✨ Land Reservations and Native Land Purchases
1812
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Land temporarily reserved in the Provincial District as delineated on a plan deposited in the Survey
of Otago.
Office, Auckland.
NORMANBY, Governor.
WHEREAS by the one hundred and forty-fourth
section of "The Land Act, 1877," it is enacted
that the Governor may from time to time, either by
general or particular description, and whether the
same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale
temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be
then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands
which in his opinion are required for any of the
purposes in the said section mentioned:
Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine,
Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony
of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the
powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act,
do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the land in
the Provincial District of Otago described in the
Schedule hereunder written, for the purpose in the
said Schedule specified.
SCHEDULE.
ALL that area in the Provincial District of Otago,
containing by admeasurement twelve (12) acres two
(2) roods, more or less, situate in the Otokia District,
being Section No. 47, Block I., on the map of the
said district. Bounded towards the North-west,
North, and North-east by Otokia Creek and Boat
Harbour, two thousand six hundred and fifty (2650)
links; towards the North-east by Boat Harbour,
seven hundred (700) links; towards the South-east
by the ocean, two thousand nine hundred (2900)
links; towards the South-west by Beach Reserve,
road line, and Section No. 2 of 7 (now called Town
of Brighton, five hundred and forty (540) links; and
towards the North-west by a road line, three hundred
and sixty (360) links: be all the aforesaid linkages
more or less, and intersected by a road line 100 links
wide. For a recreation-ground.
As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this twelfth day of December,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)
Notification of the Payment of Money on and Entry
into Negotiations for the Purchase of Native Lands
in the North Island.
NORMANBY, Governor.
IN pursuance of the provisions of "The Government
Native Land Purchases Act, 1877," it is hereby
notified that money has been paid by or on behalf of
Her Majesty the Queen for the purchase or acquisi-
tion of the block of Native land in the North Island
which is more particularly described and mentioned
in the Schedule hereto; and, further, that negotia-
tions in respect of such purchase or acquisition as
aforesaid have been entered into by or on behalf of
Her said Majesty.
SCHEDULE.
PUHIPUHI.
ALL that parcel of land containing twenty-five
thousand (25,000) acres, more or less, known by the
name of Puhipuhi, situated within the Hukerenui
and Russell Survey Districts, in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Auckland. Bounded towards the North by
the Mokotuna Stream and a line, 6880 links; towards
the East by the Taparahia and Kaimamaku Rivers;
towards the South by the Whakapara and Wairua
Rivers; and towards the West by the Waiotu River:
As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this fourteenth day of December,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
JOHN SHEEHAN.
Managers of the Inangahua Ferry Reserves
appointed.
NORMANBY, Governor.
IN pursuance of the sixth section of "The Public
Reserves Act, 1877," I, George Augustus Con-
stantine, Marquis of Normanby, Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, do hereby nominate and
appoint
THE CHAIRMAN, COUNCILLORS, AND INHABITANTS
OF THE COUNTY OF INANGAHUA,
to have the control and management of the Inanga-
hua Ferry Reserves, the boundaries whereof are set
forth in the Schedule hereto, until such reserves
shall be vested or granted in any particular manner.
SCHEDULE.
ALL that parcel of land containing one hundred and
forty-six (146) acres three (3) roods and twenty (20)
perches, more or less, being Section numbered 55
on Square 138 on the plan of the Land District of
Nelson, and bounded as follows: On the Northward
by Crown land; on the Eastward by the River
Buller; on the Southward by Sections 51 and 4;
and on the Westward by Sections 51, 4, and 52.
All that parcel of land containing thirty (30) acres,
more or less, being Section numbered 56 on Square
138 on the plan of the Land District of Nelson, and
bounded as follows: On the North by the River
Buller; on the Eastward partly by a public road and
partly by Section 58; on the Southward partly by
Section 57 and partly by a public road; and on the
Westward by the River Buller.
All that parcel of land containing forty (40) acres,
more or less, being Section numbered 94 on Square
138 on the plan of the Land District of Nelson, and
bounded as follows: On the Northward by the River
Buller; on the East by a public road; on the South-
ward by a public road; and on the Westward by the
River Matakitaki.
All that parcel of land containing seven (7) acres,
more or less, being Section numbered 92 on Square
138 on the plan of the Land District of Nelson, and
bounded as follows: On the Northward by a public
road; on the Eastward by the River Matakitaki; on
the Southward by Crown land; and on the West-
ward by a public road.
All that parcel of land containing forty-two (42)
acres, more or less, being Section numbered 91 on
Square 138 on the plan of the Land District of
Nelson, and bounded as follows: On the Northward
and Eastward by a public road; on the South by
Crown land; and on the Westward by Section 90.
All that parcel of land containing forty-five (45)
acres two (2) roods and twenty-eight (28) perches,
more or less, being Section numbered 19 on Square
134 on the plan of the Land District of Nelson, and
bounded as follows: On the Northward by a public
road on the banks of the River Inangahua; on the
South-eastward by Section 2; on the South-westward
by a public road; and on the North-westward by a
creek running into the River Inangahua. Excepting
Section 1, sold to Christy Mindermann.
All that parcel of land containing two hundred,
(200) acres, more or less, being Sections 8 and 9 on
Square 139 on the plan of the Land District of.
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