Otago Provincial Gazette – 1861 – No. 155

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✨ Survey statistics for Otago and Southland



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SECTION SURVEYS.

RETURN Showing the Extent of SECTION SURVEYS, executed in the PROVINCE of OTAGO from their commencement in 1845 up to 30th June, 1861:—

RURAL AND SUBURBAN SECTIONS.

NAMES OF DISTRICTS. NUMBER OF BLOCKS SURVEYED. NUMBER OF SECTS. SURVEYED. ACREAGE (Exclusive of Street Lines).
Otokia 5 190 19,628 1 09
Clarendon 1 49 4,484 1 29
Dunedin & E. Taieri 9 438 32,780 2 32
North Harbour and Blueskin 3 84 8,524 3 15
Hawkesbury 3 180 13,630 3 33
Otepopo 1 40 3,663 0 36
Moeraki 2 108 9,580 0 23
Oamaru 3 201 13,482 0 22
Maungatua 1 44 3,731 2 31
Taieri, East 20 388 19,920 1 27
Do. West 6 141 7,418 0 04
Waihola 30 210 11,630 2 00
Tokomairiro 13 520 28,083 2 23
Tuakitoto 10 81 4,912 1 33
Lake 12 94 4,996 2 27
River 14 111 6,104 2 21
Coast 16 122 6,507 3 38
Inch Clutha 13 120 6,477 2 19
South Molyneux 8 97 5,040 3 32
Clutha 104 1215 60,004 2 18
Akatore 1 35 4,055 2 31
Tomahawk Valley 3 88 887 0 00
Portobello Bay 7 283 2,940 0 23
Lower Harbour W. 2 60 635 1 38
Upper Harbour W. 1 46 460 0 00
Do. do. E. 1 58 600 0 00
Anderson's Bay 8 102 1,105 1 12
North-east Valley 1 113 1,193 2 21
Sawyer's Bay 1 61 610 0 00
Wakari 1 159 1,670 0 00
Upper Kaikorai 5 81 880 0 12
Lower do. 1 101 1,060 0 00
Town 2 182 1,934 0 00
Ocean Beach 1 99 1,080 0 00
Green Island Bush 1 155 1,610 0 00
Do. do. south 1 51 500 0 00
Totals 353 6216 291,770 3 31

TOWNS.

NAMES OF TOWNS. NUMBER OF BLOCKS SURVEYED. NUMBER OF SECTS. SURVEYED. ACREAGE (Exclusive of Street Lines).
Dunedin 36 2250 562 2 09
Port Chalmers 7 405 101 1 00
Hawkesbury 71 1039 272 1 00
Hampden 63 1226 305 2 00
Oamaru 94 1903 475 3 00
Blueskin 3 42 10 2 00
Tokomairiro 4 50 12 2 00
Molyneux (part of) 13 259 64 3 00
Totals 284 7224 1806 0 00

RETURN Showing Extent of SECTION SURVEYS, executed in the PROVINCE of SOUTHLAND while forming part of the Province of Otago, from the commencement of the Surveys in 1856 up to the Separation in April, 1861:—

RURAL SECTIONS.

NAMES OF DISTRICTS NUMBER OF BLOCKS SURVEYED. NUMBER OF SECTS. SURVEYED. ACREAGE (Exclusive of Street Lines).
Invercargill 12 532 46,401 0 10
Jacob's River 6 216 14,479 2 17
New River 10 352 33,102 1 12
Campbelltown 2 29 1,022 2 33
Halfway-bush 28 ... 47,079 0 37
Lindhurst 20 ... 51,238 3 38
Waimumu 18 ... 32,929 2 29
Totals 104 1129 226,253 3 30

TOWNS.

NAMES OF TOWNS. NUMBER OF BLOCKS SURVEYED. NUMBER OF SECTS. SURVEYED. ACREAGE (Exclusive of Street Lines).
Invercargill 73 1600 400 0 00
Campbelltown 22 438 109 2 00
Riverton 8 165 41 1 00
Wallacetown 23 437 109 1 00
Totals 126 2640 660 0 00

ABSTRACT OF THE FOREGOING RETURNS.

PROVINCE OF OTAGO.
Towns—Average contents of Sections, ¼ acre ... 1806 0 00
Suburban Land—do. do. 10½ acres ... 1104 1 31
Rural Land— do. do. 53½ acres ... 275,107 2 00
Total ... 293,076 3 31

PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND.
Towns—Average contents of Sections, ¼ acre ... 660 0 00
Rural Land—do. do. 1738 acres ... 130,347 3 24*
Do. do. do. 85 acres ... 95,906 0 06
Total ... 226,913 3 30

Grand Total 519,990 3 21

  • These ought properly to be under the designation of Main Circuit Survey.


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🗺️ Return of Section Surveys in the Province of Otago (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Survey, Otago, Statistics, Land, Rural, Suburban, Towns

🗺️ Return of Section Surveys in the Province of Southland

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Survey, Southland, Statistics, Land, Rural, Towns

🗺️ Abstract of Survey Returns for Otago and Southland

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