✨ Land sales return
Return of Sales of Land in the District of Wellington, from the 1st to the 31st October, 1856.
| District. | Purchaser. | Land Selected. | Contents (A. R. P.) | Payment (Cash £ s. d.) | Payment (Scrip £ s. d.) | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Country Districts. | William Lumsden Perry | Section No. 8 in the Oharia District | 100 0 0 | 50 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| John Crowther | Section No. 24 in the Harbour District | 100 0 0 | .. .. .. | 100 0 0 | ||
| Wanganui. | Richard Taylor | Half of Section No. 51, Left Bank | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| Rangitikei. | John Toms | Adjoining Section of C. Toms on the Rangitikei River | 80 0 0 | 40 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| William Hickson | Homestead at Lake Alice | 80 0 0 | 2 10 0 | 75 0 0 | ||
| Benjamin Smith | To complete his Block | 52 0 0 | 26 0 0 | .. .. .. | ||
| Wairarapa. | Thomas Jackson & J. Judd | Adjoining Mr. Webb's selection at the Fresh Water Lake | 200 0 0 | 100 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| George G. Carlyon | 160 0 0 | 80 0 0 | .. .. .. | Boundaries not defined at present. | ||
| Holmes Crayne | On the Kuargawariwari Plain | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | .. .. .. | ||
| Totals | 872 0 0 | £348 10 0 | £175 0 0 |
WILLIAM FOX,
Chief Land Commissioner.
Chief Land Commissioner's Office,
Wellington, 1st November, 1855.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1856, No 25
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🗺️ Return of Sales of Land in the District of Wellington
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey1 November 1855
Land sales, Wellington, Wanganui, Rangitikei, Wairarapa, Land purchase
10 names identified
- William Lumsden Perry, Purchased land in Oharia District
- John Crowther, Purchased land in Harbour District
- Richard Taylor, Purchased land in Wanganui
- John Toms, Purchased land in Rangitikei
- William Hickson, Purchased land in Rangitikei
- Benjamin Smith, Purchased land in Rangitikei
- Thomas Jackson, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- J. Judd, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- George G. Carlyon, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Holmes Crayne, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- William Fox, Chief Land Commissioner