✨ Land Sales and Deposits
RETURN OF LANDS SOLD AND DEPOSITS RECEIVED IN THE PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON,
From the 1st to the 30th November, 1862.
| District | Purchaser | Land Selected or Applied For | Contents | Payment | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | £ s. d. | ||||
| Wellington | Charles Austin | Between the Porirua and Ohariu Districts | ... ... ... | 12 10 0 | Deposit for 500 acres of 5s. land. |
| Rangitiki and Turakina | William Bowler | Remainder of Sections 5 and 6 Pakuratahi | 86 0 0 | 43 0 0 | |
| John Wilson | In the Turakina District | 100 0 0 | 50 0 0 | ||
| C. and D. Cameron | ... | 100 0 0 | 50 0 0 | ||
| W. W. Taylor | On Taylor and Watt’s and on applicant’s runs, Rangitiki | 500 0 0 | 250 0 0 | ||
| On W. W. Taylor’s run, Rangitiki | 1100 0 0 | 550 0 0 | |||
| Donald Fraser | Remainder of Sections 20, 22, and 24 | 450 0 0 | 225 0 0 | ||
| W. W. Taylor | ... | 225 0 0 | 112 10 0 | ||
| Wairarapa and Coast | J. G. Cox | Town Section, No. 305, Featherston | 1 0 0 | 5 0 0 | |
| Benjamin Stevens | Section No. 9, Township of Carterton | 8 3 15 | 5 0 0 | ||
| William Abbott | Town Sections Nos. 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, and 68, Featherston | 6 0 0 | 48 0 0 | ||
| W. E. Chamberlain | On G. H. Luxford’s run, Warehama Block | 200 0 0 | 100 0 0 | ||
| R. W. Smith | Opaki Block and Masterton | 390 0 0 | 195 0 0 | ||
| Alfred Tanner | In the Warekaka Block | 60 0 0 | 30 0 0 | ||
| Pierce Cotter | Moroa | 240 0 0 | 120 0 0 | ||
| Angus M’Master | Tupurupuru | 170 0 0 | 85 0 0 | ||
| James Strang | ... | 12558 0 0 | ... | 5s. land purchased at Auction. | |
| William Knight | On his run, East Coast District | 424 0 0 | 50 0 0 | Deposit for 2000 acres of 5s. land |
Totals... | | | 16518 3 15 | 1881 0 0 | |
Crown Lands Office, Wellington,
4th December, 1862.
William Fitzherbert,
Commissioner of Crown Lands
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🗺️ Return of Lands Sold and Deposits Received in Wellington Province
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey4 December 1862
Land Sales, Deposits, Wellington, Rangitiki, Turakina, Wairarapa, Porirua, Ohariu
16 names identified
- Charles Austin, Purchased land in Wellington
- William Bowler, Purchased land in Rangitiki and Turakina
- John Wilson, Purchased land in Turakina District
- C. and D. Cameron, Purchased land in unspecified district
- W. W. Taylor, Purchased land in Rangitiki
- Donald Fraser, Purchased land in unspecified sections
- J. G. Cox, Purchased town section in Featherston
- Benjamin Stevens, Purchased section in Carterton
- William Abbott, Purchased town sections in Featherston
- W. E. Chamberlain, Purchased land on G. H. Luxford’s run
- R. W. Smith, Purchased land in Opaki Block and Masterton
- Alfred Tanner, Purchased land in Warekaka Block
- Pierce Cotter, Purchased land in Moroa
- Angus M’Master, Purchased land in Tupurupuru
- James Strang, Purchased land in unspecified location
- William Knight, Purchased land on his run in East Coast District
- William Fitzherbert, Commissioner of Crown Lands
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1862, No 31