Places

Date: 1912-1924

From: Valuation New Zealand: Land settlement plans for parts of the Waikato Region especially King Country, Kawhia and Otorohanga areas

By: Mackay, John, 1851-1937; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Auckland District Office; New Zealand. Printing and Stationery Department; Valuation New Zealand

Reference: MapColl-832.14gbbd/1912-/Acc.35519

Description: A sale plan of Rural lands for sale by ballot in the Wharepapa and Ranginui Survey districts annotated with the names of successful purchasers, 1912. Drawn by Lands and Survey Auckland for the Auckland Crown Lands Commissioner. Base maps of rural lands open for sale or selection in terms of the Land Act, 1908, in the Wharepapa and Ranginui Survey Districts. The boundaries of farm blocks in these districts are prominently outlined, some coloured and the majority include acreages, owners' names and applicable dates handwritten in each section. Native and forest reserves, creamery and school sites, a township, possibly known as Waipari, and tracks are marked. The Mangarata, Wairakei, Punui and Te Hue Streams and the Aotearoa, Wairakei, Wharepunanga and Mangawheo Roads are named, as is the Taupo Track. Directions are given to several settlements including Wharepuhanga, Otorohanga, Tautori and Taumarunui. Some sections include Gazetteer numbers. Includes trig points and relief is shown. Three cuttings relating to the Wharepapa Survey District, Otorohanga County and one cutting related to discharged soldiers in Wharepapa Survey District, West Taupo County are all mounted adjacent to the map. Each cutting has handwritten information including the poster number, dates and 3rd. class which refers to the quality of the land. The base map is of farm sections in the Wharepapa and Ranginui survey districts, Auckland Land District No. 1114. A schedule of these districts include the valuations, acreages and rent. Instructions to applicants and a caution follow with the printed name of H.M. Skeet, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Includes an abstract of conditions of purchase. A statement on the left side of the map begins with '22,153 acres'. Includes the application date of 25 March 1912 at the District Lands and Survey Office, Auckland. Includes references to 'native owners'. The map on the reverse has a reference key about preferences to landless applicants, for the variously coloured sections. The inset map is a locality plan of the area from the Bream Tail to Napier. Handwritten names listed are: W.N. Grant, E.I. Walker, E.B. Walker, E.W. Sircombe, J. Corrigan, J. Lockhart, R.C. Fitzgerald & H.J. Ringham, C. Dey, R. Pairmail (or Pairmain), R.W. Park, E. Natske, F.H. Wilson, A.C. Riddell, M.Riddell, J. Riddell, A. Walter, A.E. Edwards, W. Beard, Emma C.J. Beard, H.L. Tomlin, R.O. Tomlin, J.C. Volkes, J. Mc Gurk, W. Thomson, W. Nicholls, B. May, J.T. King, F.J. Kerr, L.J. Cole, A.S. Graham, W. Pickup, H. Pickup, O.R. Clarke, L.H. Connolly, F. Gooder, A.A. Dobson, R.W. Park, Sunnendor, W. Sanderson Snr., L.J. Dobson, K.P. McDonald, E.M. Richardson, H.G. St. Clair, G. Rule, T. Hounslow, H.G. Goddard, R.E. Goddard, A. Carter, J. Peacocke, S. Davis, C.S. Tomlin, F.C. Ashley, H. Beer, T.J. Taylor, D. Weston, L.E. Weston, J.B. Lloyd, S. Mankelow, H. Anderson, A.T. Browne, T. Hargreaves, C.A. Henderson, G.H. Mankelvey, W.J.E. Ashby, R.J. Dickson, H. Sincock, G.W.E. Bragden, L.A. Needham, N.R. Kennedy, F. Carter, D.G. Millin, F.J. Heyhol, C.W. Mullan, R. Richardson, J. Burren, C.W. Goddard, G.E.J. Goddard, E.K. Uren, J.M. Silcock, M.S. Gould, A.T. Thomas, P. Beard, A.G. Whitehead, A.N. McLellan, M.R. Kerr, W.B.W. McAdam, G. Culverhouse, A.E. Styles, J.T. Young, A.V. Eustege, Mrs. E. Archer, A.Steele, Emil Monzheimer, W.G. Teschke, D.G.S.V. Petersen, H. Beard, W.F. Drake, H.F. Beard, F.W.C. Bagnall, A.R. & W.G. Hancock, N.W. Albretson, P. Rock, K. Thornton, Ellen Tolley. Inset: Wharepapa and Ranginui locality plan. Scale [1:2 534 400] Base map: Lands in Wharepapa and Ranginui Survey District. Series, Auckland Land District No. 1114. [Wellington, N.Z.], John Mackay, Govt. Printer, [1912] Title outlined in blue pencil and subtitle adapted by cataloguer from that of the base map. Quantity: 2 map(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and watercolour on card, linen backed, coloured, 69.1 x 43.3 cm. on a sheet measuring 74 x 80.4 cm. Finding Aids: Also catalogued on National Library Catalogue.

Date: 1920-1922

From: Valuation New Zealand: Land settlement plans for parts of the Waikato Region especially King Country, Kawhia and Otorohanga areas

By: Glenn, D, active 1917-1925; Mackay, John, 1851-1937; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey. Auckland District Office; New Zealand. Printing and Stationery Department; Valuation New Zealand

Reference: MapColl-832.17gbbd/1920/Acc.35537

Description: A sale plan of Rural lands for sale by ballot in the Hurakia and Ongarue Survey districts annotated with the names of successful purchasers, 1920. Drawn by Lands and Survey Auckland for the Auckland Crown Lands Comissioner. Comprises two maps of similar size, 'Hurakia Survey District, sections in Block V' and 'Ongarue Survey District, sections in Blocks V, VI, IX and X'. Both maps are in Auckland Land District no. 1377, and depict lands open for sale or lease to discharged soldiers under the Discharged Settlement Act, 1915. Both indicate numbered sections and including acreages, owner's names and dates handwritten in each section. The map also has a small locality plan of the area from Helensville to Waiouru. The map includes several paragraphs of text stating conditions of sale, information about the 'second class land', instructions to applicants, and abstract of conditions. The cadastral map of the Hurakia Survey District depicts the handwritten names MJ Dynan, WM Peterson, J Sheely, WK Wilton, and identifies the timber reserve as Provincial State Forest 'Gaz. 1922 p. 1634. The cadastral map of the Ongarue Survey District depicts the handwritten names Hayward Timber Company, MW Hunter, D Fraser, WR Munro, HR Lamb, A Gall, C Dow, KM Dickson, JA Nicol, WD Gillanders, FA Drake, WJ Devereaux, RE Longden, DM McDonald, GHM Rae, HC Price and AE Plummer, and identifies the timber reserve as Provincial State Forest, 'Gaz. 1922 p. 1634'. Base map: Hurakia Survey Block and Ongarue Survey Block .... Series, Auckland Land District No. 1377. [Wellington, N.Z.], Marcus F Marks, Govt. Printer, 1920. Department of Lands and Survey. Signed LB 26/11/25. Glued to map is two clippings of information about the land for sale. Glued to cadastral map is text regarding West Taupo County, Ongarue Survey District, including fiscal land and information. On reverse of map the same map has been glued onto the card. (Areas for sale or lease are highlighted around boundries in red.) Named (blue pencil annotation) 'Waimiha Rural' top of poster. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and watercolour on card, linen backed, coloured, 100 x 71 cm.