✨ Return of Land Sales




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

District. Purchaser. Land Selected or Applied For. Contents. Payment.
A. R. P. Cash. Land Orders issued under Waste Lands Act, 1858. Remarks.
Β£ s. d. A. R. P.
Wellington James Cruikshank Adjoining Sections, Nos. 176, and 177, Upper Hutt 24 0 0 12 0 0
John Roy Between the Upper Hutt and Pakuratabi District 7 10 0
Daniel Riddiford Parts of Sections, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Orongorongo 62 0 0 31 0 0
Wairarapa and East Coast Pierce Cotter On the Moroa Plain 400 0 0 200 0 0
William Maynard In the Three Mile Bush 60 0 0 60 0 0
George McPortland " " 60 0 0 60 0 0
Thomas Gilbert " Opaki Block 60 0 0 60 0 0
George Hunter On M. A. Buxton's Run 100 0 0 Deposit for 4000 acres of 5s. land
Burton Boys Adjoining former selection, Taratahi Plain 100 0 0 50 0 0
Henry Bunny Rural Sections, Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, Featherston 1000 2 36 501 10 0
James H. Northwood Part of Section, No. 8, Ahiaruhe Block 13 0 0 6 10 0
Robert Maunsell On his run, East Coast 60 0 0 30 0 0
" " " " " 75 0 0 Deposit for 3000 acres of 5s. land
Deposit for Run John Sutherland Mataikuna Block, East Coast 1839 2 36 1013 10 0 180 0 0
4000 0 0 25 0 0
Totals 5839 2 36 1038 10 0 180 0 0

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 5th August, 1861.

DAVID LEWIS,
For the Commissioner of Crown Lands.




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PDF PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1861, No 31





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

πŸ—ΊοΈ Return of lands sold and deposits received in the Province of Wellington

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
5 August 1861
Land Sales, Wellington, Wairarapa, East Coast, Crown Lands, Land Orders
14 names identified
  • James Cruikshank, Purchased land in Upper Hutt
  • John Roy, Purchased land between Upper Hutt and Pakuratabi
  • Daniel Riddiford, Purchased land in Orongorongo
  • Pierce Cotter, Purchased land on Moroa Plain
  • William Maynard, Purchased land in Three Mile Bush
  • George McPortland, Purchased land in Three Mile Bush
  • Thomas Gilbert, Purchased land in Opaki Block
  • George Hunter, Purchased land on M. A. Buxton's Run
  • M. A. Buxton, Named as location of land purchase
  • Burton Boys, Purchased land on Taratahi Plain
  • Henry Bunny, Purchased land in Featherston
  • James H. Northwood, Purchased land in Ahiaruhe Block
  • Robert Maunsell, Purchased land on East Coast
  • John Sutherland, Purchased land in Mataikuna Block

  • David Lewis, For the Commissioner of Crown Lands