Land Sales and Grants




NOTICE is hereby given that Section 6, Block I, Awamako District, containing 177 acres 2 roods, and Section 73, Block V, Oamaru District, containing 4 acres 2 roods, formerly reserved for quarry purposes, will be offered for sale by public auction, by Mr Samuel Shrimski, at his auction rooms, Oamaru, on Monday, the 19th day of February next, at noon, the former at the price of £1 per acre, the latter as land of special value at the upset price of 21s per acre.

J. T. Thomson,
Chief Commissioner of Waste Land Board.

Dunedin, 15th January, 1872.


NOTICE is hereby given that Section 6, Block I, Awamako District, containing 177 acres 2 roods, and Section 73, Block V, Oamaru District, containing 4 acres 2 roods, formerly reserved for quarry purposes, will be offered for sale by public auction at the Crown Hotel, Balclutha, on Tuesday, the 20th day of February next, at noon, at the upset price of £1 1s. per acre.

J. T. Thomson,
Chief Commissioner of Waste Land Board.


NOTICE to APPLICANTS for UNSURVEYED LAND under “Otago Waste Lands Act 1866.”

The Sections in the subjoined Schedule, being now Surveyed, the applicants are informed that the Waste Land Board will give its decision on their applications at this Office on Wednesday, the 31st day of January, 1872, at 12 o’clock noon; on or before which day, objections to the survey, if any, must be made. In the event of the applications being granted, the purchase money must be paid forthwith.

Alexander Balloch, Section 17, Block IV, Glenomaru.
... 13, ... VII.
...

J. T. Thomson,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 17th January, 1872.


NOTICE to APPLICANT for UNSURVEYED LAND under “Otago Waste Lands Act 1866.”

It is hereby notified to the applicant whose name appears in the subjoined Schedule, that the Waste Land Board has declared him to be the purchaser of the sections set opposite his name in the Schedule, and that the purchase money of these sections must be paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, in Dunedin, on or before Wednesday, the 31st day of January, 1872, otherwise the application will be deemed withdrawn, cancelled, and void, and the deposit made at the time of lodging the application will be forfeited.

Joseph Clarke, Crookston, Sec. 1, Block VI.
Greenvale ... 1 ... I.
Benger ... 1 & 2 ... VI.
... 38 ... IV.

J. T. Thomson,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Dunedin, 17th January, 1872.


CROWN GRANTS for the Land, and in favor of the persons after-mentioned, are now ready for delivery at the Office of the District Land Registrar, Dunedin.

J. T. Thomson,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Dunedin, 17th January, 1872.

Allan, Marion, section 9, block LXXXVI, Oamaru
Anderson, J. S., section 6, block XLIX, Oamaru
Arthur, E. M., section 4, block LVII, Lawrence

Baudinet, W. C., section 10, block LXXVII, Oamaru
Beighton, James, section 9, block XV, Roxburgh
Bushell, S. T., sections 1 and 2, block XLV, Lawrence
Cameron, Archibald, sections 5 and 6, block IX, Queenstown
Carter, Jane, sections 1 and 2, block XXVIII, Hawksbury
Do., section 5, block XXVIII, Hawksbury
Do., section 15, block XXVIII, Hawksbury
Chase, F. J., sections 2 and 3, block LXXXVI, Oamaru
Clayton, E. O., sections 2, 3 and 4, block XVI, Queenstown
Craig, Robert, section 6, block XIII, Hampden
Duncan, Geo., sections 4, 5, 6 and 7, block V, Hawksbury
Eichardt, Albert, section 3, block XVIII, Queenstown
Fairley, Thos., section 10, block LXXXVIII, Oamaru
Finnegan, Patrick, sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and 18, block XXIII, Palmerston
Gordon, William, section 3, block LXXVIII, Oamaru
Do., sections 11 and 13, block LXXXIII, Oamaru
Graye, M. A., section 10, block XIII, Oamaru
Grey, James, section 9, block LXXXVIII, Oamaru
Hicks, Thomas, section 6, block VIII, Queenstown
Do., section 14, block XV, Queenstown
Do., section 5, block I, Kinloch
Hunt, Mary, sections 1 and 2, block LXII, Oamaru
Munro, Donald, section 14, block XXVII, Hampden
Muir, William, section 1, block XI, Balclutha
Murcott, William, sections 6, 7 and 21, block XL, Hampden
M’Bride, Daniel, section 7, block VIII, Queenstown
Do., section 11, block XV, Queenstown
Do., section 12, block XXI, Kinloch
M’Bride, Francis, section 8, block VIII, Queenstown
Do., section 4, block XX, Kinloch
M’Bride, John, section 20, block VIII, Queenstown
M’Peke, Thomas, section 5, block XXXIX, Oamaru
Polson, D. G., sections 1b and 21, block V, Waitahuna East District
Rich, F. D., and others, sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, block XVII, Palmerston
Richards, J. T., section 22, block LXXV, Oamaru
Do., section 14, block LXXVI, Oamaru
Robertson, J. W., section 19, block XXVII, Queenstown
Do., section 21, block VIII, Queenstown
Do., section 3, block XXVI, Queenstown
Do., sections 12 and 13, block XXVII, Queenstown
Do., sections 1 and 2, block I, Kinloch
Russell, J. M., section 20, block XI, Balclutha
Shrimski, S. E., section 15, block LXXXVIII, Oamaru
Steinson, William, section 9, block LXXVII, Oamaru
Waddell, W. M., section 16, block LI, Oamaru
Watson, Robert, section 11, block LXXXVIII, Oamaru
White, James, section 4, block XXIV, Herbert
Woolley, Samuel, section 2, block IX, Hawksbury
Woonton, T. H., section 4, block LXI, Oamaru
Wylie, W. J., section 4, block LXXXVI, Oamaru


IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that the following Officers have been appointed District Surveyors for the districts set opposite their names respectively:

Charles William Adams, Lawrence district
Anthony D. Wilson, Clyde district
John Spence, Queenstown district
David Barron, Naseby district
Henry Connell, Waitaki district
Alexander Malcolm Ross, Oamaru district



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🗺️ Public Auction of Land Sections

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
15 January 1872
Land Sale, Public Auction, Awamako District, Oamaru District, Quarry Purposes
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner of Waste Land Board

🗺️ Public Auction of Land Sections at Crown Hotel

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
15 January 1872
Land Sale, Public Auction, Awamako District, Oamaru District, Crown Hotel, Balclutha
  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner of Waste Land Board

🗺️ Waste Land Board Decision on Applications for Unsurveyed Land

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
17 January 1872
Unsurveyed Land, Otago Waste Lands Act 1866, Land Applications, Survey Objections
  • Alexander Balloch, Applicant for unsurveyed land

  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Waste Land Board Purchaser Declaration for Unsurveyed Land

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
17 January 1872
Unsurveyed Land, Otago Waste Lands Act 1866, Land Purchase, Purchase Money
  • Joseph Clarke, Declared purchaser of land

  • J. T. Thomson, Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Crown Grants Ready for Delivery

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
17 January 1872
Crown Grants, Land Ownership, Dunedin, Oamaru, Lawrence, Roxburgh, Queenstown, Hawksbury
40 names identified
  • Marion Allan, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • J. S. Anderson, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • E. M. Arthur, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • W. C. Baudinet, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • James Beighton, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • S. T. Bushell, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Archibald Cameron, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Jane Carter, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • F. J. Chase, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • E. O. Clayton, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Robert Craig, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Geo. Duncan, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Albert Eichardt, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Thos. Fairley, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Patrick Finnegan, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • William Gordon, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • M. A. Graye, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • James Grey, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Thomas Hicks, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Mary Hunt, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Donald Munro, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • William Muir, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • William Murcott, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Daniel M’Bride, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Francis M’Bride, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • John M’Bride, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Thomas M’Peke, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • D. G. Polson, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • F. D. Rich, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • J. T. Richards, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • J. W. Robertson, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • J. M. Russell, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • S. E. Shrimski, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • William Steinson, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • W. M. Waddell, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Robert Watson, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • James White, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • Samuel Woolley, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • T. H. Woonton, Crown Grant ready for delivery
  • W. J. Wylie, Crown Grant ready for delivery

  • J. T. Thomson, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Appointment of District Surveyors

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
District Surveyors, Appointments, Lawrence, Clyde, Queenstown, Naseby, Waitaki, Oamaru
6 names identified
  • Charles William Adams, Appointed District Surveyor
  • Anthony D. Wilson, Appointed District Surveyor
  • John Spence, Appointed District Surveyor
  • David Barron, Appointed District Surveyor
  • Henry Connell, Appointed District Surveyor
  • Alexander Malcolm Ross, Appointed District Surveyor