Land Sales and Deposits




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

District. Purchaser. Land selected or applied for. Contents. Payment. Remarks.
A. B. P. Cash. Scrip and Military
N. Z. Co.'s Land
Land Orders Orders.
£ s. d. £ s. d. A. B. P.
Wellington Henry Halse Town Sections Nos. 1016 and 1063, Wellington 2 0 0 150 0 0 60 0 0
William France In the Pahautanui District 60 0 0 60 0 0
Edward Richmond " 60 0 0
Charles Swinson Mungaroa Block, Upper Hutt 40 0 0 40 0 0
William Mason Remainder of Section No. 19, Pakuratahi 132 0 0 66 0 0
Wanganui George Willis Left Bank Wanganui River 60 0 0 60 0 0
Rangitiki James Lockhart In the Upper Rangitiki 200 0 0 100 0 0 Deposit for 7s. 6d. land
Wilson Milne " 150 0 0 75 0 0 " 960 acres 5s. land
Waitotara James Alexander " Waitotara Block 1500 0 0 562 10 0
Wairarapa and East George Hunter " Whareama Block 24 0 0 Deposit for 1493 acres 5s. land
Coast. Richard Kelly On the Rimutaka Road 160 0 0 80 0 0
J. B. & F. R. Penny In the Whareama Block 120 0 0 60 0 0 Deposit for 7s. 6d. land
A. G. Tollemache " 37 7 6 Auction Deposit
T. W. Tankersley Near Masterton 53 0 0 26 10 0
James Smith In the Pahaua Block 700 0 0 262 10 0
Charles Dixon In the Rangituma Block 640 0 0 14 0 0
R. B. Leatham " 553 0 0 58 10 0
P. Scanlan and others " 1722 0 0 64 0 0
Totals 6152 0 0 1620 7 6 180 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, 12th June, 1866.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1866, No 16





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

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
12 June 1866
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington Province, Land purchases, Crown Lands
18 names identified
  • Henry Halse, Purchased Town Sections Nos. 1016 and 1063
  • William France, Purchased land in Pahautanui District
  • Edward Richmond, Purchased land in Pahautanui District
  • Charles Swinson, Purchased Mungaroa Block, Upper Hutt
  • William Mason, Purchased Remainder of Section No. 19, Pakuratahi
  • George Willis, Purchased land on Left Bank Wanganui River
  • James Lockhart, Purchased land in Upper Rangitiki
  • Wilson Milne, Purchased land in Upper Rangitiki
  • James Alexander, Purchased land in Waitotara Block
  • George Hunter, Purchased land in Whareama Block
  • Richard Kelly, Purchased land on Rimutaka Road
  • J. B. & F. R. Penny, Purchased land in Whareama Block
  • A. G. Tollemache, Purchased land in Whareama Block
  • T. W. Tankersley, Purchased land near Masterton
  • James Smith, Purchased land in Pahaua Block
  • Charles Dixon, Purchased land in Rangituma Block
  • R. B. Leatham, Purchased land in Rangituma Block
  • P. Scanlan, Purchased land in Rangituma Block

  • WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, Commissioner of Crown Lands