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Opunake Town Sections

Block I Section 18 1894 to be sold by Nolan, Tonks, and Co. – corner section

Block II Section 23 1894 to be sold by Nolan, Tonks, and Co.

Block IX Section 3 1904 Municipal Reserve

Block XI Sections 1-9 Opunake Cottage Hospital – 1 Layard St

Block XII Section 1 1883 Aug 09 Ihaia Ngakirikiri in trust for Ngatimanu hapu Section 2 1883 Aug 09 Ihaia Ngakirikiri in trust for Ngatimanu hapu Section 3 1883 Aug 09 Wiremu Hohaia in trust for Ngatiwetenga hapu Section 4 1883 Aug 09 Tamati Haweora in trust for Ngatihaumia hapu Section 5 1883 Aug 09 Tamati Haweora in trust for Ngatihaumia hapu Section 12 1890 Alexander Anderson, Rahotu, settler

Block XIII Section 1 1881 M. Burnett, Hawera Section 2 1881 F. Taylor, Armed Constabulary Section 4 1881 F. Taylor, Armed Constabulary Section 5 1881 F. Taylor, Armed Constabulary Section 6 1881 F. Taylor, Armed Constabulary Section 7 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 8 1881 H. S. Peacock Section 9 1881 F. Taylor Section 10 1881 Sergeant Cahill Section 10 1884 Patrick Barry Cahill, Tauranga, police sergeant Section 11 1884 Arthur Howard Woolley, Wanganui, banker Section 12 part 1884 Edward Hugh Jones, Opunake, constable Section 12 part 1884 William John Moore, Opunake, constable Section 12 part 1887 Edward Hugh Jones, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Section 12 part 1890 Edward Hugh Jones, Opunake, settler



Block XIV Section 1 1884 Ebenezer Maxwell, Opunake, constable Section 5 1881 M. D. King Section 6 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 7 1881 W. T. Larsen Section 8 1881 R. Caspar Section 9 1881 M. Burnett Section 10 1881 J. H. Siggs Section 11 1884 John Watson Forbes, Kawhia, constable

Block XVIII Section 1 1881 Rev Mr Luxford Section 1 1884 George Dobbie, Opunake, carpenter Section 1 1887 George Dobbie, Opunake, carpenter Section 1 1890 George Dobbie, Opunake, carpenter Section 2 1881 F. Taylor Section 5 1881 W. Pacey Section 6 1881 W. Pacey Section 7 1881 M. Burnett Section 8 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 9 1881 Pollock Section 10 1881 Sergeant Cahill Section 11 1890 Archibald Duddingston Willis, Wanganui, bookseller

Block XIX Section 1 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 3 1881 F. Taylor Section 4 1881 E. Kempthorne Section 5 1881 H. Williamson Section 6 1881 Kempthorne Section 7 1881 P. Galvin Section 8 1881 Burnett Section 9 1881 F. Taylor Section 10 1881 H. S. Peacock Section 12 1884 Daniel Harding, Wanganui, tailor Section 12 1887 Daniel Harding, Wanganui, tailor Section 12 1890 Daniel Harding, Wanganui, tailor



Block XX Sections 3-4 1884 Thomas Thatcher, Wanganui, settler Sections 3-4 1887 Thomas Thatcher, Wanganui, settler Sections 3-4 1890 Thomas Thatcher, Wanganui, settler Section 5 1884 George Morley, Pungarehu, constable Section 5 1887 George Morley, Pungarehu, constable Section 7 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 8 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 9 1884 George Morley, Pungarehu, constable Section 9 1887 George Morley, Pungarehu, constable

Block XXI Section 2 1884 Charles Henry Morrison, Kawhia, Sub-Insp., Armed Constabulary Section 2 1887 Charles Henry Morrison, Kawhia, Captain Permanent Militia Section 2 1890 Charles Henry Morrison, Kawhia, Captain Permanent Militia Section 2 1896 Advertised for sale by W. D. Scott Sections 3-4 1884 William Henry Welch Haines, Greytown, settler Sections 3-4 1887 Denis O’Neill, Palmerston North, barman

Block XXIII Section 1 1881 W. T. Larsen Section 2 1881 Caspar Section 3 1881 F. Taylor Section 4 1881 Prosser Section 5 1881 McKeown Section 6 1881 O’Connor Section 7 1881 McKeown Section 8 1881 J. Gentles Section 9 1881 J. Ryan Section 10 1881 Rev Luxford Section 12 1904 Municipal Reserve



Block XXIV Section 2 1884 John Alexander Allen, Wellington, chemist Section 2 1887 John Alexander Allen, Wellington, chemist Section 2 1890 John Alexander Allen, Wellington, chemist Section 3 1881 H. Williamson Section 4 1881 A. C. Fookes Section 5 1881 F. Taylor Section 6 1881 R. C. Tennent Section 7 1881 P. Wilson Section 8 1887 Charles Allen Wray, Patea, resident magistrate Section 8 1890 Charles Allen Wray, Timaru, resident magistrate Section 8 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 9 1881 F. Taylor Section 10 1881 Rev McNichol and Rev Luxford Section 10 1884 David McNicoll, Patea, settler Section 11 1884 Robert Clinton Hughes, New Plymouth, solicitor Section 11 1887 Robert Clinton Hughes, New Plymouth, solicitor Section 11 1890 Robert Clinton Hughes, New Plymouth, solicitor



Block XXV Section 1 1881 Patterson, Manaia Section 2 1881 Burnett Section 3 1881 Middleton, Opunaki Section 3 1886 Mortgagee sale – Nolan, Tonks & Co. – has newly-erected house Section 3 1890 William John Moore, Opunake, settler Section 4 1881 Judge Hardcastle Section 4 1884 Edward Hardcastle, Wellington, district judge Section 5 1881 R. C. Tennent Section 5 1884 Walter Clunie Drake, Opunake, postmaster Section 5 1887 Walter Clunie Drake, Carterton, postmaster Section 5 1890 Walter Clunie Drake, Carterton, postmaster Section 5 1919 Thomas Newlands Watt, medical practitioner & wife Jean Stewart Section 6 1881 Kempthorne Section 7 1900 Old Seaview Hospital built – 54 Domett Street [2000] Section 7 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 8 1881 R. C. Tennent Section 9 1881 Galvin Section 9 1884 Richard James Strachan Harman, Christchurch, land agent Section 10 1881 H. Williamson

Block XXVI Section 1 1890 William Courtney, New Plymouth, storekeeper [Supp] Sections 1-4 1904 School site Section 5 1884 Michael Phelan, New South Wales, constable Section 5 1887 Michael Phelan, New South Wales, constable Section 5 1893 Advertised for sale by W. D. Scott Section 6 1890 William Courtney, New Plymouth, storekeeper [Supp] Section 7 1884 Francis Redwood, Wellington, bishop Section 7 1887 Francis Redwood, Wellington, bishop Section 7 1890 Francis Redwood, Wellington, archbishop Section 10 1884 Ernest Dillon Bell, Wellington, clerk Section 10 1887 Ernest Dillon Bell, Wellington, clerk Section 10 1890 Ernest Dillon Bell, Wellington, clerk Section 12 1904 Municipal Reserve



Block XXVII Section 1 1904 Reserve Section 3 1904 Reserve Section 9 1904 Municipal Reserve

Block XXIX Section 1 1884 Thomas Woolley, Wanganui, baker Section 1 1887 Thomas Woolley, Wanganui, baker Section 1 1890 Thomas Woolley, Wanganui, baker Section 2 1881 McDonald, Napier Section 2 1884 Peter Samuel MacDonald, Hastings, tailor Section 2 1887 Peter Samuel MacDonald, Hastings, tailor Section 2 1890 Peter Samuel MacDonald, Hastings, tailor Section 3 1881 Whelan, Armed Constabulary Section 3 1884 Thomas Whelan, Kawhia, constable Section 3 1885 Sale by order of Mortgagee – via Nolan, Tonks & Co. Section 4 1881 Burnett Section 5 1884 Marcus John MacReynolds, Pungarehu, storekeeper Section 5 1887 Marcus John MacReynolds, Pungarehu, storekeeper Section 5 1887 Arthur Standish, New Plymouth, barrister [Supp] Section 5 1890 Marcus John MacReynolds, Pungarehu, storekeeper Section 5 1890 Arthur Standish, New Plymouth, barrister Section 5 1890 William May, Opunake, baker [Supp] Section 6 1881 G. Pain Section 7 1881 Taylor Section 7 1884 Marcus John MacReynolds, Pungarehu, storekeeper Section 7 1887 Marcus John MacReynolds, Pungarehu, storekeeper Section 7 1890 Marcus John MacReynolds, Pungarehu, storekeeper Section 8 1881 McKeown Section 10 1881 J. O’Reilly Section 12 1887 John Stevenson, Rahotu, farmer



Block XXX Section 1 1880 W. H. E. Wanklyn Section 2 1880 W. H. E. Wanklyn Section 3 1880 J. Honeywill, Wakefield, Nelson Section 3 1884 John Easton Honeywill, Nelson, settler Section 4 1880 James Thomson, Armed Constabulary Force, Waihi Section 5 1880 Charles Jamieson Section 6 1880 Martin Bolger Section 7 1880 Freeman R. Jackson Section 8 1880 Freeman R. Jackson Section 8 1887 Marcus John MacReynolds, Pungarehu, storekeeper Section 8 1890 Marcus John MacReynolds, Pungarehu, storekeeper Section 9 1880 Freeman R. Jackson Section 10 1880 Freeman R. Jackson Section 11 1880 Freeman R. Jackson Section 12 1880 Freeman R. Jackson

Block XXXI Sections 1-10 1904 Telegraph Reserve Section 11-12 1904 Police Reserve Section 9 1901 Old Courthouse built by this time [2000]

Block XXXII Section 3 1880 Middleton Bros., hotelkeepers, Opunake Section 3 1884 Donald McGregor, Opunake, blacksmith Section 3 1887 Donald McGregor, Opunake, blacksmith Section 4 1880 Middleton Bros., hotelkeepers, Opunake Section 5 1880 S. A. Breach, grazier, Opunake Section 6 1880 John Coffey, bootmaker, Hawera Section 7 1880 Emanuel Bayly, storekeeper, Opunake Section 7 1884 Carl Gustav Sander, Opunake, storekeeper Section 7 1884 William Courtney, Opunake, settler Section 7 1887 William Courtney, London, emigration agent Section 7 1887 Carl Gustav Sander, Opunake, storekeeper Section 7 1890 Carl Gustav Sander, Opunake, storekeeper Section 8 1880 Martin Bolger Section 9 1880 John Prosser, hotelkeeper, Hawera Section 10 1880 John Prosser, hotelkeeper, Hawera Section 11 1880 John Prosser, hotelkeeper, Hawera Section 12 1880 John Prosser, hotelkeeper, Hawera



Block XXXIII Section 1 1880 James O’Sullivan, hotelkeeper, Kakaramea Section 2 1880 James O’Sullivan, hotelkeeper, Kakaramea Section 3 1880 Adolphus Murphy Section 4 1880 Benjamin Vickery Section 5 1880 Charles Jamieson Section 5 1890 Arthur Standish, New Plymouth, barrister [Supp] Section 6 1880 Anthony Nathan, contractor Section 6 1884 Thomas John Billing, Opunake, constable Section 6 1887 Thomas John Billing, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Section 6 1890 Thomas John Billing, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Section 7 1880 B. Johnson, contractor, Normanby Section 7 1884 Luther Wiley, Opunake, contractor Section 7 1887 Luther Wiley, Opunake, contractor Section 7 1890 Luther Wiley, Opunake, contractor Section 8 1880 James Thomson, carpenter, Carlyle Section 9 1880 Luther Willey, contractor, Normanby Section 9 1884 Adolphus Henry Moore, Opunake, land agent Section 9 1887 Adolphus Henry Moore, Opunake, land agent Section 9 1890 Adolphus Henry Moore, Opunake, land agent Section 10 1880 James Thomson Section 10 1890 John Manson, Hokitika, draper (struck off) Section 11 1878 For sale – in centre of town close to hotel Section 11 1880 T. Ecclesfield, storekeeper, Hawera Section 11 1884 John Davidson, Kumara, blacksmith Section 11 1887 John Davidson, Kumara, blacksmith Section 11 1890 John Davidson, Kumara, blacksmith Section 12 1880 T. Ecclesfield, storekeeper, Hawera Section 12 1884 John Davidson, Kumara, blacksmith Section 12 1887 John Davidson, Kumara, blacksmith Section 12 1890 John Davidson, Kumara, blacksmith



Block XXXIV Section 1 1884 James Ritson, Opunake, plumber & painter Section 1 1887 James Ritson, Opunake, plumber Section 1 1890 James Ritson, Opunake, plumber Section 4 1884 Sale by Nolan & Tonks & Co. – has a substantial dwelling house Section 5 1884 Joseph Saywell Tosland, Opunake, constable Section 6 1884 Denis Murphy, Opunake, constable Section 6 1887 Denis Murphy, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Section 9 1884 Daniel Harding, Wanganui, tailor Section 9 1887 Daniel Harding, Wanganui, tailor Section 9 1890 Daniel Harding, Wanganui, tailor Section 12 1904 Municipal Reserve

Block XXXV Section 1 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 2 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 3 1881 A. Anderson Section 3 1890 Alexander Anderson, Rahotu, settler Section 4 1881 Tennent Section 5 1881 A. Anderson Section 6 1881 G. King, Wanganui Section 6 1887 Arthur Standish, New Plymouth, barrister [Supp] Section 6 1890 Arthur Standish, New Plymouth, barrister [Supp] Section 7 1881 A. Anderson Section 7 1890 Alexander Anderson, Rahotu, settler Section 8 1881 Kempthorne Section 8 1895 St Barnabas Church built [2000] Section 10 1881 Bank of New South Wales Section 11 1881 J. A. O’Neill Section 11 1928 Frank Sisley, storeman & wife Emily Section 11 Double gable house – 71 King St [2000] Section 12 1887 John Robinson Blackett, Rangiora, storekeeper Section 12 1890 John Robinson Blackett, Rangiora, storekeeper

Block XXXVI Sections 1-12 1904 Educational Reserve Sections 1-3 Club Hotel (parts of sections) [2000]



Block XXXVII Section 1 1880 Elias Hughes Thomson Section 2 1880 Josiah Richards Section 3 1880 G. A. Taylor, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake Section 4 1880 J. Richards Section 5 1880 Louisa Miriam Plumbridge, Wellington Section 6 1880 J. Richards Section 7 1880 P. Healy, hotelkeeper, Ross Section 7 1884 Patrick Healey, Ross, publican Section 7 1887 Patrick Healey, Ross, publican Section 7 1890 Patrick Healey, Ross, publican Section 8 1880 J. Richards Section 9 1880 C. Jamieson, Armed Constabulary Force, Manaia Section 10 1880 J. H. Cunningham, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake Section 10 1884 Joseph Palmer, Christchurch, bank inspector Section 10 1887 Joseph Palmer, Christchurch, bank inspector Section 10 1890 Joseph Palmer, Christchurch, bank inspector Section 11 1880 Robert Clements, miner, Otago Section 12 1880 Robert Clements, miner, Otago Section 12 part 1884 James Gentles, Manaia, sergeant, Armed Constabulary



Block XXXVIII Section 1 1880 Walton Pell, contractor, Carlyle Section 1 1890 Alexander Anderson, Rahotu, settler Section 2 1880 Theodore Espagne, Hawera Section 3 1880 Thomas Whelan, settler, Manaia Section 3 1887 George John Newman, New Plymouth, settler [Supp] Section 4 1880 J. H. Newman, storekeeper, Opunake Section 4 part 1884 Arthur O’Neill O’Donahoo, Waitara, surveyor Section 4 part 1887 Arthur O’Neill O’Donahoo, Powderham St, New Plymouth, surveyor Section 4 part 1934 Hughson’s building built [2000] Section 5 1880 George Norgate, Armed Constabulary Force, Waihi Section 6 1880 D. O’Sullivan, Armed Constabulary Force, Manaia Section 6 1884 Daniel O’Sullivan, Opunake, constable Section 6 1887 Daniel O’Sullivan, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Section 7 1880 J. Mouri, labourer, Carlyle Section 8 1880 John Manson, draper, Hokitika Section 9 1880 Adolphus Murphy, clerk Section 9 1904 Drill Hall Reserve Section 10 1880 John Manson Section 10 1884 John Manson, Hokitika, draper Section 10 1887 John Manson, Hokitika, draper Section 11 1880 Robert Clements Section 11 1884 Robert Clements, Coromandel, miner Section 11 1887 Robert Clements, Coromandel, miner Section 11 1890 Robert Clements, Coromandel, miner Section 12 1880 Robert Clements



Block XXXIX Section 1 1880 Robert Clements Section 2 1880 John McPhee, Armed Constabulary Force, Pungarehu Section 2 1884 William Fletcher Burnett, Opunake, storekeeper Section 2 part 1887 William Fletcher Burnett, Opunake, storekeeper Section 2 1890 William Fletcher Burnett, Opunake, storekeeper Section 3 1880 John Prosser Section 4 1880 Walton Pell Section 4 part 1884 Patrick Galvin, journalist Section 4 part 1887 Patrick Galvin, journalist Section 4 part 1887 Arthur Standish, New Plymouth, barrister [Supp] Section 4 1890 Arthur Standish, New Plymouth, barrister [Supp] Section 5 1880 Anthony Nathan, contractor Section 6 1884 George Pain, Wairarapa, storekeeper Section 6 1887 George Pain, Wairarapa, storekeeper Section 7 1880 Charles O. Hawke, Armed Constabulary Force, Waihi Section 7 1884 William Spearman Young, Otakeho, settler Section 7 1887 William Spearman Young, Otakeho, settler Section 7 1890 William Spearman Young, Otakeho, settler Section 8 1880 Charles O. Hawke, Armed Constabulary Force, Waihi Section 8 1884 William Spearman Young, Otakeho, settler Section 8 1887 William Spearman Young, Otakeho, settler Section 8 1890 William Spearman Young, Otakeho, settler Sections 5-8 1915 Opunake Tavern established [2000] Section 9 1880 M. D. Dinneen, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake Section 9 1884 Charles Octavius Hawke, Opunake, sergeant Armed Constabulary Section 9 1887 Charles Octavius Hawke, Wellington, sergeant Permanent Militia Section 10 1880 M. D. Dinneen, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake Section 10 1884 Charles Octavius Hawke, Opunake, sergeant Armed Constabulary Section 10 1887 Charles Octavius Hawke, Wellington, sergeant Permanent Militia Section 11 1880 M. D. Dinneen, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake Section 11 1884 Charles Octavius Hawke, Opunake, sergeant Armed Constabulary Section 11 1887 Charles Octavius Hawke, Wellington, sergeant Permanent Militia Section 12 1880 T. Baker, Sub-Inspector, Armed Constabulary Force



Block XL Section 1 1881 Middleton Section 2 1881 Taylor Section 2 1884 Frederick Peter Simeon, Opunake, tailor Section 2 1887 Frederick Peter Simeon, Opunake, tailor Section 2 1890 Frederick Peter Simeon, Opunake, tailor Section 3 1884 Frederick Taylor, Ohinemutu, constable Section 3 1887 Frederick Taylor, Ohinemutu, constable Section 3 1890 Frederick Taylor, Ohinemutu, constable Section 5 1881 J. J. Connell Section 5 1884 James Connell, Opunake, constable Section 5 1887 James Connell, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Sections 7-12 1904 Municipal Reserve



Block XLI Section 1 1881 H. Field, Armed Constabulary Section 1 1884 Henry Field, Tauranga, constable Section 2 1881 Burnett Section 3 1881 H. Field Section 3 1884 Henry Field, Tauranga, constable Section 4 1881 A. Anderson Section 4 1884 Robert Wake, Kaiapoi, settler Section 4 1887 Robert Wake, late Kaiapoi, settler Section 5 1881 Taylor Section 6 1881 A. Anderson Section 6 1884 Arthur Vaughan Wynn Kirkby, Opunake, settler Section 6 1887 Arthur Vaughan Wynn Kirkby, Opunake, settler Section 6 1890 Arthur Vaughan Wynn Kirkby, Opunake, settler Section 7 1881 Taylor Section 7 1884 John Michael Hickey, Opunake, constable Section 7 1887 John Michael Hickey, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Section 7 1890 John Michael Hickey, Opunake, settler Section 8 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 8 1920s-1930s house built by Harry Brooker – 75 King St [2000] Section 9 1881 Boyd, Opunaki Section 9 1884 Robert Boyne, Mercer, postmaster Section 10 1881 H. Williamson Section 11 1881 Burnett Section 12 1881 Anderson Section 12 1890 Alexander Anderson, Rahotu, settler



Block XLII Section 1 1881 Holgerson Section 1 1884 James Hodgerson, Manutahi, labourer Section 2 1881 J. O’Neill Section 2 1884 Patrick Phelan, Hawera, labourer Section 2 1887 Patrick Phelan, Hawera, labourer Section 2 1890 J. O’Neill Section 2 1890 Patrick Phelan, Hawera, labourer Section 3 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 4 1881 H. S. Peacock Section 4 1884 Malcott Richardson, Otago, farmer Section 4 1887 Malcott Richardson, Otago, farmer Section 4 1890 Malcott Richardson, Otago, farmer Section 5 1881 Peacock Section 5 1884 Malcott Richardson, Otago, farmer Section 5 1887 Malcott Richardson, Otago, farmer Section 5 1890 Malcott Richardson, Otago, farmer Section 6 1881 Peacock Section 6 1884 John Twomey, Opunake, clerk of court Section 6 1887 John Twomey, Opunake, bailiff Section 6 1890 John Twomey, Opunake, constable Section 6 1920s-1930s house built by Harry Brooker – 63 King St [2000] Section 7 1881 Burnett Section 8 1881 W. Reid, Wanganui Section 9 1881 Prosser Section 10 1881 Young, Manaia Section 11 1881 Clifford, Palmerston Section 11 1884 Denis Clifford, Palmerston, bootmaker Section 12 1881 Burnett



Block XLIII Section 1 1881 Duffill Brothers Section 2 1881 Taylor Section 2 1884 John Cornelius Hickey, Opunake, constable Section 2 1887 John Cornelius Hickey, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Section 2 1890 John Cornelius Hickey, Opunake, settler Section 3 1881 Duffill Section 4 1881 Hickey Section 4 1882 Home built for John Cornelius Hickey – 51 King St [2000] Section 5 1881 Pacey Section 5 1884 William Pacey, Ohinemutu, constable Section 5 1887 William Pacey, Ohinemutu, constable Section 5 1890 William Pacey, Ohinemutu, constable Section 6 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 7 1881 Pacey Section 7 1884 William Pacey, Ohinemutu, constable Section 7 1887 William Pacey, Ohinemutu, constable Section 7 1890 William Pacey, Ohinemutu, constable Section 8 1881 W. McLeod, Opunaki Section 8 1884 William McFarlane McLeod, Opunake, blacksmith Section 8 1887 William McFarlane McLeod, Opunake, blacksmith Section 8 1890 William McFarlane McLeod, Opunake, blacksmith Section 9 1881 Peacock Section 10 1881 Anderson Section 11 1881 W. M. Thomson Section 11 1884 James Richardson, Dunedin, accountant Section 11 1887 James Richardson, Dunedin, accountant Section 11 1890 James Richardson, Dunedin, accountant Section 12 1881 Kempthorne Section 12 1897 Home built for Arthur O’Brien – 43 King St [2000] Section 12 1911 Arthur O’Brien, clerk & wife Caroline Section 12 1919 Arthur O’Brien, clerk & wife Caroline



Block XLIV Section 1 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 2 House possibly built 1890s – 30 Napier St [2000] Section 2 1928 Alexander Cruden, labourer & wife Annie Mary Section 2 1935 Kenneth Cruden, labourer & wife Violet May Section 3 1881 Pitcher, Hawera Section 3 1884 Robert Affleck, Opunake, signalman Section 3 1887 Robert Affleck, Opunake, signalman Section 3 1890 Robert Affleck, Opunake, signalman Section 4 1881 Newman, Opunaki Section 4 1884 Patrick Shanahan, Manaia, constable Section 4 1887 Patrick Shanahan, constable Section 5 1881 Pitcher Section 6 1881 King, Armed Constabulary Section 6 1884 George King, Opunake, constable Section 6 1887 George King, Opunake, private Permanent Militia Section 6 1890 George King, Opunake, settler Section 7 1881 Crowther, Opunaki Section 8 1881 Hickey, Opunaki Section 9 1881 Galvin Section 9 1884 Harry Franks, London, merchant Section 10 1881 Syme, Hawera Section 10 1928 Thomas Pole Hughson, general merchant & wife Ida May Section 10 1930s Hughson family – 31 King St - up to this time [2000] Section 11 1881 Duffill Brothers Section 12 1881 Miss Morgan



Block XLV Section 2 1881 Gentles Section 3 1881 Affleck, Wanganui Section 4 1881 Caroline Hills Section 5 1881 Todd, Napier Section 5 1884 William Todd, Napier, farmer Section 5 1887 William Todd, Napier, farmer Section 5 1890 William Todd, Napier, farmer Section 6 1881 Syme Section 7 1880 E. Bayly – license to occupy Section 7 1881 Kempthorne Section 8 1881 Kempthorne Section 9 1881 Todd, Napier Section 9 1884 William Todd, Napier, farmer Section 9 1887 William Todd, Napier, farmer Section 9 1890 William Todd, Napier, farmer Section 10 1904 Municipal Reserve Section 11 1881 Shearer, Hawera Section 12 1881 Burnett

Block XLVI Sections 1-10 1904 Educational Reserve

Block XLVIII 1904 Reserve



Return of Freeholders October 1882 – owners of land in Opunake Borough Owner description Value Mary Ann Abbott, Opunake £25 Robert Afflick, farmer, Wanganui £15 William Copland Alexander, surgeon, Opunake £230 John Alexander Allan, chemist, Wellington £15 Edward John Allen, banker, Opunake £110 Alexander Anderson, settler, Opunake £495 John Ballance, journalist, Wanganui £17 Bank of New South Wales £40 Bank of New Zealand £400 William Barleyman, solicitor, Blenheim £40 Emanuel Bayly, farmer, Opunake £465 Thomas Bayly, settler, Waitara £55 Ernest Dillon Bell, Wellington £12 John Best, Pungarehu £15 Thomas John Billing, Opunake £60 John Robinson Blackett, storeman, Rangiora £45 Robert Boyne, Opunake £15 Samuel Augustus Breach, farmer, Opunake £815 William Fletcher Burnett, storekeeper, Opunake £485 Matthew Burnett £250 Patrick Barry Cahill, police sergeant, Tauranga £28 A, B. Campbell, Wellington and E. Maxwell £23 Frederick Martin Chapman, farmer, Patea £140 Robert Clements, miner, Otago £210 Dennis Clifford, bootmaker, Palmerston North £18 John Coffey, shoemaker, Hawera £350 Martin F. Coffey, grocer, Opunake £125 Charles Collins, Opunake £15 Edward Collins, settler, Normanby £15 James J. Connell, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £25 William Courtney (Estate of), auctioneer, New Plymouth £1,195 Aubrey Cross, carter, Opunake £125 Frederick Kershaw Crowther, grocer, Opunake £735 John H. Cunningham, constable, Opunake £35 W. H. A. Curtis, Armed Constabulary Force, Manaia £15 Cutfield, farmer, Okato £40 William Dale, auctioneer, Patea £320 John Davidson, blacksmith, Hawera £150 Elizabeth Day, settler, Manaia £15 George Dobbie, settler, Opunake £30 Walter C. Drake, postmaster, Opunake £60 Duffill Brothers, cabinetmakers, Opunake £475 Theodore Espagne, settler, Hawera £1,080 Fabian Brothers, brewers, Opunake £320 Henry Field, Armed Constabulary Force, Rahotu £35 John Watson Forbes, Armed Constabulary Force, Cambridge £15 Magnus Forbes, cordial maker, Opunake £165 Henry Franks £50 William Joseph Furlong, settler, Hawera £290 Patrick Galvin, bookseller, Opunake £635 J. Gentles, Armed Constabulary Force, Manaia £850 James Gibson, Manutahi, Patea £12 George Glemm, farmer, Hawera £20 George Glenn, settler, Manaia £60



Owner description Value Caroline Hailes, Kaiapoi £17 William Henry Welsh Haines, Greytown £38 Alfred Hammett, carter, Opunake £90 Edward Hardcastle, district judge, Wellington £26 Daniel Harding, tailor, Wanganui £104 Charles Octavius Hawke, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £517 Patrick Healey, hotelkeeper, Ross £20 John Hickey, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £35 James C. Hicksey, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £15 James Higgins, settler, Opunake £15 Jeans Hodgerson, labourer, Manutahi £17 John Weston Honnywill, settler, Wakefield £50 Henry Hume, painter, Wellington £600 Freeman Rayney Jackson, auctioneer, Wanganui £120 William Jeffries, settler, Rahotu £45 Benjamin Johnson, contractor, Ngaire £720 Edward Hugh Jones & William John Moore, A.C. Force, Opunake £17 Richard Kasper, labourer, Normanby £29 Edward Kempthorne, banker, Hawera £600 John Pratt Kempthorne, clergyman, Greymouth £150 George King, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £17 Maximillian Day King, storekeeper, Hawera £15 Arthur Vaughan Kirkby, clerk, Opunake £185 Thomas Knowles, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £200 Henry G. Lamman & Carl Gustav Sander £39 William Theodore Larsen, Halcombe £12 W. J. A. Layard, settler, Patea £13 Caroline Maitland, Opunake £15 Thomas Mann, farmer, Opunake £695 John Manson, draper, Hokitika £200 William May, baker, Opunake £205 Wynil Mayo, England & C. S. Murdoch £200 Joseph Meelsam, Opunake £30 John Thomas Meeson, solicitor, Dunedin £25 Middleton Brothers, publicans, Opunake £4,005 Thomas Mills, farmer, Pungarehu £15 William Mitchinson, publican, Waverley £100 Adolphus H. Moore, commission agent, Opunake £400 Mary Ann Morgan, Opunake £20 George Morley, Armed Constabulary Force, Pungarehu £30 Henry C. Morrison, inspector of police, Opunake £12 Dennis Murphy, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £200 William McLeod, blacksmith, Opunake £310 Martin McMahon, coal dealer, Hawera £25 Marcus John McReynolds, constable, Pungarehu £30 John Honeyfield Newman, storekeeper, Opunake £625 New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency, Auckland £100 John Nisbet, butcher, Hawera £189 George Norgate, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £10 Arthur O’Neill O’Donoghue, surveyor, Opunake £400 Opunake Lighter Company Ltd., Opunake £120 James O’Reilly, boarding house keeper, Hawera £29 Daniel O’Sullivan, Armed Constabulary Force, Manaia £120 James O’Sullivan, publican, Kakaramea £890 William Pacey, constable, Parihaka £30 George Pain, storekeeper, Martinborough £22



Owner description Value Joseph Palmer, bank inspector, Christchurch £300 Frank Cecil Parish, Opunake £20 George Payn, storekeeper, Opunake £12 Hector Stephen Peacock, farmer, Manutahi Patea £38 William Pettigrew, settler, Opunake £230 Pettigrew, Laybourn and Co., storekeepers, Opunake £400 Henry Phelan, Manaia £15 Patrick Phelan, labourer, Hawera £20 Humphrey George Pitcher, jeweller, Hawera £15 Marian Louisa Plumbridge, Opunake £140 Martin Power, settler, Hawera £25 John Prosser, hotelkeeper, Waitara £2,410 William Robert Prosser, coach proprietor, Hawera £45 Charles Raven, hotelkeeper, Napier £20 William Read, farmer, Wanganui £20 Alexander Walter Reid, Opunake £45 Josiah Richards, settler, Patea £130 Malcott Richardson, farmer, Wyndham £32 James Richardson, clerk, Dunedin £35 John Ryan, settler, Otakeho £30 John Ryan, carpenter, Normanby £15 Carl Gustav Sander, clerk, Wellington £100 Agnes A. Shearer, Hawera £17 Arthur Standish, solicitor, New Plymouth £260 John Stevenson, hotelkeeper, Rahotu £15 Stitt and Ching, storekeepers, Opunake £1,000 George Syme, builder, Hawera £50 Frederick Taylor, Armed Constabulary Force, Manaia £70 Taylor, carpenter, Opunake £25 Thomas Thatcher, settler, Wanganui £80 James Thomson, carpenter, Patea £232 William Todd, farmer, Napier £30 Joseph S. Torsland, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £237 John Twomey, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £15 Union Bank of Australia £700 Benjamin Vickery, labourer, Manaia £75 Robert Wake, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £17 Mrs Warre (Trustees of) £75 Thomas Whalan, Armed Constabulary Force, Rahotu £135 William George White, bank manager, Hawera £200 Whitty, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £20 Henry Williamson, farmer, Kakaramea £60 Archibald Duddington Willis, stationer, Wanganui £15 William Wilson, Armed Constabulary Force, Opunake £50 Arthur Howard Wooley, baker, Wanganui £15 Thomas Woolley, Wanganui £100 Charles Allen Wray, resident magistrate, Patea £12 John Young, accountant, Hawera £15 William Spearman Young, settler, Hawera £565



Sources 1878 Aug 20 Evening Post – Sale notice Block XXIII Section 11 1880 Mar 09 Taranaki Herald – Land Board 1880 Dec 22 Hawera & Normanby Star – Sale of Opunake 1881 Aug 08 Patea Mail - Results of land sale held 01 August 1881 1882 Oct Return of Freeholders 1883 Aug 09 Taranaki Crown Grant Register

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1884 Jun 07 Egmont Electoral Roll 1884 Jun 27 Egmont Supplementary Roll 1884 Sep 12 Hawera & Normanby Star – Section 4 Block 34 advertised for sale 1885 Jul 13 Hawera & Normanby Star – Section 3 Block 29 mortgagee sale 1886 May 14 Hawera & Normanby Star – Section 3 Block 25 mortgagee sale 1887 Jul Egmont Electoral Roll 1887 Aug 26 Egmont Supplementary Roll 1890 Sep 28 Egmont Electoral Roll 1890 Oct 09 Supplement to Egmont Electoral Roll 1893 Oct 26 Hawera & Normanby Star – Section 5 Block 25 to be sold by W. D Scott 1894 Feb 01 Hawera & Normanby Star – Sec 18 Blk I & Sec 23 Blk 2 to be sold 1896 Dec 14 Hawera & Normanby Star – Section 2 Block 21 to be sold 1904 Dec Plan of the Town of Opunake and Suburban Sections Block IX Opunake

District surveyed by N. Carrington 1867, resurveyed by C. Finnery 1880. Drawn by J. Homan, additions &c by W. Gordon

A digital version can be downloaded from the National Library website 1911 Oct 14 Egmont Electoral Roll 1919 Jun 30 Egmont Electoral Roll 1919 Nov 28 Egmont Supplementary Roll 1928 Jul 05 Egmont Electoral Roll 1935 Jul 29 Egmont Electoral Roll 2000 June Opunake Heritage Directory, South Taranaki District Council

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