Crown Land Sales




A RETURN of the SALE of CROWN LANDS at the Surveyor General’s Office, from the 26th April, to the 30th September, 1853, under the New Land Regulations of the 4th March, 1853.

Name of Purchaser Situation No. of Lot. No. of Acres sold. Amount paid. Scrip.
George Cole Papakura 23 A. 8. r. £ s. d. £ s. d.
168 0 0 80 0 0
Duncan McNicol Wairoa 4, 5, 6, 7 522 1 0 261 2 6
George Hoye do. 1, 2, 3, 8 410 2 0 205 2 6
Alex. Kennedy Near Mungamungaroa 1,040 0 0 500 0 0
W. S. Grahame Mangarie 69 205 1 0 102 12 6
James Farmer Karaka 50 84 0 0 42 0 0
Henry Chamberlin Opaheke 25, 28 395 3 0 197 17 6
Philip Kunst Near Mungamungaroa 90 131 0 0 65 10 0
Samuel Hall Opaheke 219 2 32 109 17 0
Joseph Greenwood do. 20 349 0 0 174 10 0
Francis Dyer Rich Otarawa 70 115 2 0 57 15 0
Wm. Hatton Papakura 33 21 1 0 10 12 6
Joseph Newman do. 17 184 3 8 88 0 0
do. 18 91 0 0 45 10 0
Thomas Churches Turonga Creek 4 210 0 0 100 0 0
W. C. Daldy & Walter Combes Mahurangi N.W. part Lots 315 0 0 150 0 0
Gideon Smales Papakura 29, 30
John Anderson Gilfillan Opaheke End of Lot 10 150 0 0 75 0 0
John Codlin Waiuku 3, 6, 7, 8 82 0 35 41 2 3
Wm. Lang Thorburn Wangaparoa 105 0 0 50 0 0
T. S. Forsaith Mungamungaroa 70 and 91 132 0 0 66 0 0
A. B. Abraham Opaheke Part of Lot 10 52 2 13 26 6 1½
James Farmer do. 26, 29, 30, 31 633 3 0 311 17 6
W. S. Grahame do. Part of Lot 11 250 0 0 125 0 0
James Macky Waiwerawera 127 3 0 63 17 6
Wm. Buckland Kohuora 99 2 0 49 15 0
James Farmer Te Maro o Henewai 1,540 0 0 750 0 0
William Wheeler Opaheke Part of Lot 11 350 0 0 175 5 0
Jeremiah O’Keefe Whau Creek No. 12 459 2 30 229 16 10
Thomas Warner Opaheke Part of Lot 9 120 0 0 60 0 0
Wm. Blackbarn Turonga Creek 110 2 0 55 1 0
Thomas Pollock Whau Creek 93, 93A 110 0 0 55 0 0
Thomas Bremner Waikomiti Creek 84 0 0 40 0 0
Wm. and G. Trice Waikopu, Maraitai 25 210 0 0 105 0 0
Near Turonga Creek 24 81 0 0 40 10 0
J. R. Brown Mahurangi 90 0 0 45 0 0
J. A. Brown do. 117 0 0 52 13 0
Isaac Wade Turonga Creek 40 0 0 20 0 0
A. B. Abraham Opaheke Part of Lot 9 160 0 0 80 0 0
J. Cox, junior and senior Little Muddy Creek 88 0 0 44 0 0
Robert Laing and J. Cox do. 99 0 0 49 10 0
A. and D. Hepburn Whau Creek 88 0 0 44 0 0
A. B. Abraham & George Cole Papakura 231 0 0 110 0 0
A. B. Abraham do. 204 3 0 102 1 6
John Russell Whau Creek 110 0 0 55 0 0
C. H. McIntosh MotuOra, Bight of Mahurangi 197 0 0 98 10 0
Charles Verner Hill and others 176 0 0 88 0 0
Henry Richard Hill Whau Creek 88 0 0 44 0 0
Andrew Sinclair Karaka, Te Maro o Henewai 829 397 18 6
John Cacutt Turongo Creek 88 0 0 40 0 0
John Field Matakana River 276 0 0 124 4 0
Field and Carter do. 102 0 0 40 0 0
George White Turongo Creek, Maraitai 16 117 0 0 58 10 0
Brine Farrell do. 9 177 0 0 79 13 0
Wm. Prior Whau Creek 88 0 0 40 0 0
Daniel Meed Little Muddy Creek 88 0 0 44 0 0
John Murdoch do. 88 0 0 40 0 0
Alexander McCauley do. 88 0 0 40 0 0
Henry Walsh Mahon Turonga Creek, Maraitai 201 0 0 90 9 0
Thomas Churches do. 5 88 0 0 44 0 0
Henry Chamberlin Whaingaroa 2,002 0 0 920 18 6
John Hill Turonga Creek 10 110 0 0 55 0 0
Erasmus Breretou Waitemata 34 3 0 17 1 6
William Swanson Waitemata (Wau Wau) 84 0 0 42 0 0
Charles Joslin Rama Rama 171 2 0 85 15 0
Thomas James Jagger do. 108 2 0 54 5 0
Andrew Sinclair Karaka 200 0 0 100 0 0
Patrick Lorigan Long Beach, Wangaparoa 100 0 0 50 0 0
Fredk. Ring do. 162 0 0 72 18 0
James O’Neill Wau Wau, Waitemata 127 2 0 67 7 6
John Sullivan Mahurangi 85 0 0 38 5 0
Thomas Condon do. 135 0 0 67 10 0
Richard James Sullivan Waite River 137 0 0 61 13 0
Wm. Harris do. 100 0 0 50 0 0
Gideon Smales Papakura 105 0 0 50 0 0
James Dilworth Rama Rama 133 16 8 63 15 0
John Willis Matakana 110 0 0 55 0 0
Robert Duncan Smith do. 110 0 0 55 0 0
John McGeechie Mahurangi 216 0 0 97 4 0

Total | | | | £18,196 0 39 | 8,636 7 3 |

Surveyor General’s Office,
Auckland, 26th Oct., 1853.

C.H. W. Ligar,
Surveyor General.



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🗺️ Return of the Sale of Crown Lands by Public Auction (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
26 October 1853
Crown Lands, Public Auction, Auckland, Surveyor General
79 names identified
  • George Cole, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Duncan McNicol, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • George Hoye, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Alex Kennedy, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • W. S. Grahame, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • James Farmer, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Henry Chamberlin, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Philip Kunst, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Samuel Hall, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Joseph Greenwood, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Francis Dyer Rich, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Wm Hatton, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Joseph Newman, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Thomas Churches, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • W. C. Daldy, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Walter Combes, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Gideon Smales, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Anderson Gilfillan, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Codlin, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Wm. Lang Thorburn, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • T. S. Forsaith, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • A. B. Abraham, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • James Macky, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Wm Buckland, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • William Wheeler, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Jeremiah O'Keefe, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Thomas Warner, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Wm Blackbarn, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Thomas Pollock, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Thomas Bremner, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Wm Trice, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • G Trice, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • J. R. Brown, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • J. A. Brown, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Isaac Wade, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • J. Cox (junior), Purchaser of Crown Land
  • J. Cox (senior), Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Robert Laing, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • A. Hepburn, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • D. Hepburn, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • George Cole, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Russell, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • C. H. McIntosh, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Charles Verner Hill, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Henry Richard Hill, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Andrew Sinclair, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Cacutt, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Field, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Carter, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • George White, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Brine Farrell, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Wm Prior, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Daniel Meed, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Murdoch, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Alexander McCauley, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Henry Walsh Mahon, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Thomas Condon, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Sullivan, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Richard James Sullivan, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Wm Harris, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • James Dilworth, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Willis, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Robert Duncan Smith, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John McGeechie, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Erasmus Breretou, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • William Swanson, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Charles Joslin, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Thomas James Jagger, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Fredk Ring, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • James O'Neill, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Patrick Lorigan, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Sullivan, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Charles Verner Hill, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Henry Richard Hill, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • C. H. McIntosh, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • James Dilworth, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John Willis, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Robert Duncan Smith, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • John McGeechie, Purchaser of Crown Land

  • C.H. W. Ligar, Surveyor General