George Green

• Birth Notes

  GREEN, George
  b.  25 Jul 1810
  Camberwell,London,England ?.
  d.  30 Aug 1872
  Forth Street,Dunedin,N.Z.
  m. BATES, Maria

• Death Notes

  THE LATE MR. GEORGE GREEN - Obituary on the 7th of Sept 1872.
  "Our readers may have noticed the announcement of the death, in the 62nd year of his age, of Mr George Green, well known here, and by repute at least, all over the Colony, through his enormous land claims. Mr Green came from Sydney to New Zealand in 1838. He remained in the Colony for about a year, and was chiefly at the Bluff during that time. It was on that occasion that he made his large purchases from the Maoris. These purchases were as follows :— Centre Island (off the Southland Coast), 2000 acres, for £20 10s; 20,000 acres, Stewart's Island, £30 10s; 20,000 acres, Kowokapito Bay, £20 10s ; 109 acres, Bluff Harkour, £15 ; 1,000,024 acres, Mistaken Bay, West Coast, £200. He had also made purchases of land at Catlin's River, and bought the Quarantine Island in Otago Harbour. After leaving New Zealand, he went to Sydney. He commenced to prosecute his claims to these lands in 1840, being one of the first to submit his titles to the Government, but he could not get a Crown Grant. He came back to New Zealand in 1858 or 1859 to prosecute his claims, which he had all along been urging. He returned to Sydney, and again came to New Zealand in 1860, and has remained here ever since. No Crown Grant or compensation of any sort was ever given him on account of these purchases till about two years ago, when he received 5000 acres, in two blocks of 2500 acres each. Ten of Mr Green's family survive him."