Land Proclamation




By His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir George Grey, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of New Zealand.

GREAT SEAL OF NEW ZEALAND.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the Land Act, 1865, it is enacted that the Governor may, by Proclamation, declare any Crown lands to be open for selection; and whereas it is expedient that certain lands in the Province of Wellington should be so declared:

Now, therefore, I, the said Governor, by and with the advice of the Executive Council, do hereby proclaim and declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto annexed are hereby declared to be open for selection, subject to the provisions of the said Land Act, 1865, and of the regulations made thereunder.

Given under my Hand and the Great Seal of the Colony of New Zealand, at Government House, Wellington, this twenty-third day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, and in the twenty-ninth year of Her Majesty’s reign.

GEORGE GREY.

By His Excellency’s Command,
J. W. MACKAY,
Acting Colonial Secretary.

SCHEDULE.

District. Section. Acreage. Description.
Wellington 1 100 Land situated at the head of the Hutt River.
Wellington 2 150 Land situated at the mouth of the Hutt River.
Wellington 3 200 Land situated at the head of the Wainuiomata River.
Wellington 4 250 Land situated at the mouth of the Wainuiomata River.
Wellington 5 300 Land situated at the head of the Porirua River.
Wellington 6 350 Land situated at the mouth of the Porirua River.
Wellington 7 400 Land situated at the head of the Waikanae River.
Wellington 8 450 Land situated at the mouth of the Waikanae River.
Wellington 9 500 Land situated at the head of the Otaki River.
Wellington 10 550 Land situated at the mouth of the Otaki River.
Wellington 11 600 Land situated at the head of the Manawatu River.
Wellington 12 650 Land situated at the mouth of the Manawatu River.
Wellington 13 700 Land situated at the head of the Rangitikei River.
Wellington 14 750 Land situated at the mouth of the Rangitikei River.
Wellington 15 800 Land situated at the head of the Whanganui River.
Wellington 16 850 Land situated at the mouth of the Whanganui River.
Wellington 17 900 Land situated at the head of the Ruamahanga River.
Wellington 18 950 Land situated at the mouth of the Ruamahanga River.
Wellington 19 1000 Land situated at the head of the Waipoua River.
Wellington 20 1050 Land situated at the mouth of the Waipoua River.
Wellington 21 1100 Land situated at the head of the Wanganui River.
Wellington 22 1150 Land situated at the mouth of the Wanganui River.
Wellington 23 1200 Land situated at the head of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 24 1250 Land situated at the mouth of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 25 1300 Land situated at the head of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 26 1350 Land situated at the mouth of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 27 1400 Land situated at the head of the Clutha River.
Wellington 28 1450 Land situated at the mouth of the Clutha River.
Wellington 29 1500 Land situated at the head of the Mataura River.
Wellington 30 1550 Land situated at the mouth of the Mataura River.
Wellington 31 1600 Land situated at the head of the Waiau River.
Wellington 32 1650 Land situated at the mouth of the Waiau River.
Wellington 33 1700 Land situated at the head of the Hurunui River.
Wellington 34 1750 Land situated at the mouth of the Hurunui River.
Wellington 35 1800 Land situated at the head of the Waimakariri River.
Wellington 36 1850 Land situated at the mouth of the Waimakariri River.
Wellington 37 1900 Land situated at the head of the Rakaia River.
Wellington 38 1950 Land situated at the mouth of the Rakaia River.
Wellington 39 2000 Land situated at the head of the Ashburton River.
Wellington 40 2050 Land situated at the mouth of the Ashburton River.
Wellington 41 2100 Land situated at the head of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 42 2150 Land situated at the mouth of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 43 2200 Land situated at the head of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 44 2250 Land situated at the mouth of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 45 2300 Land situated at the head of the Clutha River.
Wellington 46 2350 Land situated at the mouth of the Clutha River.
Wellington 47 2400 Land situated at the head of the Mataura River.
Wellington 48 2450 Land situated at the mouth of the Mataura River.
Wellington 49 2500 Land situated at the head of the Waiau River.
Wellington 50 2550 Land situated at the mouth of the Waiau River.
Wellington 51 2600 Land situated at the head of the Hurunui River.
Wellington 52 2650 Land situated at the mouth of the Hurunui River.
Wellington 53 2700 Land situated at the head of the Waimakariri River.
Wellington 54 2750 Land situated at the mouth of the Waimakariri River.
Wellington 55 2800 Land situated at the head of the Rakaia River.
Wellington 56 2850 Land situated at the mouth of the Rakaia River.
Wellington 57 2900 Land situated at the head of the Ashburton River.
Wellington 58 2950 Land situated at the mouth of the Ashburton River.
Wellington 59 3000 Land situated at the head of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 60 3050 Land situated at the mouth of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 61 3100 Land situated at the head of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 62 3150 Land situated at the mouth of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 63 3200 Land situated at the head of the Clutha River.
Wellington 64 3250 Land situated at the mouth of the Clutha River.
Wellington 65 3300 Land situated at the head of the Mataura River.
Wellington 66 3350 Land situated at the mouth of the Mataura River.
Wellington 67 3400 Land situated at the head of the Waiau River.
Wellington 68 3450 Land situated at the mouth of the Waiau River.
Wellington 69 3500 Land situated at the head of the Hurunui River.
Wellington 70 3550 Land situated at the mouth of the Hurunui River.
Wellington 71 3600 Land situated at the head of the Waimakariri River.
Wellington 72 3650 Land situated at the mouth of the Waimakariri River.
Wellington 73 3700 Land situated at the head of the Rakaia River.
Wellington 74 3750 Land situated at the mouth of the Rakaia River.
Wellington 75 3800 Land situated at the head of the Ashburton River.
Wellington 76 3850 Land situated at the mouth of the Ashburton River.
Wellington 77 3900 Land situated at the head of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 78 3950 Land situated at the mouth of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 79 4000 Land situated at the head of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 80 4050 Land situated at the mouth of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 81 4100 Land situated at the head of the Clutha River.
Wellington 82 4150 Land situated at the mouth of the Clutha River.
Wellington 83 4200 Land situated at the head of the Mataura River.
Wellington 84 4250 Land situated at the mouth of the Mataura River.
Wellington 85 4300 Land situated at the head of the Waiau River.
Wellington 86 4350 Land situated at the mouth of the Waiau River.
Wellington 87 4400 Land situated at the head of the Hurunui River.
Wellington 88 4450 Land situated at the mouth of the Hurunui River.
Wellington 89 4500 Land situated at the head of the Waimakariri River.
Wellington 90 4550 Land situated at the mouth of the Waimakariri River.
Wellington 91 4600 Land situated at the head of the Rakaia River.
Wellington 92 4650 Land situated at the mouth of the Rakaia River.
Wellington 93 4700 Land situated at the head of the Ashburton River.
Wellington 94 4750 Land situated at the mouth of the Ashburton River.
Wellington 95 4800 Land situated at the head of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 96 4850 Land situated at the mouth of the Rangitata River.
Wellington 97 4900 Land situated at the head of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 98 4950 Land situated at the mouth of the Waitaki River.
Wellington 99 5000 Land situated at the head of the Clutha River.
Wellington 100 5050 Land situated at the mouth of the Clutha River.



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1863, No 31





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🗺️ Proclamation declaring Crown lands open for selection in Wellington Province

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
23 March 1866
Crown lands, Land selection, Wellington Province, Proclamation
  • George Grey, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of New Zealand
  • J. W. Mackay, Acting Colonial Secretary