✨ Road Land Taking Proclamation




1796

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

of any other power and authority enabling me in
that behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the
lands described in the Schedule hereto are hereby
taken for the purposes of a road; and that, from and
after the nineteenth day of December instant, the lands
so described shall become absolutely vested in fee-
simple in Her Majesty, discharged from all mort-
gages, charges, claims, estates, and interests of what
kind soever, for use as a road.

SCHEDULE.
ALL those pieces or parcels of land in the Wangaehu
Highway District, Wanganui Survey District, County
of Wanganui, running into and through the follow-
ing sections, as numbered on the map of the left
bank of the Wanganui River:--

easterly by a line three hundred and fifty-one (351)
links in length, thence north-easterly by a line four
hundred and thirty-six (436) links in length, thence
north-easterly by a line two hundred and five (205)
links in length to boundary between Sections 271
and 270, thence northerly by said boundary for a
distance of sixty-two (62) links, thence south-
westerly by a line two hundred and twenty-five (225)
links, thence south-westerly by a line four hundred
and forty-four (444) links in length, thence south-
westerly by a line three hundred and fifty-seven
(357) links in length, thence south-westerly by a line
six hundred and eighty-seven (687) links in length,
thence south-westerly by a line five hundred and fifty-
four (554) links in length to boundary between
Sections 271 and 59A, thence south-easterly by said
boundary for a distance of eighty-four (84) links to
point of commencement; be all the aforesaid linkages
more or less; containing one (1) acre one (1) rood
and fourteen (14) perches, more or less.

Section 113: Commencing at a point in Section
No. 113 at a distance northwards of seven hundred
and sixty-four (764) links along the new eastern
line of road from the southern boundary of said
section, thence south-easterly by a line six hundred
and eleven (611) links in length, thence south-
Easterly by a line one hundred and fifty-one (151)
links in length, thence north-easterly by a line five
hundred and thirty one (531) links in length, thence
south-easterly by a line eleven (11) links in length to
boundary between Sections 113 and 59A, thence
northerly by said boundary for a distance of sixty-
one (61) links, thence south-westerly by a line five
hundred and thirty-two (532) links in length, thence
north-westerly by a line one hundred and forty-
three (143) links in length, thence north-easterly by a line seven hundred and seven-nine
westerly by a line six hundred and twenty-
seven (627) links in length to new eastern line of
road, thence southwards by said road for a distance
of sixty-one (61) links to point of commencement;
be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; containing
three (3) roods and five (5) perches, more or less.

Section 59A: Commencing at a point on boundary
between Sections 59A and 113 at a distance on said
boundary of three hundred and ninety-four (394)
links, more or less, southwards from the north-west
corner of said Section 59A, thence north-easterly by
a line nine (9) links in length, thence south-
Easterly by a line two hundred and eighty-two
(282) links in length, thence south-easterly by a
line seven hundred and twenty-five (725) links,
thence north-easterly by a line four hundred and
four (404) links in length, thence north-easterly by
a line three hundred and twenty (320) links to
boundary between Sections 59A and 271, thence
south-easterly by said boundary for a distance of
one thousand nine hundred and sixty-three (1963)
links, thence south-westerly by a line eighty-four
(84) links in length, thence north-westerly by a line
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven (1887)
links in length, thence south-westerly by a line three
hundred and two (302) links in length, thence south-
westerly by a line four hundred and fourteen (414)
links in length, thence by a line north-westerly seven
hundred and fifty-five (755) links in length, thence
north-westerly by a line two hundred and sixty-seven
(267) links in length to boundary between Sections
59A and 113, thence northwards by said boundary
for a distance of sixty-one (61) links to point of
commencement; be all the aforesaid linkages more
or less; containing two (2) acres and thirty-one (31)
perches, more or less.

Section 271: Commencing at a point upon
boundary between Sections 59A and 271 at a distance
of one thousand eight hundred and fifty (1850) links
or thereabouts north-westerly from the south-east
corner of said Section 271, thence by a line north-
Easterly four hundred and ninety-two (492) links in
length, thence north-easterly by a line six hundred
and eighty-three (683) links in length, thence north-

Section 270: Commencing at a point upon
boundary between Sections 271 and 270 at a distance
of two hundred and ninety (290) links or thereabouts
southerly on said boundary from the Mangaone
Stream, thence north-easterly by a line four hun-
dred and fifty (450) links in length, thence north-
Easterly by a line two hundred and forty-six (246)
links in length, thence south-easterly by a line eight
hundred and eighty-three (883) links in length, thence
south-easterly by a line one thousand one hundred
and fifty-four (1154) links in length, thence south-
Easterly by a line seven hundred and seventy-nine
(779) links in length, thence north-easterly by a line
four hundred and four (404) links in length, thence
easterly by a line one thousand one hundred and
nine (1109) links in length, thence north-easterly by
a line one thousand three hundred and fifty (1350)
links in length, thence north-easterly by a line two
thousand and ninety (2090) links in length, thence
north-easterly by a line five hundred (500) links in
length, thence north-easterly by a line two hundred
and forty-four (244) links in length to the northern
boundary of Section 270, thence south-easterly on
said boundary for a distance of sixty-six (66) links
to the north-eastern corner of that portion of Section
270 now the property of Alexander McGregor,
thence south-westerly by the south-east boundary of
said portion of Section 270 for a distance of two
hundred and seventy-eight (278) links, thence south-
westerly by a line five hundred and twelve (512)
links in length, thence south-westerly by a line two
thousand one hundred and six (2106) links in length,
thence by a line south-westerly one thousand three
hundred and sixty-six (1366) links in length, thence
westerly by a line one thousand one hundred and nine
(1109) links in length, thence south-westerly by a
line four hundred and six (406) links in length,
thence north-westerly by a line seven hundred and
ninety-three (793) links in length, thence north-
westerly by a line one thousand one hundred and
seventy (1170) links in length, thence north-westerly
by a line eight hundred and sixty-one (861) links in
length, thence south-westerly by a line two hundred
and twenty-two (222) links in length, thence south-
westerly by a line four hundred and seventy-four
(474) links in length to boundary between Sections
270 and 271, thence northerly by said boundary for
a distance of sixty-two (62) links to point of com-
mencement; be all the aforesaid linkages more or less;
containing five (5) acres two (2) roods and seven (7)
perches, more or less.

The above particulars being delineated on the plan
hereto attached.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the
Most Honorable George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of



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πŸ—οΈ Proclamation taking lands for a Road in Wanganui Survey District (continued from previous page)

πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road construction, Land taking, Proclamation, Wanganui Survey District, Land parcels, Survey sections, Wangaehu Highway District
  • Alexander McGregor, Property affected by land taking

  • His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby