Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 11

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✨ Provincial Government Notices

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

(PROVINCE OF NELSON).

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereunto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor's command,
ALFRED GREENFIELD, Provincial Secretary, pro tem.

VOL. V. NELSON, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1857. NO. 11.

Left Column

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Nelson, May 21, 1857.

HIS Honour the Superintendent directs it to be notified that, in consequence of Her Majesty's birthday (a public holiday) falling on Sunday, the Government Offices will be closed on the following day, MONDAY, the 25th instant.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary, pro tem.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Nelson, May 22, 1857.

HIS Honour the Superintendent directs it to be notified that the undermentioned portion of the Waste Lands of the Crown within the Province of Nelson, as hereinafter described, has been RESERVED, in order that it may be laid out in Suburban Sections and sold as such, in accordance with the provisions of the Land Regulations of 1st July, 1856.

All the unsold Land within the block forming the town belt surrounding the Town of Waitohi, as laid down on the maps of the district of Waitohi.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary, pro tem.

Right Column

Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
May 21, 1857.

HIS Honour the Superintendent directs it to be notified that the under-mentioned portions of the Waste Lands of the Crown within the Province of Nelson, as hereinafter described, have been RESERVED for various purposes of public utility, viz.:—

Pelorus Valley; an island called Otamakehu, in the Pelorus River, containing about 19 acres.
An island in the same river called Te Hau, containing about 20 acres.
Section numbered 39, at the junction of the Makahinui and Pelorus, containing 64 acres—as a village site.
A block of land on the western side of the Kaituna Creek, containing about 240 acres—as a site for a township.
A block of land in Croixelles Harbour, on the neck separating that harbour from the Pelorus Sound, containing about 100 acres.
A block of land forming the neck between Tekenepuru Creek and Mahon Cove in Queen Charlotte Sound, containing about 200 acres.

PDF — Nelson Provincial Gazette 1857, No 11

The Nelson Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed beginning with the laying of the foundation stone on 26 August 1859, with the first Council meeting held there on 30 April 1861.

The buildings served Nelson for over a century before being demolished on 12 September 1969.

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🏘️ Public holiday announcement for Her Majesty's birthday

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated21 May 1857
KeywordsPublic holiday, Government Offices, Nelson, Queen's Birthday
👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary, pro tem.

🗺️ Reservation of Crown land at Waitohi for suburban sections

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated22 May 1857
KeywordsCrown Lands, Land Regulations, Waitohi, Suburban Sections, Reservation
👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary, pro tem.

🗺️ Reservation of Crown lands for public utility purposes

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated21 May 1857
KeywordsCrown Lands, Pelorus Valley, Public Utility, Township site, Village site

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