✨ Church Bill and Railway Notice




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 949
1856 Amendment Act, 1865," may be conveyed to
the Church Property Trustees, subject to the trusts
thereof.

Also to give power to the Church Property
Trustees to deal with all lands now or hereafter to
be vested in them as sites for cemeteries.

Also to make further and better provision for the
regulation, administration, and management of all
the lands held or to be hereafter held by the Church
Property Trustees.

The muniments of title relating to all the above
lands will be deposited for inspection at the office of
the Church Property Trustees, at Christ's College, in
the City of Christchurch, on or before the 11th day
of June instant, and will, if required, on or before the
commencement of the session, be deposited in the
Private Bills Office.

H. J. C. CHRISTCHURCH.
HENRY JACOBS, Dean of Christchurch.
GEORGE COTTERILL, Canon.

Passed under the corporate seal of the Church
Property Trustees.

Dated this tenth day of June, 1879.

HARPER AND HARPER,
Solicitors for the Bill.

IZARD AND BELL,
Parliamentary Agents, Wellington. 362

In the matter of the Foxton and Sanson Railway
Company (Limited), and "The District Railways
Act, 1877," and Amendment Act, 1878.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Foxton and
Sanson Railway Company (Limited) propose
to construct a railway, under the provisions of the
above-named Acts, from the Township of Foxton to
the Township of Sanson, both in the Provincial Dis-
trict of Wellington, and that the said Company have,
pursuant to the provisions of the said Acts, deposited
at each of the several places under mentioned (1) a
plan on which is set forth the middle line and direc-
tion of the said proposed railway, and (2) a book of
reference describing the same.

The several places at which plans and books of
reference have been deposited as aforesaid are as
follows: The County Council Office, Foxton; the
Schoolhouse, Carnarvon; and the Secretary's Office,
Sanson.

The plan and book of reference at each such place
is there open for public inspection, without fee.

Notice is also given that the area which it is pro-
posed to constitute a railway district for the pur-
poses of the said Acts, and the boundaries thereof,
are as follows, that is to say: All that area of land
situate wholly in the Provincial District of Welling-
ton, estimated to contain by admeasurement 120,000
acres, boundary lines as follows: Commencing at
the north boundary of Section 98, Township of
Sanson, and thence in a southerly direction along
the Rangitikei River to the south-west boundary of
Native Reserve, unoccupied; thence along the said
boundary to Section 97 in the said township; thence
along the western and south-western boundaries of
the said section; thence along the western boundary
of Sections 129, 166, 305, 307 (Native Reserve 321),
326, 329, 474, 473, 472, and 471; thence along the
southern boundary of Section 471 and Block III. to
the Manawatu River; thence along the Manawatu
River in a south-easterly direction to the western
boundary of Block I.; thence through the property
of Falconer Larkworthy to Section 28, Carnarvon;
thence in a straight line to Section 334, Native Re-
serve; thence along the southern and eastern boun-
daries of the same to Section 319; thence along the
southern boundaries of Sections 319, 320, and Native
Reserves 337 and 351; thence in a northerly direc-
tion along the Manawatu River to Native Reserve
100; thence along the northern boundary of the
Douglas Block to Section 304; thence along the
eastern boundary of Sections 304, 303, 302, 301, 300,
299, 298, 291, 90, 89, 80, 79, 122, 120, and 118;
thence along the northern boundary of Sections 118,
112, 111, Carnarvon, and 101 and 98, Township of
Sandon, to the point of starting.

Notice is also given that the maximum rate of
tolls and charges for the carriage of animals, goods,
merchandise, and passengers proposed to be charged
on the said proposed railway shall be as follows:β€”

For any Distance not exceeding 10 Miles. Per Mile after First 10 Miles.
ANIMALS. s. d. s. d.
Horses, one only 10 0 0 3
,, each additional one belonging to same owner ... 7 6 0 2$\frac{1}{2}$
Cattle, one only 7 6 0 2$\frac{1}{2}$
,, each additional one belonging to same owner 5 0 0 2
Calves (1 year old and under), one only 4 0 0 1$\frac{1}{2}$
,, each additional one belonging to same owner 2 0 0 0$\frac{3}{4}$
Sheep, goats, or pigs, one only 4 0 0 1$\frac{1}{2}$
,, each additional one belonging to same owner 2 0 0 0$\frac{3}{4}$
Sheep, goats, or pigs, and calves, in large lots, per truck, loaded and unloaded by owner, who takes all responsibility and risk 15 0 1 0

| CARRIAGES, ETC. | | |
| Carriages, two-wheeled | 10 0 | 0 4 |
| Drays | 12 6 | 0 5 |
| | 12 6 | 0 5 |

| GOODS AND MERCHANDISE. | | |
| Per ton, per mile | ... | 0 7 |
| Minimum weight 2 cwt., minimum charge | 1 0 | ... |
| In addition to above charges a terminal charge will be made not exceeding, per ton | ... | 3 0 |

| GRAIN. | | |
| Grain of all kinds, flour, green horse-feed, per mile, per ton | ... | 0 3 |
| Minimum weight 2 tons. |
| In smaller quantities as merchandise a terminal charge will be made not exceeding, per ton | ... | 3 0 |

| MINERAL AND ANIMAL MANURES. | | |
| Per ton, per mile, minimum quantity 4 tons | ... | 0 2$\frac{1}{2}$ |
| Minimum charges, coal for 3 miles and under | ... | 1 6 |
| Minimum charges, coal for over 3 and not exceeding 15 miles | ... | 2 6 |
| Minimum charges, other minerals | ... | 1 3 |
| Small lots, in packages or bags, as merchandise, every loading or unloading done by the Company, per ton | ... | 1 6 |

| WOOL. | | |
| Undumped, per bale, per mile (bale not to exceed 4 cwt.) | 0 1$\frac{1}{2}$ | |
| Undumped, for each bale exceeding 4 cwt., extra, per mile... | 0 0$\frac{1}{4}$ | |
| Undumped, minimum charge, per bale | 1 0 | |
| Double-dumped, per mile (bale not to exceed 8 cwt.) | 0 2$\frac{1}{2}$ | |
| Double-dumped, for each bale exceeding 8 cwt., each, per mile | 0 0$\frac{3}{4}$ | |
| Double-dumped, minimum charge, per bale | 1 6 | |
| Each loading or unloading done by the Company, per bale, undumped | ... | 0 4 |
| Each loading or unloading done by the Company, per bale, dumped... | ... | 0 8 |

| TIMBER. | | |
| Sawn timber, per 100 feet superficial, per mile | ... | 0 0$\frac{3}{4}$ |
| Sawn timber, minimum charge, per 100 feet superficial | 0 7 | |
| Heavy timber, per 100 feet superficial, per mile | 0 1 | |
| Heavy timber, minimum charge, per 100 feet superficial | 1 0 | |
| Australian timber, rate and a half. |
| For each loading and unloading done by the Company, 100 feet superficial | ... | 0 4 |
| A truck load is computed at 5 tons. |
| A fraction of a mile is counted as a mile. |
| A truck of firewood must not exceed 3 tons. |



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1879, No 73





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

πŸ›οΈ Continuation of Private Bill regarding Church Property Trusts in Christchurch Diocese. (continued from previous page)

πŸ›οΈ Governance & Central Administration
10 June 1879
Private Bill, Church Property Trustees, Christchurch Diocese, Land trusts, Legislation
  • H. J. C. CHRISTCHURCH.
  • HENRY JACOBS, Dean of Christchurch
  • GEORGE COTTERILL, Canon
  • HARPER AND HARPER, Solicitors for the Bill
  • IZARD AND BELL, Parliamentary Agents, Wellington

πŸ—οΈ Proposal to construct Foxton and Sanson Railway and schedule of maximum tolls.

πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure & Public Works
Railway construction, Foxton, Sanson, Wellington, Tolls schedule, District Railways Act