New Zealand Gazette – 1878 – No. 76

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✨ Division of Dunedin into Wards

Num. 76.

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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1878.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1878.

Division of Borough of the City of Dunedin into Four Wards under “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876.”

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

WHEREAS by “The Municipal Corporations Act, 1876,” section twenty-one, it is enacted that, if not less than one-fourth of the burgesses of a borough petition the Governor, praying him to divide such borough into wards, the Governor may, by Proclamation, divide such borough into not less than three nor more than six wards, and shall in such Proclamation assign such names and boundaries to each ward as he thinks fit: And whereas not less than one-fourth of the burgesses of the Borough of the City of Dunedin have petitioned me to divide such borough into wards:

Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the hereinbefore-recited authority, do hereby proclaim and declare that the Borough of the City of Dunedin shall be and the same is hereby divided into four wards having the names mentioned in the first column of the Schedule hereto; and that the boundaries of such wards shall be those set forth in the second column of the said Schedule opposite the name of each ward respectively.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the 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; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this second day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.

G. S. WHITMORE.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

SCHEDULE.

Name of Ward.	Boundaries of Ward.
South Ward ...	Comprises all that portion of the City of Dunedin and Town Belt of Dunedin bounded towards the North-north-west by a line drawn on the centre of High Street, and continued west-south-westerly through the Town Belt to its outer boundary east-north-easterly to its intersection with Manse Street; towards the East-north-east by the centre line of Manse Street from its aforesaid intersection with High Street to its intersection with Princes Street and Jetty Street; towards the North-north-east from the aforesaid intersection of Princes Street and Jetty Street, by the centre line of Jetty Street, and its prolongation through the Otago Harbour Endowment to its outer boundary at Otago Harbour; towards the South-south-east and East-north-east by Otago Harbour; towards the South-south-east by suburban lands, part of Block No. 7, Town District; and towards the West-south-west and South-west by suburban lands, part of Block No. 6, Town District.
High Ward ...	Comprises all that portion of the City of Dunedin and Town Belt of Dunedin bounded towards the South-south-west, West, and West-north-west by suburban lands, part of Block No. 6, Town District, and of Block No. 1, Upper Kaikorai District; towards the North-north-east by a line drawn on the centre of Rattray Street from its intersection with Arthur Street and York Place, and continued west-north-westerly through the Town Belt to its outer boundary; towards the North-north-west by the centre line of York Place from its aforesaid intersection with Rattray

Name of Ward.

Boundaries of Ward.

South Ward ...

Comprises all that portion of the City of Dunedin and Town Belt of Dunedin bounded towards the North-north-west by a line drawn on the centre of High Street, and continued west-south-westerly through the Town Belt to its outer boundary east-north-easterly to its intersection with Manse Street; towards the East-north-east by the centre line of Manse Street from its aforesaid intersection with High Street to its intersection with Princes Street and Jetty Street; towards the North-north-east from the aforesaid intersection of Princes Street and Jetty Street, by the centre line of Jetty Street, and its prolongation through the Otago Harbour Endowment to its outer boundary at Otago Harbour; towards the South-south-east and East-north-east by Otago Harbour; towards the South-south-east by suburban lands, part of Block No. 7, Town District; and towards the West-south-west and South-west by suburban lands, part of Block No. 6, Town District.

High Ward ...

Comprises all that portion of the City of Dunedin and Town Belt of Dunedin bounded towards the South-south-west, West, and West-north-west by suburban lands, part of Block No. 6, Town District, and of Block No. 1, Upper Kaikorai District; towards the North-north-east by a line drawn on the centre of Rattray Street from its intersection with Arthur Street and York Place, and continued west-north-westerly through the Town Belt to its outer boundary; towards the North-north-west by the centre line of York Place from its aforesaid intersection with Rattray

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1878, No 76

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🏛️ Proclamation Dividing Dunedin into Four Wards

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated2 August 1878
KeywordsProclamation, Division, Wards, Dunedin, Municipal Corporations Act
👩‍💼 Officials

George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, 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, Vice-Admiral
G. S. Whitmore

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