Allotment Book
National Archives Wellington
Reference LS-NP 12/8

Allotment books were used to record blocks of land demarcated
by surveys of crown land. They note the Survey Distrcit, block
number, area, plan number, alienation, administrative details
and land set aside as reserves. (from the Series List of the
Archives of the Lands and Survey Office, New Plymouth)

Columns headings are: Station, Area, Survey Plan No.
Opened for Sale - Gazette No. & Page, Sale Plan No. and system 
under which selected.
Application No., Date of disposal, Price; per acre & total,
Ledger No., Lease No., Certificate of Title of Crown Grant -
No. & Date, Reserved - Gazette No. & Page, Purpose, Ledger folio,
Remarks.

Very few 19th century names are mentioned in this volume.

Opunake			1871+	Blocks I to 49
Opunake Suburban	1871+	Sections 1-49
Opunake Town Belt	1871+	Sub 1-12, 23-28, 44-45, 50-51
Okato			1879+	Sections 1-112
Okato Town		1956+	various sections
Okato Town Belt		1878+	Sections 1-8
Otakeho				see Block V Waimate (*)
Patea			1870+	Blocks I to LII
Patea Suburban		1870+	Sections 1-76
Pihama				see Block I Oeo (*)
Punehu				see Block XI Opunake
Pungarehu			see Block XII Cape (*)
Rahotu				see Block I Opunake

Stratford Township	1884+	Sections 1-1032
Tahua				see Block X Cape (*)
Waitara East		1871+	Blocks I to LVIII

Waitara East Suburban	1874+	Sections 1-34
 People from early families are listed but there are few dates.
  BAYLY, CARRICK, CHILMAN, CROYDON, CURRIE, ELLIOT, ENOKA, 
  HUGHLINGS, JOLL, SCHLESINGER, TATAIRAU, WOOD

Waitara West		1867+	Blocks I to CXIX
Waitara West Suburban	1866+	Sections 1-41
Warea				see Block VIII Cape (*)

(*) these references are not in this volume.