Land Grants and Sales




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[Oct. 16]

PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.

No. of Grant Grantee Locality Contents. A. R. P. Lot. Area. Upset Price.
5641 Wiremu to Tauri and others Wanganui 23 2 5 185 33 0 0 23 0 0
5642 Richard Ellis Wellington 1 0 25 186 193 0 0 193 0 0
5643 John Howard 1 0 0 187 40 0 0 50 0 0
5644 Aaron Joseph 1 0 25 Description of Land.—Lot 185, nearly all bush, soil fair; Lot 186, nearly all swamp, on bank of Mangatawhiri River; Lot 187, fern, undulating, soil medium, on Great South Road.
5645 James Sawyer 1 0 25
5646 William Nicholas Laxford 1 0 0
5647 Frederick Collier 1 0 0 Parish of Koheroa.
5648 Thomas Parkinson 1 0 0 113 50 1 0 50 5 0
5649 1 0 0 Description of Land.—Level land, medium soil.
5650 Parish of Otau. 1 0 0 46 200 0 0
5651 John Crawford 1 0 0 47 100 0 0 200 0 0
5652 William Briggs 1 0 0 Description of Land.—Lot 46, bush land; Lot 47 contains a large quantity of kauri timber.
5653 William Henry 1 0 0 Parish of Waipipi.
5654 Adolphus William Young 1 0 0 142, Section 4 37 1 0 37 5 0
5655 Mary Palfrey 1 0 0 Description of Land.—Open land.
5656 Joseph Sutcliffe 1 0 0 Parish of Wairoa (near Papakura).
5657 William Bowler 1 0 0 77 59 0 0 89 0 0
5658 Baron Ashburton 1 0 0
5659 Frederick Thame Haswell 1 0 0 Parish of Paparoa.
5660 1 0 0 40, N.E. part 100 0 0 100 0 0
5661 1 0 0 Description of Land.—Bush land.
5662 George Palmer 1 0 0 Parish of Omaha.
5663 Thomas Colyer and another 1 0 0 32 40 0 0 40 0 0
5664 Alexander Nairne 1 0 0
5665 1 0 0 Tangihua Survey District (Whangarei).
5666 1 0 0 Block I.
5667 1 0 0 7 50 0 0 50 0 0
5668 Edward Daniell 1 0 0 Description of Land.—Open land, part swamp.
5669 1 0 0
5670 William Edleston 1 0 0
5671 Thomas Robertshaw 1 0 0
5672 George Paling Campion 1 0 23
5673 John Cates Wanganui 1 0 0
5674 Andrew Reid 1 0 0
5675 John Macfarlane 27 1 0
5676 William Paterson R.D.
5677 Alexander Kynock 102 2 0
5678 John Walker 53 3 0
5679 Nathaniel Suther 108 2 0
5680 John Jones 63 2 0

Public Notification.

SALE OF RURAL LANDS.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 24th September, 1879.

Under and in pursuance of the powers vested in the Waste Lands Board by "The Land Act, 1877," and "The Crown Lands Sale Act, 1877," it is hereby notified that the rural lands mentioned in the Schedule hereunder will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Crown Lands Office, Auckland, by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, on Monday, the 27th day of October, 1879, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

D. A. Tole,
Chief Commissioner of Waste Lands Board.

SCHEDULE.

PARISH OF TUAKAU.

Lot. Area. A. R. P. Upset Price. £ s. d.
20 and 26 125 3 37 252 0 0

Description of Land.—Good land, covered with bush, fern, and manuka; near the Whangarata Railway Station.

WHANGAREI—PURUA SURVEY DISTRICT.

Block I.

Section. Area. Upset Price. £ s. d.
1 60 2 0 60 10 0
2 59 0 0 59 0 0
3 39 2 0 39 10 0
4 40 0 0 40 0 0
5 40 0 0 40 0 0
6 40 0 0 40 0 0
7 33 2 0 33 10 0
8 40 0 0 40 0 0
9 40 0 0 40 0 0
10 40 0 0 40 0 0
11 27 0 0 27 0 0
12 63 0 0 63 0 0
13 40 0 0 40 0 0

Description of Land.—Lot 1, 6 acres forest, remainder open level agricultural land, forest consisting of totara, kahikatea, &c., sandy loam, good quality, accessible by road from Whangarei, distance about 9 miles; Lot 2, 10 acres forest, ditto, ditto; Lot 3, 10 acres, ditto, ditto; Lot 4, 8 acres, ditto, ditto.

Jos. G. Holdsworth,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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🗺️ List of Crown Grants in the Provincial District of Wellington

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Crown Grants, Land Grants, Wellington, Wanganui, Auckland, Land Descriptions
32 names identified
  • Wiremu to Tauri, Grantee of land in Wanganui
  • Richard Ellis, Grantee of land in Wellington
  • John Howard, Grantee of land in Wellington
  • Aaron Joseph, Grantee of land in Wellington
  • James Sawyer, Grantee of land in Wellington
  • William Nicholas, Grantee of land in Laxford
  • Frederick Collier, Grantee of land in Laxford
  • Thomas Parkinson, Grantee of land in Laxford
  • John Crawford, Grantee of land in Parish of Otau
  • William Briggs, Grantee of land in Parish of Otau
  • William Henry, Grantee of land in Parish of Waipipi
  • Adolphus William Young, Grantee of land in Parish of Waipipi
  • Mary Palfrey, Grantee of land in Parish of Waipipi
  • Joseph Sutcliffe, Grantee of land in Parish of Wairoa
  • William Bowler, Grantee of land in Parish of Wairoa
  • Baron Ashburton, Grantee of land in Parish of Wairoa
  • Frederick Thame Haswell, Grantee of land in Parish of Paparoa
  • George Palmer, Grantee of land in Parish of Omaha
  • Thomas Colyer, Grantee of land in Parish of Omaha
  • Alexander Nairne, Grantee of land in Parish of Omaha
  • Edward Daniell, Grantee of land in Tangihua Survey District
  • William Edleston, Grantee of land in Tangihua Survey District
  • Thomas Robertshaw, Grantee of land in Tangihua Survey District
  • George Paling Campion, Grantee of land in Tangihua Survey District
  • John Cates, Grantee of land in Wanganui
  • Andrew Reid, Grantee of land in Wanganui
  • John Macfarlane, Grantee of land in Wanganui
  • William Paterson, Grantee of land in Wanganui
  • Alexander Kynock, Grantee of land in Wanganui
  • John Walker, Grantee of land in Wanganui
  • Nathaniel Suther, Grantee of land in Wanganui
  • John Jones, Grantee of land in Wanganui

🗺️ Public Notification of Sale of Rural Lands

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
24 September 1879
Land Sale, Public Auction, Auckland, Crown Lands Office, Waste Lands Board
  • D. A. Tole, Chief Commissioner of Waste Lands Board
  • Jos. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner of Crown Lands