✨ Railway Construction Notice
THE
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
of the
PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH.
Published by Authority,
All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette with any Official Signature hereunto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.
A. P. SEYMOUR,
Superintendent.
VOL. VI.] FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1865. [No. 95.]
PICTON AND BLENHEIM RAILWAY.
NOTICE is hereby given that application is intended to be made by the Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough to the General Assembly, at the ensuing session thereof, for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the said Superintendent, and his successors, to make and maintain a Railway, with Buildings, Approaches, Stations, and Works, connected therewith, commencing at or near the Government Wharf in the Town of Picton, and passing from, in, through, or into the several townships, places, or other territorial divisions following, that is to say:—
Town of Picton, Picton Suburban, Waitohi Valley, Village of Tua Marina, and Tua Marina Suburban; thence over the Wairau river, at or near the Ferry there; thence through Wairau West, Omaka District, and the Town of Blenheim; and terminating at or near the river Omaka, in the said Town of Blenheim, all in the Province of Marlborough; and to construct and maintain a bridge over the Wairau river, at or near the Wairau Ferry aforesaid.
And by the said Bill, it is proposed to constitute the said Superintendent, and his successors, a Corporation for the purposes of the said Bill and undertaking, with power to hold land and hereditaments in perpetuity; and to sue and be sued. And it is intended to apply for powers to enable the said Superintendent, for the purpose of the said undertaking, to take and purchase land and houses compulsorily; and to levy tolls, rates, and duties; and to confer, vary, and extinguish exemptions from payment of tolls, rates, and duties; and to confer, vary, and extinguish other rights and privileges; and to make bye-laws; and to empower the said Superintendent to transfer, sell, or lease the said undertaking, with all the rights and powers and liabilities proposed to be conferred by the said Bill, or arising thereunder to such Commissioners, Trustees, or other persons, and at such time, and in such manner, and upon such conditions as may be declared by Act of the Legislature of the said Province.
And notice is hereby further given that copies of the said Bill will be deposited in the Private Bill Office within fourteen days from the commencement of the said session, and copies of the plans, sections, and books of reference, and of this notice, will be deposited for public inspection...
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Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1865, No 95
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🚂 Application for Railway Construction Bill
🚂 Transport & Communications10 March 1865
Railway, Construction, Picton, Blenheim, Marlborough, Bill, Toll, Land Acquisition
- A. P. Seymour, Superintendent