Land Sales and Deposits




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

District Purchaser Land Selected or Applied For Contents Payment Remarks
£ s. d.
Cash Naval and Military Settlers' Land Orders
Wellington David Dick In the Lowry Bay District ... 73 2 0 36 15 0
Wanganui Charles Smith Right Bank Wanganui River ... 107 3 0 53 17 6
R. W. Smith ... ... 13 2 0 6 15 0
Wairarapa and East George Walker ... ... 11 2 0 5 15 0
Coast C. T. Richardson On W. Spinks’ Run, Warehama Block ... 1010 0 0 505 0 0
Robert Mansuell On his Run, East Coast ... ... 100 0 0 Deposit for 4000 acres of 5s. land
Dennis Lynch G. H. Luxford’s Run, East Coast ... ... 40 0 0
William Knight his Run, East Coast ... ... 20 0 0 60 0 0 Deposit for 2000 acres of 5s. land
D. Stewart In the Opaki Block, Wairarapa ... 80 0 0 40 0 0
J. W. Roberts Town Sections, Nos. 187 and 189, Featherston ... 2 0 0 10 0 0
Messrs. Cameron On Thos. Telford’s Run, Warehama Block ... ... 200 0 0 Deposit for 8000 acres of 5s. land

Total | | | | 1478 1 0 | 1068 2 60 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, 7th August, 1863.

William Fitzherbert,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1863, No 38





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

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
7 August 1863
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington Province, Purchasers
11 names identified
  • David Dick, Purchased land in Lowry Bay District
  • Charles Smith, Purchased land on Right Bank Wanganui River
  • R. W. Smith, Purchased land
  • George Walker, Purchased land
  • C. T. Richardson, Purchased land on W. Spinks’ Run, Warehama Block
  • Robert Mansuell, Made deposit for land on East Coast
  • Dennis Lynch, Made deposit for land on East Coast
  • William Knight, Made deposit for land on East Coast
  • D. Stewart, Purchased land in Opaki Block, Wairarapa
  • J. W. Roberts, Purchased town sections in Featherston
  • Messrs. Cameron, Made deposit for land on Thos. Telford’s Run, Warehama Block

  • William Fitzherbert, Commissioner of Crown Lands