Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1854 – No. 19

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✨ Land Sales and Revenue Abstracts

RETURN OF ALL LANDS SOLD AND DEPOSITS RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS,
WELLINGTON, FROM THE 1st DAY OF APRIL, 1854, TO THE 30th DAY OF JUNE, 1854.

	Quantity Applied For.			Amount.	Total Acres.	Remarks.
	Town.	Suburban.	Rural.	With Scrip and Land Orders.	With Cash.
Wellington	2¼	1411½	...	507½	904	452 0 0
Vanganui	...	221½	...	600½	1613	895 5 0
Wangitikei and Turakina	...	17,200	8910	8290	4145 0 0	17200
Wairarapa & East Coast Deposits	...	3830	1790	3830	1915 0 0	3830
Balance of Auction Sales	...	8	Scrip £49 10	...	1790¼	905 0 0
					8312 5 0

F. D. BELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands,

Crown Land Office,
Wellington, November 6, 1854.

ABSTRACT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the LAND REVENUE at WELLINGTON,
FROM 1st APRIL, 1854, to 30th JUNE, 1854, BOTH INCLUSIVE.

RECEIPTS.

Balance brought forward from last quarter, viz.
Deposits (not available) £2467 0 0
Available balance ... £8243 10 5

Land Sales—
Wellington Country Districts ............ £452 0 0
Wanganui District ..................... 895 5 0
Rangitikei and Turakina Districts ...... 4145 0 0
Wairarapa & East Coast ................. 1915 0 0

Deposits available ....................... 905 0 0
Fees on Crown Grants .................... 128 0 0

Advances repaid—
Per Robert Park (Wanganui surveys) ..... £165 0 0
Per M. Fitzgerald (Wellington surveys) .. 50 0 0
Per W. M. Smith (Wairarapa surveys) ..... 200 0 0
Per T. H. Fitzgerald (Ahuriri surveys) ... 130 0 0

Total Advances Repaid .................... £545 0 0

EXPENDITURE.

Expenses of Department; viz.
Commissioner’s Office ................. £228 9 0
Survey Office, Wellington ............ 176 3 3
Do., Wanganui ....................... 270 17 1
Do., Ahuriri ........................ 129 17 7
Do., Wairarapa ....................... 306 12 6

Advances to be accounted for—
In aid of Wellington surveys .......... £220 0 0
In aid of Wanganui surveys ............. 90 0 0
In aid of Wairarapa surveys ............ 150 0 0

Advances repaid—
Union Bank of Australia,
Loan to complete Native Purchases ..... £5000 0 0
Do. Interest on loan of £5000 ......... 104 0 9
Do. do. £2200 ...................... 41 13 8

Deposits returned ....................... £825 0 0

Balance forward, viz.:
Deposits (not available) ............... £2547 0 0
Available ............................. 7607 1 7

Total Balance .......................... £10,154 1 7

F. D. BELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land Office,
Wellington, 6th November, 1854.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1854, No 19

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🗺️ Return of Lands Sold and Deposits Received

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated6 November 1854
KeywordsLand Sales, Deposits, Crown Lands, Wellington, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Turakina, Wairarapa
👩‍💼 Officials

F. D. Bell, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Abstract of Receipts and Expenditure of Land Revenue

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated6 November 1854
KeywordsLand Revenue, Receipts, Expenditure, Surveys, Advances, Wellington, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Turakina, Wairarapa
👱🏽 Names

Robert Park, Repaid advance for Wanganui surveys
M. Fitzgerald, Repaid advance for Wellington surveys
W. M. Smith, Repaid advance for Wairarapa surveys
T. H. Fitzgerald, Repaid advance for Ahuriri surveys

👩‍💼 Officials

F. D. Bell, Commissioner of Crown Lands

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