Statistical notes on the progress of Victoria, from the foundation of the colony, (1835-1860) / by William Henry Archer. 1st ser. (pts. I-II).

  • Archer, William Henry, 1825-1909.
Date:
[1860]
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Credit: Statistical notes on the progress of Victoria, from the foundation of the colony, (1835-1860) / by William Henry Archer. 1st ser. (pts. I-II). Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Cbown Lands Sold, 1841—1845. Table XVII. Cbown Lands Sold. Amounts realized, 1841—1845. Table XVIII. Acres alienated on the average to each indi- vidual up to 3Ist Dec., 1845. Table XVII.—Victoria.—Crown Lands Sold 1841-1845, both inclusive. Return showing the Number of Acres of Town, Subukban, and Country Lands Sold from 1st January, 1841, to 31st December, 1845. Counties. Town. Suburban. Country. Total. A. R. P. A. R. P. A. H. P. A. R. P, Anglesey 14 0 0 • •• 14 0 0 Bourke- ... 5 2 23 1,049 1 6 20,871 3 12 21,926 3 1 Dalhousie Dundas ... 5,120 0 0 5,120 0 0 Evelyn ... FoUett ... 1,003 2 0 1,003 2 0 Grant Grenville 8 2 20 165 0 13 10,583 2 10 10,75*7 1 3 Hampden Heytesbury Mornington 5,120 0 0 5,120 0 0 Normanby Polwarth 6 2 0 207 3 0 214 1 0 Eipon Talbot ... ... ViUiers ... Unnamed ... 180 0 0 10,240 0 0 10,420 0 0 Totals ... 34 3 3 1,394 1 19 53,146 2 22 54,575 3 4 30. The prices realized are given in the following Table (XVIII.), and it will be observed that the Town Lots in Bourke and Grant realized (from 1841-1845) higher prices on the average than those obtained from 1837 to 1840. Table XVIII.—Table showing the Amount Realized and Average Price per Acre of Town, Suburban, and Country Lands Sold during the period from 1841 to 1845. Counties. Anglesey Bourke Balhousie Evelyn Grant .. Mornington Norraanby Unnamed Totals Town. Subdbban. COONTBT. Total. Average Average Average Average Amount. price Amount. price Amount. price Amount. price per acre. per acre. per acre per acre. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 214 0 0 15 5 9 214 0 0 15 5 10 3,016 5 0 534 15 10 5,951 13 2 5 ii 5 21,491 2 6 1 0 5 30,459 0 8 1 7 10 5,120 0 0 1 0 0 5,120 0 0 1 0 0 , 1,003 10 0 1 0 0 1,003 10 0 1 0 0 2,995 0 0 347 4 11 1,021 3 2 6 3 10 10,069 11 3 1 0 2 14,685 14 5 1 7 4 5,120 0 0 1 0 0 6,120 0 0 1 0 0 725 0 0 in io 10 207 15 0 1 0 0 932 15 0 4 7 1 180 0 0 1 0 0 10,240 0 0 1 0 0 10,420 0 0 ’ 0 0 £6,950 5 0 £199 17 11 £7,152 16 4 CO 0 £53,851 18 9 £1 0 5 £67,955 0 1 £1 4 11 31. The amount of land purchased from 1837 to the end of 1845, being divided by the enumerated population of two months later (2nd March, 1846), gives 6‘54 acres alienated on the average to each individual.