✨ Boundary Proclamations




212
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New | Range; thence in a line to the junction of the Ore-
Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the kaka and Buller Rivers.
Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her
Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Coun-
LYELL DISTRICT.

cil; Knight Commander of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Commencing at the junction of the Orekaka with
the Buller River; thence along the watershed be-
Saint George; Governor and Commander-
tween the Buller and Mokihinui Rivers, to the line
in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's
thence along the said watershed to the junction of
Colony of New Zealand and its Depend-
the Gowan and Buller Rivers; thence by the River
encies, and Vice-Admiral of the same;
Gowan to Lake Rotorua; thence by the western
and issued under the Seal of the said
shore of Lake Rotorua; thence along the watershed
Colony, at the Government House at
between the River Sabine and the River Dervell to
Wellington, this twenty-third day of
the Spenser Range, and continuing along the range
March, in the year of our Lord one
and watershed so as to leave the Waiau-ua River
thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
and its tributaries and the Grey and its tributaries
on the southern side, and the Buller River and its
DANIEL POLLEN.
tributaries on the northern side, to Mount Haast;
thence along the watershed of the Inangahua and
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Marina Rivers, being the summit of the Victoria
and Brunner Mountains, to a point bearing due east
Districts under "The Registration Act, 1858."
from the junction of the Buller and Inangahua
(L.S.)
NORMANBY, Governor.
Rivers; thence in a westerly direction to the junc-
tion of the Buller and Inangahua; thence along the
A PROCLAMATION.
Buller River to its junction with the Orekaka River.

WHEREAS by "The Registration Act, 1858,"
it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the
And I do declare that this Proclamation shall come
Governor at any time, by Proclamation in the New
into operation and take effect on the fifteenth day of
Zealand Gazette, to divide the Colony of New Zealand,
April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
for the purposes of the said Act, into such and so
many districts as he may think fit, and that every
Given under the hand of His Excellency the
such district shall be called by a distinct name, and
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
shall be a Registrar's District; and it is provided
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of
that the Governor may at any time revoke the whole
Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron
or any part of such Proclamation, and issue a new
Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County
Proclamation dividing the colony or any part of it
of York, in the Peerage of the United
anew into districts, or increasing the number or
Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New
altering the boundaries of districts, as from time to
Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the
time he may think requisite:
Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her
Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Coun-
And whereas by a Proclamation duly made and
cil; Knight Commander of the Most
issued, bearing date the fourth day of June, one
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, the then
and Saint George; Governor and Com-
Governor, in pursuance of the said recited power and
mander-in-Chief in and over Her Ma-
authority, did, amongst others, constitute a district
jesty's Colony of New Zealand and its
for the purposes of the said Act, called the "Reefton"
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the
District, the boundaries whereof were therein set
same; and issued under the Seal of the
forth, which said Proclamation came into operation
said Colony, at the Government House
and took effect on the twentieth day of June, one
at Wellington, this twenty-third day of
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two:
March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.
And whereas it is expedient to revoke so much of
the said Proclamation as relates to the said district,
DANIEL POLLEN.
and to divide anew the territory formerly comprised
within such district:
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Now therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Boundaries altered and new Boundaries proclaimed of
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the said
Ohinemuri Special Licensing District.
colony, in pursuance and exercise of the power and
authority vested in me by the said recited Act, do
(L.S.)
NORMANBY, Governor.
hereby revoke the said Proclamation so far as relates
to the "Reefton" District, and do proclaim and de-
A PROCLAMATION.
clare that the territory formerly comprised within
such district shall be and the same is hereby divided,
WHEREAS by "The Licensing Act 1873 Amend-
for the purposes of the said Act, into two districts,
ment Act, 1874," it is amongst other things
the names and boundaries whereof shall be as fol-
provided, that, in order to make provision for the
lows:β€”
granting of licenses on gold fields and in outlying
districts, it shall be lawful for the Governor from
REEFTON DISTRICT.
time to time to proclaim any district in any province
of the colony, the boundaries whereof shall be defined
Commencing at the junction of the Orekaka River
in such Proclamation, to be a special licensing district,
with the Buller, along the Buller to its junction with
and the boundaries of such district from time to time
the Inangahua River; thence in a line due east
to alter, and to abolish any such district :
to the summit of the Brunner Mountains; thence
along the watershed of the Inangahua and Marina
And whereas by Proclamation under my hand
Rivers, being the summit of the Brunner and Vic-
bearing date the third day of March instant, and
toria Mountains, to Mount Haast or the watershed
published in the New Zealand Gazette of the same
of the Grey River; thence along the watershed
date, the district the boundaries whereof were set
of the Grey and Inangahua Rivers to the saddle
forth in the Schedule to the said Proclamation was
between the Mawhera-iti and Inangahua Rivers;
proclaimed and declared to be a special licensing
thence in a straight line in direction of the mouth of
district, to be called "The Ohinemuri Special Licens-
the Totara River to the summit of the Paparoa
ing District:"



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1875, No 18





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

πŸ›οΈ Proclamation dividing former Reefton District into Reefton and Lyell Districts (continued from previous page)

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
23 March 1875
District division, Boundaries, Registration Act 1858, Reefton, Lyell, Proclamation
  • Normanby, Governor
  • Daniel Pollen

🏘️ Alteration of boundaries for Ohinemuri Special Licensing District

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Licensing Act 1874, Boundary alteration, Ohinemuri, Special Licensing District
  • Normanby, Governor