SALE OF CRO WN LANDS.
A very successful sale of Crown lands was held yesterday at the Crown Lands Office. The chief clerk, Mr. A. F. Etheridgc, conducted the proceedings, and bidding was brisk, many of the lots being sold at prices far above the upset value. There was spirited competition for kauri forest land in block IX. at Pakiri, Rodney county. Sections 1 and 2 of this block brought £1055 and £1010 respectively. A large number of buyers attended the sale. The lots disposed of were as follow :— Cokomandel County.—Harataunga survey district:—Block 111. : Section 4, 232 a, bought by Mr. Cooper at the upset price, £324. Manukau County.— of Tuakau: Section 104, 80a 2r, upset price £50 6s 6d; bought by Mr. Lapwood for £90. Section 105, 63a 3r, upset price £42 19s 6d ; bought by Mr. Gilmour for £59. Section 106, 197 a lr, bought by Mr. Gilmour at the upset price, £98 12a 6d. Section 107, 230 a 2r, upset price £115 ss, bought by Mr. Gilmour for £175. Section 103, 302 a 3r, bought by Mr. Gilmour at the upset price, £151 7s 6d. Section 109, 274 a lr, upset price £137 2s 6d, bought by Mr. Gilmour for £151. Section 110, 333 a, bought by Mr. Gilmour at the upset price, £166 10s. Rodney County.—Pakiri Survey District. Block IX Section 1, 123 a 2r, upset price £494 ; bought by Mr. Bond for £1055. Section 2, 104 a, upset price, £520; bought by Mr. Bond for £1010. Section 3, 98a, upset price, £392; bought by Mr. Smyth for £540. Section 5, 242 a 2r, bought by Mr. Vipond at the upset price, £212. Waipa County.—Parish of Pukete ; Section 26a, 17a 3r 27p, bought by Mr. Booth at the upset price, £i 7 17s 6d. Watemata County.Parish of Makarau : Section 180, 208 a 3r, upset price £208 15s ; bought by Mr. Downer for £332. Section 181, 244 a 2r, upset price £244 103 ; bought by Mr. Downer for £298. Section 90, 70a, upset price £105; bought by Mr. Shannahan for £154. Section 97, 190 a, upset price £190; bought by Mr. Downer for £202. Seyeu lots, in various counties, were passed in. '
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8360, 13 September 1890, Page 5
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