Land Sales, Appointments, Regulations




818

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

RETURN of LANDS SOLD and DEPOSITS RECEIVED in the Provincial District of WELLINGTON, from the
1st to the 31st of July, 1877.

District. Purchaser or Applicant. Land Selected or Applied for. Contents. Payment. Remarks.
A. R. P. Cash. £ s. d. Scrip. £ s. d.
Wellington Edward Downey Remainder of Section 320, Hutt 2 0 0 1 0 0 ...
Rangitikei Benjamin Smith Blocks CCXLVII., CCXLVI., CCLXIV. and Parts of CCXLV., CCLXIII., and CCLX. 1,598 0 0 799 0 0 ...
Porewa R. J. & J. Harris... Remainder of Section 33, Parae Karetu Block 90 2 0 90 10 0 ...
Wairarapa Laurence Johnstone Section, No. 21, Mauriceville 42 0 38 ... ...
ment.
Manawatu Thomas Wilson Rural Section 219, Carnarvon ... 37 0 0 ...
ments.
Michael Roach ,, 60, Sandon ... 32 12 6 ...
John G. Rush Part of Rural Section 430, Palmers-ton ... 40 0 0 ...
G. M. Snelson Rural Section 550, Palmerston ... 40 0 0 ...
Charles Patterson... 531, Palmerston ... 103 19 0 ...
Thomas Grannen... Part of Rural Section 554, Palmers-ton ... 20 0 0 ...
Jane Hands Rural Section 545, Palmerston ... 25 0 0 ...
Ranald Cameron 61, Sandon ... 55 14 6 ...
George Farmer ,, 50, Sandon ... 54 10 0 ...
Totals 1,732 2 38 1,299 6 0 ...

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 2nd August, 1877.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Certificated Accountants in Bankruptcy appointed.

H IS Honor the Chief Justice has appointed
JOHN ALFRED EDMONDSON, Masterton, and
GEORGE SAMUEL WEMYSS DALRYMPLE, Mas-
terton,
to be Certificated Accountants in Bankruptcy with-
in the Wellington Judicial District, under "The
Debtors and Creditors Act, 1876."

A. S. ALLAN,
Registrar, Supreme Court.
Wellington, 3rd August, 1877.

Regulations for South Rakaia Cemetery.

REGULATIONS for the management of the
South Rakaia Cemetery :-

  1. The Managers appointed under "The Cemetery
    Reserves Management Ordinance, 1870," shall have
    the entire control and management of the South
    Rakaja Cemetery.
  2. The Managers having power, by the 9th section
    of the said Ordinance, to allocate portions of the
    Cemetery to the various religious denominations
    requiring the same, no interference will be per-
    mitted with such allocations. A portion of the
    Cemetery will be set apart as open ground for pur-
    poses of general interment.
  3. Persons desirous of obtaining an exclusive right
    in any plot of ground in the Cemetery for the pur-
    pose of making graves or family vaults, or erecting
    monuments, may do so at a rate not exceeding
    5s. per square yard. Such person shall receive the
    following document, signed by one of the Managers
    and the Secretary:-

Received from A.B., of
for that piece of ground, part of the
numbered
at
Cemetery in the custody of the Managers. The
said piece of ground to be held by the said A.B.
, the sum of
Cemetery
on the plan of the

subject to the rules for the time being in force for
the management of the said Cemetery.
(Signed) Manager.
(Signed) Secretary.
4. Applications for this purpose may be made to
the Managers, or to the Secretary, or other person
authorized by them to receive the same.
5. Every burial plot shall be 9 feet by 4 feet, and
every grave shall be 5 feet in depth at the least. In
the event of the purchaser of private ground desiring
a greater depth, an extra charge of 2s. 6d. shall be
made for every foot more than 5 feet.
6. All railings or erections of any kind shall be
subject to the approval of the Managers.
7. Any purchaser of private ground may transfer
his or her interest therein to any other person, upon
payment of a fee of 5s. for such transfer..
8. A plan of the Cemetery shall be kept, showing
the plots as laid off in the several divisions, and each
plot shall have a separate number on the plan.
9. A book shall be kept, in which shall be entered
the number of every plot sold, the name of the
purchaser thereof, together with the date of the sale
or transfer of the same. A register shall also be
kept of all burials in the Cemetery, which register
shall be open for the inspection of the public on pay-
ment of a fee of 1s. for each inspection.
10. In all cases of intended interment, the person
having the management or control of the same shall
apply to the Sexton, or other duly authorized person,
for a warrant for such interment, which warrant shall
be granted upon payment of the following fees,
viz.,-

ABOVE 10 YEARS OF AGE. £ s. d.
Digging grave (5 feet deep) ... 0 10 0
Attendance and dressing ground ... 0 5 0
Warrant ... ... ... ... 0 2 6
Registering ... ... ... ... 0 2 6
£1 0 0



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🗺️ Return of Lands Sold and Deposits Received in Wellington District (July 1877)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
2 August 1877
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington Provincial District, Hutt, Rangitikei, Porewa, Wairarapa, Manawatu
14 names identified
  • Edward Downey, Purchaser of land in Hutt
  • Benjamin Smith, Purchaser of land in Rangitikei
  • R. J. Harris, Applicant for land in Porewa
  • J. Harris, Applicant for land in Porewa
  • Laurence Johnstone, Purchaser of land in Wairarapa
  • Thomas Wilson, Purchaser of land in Manawatu
  • Michael Roach, Purchaser of land in Manawatu
  • John G. Rush, Purchaser of land in Manawatu
  • G. M. Snelson, Purchaser of land in Palmerston
  • Charles Patterson, Purchaser of land in Palmerston
  • Thomas Grannen, Purchaser of land in Palmerston
  • Jane Hands, Purchaser of land in Palmerston
  • Ranald Cameron, Purchaser of land in Sandon
  • George Farmer, Purchaser of land in Sandon

  • Jos. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner of Crown Lands

⚖️ Appointment of Certificated Accountants in Bankruptcy for Wellington District

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
3 August 1877
Accountant, Bankruptcy, Supreme Court, Wellington Judicial District
  • John Alfred Edmondson, Appointed Certificated Accountant in Bankruptcy
  • George Samuel Wemyss Dalrymple, Appointed Certificated Accountant in Bankruptcy

  • A. S. Allan, Registrar, Supreme Court

🏘️ Regulations for the management of the South Rakaia Cemetery

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Cemetery management, South Rakaia, Regulations, Burial plots, Fees