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Crown Lands Office,
Blenheim, 21st November, 1868.
APPLICATIONS for Pastoral Leases received by me, in accordance with, "The Marlborough Waste Lands Act, 1867":
William Edward Allen and James Mulroy
District: Pelorus Sound
Boundaries—"On the North-east, North-west, South-east, and South-west, by a public road and Part 2 of Section 25; on the South by a public road along High-water mark Cloys Bay, towards the North-west by Sections 26 and 32.
Estimated extent—663 acres.
Deposit paid—£2.
Arthur Beauchamp and Henry Godsiff
District: Pelorus Sound
Boundaries—"A public road along the shore of Cloys Bay, and a public road from Cloys Bay to the North-east corner of Section 22; thence a public road to the North-east corner of Section 38; thence a right line to the North-east corner of Section 13; thence a public road to the South-east corner of Section 10; thence a right line to the South-west corner of Section 4; thence a right line to North-west corner of Section 2.
Estimated extent—1,800 acres.
Deposit paid—£4.
JAMES BALFOUR WEMYSS,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
CENSUS OF NEW ZEALAND.
DECEMBER, 1867.
PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH.
ENUMERATOR’S RETURN, H.
LAND, CULTIVATION, AND CROPS.
Extent of Holding :
Number of acres, Freehold .. 645,353¼
Number of acres, Leasehold .. 922,269¼
Extent and description of Fencing :
Total number of acres fenced .. 29,616
Post and rail, chains of .. 34,667
Wire Fence .. 30,733
Ditch and bank .. 4,056
Live Fence .. 1,718½
Stone Fence .. 6
Any other kind .. 9,052
Number of Acres :
Land broken up, but not under crop .. 2,664½
In Wheat .. 1,553½
In Oats .. 2,122¼
In Barley .. 1,388¼
In Maize or Sorghum .. 54¼
In Rye or Bere .. 15¼
In Hay, (mown.) .. 855¼
In Sown Grasses, including land in hay .. 10,821¼
In Peas or Beans .. 270¼
In Potatoes .. 272¾
In Turnips or Rape .. 13¾
In Mangold, Beet, Carrots, Parsnips, and Onions .. 15¼
In Garden or Orchard .. 336¾
In Tobacco .. 71
Any other crop .. 7¾
Total under crop .. 18,109¾
In Forest Trees, plantations of .. 214¾
ENUMERATOR’S RETURN, I.
LIVE STOCK, AGRICULTURAL MACHINES, &c.
Horses .. 2,606
Brood Mares, included in foregoing .. 505
Mules and Asses .. 14
Cattle, including calves .. 7,874
Breeding Cows, included in foregoing .. 3,160
Sheep, including lambs .. 611,775
Breeding Ewes, included in foregoing .. 253,110
Goats .. 2,313
Pigs .. 5,227
Poultry .. 16,943
Annual production of Butter, lbs. .. 113,341
Annual production of Cheese, lbs. .. 15,076
Number of Thrashing Machines, Steam .. 4
Number of Thrashing Machines, Horse .. 10
Number of Reaping Machines .. 27
Number of Steam Ploughs .. 1
G. L. MELLISH, Enumerator.
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Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1868, No 172
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🗺️ Applications for Pastoral Leases in Marlborough
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey21 November 1868
Pastoral Leases, Marlborough Waste Lands Act, Pelorus Sound, Crown Lands
- William Edward Allen, Applicant for pastoral lease
- James Mulroy, Applicant for pastoral lease
- Arthur Beauchamp, Applicant for pastoral lease
- Henry Godsiff, Applicant for pastoral lease
- James Balfour Wemyss, Commissioner of Crown Lands
🎓 Census of New Zealand, Province of Marlborough
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceCensus, Marlborough, Land Cultivation, Crops, Livestock, Agricultural Statistics
- G. L. Mellish, Enumerator