Land Sales and Deposits




RETURN OF LANDS SOLD AND DEPOSITS RECEIVED IN THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON,
FROM THE 1st TO THE 31st MARCH, 1857.

District. Purchaser. Land Selected or Applied for. Contents. Payment. Remarks.
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wellington George Sykes Adjoining former Purchase, Upper Hutt 50 0 0 25 0 0
Wanganui H. S. Harrison " 200 0 0 100 0 0
P. Buchelhooft On the Left Bank of the Wanganui River 60 0 0 30 0 0
" " 44 0 0 22 0 0
Wairarapa John Gilson In the Greytown Small Farm Block 4 0 0 2 0 0
Wm. Hartley " 40 0 0 20 0 0
Samuel Oates Taratahi Block 40 0 0 20 0 0
Edward Toomath On the Opaki Plain 40 0 0 20 0 0
James Donald On the Tauherenikau River 50 0 0 25 0 0
Robert Yule " 75 0 0 37 10 0
J. V. Smith In the Masterton Block 40 0 0 20 0 0
Ahuriri E. S. Curling Tukituki River 100 0 0 50 0 0
R. Stephenson Mohaka 80 0 0 40 0 0
783 0 0 321 10 0 140 0 0

Deposits on Runs |
| | C. J. Nairn | Ahuriri | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 | |
| | C. R. Carter | Manawatu | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | Wm. Hunter | Porangahau | 25,000 0 0 | 50 0 0 |
| | Davis Canning | " | 20,000 0 0 | 50 0 0 |
| | James Fougère | Mohaka | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | Joseph Annabell | Ahuriri District | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | Wm. Fitzherbert | Ngatarawa | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | John Tully | Rua Taniuha Plains | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | Robt. Stephenson | Waikare River | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | G. G. Carlton | Ahuriri District | 20,000 0 0 | 50 0 0 |
| | George Hart | Ngaturoro | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | Wm. Speedy | Porangahau | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | Fredk. J. Tiffen | Ngawakatawara | 10,000 0 0 | 25 0 0 |
| | | | 166,783 0 0 | 721 10 0 | 140 0 0 |

WM. FOX,
Chief Land Commissioner,

Chief Land Commissioner's Office,
Wellington. 6th May, 1857.



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🗺️ Return of Lands Sold and Deposits Received in the Province of Wellington

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
6 May 1857
Land Sales, Deposits, Wellington Province, March 1857
25 names identified
  • George Sykes, Purchased land in Upper Hutt
  • H. S. Harrison, Purchased land in Wanganui
  • P. Buchelhooft, Purchased land on the Left Bank of the Wanganui River
  • John Gilson, Purchased land in the Greytown Small Farm Block
  • Wm. Hartley, Purchased land in the Greytown Small Farm Block
  • Samuel Oates, Purchased land in the Taratahi Block
  • Edward Toomath, Purchased land on the Opaki Plain
  • James Donald, Purchased land on the Tauherenikau River
  • Robert Yule, Purchased land on the Tauherenikau River
  • J. V. Smith, Purchased land in the Masterton Block
  • E. S. Curling, Purchased land in the Tukituki River
  • R. Stephenson, Purchased land in Mohaka
  • C. J. Nairn, Deposited on runs in Ahuriri
  • C. R. Carter, Deposited on runs in Manawatu
  • Wm. Hunter, Deposited on runs in Porangahau
  • Davis Canning, Deposited on runs in Porangahau
  • James Fougère, Deposited on runs in Mohaka
  • Joseph Annabell, Deposited on runs in Ahuriri District
  • Wm. Fitzherbert, Deposited on runs in Ngatarawa
  • John Tully, Deposited on runs in Rua Taniuha Plains
  • Robt. Stephenson, Deposited on runs in Waikare River
  • G. G. Carlton, Deposited on runs in Ahuriri District
  • George Hart, Deposited on runs in Ngaturoro
  • Wm. Speedy, Deposited on runs in Porangahau
  • Fredk. J. Tiffen, Deposited on runs in Ngawakatawara

  • WM. FOX, Chief Land Commissioner