Highway District Notifications




310 Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.


PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

By His Honour Sir George Grey,
Knight Commander of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath,
Superintendent of the Province
of Auckland.

In pursuance of “The Highways Act, 1874,” I do
hereby bring the said Act into operation within the

Turanganui Highway District;

and I do hereby appoint the First Meeting of Rate-
payers to take place at Mr. Michael Mullooly’s Hotel,
Tolaga Bay, on Monday, the 21st August proximo,
at two o’clock in the afternoon, and Edward Murphy,
Esq., J.P., to be Chairman of such Meeting.

Given under my hand at Wellington, in
the Province of Wellington, this 27th
day of July, 1876.

G. Grey,
Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.


PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1876.

It is hereby notified that the Chairman of the First
Meeting of Ratepayers of the Whangarei Town-
ship Highway District has, in accordance with the
provisions of “The Highways Act, 1874,” reported
in writing to the Superintendent the names of the
undermentioned persons elected to serve as the
District Board for the said District, namely:—

Robert Reyburn, Chairman,
James Wilson,
Robert Thompson,
Nicol Frater,
Robert Kay.

Vincent E. Rice,
For the Provincial Secretary.


PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 15th July, 1876.

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with
the provisions of “The Highways Act, 1874,” a
certified copy of the Assessment List of the Wha-
katu Highway District, for the year 1875-6, has
been forwarded to this Office.

Vincent E. Rice,
For the Provincial Secretary.


PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 31st July, 1876.

It is hereby notified that the several Chairmen of
the aftermentioned District Boards under “The
Highways Act, 1874,” have reported in writing to
the Superintendent the names of the undermentioned
persons, elected as Members of the said District
Boards respectively for the ensuing highway year,
namely:—

Waipipi — Robert Bent, Chairman; Edward
Constable, Robert Craig, Thomas Parkinson,
and Thomas Reid.

Grafton Road — Thomas Macfarlane, Chair-
man; G. Aickin, Andrew Bell, — Heath,
and J. C. MacCormick.

Wairoa — James Crawford, junior, Chairman;
James Bell, George Hoye, John McDonald,
and Caleb Wallis.

Hamilton East Township — William Cumming,
Chairman; W. Coleman, Robert
Harris, Albert Potter, and Charles Tippen.

Town of Onehunga — John Dickenson Jackson,
Chairman; Thomas Armstrong, William
Henry Bates, George Codlin, and
Joseph Hastie.

Town of Ngāruawāhia — George Edgecumbe,
Chairman; Edmund Fitzpatrick, Hippolite
William Hubert, Hamilton Newell, and
Henry Montgomery Salmon.

Parāoa — Thomas W. Wilson, Chairman;
George Cliff, George Skelton, Gervase
Tibbitts, and James Trounson.

Totara — Thomas Major Lane, Chairman;
Robert Bell, Stephen Broun, James Reynolds,
and William Saies.

Cambridge — J. H. Smith, Chairman; John
Ferguson, William L. Martyn, James Runciman,
and F. D. Smale.

Albertland South — John Shepherd, Chairman;
George Dibble, Thomas Adams
Gubb, James Sharpley Mawer, and Andrew
Godfrey Stuart.

Newton — Robert T. Warnook, Chairman;
John Crevy, William Edgar, George
McLean, and Major Wamsley.

Tauranga — John Alfred Chadwick, Chairman;
Jonathan Broun, Stephen Earl, Edwin Lea,
and Benjamin John McLean.

Awitu — Alfred Palmer, Chairman; William
Cant, Francis J. Coulthard, John Garland,
and Anthony Mactier.

Kirikiriroa — John Blair Whyte, Chairman;
Francis Richard Claude, Isaac Coates,
William Cumming, and Thomas Henry
White.

Waikuku — E. Constable, Chairman; S. Barri-
ball, W. McElwain, William Sanday, and
G. Selby.

Mauku — Heywood Crispe, Chairman; Joseph
Clark, James Finley, John Kemp, and
George Henry Maunder.

Maunu — W. Seccombe, Chairman; C. Hawken,
J. Laud, C. H. Reid, and J. Smeaton.

Tauranga North Township — Ebenezer G.
Norris, Chairman; James Bodell, James
Joseph Bennett, John Conway, and Thomas
Tunks.

Kaio — Alexander Nisbet, Chairman; William
John Hare, Joseph Hare, junior, James N.
Shepherd, and John G. Shepherd.

Maungatawhiri — George Jesse Austin, Chair-
man; J. Fitness, — Hampton, C. Moore,
and E. Rhodes.

Russell — Charles John Hutchinson, Chair-
man; Samuel Buchanan, Patrick McAlester,
George Simons, and Henry Stephenson.

Wangaroa North — James Shepherd, senior,
Chairman; David Kydd, A. P. Ratcliffe,
A. B. Shepherd, and H. G. Shepherd.


I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship’s most obedient
humble servant,

G. Grey.

His Excellency the Governor.

The funds of the Colony shall not suffer by any such
permission as I again respectfully request.



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🏗️ Highways Act Implementation in Turanganui

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 July 1876
Highways Act, Turanganui, Ratepayers Meeting, Chairman
  • Michael Mullooly, Hotel owner for ratepayers meeting
  • Edward Murphy (Esquire, J.P.), Chairman of ratepayers meeting

  • Sir George Grey, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland

🏗️ Whangarei Township Highway District Board Members

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
31 July 1876
Highways Act, Whangarei, District Board, Elections
  • Robert Reyburn, Chairman of Whangarei Township Highway District Board
  • James Wilson, Member of Whangarei Township Highway District Board
  • Robert Thompson, Member of Whangarei Township Highway District Board
  • Nicol Frater, Member of Whangarei Township Highway District Board
  • Robert Kay, Member of Whangarei Township Highway District Board

  • Vincent E. Rice, For the Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Whakatu Highway District Assessment List

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
15 July 1876
Highways Act, Whakatu, Assessment List
  • Vincent E. Rice, For the Provincial Secretary

🏗️ District Board Members for Various Highways

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
31 July 1876
Highways Act, District Boards, Elections, Chairmen
110 names identified
  • Robert Bent, Chairman of Waipipi District Board
  • Edward Constable, Member of Waipipi District Board
  • Robert Craig, Member of Waipipi District Board
  • Thomas Parkinson, Member of Waipipi District Board
  • Thomas Reid, Member of Waipipi District Board
  • Thomas Macfarlane, Chairman of Grafton Road District Board
  • G. Aickin, Member of Grafton Road District Board
  • Andrew Bell, Member of Grafton Road District Board
  • Heath, Member of Grafton Road District Board
  • J. C. MacCormick, Member of Grafton Road District Board
  • James Crawford (junior), Chairman of Wairoa District Board
  • James Bell, Member of Wairoa District Board
  • George Hoye, Member of Wairoa District Board
  • John McDonald, Member of Wairoa District Board
  • Caleb Wallis, Member of Wairoa District Board
  • William Cumming, Chairman of Hamilton East Township District Board
  • W. Coleman, Member of Hamilton East Township District Board
  • Robert Harris, Member of Hamilton East Township District Board
  • Albert Potter, Member of Hamilton East Township District Board
  • Charles Tippen, Member of Hamilton East Township District Board
  • John Dickenson Jackson, Chairman of Town of Onehunga District Board
  • Thomas Armstrong, Member of Town of Onehunga District Board
  • William Henry Bates, Member of Town of Onehunga District Board
  • George Codlin, Member of Town of Onehunga District Board
  • Joseph Hastie, Member of Town of Onehunga District Board
  • George Edgecumbe, Chairman of Town of Ngāruawāhia District Board
  • Edmund Fitzpatrick, Member of Town of Ngāruawāhia District Board
  • Hippolite William Hubert, Member of Town of Ngāruawāhia District Board
  • Hamilton Newell, Member of Town of Ngāruawāhia District Board
  • Henry Montgomery Salmon, Member of Town of Ngāruawāhia District Board
  • Thomas W. Wilson, Chairman of Parāoa District Board
  • George Cliff, Member of Parāoa District Board
  • George Skelton, Member of Parāoa District Board
  • Gervase Tibbitts, Member of Parāoa District Board
  • James Trounson, Member of Parāoa District Board
  • Thomas Major Lane, Chairman of Totara District Board
  • Robert Bell, Member of Totara District Board
  • Stephen Broun, Member of Totara District Board
  • James Reynolds, Member of Totara District Board
  • William Saies, Member of Totara District Board
  • J. H. Smith, Chairman of Cambridge District Board
  • John Ferguson, Member of Cambridge District Board
  • William L. Martyn, Member of Cambridge District Board
  • James Runciman, Member of Cambridge District Board
  • F. D. Smale, Member of Cambridge District Board
  • John Shepherd, Chairman of Albertland South District Board
  • George Dibble, Member of Albertland South District Board
  • Thomas Adams Gubb, Member of Albertland South District Board
  • James Sharpley Mawer, Member of Albertland South District Board
  • Andrew Godfrey Stuart, Member of Albertland South District Board
  • Robert T. Warnook, Chairman of Newton District Board
  • John Crevy, Member of Newton District Board
  • William Edgar, Member of Newton District Board
  • George McLean, Member of Newton District Board
  • Major Wamsley, Member of Newton District Board
  • John Alfred Chadwick, Chairman of Tauranga District Board
  • Jonathan Broun, Member of Tauranga District Board
  • Stephen Earl, Member of Tauranga District Board
  • Edwin Lea, Member of Tauranga District Board
  • Benjamin John McLean, Member of Tauranga District Board
  • Alfred Palmer, Chairman of Awitu District Board
  • William Cant, Member of Awitu District Board
  • Francis J. Coulthard, Member of Awitu District Board
  • John Garland, Member of Awitu District Board
  • Anthony Mactier, Member of Awitu District Board
  • John Blair Whyte, Chairman of Kirikiriroa District Board
  • Francis Richard Claude, Member of Kirikiriroa District Board
  • Isaac Coates, Member of Kirikiriroa District Board
  • William Cumming, Member of Kirikiriroa District Board
  • Thomas Henry White, Member of Kirikiriroa District Board
  • E. Constable, Chairman of Waikuku District Board
  • S. Barriball, Member of Waikuku District Board
  • W. McElwain, Member of Waikuku District Board
  • William Sanday, Member of Waikuku District Board
  • G. Selby, Member of Waikuku District Board
  • Heywood Crispe, Chairman of Mauku District Board
  • Joseph Clark, Member of Mauku District Board
  • James Finley, Member of Mauku District Board
  • John Kemp, Member of Mauku District Board
  • George Henry Maunder, Member of Mauku District Board
  • W. Seccombe, Chairman of Maunu District Board
  • C. Hawken, Member of Maunu District Board
  • J. Laud, Member of Maunu District Board
  • C. H. Reid, Member of Maunu District Board
  • J. Smeaton, Member of Maunu District Board
  • Ebenezer G. Norris, Chairman of Tauranga North Township District Board
  • James Bodell, Member of Tauranga North Township District Board
  • James Joseph Bennett, Member of Tauranga North Township District Board
  • John Conway, Member of Tauranga North Township District Board
  • Thomas Tunks, Member of Tauranga North Township District Board
  • Alexander Nisbet, Chairman of Kaio District Board
  • William John Hare, Member of Kaio District Board
  • Joseph Hare (junior), Member of Kaio District Board
  • James N. Shepherd, Member of Kaio District Board
  • John G. Shepherd, Member of Kaio District Board
  • George Jesse Austin, Chairman of Maungatawhiri District Board
  • J. Fitness, Member of Maungatawhiri District Board
  • Hampton, Member of Maungatawhiri District Board
  • C. Moore, Member of Maungatawhiri District Board
  • E. Rhodes, Member of Maungatawhiri District Board
  • Charles John Hutchinson, Chairman of Russell District Board
  • Samuel Buchanan, Member of Russell District Board
  • Patrick McAlester, Member of Russell District Board
  • George Simons, Member of Russell District Board
  • Henry Stephenson, Member of Russell District Board
  • James Shepherd (senior), Chairman of Wangaroa North District Board
  • David Kydd, Member of Wangaroa North District Board
  • A. P. Ratcliffe, Member of Wangaroa North District Board
  • A. B. Shepherd, Member of Wangaroa North District Board
  • H. G. Shepherd, Member of Wangaroa North District Board

  • Vincent E. Rice, For the Provincial Secretary