Land Sales and Deposits




Return of Land sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington, from the 1st to the 31st March, 1866.

District. Purchaser. Land selected or applied for. Contents. Payment. Remarks.
A. R. P. Cash. Scrip and N. Z. Co.'s Land Orders. Military Land Orders.
£ s. d. £ s. d. A. R. P.
Wellington Henry Underwood Section No. 33, Upper Mungaroa 40 0 0 40 0 0
James Nairn Remainder of Section No. 319, Hutt 10 2 0 5 5 0
Wanganui William Jones In the Horokiwi Valley District 400 0 0 200 0 0 Deposit for 7s. 6d. land.
Henry Sargeant Left bank Wanganui River 640 0 0 240 0 0 "
David Strachan 640 0 0 240 0 0
Rangitiki Thomas Whyte Young In the Agricultural Reserve, No. 2 60 0 0 30 0 0
Maria Tabor Block No. LXXIIA 75 0 0 37 10 0
A. W. F. Halcombe In the Agricultural Reserve, No. 2 100 0 0 50 0 0
Peter Chapman In the Upper Rangitiki 150 0 0 75 0 0
Wairarapa and East Coast. Joseph Masters In the Otahuao and Wangaehu Blocks 420 0 0 210 0 0
Walter Turnbull On the Rimutaka Range 80 0 0 40 0 0
William Martin In the Taratahi Plain Block 40 0 0 20 0 0
Henry Bunny " Aranga te Kura " 50 0 0 25 0 0
Matiaha Mokai " Whareama " 200 0 0 100 0 0
Archibald K. Amot " 400 0 0 400 0 0
G. W. Woodroofe Near Masterton 52 0 0 26 0 0
James Donald Suburban Sections, Nos. 261, 262, 263, 264 and 295, Featherston 31 1 28 95 0 0 Deposit for 7s. 6d. land.
Thomas Kempton, jun. In the Taratahi Plain Block 1050 0 0 525 0 0 "
James Smith " Pahaua " 640 0 0 240 0 0
Alexander Sutherland " 1920 0 0 720 0 0
Josiah Viles Suburban Sections Nos. 494 & 495, Whare Ponga Valley 44 3 32 135 0 0 Auction Balance.
Edwin Meredith For Sections Whareama Block 345 0 0 Do. do.
George Moore " 434 5 0 Do. do.
Donald McLean " Akito " 1852 8 0
TOTALS 7043 3 20 5685 8 0 400 0 0

NOTE.—When 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, 11th April, 1866.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.




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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1866, No 10





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

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
11 April 1866
Land Sales, Deposits, Wellington, Wanganui, Rangitiki, Wairarapa, East Coast
24 names identified
  • Henry Underwood, Purchased Section No. 33, Upper Mungaroa
  • James Nairn, Purchased Remainder of Section No. 319, Hutt
  • William Jones, Purchased land in the Horokiwi Valley District
  • Henry Sargeant, Purchased land on the Left bank Wanganui River
  • David Strachan, Purchased land
  • Thomas Whyte Young, Purchased land in the Agricultural Reserve, No. 2
  • Maria Tabor, Purchased Block No. LXXIIA
  • A. W. F. Halcombe, Purchased land in the Agricultural Reserve, No. 2
  • Peter Chapman, Purchased land in the Upper Rangitiki
  • Joseph Masters, Purchased land in the Otahuao and Wangaehu Blocks
  • Walter Turnbull, Purchased land on the Rimutaka Range
  • William Martin, Purchased land in the Taratahi Plain Block
  • Henry Bunny, Purchased land in Aranga te Kura
  • Matiaha Mokai, Purchased land in Whareama
  • Archibald K. Amot, Purchased land
  • G. W. Woodroofe, Purchased land near Masterton
  • James Donald, Purchased Suburban Sections, Nos. 261, 262, 263, 264 and 295, Featherston
  • Thomas Kempton (jun.), Purchased land in the Taratahi Plain Block
  • James Smith, Purchased land in Pahaua
  • Alexander Sutherland, Purchased land
  • Josiah Viles, Purchased Suburban Sections Nos. 494 & 495, Whare Ponga Valley
  • Edwin Meredith, Paid for Sections Whareama Block
  • George Moore, Paid for land
  • Donald McLean, Paid for land in Akito

  • William Fitzherbert, Commissioner of Crown Lands