Land Notices and Crown Grants




to the Receiver of Land Revenue in Dunedin, on or before Wednesday, the 16th day of March, 1870, otherwise the applications will be deemed withdrawn, cancelled and void, and the deposit made at the time of lodging the application will be forfeited.

Henry Golden, section 12, block I, Toetoes

Kenneth M’Kenzie, section 17, block IV, Toetoes

Alexander Stewart, and Others, sections 33 and 34, block II, Wyndham.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 2nd March, 1870.

NOTICE.—The sale of the Township of Naseby, formerly advertised to take place at the Survey Office there, on the 2nd day of March next, is postponed, pending the re-survey of the Township.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 23rd February, 1870.

LANDS OF SPECIAL VALUE.—Notice is hereby given that the following allotments of Rural Land will be offered for sale by public auction as land of special value, in the Land Office, Dunedin, on the 20th day of April next, at noon, at the upset prices affixed:

Section 32, Block X, Awamoko district, 18a. 0r. 0p., at 21s. per acre

Section 38, Block VII, Oamaru district, 22a. 0r. 0p., at 40s. per acre

Section 24, Block VIII, Clarendon district, 143a. 1r. 2p., at 21s. per acre

Section 33, Block VIII, Clarendon district, 131a. 0r. 8p., at 21s. per acre

Section 34, Block VIII, Clarendon district, 103a. 3r. 17p., at 21s. per acre

Thereafter the following allotments will be offered under the 35th Clause of the “Otago Waste Land Act 1866,” at 10s. per acre:

Section 22, Block VI, Clarendon district, containing 72a. 2r. 8p.

Section 32, Block III, Otokia district, containing 107a. 2r. 16p.

J. T. THOMSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 28th February, 1870.

NOTICE.—CROWN GRANTS for the Land, and in favor of the persons after-mentioned, are now ready for delivery; and attention is directed to the following clauses of the “Crown Grants Act 1866.”

Clause XXXIX.—There shall be paid upon all Grants to be hereafter issued, which may be left in the charge or custody of any Commissioner of Crown Lands, or other officer charged with the delivery of the same, a fee of sixpence for every month during which they shall be so left after the expiration of three months from the date of the notice in the Gazette of the Province wherein the lands are situate, that such Grants are ready for delivery.

Clause XL.—There shall be paid upon all Grants issued prior to the passing of this Act, and left as aforesaid in the custody of the officer charged with the delivery thereof, a fee of sixpence per month for every month during which they shall be so left after two months subsequent to the passing of this Act.

J. T. THOMSON,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 2nd March, 1870.

Bambery, A., sections 5, 6, and 7, Upper Harbor West

Bambery, A. and J., sections 1 of 4 and 34, block IX, North Harbor and Blueskin district

Borton, Jno., M’Master, A., and Gardiner, Jas., sections 3 and 18, block III, Maruwenua district

Borton, Jno., M’Master, A., and Gardiner, Jas., sections 16 and 19, block III, Maruwenua district

Brown, Wm., sections 128 and 129, Green Island Bush

Calder, Hugh, section 24, block I, Waikawa district

Cameron, D. A., Pre-emptive Right on Run 398, under Application 600A

Cameron, D. A., Pre-emptive Right on Run 398, under Application 600B

Campbell, R., Pre-emptive Right on Run 256, under Application 6727

Dick, Thos., and Fleming, A., section 61, block VII, North Harbor and Blueskin district

Douglas, Jno., section 1 of 32, block III, Hawksbury district

Drysdale, Jas., section 2 of 4, block IV, Moeraki district

Duncan, Thos., sections 48 and 213, block IV, Papakaio district

Ellis, Jno., section 2 of 29, block II, North Harbor and Blueskin district

Fenwick, C. L. C. F. and W., sections 35 and 60, block I, Kauroo district

Fenwick, C. L. C. F. and W., sections 27, 38, 53, 55, 56, and 57, block I, Kauroo district

France, Henry, section 49, block IV, Papakaio district

Gilchrist, J. C., section 1, block I, Papakaio district

Gilchrist, J. C., sections 66½, 67, 68, 69, 70, and 73, block III, Papakaio district

Gilchrist, J. C., section 73, block VIII, Awamoko district

Grey, Jas., sections 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 58, 59, 60, and 61, block IX, Clarendon district

Harold, Wm., sections 19, and 2 of 20, block I, Clarendon district

Hitchcock, G. C., section 4, block VI, North Harbor and Blueskin district

Hyslop, R., section 18, block IV, North Harbor and Blueskin district

M’Donald, Angus, section 1, block VII, Waikaka

M’Gillivray, John, sections 1 and 2 of 13, block IV, Moeraki district

M’Gregor, Alexander, section 59 and 60, block IV, Papakaio district

M’Lean, Niel, half of section 12, block XV, East Taieri district

M’Lellan, James, section 13, block XI, Moeraki district

Munro, Donald, section 1 of 61, block IV, Moeraki district

Munro, John, section 27, block V, Moeraki district

Newton, James, section 2 of 51, block II, Otago Peninsula district

Oxley, Robert, sections 20, 21, and 22, block VIII, Anderson’s Bay district

Pagan, Archibald, sections 1 and 2 of 7, block IV, Moeraki District

Paterson, James, section 89, block VI, North Harbor and Blueskin district

Preston, Joseph, Pre-emptive Right on Run 203, Application 6848

Preston, Joseph, Pre-emptive Right on Run 203, Application 6846

Preston, Joseph, Pre-emptive Right on Run 203, Application 6844

Randle, R. R., sections 15 and 16, block IV, North Harbor and Blueskin district

Rankin, John, section 1 of 31, block II, North Harbor and Blueskin district



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1870, No 654





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🗺️ Notice to Applicants for Unsurveyed Land (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
2 March 1870
Unsurveyed land, Otago Waste Land Act 1866, Waste Land Board
  • Henry Golden, Applicant for unsurveyed land
  • Kenneth M'Kenzie, Applicant for unsurveyed land
  • Alexander Stewart, Applicant for unsurveyed land

  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Postponement of Sale of Naseby Township

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
23 February 1870
Land sale, Township of Naseby, Re-survey
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Sale of Lands of Special Value

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
28 February 1870
Land sale, Public auction, Rural land, Otago Waste Land Act 1866
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Crown Grants Ready for Delivery

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
2 March 1870
Crown Grants, Delivery, Fees, Crown Grants Act 1866
  • J. T. Thomson, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ List of Crown Grants Ready for Delivery

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
2 March 1870
Crown Grants, Landowners, Property sections
36 names identified
  • A. Bambery, Grant recipient
  • A. and J. Bambery, Grant recipient
  • Jno. Borton, Grant recipient
  • A. M'Master, Grant recipient
  • Jas. Gardiner, Grant recipient
  • Wm. Brown, Grant recipient
  • Hugh Calder, Grant recipient
  • D. A. Cameron, Grant recipient
  • R. Campbell, Grant recipient
  • Thos. Dick, Grant recipient
  • A. Fleming, Grant recipient
  • Jno. Douglas, Grant recipient
  • Jas. Drysdale, Grant recipient
  • Thos. Duncan, Grant recipient
  • Jno. Ellis, Grant recipient
  • C. L. C. F. and W. Fenwick, Grant recipient
  • Henry France, Grant recipient
  • J. C. Gilchrist, Grant recipient
  • Jas. Grey, Grant recipient
  • Wm. Harold, Grant recipient
  • G. C. Hitchcock, Grant recipient
  • R. Hyslop, Grant recipient
  • Angus M'Donald, Grant recipient
  • John M'Gillivray, Grant recipient
  • Alexander M'Gregor, Grant recipient
  • Niel M'Lean, Grant recipient
  • James M'Lellan, Grant recipient
  • Donald Munro, Grant recipient
  • John Munro, Grant recipient
  • James Newton, Grant recipient
  • Robert Oxley, Grant recipient
  • Archibald Pagan, Grant recipient
  • James Paterson, Grant recipient
  • Joseph Preston, Grant recipient
  • R. R. Randle, Grant recipient
  • John Rankin, Grant recipient

  • J. T. Thomson, Commissioner of Crown Lands