Table of land claim decisions




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Name of Claimant. No. of Claim. No. of Report. District. Commissioners' Decision.
Hugh Hamilton Mortimer 198 198 Town of Nelson
Waimea East
Waitohi Town
Entitled to Crown Grants for two acres of land, being sections numbered 289 and 489 on the plan of the town of Nelson; for one hundred and twenty-five acres, being accommodation sections numbered 205 and 209 on the plan of the district of Waimea East; and for two quarter acres of land, being sections numbered 94 and 131, on the plan of the town of Waitohi.
And is further entitled to Government Scrip to the amount of six hundred pounds (£600), being £300 in exchange for rural sections Nos. 161 and 131, Takaka, and £300, compensation on two allotments.
Charles Gur White 199 199 Town of Nelson
Waimea South
Waitohi Town
Entitled to Crown Grants for one acre of land, being section numbered 891 on the plan of the town of Nelson; for fifty acres being accommodation section numbered 80 on the plan of the district of Waimen South; and for one quarter of an acre of land, being section numbered 865 on the plan of the town of Waitohi.
And is further entitled to Government Scrip to the amount of three hundred pounds (£300), being £150 in exchange for rural section No. 23, Omaka, and £150, compensation on one allotment.
Edward Mortimer 200 200 Town of Nelson
Waimea East
Waitohi Town
Entitled to Crown Grants for one acre of land, being section numbered 68 on the plan of the town of Nelson; for sixty-three acres, being accommodation section numbered 208 on the plan of the district of Waimea East; and for one quarter acre, being section numbered 1,054 on the plan of the town of Waitohi.
And is further entitled to Government Scrip to the amount of three hundred pounds (£300), being one hundred and fifty pounds (£150) in exchange for rural section, No. 121, Wakefield Downs, and £150, compensation on one allotment.
George Frederick Young 201 201 Town of Nelson
Suburban South
Waitohi Town
Entitled to Crown Grants for one acre of land, being section numbered 250 on the plan of the town of Nelson; for one hundred acres of land, being accommodation section numbered 66 on the plan of the district of Suburban South; and for one quarter acre, being section numbered 1,053 on the plan of the town of Waitohi.
And is further entitled to Government Scrip to the amount of one hundred and fifty pounds (£150), compensation on one allotment.
Thomas Drane 202 202 Town of Nelson
Motueka
Waitohi Town
Entitled to Crown Grants for one acre of land, being section numbered 1,043 on the plan of the town of Nelson; for fifty acres more or less, being accommodation section numbered 64 on the plan of the district of Motueka; and for one quarter acre, being section numbered 932 on the plan of the town of Waitohi.
And is further entitled to Government Scrip to the amount of three hundred pounds (£300), being £150 in exchange for rural section No. 138, Takaka, and £150, compensation on one allotment.


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🗺️ Commissioners' decision on land claims under the New Zealand Company (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land claims, Crown Grants, Government Scrip, New Zealand Company, Nelson, Waimea East, Waitohi, Waimea South, Suburban South, Motueka
  • Hugh Hamilton Mortimer, Claimant for land and scrip
  • Charles Gur White, Claimant for land and scrip
  • Edward Mortimer, Claimant for land and scrip
  • George Frederick Young, Claimant for land and scrip
  • Thomas Drane, Claimant for land and scrip