1556
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 119

Native Land taken for Portion of Hutt Station on Wellington-Napier Railway (Wellington-Woodville Section).

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of September, 1884.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order that the Government work known as the Wellington-Napier Railway shall and may be constructed on or through the parcel of land more particularly described in the Schedule hereto, and delineated in the plan marked P.W.D. 11482, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, in the said colony.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 3 acres and 4 perches, being part of Section No. 20, Hutt District (Block VIII., Belmont Survey District), comprising parts of Subdivisions Nos. 6, 7, and 8 of that section, known as Te Momi West; commencing at the junction of the Hutt Main Road with the northernmost boundary of Section No. 20. Bounded—Generally South-easterly by the main road 843 links, and by lines 175 and 172 links respectively; Southerly by a line, 228 links; North-westerly by the railway-line, 111, 6, 500, 6, and 434 links respectively; Northerly by Section No. 24, 341 links, to the commencing point.

Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 1 rood 33 perches, being part of Section No. 20, Hutt District (Block VIII., Belmont Survey District), comprising parts of Subdivisions Nos. 6, 7, and 8 of that section, known as Te Momi West; commencing at a point on the northernmost boundary of Section No. 20 distant 2584 links from the north-west corner thereof. Bounded—Northerly by Section No. 24, 51 links; South-easterly by the railway-line, 375, 6, 500, 6, and 170 links respectively; Southerly by a line, 59 links; and North-westerly by a line, 1047 links, to the commencing point: be all the above areas and linkages either more or less; the several parcels of land being situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, and are more particularly delineated upon the plan marked P.W.D. 11482, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Declaring a certain Road in the County of Waipa to be a County Road.

WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of October, 1884.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby order that the road in the County of Waipa, described in the Schedule below, shall, on and after the date above mentioned, become a county road.

SCHEDULE.

So much of the Kihikihi-Taupo Main Road as lies within the Waipa County.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Notice of Supplementary Contract having been entered into by Her Majesty the Queen and the Waicola, Linton, and Waiau Valley Railway Company (Limited).

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council hereby directs it to be notified that, under the powers conferred upon the Governor in Council by “The Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881,” a supplementary contract was, on the 11th day of June, 1884, made between Her Majesty the Queen and the Waicola, Linton, and Waiau Valley Railway Company (Limited), of which the following is the general purport, namely:

The first six clauses of the contract made on the 9th day of August, 1883, are cancelled, and instead thereof it is agreed that the said railway shall be treated as one section instead of two sections as in the first contract, that is to say, —

1. The company shall, at its own expense, within five years, construct, and thereafter maintain and work, a line of railway from a point in the Government railway between Otatau and Wairo, situated on Section 23, Aparima Hundred, to a point in the Waiau Township Reserve.

2. The specifications and drawings to be from time to time approved by an Engineer appointed for that purpose by the Governor, and are to accord as nearly as may be with the standard specifications and drawings in use on the New Zealand Government railways.

3. All rolling-stock and plant to be of like character and strength as in use on the said Government railways.

4. The company to expend within twelve months from the date of contract not less than £25,000; and the company thereafter to proceed with the construction of the residue of the said railway, so as to complete the same within the time mentioned in clause 1 of the contract.

5. The power of inspection by the Governor, provided for by section 48 of “The Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881,” shall include the direction of additions to, and alterations or repairs of, the class and character of the rolling-stock, plant, and material; and the company shall cause such additions, alterations, or repairs to be made or supplied within a specified time.

6. The company shall not assign, charge, or dispose of any part of their contract without the consent of the Governor; but this provision shall not be deemed to prevent the company from raising money by debentures without the necessity for such consent.

7. The company to be put in possession of such parts of any Crown lands through which the railway will pass, and of any Crown lands adjacent thereto, which may be required for the construction of the railway; the lands being subject to any conditions of contract or agreement entered into by the Queen or the Minister for Public Works. Upon completion of the railway, the land actually used and any land adjacent thereto which may be requisite for the purposes of the said railway will be granted to the company.

Land set apart for selection under section 101 of “The Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881,” to be appropriated to the railway in the proportions, so far as the areas coloured pink on the plan attached to contract will permit, of £1,350 worth of such land, according to the value thereof (to be ascertained under section 102 of “The Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881”), for every mile of railway completed and open for traffic, with the requisite rolling-stock and appliances.

8. The lands mentioned in Schedule A to the contract, and coloured pink on the plan, shall be withdrawn from sale and set apart for the purpose of being selected by, and granted to, the company. The selection of such land after the construction of the said railway, or of any completed section thereof, to be as follows:—

(a.) For the purposes of such selection the estimated cost of constructing the line of railway, including all rolling-stock and appliances necessary for working the same, shall be £4,500 per mile, and the whole length fifteen miles.

(b.) The value of the lands shall be ascertained in the manner prescribed by section 102 of “The Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881.”

(c.) When the Minister for Public Works shall be satisfied that each section of the railway has been completed and is fit for traffic, and is supplied with all necessary rolling-stock and appliances, the company may select and shall receive a grant or grants for so much of the lands (the value whereof shall have been computed in the manner and after the rate aforesaid) as they may be entitled to select in respect of the number of miles of railway when completed. In any dispute as to the area the company is entitled to select, the decision of the Governor to be binding and conclusive on the company, and every such selection to be subject to the approval of the Governor.

9. Every grant of land to be subject to the provisions of “The Railways Construction and Land Act, 1881.”

Clauses 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the original contract, and Schedules B and C of the original contract, to stand and be binding on the original contract and on this contract.

The said supplementary contract is signed “Wm. F. Drummond Jervois, Governor,” with the advice of the Executive Council, and “John C. Ellis and Thos. C. Ellis, Directors,” and sealed with the Seal of the Colony, and the Seal of the Waicola, Linton, and Waiau Valley Railway Company (Limited).

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.