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Chief Land Commissioner’s Office.
Wellington, 9th June, 1857.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undermentioned Applications have been Registered at this Office, and at the Land Office, Ahuriri, and that failing objections duly given to the Chief Land Commissioner within three months from the date hereof, Licences for the Runs will be issued to the applicants:—
| DISTRICT. | NAME. | DESCRIPTION. | No. of Acres. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terawite | George Henry Luxford | On the Northward, Native Reserve Opare, and part of Karori District. Eastward—Makara and Ohiro Districts. Southward — Sea Coast. Westward—Sea Coast. | 8,000 |
| Ahuriri Mohaka Block | Robert Riddell | South-East—the Sea. South-West—the Waita Stream, so far as its general course may be North-Westerly, thence by a line running North-Westerly to a point about four miles inland, thence by a line running North-Easterly, so as to strike North-West boundary of award proclaimed in Gazette No. 24 of 1856. North-East—the boundary of former award. | 5,000 |
| Ahuriri Block | William Couper, jun. | South—the Tutae-kuri River. North-East—Mungatutu Creek. East—Mungatutu Stream and Tutae-kuri River. West—a line from about the head of the Mungatutu to strike the Tutae-kuri River, about Ko-maire-poike so as to include about 10,000 acres. | 10,000 |
| Maraeakakaho Block | Thomas Mason | Commencing at Waihora on the Mangaonuku, thence that stream to the junction of the Mangarara, thence by a line running due North-East to a point on the Ta Hoke Stream, about one mile West of small bush on boundary line of Block, thence by a line due East to same Bush, about one mile due South of Waka Pirou Bush, thence the Boundary of the Block to starting point. | 10,000 |
| Maraeakakaho Block | Frederick Francis Ormond | Commencing at the junction of the Mangarara with the Mangaonuku, thence that stream to Pari Karangaranga—thence Mr. Oliver’s South-East Boundary to Waikankau—thence the Maraeakakaho and Ta Heke Streams until the latter strikes Mr. Mason’s South-East Boundary, thence that Boundary to starting point. | 10,000 |
WILLIAM FOX,
Chief Land Commissioner.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 12
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🗺️ Notice of Land License Applications
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey9 June 1857
Land License, Applications, Terawite, Ahuriri, Maraeakakaho, George Henry Luxford, Robert Riddell, William Couper, Thomas Mason, Frederick Francis Ormond
- George Henry Luxford, Applied for land license in Terawite
- Robert Riddell, Applied for land license in Ahuriri Mohaka Block
- William Couper (junior), Applied for land license in Ahuriri Block
- Thomas Mason, Applied for land license in Maraeakakaho Block
- Frederick Francis Ormond, Applied for land license in Maraeakakaho Block
- William Fox, Chief Land Commissioner