Land Grant Decisions




DISTRICT. No. of Report. No. of Claim. NAME OF CLAIMANT. COMMISSIONER’S DECISION.
Wellington. 357 553 John Smith. Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 179 in the Town of Wellington.
Ditto. 358 471 James Firth. Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 510 in the Town of Wellington.
Ditto. 359 554 Matilda Janet Rhatigan. Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 128 in the Town of Wellington.
Ditto. 360 586 Rob. Keating Prendergast. Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 142 in the Town of Wellington, having 66 feet frontage to Willis Street.
Ditto. 361 561 William Tonks. Entitled to a Grant of parts of the Town Acres No. 690 and 691 in the Town of Wellington.
Ditto. 362 569 Bernard Gordon. Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 178 in the Town of Wellington, adjoining part of the same acre already reported.
Ditto. 363 312 John Varnham. Entitled to Grants of parts of the Town Acres No. 151 and 207 in the Town of Wellington.
Ditto. 364 560 Rosetta Samuel. Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 465 in the Town of Wellington.
Ditto. 365 558 Jacob Joseph. Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 488 in the Town of Wellington.
Wellington and Lower Hutt. 366 609 Robert Buckridge. Entitled to a Grant of part of Town Acre No. 100 in the Town of Wellington, and also to a Grant of 14 acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 49 in the Lower Hutt District. Subject to a direction of the Commissioner.
Lower Hutt. 367 584 Joseph Fry. Entitled to a Grant of 44 acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 178 Lower Hutt District. Subject to a direction of the Commissioner.
Ditto. 368 585 John Barr. Entitled to a Grant of 28½ acres more or less, of Country Section No. 178 in the Hutt district. Subject to a direction of the Commissioner.
Ditto. 369 550 Robert Park. Entitled to a Grant of 56½ acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 178 in the Hutt district.
Ditto. 370 47 William Milne. Entitled to a Grant of 10 acres more or less part of the Country Section No. 49 in the Lower Hutt district. Subject to a direction of the Commissioner.
Ditto. 371 46 Alexander Yule. Entitled to a Grant of 10 acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 49 in the Lower Hutt district. Subject to a direction of the Commissioner.
Ditto. 372 439 Mathew Cook. Entitled to a Grant of 5½ acres more or less, part of Country Section No. 11, Lower Hutt district.
Ditto. 373 30 Alfred de Bathe Brandon. Entitled to a Grant of 460 acres more or less, being the Country Sections No. 183, 184, 185, and 186 in the Lower Hutt district. Subject to a direction of the Commissioner.
Porirua. 374 380 John Howard Wallace. Entitled to a Grant of 70 acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 10 in the Porirua district, (Kinapora division).


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🗺️ Commissioner's Decision on Land Claims (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
29 June 1852
Land Claims, Crown Grants, Wellington, Lower Hutt, Porirua
18 names identified
  • John Smith, Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 179 in the Town of Wellington.
  • James Firth, Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 510 in the Town of Wellington.
  • Matilda Janet Rhatigan, Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 128 in the Town of Wellington.
  • Rob. Keating Prendergast, Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 142 in the Town of Wellington.
  • William Tonks, Entitled to a Grant of parts of the Town Acres No. 690 and 691 in the Town of Wellington.
  • Bernard Gordon, Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 178 in the Town of Wellington.
  • John Varnham, Entitled to Grants of parts of the Town Acres No. 151 and 207 in the Town of Wellington.
  • Rosetta Samuel, Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 465 in the Town of Wellington.
  • Jacob Joseph, Entitled to a Grant of part of the Town Acre No. 488 in the Town of Wellington.
  • Robert Buckridge, Entitled to a Grant of part of Town Acre No. 100 in the Town of Wellington, and also to a Grant of 14 acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 49 in the Lower Hutt District.
  • Joseph Fry, Entitled to a Grant of 44 acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 178 Lower Hutt District.
  • John Barr, Entitled to a Grant of 28½ acres more or less, of Country Section No. 178 in the Hutt district.
  • Robert Park, Entitled to a Grant of 56½ acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 178 in the Hutt district.
  • William Milne, Entitled to a Grant of 10 acres more or less part of the Country Section No. 49 in the Lower Hutt district.
  • Alexander Yule, Entitled to a Grant of 10 acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 49 in the Lower Hutt district.
  • Mathew Cook, Entitled to a Grant of 5½ acres more or less, part of Country Section No. 11, Lower Hutt district.
  • Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Entitled to a Grant of 460 acres more or less, being the Country Sections No. 183, 184, 185, and 186 in the Lower Hutt district.
  • John Howard Wallace, Entitled to a Grant of 70 acres more or less, part of the Country Section No. 10 in the Porirua district.