Crown Land Sales




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.—Continued.

Date when Sold County and Parish Description Section Lot Extent Upset Price per Lot Purchasers Amount When offered by Auction
1850 A. R. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Nov. 26th ditto ditto .. 58 4 0 0 180 3 5 Joseph Hargreaves 361 11 3 7th January, 1850
Dec. 16th ditto ditto .. 63 80 0 0 160 0 0 Ditto 160 0 0 "
Oct. 5th Manurewa ditto .. 108 77 0 0 77 0 0 John Styak and E. J. Matthews 77 0 0 24th Sept., 1849
" 15th ditto ditto .. 7 76 0 11 76 1 3 William Goodfellow 76 1 3 "
" 8th Takapuna ditto 2 12 143 0 0 148 0 0 T. M. Philson—Remitted, £148 .. ..
Nov. 11th ditto ditto .. 34 41 0 0 205 10 0 James O’Neill 205 0 0 13th August, 1850
" 12th ditto ditto .. 5 21 1 5 21 15 7 John M’Gechie 21 5 7 24th Sept., 1849
" " ditto ditto .. 6 21 0 23 21 10 0 Ditto 21 12 10 "
" 11th ditto ditto .. 8 24 1 30 24 8 9 Patrick Heath 24 8 9 "
" 19th ditto ditto .. 9 23 2 28 23 13 6 Ditto 23 13 6 "
Dec. 4th ditto ditto .. 65 16 1 8 16 6 0 Philip Callan 16 6 0 3rd December, 1850

Amount brought forward... £2,019 9 3

SELECTED BY PENSIONERS SERVING IN NEW ZEALAND

Date when Sold County and Parish Description Section Lot Extent Upset Price per Acre Purchasers Amount Proportion of Purchase Money
Nov. 8th Eden, Manurewa Howick .. 298 1 0 0 2 2 0 Richard Barry 2 2 0 In full
" ditto ditto .. 297 1 0 0 2 2 0 Patrick Evers 2 2 0 ditto
" ditto ditto .. 193a 0 13 0 2 2 0 James Smyth 1 11 6 ditto
" ditto ditto .. 226 1 0 0 2 2 0 Joseph Robinson 0 14 0 One third
" ditto ditto 192c .. 0 2 0 2 2 0 Thomas Knox 0 7 0 "
" ditto ditto .. 8 5 0 0 2 2 0 James Gavin 3 10 0 ..
" ditto ditto .. 3 5 0 0 2 2 0 James Winepress 3 10 0 "
" ditto ditto .. 5 5 0 0 2 2 0 John Grimes 3 10 0 "
" ditto ditto .. 6 5 0 0 2 2 0 Bryan O’Hara 3 10 0 "
" ditto ditto .. 7 5 0 0 2 2 0 Denis Coffey 3 10 0 "
" ditto ditto .. 9 5 0 0 2 2 0 James Dunn 3 10 0 "
" ditto ditto .. 10 3 0 0 2 2 0 John Skerry 2 2 0 "
" ditto ditto .. .. .. Charles Watson 3 10 0 "
" ditto ditto .. .. .. Michael Murphy 1 8 0 "

£3,005 18 5



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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 (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Crown Lands, Sales, Auckland, Eden County, Waitemata Parish, Takapuna, Manurewa
23 names identified
  • Joseph Hargreaves, Purchased Crown Land
  • John Styak, Purchased Crown Land
  • E. J. Matthews, Purchased Crown Land
  • William Goodfellow, Purchased Crown Land
  • T. M. Philson, Purchased Crown Land
  • James O’Neill, Purchased Crown Land
  • John M’Gechie, Purchased Crown Land
  • Patrick Heath, Purchased Crown Land
  • Philip Callan, Purchased Crown Land
  • Richard Barry, Purchased Crown Land
  • Patrick Evers, Purchased Crown Land
  • James Smyth, Purchased Crown Land
  • Joseph Robinson, Purchased Crown Land
  • Thomas Knox, Purchased Crown Land
  • James Gavin, Purchased Crown Land
  • James Winepress, Purchased Crown Land
  • John Grimes, Purchased Crown Land
  • Bryan O’Hara, Purchased Crown Land
  • Denis Coffey, Purchased Crown Land
  • James Dunn, Purchased Crown Land
  • John Skerry, Purchased Crown Land
  • Charles Watson, Purchased Crown Land
  • Michael Murphy, Purchased Crown Land

  • Alexander Shepherd, Esq., Colonial Treasurer