Road Act Legislation




ROAD ACT, No. 1860.

IN THE TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.

SESSION No.

ANALYSIS:

Title.

  1. Land described in Schedule to be opened as a Road.
  2. Superintendent may pay compensation.
  3. Short Title.

An Act to open a Road over certain Lands in the Parish of Wangarie, in the County of Marsden, in the Province of Auckland.

WHEREAS it is desirable to open a line of Road over certain Lands in the Parish of Wangarie, in the County of Marsden, the properties of William Bedlington, George Burnett, and William Mair, described in the Schedule to this Act annexed.

Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof, as follows:

  1. From and after the passing of this Act the land mentioned and described in the schedule to this Act shall be opened as a new line of Road, and the same shall from ever thereafter be used as and be a public Highway.

  2. 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 William Bedlington, George Burnett, and William Mair, their heirs or assigns, such compensation as may be awarded under the provisions of the “Diversion of Roads Act, 1858.”

  3. The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Road Act, No. 1860.”


SCHEDULE.

A Road commencing on the North Western boundary of a subdivision of allotment 2 of the Parish of Wangarie, County of Marsden, known as Captain Brassey’s lot, at a point 1890 links South West from its northernmost angle, proceeding in a North Easterly direction through the said Willoughby Brassey’s lot till it meets and terminates at a stream bounding the said lot on the North, where it joins the Paranui Road as the same is marked on a Plan numbered 1000, now lying in the Waste Land Office, which Road 100 links in width will be bounded on the North West by the said Captain Brassey’s lot 400, 143, 276, 736, 204, and 489 links, and on the South East by the said Willoughby Brassey’s lot 431, 280, 800, 360, 165 and 440 links, or thereabouts.

Aforesaid, and running in an Easterly direction through Robert Mair’s land, being a portion of lot 2 of the Parish of Wangarie, County of Marsden, until it joins the Ngunguru Road aforesaid, where it terminates as the same is marked upon a plan numbered 1000, now lying in the Waste Land Office, which Road, 100 links in width, will be bounded on the North by a portion of lot 2 aforesaid 375 links, and on the South by other portions of lot 2 aforesaid 350 links or thereabouts.


ROAD ACT, No. 1860.

IN THE TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.

SESSION No.

ANALYSIS:

Title.

  1. Preamble.
  2. Superintendent may pay compensation.
  3. Short Title.

An Act to open a Road over certain Lands in the Parish of Wangarie, in the County of Marsden, in the Province of Auckland.

WHEREAS it is desirable to open a line of Road over certain lands in the Parish of Wangarie, in the County of Marsden, the properties of William Bedlington, George Burnett, and William Mair, described in the Schedule to this Act annexed.

Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof, as follows:

  1. From and after the passing of this Act the land mentioned and described in the Schedule 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.

  2. 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 William Bedlington, George Burnett, and William Mair, their heirs or assigns, such compensation as may be awarded under the provisions of the “Diversion of Roads Act, 1858.”

  3. The Short Title of this Act shall be “The Road Act, No. 1860.”


SCHEDULE.

A Road commencing on the Road from Wangarie to the Bay of Islands at a point within the boundary of a parcel of land, being a subdivision of lot 2 of the Parish of Wangarie, County of Marsden, known as William Bedlington’s property, 400 links or thereabouts from its Northern boundary, and proceeding thence in a Westerly direction through the several parcels of land situated in the said lot 2 of the Parish of Wangarie, known as George Burnett’s and William Mair’s properties, to the Whau Whau block, terminating on a Road through the said block, as the same is marked upon a plan numbered 1000 now lying in the Waste Land Office.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1860, No 2





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🏗️ Road Act for Wangarie Parish (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road Act, Land Compensation, Wangarie Parish, Marsden County
  • William Bedlington, Landowner affected by road opening
  • George Burnett, Landowner affected by road opening
  • William Mair, Landowner affected by road opening