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RETURN of LAND SOLD and DEPOSITS received at Napier, Hawke's Bay, from the 1st to the 31st May, 1856.
| NAMES. | Amount sold or applied for. | LOCALITY. | AMOUNT PAID. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | |
| | A. R. P. | | Scrip. £ s. d. | Cash. £ s. d. |
| TOWN LAND. | | | | |
| William Marshall | 0 2 0 | Town of Napier | 5 0 0 | . . |
| Benjamin Buck | 3 1 7 | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | . . |
| Charles Blewitt | 3 2 20 | Do. do. | 51 0 0 | 1 10 0 |
| Robert France | 1 0 0 | Do. do. | 10 0 0 | . . |
| William Burton | 0 2 0 | Do. do. | 5 0 0 | . . |
| Frederick Douglass | 0 2 0 | Do. do. | 7 10 0 | . . |
| Thomas Hitchings | 0 2 0 | Do. do. | 7 10 0 | . . |
| John Joseph Kelly | 0 1 0 | Do. do. | 5 0 0 | . . |
| SUBURBAN LAND. | | | | |
| Charles Blewitt | 8 0 0 | Scinde Island | 24 0 0 | . . |
| Robert France | 13 2 0 | Do. do. | 40 10 0 | . . |
| William Bowler | 30 0 0 | Do. do. | 90 0 0 | . . |
| RURAL LAND. | | | | |
| Michael Fitzgerald | 44 0 0 | Mangapikipiko Stream | . . | 22 0 0 |
| Totals. | 105 2 37 | | 320 10 0 | 23 10 0 |
Deposits on Runs................................Nil.
WILLIAM SEED,
Acting for Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Crown Lands Office,
Napier, June 4, 1856.
ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the LAND REVENUE at Hawke's Bay from the 1st of January, to the 31st of March, 1856, inclusive.
| RECEIPTS. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. | EXPENDITURE. | £ s. d. | £ s. d. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance from last quarter, | Expenses of Department— | ||||
| Cash | 645 12 4 | Commissioner's Salary... | 50 0 0 | ||
| Scrip | 5 0 0 | 650 12 4 | Clerk's Salary from 9th | ||
| to 29th February........ | 9 1 0 | ||||
| Land Sales, Cash— | Repairs, to Crown Land | ||||
| Sections in the Town of | Office; rent of room | ||||
| Napier | 24 0 0 | required for Land | |||
| For 1050 acres of rural | Sale, an office table, | ||||
| Land, at 10s. | 525 0 0 | 549 0 0 | freight of Stationery | ||
| from Wellington, &c. | 28 15 8 | 87 16 8 | |||
| Deposits from applicants | |||||
| for runs | 175 0 0 | Surveys, Salaries, &c., &c.— | |||
| Balance of advances for | Mr. Michael Fitzgerald | 88 13 0 | |||
| Surveys unexpended | 4 7 3 | Mr. O. L. W. Bousfield | 51 3 0 | ||
| Labour & Contingencies | 180 16 0 | ||||
| Land Sales, Scrip— | Charles Brown, executor | ||||
| Town and suburban land | of C. L. de Pelichèt, | ||||
| at Napier | 2564 10 0 | (late special surveyor) | 40 0 0 | 360 12 0 | |
| For 75 acres of rural land | 75 0 0 | 2639 10 0 | Refund of deposit to | ||
| John Macarthy | 25 0 0 | ||||
| In deposit, Cash........ | 287 10 0 | ||||
| " Scrip | 2644 10 0 | ||||
| Balance available........ | 610 0 11 | 3542 0 11 | |||
| Total Receipts of Cash and Scrip | £4015 9 7 | £4015 9 7 |
WILLIAM SEED,
Acting for Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Crown Land Office, Napier, June 4th, 1856.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1856, No 13
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🗺️ Return of Land Sold and Deposits received at Napier
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey4 June 1856
Land sales, Napier, Hawke's Bay, Land revenue, Deposits
10 names identified
- William Marshall, Purchased town land
- Benjamin Buck, Purchased town land
- Charles Blewitt, Purchased town and suburban land
- Robert France, Purchased town and suburban land
- William Burton, Purchased town land
- Frederick Douglass, Purchased town land
- Thomas Hitchings, Purchased town land
- John Joseph Kelly, Purchased town land
- William Bowler, Purchased suburban land
- Michael Fitzgerald, Purchased rural land
- William Seed, Acting for Commissioner of Crown Lands
💰 Abstract of Receipts and Expenditure of the Land Revenue at Hawke's Bay
💰 Finance & Revenue4 June 1856
Financial statement, Land revenue, Hawke's Bay, Receipts, Expenditure
- Michael Fitzgerald (Mr.), Received salary for surveys
- O. L. W. Bousfield (Mr.), Received salary for surveys
- Charles Brown, Executor of C. L. de Pelichèt
- C. L. de Pelichèt, Late special surveyor
- John Macarthy, Received refund of deposit
- William Seed, Acting for Commissioner of Crown Lands