Post by Brent George on Apr 21, 2024 19:55:11 GMT
The small parcel of land and the forgotten owner
Stuff - Otago: 22-April-2024
The last known owner of a small parcel of rural Otago land was alive about 150 years ago.
The small parcel of land, about 1014m² was also known as section 16 block V in Hawksbury, near the township of Waikouaiti, about 40km north of Dunedin.
The land was registered on September 28, 1874, by a man named Joseph Bassett.
Earlier this year, a public notice appeared confirming there had been a new application for the transfer of Bassett’s land “based on adverse possession”.
Anyone who had a claim on the land was able to lodge a caveat by June 18, 2024, otherwise a new record of title would be issued and previous interest in that land would be extinguished, the notice said.
Stuff - Otago: 22-April-2024
The last known owner of a small parcel of rural Otago land was alive about 150 years ago.
The small parcel of land, about 1014m² was also known as section 16 block V in Hawksbury, near the township of Waikouaiti, about 40km north of Dunedin.
The land was registered on September 28, 1874, by a man named Joseph Bassett.
Earlier this year, a public notice appeared confirming there had been a new application for the transfer of Bassett’s land “based on adverse possession”.
Anyone who had a claim on the land was able to lodge a caveat by June 18, 2024, otherwise a new record of title would be issued and previous interest in that land would be extinguished, the notice said.