✨ Proclamations regarding land and water




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 917

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
fourth day of July, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-nine.

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

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Withdrawing Kumara portion of Kumara-Kawhaka
Water-race Proclamation.

(L.S.) HERCULES ROBINSON, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by Proclamation made under "The
Public Works Act, 1876," dated the seven-
teenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight, and published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 102, of the twenty-fourth day of Octo-
ber, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight,
certain lands within the Westland Gold Field were
declared to be the Kumara-Kawhaka Water-race:
And whereas it is expedient that so much of the said
Proclamation as relates to the Kumara Water-race
should be revoked:
Now, therefore, I, Hercules George Robert Robin-
son, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in
pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
vested in me by the said recited Act, do hereby
declare that so much of the said Proclamation as
relates to the Kumara Water-race, and described
in the Schedule hereto, is revoked accordingly.

SCHEDULE.
KUMARA WATER-RACE.
Main Race.

ALL that piece or parcel of land, containing by ad-
measurement 11 acres 2 roods 38 perches or thereby,
having a length of 5871 links or thereby, commencing
at peg figured 0 on the existing Kumara Water-
race and ending at peg figured 59 on same, having a
width of 200 links throughout. Bounded to the
West by a line 100 links distant from the centre of
the said water-race as constructed, and generally
parallel to same; and bounded to the East by a line
200 links distant from the said western boundary,
and generally parallel to same.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 1 rood and 14 perches or thereby,
and having a length of 1464 links or thereby, com-
mencing at peg figured 59 on the existing Kumara
Water-race and ending at peg figured 73 on same,
having a width of 15 feet throughout. Bounded to
the West by a line 5 feet distant from western side
of said water-race as constructed, and generally
parallel to same; and bounded to the East by a line
5 feet distant from eastern side of said water-race as
constructed, and generally parallel to same.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 8 acres 3 roods and 24 perches or
thereby, and having a length of 4449 links or thereby,
commencing at peg figured 73 on the existing
Kumara Water-race and ending at peg figured 118
on same, having a width of 200 links throughout.
Bounded to the South-west by a line 100 links
distant from the centre of the said water-race as
constructed, and generally parallel to same; and
bounded to the North-east by a line 200 links dis-
tant from said south-western boundary, and generally
parallel to same.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 1 acre and 30 perches or thereby,
and having a length of 5158 links or thereby, com-
mencing at peg figured 118 on the existing Kumara
Water-race and ending at peg figured 169 on same,
having a width of 15 feet throughout. Bounded to
the South-west by a line 5 feet distant from the
south-western side of said water-race as constructed,
and generally parallel to same; and bounded to the
North-east by a line 5 feet distant from the north-
eastern side of said water-race as constructed, and
generally parallel to same.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 1 acre 23 perches or thereby, and
having a length of 573 links or thereby, commencing
at peg figured 169 on the existing Kumara Water-
race and ending at peg figured 175 on same, having a
width of 200 links throughout. Bounded to the West
by a line 100 links distant from the centre of the said
water-race as constructed, and generally parallel to
same; and bounded to the East by a line 200 links
distant from said western boundary, and generally
parallel to same.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 37 perches or thereby, and having a
length of 1054 links or thereby, commencing at peg
figured 175 on existing Kumara Water-race and
ending at peg figured 186 on same, having a width
of 15 feet throughout. Bounded to the West by a
line 5 feet distant from western side of said water-
race as constructed, and generally parallel to same;
and bounded to the East by a line 5 feet distant
from eastern side of said water-race as constructed,
and generally parallel to same.

Also all so all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 3 acres 3 roods 39 perches or thereby,
and having a length of 1996 links or thereby, com-
mencing at peg figured 186 on existing Kumara
Water-race and ending at peg figured 206 on same,
having a width of 200 links throughout. Bounded
to the South-west by a line 100 links distant from
the centre of the said water-race as constructed, and
generally parallel to same; and bounded to the
North-east by a line 200 links distant from said
south-western boundary, and generally parallel to
same.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 1 rood and 10 perches or thereby,
and having a length of 1358 links or thereby, com-
mencing at peg figured 206 on existing Kumara
Water-race and ending at peg figured 219 on same,
having a width of 15 feet throughout. Bounded to
the South-west by a line 5 feet distant from south-
western side of the said water-race as constructed,
and generally parallel to same; and bounded to the
North-east by a line 5 feet distant from north-eastern
side of said water-race as constructed, and generally
parallel to same.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 1 rood and 35 perches or thereby,
and having a length of 2027 links or thereby, com-
mencing at peg figured 219 on existing Kumara
Water-race and ending at peg figured 239 on same,
having a width of 15 feet throughout. Bounded to
the North-east by a line 5 feet distant from the
north-eastern side of the said water-race as con-
structed, and generally parallel to same; and bounded
to the South-west by a line 5 feet distant from the
south-western side of the said water-race as con-
structed, and generally parallel to same.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by
admeasurement 2 acres 3 roods and 12 perches or
thereby, and having a length of 1413 links or thereby,
commencing at peg figured 239 on the existing
Kumara Water-race, thence following along survey
line for said race indicated on the map herewith by



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πŸ—ΊοΈ Proclamation withdrawing specified land sections from Deferred-payment System in Otago (continued from previous page)

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
4 July 1879
Proclamation, Deferred payments, Otago, Warepa, Land Board Southland
  • J. Ballance (for the Minister of Lands)
  • Hercules Robinson, Governor

πŸ—οΈ Proclamation revoking part of the Kumara-Kawhaka Water-race Proclamation

πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure & Public Works
4 July 1879
Proclamation, Water-race, Revocation, Kumara, Westland, Public Works Act
  • Hercules Robinson, Governor