✨ Water Race Land Acquisition
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1429
by admeasurement 1 rood and 35 perches or thereby,
and having a length of 2027 links or thereby, com-
mencing at peg figured 219 on existing Kumara
Water-race and ending at peg figured 239 on same,
having a width of 15 feet throughout. Bounded to
the North-east by a line 5 feet distant from the
north-eastern side of the said water-race as con-
structed, and generally parallel to same; and bounded
to the South-west by a line 5 feet distant from the
south-western side of the said water-race as con-
structed, and generally parallel to same.
Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 2 acres 3 roods and 12 perches or
thereby, and having a length of 1413 links or there-
by, commencing at peg figured 239 on the existing
Kumara Water-race, thence following along survey
line for said race indicated on the map herewith by
the figures 241, 243, 245, 247, 249, 252, and 254, up
to the said peg 254, having a width of 200 links
throughout. Bounded to the West by a line 100
links distant from the said peg line, and generally
parallel to same; and bounded to the East by a line
200 links distant from said western boundary, and
generally parallel to same.
Reservoir Supply-Race.
All that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 3 acres 3 roods and 4 perches or
thereby, and having a length of 1887 links or thereby,
commencing at peg figured 0 on the existing Kumara
Water-race, being also peg 0 on existing race known
as Reservoir Supply-race, thence following the said
Reservoir Supply-race and ending at peg figured 19
on same, having a width of 200 links throughout.
Bounded to the West by a line 100 links distant
from the centre of the said Reservoir Supply-race
as constructed, and generally parallel to same; and
bounded to the East by a line 200 links distant from
the said western boundary, and generally parallel to
same.
Branch Race No. 1.
All that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 3 acres 1 rood and 36 perches or
thereby, and having a length of 1738 links or there-
by, commencing at peg figured 50 on the existing
Kumara Water-race, being also peg 0 in existing race
known as Branch Race No. 1, thence following the
said Branch Race No. 1 and ending at a peg figured
17 on same, and having a width of 200 links through-
out. Bounded to the South by a line 100 links dis-
tant from the centre of the said existing Branch
Race No. 1 as constructed, and generally parallel to
same; and bounded to the North by a line 200
links distant from the said southern boundary, and
generally parallel to same.
Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 1 rood and 36 perches or thereby,
and having a length of 1707 links or thereby, com-
mencing at peg figured 17 on the existing race known
as Branch Race No. 1 herein above mentioned and
ending at peg figured 34 on same, having a width
varying from 15 feet to 25 feet throughout. Bounded
to the South-west by a line 5 feet distant from south-
western side of said existing Branch Race No. 1 as
constructed, and generally parallel to same; and
bounded to the North-east by a line 5 feet distant
from north-eastern side of said existing Branch
Race No. 1 as constructed, and generally parallel to
same.
Branch Race No. 2.
All that piece or parcel of land containing by ad-
measurement 2 acres and 15 perches or thereby, and
having a length of 9103 links or thereby, commencing
at peg figured 66 on the existing Kumara Water-
race herein above mentioned, being also peg figured
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No. O on existing race known as Branch Race No. 2,
thence following the said Branch Race No. 2 and
ending at peg figured 91 on same, the said peg
figured 91 being also peg 138 on the existing
Kumara Water-race hereinbefore mentioned, having
a width of 15 feet throughout. Bounded to the
South-west by a line 5 feet distant from south-
western side of said existing Branch Race No. 2 as
constructed, and generally parallel to same; and
bounded to the North-east by a line 5 feet distant
from north-eastern side of said existing Branch
Race No. 2 as constructed, and generally parallel to
same.
Branch Race No. 3.
All that piece or parcel of land containing by ad-
measurement 1 rood and 2 perches or thereby, and
having a length of 1133 links or thereby, commencing
at peg figured 52 on the existing race known as Branch
Race No. 2 herein above mentioned, being also peg 0
on existing race known as Branch Race No. 3,
thence following the said Branch Race No. 3 and
ending at peg figured 11 on same, having a width of
15 feet throughout. Bounded to the East by a line
5 feet distant from eastern side of said existing
Branch Race No. 3 as constructed, and generally
parallel to same; and bounded to the West by a line
5 feet distant from western side of said existing
Branch Race No. 3 as constructed, and generally
parallel to same.
Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 33 perches or thereby, and having a
length of 695 links or thereby, commencing at peg
figured 11 on the existing race known as Branch
Race No. 3. herein above mentioned, and ending at
peg figured 18 on same, having a width of 20 feet
throughout. Bounded to the East by a line 5 feet
distant from eastern side of said existing Branch
Race No. 3 as constructed, and generally parallel
to same; and bounded to the West by a line 5 feet
distant from western side of said existing Branch
Race No. 3 as constructed, and generally parallel to
same.
Branch Race No. 4.
All that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 3 roods 16 perches or thereby, and
having a length of 2843 links or thereby, commencing
at peg figured 14 on the existing race known as
Branch Race No. 3 herein above mentioned, being
also peg figured 0 on existing race known as Branch
Race No. 4, thence following said Branch Race No.
4 and ending at peg figured 28 on same, having a
width of 20 feet throughout. Bounded to the South
by a line 5 feet distant from southern side of said
existing Branch Race No. 4 as constructed, and
generally parallel to same; and bounded to the North
by a line 5 feet distant from northern side of said
existing Branch Race No. 4 as constructed, and
generally parallel to same.
Branch Race No. 5.
All that piece or parcel of land containing
by admeasurement 14 perches or thereby, having
a length of 374 links or thereby, commencing
at peg figured 76 on the existing race known
as Branch Race No. 2 herein above mentioned,
being also peg figured 0 on existing race
known as Branch Race No. 5, thence following the
said Branch Race No. 5 and ending at peg figured 4
on same, having a width of 15 feet throughout.
Bounded to the South by a line 5 feet distant
from southern side of said existing Branch
Race No. 5 as constructed, and generally parallel
to same; and bounded to the North by a line of 5
feet distant from the northern side of said existing
Branch Race No. 5 as constructed, and generally
parallel to same.
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Declaring lands in Westland Gold Field as Kumara-Kawhaka Water-race
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey24 October 1878
Land description, Survey, Water-race, Kumara, Westland, Proclamation, Reservoir, Branch Race
NZ Gazette 1878, No 102