Land Sales and Deposits




RETURN OF LANDS SOLD AND DEPOSITS RECEIVED IN THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON,

FROM THE 1st TO THE 30th APRIL, 1857.

District Purchaser Land Selected or Applied For Contents Payments Remarks
A. R. P. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wellington Solomon Levy Section No. 37 Ohariu District 100 0 0 50 0 0
Wairarapa William Bowler On the Banks of the Waipoua River 1200 0 0 0 0 0 1,200 0 0
On the Opaki Plain 600 0 0 0 0 0 600 0 0
Te Manihera On the Waerenga Plain 640 0 0 320 0 0
Ahuriri Alexander Blair Town Section No. 101, Napier 0 1 0 5 0 0
Marion Blair Town Section No. 103, Napier 0 1 0 5 0 0
Ann Blair Town Section No. 192, Napier 0 1 0 5 0 0
William Thomas Town Section No. 102, Mohaka 0 1 0 5 0 0
Louis Cave 40 0 0 20 0 0
2581 0 0 410 0 0 1,800 0 0

Deposits on Runs

Purchaser Land Selected or Applied For Contents Payments
£ s. d.
Thomas Tanner Rua Taniwha Plains 10,000 25 0 0
Joseph Torr Tongohio 10,000 25 0 0
Michael Fitzgerald Porangahau 10,000 25 0 0
James Hallett Waimarama Block 10,000 25 0 0
John D. Canning Porangahau 20,000 50 0 0
T. K. Warburton Ngaruroro River 10,000 25 0 0
Frederick F. Ormond Maraekakaho Block 10,000 25 0 0
Richard Collins 10,000 25 0 0
John D. Ormond 20,000 50 0 0
S. M. Scroggs Porangahau 20,000 50 0 0
Thomas Mason Maraekakaho Block 10,000 25 0 0
William Corbin Ahuriri District 10,000 25 0 0
Richard Dolbel Hapuka’s Block 10,000 25 0 0
C. J. Anderson 10,000 25 0 0
172,581 835 0 0

Chief Land Commissioner's Office,
Wellington, 10th June, 1857.

WM. FOX,
Chief Land Commissioner.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 12





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🗺️ Return of Lands Sold and Deposits Received in Wellington Province

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
10 June 1857
Land Sales, Deposits, Wellington, Wairarapa, Ahuriri
8 names identified
  • Solomon Levy, Purchased land in Ohariu District
  • William Bowler, Purchased land on Waipoua River and Opaki Plain
  • Te Manihera, Purchased land on Waerenga Plain
  • Alexander Blair, Purchased town section in Napier
  • Marion Blair, Purchased town section in Napier
  • Ann Blair, Purchased town section in Napier
  • William Thomas, Purchased town section in Mohaka
  • Louis Cave, Purchased land

  • WM. FOX, Chief Land Commissioner

🗺️ Deposits on Runs

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
10 June 1857
Deposits, Runs, Land Purchases
14 names identified
  • Thomas Tanner, Made deposit on Rua Taniwha Plains
  • Joseph Torr, Made deposit on Tongohio
  • Michael Fitzgerald, Made deposit on Porangahau
  • James Hallett, Made deposit on Waimarama Block
  • John D. Canning, Made deposit on Porangahau
  • T. K. Warburton, Made deposit on Ngaruroro River
  • Frederick F. Ormond, Made deposit on Maraekakaho Block
  • Richard Collins, Made deposit
  • John D. Ormond, Made deposit
  • S. M. Scroggs, Made deposit on Porangahau
  • Thomas Mason, Made deposit on Maraekakaho Block
  • William Corbin, Made deposit on Ahuriri District
  • Richard Dolbel, Made deposit on Hapuka’s Block
  • C. J. Anderson, Made deposit

  • WM. FOX, Chief Land Commissioner