✨ Land Reserves Confirmation
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Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, January 13, 1866.
HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that the following Reserves made by him, temporarily, under the 19th clause of the Waste Land Regulations, have been confirmed by the Provincial Council; viz.—
| No. in red. | Quantity. | Description. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | A. R. P. 10 0 0 more or less | Situate in Little Akaroa, Banks’ Peninsula, commencing at the north-western corner of Section No. 409, on the Beach road, following along the western boundary of said section in a south-westerly direction, a distance of six chains ninety links to the northern corner of section No. 773, thence south-westerly along the north-western boundary thereof a distance of nineteen chains sixty links to the road forming the south-western boundary of the said section 773, thence following the said road north-westerly six chains thirty links to the road first above mentioned and returning along that road to the commencing point. | For church and school, Little Akaroa. |
| 91 | 50 0 0 more or less | Situate in the Ashley District, commencing at the junction of the road east of section 767, with the North road, following along the latter road north-easterly a distance measured in a straight line of thirty-two chains thirty links to the Saltwater Creek, following down the said creek to the river Ashley, thence westerly along the said river to the road first mentioned, and from thence returning along the same to the commencing point. | For a ferry reserve, Saltwater Creek. |
| 93a | 20 0 0 more or less | Situate on the northern bank of the Wairarapa stream, commencing at a point on the northern bank of the stream, marked by a peg near the waterholes about thirteen and a half chains north-westward of the north-eastern corner of section 199; thence north-easterly a distance of twenty-two chains in a direct line to another marked peg on the bank of the Wairarapa stream, and from thence along the bank of the stream to the south-westward and north-westward to the commencing point. | For a gravel pit, Wairarapa stream. |
| 95a | 10 0 0 more or less | Situate in the Christchurch district, commencing at a point on the road reserved along the southern bank of the Waimakariri, the same being the north-western corner of section 538, following easterly along the northern boundary of that section to the old North road, thence northerly along that road to the south-eastern corner of section 465, following westerly along the southern boundary thereof a distance of ten chains fifty-five links to the road first mentioned, and from thence returning along the same to the commencing point. | New ferry reserve, south-east bank of Waimakariri. |
| 99 | 100 0 0 more or less | Situate in the Ashburton district, having about twenty-five chains frontage to the road reserved along high water mark, and extending back westerly a distance on the average of forty chains, being bounded on the southward by the northern bank of the Rangitata. | For a ferry, north bank at the mouth of Rangitata. |
| 100 | 100 0 0 more or less | Situate in the Timaru District, having frontage of about twenty-five chains to the road reserved along high water mark, and extending back westerly a distance on the average of forty chains, being bounded on the northward by the southern bank of the Rangitata. | Ferry south bank at mouth of Rangitata. |
| 101 | 50 0 0 more or less | Situate above the Town of Lyttelton, commencing at a point on the north-western boundary line of section... | Lyttelton botanical garden. |
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1866, No 4
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🗺️ Confirmation of Land Reserves
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey13 January 1866
Land reserves, Christchurch, Banks Peninsula, Ashley District, Wairarapa stream, Waimakariri, Ashburton, Timaru, Lyttelton
- His Honor the Superintendent