Land Sales and Debtors Relief




RETURN OF THE SALE OF TOWN LANDS IN THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1865.

Towns No. of Sections No. of Purchasers Acreage Amount Realised Average Price per Acre Remarks
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Penbroke 7 3 0 0 35 45 10 0 100 0 0 ...
Moeraki 1 1 0 1 0 101 0 0 40 1 0 ...
Total 8 4 0 1 35 146 10 0

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, December, 1865.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

RETURN OF THE SALE OF RURAL LANDS IN THE PROVINCE OF OTAGO, FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1865.

Hundreds No. of Sections No. of Purchasers Acreage Amount Realised Average Price per Acre Average Acreage per Purchaser Remarks
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P.
Maruwenua 18 4 4269 0 0 4269 0 0 ... 1067 1 0 1 purchase above 1000 acres
Awamoko 41 10 4981 3 18 4980 7 6 1 0 0 498 0 39 ...
Kakanui 37 10 7632 3 14 7631 17 6 1 0 0 763 1 5 ...
Moeraki 1 1 37 1 3 37 5 0 ... 37 1 3 ...
Dunedin 1 1 40 0 0 40 0 0 1 0 0 40 0 0
Waihola 2 2 916 2 19 216 10 0 ... 216 2 19 ...
North Tokomairiro 1 1 260 0 0 260 0 0 1 0 0 260 0 0
West Clutha 1 1 33 2 0 33 10 0 ... 33 2 0
Pomahaka 3 3 199 3 26 199 17 6 1 0 0 66 2 33
Waitahuna 1 1 110 0 32 110 2 6 1 0 0 110 0 32
Pastoral Districts 2 2 90 0 0 90 0 0 1 0 0 45 0 0
Total 108 35 17871 0 32 17808 10 0

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, December, 1865.

W. H. CUTTEN,
Chief Commissioner.

LIST of persons applying for relief under the "Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862."

William Cotterill, of Dunedin, Otago, Chemist and Druggist.
George Augustus Munyard, of Dunedin, Otago, Chemists’ Assistant.
John Wesley Scanlan and John Crawley, trading as J. W. Scanlan and Co., of Waipori, Otago, Hotel-keepers.
Louis Junge, of Caversham, Otago, Carter.
Henry Neehoff, of Waipori, Otago, Hotel-keeper.
Alexander Lazarus, of Dunedin, Otago, Merchant.
John M’Kellar, of Dunedin, Otago, Lithographer.
Alexander Grant, of Lake Waipori, Otago, Farmer.
Michael Riordan, of Dunedin, Otago, Hotel-keeper.

Robert Chapman,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Dunedin, 6th December, 1865.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of the Petition of Cunningham Gregg Boyd, of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, Licensed Victualler, a Debtor; and in the matter of the Petition of Charles Webb and Frederick Russell, both of Dunedin, in the Province of Otago, aforesaid, Merchants, and co-partners, trading under the style and firm of "Webb, Russell & Co.," Creditors of the said Cunningham Gregg Boyd, to the extent of not less than fifty pounds; and in the matter of the "Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862.

Upon reading the Petition of the said Cunningham Gregg Boyd and the affidavit thereunto annexed, and upon hearing Mr. Bryan Cecil Haggit, of Counsel for the said Petitioner; It is ordered that Robert Chapman, Esq., the Registrar of this Honorable Court, at Dunedin aforesaid, do and shall, in the name and on behalf of the said Petitioner, convey, assign, and make over all the said Petitioner’s real and personal estate and effects, unto Charles William Craven Webb, of Dunedin, aforesaid, Merchant, and Frederick Russell, of Dunedin, aforesaid, Merchant, upon trust for the collection and conversion into money of the said estate and effects, and the distribution of the nett proceeds, pro rata, and subject to existing legal priorities (if any), amongst such of the Creditors of the said Petitioner, as shall duly prove their respective debts, by affidavit filed in the office of the Registrar of this Court, at Dunedin aforesaid, within the space of three calendar months from the date of this order and upon and subject to such other trusts and provisions.



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🗺️ Return of the Sale of Town Lands in Otago

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 December 1865
Land sale, Town lands, Otago, Penbroke, Moeraki
  • W. H. Cutten, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Return of the Sale of Rural Lands in Otago

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 December 1865
Land sale, Rural lands, Otago, Maruwenua, Awamoko, Kakanui, Moeraki, Dunedin, Waihola, North Tokomairiro, West Clutha, Pomahaka, Waitahuna, Pastoral Districts
  • W. H. Cutten, Chief Commissioner

⚖️ List of Persons Applying for Relief under the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1862

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
6 December 1865
Debtors and Creditors Act, Relief, Dunedin, Otago, Chemist, Hotel-keeper, Merchant, Lithographer, Farmer, Carter
10 names identified
  • William Cotterill, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • George Augustus Munyard, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • John Wesley Scanlan, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • John Crawley, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • Louis Junge, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • Henry Neehoff, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • Alexander Lazarus, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • John M’Kellar, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • Alexander Grant, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • Michael Riordan, Applying for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act

  • Robert Chapman, Registrar

⚖️ Supreme Court Order for Cunningham Gregg Boyd

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
6 December 1865
Supreme Court, Debtors and Creditors Act, Petition, Cunningham Gregg Boyd, Charles Webb, Frederick Russell, Dunedin, Otago
6 names identified
  • Cunningham Gregg Boyd, Petitioner for relief under Debtors and Creditors Act
  • Charles Webb, Creditor of Cunningham Gregg Boyd
  • Frederick Russell, Creditor of Cunningham Gregg Boyd
  • Charles William Craven Webb, Trustee for estate of Cunningham Gregg Boyd
  • Frederick Russell, Trustee for estate of Cunningham Gregg Boyd
  • Bryan Cecil Haggit, Counsel for Cunningham Gregg Boyd

  • Robert Chapman, Registrar