CROWS LANDS SALE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 302, 20 December 1895, Page 5

CROWS LANDS SALE.

A Bale of town and suburban lands W3= held this morning at the Land and Survey O.iice, Government buildings, conducted by Mr Kensington. The buyara were as follows:—■

Town of Opua, Block XXXI.—37.2p, £4 12s 6d, D. J. Kirkpatrick, up3ec.

Suburbs of Opotiki.—Section 31a, 6a 3r 13p, £14, Jos. Carroll, upset.

Suburbs of Rawene.—Section 17, 3r 21p, £1 Jos ; section 18, la lr, £2 10s ; section 19, 3r Bp, £1 12s ; section 20, 2r 2p, £1 0s 6d; section 21, lr 30p, 17s 6d ; section 22, lr 30p, 17s 6d ; section 23, 2r 12p, £1 3s ; section 24, 3r lip, £1 12s ; section 35, la Or lCp, £2 4a ; section 36, la lr op, £2 11s 6d—Ernest McLeod, upset.

Thames County, Tairua Survey District, Block ll.—Section 2, 4a, £B—P. Allum, upset; section 3,3a 3r 29p, £7 173 6d— Hy. Purdy, upset; section 4, 7a Op 7r, £l& 2s—Geo. Morrison, upseb ; section 10a, la lr 15p. £2 13s 9d—passed in.

Town of Opotiki, Section I.—Section 62, lr, £s—Ja3. White, upset.

Village of Upper Tuakau.—Section 7, 2a lr 23p, £35 12s 6d (at Tuakau railwaystation) —passed.

Town of Cambridge West (reclassed as suburban). —Section 88, la, £3; section 89, la, £3—A Clements, £6 10s each. Section 90, la, £3—A, demerits, £6. Section 576, 4a, £12—Merrickand Hally, £19.

Town-of Hamilton East.—Section 190, 2r, £10; section 190a, 2r, £10; section 191, 2r, £10; section 191a, 2a, £10 ; section 192, la, £20— VV. G, Bunting, upseb. Section 193, la, £20 ; section 194, la, £20; section 195, la, £20 ; section 199, la, £20—W. G. Bunting upset.

A list of selections made from blocks of Crown land were opened for selection on 18th insb., consisting of 107,833 acres surveyed and unsurvoyed. These were thrown open and over 100 applications were received ab the office. The lands were principally in Whangarei counties. Many of the applicants interested ware present at the ballot this morning and there was a good deal of excitement as the resulb of the drawing for some of the more coveted sections was made known. The ballot resulted :— 50a, LP, Whangape, Elizabeth Baker; 50a, ORP, VVaioku, Edward J. Magee; 62a, ORP, Mangamuka. Charles Minchiti ; 531a, ORP, Maramarua, James H. Keith ; 117a, ORP, Waipoua, Joha Robertson ; 40a, ORP, Whakahara, John H. Webb; 416a, LP, Waiau, Henry Jackson ; 397a, ORP, Tairua, Bsnjamin Savage ; 74a, ORP, Waipareira, Fred F. Mosig; 209a, ORP, Omapere, George Major: 193a, cash, Omaru, Alexander L. Smith ; 202a, LP, Mangakahia, James Fleming ; 252a, LP, Mangakabia, Moses Fleming ; 150a, LP, Mangakahia, Thos. Fleming; 151a, LP, Mangakahia, Mary Sanders ; 147a, ORP, Pirongia, Jno. T. Steele; 29Sa, ORP, Mahakirau, Ernest B. Dufaur ; 211a, ORP, Mangakahia, V. Abraham ; 447a, ORP, Mangakahia, D. McKenzie ; 28a, ORP, Komaltorau, Neil Beaton ; 560a, ORP, liaukapakapa, John Drinnan ; 10a, cash, Aroha,* Jaine9 Mills; 200a, OKP, Mangakahia, John Pullin ; 202a. ORP, Mangakahia, D. M. McLeod ; 150a, ORP, Maugakahia, I). M. McMillan. LP signifies lease in perpetuity tenure ; ORP signifies occupation with right to purchase.