Land Sales and Deposits




Return of Lands sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington, from the 1st to the 30th April, 1863.

District Purchaser Land Selected or Applied For Contents Payment Remarks
Cash Scrip
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Wellington Joseph McLeary Adjoining Section, No. 13, Makara District 60 a. r. p. 60 0 0 ...
Wanganui William Prouse Between the Harbour and Wai-nui-o-mata Districts ... 12 10 0 ...
John Willow Left Bank, Wanganui River 60 0 0 60 0 0 ...
Henry Sargeant ... 300 0 0 150 0 0 ...
Wainui W. Pick and T. Smith ... 8 0 0 4 0 0 ...
John Holley Adjoining Government Reserve 60 0 0 60 0 0 ...
Wairarapa Henry London On their run East Coast 100 0 0 50 0 0 ...
and East Coast Messrs. Cameron ... 100 0 0 50 0 0 ...
C. A. Vallance On his run East Coast 80 0 0 40 0 0 ...
James Strang In the Tupurupuru Block 200 0 0 25 0 0 ...
John Johnston On Mr. Bidwill’s run 1554 0 0 777 0 0 181 0 0
A. Mc Master In the Turanganui Block 102 0 0 51 0 0 ...
Joseph Bennett In the Otahua Block 80 0 0 40 0 0 ...
C. A. Vallance On his run East Coast 75 0 0 ... ...
Edward Pearce On C. A. Vallance’s run 25 0 0 ... ...
A. G. Tollemache On Thomas Guthrie’s run 210 0 0 105 0 0 ...
John Jadd In the Taratahi Plain Block 150 0 0 75 0 0 ...
John Hawke ... 50 0 0 25 0 0 ...
John Johnston Taueru Block 100 0 0 50 0 0 ...
John McKenzie “Te Whiti” 60 0 0 30 0 0 ...
Richard Collins Wangaehu Block 100 0 0 50 0 0 ...
R. D. Dagg Settlement of Masterton 18 0 0 9 0 0 ...
Wm. Donald On G. H. Luxford’s run 100 0 0 50 0 0 ...
C. R. Carter In the Taueru Block 20 0 0 10 0 0 ...
John Sutherland On his run East Coast 100 0 0 160 0 0 ...
Charles Dakin ... 42 0 0 21 0 0 ...
R. P. Welch In the Taratahi Plain Block 60 0 0 30 0 0 ...
Deposit for Run G. Richardson & P. Branigan East Coast District 4024 0 0 2479 0 0 180 0 0

| Totals | | | 8024 0 0 | 42504 0 0 | 181 0 0 | 180 0 0 |

Note.—Where lands are described in this Return as selected on any Run, the runholder will regard the Return as a Notice within the meaning of Section XI, Clause 3, of the “Additional Land Regulations.”

Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 6th May, 1863.

William Fitzherbert Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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🗺️ Return of Lands sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
6 May 1863
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington Province, Purchasers, Land selection
28 names identified
  • Joseph McLeary, Purchased land in Makara District
  • William Prouse, Purchased land in Wanganui
  • John Willow, Purchased land in Wanganui
  • Henry Sargeant, Purchased land in Wanganui
  • W. Pick, Purchased land in Wainui
  • T. Smith, Purchased land in Wainui
  • John Holley, Purchased land in Wainui
  • Henry London, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • Cameron (Messrs), Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • C. A. Vallance, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • James Strang, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • John Johnston, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • A. Mc Master, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • Joseph Bennett, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • Edward Pearce, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • A. G. Tollemache, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • John Jadd, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • John Hawke, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • John McKenzie, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • Richard Collins, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • R. D. Dagg, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • Wm. Donald, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • C. R. Carter, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • John Sutherland, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • Charles Dakin, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • R. P. Welch, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • G. Richardson, Purchased land in Wairarapa
  • P. Branigan, Purchased land in Wairarapa

  • William Fitzherbert, Commissioner of Crown Lands