Land Sales and Deposits




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

FROM THE 1ST TO THE 30TH JUNE, 1861.

District Purchasers Land Selected or Applied For Payment Land Orders issued under Waste Lands Act, 1858 Remarks
Wellington John Shaw In the Lower Hutt District ... £ s. d. £ s. d.
60 0 0 ...
James Chance Pahautanui ... 60 0 0 60 0 0
Samuel Lockett Makara ... 60 0 0 ...
Thomas Nodder ... 60 0 0 ...
John Valentine Lower Hutt ... 60 0 0 60 0 0
George Coysh ... 60 0 0 ...
Samuel Ford Section, No. 44, Agricultural Reserve, Pahautanui, and 20 acres adjoining ... 60 0 0 60 0 0
William Boatfield In the Lower Hutt District ... 60 0 0 ...
William Corner Pahautanui ... 60 0 0 60 0 0
Joseph Lawson Makara ... 60 0 0 60 0 0
J. F. E. Wright Part of Section, No. 7, Upper Kai-warrawarra District 60 0 0 ...
Wainui William Hart In the Whareama Block ... 40 0 0 20 0 0 80 0 0
Wanganui John Hill ... 60 0 0 60 0 0
James Brownlee Left Bank, Wanganui River ... 60 0 0 ...
Alexander Williamson ... 50 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0
Richard Taylor Part of Section, No. 11, Right Bank ... 17 0 0 8 15 0
Wairarapa and W. M. Smith On Smith and Revans' Run ... 400 0 0 ...
East Coast Henry Bunny Suburban Section, No. 333, Featherston ... 5 0 0 15 0 0 400 0 0
J. P. Russell On Robert Russell’s Run ... 80 0 0 40 0 0
Robert Runcell ... 60 0 0 ...
Hugh Crichton In the Opaki Block ... 80 0 0 12 10 0 80 0 0
John McKenzie Tamatahi Plain Block ... 530 0 0 306 10 0
Palmer Brown Tirohanga ... 60 0 0 ...
Charles Matthew On Applicant’s Run ... 280 0 0 140 0 0 200 Acres of this selection were put up to auction under clauses xi. and xii. of the Additional Land Regulations.
William Scarow In the Opaki Block ... 24 0 0 32 0 0 Deposit for 500 acres of 5s. land
James Wilkinson Western Lake Block ... 80 0 0 ...
James Treadsdale Town Section, No. 55, Featherston ... 10 0 0 5 0 0
Edwin Meredith On Applicant’s Run ... 2145 0 0 487 5 0 Deposit for 960 acres of 5s. land
George Moore Sections, Nos. 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, & Warehama ... 1420 0 0 Auction Balance

Totals | | | £4582 2 0 | £1263 8 6 | £1420 0 0 |

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

DAVID LEWIS, For the Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
4 July 1861
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington, Pahautanui, Makara, Wainui, Wanganui, Wairarapa, East Coast
29 names identified
  • John Shaw, Purchaser of land in Lower Hutt District
  • James Chance, Purchaser of land in Pahautanui
  • Samuel Lockett, Purchaser of land in Makara
  • Thomas Nodder, Purchaser of land
  • John Valentine, Purchaser of land in Lower Hutt
  • George Coysh, Purchaser of land
  • Samuel Ford, Purchaser of land in Pahautanui
  • William Boatfield, Purchaser of land in Lower Hutt District
  • William Corner, Purchaser of land in Pahautanui
  • Joseph Lawson, Purchaser of land in Makara
  • J. F. E. Wright, Purchaser of land in Upper Kai-warrawarra District
  • William Hart, Purchaser of land in Whareama Block
  • John Hill, Purchaser of land in Wanganui
  • James Brownlee, Purchaser of land in Wanganui River
  • Alexander Williamson, Purchaser of land
  • Richard Taylor, Purchaser of land in Right Bank
  • W. M. Smith, Purchaser of land on Smith and Revans' Run
  • Henry Bunny, Purchaser of land in Featherston
  • J. P. Russell, Purchaser of land on Robert Russell’s Run
  • Robert Runcell, Purchaser of land
  • Hugh Crichton, Purchaser of land in Opaki Block
  • John McKenzie, Purchaser of land in Tamatahi Plain Block
  • Palmer Brown, Purchaser of land in Tirohanga
  • Charles Matthew, Purchaser of land on Applicant’s Run
  • William Scarow, Purchaser of land in Opaki Block
  • James Wilkinson, Purchaser of land in Western Lake Block
  • James Treadsdale, Purchaser of land in Featherston
  • Edwin Meredith, Purchaser of land on Applicant’s Run
  • George Moore, Purchaser of land in Sections, Nos. 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, & Warehama

  • David Lewis, For the Commissioner of Crown Lands