✨ Cattle Returns and Land Sales




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Return from Cattle Inspector.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 13th December, 1877.

THE following Return, received from the Cattle Inspector for the Provincial District of Canterbury, is
published for general information.

G. S. WHITMORE.

RETURN of CATTLE arrived from FOREIGN PORTS into the PORT of LYTTELTON, CANTERBURY,
and landed at LYTTELTON from 1st APRIL, 1877, to 31st OCTOBER, 1877.

Date of Arrival and Inspection. Name of Ship. Where from. Number and Description of Cattle. Name of Owner. Condition.
April 16 ... "Opawa" London ... 5 thoroughbred mares Middle Park Stud Company, Riccarton, Christchurch Fair.
May 19 ... "Tararua" Melbourne ... 5 merino ewes Mr. Hawkins Good.
May 29 ... "Arawata" Melbourne ... 2 Brittany heifers, 1 bull Mr. Wilkin "
September 1 ... "Wakatipu" Sydney ... 2 thoroughbred entires Mr. Mackay "
" 19 ... "Arawata" Melbourne ... 93 merino ewes Clogstoun and Walker "
" 19 ... "Arawata" Melbourne ... 22 merino rams Rutherford "
" 19 ... "Arawata" Melbourne ... 11 merino rams White, Holmes, and Co. "
" 19 ... "Arawata" Melbourne ... 2 merino rams Brown and Allen "

None landed in October. Inter-provincial cattle inspected, none.

THOMAS HILL, M.R.C.V.S., Lon.

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

District. Purchaser or Applicant. Land Selected or Applied for. Contents. Payment. Remarks.
Wellington East Coast H. J. Underwood Edwin Meredith... Section No. 49, Upper Mongaroa Block Remainder of Sections 813 and 853, Whareama Block A. R. P. 40 0 0 141 0 0 Cash. Β£ s. d. 40 0 0 58 0 0 Scrip. Β£. s. d. ...
Richard J. Barton Pastoral Section No. 190, Awhea Block 832 0 0 312 0 0 ...
Waitotara W. W. Johnston David Peat 177, Akitio Remainder of Section No. 44 721 0 0 24 0 0 270 7 6 12 0 0 ...
Wanganui John Roscoe Pastoral Section No. 372, Left Bank ... 200 0 0 70 0 0 ...
James Lomax 276, 176 0 0 61 12 0 ...
Manawatu Benjamin Smith Rural " 179, Sandon 355 0 0 355 0 0 ...
Charles P. Powles " 177, 349 0 0 349 0 0 ...
Henry Mace and another " 167 and 169, Sandon 500 0 0 500 0 0 ...
John T. James Rural " 185 Sandon 235 0 0 235 0 0 ...
Charles P. Powles Town " 215 and 216, Palmerston 1 2 0 120 0 0 ...
S. J. Igglesden Town Section No. 730, Palmerston 0 2 0 25 0 0
James Donnelly ... Rural " 543, " ... 19 12 0 ...
W. H. R. Flyger and another " 423 and 425, Palmerston ... 55 10 0 ...
Caleb Whitehead Rural Section 536, Palmerston ... 30 0 0 ...
Robert William Bishop " 48, Sandon ... 54 12 0 ...
John Henson " 47, " ... 53 0 0 ...
James H. Speedy " 45, " ... 67 0 0 ...
David Speedy " 46, " ... 41 8 0 ...
Daniel McKenzie " 283, Carnarvon ... 23 5 0 ...
Thomas U. McKenzie, jun. " 284, " ... 26 8 0 ...
T. U. McKenzie, sen. " 293, " ... 28 5 0 ...
Alexander McKenzie " 281, " ... 37 6 0 ...
D. D. McKenzie ... " 282, " ... 52 0 0 ...
David Stevenson " 427, Palmerston ... 41 16 3 ...
D. D. Walker " 553, " ... 36 0 0 ...
Falconer Larkworthy " 555, Foxton ... 700 0 0 ...

3,575 0 0 3,674 1 9

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 5th December, 1877.

Jos. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Return of Cattle Imported into Lyttelton Port, Canterbury (April-October 1877)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
13 December 1877
Cattle inspection, Lyttelton Port, Canterbury, Livestock imports, Foreign Ports
  • Hawkins (Mr.), Owner of 5 merino ewes
  • Wilkin (Mr.), Owner of 2 Brittany heifers, 1 bull
  • Mackay (Mr.), Owner of 2 thoroughbred entires
  • Rutherford, Owner of 22 merino rams

  • G. S. Whitmore
  • Thomas Hill, M.R.C.V.S., Lon.

πŸ—ΊοΈ Wellington Provincial District Land Sales and Deposits for November 1877

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
5 December 1877
Land sales, Wellington, Deposits, Crown Lands, Pastoral Sections
28 names identified
  • H. J. Underwood, Purchaser of land in Wellington East Coast
  • Edwin Meredith, Purchaser of land in Wellington East Coast
  • Richard J. Barton, Purchaser of land in Wellington East Coast
  • W. W. Johnston, Purchaser of land in Waitotara
  • David Peat, Purchaser of land in Waitotara
  • John Roscoe, Purchaser of land in Wanganui
  • James Lomax, Purchaser of land in Wanganui
  • Benjamin Smith, Purchaser of land in Manawatu
  • Charles P. Powles, Purchaser of Rural Section 177, Manawatu
  • Henry Mace, Purchaser of land in Manawatu
  • John T. James, Purchaser of Rural Section 185, Manawatu
  • Charles P. Powles, Purchaser of Town Sections 215 and 216, Palmerston
  • S. J. Igglesden, Purchaser of Town Section 730, Palmerston
  • James Donnelly, Purchaser of land in Manawatu
  • W. H. R. Flyger, Purchaser of land in Palmerston
  • Caleb Whitehead, Purchaser of land in Palmerston
  • Robert William Bishop, Purchaser of Section 48, Sandon
  • John Henson, Purchaser of Section 47, Sandon
  • James H. Speedy, Purchaser of Section 45, Sandon
  • David Speedy, Purchaser of Section 46, Sandon
  • Daniel McKenzie, Purchaser of Section 283, Carnarvon
  • Thomas U. McKenzie (Junior), Purchaser of Section 284, Carnarvon
  • T. U. McKenzie (Senior), Purchaser of Section 293, Carnarvon
  • Alexander McKenzie, Purchaser of Section 281, Carnarvon
  • D. D. McKenzie, Purchaser of Section 282, Carnarvon
  • David Stevenson, Purchaser of Section 427, Palmerston
  • D. D. Walker, Purchaser of Section 553, Palmerston
  • Falconer Larkworthy, Purchaser of Section 555, Foxton

  • Jos. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner of Crown Lands