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Reports.
I.
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 under-mentioned 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.
New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Office,
Wellington, 18th June, 1873.
DAVID LEWIS,
Commissioner.
SCHEDULE.
| No. of Report | No. of Claim | Name of Claimant | Commissioner’s Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1566 | 1732 | William Gibson | Entitled as Trustees under the provisions of "The Saint Andrew’s Church (Wellington) Trustees’ Incorporation Act, 1873," to a Crown Grant of the Section No. 680 on the plan of the City of Wellington. Also to a grant of the Rural Section No. 27, and part of 28, on the plan of the "Smaller Holders’ Block," at Turakina, in the Province of Wellington. The legal estate to be antevested in the town land as from the 13th August, 1840, and in the rural land as from the 11th November, 1850. |
| Peter Laing | |||
| John McGlashan | |||
| James Burns | |||
| William James | |||
| James Barry | |||
| James Wingate | |||
| 1567 | 1447 | Henry Giles | Entitled to a Crown grant of fifteen acres or thereabouts, part of the Country Section No. 71 in the Hutt District, formerly reported in favour of C. H. Gillespie. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 8th December, 1859. |
| 1568 | 1393 | Richard Gainge | Entitled to a Crown Grant of six acres, part of Section No. 94, in the Hutt Valley District, formerly reported in favour of Nathaniel William Levin. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 10th February, 1859. |
| 1569 | 1584 | John Wilkins | Entitled to a Crown grant of fourteen acres of rural land, part of Section No. 94, in the Hutt Valley District, formerly reported in favour of Nathaniel William Levin. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 1st May, 1861. |
| 1570 | 1388 | John Cates | Entitled to a Crown grant of Section No. 1021 on the plan of the City of Wellington. Also to a grant of one hundred acres of rural land, to be selected in accordance with the provisions of Clause VI., "Land Orders and Scrip Act, 1858." The legal estate in the town section to be antevested therein as from the 27th October, 1840; subject, nevertheless, to a direction of the Commissioner. |
From New Zealand Gazette, June 25, 1874.
Tenders.
Public Works Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1874.
The following lists of successful and unsuccessful Tenderers are published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.
WANGANUI TO MANAWATU.
BRIDGE OVER WANGANUI RIVER.
Accepted.
Patea ... £14,831 0 0
Declined.
H. McNeil, Palmerston ... £15,884 17 0
J. Lockie, Wellington ... £19,649 0 0
C. McKirdy, Wellington ... £20,445 18 6
WELLINGTON TO HUTT.
FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO SIXTH-CLASS STATION BUILDINGS.
Accepted.
Samuel Brown, Wellington, £80 each
By authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by Thomas M’Kenzie, Printer for the time being to such Government.
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1874, No 20
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Return of Lands Sold and Deposits received in the Province of Wellington
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey9 July 1874
Land sales, Deposits, Wellington, Wairarapa, East Coast
🗺️ Report of Land Claims by New Zealand Company Claimants
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey18 June 1873
Land claims, Crown Grants, Wellington, Hutt District
11 names identified
- William Gibson, Entitled to Crown Grant
- Peter Laing, Entitled to Crown Grant
- John McGlashan, Entitled to Crown Grant
- James Burns, Entitled to Crown Grant
- William James, Entitled to Crown Grant
- James Barry, Entitled to Crown Grant
- James Wingate, Entitled to Crown Grant
- Henry Giles, Entitled to Crown Grant
- Richard Gainge, Entitled to Crown Grant
- John Wilkins, Entitled to Crown Grant
- John Cates, Entitled to Crown Grant
- David Lewis, Commissioner
🏗️ Public Works Tenders for Bridges and Station Buildings
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works23 June 1874
Tenders, Bridges, Station Buildings, Wanganui, Manawatu, Wellington
- H. McNeil, Unsuccessful tender for bridge
- J. Lockie, Unsuccessful tender for bridge
- C. McKirdy, Unsuccessful tender for bridge
- Samuel Brown, Successful tender for station buildings
- Edward Richardson