Railway Proclamations




No. 49. 969

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1885.

Defining the Middle Line of Further Portion of the Line of Railway from Wellington to Napier (Woodville Station, Portion of).

(L.S.) WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the line of railway from Wellington to Napier (Woodville Station, portion of) is one of the railways specified in the First Schedule to “The Public Works Act, 1879,” and which Act is, in the seventh section thereof, declared to be a special Act authorizing the construction of such railway; and such railway is unfinished, and it has been determined to construct and maintain a further portion of the same:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred on me by the aforesaid section seven of “The Public Works Act, 1879,” and by sections one hundred and twenty-nine and one hundred and thirty of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and in exercise of every other power and authority in any-wise enabling me in that behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the middle line of the said further portion of the said railway shall be as defined and set forth in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

COMMENCING at a point in the Township of Woodville on the western boundary of main road, Masterton to Woodville, said point being the eastern boundary of Section No. 118, Block IV., Woodville, Woodville Survey District; proceeding thence in a generally westerly direction for a distance of 27 chains or thereabouts to a point on the northern boundary of Section No. 118 aforesaid 2650 links or thereabouts from its north-easternmost corner; passing in, into, through, or over the following lands, &c.: Section No. 118, Block IV., Township of Woodville, Woodville Survey District; all within the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay; and including all adjoining and intervening places, lands, roads, reserves, streams, rivers, and watercourses; in the manner delineated upon the plan marked P.W.D. 13362, deposited in the office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court at Napier, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay; the total distance being 27 chains or thereabouts.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois, Lieutenant-General in Her Majesty’s Army, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Most Honour-

able Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-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 tenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five.

EDWARD RICHARDSON,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land taken for Further Portion of Wellington–Napier Railway (Woodville Station, Portion of).

(L.S.) WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for further portion of the Wellington–Napier Railway, namely, Woodville Station, portion of:

And whereas all conditions precedent required by law to be observed and performed prior to the taking of such land in the manner hereby provided have been observed and performed:

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred by section one hundred and thirty of “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in that behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is taken for the further portion of the said line of railway hereinbefore specified.

SCHEDULE.

THE parcel of land mentioned in list hereunder:—

Approximate Area of the Parcel of land required to be taken. Being Portion of Section No. Situated in Block No. Situated in
A. R. P. 3 2 9 118 IV. Woodville Survey District.

In the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D.



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🏗️ Proclamation Defining Railway Line

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
10 August 1885
Railway, Wellington, Napier, Woodville, Public Works Act
  • William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor
  • Edward Richardson, Minister for Public Works

🏗️ Proclamation Taking Land for Railway

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
10 August 1885
Land, Wellington, Napier, Woodville, Public Works Act
  • William Francis Drummond Jervois, Governor