✨ Land sales returns
Return of Sales of Land in the District of Wellington, from the 1st March to the 31st March, 1856, inclusive; published pursuant to the Regulations proclaimed by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, 16th June, 1855.
| District. | Purchaser. | Land Selected. | Contents. | Payment. | Cash Received. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | |||||
| Wellington | Thomas Gilman | Between Sections 190 and 185 Lower Hutt | 40 0 0 | Cash | 20 0 0 | |
| W. H. Rawson | Sections Nos. 145, 146, & 149, Upper Hutt do. | 300 0 0 | Government Scrip | - | ||
| James Barnes | Lot No. 9 in the Ohariu District | 55 0 0 | Cash | 5 10 0 | Deposit at Auction | |
| William Shaw | Lot No. 2 in the Kaiwarra District | 20 1 9 | Cash | 4 1 0 | Deposit at Auction | |
| Caleb Cull | Lot No. 10 in the Ohariu District | 45 3 30 | Cash | 4 12 0 | Deposit at Auction | |
| Total Wellington | 461 0 39 | £ 34 3 0 | ||||
| Wanganui | John T. Tylee | On the Right Bank of the Wanganui River | 50 0 0 | Cash | 25 0 0 | |
| George Stannard | Adjoining former selection on the Mowhanau Stream | 80 0 0 | Cash | 40 0 0 | ||
| Total Wanganui | 130 0 0 | £ 65 0 0 | ||||
| Wairarapa | Robert Hare | Small Farm Settlement | 40 0 0 | Cash | 20 0 0 | |
| Charles Hare | Small Farm Settlement | 40 0 0 | Cash | 20 0 0 | ||
| Charles Edwards | Small Farm Reserve, Taratahi | 50 0 0 | Cash | 25 0 0 | ||
| Robert W. Smith | Adjoining former selection on the Waipoua River | 300 0 0 | Cash | 150 0 0 | ||
| Robert W. Smith | Small Farm Settlement | 40 0 0 | Cash | 20 0 0 | ||
| Andrew Fennie | Adjoining Ferry Reserve on the Waiohine River | 100 0 0 | Cash | 50 0 0 | ||
| Robert W. Smith | Adjoining former selection | 230 0 0 | Cash | 115 0 0 | ||
| William Harrison | Small Farm Settlement | 40 0 0 | Cash | 20 0 0 | ||
| Small Farm Association | Site of Masterton Township | 120 0 0 | Cash | 60 0 0 | ||
| Small Farm Association | Site of Greytown do. and 10 acres adjoining | 160 0 0 | Cash | 80 0 0 | ||
| Total Wairarapa | 1120 0 0 | £ 560 0 0 |
RECAPITULATION
| District. | Quantity Applied For. | With Scrip. | With Cash. | Amount in Cash. | Total Acres. | Remarks. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town. | Suburban. | Rural. | £ s. d. | |||||
| Wellington | None | None | 340 0 0 | 300 | 40 0 0 | 20 0 0 | 340 0 0 | Deposits, &c. |
| Ditto Auction Sale | .. | .. | 121 0 39 | None | 121 0 39 | 14 3 0 | 121 0 39 | |
| Wanganui | .. | .. | 130 0 0 | .. | 130 0 0 | 65 0 0 | 130 0 0 | |
| Wairarapa | .. | .. | 1120 0 0 | .. | 1120 0 0 | 560 0 0 | 1120 0 0 | |
| Totals | 1711 0 39 | 300 | 1411 0 39 | 659 3 0 | 1711 0 39 |
For F. D. BELL, Commissioner Crown Lands,
DAVID LEWIS, Principal Clerk.
Crown Land Office, Wellington, 8th April, 1856.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1856, No 9
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🗺️ Return of Sales of Land in the District of Wellington
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey8 April 1856
Land sale, Wellington, Wanganui, Wairarapa, Crown Lands, Land register, Small Farm Association
13 names identified
- Thomas Gilman, Purchased land in Wellington district
- W. H. Rawson, Purchased land in Wellington district
- James Barnes, Purchased land in Wellington district
- William Shaw, Purchased land in Wellington district
- Caleb Cull, Purchased land in Wellington district
- John T. Tylee, Purchased land in Wanganui district
- George Stannard, Purchased land in Wanganui district
- Robert Hare, Purchased land in Wairarapa district
- Charles Hare, Purchased land in Wairarapa district
- Charles Edwards, Purchased land in Wairarapa district
- Robert W. Smith, Purchased land in Wairarapa district
- Andrew Fennie, Purchased land in Wairarapa district
- William Harrison, Purchased land in Wairarapa district
- F. D. Bell, Commissioner Crown Lands
- David Lewis, Principal Clerk