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1879.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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the confluence of a stream rising in Section No. 6192;
thence by that stream to Section No. 6192 aforesaid,
and by that Section to the Opihi River; thence
towards the North-east by the middle of that river
to the sea; towards the East by the sea to the mouth
of the Pareora River; towards the South by the
middle of that river to its westernmost source, near
Mount Nimrod; thence by a right line to Mount
Nimrod; thence by lines from peak to peak along
the summit of the Hunters Hills for about five
miles to the boundary of the Mount Cook Road
District; thence by a right line due west to the
Hakateramea River; and again towards the North-
west by a right line from thence to the source of
the Opawa Stream, the starting point.

SECOND SCHEDULE.
OPIHI RIDING.

BOUNDED towards the North and North-east by the
middle of the Opihi River, from Section No. 6192 to
the confluence of the Te Ngawai River; thence
towards the South and West by the Te Ngawai River
to the confluence of a stream rising in Section No.
6192; thence by that stream to Section No. 6192
aforesaid; and by that section to the Opihi River, at
the starting point.

NGAWAI RIDING.

Bounded towards the North-west by the Opawa
Stream, from its source to its confluence with the
Te Ngawai River; towards the East by that river to
Section No. 21315; thence across the river to the
north-western corner of Pre-emptive Right K;
thence by that pre-emptive right and Pre-emptive
Right I, and Section No. 21238, to a stream, and by
that stream to the Pareora River; towards the South
by the middle of that river to its most westernmost
source, near Mount Nimrod; thence by a right
line to Mount Nimrod; thence by lines from
peak to peak, along the summit of the Hunters Hills
for about five miles to the boundary of the
Mount Cook Road District; thence by a right line
due west to the Hakateramea River; and again
towards the North-west by a right line from thence
to the source of the Opawa Stream, the starting
point.

LEVELS RIDING.

Bounded towards the North by the middle of the
Opihi River, from the confluence of the Te Ngawai
River to the sea; towards the East by the sea to the
Pareora River; towards the South by the middle of
that river to the stream which forms the eastern
boundary of the Ngawai Riding; towards the West
by the Ngawai Riding hereinbefore described to the
Te Ngawai River; and towards the North-west by
the Opihi Riding hereinbefore described to the start-
ing point.

Given under the hand of His Excellency
Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson,
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distin-
guished 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 October, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.

G. S. WHITMORE.

Approved in Council.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Defining the Purpose of a Reserve.

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
sixteenth day of September, 1879.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS in my opinion there is some doubt or
uncertainty as to purpose for which the
land described in the Schedule hereto was reserved
and set apart:

Now, therefore, I, Sir Hercules George Robert
Robinson, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said colony, and in the
exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon
me by the seventh section of "The Public Reserves
Act Amendment Act, 1878," do hereby declare and
define that the purpose for which the said land shall
be dedicated shall be a site for a cemetery.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land containing 15 acres,
more or less, situated in the Land District of Nelson,
being Reserve marked A. on the plan of the Town of
Collingwood, and bounded as follows: On the
North-eastward, 2000 links, by a public road; on
the South-eastward, 750 links, by Excellent Street;
on the South-westward, 2000 links, by Orion Street;
and on the North-westward, 750 links, by Cuthbert
Street.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Geraldine Recreation-grounds brought under "The
Public Domains Act, 1860."

HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-third day of September, 1879.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

BY virtue of the powers and authorities vested in
me by the eleventh section of "The Public
Reserves Act, 1877," I, Sir Hercules George Robert
Robinson, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand,
by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said colony, do hereby order and
declare that the reserves made for public recreation
in the Provincial District of Canterbury, and known
as the Geraldine Recreation-grounds, and described
in the Schedule hereto, shall be and the same are
hereby brought under the operation of and declared
to be subject to the provisions of "The Public
Domains Act, 1860," and its amending Acts; and
such domain shall hereafter be managed, ad-
ministered, and dealt with in manner directed by the
said Acts.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION NO. 305 (in red), in the Township of
Geraldine, Provincial District of Canterbury, con-
taining 5 acres 2 roods, more or less, and known as
"The Small Park;" bounded North-eastward and
Eastward by reserves and private lands; North-west-
ward by Cox Street; and South-westward by High
Street.

Also Section No. 306 (in red), in the Township of
Geraldine, in the said provincial district, containing



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🏘️ Boundaries of Opihi, Ngawai, and Levels Ridings in Timaru County (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
2 October 1879
County division, Riding boundaries, Opihi River, Hunters Hills, Hakateramea River
  • Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, 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
  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

πŸ—ΊοΈ Declaration defining reserved land in Collingwood as a site for a cemetery

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
16 September 1879
Land reservation, Cemetery site, Collingwood, Nelson Land District, Public Reserves Act Amendment Act
  • Hercules Robinson, Governor
  • Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand
  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

πŸ—ΊοΈ Bringing Geraldine Recreation-grounds under The Public Domains Act, 1860

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
23 September 1879
Public Domains Act, Geraldine Recreation-grounds, Canterbury, Land Management, Public Park
  • Hercules Robinson, Governor
  • Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand