Occupation Licenses Return




Return of Occupation Licenses, &c.

RETURN of Occupation Licenses issued and of sums received as Deposits, License Fees and Assessments on Runs, in the Province of Wellington, from the 1st January, to the 31st December, 1863, being the License Fees and Assessments for 1862; also, of all transfers and decisions on disputed references, under the Land Regulations of the Province.

Name District No. of Acres Amount received... Licenses Transferred Remarks
Deposits Licence Fees Assessments
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Charles Sharp East Coast 15,000 ... ... 31 5 0
William Spinks " 16,500 ... ... 34 7 6
Thomas Telford " 13,640 ... ... 28 8 4
G. H. Luxford " 22,000 ... ... 45 16 8
M. A. Buxton " 19,000 ... ... 39 11 8
C. A. Vallance " 10,300 ... ... 21 9 2
J. Cameron, and others " 10,800 ... ... 22 10 0
Hales and Murch " 8,900 ... ... 18 10 10
D. Riddiford " 14,500 ... ... 30 4 2
C. F. Hales " 5,680 ... ... 15 17 6*
W. Beetham " 5,800 ... ... 12 1 8
James Smith " 1,600 ... ... 0 5 5
J. V. Smith " 23,860 ... ... 49 5 10
R. Maunsell " 23,300 ... ... 36 8 1
Thomas Guthrie " 34,600 ... ... 72 1 8
I. E. Featherston " 25,440 ... ... 53 0 0
J. Kelham " 16,100 ... ... 33 10 10
John Sutherland " 13,550 ... ... 14 2 3
E. Meredith " 3,800 ... ... 7 10 0
C. Matthews Wairarapa 12,800 ... ... 26 13 4
A. McMaster " 15,300 ... ... 33 2 6
Peter Hume " 5,000 ... ... 10 8 4
Richard Barton " 14,700 ... ... 30 12 6
A. Gillies " 11,800 ... ... 23 10 10
C. R. Bidwill " 3,950 ... ... 7 3 9
W. B. Rhodes Rangitiki 20,200 ... ... 41 13 4
Taylor and Watt " 9,000 ... ... 18 15 0
C. Campion " 8,000 ... ... 16 13 4
W. W. Taylor " 1,600 ... ... 3 6 8
W. Beetham East Coast 4,000 25 0 0 ... ...
G. Richardson and P. Branigan " 4,000 25 0 0 ... ...

| | | 393,120 | 50 0 0 | ... | £778 6 2 | ... | ... | |

No Licenses have been issued during the year. Decisions on disputed references.—None.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, April, 1864.



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🗺️ Return of Occupation Licenses issued in the Province of Wellington (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 April 1864
Occupation Licenses, License Fees, Assessments, Transfers, Wellington Province, 1862, 1863
34 names identified
  • Charles Sharp, Issued Occupation License
  • William Spinks, Issued Occupation License
  • Thomas Telford, Issued Occupation License
  • G. H. Luxford, Issued Occupation License
  • M. A. Buxton, Issued Occupation License
  • C. A. Vallance, Issued Occupation License
  • J. Cameron, Issued Occupation License
  • Hales, Issued Occupation License
  • Murch, Issued Occupation License
  • D. Riddiford, Issued Occupation License
  • C. F. Hales, Issued Occupation License
  • W. Beetham, Issued Occupation License
  • James Smith, Issued Occupation License
  • J. V. Smith, Issued Occupation License
  • R. Maunsell, Issued Occupation License
  • Thomas Guthrie, Issued Occupation License
  • I. E. Featherston, Issued Occupation License
  • J. Kelham, Issued Occupation License
  • John Sutherland, Issued Occupation License
  • E. Meredith, Issued Occupation License
  • C. Matthews, Issued Occupation License
  • A. McMaster, Issued Occupation License
  • Peter Hume, Issued Occupation License
  • Richard Barton, Issued Occupation License
  • A. Gillies, Issued Occupation License
  • C. R. Bidwill, Issued Occupation License
  • W. B. Rhodes, Issued Occupation License
  • Taylor, Issued Occupation License
  • Watt, Issued Occupation License
  • C. Campion, Issued Occupation License
  • W. W. Taylor, Issued Occupation License
  • W. Beetham, Issued Occupation License
  • G. Richardson, Issued Occupation License
  • P. Branigan, Issued Occupation License

  • William Fitzherbert, Commissioner of Crown Lands