Land Sale Returns




RETURN of the Sale of Rural Lands in the Province of Otago, for the month of November, 1866.

HUNDREDS. No. of Sections. No. of Purchasers. Acreage. Amount Realised. Average Price per Acre. Average Acreage per Purchaser
A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. B. P.
Oamaru 2 2 143 0 0 143 0 0 1 0 0 71 2 0
Moeraki 2 1 89 2 39 89 12 6 1 0 0 89 2 39
Hawksbury 1 1 37 3 36 37 17 6 1 0 0 37 3 36
East Taieri 1 1 62 1 34 62 7 6 1 0 0 62 1 34
West Taieri 1 1 30 0 0 30 0 0 1 0 0 30 0 0
Popotunoa 1 1 41 0 22 41 2 6 1 0 0 41 0 22
Pastoral Districts 1 1 80 0 0 80 0 0 1 0 0 80 0 0
Total 9 8 484 1 11 484 0 0

Waste Land Board Office, Dunedin. W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner.

RETURN of the Sale of Rural Lands in the Province of Otago for the Month of December, 1866.

HUNDREDS. No. of Sections. No. of Purchasers. Acreage. Sum Realised. Average Price per Acre. Average Acreage per Purchaser
A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. B. P.
Awanoko 1 1 180 3 32 180 17 6 1 0 0 180 3 32
Moeraki 2 2 120 2 34 120 2 6 1 0 0 60 1 17
Waikouaiti 2 1 101 2 19 101 10 0 1 0 0 101 2 19
Dunedin 2 2 52 0 13 52 0 0 1 0 0 26 0 6
East Taieri 1 1 60 0 0 60 0 0 1 0 0 60 0 0
West Taieri 4 1 183 1 39 183 7 6 1 0 0 183 1 39
Waihola 3 3 125 3 34 125 15 0 1 0 0 41 3 34
South Tokomairiro 1 1 50 0 0 50 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 0
North Tokomairiro 8 4 634 2 20 634 0 0 1 0 0 158 2 25
East Clutha 1 1 26 1 0 26 5 0 1 0 0 26 1 0
Pomahaka 8 6 469 0 8 469 0 7 1 0 0 78 0 28
Popotunoa 1 1 120 0 0 120 0 0 1 0 0 120 0 0
Tuturau 5 3 393 1 5 393 0 0 1 0 0 131 0 15
Total 39 27 2518 0 4 2515 18 1

Waste Land Board Office, Dunedin. W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner.

RETURN of the sale of Town Lands in the Province of Otago for the month of November, 1866.

Towns. No. of Sections. No. of Purchasers. Acreage. Amount realised. Average price per acre.
A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Oamaru 25 16 6 1 0 321 10 0 51 8 9
Herbert 2 2 0 2 0 25 0 0 50 0 0
Palmerston 3 3 0 3 0 37 10 0 50 0 0
Greytown 2 1 0 2 0 25 0 0 50 0 0
32 22 8 0 0 409 0 0

Waste Land Board Office, Dunedin. W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner.

RETURN of the sale of Town Lands in the Province of Otago for the month of December, 1866.

Town. No. of Sections. No. of Purchasers. Acreage. Amount realised. Average price per acre.
A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Oamaru 1 1 0 1 0 12 10 0 50 0 0
1 1 0 1 0 12 10 0

Waste Land Board Office, Dunedin. W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner.

Printed under the Authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by MILLS, DICK & Co., of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.




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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1867, No 462





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🗺️ Return of the Sale of Rural Lands in the Province of Otago, November 1866

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land sales, Rural lands, Otago, Statistics
  • W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Return of the Sale of Rural Lands in the Province of Otago, December 1866

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land sales, Rural lands, Otago, Statistics
  • W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Return of the Sale of Town Lands in the Province of Otago, November 1866

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land sales, Town lands, Otago, Statistics
  • W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Return of the Sale of Town Lands in the Province of Otago, December 1866

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land sales, Town lands, Otago, Statistics
  • W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner