Public Works Notices




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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southerly, bearing 181° 12′, a distance of 894 links;
thence south-westerly, bearing 57° 14′, a distance of
1397 links to the north-eastern boundary line of the
Old South Road; thence south-easterly, bearing 156°
33′, and following the last-mentioned road boundary
a distance of 52 links to the commencing point.

JOHN W. WHITE,
Solicitor, Timaru.

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THE BOROUGH OF EAST INVERCARGILL, THE
SOUTHLAND COUNTY, THE TOWN OF INVER-
CARGILL, THE BOROUGH OF AVENAL, AND THE
TOWN OF GLADSTONE TRAMWAYS.

NOTICE is hereby given that, at the expiration of
thirty days from the publication hereof, appli-
cation is intended to be made to His Excellency the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, for orders
empowering Robert Benjamin Williams, of Inver-
cargill, Coach Proprietor, to make and use a tramway
leading from the junction of Yarrow Street East,
and Jackson Street, in the Borough of East Inver-
cargill; thence along Jackson Street aforesaid to its
junction with the East Road, in the County of South-
land; thence along the said East Road to the eastern
end of Tay Street, in the Town of Invercargill; thence
along Tay Street aforesaid to its junction with Dee
Street, in Invercargill aforesaid; thence along Dee
Street aforesaid to its northern extremity (a branch
of the said tramway commencing at the junction of
Tay and Dee Streets; thence to and along the
Crescent, in Invercargill aforesaid, to its junction with
Esk Street, in Invercargill aforesaid; thence along
Esk Street to the tramway in Dee Street aforesaid),
and from the northern extremity of Dee Street afore-
said along the North Road, in the County of South-
land aforesaid; thence along the said North Road
through the Borough of Avenal; thence along the
said North Road aforesaid through the County of
Southland aforesaid; thence along the said North
Road through the Town of Gladstone; and thence
along the said North Road aforesaid through the
County of Southland aforesaid to a point thirty-four
chains north of the Waihopai River; with power to
make convenient sidings, passing-places, and crossings
for the purposes of such tramway. And notice is
hereby further given that the said tramway is in-
tended to be used both for goods and passenger
traffic, and that a copy of this advertisement, and
plans and sections of the proposed works, and all
other documents required to be deposited under the
provisions of “The Tramways Acts, 1872,” will, on or
before the fifteenth day of January, 1879, be deposited
for public inspection in the office of the Corporation
of the said Borough of East Invercargill, in the office
of the Chairman, Councillors, and inhabitants of the
Southland County, in the office of the Corporation of the
Town of Invercargill, in the office of the Corporation
of the Borough of Avenal, in the office of the Corpora-
tion of the Town of Gladstone, in the office of the
Registrar at Invercargill of the Supreme Court of
New Zealand, and in the office at Wellington of His
Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zea-
land; and that printed copies of the advertisement
of the draft orders when deposited, pursuant to the
provisions of Part II. of the Third Schedule of “The
Tramways Act, 1872,” and of the orders when made,
will be deposited at the office of Frederick Went-
worth Wade, Solicitor, in Esk Street, in the said
Town of Invercargill.

Dated this thirty-first day of December, one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-eight.

ROBERT BENJAMIN WILLIAMS,
Promoter,
(By his solicitor, FRED. W. WADE.)

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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that, under the powers
conferred on the Waimate County Council
under and by virtue of “The Public Works Act,
1876,” the said Council has caused a survey to be
made of the parcel of land, descriptions of which are
given in the Schedule hereto, and a plan thereof
prepared in accordance with the ninety-third section
of the said Act, which has been deposited at the
Waimate County Council Chambers for inspection
as provided for by the aforesaid section; and that the
nature of the works proposed to be executed on the
lands contained in the Schedule is the formation of a
road line for public use.

Notice is hereby given that all persons affected by
the taking of the said lands, or by the formation of
the said road, are hereby called upon to set forth in
writing any and all well-grounded objections to the
formation of the said road, or to the taking of the
said parcels of land, and to send such writing within
forty days from the first publication of this notice
to the Waimate County Council aforesaid, whose
office is in Queen Street, Waimate, in the Provincial
District of Canterbury.

SCHEDULE.

Comprising land to be taken and used for formation
of a road in lieu of road to be stopped: Commencing
at a point bearing 174° 16′ and distant 246·5 links
from a point on western boundary of the Government
Road, bearing 305° 24′ 30″ to Trig. 81, Mount Harris;
thence bearing 183° 50′, a distance of 1229 links;
thence bearing 1° 24′ 30″, a distance of 111 links;
thence bearing 189° 54′, a distance of 1479 links;
thence bearing 102° 40′ 45″, a distance of 364·5 links;
thence bearing 183° 40′ 30″, a distance of 505·6 links;
thence bearing 190° 53′, a distance of 841·6 links;
thence bearing 170° 14′ 40″, a distance of 439·7 links;
thence bearing 145° 29′ 40″, a distance of 389 links;
thence bearing 93° 57′ 30″, a distance of 889·1 links;
thence bearing 98° 6′, a distance of 561·8 links;
thence bearing 135° 1′, a distance of 348·4 links;
thence bearing 10° 11′ 30″, a distance of 121·8 links;
and from thence returning by a line parallel to and
at a distance of 100 links from the above-described
line a distance of 6959·9 links; thence bearing
337° 54′, a distance of 214·2 links; and thence bear-
ing 354° 16′, a distance of 8·3 links to the starting
point; the same being a portion of Rural Sections
Nos. 18814, 17966, and 17964, and comprising in
the aggregate an area of 6 acres 3 roods 25·4 perches,
more or less, and being more fully described and
delineated on the plan deposited as afore-mentioned,
and coloured pink thereon.

Dated this 3rd day of December, 1878.
By order.
N. HILLARY,
County Engineer.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CONSTRUCT WATER-
RACE.

Tuapeka, 31st December, 1878.
To the Warden at Lawrence.

WE hereby give notice that we intend to construct
a Water-race to divert and use water for
mining purposes, commencing at the junction of
Waitahuna and Shepherd’s Hut Gullies, about 400
yards south of the foot of Andrew Barr’s Tail-race,
and terminating at our claim at Richmond Hill, Wai-
tahuna.

The length of such race is about three miles or
thereabouts, and its intended course is east and west.
The mean depth of such race is one foot, and its



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🏗️ Notice of Lands Required for Public Works (Levels District Road Board) (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
14 January 1879
Public Works, Road formation, Levels District, Canterbury, Land acquisition, Schedule

🏗️ Notice of Intention to Construct Tramway

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
31 December 1878
Tramway, Public Works, Invercargill, Southland, Transportation, Application
  • Robert Benjamin Williams, Intends to construct tramway

  • Robert Benjamin Williams, Promoter
  • FRED. W. WADE, Solicitor

🏗️ Notice of Intention to Form Road

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
3 December 1878
Road formation, Public Works, Waimate County, Land acquisition, Objections
  • N. HILLARY, County Engineer

🌾 Notice of Intention to Construct Water-race

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
31 December 1878
Water-race, Mining, Tuapeka, Lawrence, Water diversion