✨ Land & Mining Proclamations




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
87
House, at Wellington, this twentieth day | passing of this Act: And whereas in accordance
of January, one thousand eight hundred | with the provisions of the said in part recited Acts,
and seventy-seven.

the Minister for Public Works has caused a map of
all such lands as have been taken or purchased for
D. REID,
Minister acting for Minister for Public Works.
the line of railway from Dunedin to Port Chalmers in
the Colony of New Zealand, to be prepared as by the
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
said in part recited Act is required; and the said
Proclaiming Deposit of Memorial Plan of certain
map (marked P.W.D. 5470) is authenticated by the
Lands taken for purposes of the Railway from
signature of the Honorable Edward Richardson, as
Dunedin to Port Chalmers.
Minister for Public Works: And whereas the
(L.S.) NORMANBY, Governor.
Minister for Public Works, on or about the twelfth
A PROCLAMATION.
day of January, one thousand eight hundred
W
HEREAS by "The Immigration and Public
and seventy-seven, caused the said map to be de-
Works Act, 1872," it is, among other things,
posited in the office of the Registrar of Deeds at
enacted, that whenever it shall become necessary
Dunedin:
that any land which the Governor or the Minister
is, by or under the Acts therein mentioned, or any
Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Act authorizing the construction of any railway by
Marquis of Normandy, the Governor of the Colony
the Governor or Minister, authorized to purchase or
of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the
take for such railway, or any portion thereof on or
power and authority vested in me by the hereinbefore
over which a railway authorized by the said Acts, or
in part recited Acts, do hereby proclaim and declare
any Act to be passed in pursuance thereof, has been
that the lands set forth in the said map so deposited
or may hereafter be constructed, should be vested in
as aforesaid have been taken or acquired for the pur-
Her Majesty the Queen, it shall be lawful for the
poses of the hereinbefore mentioned railway from
Governor or the Minister to cause a map of all such
Dunedin to Port Chalmers, authorized by "The Rail-
lands as may have been taken or purchased under
ways Act, 1872," and "The Railways Act, 1873," to
the said Acts, or any Act authorizing the construc-
be deemed a railway within the meaning of "The
tion of any railway as aforesaid, or any portion of
Immigration and Public Works Act, 1870," and the
such railway, to be prepared. Such map shall fully
several Acts amending the same: And in further
and accurately set forth the pieces or parcels of land
pursuance and exercise of the said power and autho-
intended to be taken and permanently used, or which
rity, I do hereby proclaim and declare that the lands
have been purchased or taken, or are required to
intended to be affected by this Proclamation are
be vested in Her Majesty for the purposes of any
described and delineated in the said map so deposited
such railway, and shall be authenticated by the sig-
as aforesaid.
nature of the Minister, or by that of some person to
be appointed by him for that purpose from time to
Given under the hand of His Excellency the
time. And it is also enacted that the Minister shall
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
cause the map to be deposited in the office of the
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of
Registrar of Deeds for the Registration District
Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron
within which the lands shall be situated, or if the
Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County
lands set forth on any such map shall extend beyond
of York, in the Peerage of the United
the boundaries of any one district, then such map
Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New
shall be prepared in so many parts as shall be
Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the
requisite to delineate the lands within each such
Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her
district, and the map or the parts thereof as afore-
Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Coun-
said shall be deposited in the office of the Registrar
cil; Knight Commander of the Most
of Deeds in each Registration District where the
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael
lands shall be situated to which such map relates;
and Saint George; Governor and Com-
but for the purposes of the said Act, such map,
mander-in-Chief in and over Her Ma-
although consisting of several parts, shall only be
jesty's Colony of New Zealand and its
deemed to be one map: And whereas by the said
Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the
Act it is further enacted, that it shall thereupon be
same; and issued under the Seal of the
lawful for the Governor from time to time, by Pro-
said Colony, at the Government House,
clamation in the New Zealand Gazette, to declare
at Wellington, this twentieth day of
that the lands set forth in such map, or any of them,
January, one thousand eight hundred and
have been taken or acquired for the purposes of the
seventy-seven.
railway in respect of which the same shall have been
taken or acquired under the said Acts, or any Act
D. REID,
authorizing the same to be taken or acquired; and in
Minister acting for Minister for Public Works.
such Proclamation the lands intended to be affected
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
shall be therein described by reference to such map
so to be deposited as aforesaid: And whereas by
Lands withdrawn from the Nelson South-West Gold
"The Public Works Act, 1876," it is, among other
Field.
things, enacted that the several Acts and Ordinances
specified in the First Schedule thereto are thereby
(L.S.) NORMANBY, Governor.
repealed so far as in such Schedule specified; but
A PROCLAMATION.
shall notwithstanding remain in full force so far
only as relates to anything done, appointment or
W
HEREAS by "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," it
instrument made, right or privilege accrued, work
is provided that it shall be lawful for the
authorized, security taken or agreed to be taken,
Governor, at any time subsequent to the procla-
offence committed, forfeiture penalty or liability
mation of a gold field, to withdraw by Proclamation
incurred, action prosecution or proceeding com-
therefrom any Crown lands which he may deem it
menced, under the authority of or against the pro-
necessary to withdraw, and that such lands shall
visions of any such Act or Ordinance, before the
thenceforth be dealt with, sold, occupied, and disposed
of under any law or laws for the time being in force
regulating the sale, occupation, or disposal, or in any
way affecting or relating to the management or deal-
ing with the Crown lands within the province in
which such gold field is situate, in like manner in



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