Land Sales and Assessments




RETURN shewing the Lands Sold; Assessments on Runs; and Crown Grant Fees received at the Crown Land Office at Napier; together with the nett Amount due to the Province of Hawke’s Bay for the period from the 1st to the 28th February, 1862, inclusive.

Date. No. of Application. Name of Applicant. District. Area of Land purchased. Rate per Acre. Amount. Area of Unagricultural Land to go to Auction at 5s. an acre. Amount of Deposit. Remarks.
1862 A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P. £ s. d.
Feb. 3 1085 Thomas Mason Maraekakaho 50 0 0 0 10 0 25 0 0 Deposit 10 per c. advance at Auction.
8 1086 Triphook and Wright Waipawa 60 0 0 0 10 0 30 0 0
8 851 F. J. Tiffen Mangakuri 1520 0 0 0 5 ¼ 18 11 6
8 851 Rhodes and Chapman Mangakuri 0 5 0 380 0 0
11 1087 Alexander Grant Ruataniwha 50 0 0 0 10 0 25 0 0
13 1062 A. H. Russell Mangakuri 2000 0 0 0 4 6 450 0 0 Balance 9-10ths at Auc.
15 1088 Triphook and Wright Meanee 94 0 0 0 10 0 47 0 0

Assessments on Runs.

No. Name of Run Holder District and Area Assessment Rate Amount.
3 John Johnston Ruataniwha 728a. @ ¼d for '61 3774 0 0 975 11 6
3 Wm. Couper Kauranaki 4840a. ... 1 10 4
3 Thomas Williams Ahuriri 9000a. ... 8 2 6
4 A. G. Tollemache Ruataniwha 2539a. ... 1 9 9
11 J. H. Northwood Pourerere, 47,511a. ... 98 19 7
11 F. F. Ormond Maraekakaho, for 1861 ... 6 6 2½
19 G. D. and J. Monteith Oero ... 1 7 3
24 Richardson and Troutbeck Ahuriri ... 25 12 11

| | Total Assessments on Runs | 3774 0 0 | |

| G. E. G. Richardson and others Crown Grant Fees, £2 |
| Deduct salary of Receiver of Land Revenue | 1129 1 9½ |
| | 6 5 0 |

| | 1122 16 9½ |

| Deduct one-sixth due to the General Government | 187 2 9½ |

| Nett Balance due to the Province of Hawke’s Bay | £935 14 0 |

Crown Land Office, Napier,
5th March, 1862.

H. S. TIFFEN,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Hawke's Bay Provincial Gazette 1862, No 6





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🗺️ Return of Lands Sold and Assessments on Runs

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
5 March 1862
Land sales, Assessments, Hawke's Bay, Napier
19 names identified
  • Thomas Mason, Applicant for land purchase
  • Triphook, Applicant for land purchase
  • Wright, Applicant for land purchase
  • F. J. Tiffen, Applicant for land purchase
  • Rhodes, Applicant for land purchase
  • Chapman, Applicant for land purchase
  • Alexander Grant, Applicant for land purchase
  • A. H. Russell, Applicant for land purchase
  • John Johnston, Run holder
  • Wm. Couper, Run holder
  • Thomas Williams, Run holder
  • A. G. Tollemache, Run holder
  • J. H. Northwood, Run holder
  • F. F. Ormond, Run holder
  • G. D. Monteith, Run holder
  • J. Monteith, Run holder
  • Richardson, Run holder
  • Troutbeck, Run holder
  • G. E. G. Richardson, Crown Grant Fees

  • H. S. Tiffen, Commissioner of Crown Lands