Koch, Augustus Carl Ferdinand, 1834-1901 :Plan showing the property of George Hunter Esq in the Porongahau [Porangahau] District of Hawke's Bay New Zealand [ms map]. Drawn by A Koch Napier 1865

This is a detailed hand-drawn cadastral map of a part of Hawke's Bay, south east of Waipukurau and shows an area from the Pourerere River to Porangahau along the coast and about 20 kilometres inland. The map not only gives the sheep station run boundaries, acreages and names of owners but the names of many suburban section owners. Maori land reserves, crown reserves, crown land and many topographical features are shown such as rivers, streams, swamp, bush areas, roads, towns and localities. Details are as follows.

Gives the suburban sections of Porangahau with section numbers and acreages. Many sections have owners' names, those included are: E. McShane, J.D. Canning, T. Lamb, A. Luff, J.D. Ormond, T.B. Triphook, E. Wright, W. Hunter, T.G. Lambert, A.O. Lambert, H.O. Ledger, W. Colenso, H.P. Stuart, T. Gill, W. Roberts, Joseph Russell, J. Hughes, Stuart Kinsross, A.H. Russell, A. Wyatt and H.M. Gill.

The town of Porangahau is shown but with little detail. The rural sections of Blackhead have section numbers and acreages but no owners' names. The village of Wallingford is also shown.

The runs of the following people are shown with boundaries, acreages of agricultural land, non agricultural land, freehold and certified crown land: George Hunter, Nairn Brothers, J.D. Ormond, Tanner & Price and K. Gollan. Homestead locations are shown in most cases. Other owners names on various land blocks are: E. Paraima, P.vR. Dolbell and G. Fannin.

Placenames include: Porangahau (spelt Porongahau on map) River, Mangawhero Stream, Taurekaitai (spelt Tauraekaetai) Stream, Huatokitoki (Stream), Mangateweka (spelt Manga o te weke) Stream, Taurekaitai Swamp, Waiwhero Stream, Omakare Stream, Pourerere Stream and locality, Ouepoto, Kohatupapa and Mahainga Stream.

'Survey Office, Napier Hawke's Bay' attached to A Koch's signature

Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - A Koch Draughtsman Survey Office, Napier Hawke's Bay May 1865

Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s).

Physical Description: Ink on paper, linen backed, coloured, 131 x 257.5 cm.