour and Blueskin District.

Section. Block. Acreage.
49 I 26 2 19
50 26 0 26
51 21 1 13
52 10 3 7
53 23 1 12
54 26 3 21
55 26 0 18
59 14 2 3
60 17 0 28
61 10 0 28
62 23 1 32
63 13 1 23
64 16 0 6

J. T. Thomson,
Chief Commissioner
Waste Land Board.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 11th April, 1871.


NOTICE is hereby given, that certain allotments in the undermentioned Townships will be offered for sale by public auction, at the places, and on the dates undernoted:—

Roxburgh.—On the ground, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, at noon.

Alexandra.—At Messrs. Chapple and Co.’s Auction Rooms there, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at noon.

Clyde.—At the Court House, Clyde, on Wednesday, the 17th day of May next, at noon.

Cromwell.—At the Court House, Cromwell, on the 18th day of May next, at noon.

Bendigo.—On the ground, on Friday, the 19th day of May next, at noon.

Newcastle.—At Bendigo, on Friday, the 19th day of May next, immediately after the sale of Bendigo.

Pembroke.—At Bendigo, on Friday, the 19th day of May next, after the sale of Bendigo.

Gladstone.—At Bendigo, on Friday, the 19th day of May next, after the sale of Bendigo.

Kingston.—At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, at noon.

Frankton.—At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, after the sale of Kingston.

Arrowtown.—At the Public Library there, on Wednesday, the 17th day of May next, at noon.

Glenorchy.—At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, after the sale of Kingston.

Queenstown.—At the Survey Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, immediately after the sale of Kingston.

Waikari.—On the ground, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at noon.

Tapanui.—On the ground, on Thursday, the 18th day of May next, at noon.

Lawrence.—At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Friday, the 19th day of May next, at noon.

Weatherston.—At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Friday, the 19th day of May next, at noon.

Duneld (Beaumont Ferry).—On the ground, on Monday, the 22nd day of May next, at noon.

Havelock.—On the ground, on Tuesday, the 23rd day of May next, at noon.

Dalhousie.—At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Wednesday, the 24th day of May next, at noon.

Waipori.—At the Survey Office, Lawrence, on Thursday, the 25th day of May next, at noon.

Naseby.—At the Survey Office, Naseby, on Wednesday, the 24th day of May next, at noon.

Oamaru.—At the Auction Rooms of Mr. S. Shrimski, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, at noon.

Maheno.—At the Auction Rooms of Mr. S. Shrimski, Oamaru, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, at 1 o’clock.

Herbert.—On the ground, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at noon.

Hampden.—At Murcott’s Hotel, Hampden, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at 4 p.m.

Moeraki.—At Murcott’s Hotel, Hampden, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, after the sale of Hampden.

Palmerston.—At Gilligan’s Hotel, on Wednesday, the 17th day of May next, at 11 a.m.

Hawksbury.—At the Court House there on Wednesday, the 17th day of May next, at 4 p.m.

Waikouaiti.—At the Court-house, Hawksbury, on Wednesday, the 17th day of May next, after the sale of Hawksbury.

Blueskin.—At the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, at noon.

Outram.—At the Court-house, Outram, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at noon.

Greytown.—At the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, at noon.

Hill.—At the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, at noon.

Kaitangata.—At the Crown Hotel, Balclutha, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at noon.

Balclutha.—At the Crown Hotel, Balclutha, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at noon.

Clinton.—At Pollock’s Hotel, at Popotunoa, on Wednesday, the 17th day of May next, at noon.

Port Molyneux.—At the Crown Hotel, Balclutha, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at noon.

Mataura Bridge.—At the Mataura Bridge Hotel, on Thursday, the 18th day of May next, at noon.

Wyndham.—At the Mataura Bridge Hotel, on Thursday, the 18th day of May next, at noon.

Newhaven.—At the Crown Hotel, Balclutha, on Tuesday, the 16th day of May next, at noon.

Fortrose.—At the Mataura Bridge Hotel, on Thursday, the 18th day of May next, at noon.

Waikawa.—At the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 15th day of May next, at noon.



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🗺️ Rural Land Allotments Open for Application

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
11 April 1871
Land sale, Rural land, North Harbour, Blueskin District, Dunedin
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner, Waste Land Board

🗺️ Public Auction of Townships

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
11 April 1871
Land sale, Public auction, Townships, Roxburgh, Alexandra, Clyde, Cromwell, Bendigo, Newcastle, Pembroke, Gladstone, Kingston, Frankton, Arrowtown, Glenorchy, Queenstown, Waikari, Tapanui, Lawrence, Weatherston, Duneld (Beaumont Ferry), Havelock, Dalhousie, Waipori, Naseby, Oamaru, Maheno, Herbert, Hampden, Moeraki, Palmerston, Hawksbury, Waikouaiti, Blueskin, Outram, Greytown, Hill, Kaitangata, Balclutha, Clinton, Port Molyneux, Mataura Bridge, Wyndham, Newhaven, Fortrose, Waikawa
  • S. Shrimski, Auctioneer for Oamaru and Maheno sales

  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner, Waste Land Board