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The Homestead, Ardgowan.
The Ardgowan Estate, Otago.
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By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer. Wellington
1896
Aedgowan Estate, Oamaru, Otago.
The Ardgowan Estate was acquired by the Government under "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894." The Land Purchase Board having recommended that the estate should be purchased, and the owners having refused to sell at the price offered, the Compensation Court, consisting of a Judge of the Supreme Court and two Assessors, one named by the owners and the other by the Government, fixed the price to be paid at £34,600, with certain costs.
The land has been held by the New Zealand and Australian Land Company since it was purchased from the Provincial Government of Otago in 1861.
It has now been resurveyed into suitable sections, the fences erected by the company being made use of as new boundaries so far as the subdivisions will permit.
The detailed description of each section on pages 12 to 22 shows the quality of the land, but generally the property may be described as good agricultural, and the whole of it may be ploughed, the north-eastern hills being, however, steep, but at present well covered with good natural and artificial grasses.
| 1st. | 1,400 acres about the homestead, very good. |
| 2nd. | 1,500 acres in the centre, not quite so good. |
| 3rd. | 1,300 acres on the ridges, rougher, and farther away from market. |
The total area which has been ploughed amounts to 3,610 acres, and that not yet ploughed to 630 acres.
The unploughed land consists mostly of stream margins, where the tortuousness of the waterway renders cultivation troublesome; there are also some
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steep faces which, although capable of being cultivated, have not yet been ploughed. These river-flats and faces are, however, of material help when grass on the ridges and downs is scarce, and they probably yield more food than the land would do if laid down in the usual way.
Most of the old lagoons have been tile-drained and cultivated. The total area laid down in grass is about 2,904 acres, of which 1,219 acres have been sown three years, 732 acres have been sown five years, 369 acres have been sown one year, 310 have been sown two years, 269 acres have been sown eight years, and 5 acres have been sown ten years.
The estate was divided into twenty-seven paddocks, and was used for breeding Border Leicester sheep, the average number grazed being about 8,000.
It is famous for retaining grass in the driest of seasons when other properties in the district are bare, and yields better crops in dry seasons than any of the surrounding land.
The Oamaru District has been long known as containing some of the finest agricultural land in New Zealand. The rocks are siliceous limestone, the surface soil being a rich black loam, and the subsoil porous.
Crops.—Last year there were 375 acres in oats, 209 in wheat, 15 in turnips, 75 acres of McMaster's paddock in cultivation, and 31 acres are plantations. There were good returns of wheat, and also of grassseed from paddocks which, although well stocked, could not be eaten down. The estate is well watered by ever-flowing streams, and is admirably adapted for dairy-farming.
Roads.—It is intended to form about eight miles and a quarter of the new roads laid out—namely, Tutu Hill Road, Parson's Creek Road, Homestead Road, Devil's Bridge Road, Baxter's Road, and the Quarry Road; and to gravel a portion of the Parson's Creek, Homestead, and Devil's Bridge Roads. A part of the
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Shearers' Quarters, &c., &c., Ardgowan.
road near Weston will probably be cleared of trees to its full width. Many of the streams are bridged for crossing cattle and sheep—about a hundred crossings being on the estate.
Advantages of Situation.—The situation of Ardgowan is within a mile and a half of Oamaru, and it is adjacent to two railways: one passing through Weston at the south-western corner of the estate, and the main line passing through Oamaru.
At the Oamaru Wharf large vessels load wool and grain, and discharge Home cargoes, thus bringing the markets of the world within an hour's cartage, for the disposal of produce.
There is a dairy-factory at Waiareka within half-a-mile of the western boundary of the property, and another at Pukeuri Point; and there are freezing-works and a wool-mill in the immediate vicinity. The stone quarries at Weston affords material for the erection of buildings in a substantial manner at low prices.
Fences.—The fences are mostly of gorse, trimmed in 1894, and have gates in complete order. They form boundaries of sections or paddocks for immediate occupation. Very little gorse has spread, and the grass is generally clean and free from weeds.
Buildings.—The Homestead buildings consist of dwelling-house, stone stable, woolshed, chaff-house, men's kitchen and sleeping-rooms, woodshed, daily, store, sheep-yards, dip, cow-shed, stone piggery. They will be let with the land on which they stand, and, in addition to the rent, the tenant will have to insure in the Queen's name to the value of £500.
On McMaster's paddock, at present occupied by Mr. Hewson, there is a cottage of three rooms which goes with the section.
In Jones's Paddock, on Section 113, there is a shepherd's house which will be let with the land.
Plantations.—The blue-gum plantation of 6 acres is withheld from lease in the meantime, but all the other plantations go with the land, excepting where roads
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have to be taken through them. The tenant is not authorised to cut down the plantations on his lease-hold, except for thinning and for his own use, without the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands for Otago, and it is a condition of the lease that trees equal in number to those cut shall be planted the following season.
Reserves.—A section has been withheld from lease in perpetuity, and will be available for a site for a dairy-factory at a small rent.
Two sites for schools have also been surveyed, and will be vested in the Education Board when required.
The Education Reserve of 40 acres (No. 134), having been taken over from the Company in purchasing the estate, will be offered for lease in accordance with the School Commissioners' lease conditions for fourteen years.
Residence Exemptions.—Townspeople who live on small allotments of 1 acre or under, within one mile of any section applied for, will not be required to reside on their leasehold so long as they continue to reside on their town land, but the requisite improvements must be made.
Successful applicants for sections on this estate can take possession on 1st June, 1896.
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Sowing Grain, Devil's Bridge Paddock, Ardgowan.
Directions to Applicants.
Applications for leases will be received up to 4 p.m. on and after Tuesday, the 12th May, 1896, at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, and at the office of Mr. Henry Macintosh, Tyne Street, Oamaru, where also any unselected sections may be applied for up to the 14th. Forms and maps may be obtained at the Land Office, Dunedin, at Mr. Macintosh's office, and at the Land Offices throughout the colony.
An officer will be in attendance at the survey camp on Section No. 112 in the forenoon, and at the homestead every afternoon from 1 p.m., to show persons over the estate, and to point out the boundaries of the sections to intending applicants.
The ballot for sections for which there are more than one applicant on the first day will be held on Thursday, the 14th May, at 11 a.m., at Weir Street Hall, Oamaru. Other ballots, if required, will be held at the Crown Land Office, Dunedin.
A fourteen years' lease of Education Reserve (Section 134) will be offered for sale by auction on the 14th May, 1896, immediately after the ballot is concluded. (See page 23.)
The reserves (Sections 77, 84, 114, 135, and 137) will be let from year to year, at the rentals specified on page 23, until required, and for grazing only. The Quarry (Section 135) may be worked at any time without payment on any account whatever. Possession of the Education Reserve (Section 84) will have to be given up on one month's notice, if required for a school.
No deposits are required with applications, but every successful applicant must be prepared to pay a half-year's rent and £11s. lease-fee immediately on his application being approved at the ballot. This will be taken as the rent due on the 1st July, 1896, for selections made before that date.
Selectors who may not find it convenient to appear personally at the ballot should appoint an agent to select for them, or they may send with their application a draft or post-office order in favour of the Receiver of Land Revenue for the first half-year's rent, which will be returned, less exchange, in case of non-success.
Should any applicant not pay the half-year's rent on being declared successful and his application approved, then another ballot between the other applicants will be drawn forthwith.
Applications will be received for any number of sections which together comprise not more than 640 acres, or 320 acres for married women, but only one section can be selected. Married women who forward their applications through the post are requested to give the full name and address of their husbands opposite the word "Occupation" on the application form.
Selectors who apply for more than they wish to occupy should indicate on each application the order of their choice, or inform their agent of it.
The Land Board will dispense with residence on any section of this estate which is situated within one mile from any land not exceeding one acre the property of the selector, and on which he is resident, so long as he continues to so reside.
Agricultural Lands Open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity
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On and after Tuesday, 12th May, 1896.
Oamaru Survey District.—Waitaki County.
(For description of each section see pages 12 to 22.)
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Looking South from Woolshed Paddook, Ardgowan.
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Terms and Conditions of Lease in Perpetuity.
First Class Agricultural Land.
The lands included in Ardgowan Estate are divided into sections, which are open for selection on lease in perpetuity, under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892 " (herein referred to as "the said Act"), and "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894."
1. The lease shall be for a term of 999 years, to be reckoned from the next 1st day of January or July following the date thereof, and shall in addition include the period between the date of lease and such day.
2. The half-yearly rentals stated in the Schedules on pages 8 and 9 shall be the price at which the land shall be open for selection, and shall be payable in advance, on the 1st day of January and 1st day of July in each year, to the Receiver of Land Revenue, Dunedin.
3. Applications for leases shall be made in manner as provided in Part I. of the said Act; and all such applications shall be addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Dunedin, or to any District Land Officer in the Otago Land District; and leases will be issued in accordance with the provisions of Part I. aforesaid.
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4. The day on which the lands shall be first open for selection shall be Tuesday, the 12th day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six.
5. Every applicant shall make the declaration prescribed, and shall immediately after the application has been approved deposit a sum equal to one half-year's rent of the land applied for. Such payment shall be in discharge of the half-year's rent due on the 1st day of January or July following the date of application. He shall also pay the sum of £1 1s. for the preparation of the lease and the registration thereof.
6. No person shall be allowed to acquire or to hold more than one section; and no person who is the owner or occupier of land under the said Act which with the land applied for would exceed in area 640 acres shall be capable of applying for or holding any section.
7. A married woman may become the owner of any section not exceeding 320 acres of land, notwithstanding any land that her husband may be entitled to acquire or may hold, and a married woman may also become a lessee under a will or by virtue of an intestacy.
8. When more applications than one are made on the same day for the same land, or part of the same land, the right to occupy the land shall be decided by ballot.
9. The lessee must reside on the land selected within one year from the date of selection, and thereafter such residence shall be continuous for a period of ten years. The Land Board may dispense with residence if the lessee reside and continue to reside on lands contiguous to the lands held under lease.
| (a.) | Within one year from the date of his lease to a value equal to 2½ per cent, of the price of the land; |
| (b.) | Within two years from the date of his lease to a value equal to another 2½ per cent, of the price of the land; |
| (c.) | And within six years from the date of his lease to a value equal to another 2½ per cent, of the price of the land; and in addition thereto shall, within six years from the date of his lease, put substantial improvements of a permanent character to the value of £1 for every acre of first-class land. |
Improvements existing on the land at the time of lease shall be deemed to be improvements made under this clause.
Substantial improvements of a permanent character mean and include reclamation from swamps, clearing of gorse, broom, sweet-briar, or scrub, cultivation, planting, gardens, fencing, draining, making roads, sinking wells or water-tanks, constructing water-races, sheep-dips, making embankments or protective works of any kind, or in any way improving the character or fertility of the soil, and include the erection of any non-movable building.
11. The lessee must fence the land with a ring-fence within the second year of the term, and such fence must be sufficient to comply in all respects with "The Fencing Act, 1895," or any other law to
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Looking East, showing Lagoon in No. 3 Paddock, Ardgowan.
regulate the fencing of land which shall for the time being be in force; and shall at least every second year properly cut and trim all live fences now on the land or which may be planted upon the land during the term, and stub all gorse not growing as fences, and also stub all broom, sweetbriar, and other noxious plants. Existing boundary-fences shall be considered as sufficient.
12. The lessee must not take more than three crops, one of which must be a root-crop, from the same land in succession; and either with or immediately after a third crop of any kind the land must be sown down with good permanent cultivated grasses and clovers, and be allowed to remain as pasture for at least three years from the harvesting of last crop before being again cropped.
13. The lessee must not cut the cultivated grass or clover for hay or seed the first year of the course.
14. At all times during the lease, the land—if the area of the whole exceed 10 acres—must be so farmed that not less than one-third of the farm shall be maintained in permanent pasture.
15. The lessee must not burn any straw grown upon the land.
16. The lessee must once a year properly clean, clear from weeds, and keep open all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses which now are or may be upon the land, and the Land Board shall have the power at any time to enter upon and make any drain through the land that it may deem necessary.
17. The plantations of shrubs or timber-trees now growing on the land, or which may hereafter be planted by any lessee, shall be protected by fences until they can be no longer injured by cattle or other animals. The lessee shall have no right to cut down any tree or shrub unless for the purpose of thinning without the consent of the Commissioner of Crown Lands; but he shall have a right to trim, lop, and dress according to the best methods of sylviculture. For every tree cut down the lessee shall, in the proper season, plant another either in or near the plantation so cut down, or in some other new plantation, as may be agreed on.
18. In the event of the lessee failing to comply with any of the covenants hereinbefore mentioned relating to plantations, to the trimming of live fences, and stubbing gorse, broom, and sweetbriar, and to the cleaning, clearing from weeds, and keeping open all creeks, drains, ditches, and watercourses, it shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Crown Lands to have such work done, and to recover the cost of the same from the lessee.
19. All buildings erected upon the land shall be kept in good order and repair, and insured in the name of the Queen.
20. The lessee shall be liable for all rates, taxes, and assessments during the term.
21. Subject as aforesaid, the provisions of " The Land Act, 1892," and regulations made thereunder, with respect to applications for and the grant of leases in perpetuity, shall apply, so far as applicable, to all applications for leases under " The Land for Settlements Act, 1894."
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22. A right to search for and take gravel or stone for making or maintaining roads from any of the lands disposed of is reserved, Payment to be made for surface damage only.
Declaration on applying for a Lease.
| 1. | That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards. |
| 2. | That I am the person who, subject to the provisions of " The Land Act, 1892," "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894," and the regulations made thereunder, am applying for a lease of Section____, Block____,____District. |
| 3. | That I am acquiring such lease solely for my own use and benefit, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever. |
| 4. | That, including the lands now applied for, I am not the owner, tenant, or occupier, directly or indirectly, either by myself or jointly with any other person or persons, of any lands acquired under "The Land for Settlements Act, 1894," or of any lands anywhere in the colony exceeding in the whole 640* acres of first-class land. |
And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."
A.B.
Declared at____, this____day of____, 189____, before me,____CD.,
A Justice of the Peace in and for the Colony of New Zealand.
* 320 acres in case of a married woman.
Detailed Descriptions.
The following detailed descriptions of the soil and character of each section to be offered for lease on 12th May, 1896, is furnished for the general information of intending purchasers, who are recommended, nevertheless, to visit the land and inspect for themselves, the Crown not being in any way responsible for the absolute accuracy of every description.
Open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity on and After 12th May, 1896.
First-Class Agricultural Land.
Ardgowan Estate.
Section 73, Block I., Oamaru District, 81 acres 3 roods 14 perches.
Rising to broken land, chiefly agricultural; soil good. Greater part of this section is in grass; watered. Four miles and a half to Town of Oamaru. Fencing, 117½ chains of post-and-wire, with gorse hedge on the boundaries. This section has been in tenant occupation for twelve years, and a house stands upon it.
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The Ford, Oamaru Creek.
Section 74, Block I., Oamaru District, 217 acres.
Undulating to rougher land; with the exception of about 25 acres, has all been broken up and in grass eight years. Permanently watered on small areas to the west of water-race, to which areas access is assured by crossings to be maintained by the Oamaru Borough Council. Four miles and a half to the Town of Oamaru and Railway-station. Fencing, 90 chains mixed fences on boundaries.
Section 75, Block I., Oamaru District, 364 acres 2 roods 14 perches.
Broken land; about 193 acres of this section has been ploughed and in grass three years; remainder good pasture land; watered. Altitude, about 130ft. to 400ft. Accessible by road, three miles and three-quarters to Town of Oamaru. Fencing, 205 chains mixed fencing on the boundaries.
Section 68, Block II., Oamaru District; 67 acres 1 rood 29 perches.
Open land, level to slightly undulating; agricultural; soil good. Permanently watered. In grass four years. One mile and three-quarters to Weston Park Railway-station, or five miles to Town of Oamaru. Waiareka Dairy-factory lies about two miles and a half from the section. There are 73 chains of gorse hedges on the north, east, and west boundaries of this section.
Section 69, Block II., Oamaru District; 72 acres 1 rood 26 perches.
Level to slightly undulating land, almost all agricultural; soil good, and well watered. In grass four years. One mile and a half to Weston Park Railway-station, or four miles and three-quarters to Oarnaru Railway-station; two miles and a quarter to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. There are 37½ chains of gorse hedges on the east and west boundaries.
Section 70, Block II., Oamaru District; 76 acres 2 roods 39 perches.
This section is level and undulating agricultural land, with the exception of stream bottoms. It is well watered. The soil is good, and has been in grass four years. Situated one mile and a quarter from Weston Park Railway-station, or four miles and a half from the Town of Oarnaru; two miles to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 78½ chains gorse hedges on east and west boundaries.
Section 71, Block II., Oamaru District; 20 acres 2 roods 24 perches.
Fairly level agricultural land; soil good, and watered; in grass six years. Distant one mile and a quarter from Weston Park Railway-station, or four miles and a half from Town of Oamaru. There are 28½ chains of gorse hedges on the north and west boundaries of this section.
Section 72, Block II., Oamaru District; 16 acres 27 perches.
This section comprises level agricultural land; six years in grass. The soil is good. Water is not permanent on the section,
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but can be obtained by sinking. Situated one mile and a quarter from Weston Park Railway-station, or four miles from Town of Oamaru.
Section 73, Block II., Oamaru District; 25 acres 2 roods 1 perch.
Level to gently undulating land; soil good; almost wholly agricultural. Six years in grass. Distan; from Weston Park Railway-station one mile and a half, two miles and a half to the Waiareka Dairy-factory, and four miles to Town of Oamaru. Fencing consists of 10 chains of gorse hedge on north boundary.
Section 74, Block II., Oamaru District; 26 acres 1 rood 14 perches.
Level and undulating land. In grass six years. Soil good; with the exception of stream bottom all agricultural. Two miles and a half to the Waiareka Dairy-factory, and four miles to Town of Oamaru. Fencing, 37 chains of gorse hedge on the north boundary.
Section 75, Block II., Oamaru District; 14 acres 3 roods 6 perches.
Undulating agricultural land, with good soil, and watered. This section has been in grass six years. Distant one mile from Weston Park Railway-station, and four miles from the Town of Oamaru. There are 16½ chains gorse hedge on west boundary.
Section 76, Block II., Oamaru District; 18 acres 2 roods 23 perches.
Level to undulating agricultural land; watered; soil good. In grass six years. Distance: Four miles to Town of Oamaru; and three-quarters of a mile to Weston Park Railway-station. Fencing, 29½ chains of gorse hedge on south and west boundaries of section.
Section 78, Block II., Oamaru District; 19 acres 15 perches.
Agricultural land, level and undulating, with good soil and permanently watered. In grass six years. Two miles and a half from Waiareka Dairy-factory; and four miles from Town of Oamaru. Fencing consists of 10 chains of gorse hedge on the south boundary.
Section 79, Block II., Oamaru District; 15 acres 1 rood 35 perches.
Gently undulating and level land; soil good; permanent water. In grass for six years. Distance: Two miles and a half from the Waiareka Dairy-factory; and four miles from the Town of Oamaru. Fencing on this section, 8½ chains gorse hedge on south boundary.
Section 80, Block II., Oamaru District; 15 acres 36 perches.
Good agricultural land, level and easy undulating; soil good. Water can be obtained by sinking. Six years in grass. Two miles and three-quarters to Waiareka Dairy-factory, and three miles and three-quarters to Oamaru. Fencing, 23 chains gorse hedges on south and east boundaries.
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Looking South-west from the White Ridges, Ardgowan.
Section 81, Block II., Oamaru District; 25 acres 2 roods 15 perches.
Permanently watered, agricultural, level and easy undulating land; soil good. In grass six years. Three-quarters of a mile from Weston Park Railway-station; four miles from Town of Oamaru; and one mile and a half from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 36 chains gorse hedge on north and west boundaries.
Section 82, Block II., Oamaru District; 25 acres 2 roods 21 perches.
Level to undulating land; agricultural; soil good; permanently watered. In grass six years. Three-quarters of a mile to Weston Park Railway-station, four miles to Town of Oamaru, and one mile and a half to Waiareka Dairy-factory, Fencing, 8½ chains gorse hedge on west boundary.
Section 83, Block II., Oamaru District, 11 acres 1 rood 4 perches.
Agricultural land, level, with good soil. There is no permanent water, but it can be obtained by sinking. In grass six years. Half a mile to Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and three-quarters to Town of Oamaru. Fencing on this section comprises 7½ chains gorse hedge on west boundary.
Section 85, Block II., Oamaru District, 11 acres 2 roods 36 perches.
Nearly all level agricultural land, of good soil. There is no water on the surface, but it can be obtained by sinking. In grass six years. Distant 30 chains from Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and a quarter from Town of Oamaru. 10 chains of corse hedge fencing on south boundary of section.
Section 86, Block II., Oamaru District, 12 acres.
Level and slightly undulating land, agricultural, and six years in grass; soil good. Water can be obtained by sinking. Distant 35 chains from Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and a quarter from Town of Oamaru. Fencing consists of 6 chains of gorse hedge on the south boundary.
Section 87, Block II., Oamaru District, 19 acres 2 roods 34 perches.
Slightly undulating agricultural land, of good soil, and permanently watered. In grass six years. Distant 40 chains from Weston Park Railway-station, or three miles and a quarter from Oamaru. Fencing, 7 chains of gorse hedge on south boundary.
Section 88, Block II., Oamaru District, 124 acres 1 rood 30 perches.
Undulating agricultural land; soil good; permanently watered; out of oats. Distant four miles and a half from Town of Oamaru, and three miles and three-quarters from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing consists of 56 chains wire-fence on north boundary, and 76 chains gorse hedges on south and west boundaries.
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Section 89, Block II., Oamaru District; 108 acres 3 roods 16 perches.
Level to gently undulating land; soil good; in grass four years; permanent water. This section is four miles and a quarter from the Town of Oamaru, and three miles and a half from the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing consists of 71½ chains gorse hedge on the north and west boundaries.
Section 90, Block II., Oamaru District; 155 acres 1 rood 2 perches.
Level to gently undulating land; soil good; permanently watered. In grass four years. Distant four miles from Town of Oamaru, and three miles and a half from the Waiareka Dairy-factory. There are 101½ chains of gorse hedge fencing on the north, south, and east boundaries.
Section 91, Block II., Oamaru, District; 52 acres 3 roods 3 perches.
Undulating land; in grass four years; soil good; watered; with the exception of stream bottoms all agricultural land. Distant three miles and a half from the Town of Oamaru, and two miles and a half from the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing on this section: 46 chains of gorse hedge on the north and west boundaries; 16½ chains interior gorse hedge. Seven acres at the south end of section out of wheat from ten-years'-old grass.
Section 92, Block II., Oamaru District; 85 acres 1 rood 22 perches.
Undulating land; soil good; watered; with the exception of stream-bottoms all agricultural. North end of section about 53 acres in grass, south end 32 acres out of wheat out of ten-years, old grass. Distant three miles and a quarter from the Town of Oamaru, and two miles and a quarter from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 37 chains of gorse hedge on the north and part of east boundaries; also 23 chains of interior subdivisional gorse hedge.
Section 93, Block II., Oamaru District; 19 acres and 29 perches.
Gently undulating agricultural land; soil good. There is no permanent water on section, but it can be obtained by sinking. Out of wheat, out of ten-years'-old grass. This section is distant three miles from Town of Oamaru, and two miles from the Waiareka Dairy-factory. There is a gorse hedge on the east boundary.
Sections 94 and 109, Block II., Oamaru District; 298 acres 2 roods 38 perches.
These are the homestead sections. Level to undulating land; soil good; permanently watered; with the exception of stream bottoms all agricultural. About 10 acres are under plantations of Pinus insignis and blue-gum. Partly fenced on the west, south, and east boundaries, and besides the plantations and gardens, which are mostly fenced, there are three small subdivisional paddocks known as Weston Park, House, and Little Paddocks, of 25 acres, 23½ acres, and 4 acres respectively. Weston Park Paddock has been six
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General View of Shearers' Quarters, &c., Ardgowan.
years in grass, House Paddock six years, and Little Paddock eleven years in grass. The homestead and dwelling-house—a two-story wooden building—is on Section 94, also a substantially-built range of stone buildings, comprising nine-stall stone stables, granary, woolshed, dairy, store, and shearers' hut, with loft above all; wool-shed of wood, stock-yard, sheep-yards, sheep-dip, &c. Distant three miles from the Town of Oamaru, one mile and a half from Waiareka Dairy-factory, and half a-mile from Weston Park Railway-station. Altitude ranges from 150ft. to 270ft. Fencing consists of 103 chains boundary fences, and 156 chains interior fences.
Section 95, Block II., Oamaru District; 19 acres 2 roods 23 perches.
Level land; soil good; all agricultural. No surface water, but can be obtained by sinking. Just out of oats, out of drilled turnip. Two miles and three-quarters to the Town of Oamaru, and half a mile to Weston Park Railway-station. Three acres of Pinus insignis plantation. Fencing, 53 chains post-and-wire, and gorse hedge on the boundaries.
Section 96, Block II., Oamaru District; 18 acres 1 rood 15 perches.
Land level; soil good; agricultural; well watered; in grass three years. Two miles and three quarters to the Town of Oamaru, and three-quarters of a mile to Weston Park Railway-station. Two acres and three-quarters of Pinus insignis plantation. Fencing, 47 chains of gorse hedge on the boundaries.
Section 97, Block II., Oamaru District; 315 acres 2 roods 22 perches.
Level to rising and undulating land; nine-tenths agricultural; soil fair. In grass two years. Four miles and a quarter to the Town of Oamaru. Well watered. Fencing consists of 143 chains of wire fence and gorse hedges on boundaries.
Section 98, Block II., Oamaru District; 122 acres 1 rood 9 perches.
Level to rising and undulating land; soil good; greater part of section agricultural. In grass two years. Three miles and three-quarters from-Town of Oamaru.
Section 99, Block II., Oamaru District; 66 acres, 3 roods 3 perches.
Open, undulating land; agricultural; soil good; well watered. Three miles and a quarter to Town of Oamaru, and lying about two miles distant from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing on the section: 21 chains of gorse hedge and wire fence on boundaries, and 21½ chains of gorse hedge, and wire fence subdividing section.
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Section 100, Block II., Oamaru District; 107 acres 3 roods 27 perches.
Level and gently undulating land; soil good; agricultural; well watered, and well grassed with four-year-old grass. Three miles and a quarter to Town of Oamaru, and two miles to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing consists of 101 chains of gorse hedges and wire fence on the boundaries.
Section 101, Block II., Oamaru District; 80 acres 2 roods 26 perches.
Level to undulating land; agricultural; soil fair; well watered. In grass four years. Three miles and a half to Town of Oamaru, and two miles distant from Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 71 chains of gorse hedge on north, east, and west boundaries.
Section 102, Block II., Oamaru District; 25 acres 2 roods 32 perches.
Mostly level land, somewhat broken up by lagoons, &c.; soil fair. Indifferently watered, but water to be obtained by sinking. Three miles to Town of Oamaru, and one mile and a half to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 25 chains of gorse hedge on west boundary.
Section 103, Block II., Oamaru District; 38 acres 2 perches.
Undulating land; agricultural; soil good; watered. Three miles to Town of Oamaru, and one mile and three-quarters to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. In grass four years. 150ft. to 200ft. above sea-level.
Section 104, Block II., Oamaru District; 24 acres 1 rood 25 perches.
Easy undulating land; soil good; agricultural; no permanent water. Two miles and three-quarters from Town of Oamaru. In grass four years.
Section 105, Block II., Oamaru District; 17 acres 26 perches.
Undulating land; soil good; well watered. Three miles and a quarter to the Town of Oamaru. In grass four years.
Section 106, Block II., Oamaru District; 85 acres 1 rood 12 perches.
Level to undulating land, with about nine acres of east end rough, but in good pasture; strong good soil; in grass four years. Three miles and a quarter to Oamaru Railway-station" and one mile and three-quarters to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Well watered. Fencing, 44½ chains of gorse hedge on south boundary and 16½ chains interior subdivisional gorse hedge.
Section 107, Block II., Oamaru District; 17 acres 1 rood 27 perches.
Easy rising land; soil good; agricultural; in grass four years. No water on section. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru. Altitude, about 270ft.
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Looking North from Oamaru Creek Paddock, Ardgowan.
Section 108, Block II., Oamaru District; 310 acres.
Undulating to more broken land; mixed agricultural and pastoral. About two-thirds of the north-western portion have been ploughed and just out of oats, remainder good pasture. The portion of this section east of the water-race has been nine years in grass. Four miles to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Altitude from about 250ft. to 450ft. About 204 chains of mixed fences on the boundaries.
Section 110, Block II., Oamaru District; 30 acres 3 roods 25 perches.
Level to gently sloping laud; strong good soil; greater part in grass six years, 3 to 4 acres in grass three years. Not watered. Two miles and a half to Town of Oamaru. Altitude, 300ft. The fencing consists of 17½ chains of boundary gorse hedge and 13 chains interior.
Section 111, Block II., Oamaru District; 203 acres 1 rood 18 perches.
Undulating land; agricultural; soil good, partly on clay subsoil on old alluvial formation, and partly on limestone. With the exception of about 15 acres this section has been all broken up. In grass about eight years between Oamaru Water-race and Eden Street Road, and six years west of the water-race. Permanently watered. Connection between two portions assured by bridge over water-race to be permanently maintained by the Oamaru Borough Council. Altitude 150ft. to 300ft. Four miles to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing, 94 chains of mixed wire and gorse-hedge fences on the boundaries, and 53 chains interior subdivisional fences.
Section 112, Block II, Oamaru District; 176 acres 1 rood 25 perches.
Undulating land; soil good, on clay subsoil. Agricultural, and has all been broken up with the exception of about 15 acres. Portion west of water-race in grass six years, remainder eight years in grass. Connection between the two parts assured by bridge over water-race, to be permanently maintained by the Oamaru Borough Council. Altitude, 150ft. to 250ft. Three miles to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing, 92 chains of fences on the boundaries and 9 chains of interior wire fences.
Section 113, Block II., Oamaru District; 24 acres and 15 perches.
Level to undulating land; soil good, partly on limestone formation; agricultural; in grass three years. Permanently watered. About three miles to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing, 36 chains of gorse hedges on boundaries. A two-roomed house stands on this section.
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Section 115, Block II. Oamaru District; 14 acres and 36 perches.
Fairly level; good soil; agricultural. Three years in grass; not watered. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru Railway-station.
Section 116, Block II., Oamaru District; 45 acres 2 roods 3 parches.
Undulating land, subdivided into two portions; western portion a little broken, but good soil, on limestone and volcanic formations; well grassed. East half, good strong land, partly on limestone and volcanic formations; in grass three years; watered. Three miles from Oamaru Railway-station. Altitude about 260ft. Fencing, 22 chains of interior subdivisional gorse hedge.
Section 117, Block II., Oamaru District; 44 acres and 25 perches.
Undulating to somewhat steeper and broken land at the west end. About 8 acres pastoral, remainder agricultural, and in grass three years. Good strong soil, partly on volcanic formations. Well watered. Altitude about 270ft. Nearly three miles to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 7½ chains of gorse hedges on boundaries.
Section 118, Block II., Oamaru District; 9 acres 27 perches.
Level land; agricultural; soil good. In grass three years. No surface-water. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing, 6½ chains gorse hedges on boundaries.
Section 119, Block II., Oamaru District; 11 acres 1 rood 8 perches.
Level land; agricultural; soil good. In grass three years. No surface-water. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing on section, 7 chains of gorse hedge on boundary.
Section 120, Block II., Oumaru District; 35 acres 31 perches.
Level and undulating to steeper and somewhat broken land at the western end. About 5 acres in good pasture, remainder agricultural; in grass three years; watered. Two miles and a half to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 26 chains of gorse hedges on the boundaries.
Section 121, Block II., Oamaru District; 37 acres 1 rood 5 perches.
Level to undulating land, steeper at west end; nearly all agricultural; good strong soil; watered. In grass three years. Two miles and a quarter to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 46 chains of gorse hedges on boundaries.
Section 123, Block II., Oamaru District; 14 acres 3 roods 2 perches.
Level to undulating land; agricultural; good strong soil; watered. In grass three years. Two miles and three-quarters to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 29 chains of gorse hedges on boundaries.
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General View of Woolshed, Cattle-yards, &c., Ardgowan.
Section 124, Block II., Oamaru District; 14 acres 16 perches.
Nearly all level land; agricultural; good strong soil. In grass three years. Altitude about 180ft. Two miles and a half to Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Fencing comprises 10 chains of gorse hedge on boundaries.
Section 125, Block II., Oamaru District; 16 acres 1 rood 15 perches.
Level and gently-sloping agricultural land; good strong soil In grass three years. Altitude about 180ft. Two miles and a half to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 1½ chains of gorse hedge on boundaries. Not watered, but permanent water within 15 chains, to which there is access.
Section 126, Block II., Oamaru District: 17 acres 2 roods 31 perches.
Gently sloping agricultural land; soil good. In grass three years. Not watered, but water adjacent, to which there is access. Fencing, 10 chains of gorse hedge on east boundary.
Section 127, Block II., Oamaru District; 18 acres 1 rood 13 perches.
Gently-sloping land; agricultural; soil good. In grass three years. Not watered, but water adjacent, to which there is access. Fencing, 10 chains of gorse hedge on east boundary. Two miles to Oamaru Railway-station.
Section 128, Block II., Oamaru District; 18 acres 34 perches.
Sloping land; agricultural; soil good; watered. In grass six years. One mile and three-quarters to Oamaru Railway-station. Fencing, 30 chains of gorse hedge, &c., on boundaries.
Section 129, Block II., Oamaru District; 39 acres 3 roods 5 perches.
Undulating land; agricultural; soil good; watered. In grass six years. Altitude 140ft. to 250ft. Two miles and a half to Oamaru Railway-station, and one mile and a half to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 31 chains of gorse hedge on boundaries.
Section 130, Block II., Oamaru District; 40 acres 25 perches.
Undulating land; agricultural; good strong soil; watered. In grass six years. Altitude 150ft. to 250ft. Two miles to Oamaru Railway-station, and two miles to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 11½ chains of gorse hedge on east boundary.
Section 131, Block II., Oamaru District, 33 acres 6 perches.
Undulating land; agricultural; soil good; watered. In grass six years. Altitude, 120ft. to 240ft. One mile and three-quarters to Oamaru Railway-station, and two miles and a quarter to Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 49 chains of gorse hedges on boundaries.
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Section 132, Block II, Oamaru District, 37 acres 21 perches.
Undulating land; agricultural; good soil; out of oats, fed off; watered. Two miles and three-quarcers to Oamaru Railway-station, and one mile and a quarter to the Waiareka Dairy-factory. Fencing, 42 chains of gorse hedge on boundaries.
Section 133, Block II., Oamaru District, 28 acres 32 perches.
Undulating land; agricultural; soil good; out of oats, fed off; watered. Distant three miles and a quarter from Oamaru Railway-station, and one mile and a quarter from the Waiareka Dairy-factory.
Section 138, Block II., Oamaru District; 5 acres 1 rood 30 perches.
Agricultural land, undulating, with good soil. Three years in grass. Situated about three miles from Oamaru Town and Railway-station. Water is permanent.
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A Siesta.
| Section. | Block. | District. | Area. | Upset Half-yearly Rental. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134 | II. | Oamaru. | Acres. 40 | £12 10s. |
Description of Section.
Gently sloping agricultural land, five years in grass. Running stream with hard bottom intersects this section. Distant two miles and a half from Oamaru Railway-station.
Term of Lease.
Fourteen years from 1st June, 1896.
The lease of the above-mentioned section will be offered for sale, by public auction on Thursday, the 14th May, 1896, at the Weir Street Hall, Oamaru, immediately after the ballot has been concluded.
Possession will be given on the 1st June, 1896.
Purchaser must pay the sum of the first half-year's rent, with lease-fee, £1 1s., on the fall of the hammer.
The lease will be under the usual conditions of the Otago School Commissioners' leases, and the conditions and restrictions of the Land Act and Land for Settlements Acts do not apply.
| Section. | Block. | Survey District. | Area. | Half-yearly Rental. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | R. | P. | £ | s. | d. | |||
| 77 | II. | Oamaru. | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 84* | II. | Oamaru. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 114 | II. | Oamaru. | 9 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 135† | II. | Oamaru. | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 137 | II. | Oamaru. | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
Term of Lease.
One year; renewable from year to year, under section 219 of "The Land Act, 1892.
Applications will be received up to 4 p.m. on and after Tuesday, the 12th May, 1896, at the office of Mr. Henry Macintosh, Tyne Street, Oamaru, and at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin. If there be more than one applicant on the first day for a section, a ballot will be taken on Thursday, the 14th May, at 11 a.m., at the Weir Street Hall, Oamaru.
No deposit is required with the applications, but the successful applicant must be prepared to pay a half-year's rent and license-fee immediately on his application being approved at the ballot. This will be taken as the rent due on the 1st July, 1896. The next payment will become due on the 1st January, 1897.
The conditions and restrictions of the Land Act and Land for Settlements Acts do not apply.
Possession will be given on the 1st June, 1896.
By Authority : Samuel Costall, Government Printer, Wellington.—1896.
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Map of Ardgowan Estate
* Possession of this section (Education Reserve) will have to be given up on one month's notice if required for a school.
† This section (Quarry Reserve) may be worked at any time without payment on any account whatever.