✨ Proclamations and Signatures




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
1669

and issued under the Seal of the said
Colony, at the Government House, at
Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of
November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.

ROBERT STOUT.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

of New Ross, in the County of Wexford,
in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of
Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy
Council; Knight Grand Cross of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George; Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and
Vice-Admiral of the same; and issued
under the Seal of the said Colony, at the
Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-seventh day of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight.

G. S. WHITMORE,

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Boundaries of Borough of Hokitika extended.

(L.S.) NORMANBY, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section thirty of "The Municipal
Corporations Act, 1876," it is, amongst other
things, enacted that the Governor may, at any time,
upon the petition of the Mayor and Council of a
borough, by a Proclamation publicly notified, alter
the boundaries of such borough so as to include
therein any part of the foreshore: And whereas a
petition has been presented to me by the Mayor and
Council of the Borough of the Town of Hokitika, in
the Provincial District of Westland, praying me,
amongst other things, to alter the boundaries of the
said borough so as to include therein the part of the
foreshore adjacent to the said borough described in
the First Schedule hereto:

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, Governor of the Colony of
New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers and
authorities vested in me by the said Act, do hereby
proclaim and declare that the boundaries of the said
borough are hereby altered so as to include within
the said borough the part of the foreshore adjacent
thereto described in the said First Schedule, and that
the boundaries of the said borough shall henceforth
be those set forth in the Second Schedule hereto.

Delegation of Powers under "The (Auckland)
Impounding Act, 1867," to the Town of Raglan
District Board.

(L.S.) NORMANBY, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by section sixty-three of an Act of
the late Provincial Council of Auckland,
Session XXIX., No. 28, the Short Title of which is
"The Highways Act, 1874," it is, amongst other
things, enacted that it shall be lawful for the Super-
intendent from time to time, by Proclamation in the
Provincial Government Gazette, to delegate to the
Board of any district created under that Act all or
any of the powers vested in him by the "The
Impounding Act, 1867:" And whereas by "The
Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875," the powers vested
in the Superintendent as aforesaid are now vested in
the Governor:

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in pursuance of the powers and
authorities vested in me as aforesaid, do hereby
delegate to the Town of Raglan District Board for
the time being all the powers now vested in me by
the seventh section of the Act of the late Province of
Auckland, Session XX., No. 10, the Short Title of
which is "The Impounding Act, 1867."

FIRST SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the County of Westland,
containing thirty-three (33) acres, more or less, situ-
ated in the Mahinapua Survey District. Bounded
towards the South-east by the present boundary of
the Borough of Hokitika; towards the North-east
by a line in continuation of the north-eastern boun-
dary of said borough; towards the North-west by low-
water mark of ocean; and towards the South by the
Hokitika River.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of
Westland, containing by admeasurement two thou-
sand one hundred and eighty-two (2,182) acres, more
or less. Bounded towards the North-east by Section
numbered 8237, a road line, Sections numbered 8,
453, and 65 (in red), and a road line; towards the
South-east by a road line, Section numbered 452 (in
red), a road line, Sections numbered 8236 and 8235,
part of Section 1718, Section 8328, and Crown land;
towards the South-west by Crown land, Sections
numbered 2044, 2045, and 1038, a road line, and
Section numbered 2026; towards the North-west by
low-water.mark of ocean: as the same is delineated
on the plans deposited in the Provincial District
Survey Office, Hokitika.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl
of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and
Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the
County of York, in the Peerage of the
United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl
of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and
Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the
County of York, in the Peerage of the
United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave
of New Ross, in the County of Wexford,
in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of
Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy
Council; Knight Grand Cross of the Most
Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and
Saint George; Governor and Commander-
in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand and its Dependencies,
and Vice-Admiral of the same; and
issued under the Seal of the said Colony,
at the Government House, at Wellington,
this twenty-seventh day of November, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight.

G. S. WHITMORE.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!



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πŸ—ΊοΈ Proclamation Transferring Waikato Lands to Auckland Land Board (continued from previous page)

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
25 November 1878
Proclamation, Land transfer, Signature, Wellington
  • Robert Stout

πŸ›οΈ Closing section of a Proclamation issued under Governor Normanby

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
27 November 1878
Proclamation, Signature, Governor, Wellington
  • NORMANBY, Governor
  • G. S. Whitmore

🏘️ Alteration of Borough Boundaries for Hokitika to include foreshore

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
27 November 1878
Proclamation, Boundary alteration, Hokitika, Foreshore, Westland, Municipal Corporations Act
  • George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand

🏘️ Delegation of Impounding Act Powers to Raglan District Board

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
27 November 1878
Proclamation, Delegation of powers, Impounding Act, Raglan District Board, Auckland
  • Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council; Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same
  • G. S. Whitmore