Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 10

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✨ Land Sales Statistics



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RETURN of Land Sold from the 29th March, 1853, to the 31st March, 1872.

Year Extent Payment Remarks
A. R. P. Cash Scrip
1853 37,106 2 0
1854 63,099 1 0
1855 20,943 0 0
1856 10,289 0 0
1857 17,783 1 0
1858 38,566 1 0
1859 30,114 8 0 £264,970 10 2 £87,124 0 0
1860 56,354 2 0
1861 65,396 2 0
1862 69,539 0 0
1863 40,298 0 0
1864 131,229 1 0
1865 140,097 0 0
1866 92,299 0 0 40,960 15 2 2,795 0 0
1867 35,735 1 0 17,815 7 9 407 10 0
1868 34,706 3 0 15,144 11 9 1,180 0 0
1869 13,951 0 0 7,095 1 0 220 0 0
1870 18,584 2 0 5,821 3 1 6,650 0 0
1871 17,414 3 0 18,448 16 9 2,295 0 0
1872 7,969 3 0 6,372 2 10 1,543 0 0
... 268,000 0 0 ... ...
1,209,468 0 0 £371,128 8 6 £102,225 10 0

Average per year ... £19,533 1 6 ... £5,380 5 9 For 19 years.

Note—100,000 acres have been sold to Colonel Feilding in addition to the land included in this return, the payment for which, £75,000, has not reached the hands of the Receiver of Land Revenue. This will increase the yearly average to £28,460 10s.

JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, April, 1872.

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STATEMENT of Lands purchased from the Natives and sold by the Government and New Zealand Company, and showing the balance remaining for sale.

Acres
Purchased from Natives and handed over to the Provincial Government for sale 2,860,000
Sales of Land effected by the Government and New Zealand Company, to 31st March, 1872 1,209,468
Sale to Colonel Feilding on behalf of "The Emigrant and Colonists Aid Corporation, Limited, of London" 150,532
Sale to Colonel Feilding on behalf of "The Emigrant and Colonists Aid Corporation, Limited, of London" 100,000
Remaining for sale 1,050,532

JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH,
Commissioner Crown Lands.

Crown Lands Office,
Wellington, 17th April, 1872.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington by Thomas M’Kenzie, Printer for the time being to such Government.




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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Return of Land Sold from 1853 to 1872

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 April 1872
Land sales, Statistics, Crown Lands, Revenue
  • Feilding (Colonel), Purchased 100,000 acres

  • Jos. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner of Crown Lands

🗺️ Statement of Lands Purchased from Natives

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
17 April 1872
Land sales, Native land purchases, Crown Lands
  • Feilding (Colonel), Purchased land for Emigrant and Colonists Aid Corporation

  • Jos. G. Holdsworth, Commissioner Crown Lands