Land Sales and Deposits




Return of Lands sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington, from the 1st to the 31st May, 1863.

District Purchaser Land Selected or Applied For Convents Payment Remarks
Cash Scrip.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Wellington Thomas Morgan In the Oharia District 7 10 0
Wellington John Liverton Adjoining previous selection, Hutt 120 0 0 60 0 0
William Wakeham Wai-nui-o-mata 40 0 0 20 0 0
Rangitiki C. Collins, Jun. 2 0 0 1 0 0
Joseph Phipson Part of Section No. 26
Wairarapa and Edwin Meredith On Thomas Telford’s Run 80 0 0 40 0 0
East Coast Josias Tucker In the Moroa Block 200 0 0 100 0 0
Charles Ordish Taratahi Plain Block 50 0 0 25 0 0
Charles Dakin 58 0 0 29 0 0
D. T. Fry Town Section, No. 196, Featherston 1 0 0 5 0 0
T. C. Williams On W. Beetham’s Run 125 0 0
John Bridges C. Sharp’s Run 270 0 0 135 0 0
H. Burling, Jun. On the Tiraumea River 500 0 0 250 0 0
M. B. Cave Suburban Sections, Nos. 314 & 315, Featherston 10 0 0 30 0 0
Alfred Tanner On A. Gillies’ Run 100 0 0 50 0 0
A. Gillies On his Run (Waikaka Block) 123 0 0
John Tully In the Turanganui Block 857 0 0 276 9 9
Philip Dale 743 0 0 156 15 0
Peter Hume 1470 0 0 92 7 0
John Walker 209 0 0
Robert Russell 700 0 0 7 10 0
Charles Sharp On his Run 80 0 0 40 0 0
A. J. Ordish In the Taratahi Plain Block 50 0 0
C. A. Vallance On his Run, East Coast (Homestead) 100 0 0 50 0 0
Thomas Worsley Rural Section, No. 478, Featherston 47 0 0 23 10 0
William Spinks Homestead on his Run 80 0 0 40 0 0

| Totals | | | | 7056 0 0 | 1685 1 970| 50 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,
5th June, 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
5 June 1863
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington Province, Purchasers, Rural sections
26 names identified
  • Thomas Morgan, Purchased land in Oharia District
  • John Liverton, Purchased adjoining land in Hutt
  • William Wakeham, Purchased land in Wai-nui-o-mata
  • C., Jun. Collins, Deposited for land in Rangitiki
  • Joseph Phipson, Purchased part of Section No. 26
  • Edwin Meredith, Purchased land on Thomas Telford’s Run
  • Josias Tucker, Purchased land in Moroa Block
  • Charles Ordish, Purchased land in Taratahi Plain Block
  • Charles Dakin, Purchased land
  • D. T. Fry, Purchased Town Section in Featherston
  • T. C. Williams, Deposited for land on W. Beetham’s Run
  • John Bridges, Deposited for land on C. Sharp’s Run
  • H., Jun. Burling, Purchased land on Tiraumea River
  • M. B. Cave, Purchased suburban sections in Featherston
  • Alfred Tanner, Purchased land on A. Gillies’ Run
  • A. Gillies, Purchased land on his Run (Waikaka Block)
  • John Tully, Purchased land in Turanganui Block
  • Philip Dale, Purchased land
  • Peter Hume, Purchased land
  • John Walker, Purchased land
  • Robert Russell, Deposited for land
  • Charles Sharp, Purchased land on his Run
  • A. J. Ordish, Purchased land in Taratahi Plain Block
  • C. A. Vallance, Purchased land on his Run
  • Thomas Worsley, Purchased rural section in Featherston
  • William Spinks, Purchased homestead on his Run

  • William Fitzherbert, Commissioner of Crown Lands