Land Sales and Deposits




Return of Lands Sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington, from the 1st to the 31st March, 1874.

District Purchaser or Applicant Land Selected or Applied for Contents Payment Remarks
Cash Scrip
Wellington William & James Jones In the Horokiwi Valley District ... £ s. d. £ s. d.
George Jones ... ... 120 0 0 60 0 0
In the Hutt District ... 60 0 0 80 0 0
Manawatu A. O’Connor & others ... ... 600 0 0 ...
William Bicknell Suburban Sections 153, 154, and 155, Fitzherbert ... 30 0 0 300 0 0
Thomas Harris Section 17, Sanson ... 50 0 0 Part payment
Wm. Fitzherbert and another Rural Sections 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 191, 192, 193, 2477 0 13 2500 10 0
194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 201, 206, 207, 208, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244,
245, 246, 247, 255, 256, 257, Carnarvon; and Sections 57, 55, 86, 101, 109,
105, 100, 123, and 124, Fitzherbert ...
Rangitikei William John Port Suburban Sections 308 and 309, Foxton ... 11 1 15 3 0 0
William Gaskin 76, Motoa Block, Foxton ... 2 0 17 5 0 0
Charles Cameron Remainder of Block CCLXVI ... 86 0 0 43 0 0
Archibald Cameron ... ... 61 0 0 80 10 0
James Alexander Section 4, CCLXXXII ... 183 0 0 91 10 0
Waitotara and A. J. Grant Sections 138, 129, 130, 131, 132, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 1100 0 0 550 0 0
Wairarapa and 147, 148, 149, and 152, Township of Alfredton
East Coast John Johnston Sections 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 160, 161, 162, 168, Akiteo Block 4007 0 0 1402 12 6
Edward Stafford and others Sections 153, 154, 157, 161, 162, 166, 170, 171, 172, 173, Alfredton and Section 148, Carterton 553 0 0 300 0 0
John Robinson and others Section 155, 160, 174, 188, 189, 190, Alfredton 300 3 0 0 7 6 150 0 0
William Flowers and others Sections 88, 88, and 183, Alfredton 149 3 0 14 17 6 60 0 0
William Gaskin 159, Alfredton 50 0 0 ... 25 0 0
Robert H. Huntley 184, 185, Alfredton 100 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0
John S. Russell and others Pastoral Sections 791, 792, and 793, Whareama Block 735 0 0 3 15 0 180 0 0
Reginald Marsh Sections Nos. 94 and 95, Alfredton 100 0 0 50 0 0 ...
John Moore, junr. Pastoral Section 782, Whareama Block 1259 0 0 283 5 6 Balance
Total 11985 0 5 5044 18 0 1200 0 0

Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 2nd April, 1874.

JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH, Commissioner Crown Lands.



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🗺️ Return of Lands Sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
2 April 1874
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington, Manawatu, Rangitikei, Waitotara, Wairarapa, East Coast
21 names identified
  • William & James Jones, Purchaser of land in Horokiwi Valley District
  • George Jones, Purchaser of land in Hutt District
  • A. O’Connor, Purchaser of land in Manawatu
  • William Bicknell, Purchaser of suburban sections in Fitzherbert
  • Thomas Harris, Purchaser of section in Sanson
  • Wm. Fitzherbert, Purchaser of rural sections in Carnarvon and Fitzherbert
  • William John Port, Purchaser of suburban sections in Foxton
  • William Gaskin, Purchaser of land in Motoa Block, Foxton
  • Charles Cameron, Purchaser of remainder of Block CCLXVI
  • Archibald Cameron, Purchaser of land
  • James Alexander, Purchaser of section in CCLXXXII
  • A. J. Grant, Purchaser of sections in Township of Alfredton
  • John Johnston, Purchaser of sections in Akiteo Block
  • Edward Stafford, Purchaser of sections in Alfredton and Carterton
  • John Robinson, Purchaser of sections in Alfredton
  • William Flowers, Purchaser of sections in Alfredton
  • William Gaskin, Purchaser of land in Alfredton
  • Robert H. Huntley, Purchaser of sections in Alfredton
  • John S. Russell, Purchaser of pastoral sections in Whareama Block
  • Reginald Marsh, Purchaser of sections in Alfredton
  • John, junr. Moore, Purchaser of pastoral section in Whareama Block

  • JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH, Commissioner Crown Lands