Land Auction Notices




On 19th January, at noon, at Survey Office, Lawrence, sections in

Waikaia
Tapanui
Wetherstones
Havelock
Dunkeld
Waipori

On 19th January, at noon, at auction rooms of Mr S. Shrimski, Oamaru, sections in Georgetown, Peebles and Maheno.

On 19th January, at noon, at Mr Capstick’s auction rooms, Tokomairiro, sections in Beaully, Waihola, Kapiti, and Fairfax.

On 19th January, at noon, at auction rooms of Messrs. Indet & George, Naseby, sections in Blair Taieri, Naseby, and Macraes.

On 19th January, at noon, at Land Office, Dunedin, sections in Greytown, Waikawa, Jamestown, and Hull.

On 20th January, at 2 p.m., at J. C. Chapple’s auction rooms, Alexandra, sections in Alexandra.

On 20th January, at 11 a.m., at Herbert, sections in Herbert.

On 20th January, at 2 p.m., at Murcott’s Hotel, Hampden, sections in Hampden.

On 20th January, at noon, at Barr’s Hall, Balclutha, sections in Kaitangata, Molyneux and Newhaven.

On 20th January, at noon, at Hill’s Creek, sections in Hill’s Creek.

On 20th January, at 11 a.m., at Herbert, section 69, block III, Otepopo district, 17a Or 28p. Upset price, £33 per acre.

On 20th January, at noon, at Barr’s Hall, Balclutha, section 25, block II, Warepa, 77a 1r 33p. Upset price £1 per acre.

On 21st January, at noon, at Survey Office, Clyde, sections in Clyde township.

On 21st January, at 2 p.m., at Court-house, Hawksbury, sections in Hawksbury and Waikouaiti.

On 21st January, at noon, at Royal Mail Hotel, Popotunoa, sections in Clinton.

On 22nd January, at noon, at Court-house, Cromwell, sections in Cromwell, Bendigo, Newcastle, Pembroke and Gladstone.

On 22nd January, at noon, at Mataura Bridge, sections in Wyndham and Fortrose.

On 23rd January, at 2 p.m., at Black’s, Manuherikia, sections in Manuherikia and Ophir.

On 30th January, at noon, at Land Office, Dunedin, sections 18 to 22, block XII, North Harbor and Blueskin district. Upset price £1 per acre, subject to repayment of survey expenses.

On 30th January, at noon, at Survey Office, Queenstown, lease of Run 440, 100,000 acres.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Land Office, Dunedin,
9th December, 1873.


FRIDAY, the 30th day of January next, at noon.

LEASE OF RUN No. 440.—100,000 ACRES FOR SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the lease for ten years of the above run, situated near Martin’s Bay, West Coast, and bounded as follows, commencing at the junction of Pykes Creek with the Holyford River, thence by a line running due east to the summit of the Watershed at the head of the right-hand branch of the Routeburn, thence by a line to Cosmos peak, thence by a line due north to Canterbury boundary, thence westerly along the Canterbury boundary to a point north of the north-west angle of Lake Alabaster, thence southerly to Lake Alabaster along margin of lake and by Pykes Creek, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Survey Office, Queenstown, on the above date, in terms of the “Otago Waste Lands Act 1872,” at the upset price of 3d per acre. Rental to be an assessment of three shillings and sixpence for every head of great cattle, or 7d for every head of small cattle, to be pastured on the run; but the minimum stock on which assessment shall be charged not to be less than 5000 sheep. Lease to commence on 30th January, 1874. A deposit of one-tenth of the purchase money, and of the annual rent shall be payable on the fall of the hammer, the balance within a month.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 9th Dec., 1873.


NOTICE is hereby given, that the following allotments in the undermentioned Townships will be offered for sale by public auction, on the dates and at places mentioned. See Gazette, 19th November, for details.

At Mr J. C. Chapple’s Auction Rooms, Alexandra, on Tuesday, the 20th January next, at 2 p.m.

Sections in Township of Alexandra.

At the Survey Office, Clyde, on Wednesday, the 21st January next, at noon.

Sections in Clyde Township.

At the Court-house, Cromwell, on Thursday, the 22nd January next, at noon.

Sections in Cromwell.

At the Court-house, Cromwell, on Thursday, the 22nd January next, at noon.

Sections in Bendigo.

At the Court-house, Cromwell, on Thursday, the 22nd January next, at noon.

Sections in Newcastle.


TUESDAY, 10th February, at Noon.

4067a Or 35p Agricultural Land in Glenkenich District, Run 168, near Tapanui.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following Rural Sections will be sold by auction at the District Land Office, Lawrence, on Tuesday, the 10th day of February next, at the upset price of £1 per acre:—

Section. Block. District. Acreage.
1 III Glenkenich 52 2 11
2 do do 80 0 20
3 do do 79 1 22
4 do do 81 2 20
5 do do 81 1 0
6 do do 77 0 24
7 do do 77 3 5
8 do do 80 0 0
9 do do 79 0 8
10 do do 113 2 30
11 do do 84 1 6
12 do do 81 0 10
13 do do 78 0 0
14 do do 73 3 8
15 do do 65 2 34
16 do do 78 0 22
17 do do 80 3 11
18 do do 80 1 19
19 do do 80 1 12
20 do do 79 1 14
21 do do 77 0 15
22 do do 75 1 35
23 do do 78 3 19
24 do do 79 2 15
25 do do 79 2 16
26 do do 78 3 20
27 do do 79 2 22
28 do do 79 1 27
29 do do 82 0 16
30 do do 81 0 12
31 do do 75 3 4
32 do do 80 3 0
33 do do 78 2 30
34 do do 80 3 33
35 do do 72 2 32
36 do do 54 2 34
37 do do 75 3 24
38 do do 81 3 14
39 do do 78 1 0
40 do do 79 0 5
41 do do 79 3 28
42 do do 80 2 37
43 do do 79 8 22
44 do do 79 2 22
45 do do 79 2 20
46 do do 79 1 0
47 do do 54 1 30
48 do do 74 3 10
49 do do 80 3 24
50 do do 80 1 5
51 do do 79 2 17
52 do do 60 1 27
53 do do 10 0 17
54 do do 24 3 21
55 do do 17 2 29
56 do do 80 3 24
57 do do 79 2 20
58 do do 79 1 0
59 do do 79 1 30
60 do do 79 2 14
61 do do 79 2 22
62 do do 79 2 22
63 do do 79 2 20
64 do do 79 1 0
65 do do 54 1 30
66 do do 74 3 10
67 do do 80 3 24
68 do do 80 1 5
69 do do 79 2 17
70 do do 60 1 27
71 do do 10 0 17
72 do do 24 3 21
73 do do 17 2 29
74 do do 80 3 24
75 do do 79 2 14
76 do do 79 2 22
77 do do 79 2 22
78 do do 79 2 20
79 do do 79 1 0
80 do do 54 1 30
81 do do 17 2 29


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1873, No 884





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🗺️ Auction Sales of Crown Lands in January

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
9 December 1873
Crown Lands, Public Auction, Lawrence, Oamaru, Tokomairiro, Naseby, Dunedin, Alexandra, Herbert, Hampden, Balclutha, Hill’s Creek, Clyde, Hawksbury, Popotunoa, Cromwell, Mataura Bridge, Manuherikia, Queenstown, Waikaia, Tapanui, Wetherstones, Havelock, Dunkeld, Waipori, Georgetown, Peebles, Maheno, Beaully, Waihola, Kapiti, Fairfax, Blair Taieri, Macraes, Greytown, Waikawa, Jamestown, Hull, Kaitangata, Molyneux, Newhaven, Otepopo, Warepa, Clyde township, Waikouaiti, Clinton, Bendigo, Newcastle, Pembroke, Gladstone, Wyndham, Fortrose, Ophir, North Harbor, Blueskin
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Lease of Run No. 440

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
9 December 1873
Lease, Run No. 440, Martin’s Bay, West Coast, Public Auction, Queenstown, Otago Waste Lands Act 1872
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Auction Sales of Township Sections

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Township Sections, Public Auction, Alexandra, Clyde, Cromwell, Bendigo, Newcastle

🗺️ Auction of Rural Sections in Glenkenich District

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Rural Sections, Public Auction, Glenkenich District, Tapanui, Run 168