Schedule of land taken




No. in Red Quantity Description Remarks
A. R. P.
1591 5 0 0 more or less Situate in the Upper Christchurch District, having 6 chains 25 links frontage to the Bangor road, and running back south-westerly to a distance of 8 chains, in a rectangular block, N.W. of and adjoining section 15556. For a Cemetery.
1592 Being sections Nos. 124 and 125, Town of Ashburton. As a site for Public Library and Reading Room.
1593 Being sections 98 and 99, Town of Ashburton. For Road Board purposes.
1594 Being section No. 20, in the Town of Geraldine. For Road Board purposes.
1595 50 0 0 more or less Situate in the Timaru District, being a square block of land, bounded on the south-east by the McKenzie Country road; and on the south-west by Reserve No. 1264 (in red). For Recreation purposes.
1596 56 0 0 more or less Situate in the Christchurch District, commencing on the road at the north-east corner of Reserve No. 1453 (in red); thence north-easterly following said road to the north-west corner of Section 14513; thence south-easterly, following the south-west boundary thereof a distance of 40 chains; thence south-westerly at a right angle, following a straight line to the north-east boundary of section 14226; thence north-westerly and south-westerly, following the north-eastern and north-western boundaries of the latter section to section 13598; thence north-westerly along the north-eastern boundary of that section to Reserve 1450 (in red) above mentioned; from thence returning along the south-eastern and north-eastern boundaries thereof to the commencing point. For a Recreation Ground.
1597 20 0 0 more or less Situate in the Ashburton District, bounded on the south-eastward by the road dividing Sections Nos. 15855 and 15850; on the south-westward by the road north-east of those sections; on the north-eastward by section 17386; on the north-west by a line at right angles to the southward boundary, so as to contain the above quantity, subject to a road if required on survey. The above described land is part of I. P. R. D., on run 232, Class 2. For School purposes.
1598 50 0 0 more or less Situate in the Ashburton District, bounded on the south-eastward by the road dividing Section No. 15855 and 15850; on the southward by the road forming the north-eastern boundary of Section 15880; on the north-eastward by Section 17386; and on the north-westward by a line at right angles to aforesaid road, so as to contain the above quantity, subject to a road if required on survey. The above described land is part of I. P. R.'s, C., and D1, on Run No. 232, Class 2. For Recreation purposes.
1599 6 1 10 more or less Situate in the Christchurch District, being a strip of land one chain wide, bounded on the northward by Section 1239; on the eastward and westward by Sections 6680, 6681, 6703, 6704, 2564, and 2426; and on the southward For Railway purposes.


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PDF PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1874, No 8





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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land acquisition, Cemetery, Public Library, Reading Room, Road Board, Recreation Ground, School purposes, Railway purposes, Christchurch District, Ashburton District, Timaru District