Proclamation of Quays and Wharfs Boundaries




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PROCLAMATION.

By His Honor William Henry Eyes,
Esquire, Superintendent of the
Province of Marlborough, in the
Colony of New Zealand.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General
Assembly of New Zealand, intituled “The Marine Act, 1866,” it shall be
lawful for the Superintendent of any
Province, from time to time, as occasion
may require, by Proclamation for that purpose, published in the Gazette of the
Province, to define the limits and boundaries for the purposes of this Act, of any
Wharf, Quay, Pier, or Dock, within such
Province, and such Proclamation, from
time to time, to revoke, and in manner
aforesaid to re-define such limits and
boundaries.

Now therefore, I, William Henry Eyes,
Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of
Marlborough, in pursuance of the powers
vested in me, do hereby revoke the Proclamation issued by me under the said Act,
and bearing date the nineteenth day of
March, 1867, and do hereby proclaim and
declare that the limits and boundaries of
the Quays and Wharfs of the Towns of
Blenheim and Picton, in the said Province
respectively, shall be as follows, that is
to say:—

The Blenheim Quays and Wharfs shall
be bounded toward the North by a line
commencing at and from the North-Eastern
angle of Section 41, Town of Blenheim, to
the North-Western angle of Section 46;
thence towards the East by Sections 46
and 47; thence towards the North by
Section 47, the abuttal of Sinclair-street,
Section 48, and Redwood-street; thence
towards the East by the Eastern-side of
Redwood-street, to a point at right angles
with the North-Eastern corner of Section
1; thence by the Northern boundary of
Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4, and a line from
Section 4, to the North-Eastern corner of
Section 25; thence by a line to the nearest
angle of Section 26; thence by Section 26,
the abuttal of High-street, Section 36, and
a line from the Northern extremity of that
Section to Section 41; thence by Section
41, to the starting point, and shall also
include the right bank of the Opawa river,
commencing at a point six hundred yards
below the Police station, and extending for
a distance of one hundred yards, measured
down the stream, along the bank.

The Picton Quay and wharf shall comprise the Government Reserve marked D
on the plan of the Town of Picton, in the
Crown Lands Office of this Province.

Given under my hand, and issued
under the Public Seal of the
Province of Marlborough, at
Blenheim, this fifth day of
April, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight
hundred and sixty-seven.

W. H. Eyes,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
James Malyon Wreyes,
Provincial Secretary.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1867, No 147





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🏘️ Proclamation of Quays and Wharfs Boundaries for Blenheim and Picton

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
5 April 1867
Proclamation, Quays, Wharfs, Boundaries, Blenheim, Picton, Marlborough
  • William Henry Eyes, Superintendent of the Province of Marlborough
  • James Malyon Wreyes, Provincial Secretary