Taranaki Waste Lands Board
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The Taranaki Waste Lands Board was constituted under the Taranaki Waste Lands Act 1874 to manage the sale of confiscated Māori land.
Blocks administered by the Waste Lands Board included the Moa, Waitara-Taramouku, Kopua, Pukemahoe, Onaero-Urenui-Taramoukou-Ruapekapeka, Waipuku, Waipuku-Patea, Manganui-Te Wera, Huiroa, Otoia, Ahuroa-Ratapiko-Manawawiri-Mangaotuku, Mangaehu, Kataroa No. 1, and Pukekino blocks, in all about 253000 acres (1,023.9 km²).
The Board commenced proceedings in January, 1875, chaired by Charles Douglas Whitcombe
, Taranaki Commissioner of Crown Lands, with William Morgan Crompton, Thomas Kelly, Arthur Standish, and William Neilson Syme standing as members. It oversaw the establishment of the town of Inglewood
on January 23, in the Moa district, and held its first land sale on February 20 that year. A major sale of 2000 acres (8.1 km²) was settled with Colonel Robert Trimble later that year, and in 1876 a block of 2000 acres (8.1 km²) was sold to Messrs. Jones and McMillan.
In 1877 A. Cracroft Fookes was sold 5000 acres (20.2 km²) on the Mountain Road for the purpose of forming the Midhirst
Special Settlement. The Board authorised the surveying of a new town on the banks of the Patea River
on June 11, 1877, and gave it the name Stratford
in December that year, when it also authorised the surveying of Waipuku
village.
Blocks administered by the Waste Lands Board included the Moa, Waitara-Taramouku, Kopua, Pukemahoe, Onaero-Urenui-Taramoukou-Ruapekapeka, Waipuku, Waipuku-Patea, Manganui-Te Wera, Huiroa, Otoia, Ahuroa-Ratapiko-Manawawiri-Mangaotuku, Mangaehu, Kataroa No. 1, and Pukekino blocks, in all about 253000 acres (1,023.9 km²).
The Board commenced proceedings in January, 1875, chaired by Charles Douglas Whitcombe
Charles Douglas Whitcombe
Charles Douglas Whitcombe was Taranaki Commissioner of Crown Lands, Secretary of the Provincial Council of Taranaki, and chairman of the Taranaki Waste Lands Board. He also served as Secretary to Sir George Grey in Auckland during the 1880s, and as foreign adviser to the Tongan...
, Taranaki Commissioner of Crown Lands, with William Morgan Crompton, Thomas Kelly, Arthur Standish, and William Neilson Syme standing as members. It oversaw the establishment of the town of Inglewood
Inglewood, New Zealand
Inglewood is a town in the Taranaki Region of New Zealand's North Island. The population was 3,090 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 144 from 2001. Inglewood lies 200m above sea level....
on January 23, in the Moa district, and held its first land sale on February 20 that year. A major sale of 2000 acres (8.1 km²) was settled with Colonel Robert Trimble later that year, and in 1876 a block of 2000 acres (8.1 km²) was sold to Messrs. Jones and McMillan.
In 1877 A. Cracroft Fookes was sold 5000 acres (20.2 km²) on the Mountain Road for the purpose of forming the Midhirst
Midhirst
Midhirst is a small village in Taranaki, New Zealand, approximately 4 km north of Stratford, on State Highway 3. Inglewood is 17 km north of Midhirst, and New Plymouth is 35 km to the northwest....
Special Settlement. The Board authorised the surveying of a new town on the banks of the Patea River
Patea River
The Patea River is in Taranaki in the North Island of New Zealand. It runs for 105 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki, passing east through Stratford before swinging south and reaching the South Taranaki Bight near the town of Patea....
on June 11, 1877, and gave it the name Stratford
Stratford, New Zealand
Stratford is the only town in the central Taranaki district of Stratford District, New Zealand. It lies beneath the eastern slopes of Mount Taranaki/Egmont, approximately half-way between New Plymouth and Hawera, near the geographic centre of the Taranaki region. The town has a population of...
in December that year, when it also authorised the surveying of Waipuku
Waipuku
Waipuku is a settlement in inland Taranaki, in the western North Island of New Zealand. It is located between Stratford and Inglewood on State Highway 3.-General historical works:...
village.