Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 8

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✨ Land Claims Decisions

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

(PROVINCE OF NELSON).

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereunto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor's command,
J. C. RICHMOND, Provincial Secretary.

VOL. XII. NELSON, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1864. No. 8.

WE, JOHN POYNTER and JAMES CROWE RICHMOND, Commissioners duly appointed to hear and decide CLAIMS TO LAND by persons claiming title thereto, from, through, or under the New Zealand Company, do hereby decide that the persons whose names are hereunder written, and whose claims have been referred to us by his Honor the Superintendent, are duly entitled to the Crown Grants for Land, the particulars whereof are set opposite their respective names.

NAME OF CLAIMANT.	No. of Claim.	No. of Report.	DISTRICT.	COMMISSIONERS' DECISION.
R. Richardson	576	576	Maitai Valley	Entitled to a Crown Grant for three hundred acres of land, being sections numbered 11 and 14, Maitai Valley.
Geo. Baldick	588	588	Omaka	Entitled to a Crown Grant for one hundred and fifty acres of land, being section numbered 10, Omaka.
F. Thompson and others	610	610	Picton	Entitled to a Crown Grant for one rood of land, being section numbered 1,009, Town of Picton.
J. Simons	613	613	Picton	Entitled to a Crown Grant for one rood of land, being section numbered 448, Town of Picton.

PDF — Nelson Provincial Gazette 1864, No 8

The Nelson Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed beginning with the laying of the foundation stone on 26 August 1859, with the first Council meeting held there on 30 April 1861.

The buildings served Nelson for over a century before being demolished on 12 September 1969.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Commissioners' decision on land claims under the New Zealand Company

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsLand claims, New Zealand Company, Crown Grants, Nelson, Maitai Valley, Omaka, Picton
👱🏽 Names

R. Richardson, Entitled to Crown Grant for land in Maitai Valley
Geo. Baldick, Entitled to Crown Grant for land in Omaka
F. Thompson, Entitled to Crown Grant for land in Picton
J. Simons, Entitled to Crown Grant for land in Picton

👩‍💼 Officials

John Poynter, Commissioner
James Crowe Richmond, Commissioner

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