Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1854 – No. 19

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✨ Land Sales and Court Notices

RETURN OF ALL LANDS SOLD AND DEPOSITS RECEIVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS, WELLINGTON, FROM THE 1ST DAY OF JULY, TO THE 30TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1854.

Quantity Applied For
	Town	Suburban	Rural	With Scrip	With Cash	Total Acres
Wellington	2½	2148½	...	15	2148½ 1074 5 0	2148½
Wanganni	...	2984	...	152½	2832 1416 0 0	2984½
Rangitikei and Turakina	...	1650	...	275	1375 687 10 0	1650
Wairarapa & East Coast	...	1210	...	...	1210 605 0 0	1210
Deposits	...	620	...	...	620 310 0 0	620
	2¼	8610½	427¼		8185½ 4092 15 0	8612½

F. D. BELL,
Crown Land Commissioner.

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

ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE LAND REVENUE OF WELLINGTON, FROM 1ST JULY, 1854, TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 1854, BOTH INCLUSIVE.

RECEIPTS.

Balance brought from last quarter, viz.
Deposits (not available) ... £2,547 0 0
Available balance ... 7,607 1 7

Total ... £10,154 1 7

Land Sales —
Wellington Country Districts ... 1,074 5 0
Wanganui District ... 1,416 0 0
Rangitikei and Turakina Districts ... 687 10 0
Wairarapa and East Coast ... 605 0 0
Deposits (not available) ... 310 0 0
Fees on Crown Grants ... 22 0 0
Advances repaid — M. Fitzgerald (Wellington Surveys) ... 25 0 0

Total Land Sales ... 3,782 15 0

Total Receipts ... £14,293 16 7

EXPENDITURE.

Expenses of Department, viz.
Commissioner’s Office ... £278 13 8
Survey Office, Wellington ... 146 7 6
Wanganui ... 171 18 0
Wairarapa ... 77 19 2

Total Expenses ... £674 18 4

Advances to be accounted for, viz.
In aid of Wellington Surveys ... 40 0 0
Wanganui do. ... 55 0 0
Wairarapa do. ... 70 0 0
Deposits returned ... 12 10 0

Total Advances and Deposits ... £165 0 0

Balance forward, viz.
Deposits (not available) ... 2,844 10 0
Available ... 10,596 18 3

Total Expenditure ... £14,293 16 7

F. D. BELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Land Office, 6th Nov., 1854.

SUPREME COURT.

NOTICE

is hereby given, that a Sitting of the Supreme Court, for the despatch of Criminal Business, will be held at the Court-house, Wellington, on Friday, the first day of December next, at ten o’clock in the forenoon, at which time and place all persons under recognizances to appear, either as Prosecutors, Defendants, or Witnesses, are required to give their attendance.

Robert R. Strang,
Registrar.

Wellington, 6th Nov., 1854.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND, SOUTHERN DISTRICT.

In the Estate of James Green, late of Chatham Islands, deceased.

Pursuant to the Rule of this Honourable Court, the Creditors of the above-named deceased are, on or before the 6th of February, 1855, to come in and prove their debts before Robert Rodger Strang, Esq., Registrar of the said Court, at his office in the Court-house, Wellington, or in default thereof they will be peremptorily excluded from all benefit arising from the said Estate.

Robert R. Strang,
Registrar.

Supreme Court Office,
Wellington, Nov. 6, 1854.

Printed at the "Spectator" Office.

Online Sources for this page:

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, Wellington, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Turakina, Wairarapa
👩‍💼 Officials

F. D. Bell, Crown Land Commissioner

🗺️ Abstract of Receipts and Expenditure of Land Revenue (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated6 November 1854
KeywordsLand Revenue, Receipts, Expenditure, Surveys, Advances, Wellington, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Turakina, Wairarapa
👩‍💼 Officials

F. D. Bell, Commissioner of Crown Lands

⚖️ Supreme Court Criminal Sitting Notice

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated6 November 1854
KeywordsSupreme Court, Criminal Business, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

⚖️ Notice to Creditors of James Green Estate

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated6 November 1854
KeywordsEstate, Creditors, Chatham Islands, James Green
👱🏽 Names

James Green, Deceased estate notice

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert R. Strang, Registrar

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