✨ Waterworks Incorporation Details




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
through certain other lands to the Highway
leading from Onehunga to Auckland aforesaid,
at or near to a house in the occupation of Mr.
Simpson, thence along the said Highway to its
junction with a certain other Highway called
the Kyber Pass Road, and thence by two
branches-one proceeding along the first-
named Highway to Parnell, and the other
proceeding along the said Kyber Pass Road to
a certain field adjoining such road belonging
or reputed to belong to Mr. McLachlan to a
Reservoir to be formed there, and thence along
the said last-named Highway to its junction
with a certain other Highway called the
Cemetery Road, and thence down such last-
mentioned Highway to or near to the Windmill
at the junction of the said last-mentioned
Highway with a certain other Highway called
Karangahape Road, and from such place and
from Parnell aforesaid by pipes and other
works into, through, or under the highways,
streets, lanes, and places within the town and
suburbs of Auckland or part thereof respec-
tively all in the County of Eden in the pro-
vince of Auckland, with all reservoirs, cisterns,
tanks, aqueducts, drains, cuts, sluices, pipes,
culverts, engines, and other works and build-
ings necessary for the making, maintaining,
completing, and using such Waterworks; and
a contract for purchase and hold messuages,
lands, tenements, and hereditaments required
for the said undertaking, and to take messuages,
lands, tenements, and hereditaments compulsorily, and to hold the same either permanently
or for temporary occupation; and to take and
impound, direct, and collect streams, courses,
and springs of water; and to raise money by
shares in the said undertaking; and to raise a
further sum of money by mortgage of the rates
and other property of the Company and the
future calls on the Shareholders therein; and
to open and break up streets, roads, highways,
lanes, squares, and alleys and to lay pipes
therein for the purposes of the said Waterworks
and premises; and to furnish a supply of
water for the domestic uses of the inhabitants
of the said town and suburbs, and a further
supply for the public uses thereof, and for the
extinguishing of fires therein; and to levy
rates upon the persons requiring, receiving, or
using such supply of water; and to enter into
contracts and agreements with any other per-
sons for a supply of water by the Company to
them for domestic, agricultural, or manufac-
turing purposes; and to enable the Company
to assign and transfer the said rates and other
property to the Superintendent for the time
being of the Province of Auckland as a secu-
rity for the annual sum of Β£3000, in case the
Legislature of such province shall pass an Act
guaranteeing to the said Company and its
Mortgagees the annual payment of such sum.

Dated the 17th day of May, 1860.

J. L. CAMPBELL,
Chairman of the Provisional Committee.

Printed and Published by W. C. WILSON, for the New Zealand Government, at the Printing Office,
Shortland Crescent.




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🏘️ Application for Act to Incorporate Auckland Waterworks Company (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
17 May 1860
Waterworks, Company incorporation, Land acquisition, Rates, Auckland, Eden County, Water supply
  • Simpson (Mr.), Land occupation mentioned
  • McLachlan (Mr.), Land reputed ownership mentioned

  • J. L. Campbell, Chairman of the Provisional Committee