THE WASTE LANDS SALS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 618, 6 May 1876, Page 3

THE WASTE LANDS SALS.

Owing probably to our Auckland correspondent not being thoroughly acquainted with the topography of the Waikato district, a very imperfect list of the Waikato lands sold on Wednesday at the Supreme Court House, Auckland, vras forwarded to us thrit evening by telegraph. Tltis is to be regretted, as there was much local interest token in the matter, as indeed we knew there would be. We collate, how«rer, tram the Auckland papers of the succeedingday a complete account of the sale as far «s it concerns ifcis district : — Town of Port* Waikato : Lot 18, 28 perches, upiet prioe £5, Charles Marshall, £5. Town of Rangiriri : Lot 68, •1* rood, upset price £7 10s, James Shirley, £7 10s. Town of Hamilton East .- Lot 220, la., upset price £20, sold at £26 to J. M. Gelling; lot 386 a, 2r f upsty price — , J. M. Gelling. Town of Hamilton West: Lot 264 a, lr 32,- upset price, £20, add at £35 to W. Macgregor Hay ; lot 274, 2r. 2p, upset price £30 ; lot 274, 2r 25p, upset price £10; lot 323, lr IBp, upset price, £20; lot "326, 3r 4p, upset price £20 ; lot 329, -3r lOp, upset price £25 ; lot 331, 3r 31p, price £25, all bought by Mr Gelling; 3ot 288, 3j? 24p, upset price £25, Dando. Parish «f Pirongia : Lot I6oa, la, upxset price £2, R. G. McMinu. Parish of Pnniu : Lot 23, 45a. upset -price £100, sold for £195, W. J. Taylor. Parish of Tuhikaraniea : Lot 75, 50a, rtjpse* P^ice £50, Hose. Parish of tfantapu : Lot 54, 49a 2r 37p, vnpset price £100, Selby ; lot 153, 50-t 27 p, ropset price £100, so>d for £210, J. Kirnwood ; lot 17, 3a 3r sp, upset price £7, Hugh McPherson ; lot 252, 4a 2r 23p, upset price £10, E. A McK«chnie. Town of Taupiri : Lot 4, lr 23, upiet price — , John Cropp. Town of Cambridge East : Lot 402, la, «abj^ct to »onae improvement, upset pric°, £20, sold, for £46 to the Rev Father Golden ; lot 418, la, upset price £20, James Hally ; lot 583, 2a, upset price, £40, James Hally. Town of Te Awamutu : Lot 4, la lr lip, snbject to £565 for improvements, upset price 105, John U. Roach. Parish of Whangamarino : Lot 165, 49a, upset price £37, ; »old for £64; lot 166, 00a, upset price £38, gold for £75, Johnson. Parish of Kirikiriroa: Lots 258 and 259, 25a, upset price £40, gold for £111, Wood. Parish of Horotin : Lot 30, 50a, upset price, Pinnard ; lot 69a, 18a, upset price £18, soli for £19 10s, PinuaH. It will be seen that lots 78 and 79, of the parish of Te Kapa, ' comprising the public firewood bushes, against the sale of which so strong a pioteet was made by the people of Waikato, were not oftered, hating been withdrawn in deference to the expression of public opinion on the matter.