Appointments and Native Reserves




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 21st March, 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

JAMES MAITLAND, ESQ., J.P.,
to be a Resident Magistrate.

HENRY SEWELL.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 21st March, 1862.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

MICHAEL CREAGH, ESQ.,
to be Registrar of Deeds, at Dunedin.

HENRY SEWELL.

Office of Minister for Native Affairs,
Auckland, 21st March, 1862.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the
"Native Reserves Act, 1856," the fol-
lowing Reports are published for general infor-
mation.

HENRY SEWELL
For Minister for Native Affairs.

THE NEW ZEALAND NATIVE
RESERVES ACT, 1856.

I, WALTER BULLER, a person duly ap-
pointed in this behalf, under the Pro-
visions of the New Zealand Native Reserves
Act, 1856, hereby certify and report that I
have ascertained that the Aboriginal In-
habitants entitled to the piece or parcel of
land described in the Schedule hereunder
written have assented that the said piece or
parcel of land shall be subject to the provisions
of the said Act, with a view to obtain com-
pensation for the same from the Provincial
Government, under the "Roads Diversion Or-
dinance" of the Province of Canterbury.

As witness my hand this 19th day of De-
cember, 1861.

WALTER BULLER.

THE NEW ZEALAND NATIVE
RESERVES ACT, 1856.

I, WALTER BULLER, a person duly ap-
pointed in this behalf, under the Pro-
visions of the New Zealand Native Reserves
Act, 1856, hereby certify and report that I
have ascertained that the Aboriginal In-
habitants entitled to the piece or parcel of
land described in the Schedule hereunder
written have assented that the said piece or
parcel of land shall be subject to the provisions
of the said Act, with a view to obtain com-
pensation for the same from the Provincial
Government, under the "Roads Diversion Or-
dinance" of the Province of Canterbury.

As witness my hand this 19th day of De-
cember, 1861.

WALTER BULLER.

SCHEDULE REFERRED TO.

All that piece of land situate in the Man-
deville District, Province of Canterbury, com-
mencing at a point on the main North Road at
the foot of the Sand Hills, forming the South-
eastern boundary of the Native Reserve, and
bearing from Trig. Station 11. S. 33 45, W.
(Mag.), and distant therefrom about 15 chains;
thence, in a North-westerly direction, at a
width of sixty six feet, and forming the
Western boundary of allotments in the said
Native Reserve, numbered respectively, 128,
103, 99, and 98, and the Eastern boundary of
allotments numbered 113, 112, 111, 107,
106, 105; and 104; also the North-eastern
boundary of allotments numbered 102, 100,
97, 68, 67, 66, 65, 64, 63, 62, 61, 60, 59, 58,
57, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3,
and 1, until it meets the North-western
boundary of the said Native Reserve. Also
from a point on the south-western side of the
above mentioned piece of land, and distant
about 2 chains and 25 links from the above
mentioned South-eastern boundary of the said
Native Reserve; thence in a South-westerly
direction, at a width of 66 feet, until it meets
the Eastern bank of the river Korotuaheka.
Also from the southernmost corner of allotment
113, and following the Southern boundary of
the said allotment, at a width of 66 feet, until
it meets the Eastern bank of the above named
river Korotuaheka. Also from the North-
eastern and South-eastern corners respectively
of allotments 113 and 12, in a North-westerly
direction, and forming the North-eastern and
South-western boundaries of the said allot-
ments respectively, crossing a reserve for a
drain, and following the South-western boun-
dary of allotment 110, at a width of 66 feet,
until the South-western side of the said piece
of land meets a creek; from thence, com-
prising all that piece of land contained be-
tween the Northern bank of the said creek
and the South-western boundary of the said
allotment 110, to a point nearly opposite to the
South-western corner of the aforesaid allot-
ment; thence, South-westerly, at a width of
66 feet, until its junction with a road running

SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.

All that piece of land situate at Arowhenua
in the Province of Canterbury, one chain wide
from the North bank of the river Opihi to
the South bank of the river Te Umukaha,
on the line of the South Road, and being
thirty-one chains from river to river, contain-
ing three acres and sixteen perches. Also all
that piece of land, one chain wide and twenty-
seven chains along the North bank of the
river Opihi from the crossing of the South
Road to the Eastern boundary line of the
Native Reserve, containing two acres, two
roods, and thirty-two perches, as the same are
more particu'arly delineated and described in
the plan drawn upon the margin of the Deed
of Cession.

Report adopted this seventh day of March,
1862, with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the Colony.

G. GREY,
Governor.
HAMP DEN WILLIS,
For Clerk of the Executive Council.



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⚖️ Appointment of Resident Magistrate

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
21 March 1862
Appointment, Resident Magistrate, Auckland
  • James Maitland (Esquire, Justice of the Peace), Appointed Resident Magistrate

  • Henry Sewell

⚖️ Appointment of Registrar of Deeds at Dunedin

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
21 March 1862
Appointment, Registrar of Deeds, Dunedin
  • Michael Creagh (Esquire), Appointed Registrar of Deeds

  • Henry Sewell

🪶 Publication of Native Reserves Act Reports

🪶 Māori Affairs
21 March 1862
Native Reserves Act, Reports, Publication, Auckland
  • Henry Sewell, For Minister for Native Affairs

🪶 Certification regarding Native Reserve land in Mandeville District, Canterbury

🪶 Māori Affairs
19 December 1861
Native Reserves Act, Land compensation, Canterbury, Mandeville District, Aboriginal Inhabitants
  • Walter Buller

🪶 Certification regarding Native Reserve land at Arowhenua, Canterbury

🪶 Māori Affairs
19 December 1861
Native Reserves Act, Land compensation, Canterbury, Arowhenua, Opihi River
  • Walter Buller

🏛️ Adoption of Native Reserves Reports by Executive Council

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
7 March 1862
Executive Council, Adoption, Governor, Native Reserves
  • G. Grey, Governor
  • Hamp Den Willis, For Clerk of the Executive Council