Land Claim Decisions and Estate Account




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 156

Land Claims' Office,
Dunedin, 28th March, 1863.

I, WILLIAM HENRY CUTTEN, a Commissioner duly appointed by virtue of the
Ordinance No. 15, Session 11, of the Legislative Council of the Islands of New Zea-
land, to hear and decide Claims to Land by persons claiming title thereto, from, through, or
under the New Zealand Company, report that the claims of the persons whose names appear
in the Schedule hereunder, having been duly referred to me for investigation, I do hereby
decide that the said persons are respectively entitled to the Crown Grants set against their
names in the said Schedule.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Commissioner.

SCHEDULE.

No. of Report. No. of Claim. Name of Claimant. Commissioner's Decision.
161 132 James Souness Entitled to a Crown Grant of Town Section No. 42, Block 7, Dunedin
162 133 David John Napier Entitled to a Crown Grant of Town Section No. 55, Block 5, Dunedin
163 144 John Hyde Harris Entitled to a Crown Grant of Town Section No. 22, Block 22, Dunedin
163 144 John Hyde Harris - Entitled to a Crown Grant of Town Section Nos. 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31, Block 27, Dunedin
164 169 David John Napier Entitled to a Crown Grant of Town Section No. 1, Block 6, Dunedin
157 172 Ditto Entitled to a Crown Grant of Town Section No. 14, Block 16, Dunedin
165 182 Shadrack Edward Robert Jones Entitled to part of Suburban Sections Nos. 93, 94, 95, and 96, Block 6, Town District
166 183 Alexander Gavin Anderson Entitled to part of Suburban Sections Nos. 93, 94, 95, and 96, Block 6, Town District
167 213 John Nicol Entitled to part of Suburban Section No. 33, Block 6, Town District
168 217 Thomas Thomson Entitled to part of Town Section No. 47, Block 17, Dunedin
169 219 Luois Edwards Entitled to part of Suburban Section No. 15, Upper Harbor, East Side
170 228 William Mills Entitled to part of Town Sections 47 and 48, Block 4, Dunedin.

"REAL ESTATE ADMINISTRATION ACT, 1860."

THOMAS OUTHWAITE, Esquire, Receiver of the Real Estate of deceased persons
for the Northern Division of the Colony of New Zealand, in account with the
Estate of ROBERT BRIGHTON, deceased, intestate.

DR. Gross Receipts. £ s. d. CR. Payments into Treasury. £ s. d. Sums expended. £ s. d.
1862. December 5—By cash from Mr. F. Danks, four quarters' rent of house, due 24th September last 16 0 0 1862. Jan. 20—Paid Treasury under Judge's Order 4 0 0
3 7 3 Dec. 5—Paid F. Danks for re- pairs to house - 12 18 6
Balance " 21—Paid advertising balance sheet for year 1861 - 0 7 6
Paid Administrator's commission 2 1 0 4 0 3
£19 7 3 £19 7 3

I, Thomas Outhwaite, do swear that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
above is a just and true account of all the Receipts and Disbursements on account of the
real Estate of the above-named Robert Brighton, deceased intestate.

THOMAS OUTHWAITE.

Sworn at Auckland, this twenty-second day
of Janurry, One thousand eight hundred
and sixty-three before me
GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY, C. J.

I do hereby certify that I have examined and allowed this account of the Receiver
of the Real Estate of the above named Robert Brighton. Dated the twenty-second day of
January, 1863.

GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY,
Chief Justice.



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🗺️ Decision on Claims to Crown Grants in Dunedin

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
28 March 1863
Land Claims, Crown Grant, Dunedin, Schedule, Ordinance No. 15
12 names identified
  • James Souness, Entitled to Crown Grant Section 42
  • David John Napier, Entitled to Crown Grant Section 55
  • John Hyde Harris, Entitled to Crown Grant Section 22
  • John Hyde Harris, Entitled to Crown Grant Sections 26-31
  • David John Napier, Entitled to Crown Grant Section 1
  • David John Napier, Entitled to Crown Grant Section 14
  • Shadrack Edward Robert Jones, Entitled to part of Suburban Sections
  • Alexander Gavin Anderson, Entitled to part of Suburban Sections
  • John Nicol, Entitled to part of Suburban Section
  • Thomas Thomson, Entitled to part of Town Section
  • Luois Edwards, Entitled to part of Suburban Section
  • William Mills, Entitled to part of Town Sections

  • W. H. CUTTEN, Commissioner

💰 Account of Real Estate Administration for Robert Brighton Estate

💰 Finance & Revenue
22 January 1863
Deceased Estate, Real Estate, Administration Account, Intestate, Treasury Payments
  • Robert Brighton, Subject of estate administration
  • F. Danks, Received rent and repair payment

  • THOMAS OUTHWAITE, Esquire, Receiver of the Real Estate
  • GEORGE ALFRED ARNEY, Chief Justice