Land Revenue Statistics




No. 10.—RETURN SHOWING THE ACREAGE OF RURAL AND TOWN LANDS SOLD, AND THE AMOUNT OF LAND REVENUE RECEIVED,

IN EACH YEAR, FROM 1854 TO 1868.

(Extracted from Departmental Reports, Votes and Proceedings of the Provincial Council, Session XXV, 1869.)

Year Rural Land Town Land License Fees for Depasturing Stock Assessment on Stock Fees on Issue of Pastoral Leases Fees on Transfer of Pastoral Leases Miscellaneous Total Land Revenue
Acreage Amount Acreage Amount £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1854 3,434 3 0 2,555 7 10 17 3 24 1,014 15 0 611 7 10 ... 233 7 7 ...
1855 330 0 0 790 0 0 15 1 0 762 10 0 242 17 3 ... 190 6 9 ...
1856 15,015 3 0 8,128 17 6 35 3 0 1,303 1 0 411 7 3 ... ... 47 13 6
1857 14,843 1 6 7,421 14 1 75 3 33 2,859 19 8 411 5 11 ... 190 12 0 90 12 6
1858 20,046 0 0 10,017 0 0 185 0 13 7,865 9 3 443 15 11 ... 138 7 6 411 9 8
1859 53,445 3 8 26,763 1 7 212 3 34 16,081 1 0 1,283 10 11 544 5 11 337 5 0 ...
1860 49,391 1 28 25,594 7 1 44 2 0 4,694 15 0 1,359 12 2 1,398 16 5 441 12 6 ...
1861 41,879 0 28 59,558 5 0 64 3 0 4,391 18 0 1,839 12 10 ... 1,425 8 7 ...
1862 75,817 0 9 98,467 16 3 189 1 0 17,838 14 0 1,907 15 9 2,830 18 8 ... 1,807 10 1
1863 21,218 1 3 26,235 3 10 139 3 19 9,735 3 0 1,330 2 8 2,830 18 8 1,125 19 10 ...
1864 120,420 1 26 150,925 6 7 45 3 24 7,364 14 6 1,377 2 4 3,567 11 5 ... 1,372 18 6
1865 101,635 1 30 101,482 19 3 49 0 6 4,157 12 0 1,613 16 5 5,206 3 9 ... 1,857 2 1
1866 87,636 1 10 95,926 11 10 96 0 3 2,676 8 0 1,393 12 11 4,945 19 7 964 0 3 105,906 12 7
1867 123,906 0 18 105,135 15 10 83 3 4 4,148 8 6 2,241 4 8 54,522 12 10 536 5 4 168,334 7 2
1868 97,003 1 9 81,348 10 9 70 3 2½ 2,785 17 0 65 0 0 52,210 2 4 190 0 0 2,093 13 11

| | 826,639 0 15|800,352 17 5| 1,326 3 12½ | 87,680 5 11| 16,134 4 10 | 132,061 15 1 | 1,550 0 0 | 1,010 0 0 | 1,051,065 1 10 |

  • Assessment received in 1867 under New Leases ... £47,524 9 9
  • " " 1868 ... £52,106 12 7

Acreage sold and paid by Scrip in November, 1868 ... 13,825a. 2r. 38p. ... Amount, £8,500.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1869, No 638





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🗺️ Return showing acreage of rural and town lands sold and land revenue received, 1854 to 1868

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land sales, Rural land, Town land, Revenue, Pastoral leases, Otago, 1854-1868