✨ 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. |
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🗺️ Proclamation declaring Crown lands open for selection in Wellington Province
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey23 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
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1863, No 31