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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[Nov. 6
day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
two, the Highway District of Masterton was divided
into wards, and the boundaries of the said wards were
defined by the said Proclamation:
Now, therefore, I, Hercules George Robert
Robinson, the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land, by virtue and in exercise of the powers
conferred upon me by the eleventh section of an
Act of the Superintendent and Provincial Council
of the late Province of Wellington, Session twenty-
seven, number ten, intituled "The Highways Act,
1874," and "The Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875,"
and all other authorities thereunto me enabling, do
hereby revoke the aforesaid Proclamation so far as
relating to the constitution of wards number five
and number six of the said district, and the definition
of the boundaries of the said wards; and I do further
hereby proclaim and define the new boundaries of the
said wards to be those set forth in the Schedule
hereto, and do also declare that, from the day of the
date hereof, the areas comprised respectively within
the said boundaries hereby defined shall respectively
constitute the wards number five and number six of
the Masterton Highway District.
SCHEDULE.
MASTERTON HIGHWAY DISTRICT.
Ward No. 5
Is bounded towards the North by the Kourarau
Stream, from its confluence with the Tauheru River
to the southern boundary of Section No. 41; thence
by Sections Nos. 41, 57, 58, 59, and 60 of Tupuru-
puru Block to a stream forming the southern boun-
dary of Sections Nos. 86, 85, and 79 of aforesaid
block; thence by that stream to the Wainuioru
River, thence by that river to the confluence of the
Ruamahanga Stream, thence by that stream to its
source, thence by a right line bearing 107° (magnetic)
to the Kaiwhata River, and thence by that river to
the sea; towards the East by the sea to the Pahaua
River; towards the South by that river to the con-
fluence of the Kaikaikuri Stream, thence by a right
line to the Wangaehu River at the south-western
corner of Section No. 96 of Ahiaruhe Block; towards
the West by the Wangaehu River to the northern
boundary of Section No. 40; again towards the
South by that section and by Sections Nos. 38, 61,
60, 58, and 56 of Ahiaruhe Block; thence by the
Pohatariki Stream to the Ruamahunga River; again
towards the West by the said Ruamahunga River to
the confluence of the Kourarau Stream, the starting
point.
Ward No. 6
Is bounded towards the North by the Whareama
River, from its mouth to the confluence of the Wai-
hora Stream; thence towards the West by the said
stream to its source, thence by a right line bearing
197° (magnetic) to intersect a line drawn from the
source of the Ruamahanga Stream, bearing 107°
(magnetic); thence towards the South by the produc-
tion of the last-named line to the Kaiwhata River,
and thence by that river to the sea; and towards the
East by the sea to the mouth of the Whareama
River, the starting 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
third day of November, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.
JOHN HALL.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Monday, 10th November, to be observed as a
Customs Holiday.
(L.S.) HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
IN pursuance and exercise of the power vested in
me by "The Customs Regulation Act, 1858," I,
Hercules George Robert Robinson, the Governor of
the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and
declare that the tenth day of November instant shall
be kept as a holiday at the Customhouses at the
several ports of New Zealand, for the celebration of
the Prince of Wales' Birthday.
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
fifth day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-nine.
H. A. ATKINSON.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Appointing Waarana Mokomoko and Ani Matariki
Trustees under "The Maori Real Estate Manage-
ment Act, 1867."
HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-eighth day of October, 1879.
Present :
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by "The Maori Real Estate Manage-
ment Act, 1867" (hereinafter called "the said
Act"), it is enacted that, if any title to or interest in
any hereditaments shall accrue to any Maoris, who
or any of whom shall be infants, lunatics, or under
legal disability, it shall be lawful for the Governor
in Council, if he think fit, to order that such here-
ditaments, or any part thereof or interest therein, as
shall to the Governor in Council be shown to belong
to such infant, or lunatic, or other person under legal
disability, shall be vested in trustees, as the Governor
in Council shall think fit:
And whereas by virtue of an award of the Com-
pensation Court, bearing date the twenty-eighth day
of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-
four, the parcel of land and hereditaments described
in the Schedule hereto became vested in Mere Ngu-
tuhore and others, of the District of Bay of Plenty,
in the Provincial District of Auckland, aboriginal
natives of New Zealand:
And whereas the said Mere Ngutuhore died intes-
tate:
And whereas at a sitting of the Native Land Court
held at Opotiki, in the Provincial District of Auck-
land, on the eighteenth day of August, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-nine, Te Paea claimed to
succeed to the said Mere Ngutuhore in the parcel
of land described in the said Schedule, and it was
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Proclamation regarding Alteration of Wards Boundaries in Masterton Highway District
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🏘️ Provincial & Local Government3 November 1879
Highway District, Wards, Boundary definition, Masterton, Schedule, Wellington Province
- Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson (Governor)
- John Hall
🏛️ Proclamation declaring Monday, November 10th, a Customs Holiday
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration5 November 1879
Customs Holiday, Prince of Wales' Birthday, Proclamation, Wellington
- Hercules Robinson (Governor)
- H. A. Atkinson
🪶 Appointment of Trustees under The Maori Real Estate Management Act, 1867
🪶 Māori Affairs28 October 1879
Trustee appointment, Maori Real Estate Management Act, Land vesting, Opotiki, Auckland
- Waarana Mokomoko, Appointed Trustee under Act
- Ani Matariki, Appointed Trustee under Act
- Mere Ngutuhore, Land vested in her and others
- Te Paea, Claimed succession to land
- Hercules Robinson (Governor)
NZ Gazette 1879, No 113