Crown Land Grants




Crown Grants.

DAVID LEWIS, a Commissioner duly appointed by virtue of the Ordinance No. 15, Session XI., of the Legislative Council of the Islands of New Zealand, to hear and decide Claims to Land by persons claiming Title thereto, from, through, or under the New Zealand Company, report that the Claims of the undermentioned persons having been duly referred to me for investigation, I do hereby decide that the said persons are respectively entitled to Crown Grants of the land set against their names in the annexed Schedule.

DAVID LEWIS,
Commissioner.

New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Office,
Wellington, 18th October, 1869.


SCHEDULE.

No. of Report. No. of Claim. Name of Claimant. Commissioner’s Decision.
1480 1694 Joseph Sutcliffe Entitled to a Crown Grant of Section No. 1028, on the plan of the City of Wellington.
The legal estate to vest in Claimant from the 1st day of May, 1850.
1481 1032 Ann Swainson Entitled to a Crown Grant of Section No. 1018 on the plan of the City of Wellington.
The legal estate in the Grantee to be antevested as from the 13th day of October, 1840.
1482 1103 Hart Udy Entitled to a Crown Grant of 50 acres, more or less, part of Rural Section No. 65, on the plan of the Hutt Valley. The legal estate to vest in Grantee from the 30th day of July, 1855.
1483 1465 James Smith Entitled to a Crown Grant of part of Town Section No. 481, on the plan of the City of Wellington. The legal estate to vest in the Grantee as from the 7th January, 1860, subject to a direction of the Commissioner.
1484 1709 John Tully Entitled to a Crown Grant of ten acres of land, part of Rural Section No. 87, in the Porirua District. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 17th August, 1869.
1485 1531 George Shotter Entitled to a Crown Grant of part of Rural Section No. 13, on the plan of the Makara District. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 30th January, 1861.
1486 1532 Joseph McLeavey Entitled to a Crown Grant of part of Rural Section No. 13, on the plan of the Makara District. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 30th January, 1861.
1487 1538 Alexander Allan Entitled to a Crown Grant of part of Rural Section No. 13, on the plan of the Makara District. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 30th January, 1861.
1488 1534 James Stoodby Entitled to a Crown Grant of part of Rural Section No. 13, on the plan of the Makara District. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 30th January, 1861.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1869, No 39





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🗺️ Crown Grants for New Zealand Company Land Claimants

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
18 October 1869
Crown Grants, Land Claims, Wellington, Hutt Valley, Porirua District, Makara District
9 names identified
  • Joseph Sutcliffe, Entitled to Crown Grant of Section No. 1028
  • Ann Swainson, Entitled to Crown Grant of Section No. 1018
  • Hart Udy, Entitled to Crown Grant of 50 acres, part of Rural Section No. 65
  • James Smith, Entitled to Crown Grant of part of Town Section No. 481
  • John Tully, Entitled to Crown Grant of ten acres, part of Rural Section No. 87
  • George Shotter, Entitled to Crown Grant of part of Rural Section No. 13
  • Joseph McLeavey, Entitled to Crown Grant of part of Rural Section No. 13
  • Alexander Allan, Entitled to Crown Grant of part of Rural Section No. 13
  • James Stoodby, Entitled to Crown Grant of part of Rural Section No. 13

  • David Lewis, Commissioner