✨ Land sales returns
Return of Sales of Land in the Province of Wellington, from the 1st to the 30th November, 1856.
| District. | Purchaser. | Land Selected. | Contents. | Payment. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | Cash. £ s. d. | Scrip. £ s. d. | |||
| Wellington Country Districts. Wanganui. | James Gilligan | Unsurveyed Land, Lower Hutt | 50 0 0 | 5 0 0 | .. .. .. |
| Thomas Shields | Adjoining former purchases | 200 0 0 | 100 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| Wairarapa. | William Lyon | Small Farm Reserve, Taratahi Plain | 150 0 0 | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. |
| Geo. G. Carlyon | On the line of road from Greytown to Masterton | 140 0 0 | 70 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| Wm. H. Rawson | On the Mania Plain near Mr. Donald's homestead | 305 0 0 | .. .. .. | 280 0 0 | |
| Joshua Blakey | Adjoining Mr. Scrogg's homestead, Opaki Plain | 225 0 0 | .. .. .. | 225 0 0 | |
| John Haining | Adjoining Captain Carlyon's selection | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| Thomas Firth | Adjoining the above | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| Samuel Page | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| John Caw | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| George Cox | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| Geo. Beaumont | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| James Kidd | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| Geo. Thomas Pollard | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| Thos. Varley | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| John Stancliffe | Do. do. | 75 0 0 | .. .. .. | 75 0 0 | |
| John Burrows | Do. do. | 150 0 0 | .. .. .. | 150 0 0 | |
| * Ahuriri. | Chas. H. Smith | In the Ahiaruh or Castle Point Block | 200 0 0 | 100 0 0 | .. .. .. |
| J. Valentine Smith | Do. do. | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| George Hart | In the Aorangi Block | 80 0 0 | 40 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| Do. do. | Do. do. | 500 0 0 | .. .. .. | 500 0 0 | |
| J. V. Smith | In the Ahiaruh or Castle Point Block | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| Do. | Do. do. | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| Do. | Do. do. | 50 0 0 | 25 0 0 | .. .. .. | |
| Totals | 2920 0 0 | £475 0 0 | £1905 0 0 |
- This Return does not include the selections made at Ahuriri.
WILLIAM FOX,
Chief Land Commissioner.
Chief Land Commissioner's Office,
Wellington, 1st December, 1856.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1856, No 26
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🗺️ Return of Sales of Land in the Province of Wellington
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey1 December 1856
Land sales, Wellington Province, Wanganui, Wairarapa, Ahuriri, Land purchase
23 names identified
- James Gilligan, Purchased land in Wanganui
- Thomas Shields, Purchased land in Wanganui
- William Lyon, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Geo. G. Carlyon, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Wm. H. Rawson, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Donald (Mr.), Reference point for land location
- Joshua Blakey, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Scrogg (Mr.), Reference point for land location
- John Haining, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Carlyon (Captain), Reference point for land location
- Thomas Firth, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Samuel Page, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- John Caw, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- George Cox, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Geo. Beaumont, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- James Kidd, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Geo. Thomas Pollard, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Thos. Varley, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- John Stancliffe, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- John Burrows, Purchased land in Wairarapa
- Chas. H. Smith, Purchased land in Ahuriri
- J. Valentine Smith, Purchased land in Ahuriri
- George Hart, Purchased land in Ahuriri
- William Fox, Chief Land Commissioner