Land Sales Statistics




RETURN OF THE SALE OF RURAL LAND in the Province of Otago, for the Months after-mentioned:

FEBRUARY, 1864.

(Substituted for the Return for this Month previously published.)

Hundreds. No. of Sections. No. of Purchasers. Acreage. Amount realized. Average Price per Acre. Average Acreage per Purchaser.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P.
Otepopo 5 1 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 0
Dunedin 1 1 54 1 23 163 2 6 3 0 0 54 1 23
East Taieri 1 1 125 3 7 125 15 0 1 0 0 125 3 7
West Taieri 1 1 54 3 36 54 17 6 1 0 0 54 3 36
South Tokomairiro 5 3 213 0 14 213 0 0 1 0 0 71 0 0
East Clutha 2 1 75 0 0 75 0 0 1 0 0 75 0 0
Total 15 8 573 1 0 681 15 0 ... ...
Pastoral Districts 1 1 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0
Grand Total 16 9 583 1 0 686 15 0 ... ...

MARCH, 1864.

Hundreds. No. of Sections. No. of Purchasers. Acreage. Amount realized. Average Price per Acre. Average Acreage per Purchaser.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P.
Oamaru 90 8 3884 2 20 7199 12 9 1 18 0 485 2 12
Otepopo 73 30 2753 2 1 4672 0 6 1 19 0 91 3 5
Moeraki 206 45 4993 3 21 15067 8 6 3 4 0 110 3 36
Hawksbury 73 23 1869 3 24 3936 2 9 2 2 0 81 1 8
Waikouaiti 44 21 1849 1 4 3053 15 9 1 12 0 83 0 7
Dunedin 80 51 1541 0 36 2316 2 0 1 10 0 30 0 33
West Taieri 21 6 965 0 10 963 17 6 1 0 0 160 3 13
Waihola 1 1 130 1 35 139 7 6 1 0 0 139 7 6
South Tokomairiro 1 1 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 0
North Tokomairiro 17 4 1065 2 5 1123 15 6 1 1 0 266 1 0
West Clutha 9 2 864 1 32 950 17 6 1 2 0 96 0 0
Popotunoa 97 12 6146 1 31 6743 10 7 1 1 0 512 0 26
Total 712 211 26,123 1 19 46,216 10 10 ... ...
Pastoral Districts 6 2 130 0 0 130 0 0 1 0 0 65 0 0
Grand Total 718 213 26,253 1 19 46,346 10 10 ... ...

APRIL, 1864.

Hundreds. No. of Sections. No. of Purchasers. Acreage. Amount realized. Average Price per Acre. Average Acreage per Purchaser.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P.
Oamaru 1 1 30 3 14 78 8 3 2 6 8 30 3 14
Otepopo 41 4 1830 1 1 1831 5 0 1 0 0 457 2 10
Moeraki 65 9 2939 3 88 3136 12 0 1 1 0 326 0 17
Waikouaiti 3 2 81 2 35 81 10 0 1 0 0 40 3 17
Dunedin 19 15 591 2 14 701 15 6 1 3 8 39 3 3
East Taieri 3 3 274 2 38 274 12 6 1 0 0 91 1 12
West Taieri 69 5 3822 1 33 3819 5 0 1 0 0 764 1 38
Waihola 1 1 78 0 0 78 0 0 1 0 0 78 0 0
North Tokomairiro 4 2 108 2 37 108 12 6 1 0 0 54 1 18
West Clutha 6 3 469 2 17 469 10 0 1 0 0 156 2 5
Popotunoa 1 1 43 2 20 43 12 6 1 0 0 43 2 20
Total 213 46 10,324 2 7 10,623 3 3 ... ...
Pastoral Districts 3 2 110 0 0 110 0 0 1 0 0 55 0 0
Grand Total 216 48 10,434 2 7 10,733 3 3 ... ...

MAY, 1864.

Hundreds. No. of Sections. No. of Purchasers. Acreage. Amount realized. Average Price per Acre. Average Acreage per Purchaser.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P.
Oamaru 125 13 3997 2 6 6395 2 0 1 11 8 307 2 18
Otepopo 19 1 749 2 12 1070 18 3 1 8 5 749 2 12
Moeraki 1 1 31 2 15 31 10 0 1 0 0 31 2 15
Hawksbury 5 2 120 3 34 133 5 0 1 2 0 60 1 17
Waikouaiti 6 3 202 1 4 201 17 6 1 0 0 67 1 23
Dunedin 25 18 660 2 29 667 6 9 1 0 0 37 0 6
East Taieri 1 1 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 0
West Taieri 11 8 558 2 23 586 14 0 1 1 0 66 3 32
Waihola 5 5 348 2 20 369 19 6 1 1 2 69 2 35
South Tokomairiro 9 3 948 1 31 748 0 0 1 0 0 316 0 23
West Clutha 8 6 721 3 20 721 10 0 1 0 0 120 1 10
Popotunoa 20 2 177 2 1 177 5 0 1 0 0 83 3 0
Total 235 63 8550 2 35 11,233 8 0 ... ...


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1864, No 324





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