TOWNSHIP OF NORTHLAND.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 3988, 2 March 1900, Page 3

TOWNSHIP OF NORTHLAND.

NEW WESTERN SfIURB

An increasing amount ot interest ibeing taken in the township ol Northland ’as the day of its .-.ale diaws near. On Friday, tbe Bill instant, only 1 -i weel; hence, tbe greater part of the township will be ottered lor sale by pnbiic aitecion li.v Alcssr.s Harcourt and Co. ra their rooms, LambUm quay, under instructions from Air Charles Pbarazy 11. It is necessary to say 'that the greater part of tiie estate will be submitted, because some land on tbe eastern side oi the main road to Karori has for the present been reset veil from sale, and aiso because many sections have already been secured by persons who have eany made themselves acquainted with the advantages of the township. Among regular pedestrians there are few who have not at one time or another visited the neighbourhood of the Governor’s Farm. When the farm was leased in connection with the vice-regal establishment, for the mmiing of horses and such-like purposes. il was reached by only one road. The property is now reached by .several roads, and one, Die Harbour View road, speaks of Wellington’s confident present and assured future. This is one of tbe numerous sixty-six feet wide streets, metalled to a width of from 20ft to 20it which intersect Northland, giving ready .access to every section. Air Thomas Ward, who lias surveyed and laid out the township for sale, has been very successful in tlm all-important- work of roading, and it is further proposed to make another road, with a maximum grade of Ift in 10, from the main Karori road to tne Governor’s Farmhouse. It is remarkable bow a visit to Northland changes ideas of tbe township which one has gained from a distance. If the visitor takes up a position near the Governor’s Farmhouse, as a “New Zealand Times” representative did yesterday, be has in view to the west and north scores upon scores of sections upon wbicb bouses could be built without any excavation whatever. Some of the older residences of Creswick can oe seen from here, and not far away are the Northland School reserve, and the sections which tbe vendor is prepared to sell or lease on libera! terms as a lawn tennis ground or a bowling green. A short walk in a northeasterly direction discloses an unrivalled panorama of tbe harbour, seen over the dark pine trees mas,sell in the Botanical Hardens. From numerous points in the township the views are extremely fine, and generally either a bit of the harbour or its whole expanse meets tbe eye. In regard to tbe sections directly above the main road to Karori first impressions are apt to be erroneous. By devoting a little time to the inspection of these sections one discovers that they have been cut- up in such a way that they can all be utilised for residential purposes without any diflicnlty. Several of them have already been sold—an argument that cannot be refuted. The Kelburne and Karori Tramway, now in course of construction, will be of great importance to future residents of Northland. Arrangements have been made for the completion of a road from the Botanical Gardens terminus of the tramway to the Bakers’ Hill tunnel tiphead, the latter to be reached by a viaduct across the intervening gully. This road, and also the viaduct, have been laid out and designed so that .they can carry a tramway, m view of the fact that a tramway to Karori is a work which cannot long be deferred. Apart, however, from the high levels tramway and its “feeder” road, Northland is in close proximity to the city, using either the Tinakori roatl or the cemetery road route. The township is no farther from the General Post Office than is the Basin Reserve. Fourfifths of it comes within a radius of one mile from the Post Office. The terms on which Northland is to be sold are very attractive. The prices put on the sections are not dearer than those originally put on sections at Brooklyn in 188 S. The latter have in a dozen years increased to about four times their former value. In conclusion, it may bo stated that persons visiting Northland will find all the roads clearly named, a though Du; measure which will greatly assist them if t hey are armed with plans.