✨ Land Sales and Deposits




RETURN OF LANDS SOLD AND DEPOSITS RECEIVED IN THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON,
FROM THE 1ST TO THE 31ST MARCH, 1861.

DISTRICT. PURCHASER. LAND SELECTED OR APPLIED FOR. CONTENTS. PAYMENT. REMARKS
A. R. P. CASH. SCRIP. Land Orders issued under the "Waste Lands Act, 1858."
Β£. s. d. A. R. D.
Wellington R. H. Carpenter Part of Section, No. 49, Karori 6 0 0 3 0 0
William Golder Lower Hutt District 60 0 0 30 0 0
Wainui William Benson Adjoining selection of Brogan and Brandon 100 0 0 50 0 0 80 0 0 Special Scrip
Rangitiki Patrick Byrne Part of Section, No. 48, Agricultural Reserve 80 0 0
Alexander Williamson " 41 1 0 20 12 6
Wanganui W. J. Holder Left Bank, Wanganui River 75 0 0 37 10 0
Albert Beetham " 16 0 0 8 0 0 60 0 0
Robert Taylor " 60 0 0 60 0 0
John Russell " 60 0 0
Wairarapa and East Coast Peter Hume On his Run 800 0 0 400 0 0 Deposit for 470 acs. 5s. 1
T. H. Clapham On J. H. Northwood's Run 200 0 0 100 0 0
John Rayner Section, No. 158, Taratahi Plain 108 0 0 54 0 0 Deposit for 200 acs. 5s. 1
H. R. Kane In the Turanganui Block 90 0 0 5 0 0
Wm. Humphries Opposite Sections, Nos. 9 and 10, Greyton 80 0 0 80 0 0 Deposit for 1000 acs. 5s. 1
John Walker In the Turanganui Block 1061 0 0 25 0 0 5s. land purchased at auction
Daniel Riddiford On his Run 2025 0 0
Richard Barton " 160 0 0 80 0 0
W. B. & J. B. Williams On the Oahanga River, East Coast 200 0 0 100 0 0
George Burnett Adjoining former selection, Opaki Block 480 0 0 240 0 0
Henry Bunny Rural Sections, Nos. 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398, and 399 Fe. t ierston 50 0 0 25 0 0
Alexander Bruce In the Opaki Block 50 0 0
Totals ....... 5602 1 0 1139 17 6 50 0 0 280 0 0

Crown Lands Office, Wellington,
4th April, 1861.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1861, No 14





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

πŸ—ΊοΈ Return of Lands Sold and Deposits Received in Wellington Province

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
4 April 1861
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington Province, March 1861
21 names identified
  • R. H. Carpenter, Purchased land in Karori
  • William Golder, Purchased land in Lower Hutt District
  • William Benson, Selected land in Wainui
  • Patrick Byrne, Selected land in Rangitiki
  • Alexander Williamson, Selected land in Rangitiki
  • W. J. Holder, Purchased land on Wanganui River
  • Albert Beetham, Purchased land on Wanganui River
  • Robert Taylor, Selected land on Wanganui River
  • John Russell, Selected land on Wanganui River
  • Peter Hume, Selected land in Wairarapa and East Coast
  • T. H. Clapham, Selected land in Wairarapa and East Coast
  • John Rayner, Selected land in Wairarapa and East Coast
  • H. R. Kane, Selected land in Turanganui Block
  • Wm. Humphries, Selected land opposite Greyton
  • John Walker, Selected land in Turanganui Block
  • Daniel Riddiford, Selected land on his Run
  • Richard Barton, Selected land on his Run
  • W. B. & J. B. Williams, Selected land on Oahanga River
  • George Burnett, Selected land in Opaki Block
  • Henry Bunny, Selected rural sections in Featherston
  • Alexander Bruce, Selected land in Opaki Block

  • William Fitzherbert, Commissioner of Crown Lands