BUSH AND SWAMP LANDS.
AUCKLAND LANDS BROUGfIJ UNDER THE ACT. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Lands and Survey Department are getting out advertisements to bring almost all the lands in the Auckland district under the operation of the Bush and Swamp Act of last session. There are 117.000 acres of surveyed land and 259,000 acres unsurveyed 'land already proclaimed in the 'Gazette," and the days fixed for receiving applications are the 2nd and 16th March respectively, at the Land Oflice, Auckland. This should prove v boon, and be advantageous to settlement, as after payment of a half-year's rent when the application is made, no further payment is required er. heavy bush land for a period of four years, and no rates are collectable by local bodies for the sam« period. Lighter bush lands are granted shorter exemptions of three and *** years. Lands teroughout the district are distributed among several cla*s«fa
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19040203.2.42
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 29, 3 February 1904, Page 4
Word Count
152BUSH AND SWAMP LANDS. Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 29, 3 February 1904, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in