✨ Land Reserve Changes and Appointments




1879.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1315

SCHEDULE.

Description and Purpose of Reserve. Intended Purpose.
PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHLAND.
Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, Block XVII., Town of Riverton. As a site for public buildings of the General Government. As a recreation-
ground.
Section 13, Block XVII., Town of Riverton. For municipal purposes.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this twenty-second day of
June, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)

Trustees appointed for Maintenance of Kimberley
Cemetery, County of Selwyn.

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and
authorities vested in me by the second section
of "The Cemeteries Management Act, 1877," I, Sir
Hercules George Robert Robinson, the Governor of
the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the
several persons whose names are specified in the
first column of the Schedule hereto to be Trustees
to provide for the maintenance and care of the public
cemetery specified in the second column of the said
Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

| Names of Trustees. | Name of Public Cemetery, and Description
of Land. |
|---|---|
| Edward Constable | KIMBERLEY CEMETERY. |
| Maxwell. | All that parcel of land in the Provincial
| Bell Rively. | District of Canterbury, containing ten
| Hugh Warnock | (10) acres, more or less, being part of
| McClelland. | Section numbered one thousand seven
| John Brown. | hundred and forty-three (1743) (in
| James Manson, jun. | red). Bounded on the Northward by
| | the Auchenflower and Kimberley Road,
| | ten (10) chains; on the Southward by
| | Reserve 1743 (in red), ten (10) chains;
| | on the Eastward by the Junction Road,
| | ten (10) chains; and on the Westward
| | by Reserve 1743 (in red), ten (10)
| | chains and numbered 2355 (in red)
| | on the official map in the Provincial
| | District Survey Office, Christchurch. |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this twenty-fourth day of June,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
nine.

J. BALLANCE.

NOTE. This notification appears in lieu of that which appears
in Gazette No. 72, of the 3rd July, 1879, page 892, "Kimberley"
being substituted for "Courtenay."

Changing the Purpose of a Portion of a Reserve.

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

WHEREAS by "The Public Reserves Act
Amendment Act, 1878," it is, amongst other
things, enacted that the Governor may declare his
intention to make, change, exchange, or alter the dedi-
cation of any public reserve now or hereafter vested
in Her Majesty or the Governor for any of the pur-
poses named in Part II. of the Schedule to the said
Act, whether the same be granted or not; and, in the
case of any reserves made under the authority of
section one hundred and forty-four of "The Land
Act, 1877," if it shall, in the opinion of the Go-
vernor, be expedient to change the purpose of such
reserve or any part thereof from the purpose or
presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any
other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of the
Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land
comprised in such reserve for other land of equal
value, to be dedicated to one or more purposes
named in the said Part II., the Governor may, by
notice in the Gazette, declare his intention to make
such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may
be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms
in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, Sir Hercules George Robert
Robinson, the Governor of the Colony of New
Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of
the powers and authorities vested in me by "The
Public Reserves Act Amendment Act, 1878,"
aforesaid, change the specific purpose of the
reserve described in the first column of the said
Schedule hereto to the specific purpose set opposite
such description in the third column of the said
Schedule, and such land shall henceforth be deemed
to be reserved and set apart for such last-mentioned
specific purpose, and no other.

SCHEDULE.

| Description and Purpose of Original Reserve. | Area of which the Purpose is
intended to be Changed. | Intended Purpose. |
|---|---|---|
| All that par-
cel of land in
the Provincial
District of Can-
terbury, in the
Colony of New
Zealand, situate
in the Town of
Timaru, con-
taining two (2)
acres, more or
less, being Town
Sections Nos.
131, 132, 133,
134, 135, 136,
147, and 148;
Sections Nos.
131, 132, 133,
134, 135, and
136, containing
one (1) rood
each, having a
frontage of six
chains upon
North Street;
Sections Nos.
147 and 148,
containing one
(1) rood each,
having a front-
age of two
chains upon
Heaton Street;
and numbered
203 (in red) on
the map of the
Chief Surveyor
of the Provin-
cial District of
Canterbury, set-
ting out and
describing the
Town of Timaru
aforesaid. As a
site for Govern-
ment offices,
lock-up, gaol,
and public
pound. | All that parcel of land in
the Provincial District of
Canterbury, being part of
Reserve No. 203 (in red),
containing by admeasure-
ment nine (9) perches, more
or less, being part of Section
numbered 132 on the map
of the Town of Timaru.
Bounded towards the North
by North Street, twenty-
three (23) links; towards
the East by Section num-
bered 131, two hundred and
fifty (250) links; towards
the South by Section num-
bered 144, twenty-three (23)
links; and towards the
West by the other part of
Section numbered 132, two
hundred and fifty (250)
links as the same is de-
lineated on the plan de-
posited in the Survey Office,
Christchurch. | For a public
right-of-way. |

As witness the hand of His Excellency the
Governor, this twenty-sixth day of June
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
nine.

J. BALLANCE,
(for the Minister of Lands.)



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πŸ—ΊοΈ Proclamation Changing Purpose of Public Reserves (continued from previous page)

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
22 June 1879
Reserve change, Southland, Public buildings, Recreation ground
  • J. Ballance (for the Minister of Lands)

🏘️ Appointment of Trustees for Maintenance of Kimberley Cemetery

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
24 June 1879
Cemetery trustees, Appointment, Selwyn County, Kimberley Cemetery, Canterbury
7 names identified
  • Edward Constable, Appointed Cemetery Trustee
  • Maxwell, Appointed Cemetery Trustee
  • Bell Rively, Appointed Cemetery Trustee
  • Hugh Warnock, Appointed Cemetery Trustee
  • McClelland, Appointed Cemetery Trustee
  • John Brown, Appointed Cemetery Trustee
  • James Manson (Junior), Appointed Cemetery Trustee

  • Hercules Robinson, Governor
  • J. Ballance

πŸ—ΊοΈ Changing the Purpose of a Portion of a Reserve in Timaru

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
26 June 1879
Reserve change, Canterbury, Timaru, Land dedication, Public right-of-way
  • Hercules Robinson, Governor
  • J. Ballance (for the Minister of Lands)