Land Sales Report




Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 19th August, 1852.

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief has been pleased to direct the publication of the following Return for general information.

By His Excellency's command,

ALFRED DOMETT, Colonial Secretary.

A RETURN OF THE SALES OF LAND WITHIN THE SETTLEMENT OF NELSON FROM THE 13TH DAY OF MARCH, 1851, TO THE 24TH JANUARY 1852, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE.

DATE. LOCALITY. SECTION. LOT. CONTENTS. UPSET PRICE PER LOT. SOLD AT PER LOT. NAME OF PURCHASER. AMOUNT.
1851 A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
March 13. Town of Nelson. 451 A. 1 0 1 0 25 0 0 41 0 0 Isaac Mason Hill. 41 0 0
" Do. 1004 2 1 0 0 12 0 0 13 13 0 Benjamin Oliver Hodgson. 13 13 0
" Do. 226 A. 3 4 0 0 20 0 0 24 0 0 Donald Sinclair. 24 0 0
" Do. 103, 104, 105 4 2 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0 George William Schroder. 21 0 0
March 27. Do. ½ of 71 1 0 1 0 25 0 0 26 5 0 Thomas Richard Berry. 26 5 0
April 3. Do. 846 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 10 10 0 Thomas Foy. 10 10 0
April 10. Do. 54 & ½ of 53 1 1 2 0 30 0 0 31 10 0 John Tinline. 31 10 0
" Do. 51 A. 2 1 1 0 12 10 0 15 16 3 George William Schroder. 15 16 3
April 17. Do. 408 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 17 5 0 Benjamin Jackson. 17 5 0
" Do. ½ of 51 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 John Gibson. 5 5 0
April 24. Do. 668 1 1 0 0 14 0 0 14 14 0 William Dyson. 14 14 0
May 15. Do. 1102 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 5 0 Thomas Richard Berry. 5 5 0
" Do. 259 A. 2 5 0 0 16 10 4 10 14 0 Joseph Mc Artney. 10 14 0
" Do. 269 A. 3 4 3 0 8 9 12 10 1 6 Francis Dillon Bell. 10 1 6
" Do. 19 A. 4 1 2 0 22 10 0 23 12 6 John Poynter. 23 12 6
" Do. 519 A. 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 4 4 0 Samuel Ironside. 4 4 0


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🗺️ Report on Land Sales in Nelson Settlement

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
19 August 1852
Land Sales, Nelson, Property Transactions, Colonial Administration
14 names identified
  • Isaac Mason Hill, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • Benjamin Oliver Hodgson, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • Donald Sinclair, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • George William Schroder, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • Thomas Richard Berry, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • Thomas Foy, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • John Tinline, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • Benjamin Jackson, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • John Gibson, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • William Dyson, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • Joseph Mc Artney, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • Francis Dillon Bell, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • John Poynter, Purchased land in Town of Nelson
  • Samuel Ironside, Purchased land in Town of Nelson

  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary