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Archives New Zealand Register Room: 1855 Land & Survey Nelson – Commissioner of Crown Lands Inwards Correspondence Register 

Reference LS-N 3/2 - Year/Letter number - date written - subject - (author,place) 

1855/1 Nov 24 [1854] In answer to Land Commissioner’s letter 30 Dec (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/2 Nov 26 [1854] Enclosing returns to be filled up for Year 1853 (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/3 Dec 05 [1854] Forwarding instructions relative to accounts (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/4 Dec 15 [1854] Enclosing translations of agreement of the Chiefs of the Middle Island relative to their land at Waipounamu 

(D. McLean) 

1855/5 Dec 26 [1854] Enclosing returns of Crown Grants forwarded for signature 27 Oct 1854 (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/6 Jan 06 Application to purchase 80 acres Pine Valley (E. D. Sweet) 

1855/7 Jan 06 Application to purchase from 800 to 1200 acres of land on his Sheep run (E. D. Sweet) 

1855/8 Jan 06 … his claim to purchase land in Pine Valley (E. D. Sweet) 

1855/9 Jan 11 Report of Government Surveyor sent to lay out Reserves on the land recently purchased from the Natives 

(Government Surveyor) 

1855/10 Jan 11 Report of information obtained during visit to Karana, Pelorus, Kaituna, Wairau & Queen Charlotte’s Sound 

(Maori Interpreter) 

1855/11 Jan 12 Forwarding forms of Returns and asking for information from the Foundation of the Colony to 31 December 1854 

(Colonial Secretary) 

1855/12 Jan 22 Requesting that no further payments be made to the Provincial Government until the sum overpaid £5,206 10s 5d had 

been recovered (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/13 Jan 22 In reply to the Commissioner’s letter 7 January (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/14 Jan 23 Authorising increase of Salary from 1 July 1854 for Chief Clerk and Surveyor (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/15 Jan 23 Requesting a full and complete account of the administration of the Native Trust Property in Nelson (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/16 Dec 29 [1854] Requesting Commissioner to furnish an account duly declared shewing the amount and date of the Scrip issued by 

him (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/17 Jan 25 Returning 65 Crown Grants for issue (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/18 Jan 26 Appointing Major Richmond to sign Grants under Clause 15 of the Land Claimants Ordinance (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/19 Feb 15 Requesting permission to land two Wool presses on either side of the Wairau in order to load the ‘Monsoon’ (C. Empson) 

1855/20 Oct 03 [1854] Enclosing Survey of Country between Kaikora Mountain and Hurunui (E. Jollie) 

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1855/21 Nov 30 [1854] Relative to Run at Hurunui (E. C. Minchin) 

1855/22 Feb 17 Addressing through the Commissioner a Memorial to the Officer administering the Government (J. Hewitson) 

1855/23 Feb 16 Asking for a revisal of the boundaries of the run at Hurunui (Henry Young) 

1855/23a Feb 13 Requesting new Grants on account of road (Fell & Seymour) 

1855/24 Feb 13 Complaining that the Sections he purchased from Government were not so good as he expected, also complaint to Mr 

Brunner, surveyor (Frank Jellicoe) 

1855/25 Feb 21 Application for Lease of Section at Motueka opposite Mr Giblin’s House (John Rule) 

1855/26 Mar 05 Applying for a Run in the Hurunui (G. F. Bush) 

1855/27 Mar 09 Applying for a Run in the Acheron (W. Robinson) 

1855/28 Dec 22 [1854] Requesting a report shewing the receipts and disbursements of the land Department at Nelson from 5 July 1850 to 

4 March 1853 (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/29 Feb 17 Requesting the Commissioner of Crown Lands to associate himself with the Sub Treasurer for the purpose of forming a 

Board to examine the State of the Chest at Nelson quarterly and also to cancel Scrip (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/30 Feb 23 Sanctioning Reserves accompanying letter 6 Dec 1854 from Commissioner (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/31 Feb 28 Authorising the expenditure of such amounts as may be necessary for Surveys in the Province of Nelson 


1855/32 Mar 10 Asking permission to extend to the sea the Block of Land purchased by them at the Flags (Clifford and Weld) 

1855/33 Mar 06 With reference to the passage of Mary Doig from Valparaiso to New Zealand (Andrew Sinclair) 

1855/34 Mar 21 Making application for any available Country for a Sheep Run between the Hurunui and Waianua (C. Reed) 

1855/35 Mar 19 Complaining again of his Sections (F. Jellicoe) 

1855/36 Mar 03 Requesting information respecting the sale of lands in Port Underwood and calling attention to a Maori Deed conveying 

certain lands in Port Underwood to Robert Register (J. N. Flood) 

1855/37 Mar 28 Applying for renewal of lease of Acres No. 582 and 583 for the term of 14 years (John Macdonald) 

1855/38 Mar 14 Making application for cattle Run and Hanmer Run (Canning & Johnson) 

1855/39 Mar 15 Appealing against the sale of Bush land on the North West side of the Wairau (Canning & Johnson & Brydon) 





1855/40 Mar 30 Enclosing a Bill for £32 1s 9d payable to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, also the Returns of Stock (E. Jollie) 

1855/41 Mar 30 In answer to the memorial of Joseph Hewitson deciding that he has not an equitable claim against the Government 


1855/42 Mar 31 Enclosing forms of returns to be filled up before the 1 st of June ensuing (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/43 Feb 06 Acknowledging the receipt of £1211 6s 2d (J. C. R. Wood) 

1855/44 Apr 09 In answer to Commissioner of Crown Lands respecting a complaint made by Mr Curtis (H. C. Daniell) 

1855/45 Apr 09 In answer to Commissioner of Crown Lands enquiry respecting Messrs Curtis complaint (T. Hodgson) 

- with 1855/44 

1855/46 Apr 10 Begging leave to be appointed an approved Surveyor & enclosing testimonials (John Rochfort) 

1855/47 Apr 02 Applying for permission to transfer the land rented by him to C. Thorp (F. Horneman) 

1855/48 Apr 05 Complaining of incorrect information obtained at the land office (Curtis Bros) 


1855/49 Apr 12 Complaining of incorrect information obtained at the land office (Curtis Bros) 


1855/50 Apr 09 Apologising for having unnecessarily troubled the Commissioner of Crown Lands with complaint against the Government 

Surveyor when he himself was in fault (F. Jellicoe) 

1855/51 Apr 03 Applying for a Run in the New District to the South boundaries unknown (H. H. Stafford) 

1855/52 Apr 06 Requesting that a Run in the Waihopai applied for by him should be transferred to Mr V. Hewitt (John Watts) 

1855/53 Apr 16 Applying for compensation for a road passing through his Section No.33 Omaka (Adams Geddes) 

1855/54 Apr 20 Making application for a run in the Amuri (Charles Canning) 

1855/55 Apr 23 Applying for cattle run in the Ngatitahi (W. T. L. Travers) 

1855/56 Apr 19 Requesting to purchase Sections 26 and 27 in the Riwaka Valley (John Rochfort) 

1855/57 Apr 23 Signifying his intention to seek redress from the highest Authorities of the Colony for compensation for alleged wrong 

information supposed to have been obtained at the Land Office (Oswald Curtis) 






1855/57a May 08 Tender for Survey Waimea West and Moutere (Musgrave & Beauchamp) 

1855/57b May 08 Tender for Survey Waimea West and Moutere (A. Ogg) 

1855/58 Apr 16 Making application for run in the Hurunui (J. W. Mallock & G. E. Mason) 

1855/59 Apr 24 Making application for run Rangitahi District (J. W. Saxton) 

1855/60 Apr 24 Applying on behalf of Mr A. Kerr for a Run in the Amuri District (C. Elliott) 

1855/61 Apr 25 Applying for a Run in the Amuri District (J. Hayne) 

1855/62 Apr 26 Applying for a Run in the Rangatahi District (Vincent Hewitt) 

1855/63 Apr 28 Applying for a Run in the Rangatahi District (W. McRae) 

1855/64 Apr 20 Applying for a Run beyond the Barefells Pass (Jos. Ward) 

1855/65 Apr 28 Enclosing orders upon Morrison & Sclanders for £45 for the purchase of Land in the Amuri & for License Fee 

(Charles Reed) 

1855/66 Apr 21 Applying for Run in the Amuri District (H. A. and W. R. Scott) 

1855/67 Apr 31 Applying to exchange Sections at Motueka (E. L. Salisbury) 

1855/68 Apr 17 Remitting Head money for Mr Caverhill &c (Edward Jollie) 

1855/69 Apr 24 Enclosing letter from J. McDonnell Waitohi re Reserve (F. D. Bell – no enclosure) 

1855/70 May 02 Applying for Run in the Rangitaka District (W. A. Weightman) 

1855/71 May 07 Applying for Run in the Rangitaka District (G. W. Schroder for A. Schroder) 

1855/72 May 01 Tender for Wai iti Survey (F. F. Clarke) 

1855/73 May 05 Tender for Wai iti Survey (Alex Ogg) 

1855/74 May 08 Tender for Wai iti Survey (Musgrave & Beauchamp) 

1855/75 May 04 Enclosing two Memorials to the Officer administering the Government respecting Grants in the Wairau and Town of 

Waitohi for the use of the Church of England (Henry F. Butt) 

1855/76 May 09 Applying for run in the Rangitahi District (William Jones) 

1855/77 May 04 Enquiry on what part of Mr Minchin’s run in the Amuri Mr Reed had purchased Bush land (John Shrimpton) 

1855/78 May 03 On the same subject (E. G. Minchin) 

1855/79 May 17 Applying for run in the Rangitahi District (John Burns) 

1855/80 May 13 Enquiring if his purchase of 80 acres of Section 27 in the Omaka was completed (T. Harrington) 

1855/81 May 13 Applying for run in the Tutai putu-putu or Conway first applied for 4 Mar 1854 (John Tinline) 

1855/82 May 12 Applying for run in the Hurunui (William McRae) 

1855/83 May 23 Applying for run in the newly discovered Country (W. Hildreth) 

1855/83a May 12 Applying for run between the Acheron & Waiautoa (C. Goulter) 





1855/84 Mar 16 Forwarding copy of letter from the Commissioner of Crown Lands at Canterbury regarding a claim on the Land Fund 

advanced by the Province of Nelson (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/85 Mar 19 Enclosing copy of letter from His Honor respecting overpayment made by the General Government to the Provincial 

Treasury (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/86 Apr 25 With reference to the subject of Public Buildings handed over to the Provincial Authorities at Nelson (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/87 May 16 Returning 21 Crown Grants (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/88 May 28 Enclosing 2 Circular letters (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/89 May 30 Declining to undertake the Moutere Survey (Musgrave & Beauchamp) 

1855/90 May 28 Applying for a run in the Amuri District (Brook Comber & H. Robertson) 

1855/91 Jun 08 Applying – as executor for the late R. Fyfe – for a Licence for his run in the Kaikoura (George Hunter) 

1855/92 Jun 12 Applying for run on the Clarence (Charles Elliott) 

1855/93 May 28 Applying to purchase land on the Boulder Bank Wairau (F. McDonald) 

1855/94 Jun 01 Asking the interference of the Commissioner to prevent Messrs Allan & Bowden placing sheep on a run held by him from 

Mr Fitzherbert (T. J. Bowden) 

1855/95 Jun 02 Acknowledging receipt of letter 15 May (E. C. Minchin) 

1855/96 Jun 02 Stating his intention to proceed with Moutere Survey (F. T. Clarke) 

1855/97 Jun 12 Enclosing Survey of 2 Blocks of Land in Quail Valley and requesting they might be put up for sale (R. G. Tilt) 

1855/98 Jun 22 Acquiesing in the purchase of 80 acres Bush Land for Mr Read (E. T. Minchin) 

1855/99 Jun 23 Referring to Mr Minchin’s License & also Mr Boys concerning the survey of the Hurunui District (Edward Jollie) 

1855/100 Jun 23 Enclosing receipts for Mr Caverhill (Edward Jollie) 

1855/101 Jun 26 Stating that Messrs Morrison & Sclanders would pay any Head money (George Hunter executor of late R. Fyfe) 

1855/102 Jun 30 Enclosing five grants of certain Public Reserves to be forwarded for His Excellency’s signature (Superintendent) 

1855/103 Jul 01 Enclosing application to Commissioner for situation in the Survey Office – also to Mr Brunner on the same matter 

(James McCabe) 

1855/104 Jul 14 Enclosing the boundaries of a Homestead on his Run in the Awatere (A. J. Richmond) 

1855/104 [2 nd entry] Jul 09 Applying for 21 years lease of Section 21 Motueka (Frank Jellicoe) 

1855/105 Jul 16 Applying for Sheep run situated on the River Bourne or Wai-a-toa (John Hewitt) 

1855/106 Jul 21 Applying for an extension of the time for Stocking his run (G. F. Bush) 

1855/107 Jun 30 Re Township Motupipi (John Rochfort) 





1855/108 Jun 14 With reference to an application of the Revd F. H. Butts for a Grant of land in the Wairau (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/109 Jul 01 Applying on behalf of Mr J. Shrimpton for a grant of 30,000 acres of land (John George Shrimpton) 

1855/110 Jul 01 Complaining of the conduct of Mr Shrimpton in cutting down the Bush purchased by him from Government (Charles Reed) 

1855/110a Jul 10 Requesting as Solicitor of Mr John Kerr to be furnished with a copy of the Commissioners upon his claim 

(Donald Sinclair) 

1855/111 Jul 21 Making application for a Sheep run (C. F. Knyvett) 

1855/112 Jul 31 Applying for a License over certain Waste lands at Kai-kora (George Fyffe) 

1855/113 May 22 Requesting a return shewing the number of acres purchased from the Natives also the number sold in the Province of 

Nelson during 1851, 1852, 1853 and 1854 also the number of acres under cultivation during the same period 

(F. J. Travers private secretary) 

1855/114 May 23 Requesting the establishment of a Board to cancel Scrip (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/115 May 21 Requesting that all Accounts may be forwarded thro the Post Office (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/116 Jul 31 In answer to circular of July 10 th (C. Clifford) 

1855/118 Aug 04 Enclosing boundaries of Homestead (C. Watts) 

1855/117 Jul 17 Informing the Commissioner that his Passage was secured to attend the General Assembly (S. Carkeek) 

1855/119 May 01 Tender for Surveys in Waimea West (F. T. Clarke) 

1855/120 May 07 Requesting that a portion of No.170 Motueka may be transferred to Mr Wildman (Frank Jellicoe) 

1855/121 May 14 Requesting that No.74 Upper Motueka may be exchanged for No.60 Motueka (Frank Jellicoe) 

1855/122 Jul 14 Enclosing receipt in duplicate of the Land Fund (Sub Treasurer) 

1855/123 Aug 15 Making application for a run (D. Monro) 

1855/124 Aug 17 Enclosing boundaries of Homestead (J. and W. Oldham) 

1855/125 Aug 20 Applying for cattle run (M. Hutton) 

1855/126 Aug 25 Protesting against sale of Bush land in the Waihopai (W. L. Sheppard) 

1855/127 Aug 25 Enclosing boundaries of Homestead (Kelling Bros) 

1855/128 Aug 01 Making application for a Sheep run (S. Hodgkinson) 

1855/129 Aug 03 Acknowledging Circular 25 June (Henry Godfrey) 

1855/130 Aug 09 Offering to undertake Survey of Village on the Boulder Bank Wairau for £42 (Joseph Ward) 

1855/131 Aug 09 Acknowledging receipt of letter dated 26 July (Magnus Manson) 

1855/132 Aug 14 Containing description of Blocks of Land to be put up to Auction 1 Oct 1855 (Thomas Renwick) 

1855/133 Aug 04 Forwarding a description of the locality of his Homestead (N. G. Morse) 

1855/134 Aug 14 Enclosing boundaries of Homestead and also sketch of land applied for at 10s (F. W. Trolove) 





1855/135 Aug 15 Enclosing tender for making maps (J. Musgrave) 

1855/136 Sep 15 Forwarding copy of Estimates for 1855 (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/137 Sep 15 Instructing Commissioner to pay Mr McLean £2000 (Colonial Secretary) 

- with Native papers 

1855/138 Sep 13 Returning 153 Crown Grants for issue (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/139 Sep 11 Enclosing five Deeds for Granting to the Superintendent of Nelson certain public reserves unsigned and enclosing proper 

form (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/140 Sep 11 With reference to a Claim on the Land Fund of the Province of Canterbury (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/141 Sep 04 With reference to a claim of John McDonell for a grant of land promised to his Father (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/142 Sep 04 With reference to the Public notification of Reserves in the Government Gazette (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/143 Sep 17 With reference to Section 157 Motupipi (Magnus Manson) 

1855/144 Sep 25 Applying for a run on both sides the River Clarence (E. D. Salisbury) 

1855/145 Sep 24 Requesting that Crown Grant for Section No.153 may be made out afresh (C. B. Wither) 

1855/146 Sep 27 Requesting to be informed whether Section No.1 Moutere belongs to the Native Trust (H. Handyside) 

1855/147 Oct 02 Placing the room belonging to the Trustees at the disposal of the Commissioner of Crown Lands (A. G. Jenkins) 

1855/148 Aug 02 Requesting a plan of the land lately purchased for him by Mr T. Jerdan (John Godfrey) 

1855/149 Aug 02 Making application for a License to depasture Stock on Waste Land in the District of Kaituna (John Gibson) 

1855/150 Aug 02 Enclosing boundaries of Homestead – encloses the letter from Richmond requesting description (W. S. Bell) 

1855/151 Oct 06 Requesting that the two places in the Wairau where the bodies of those who fell at the Massacre were buried may be 

granted to him for the Site of a Church and burial ground (Bishop of New Zealand) 

1855/152 Oct 06 Requesting that Sites for Churches and Burial Grounds may be reserved in all new Townships (Bishop of New Zealand) 

1855/153 Sep 12 Enclosing return of Stock (J. W. Trolove – no enclosure) 

1855/154 Sep 28 Complaining of the Maori perika (J. P. Caldwell) 

1855/155 Sep 01 Forwarding return of Stock for September 1855 (E. Jollie) 

1855/156 Sep 01 Relative to £7 received from Mr Minchin (E. Jollie) 

1855/157 Sep 04 Enclosing return of Stock (George L. Lee – no enclosure) 

1855/158 Oct 08 With reference to a conveyance from Wilkinson to Mr Partridge & Major Baker of a Section at Massacre Bay (J. E. Baker) 

1855/159 Sep 27 Enclosing return and requesting License (George Fyfe – no enclosure) 

1855/160 Aug 28 Acknowledging receipt of letter authorising him to act as an approved Surveyor (J. C. Boys) 





1855/161 Sep 01 Enclosing return of Stock (E. C. Minchin – no enclosure) 

1855/162 Sep 04 Enclosing return of Stock (E. J. Lee – no enclosure) 

1855/163 Sep 01 With reference to Mr Reed’s purchase of Bush (J. Shrimpton) 

1855/164 Sep 04 Enclosing return of Stock (Wortley & Woolcoombe) 

1855/165 Sep 25 Completion of Survey of Boulder Bank (J. Ward) 

1855/166 Oct 08 Complaining of the conduct of the Natives at Para para (J. Forrester) 

1855/167 Oct 26 Applying to purchase small Island known as Fishermans Island at 10s per acre (E. H. E. Blackmore) 

1855/168 Oct 26 Enclosing plan of land between Pakawau and Native Reserve and a sketch of the land at Tamatea (John Rochfort) 

1855/169 Oct 24 Requesting that 32 Takaka might be put up for sale (J. Haldane) 

1855/170 Oct 25 Approval of financial return as to strength of Department (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/171 Oct 04 Requesting that every exertion may be used to complete the Accounts (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/172 Oct 06 Forwarding copy of Estimates 1855 (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/173 Oct 08 Requesting that returns regarding the Survey and Sale of Crown Lands should be collected in the Office of the Surveyor 

General (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/174 Oct 15 Forwarding Scrip duly signed for issue for H. E. & O. Curtis & M. F. Olliver (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/175 Oct 19 Forwarding Gazettes No.3,4,5 & 18 of 1855 (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/176 Oct 18 Forwarding Financial Statements (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/177 Nov 05 Relative to Crown Lands Chest (W. Gisborne) 

1855/178 Nov 05 Mem concerning the preparation of Government plans, Crown Grants &c (Commissioner Crown Lands) 

1855/179 Nov 07 Requesting that information should be furnished to the Superintendent for Statistical Returns (W. Gisborne) 

1855/180 Oct 06 Forwarding 53 Crown Grants (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/181 Nov 12 Forwarding copies of applications for land as remission money as retired Officer (C. M. Gascoyne) 

1855/182 Nov 20 Applying for Lease to be granted to Nelson Mining Company of land at Pakawau(D. Monro) 

1855/183 Nov 20 Applying for cattle run Massacre Bay (T. Rollison) 

1855/184 Oct 28 Respecting boundaries in dispute with Mr Shrimpton (C. Reed) 

1855/185 Sep 30 Respecting Country at back of Mr Minchin’s Run (C. Reed) 

1855/186 Nov 26 Making enquiry as to Mr V. Hewitt’s run encroaching upon his Run (W. Robinson) 

1855/187 Nov 19 Returning 40 Crown Grants for issue (A. Sinclair) 

1855/188 Nov 29 Enclosing form of Journal of Office (Colonial Secretary) 

1855/189 Nov 26 Applying for License to Depasture Stock between the Boulder Bank and the Island in his occupation (William Budge) 

1855/189a Dec 11 Relative to Claim for Compensation at Waimea West (D. Monro) 

1855/190 Dec 14 With reference to the Survey of Native Reserves in the Sound (W. Jenkins) 

1855/191 Dec 22 Applying for Run in the District of Richmond Dale (J. R. Hooper) 





1855/192 Nov 29 Applying for Crown Grant (M. Buschl) 

A Jul 31 Concerning purchase of land at Massacre Bay (J. Mackay) 

B Dec 01 Forwarding instructions relative to Accounts (Colonial Secretary)

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