Land Taking Proclamations




1566
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 102

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by | Hurunui to Waitaki, viz., portion of Amberley to
admeasurement 27 perches, commencing at a point | Waikari Section (Waipara Contract):

at the intersection of the northern boundary of | Now, therefore, I, Arthur Hamilton Gordon, the
Ballance Street with the north-western boundary of | Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise
Waterloo Quay. Bounded as follows: Southerly by | of the powers and authorities conferred by the sixth
Ballance Street, 133 links; North-westerly by land | section of "The Public Works Act 1876 Amendment
taken by Proclamation, 7th April, 1880, and published | Act, 1878," and of every power and authority in that
in the New Zealand Gazette No. 34 of the 8th April, | behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land
1880, 168 links; North-easterly by Whitmore Street, | described in the Schedule hereto is taken for the
175 links; South-easterly by Waterloo Quay to | said portion of the line of railway herein last above
commencing point, 78 links: the above measurements | named.
being either more or less, and the several parcels of
land being situate on the Thorndon Reclamation, | SCHEDULE.
City of Wellington, Provincial District of Wel- | ALL that piece or parcel of land containing by ad-
lington; and are more particularly delineated upon | measurement 2 acres and 13 perches, situate in the
the plan marked P.W.D. 8254, deposited in the office | Kowai Road District, being portion of Section No.
of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington. | 3166, commencing at a point on the eastern boundary

Given under the hand of His Excellency the | of said section 2427 links distant from the south-
Honorable Arthur Hamilton Gordon, | easternmost corner thereof. Bounded as follows:
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Dis- | South-easterly by lines, 236, 305, 345, 355, and 346
tinguished Order of Saint Michael and | links respectively; Easterly by a line, 118 links;
Saint George, Her Majesty's High | Southerly by a line, 318 links; North-westerly by
Commissioner for the Western Pacific, | lines, 671, 346, 328, 290, 373, and 302 links respec-
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in | tively; Easterly by public road to commencing point,
and over Her Majesty's Colony of New | 468 links.
Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice- |
Admiral of the same; and issued under | All that piece or parcel of land containing by ad-
the Seal of the said Colony, at the | measurement 4 perches, more or less, situate in the
Government House, at Wellington, this | Kowai Road District, being portion of Section No.
nineteenth day of November, in the year | 110, Township of Amberley, commencing at the
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred | north-west corner of said section. Bounded as fol-
and eighty-one. | lows: Northerly by a line, 75 links; South-easterly

R. OLIVER, | by a line, 90 links; Westerly by Section No. 111 to
Acting for the Minister for Public Works. | commencing point, 57 links.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! | All that piece or parcel of land containing by ad-

Land taken for a Portion of the Hurunui-Waitaki | measurement 14 perches, more or less, situate in the
Railway—Portion of Amberley to Waikari Section | Kowai Road District, being portion of Section
(Waipara Contract). | No. 111, Township of Amberley, commencing at a

(L.S.) ARTHUR GORDON, Governor. | point on the western boundary of said section 156
A PROCLAMATION. | links distant from its south-westernmost corner.
WHEREAS by a Proclamation issued under the | Bounded as follows: South-easterly by a line, 126
authority of sections one hundred and twenty- | links; Easterly by Section No. 110, 57 links;
two, one hundred and twenty-three, and one hun- | Northerly by a line, 89 links; North-westerly by a
dred and twenty-four of "The Public Works Act, | line, 14 links; Westerly by Section No. 112 to com-
1876," the middle line of a portion of the rail- | mencing point, 126 links.
way from Amberley to Cook Strait (Waipara Con- | All that piece or parcel of land containing by ad-
tract), being one of the railways specified in "The | measurement 20 perches, more or less, situate in the
Immigration and Public Works Appropriation | Kowai Road District, being portion of Section No.
Act, 1878," was defined: And whereas pursuant | 112, Township of Amberley, commencing at a point
to the one hundred and twenty-fifth section of | on the eastern boundary of said section 156 links
"The Public Works Act, 1876," the Minister for | from the south-east corner of section aforesaid.
Public Works has caused to be made and, on the | Bounded as follows: South-easterly by a line, 126
twenty-second day of April, one thousand eight hun- | links; Westerly by Section No. 113, 126 links;
dred and seventy-nine, to be deposited in the office of | North-westerly by a line, 126 links; Easterly by
the Registrar of the Supreme Court at Christchurch, | Section No. 111 to commencing point, 126 links.
in the Provincial District of Canterbury, such maps | All that piece or parcel of land containing by ad-
and plans as were necessary to explain the said | measurement 25 perches, more or less, situate in the
portion of the aforesaid line of railway and the | Kowai Road District, being portion of Section No.
land through which the same passes, and such maps | 113, Township of Amberley, commencing at a point
and plans were referred to in such Proclamation | on the south-west boundary of said section 12 links
as aforesaid: And whereas the line of railway from | from the south-westernmost corner thereof. Bounded
Hurunui to Waitaki is the same railway as that | as follows: South-westerly by public road, 100 links;
referred to in the Proclamation hereinabove recited, | North-westerly by a line, 198 links; Easterly by Sec-
and is one of the railways specified in "The Public | tion No. 112, 126 links; South-easterly by a line to
Works Act, 1879," and it is enacted by the Act last | commencing point, 115 links.
named that such of the railways mentioned therein | All that piece or parcel of land containing by ad-
as are unfinished may be completed under the pro- | measurement 11 acres 1 rood 33 perches, more or
visions of "The Public Works Act, 1876," "The | less, situate in the Kowai Road District, being portion
Public Works Act 1876 Amendment Act, 1878," | of Section No. 4283, commencing at a point on the
and "The Public Works Act, 1879:" And whereas | Main North Road 452 links distant from the south-
the land described in the Schedule hereto is required | west corner of said section. Bounded as follows:
to be taken for the said portion of the railway from | South-easterly by lines, 611 and 3957 links respec-
tively; South-westerly by a line, 50 links; South-
easterly by lines, 1000, 1698, 787, and 62 links
respectively; North-easterly by the terrace forming
the northern boundary of said section, 200 links;
North-westerly by lines, 64, 787, 1698, and 1000 links
respectively; South-westerly by a line, 50 links;



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🏗️ Description of Land Parcels in Wellington Reclamation (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
19 November 1881
Land taking, Thorndon Reclamation, Wellington, Public Works, Land Survey
  • Arthur Hamilton Gordon, Governor
  • R. Oliver, Acting for the Minister for Public Works

🏗️ Proclamation taking land for Hurunui-Waitaki Railway Portion (Waipara Contract)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Railway, Land acquisition, Hurunui, Waitaki, Kowai Road District, Public Works Act 1876
  • Arthur Gordon, Governor