Crown Land Sales




Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 14th January, 1851.

His Excellency the Governor has directed the following Returns to be published for general information.

By His Excellency’s command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

NEW ZEALAND, PROVINCE OF NEW ULSTER, 1850.

A RETURN of all CROWN LANDS Sold otherwise than by PUBLIC AUCTION, by ALEXANDER SHEPHERD, Esq., Colonial Treasurer, during the period from the 1st of October to the 31st of December, 1850.

Date when Sold. County and Parish. Description. Section. Lot. Extent. Upset price per Lot. Purchasers. Amount. When offered by Auction.
1850. Eden, Waitemata Town of Auckland 20 1 0 1 24 £ s. d. Christopher A. Harris £ s. d. 13th August, 1850.
Oct. 1st ditto ditto " 2 0 1 33 40 0 0 William S. Grahame 40 0 0 "
Nov. 8th ditto ditto " 3 0 1 27 45 12 6 Ditto 45 12 6 "
" ditto ditto " 4 0 1 26 41 17 6 Ditto 41 17 6 "
" ditto ditto " 9 0 3 21 41 5 0 Ditto 41 5 0 "
" ditto ditto " 12 0 1 31 87 18 0 Ditto 87 18 0 "
" ditto ditto " 13 0 1 27 44 17 6 Ditto 44 17 6 "
" ditto ditto " 15 0 1 36 41 17 6 Ditto 41 17 6 "
" ditto ditto " 23 22 0 0 37 47 10 0 Ditto 47 10 0
Oct. 1st ditto ditto " 25 15 0 1 2 23 2 6 Thomas Craig 23 2 6
Dec. 14th ditto ditto " 28 62 0 0 26 26 5 0 William S. Grahame 26 5 0
Nov. 25th ditto ditto " 32 51 0 0 9 20 0 0 Thomas Russell 20 0 0
" 9th ditto ditto " " 54 0 0 9 10 12 6 William Pulckinghorn 10 12 6
" ditto ditto " 33 4 c 0 0 14 10 12 6 Samuel Gribble 10 12 6
" 12th ditto ditto " " 7 0 0 14 15 15 0 Bernard MacDonogh 15 15 0
" 11th ditto ditto " 36 24 0 0 9 15 15 0 Catherine White 15 15 0
Oct. 14th ditto ditto " " 38 0 0 9 10 2 6 William Ellis 10 2 6
" ditto ditto " " " 0 0 9 10 2 6 Daniel Buckley 10 2 6
" 18th ditto Suburban 10 2 a 3 2 32 55 10 0 Abraham Mears 55 10 0 7th January, 1850.
" ditto ditto " 2 b 4 2 20 69 7 6 Ditto 69 7 6 "
Nov. 12th ditto ditto " 65 9 0 0 27 0 0 William Turner 27 0 0 "
" ditto ditto " 66 9 0 0 27 0 0 Ditto 27 0 0 "
" 14th ditto ditto " 68 19 1 6 19 5 9 William S. Grahame 19 5 9 "


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF New Ulster Gazette 1851, No 2





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🗺️ Return of Crown Lands Sold Otherwise Than by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
14 January 1851
Crown Lands, Sales, Auckland, Eden County, Waitemata Parish
12 names identified
  • Christopher A. Harris, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • William S. Grahame, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Thomas Craig, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Thomas Russell, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • William Pulckinghorn, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Samuel Gribble, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Bernard MacDonogh, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Catherine White, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • William Ellis, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Daniel Buckley, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • Abraham Mears, Purchaser of Crown Land
  • William Turner, Purchaser of Crown Land

  • Andrew Sinclair, Colonial Secretary
  • Alexander Shepherd, Colonial Treasurer