Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1858 – No. 25

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✨ Road Act Legislation

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Preamble.

WHEREAS it is expedient to close up the Road mentioned and described in the Schedule A to this Act annexed, and to open a new Road in lieu thereof, over the Land described in Schedule B to this Act annexed: And whereas the said Road so to be closed up as aforesaid passes through certain Lands the property of James Williamson: And whereas the Land mentioned and described in the said Schedule B is the property of James Williamson who has consented that the same should be laid out as a Public Highway upon receiving compensation according to the terms of "The Diversion of Roads Act, 1858."

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, by and with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof, as follows:

From and after the passing of this Act the said Road mentioned and described in the Schedule A to this Act annexed, shall be closed.
It shall be lawful for His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand to grant the land occupied by the said Road to the said James Williamson, his heirs and assigns, in fee simple.
From and after the passing of this Act the land mentioned and described in Schedule B to this Act, shall be opened as a new line of Road, and the same shall for ever thereafter be used as and be a Public Highway.
It shall be lawful for the said Superintendent from and out of the Public Revenue of the Province of Auckland to pay to the said James Williamson, his heirs, or assigns, such compensation as may be awarded under the provisions of the "Diversion of Roads Act, 1858."
The Short Title of this Act shall be "The Road Act, No. 1, 1858."

SCHEDULE A.

A Road 50 links in width and 1043 links in length, running from an angle on the Eastern side of the Epsom Road to the Scoria Reserve at Mount St. John—through Farm No. 12, as the same is marked on the Large General Plan deposited in the Waste Land Office.

SCHEDULE B.

A Road commencing about 60 yards South of the junction of the Great South Road with the Green Road from Mount Hobson to Epsom, and going through the property of James Williamson, Esq., in a Westerly direction, to the Scoria Reserve at Mount St. John, as marked upon the large general Plan deposited in the Waste Land Office.

VUW Te Waharoa — Auckland Provincial Gazette 1858, No 25

After Parliament moved to Wellington in 1865, the Auckland Provincial Council sat in General Assembly House (depicted).

It was nicknamed the 'Shedifice' as it was large and drafty, with a leaking roof. First premier Henry Sewell described it as 'a great wooden barnshaped affair, which might serve for a Hospital, a Jail, or a Barrack'.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Road Act No. 1, 1858

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
KeywordsRoads, Legislation, Land Grant, Compensation, Auckland
👱🏽 Names

James Williamson (Esquire), Landowner affected by road diversion

👩‍💼 Officials

Superintendent of the Province of Auckland
Provincial Council of Auckland
His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand

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