Crown Land Sales




A RETURN of a Sale of Crown Lands by Public Auction, held at Auckland, on Thursday, 10th January, 1856, in pursuance of a Notice published in the Provincial Government Gazette of 1856.

Locality. Sec. No. Lot. No. Contents. Upset price per Lot. Sold at per Lot. Purchaser.
a. r. p. £ s. d. £ s. d.
City of Auckland 36 39 0 0 2 5 12 6 37 0 0 Patrick O'Hara
40 40 0 0 2 5 12 6 37 0 0 Walter McCaul
49 41 0 0 1 3/4 5 12 6 39 0 0 James Dry
41 42 0 1 19 32 15 0 42 0 0 do.
47 43 0 2 26 41 5 0 41 16 0 do.
44 0 0 38 23 15 0 23 15 0 Patrick Dignan
45 0 0 34 21 5 0 21 5 0 do.
46 0 0 38 23 12 0 23 15 0 do.
47 0 3 0 81 5 0 81 5 0 James Dry
24 28 4 2 10 8 0 0 43 10 0 A. W. Hansard
Suburbs of Auckland 10 129 20 0 0 20 0 0 47 0 0 John Hoop
20 0 0 23 0 4 4 18 0 0 J. P. Dumontia
Village of Ouehunga 16 9 1 0 0 10 0 0 39 0 0 Patrick Dignan
10 1 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 James Dry
Village of Waiaku 41 50 0 3 0 7 10 0 31 0 0 Joseph England
43 0 2 22 6 7 6 43 0 0 Oldfield and Mason
Village of Maburangi 49 51 1 2 29 8 2 6 12 0 0 A. W. Hansard
50 2 3 0 13 15 0 63 0 0 Williamson and Wilson
52 0 2 15 8 0 0 40 0 0 do.
Mahurangi 34 3 0 12 18 0 0 165 0 0 Laurie and Brothera
Tamaki 12 35 0 0 1 18 0 0 73 0 0 Robert Graham
36 2 2 0 62 10 0 100 0 0 Richard James Taylor for St
37 2 3 10 65 10 0 100 0 0 John's College
Otahuhu 17 16 0 0 16 0 0 16 0 0 James Dilworth
Suburbs of Auckland
Remuera 61 82 1 2 30 58 2 0 145 0 0 William Christmas
75 1 1 3 1 37 7 13 0 0 Henderson and Macfarlane
77 0 3 11 20 12 11 70 0 0 Joseph Osborn
78 83 1 0 12 43 15 0 165 0 0 George Nairn
79 85 0 3 10 35 10 6 140 0 0 do.
90 89 0 1 25 56 13 13 170 0 0 Alexander Crombwell
91 90 0 1 14 43 0 0 170 0 0 William Christmas
92 91 0 2 15 63 0 0 170 0 0 do.
99 1 25 37 16 10½ 100 0 0 John Finlay
106 93 1 0 21 38 18 9 110 0 0 George Henderson
104 1 2 9 40 17 10 52 0 0 Joseph Tarnateo
105 96 2 1 11 66 0 0 75 0 0 A. W. Hansard
126 108 0 27 70 0 0 do.
131 6 9 43 2 9 195 0 0 William Williams
135 116 3 0 3 37 17 6 135 0 0 Charles Artour Abraham
138 118 1 3 25 53 15 0 150 0 0 Christopher Greenaway
144 123 4 0 12 48 13 0 175 0 0 Thomas D. Clingborn
127 124 2 2 17 38 13 4 135 0 0 William Tutty
128 125 1 3 15 35 0 0 125 0 0 Thomas Russel
136 2 2 27 52 11 10½ 225 0 0 do.
137 126 2 3 31 52 17 1½ 140 0 0 do.
139 4 2 32 53 1 6 145 0 0 Thomas Russel
143 5 1 4 28 11 4½ 120 0 0 Robt Stein
147 132 3 0 29 39 7 6 160 0 0 John G. Brooke
152 133 1 1 4 29 18 6 125 0 0 James Dry
153 111 3 0 9 35 9 7½ 105 0 0 B. Chapmann
164 5 0 0 55 0 0 145 0 0 James Dry
161 4 2 11 51 19 2½ 185 0 0 John Corlese
Town of Howick 2 1 13 6 12 6 6 12 6 6 2 6 Hugh Munro
18 0 3 2 4 7 6 4 7 6 James Dry
24 1 18 7 5 0 7 5 0 do.
32 0 3 1 8 17 6 7 0 0 do.
34 0 2 7 10 17 6 10 17 6 A. W. Hansard
44 1 1 5 2 6 15 0 0 Samuel Collins
45 0 3 8 22 0 0 22 0 0 James Dry
46 0 0 20 5 12 6 10 0 0 Joseph Grewe
48 0 1 14 10 15 0 6 15 0 do.
49 0 0 29 8 10 0 8 10 0 do.
50 1 1 26 57 2 6 115 0 0 do.
51 0 0 34 4 5 0 4 5 0 do.
52 0 3 30 3 15 0 10 0 0 James Dry
58 1 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 do.
54 1 1 3 6 12 6 12 12 6 do.
55 0 3 4 6 15 0 13 0 0 do.
56 1 1 15 6 17 6 16 0 0 James Dilworth
57 1 1 9 6 10 0 7 0 0 James Dry
58 1 1 5 2 6 8 0 0 do.
59 0 2 29 31 2 6 41 0 0 do.
60 0 0 24 3 0 0 16 0 0 do.

Total lots sold: 135
Total amount: £4978 12s 6d



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1856, No 16





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🗺️ Return of a Sale of Crown Lands by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Crown Lands, Auction, Auckland, Land Sales
38 names identified
  • Patrick O'Hara, Purchased land
  • Walter McCaul, Purchased land
  • James Dry, Purchased land
  • Patrick Dignan, Purchased land
  • A. W. Hansard, Purchased land
  • John Hoop, Purchased land
  • J. P. Dumontia, Purchased land
  • Joseph England, Purchased land
  • Oldfield, Purchased land
  • Mason, Purchased land
  • Williamson, Purchased land
  • Wilson, Purchased land
  • Laurie, Purchased land
  • Brothera, Purchased land
  • Robert Graham, Purchased land
  • Richard James Taylor, Purchased land
  • James Dilworth, Purchased land
  • William Christmas, Purchased land
  • Henderson, Purchased land
  • Macfarlane, Purchased land
  • Joseph Osborn, Purchased land
  • George Nairn, Purchased land
  • Alexander Crombwell, Purchased land
  • John Finlay, Purchased land
  • Joseph Tarnateo, Purchased land
  • William Williams, Purchased land
  • Charles Artour Abraham, Purchased land
  • Christopher Greenaway, Purchased land
  • Thomas D. Clingborn, Purchased land
  • William Tutty, Purchased land
  • Thomas Russel, Purchased land
  • Robt Stein, Purchased land
  • John G. Brooke, Purchased land
  • B. Chapmann, Purchased land
  • John Corlese, Purchased land
  • Hugh Munro, Purchased land
  • Samuel Collins, Purchased land
  • Joseph Grewe, Purchased land