✨ Land Reservations and Railway Construction
Aug. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 989
Native Land taken for Portion of Nelson-Greymouth Railway (Portion of Greymouth to Brunnerton Section).
WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this tenth day of August, 1886.
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 Nelson-Greymouth Railway (portion of Greymouth to Brunnerton Section) shall and may be constructed on or through the parcels of land described in the Schedule hereto.
SCHEDULE.
ALL that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 8 acres and 4 perches, more or less, situate in the Survey Districts of Greymouth and Arnold, Provincial District of Westland, being portion of Native Reserve No. 31, commencing at a point marked G on plan, distant 55 links, and bearing 351° 45′ from the westernmost corner of Mawhera Quay and Boundary Street, in the Town of Greymouth. Bounded as follows: By a line bearing 108° 30′ for 155 links; by a line bearing 89° 32′ for 955·4 links; by a line bearing 87° 8′ for 647·9 links; by a line bearing 90° 5′ for 2025 links; by a line bearing 143° 30′ for 30 links; by a line along the north side of the Omotumotu Road in a general east-south-easterly direction for 2550 links; by a line bearing 135° for 232 links; by a line bearing 129° for 339 links; by a line bearing 163° 25′ for 108 links; by a line bearing 120° 25′ for 77 links; by a line bearing 107° for 170 links; by a line bearing 112° 30′ for 288 links; by a line bearing 61° 44′ 33″ for 19·69 links; by a line bearing 143° 33′ for 582 links; by a line bearing 158° 7′ for 160 links; by a line bearing 149° 12′ for 320 links; by a line bearing 117° 40′ for 100 links; by a line bearing 130° 7′ for 120 links; by a line bearing 16° 23′ for 340 links; by the bank of the Grey River in a general north-westerly direction for 1265 and 2790 links respectively; by the bank of the Grey River in a general westerly direction for 500 and 1400 links respectively; by the outer edge of the quay-wall and the wharf on the Grey River in a general westerly direction for 2735 links; thence to the commencing-point by a line bearing 186° 15′ for 91 links.
Also all that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 10 acres 3 roods 8 perches, more or less, situate in the Survey District of Arnold, Provincial District of Westland, being portion of Native Reserve No. 33, commencing at a point marked Y on plan, distant 375 links, and bearing 228° 25′ from the 3-miles 30-chains peg on the Brunner Railway. Bounded as follows: By a line bearing 73° 33′ for 777·3 links; by a line bearing 96° 40′ for 2770·4 links; by a line bearing 1° 57′ 42″ for 302·2 links; by a line bearing 276° 40′ for 2804·3 links; by a line bearing 252° 12′ for 747 links; thence to the commencing-point by a line bearing 182° 1′ 53″ for 296·8 links.
Be all the above areas and linkages either more or less; as the same are more particularly delineated upon the plan marked P.W.D. 13946, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured yellow and green.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Native Land taken for a Portion of the North Island Main Trunk Line of Railway from a Point at or near Marton to Te Awamutu, via Murimotu, Taumarunui, and the Ongaruhe River Valley (Portion of Porewa Contract).
WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this fifth day of July, 1886.
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 North Island Main Trunk Line of Railway, from a point at or near Marton to Te Awamutu, via Murimotu, Taumarunui, and the Ongaruhe River Valley (portion of Porewa Contract), shall and may be constructed on or through the parcel of land mentioned in the Schedule hereto.
SCHEDULE.
THE parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—
| Approximate Area of the Parcel of Land required to be taken. | Being Portion of Section or Block No. | Situated in Block No. | Situated in the Survey District of |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. 11 1 10 | Taraketi .. | IX. | Ongo. |
In the Provincial District of Wellington; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 13729, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured pink.
FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Land temporarily reserved in the Land Districts of Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland.
WM. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.
WHEREAS by the two hundred and twenty-seventh section of “The Land Act, 1885,” it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time, either by general or particular description, and whether the same has been surveyed or not, reserve from sale temporarily, notwithstanding that the same may be then held under pastoral license, any Crown lands which in his opinion are required for any of the purposes in the said section mentioned:
Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond Jervois, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by the said Act, do hereby temporarily reserve from sale the land in the Land Districts of Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Wellington, Nelson, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, described in the Schedule hereunder written, for the purposes in the said Schedule specified.
SCHEDULE.
AUCKLAND.
ALL that piece or parcel of land in the Provincial District of Auckland, containing by admeasurement 1 acre 1 rood, more or less, being Allotments Nos. 291 and 292 of the Parish of Waimana, situate in Block II. of the Whakatane Survey District. Bounded towards the North by a road-line, 400 links; towards the East by a road-line, 250 links; towards the South by Allotment No. 290, 200 links; again towards the East by Allotment No. 290 aforesaid, 125 links; again towards the South by Allotment No. 262, 200 links; and towards the West by a road-line, 375 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a school site.
All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 1 acre 3 roods, situate in the Provincial District of Auckland, being Allotments Nos. 380, 381, 382, 383, 400, 401, and 402 of the Town of Pokeno. Bounded towards the North-east by a road, 100 links wide, 400 links; towards the South-east by Allotments Nos. 384 and 399 of the Town of Pokeno aforesaid, 250 links, 100 links, and 250 links; towards the South-west by a road, 100 links wide, 300 links; and towards the North-west by a road, 100 links wide, 500 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For a cemetery.
All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 137 acres, situate in the Provincial District of Auckland, Komakorau Survey District, and being Section No. 223A of the Parish of Kirikiri oa. Bounded towards the North by Section No. 304 of the Parish of Kirikiri oa aforesaid, 4870 links; towards the North-east by a road, 150 links wide, 2625 links; towards the South-east generally by a road 100 links wide 2760 links and 1700 links, by Sections Nos. 45 and 46 of the Hamilton Town Belt 1174 links, by Section No. 46 of the Hamilton Town Belt aforesaid, by the termination of a road 150 links wide, and by a reserve of the Hamilton Township, 2950 links; and towards the North-west by a road, 100 links wide, 2873 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. For an agricultural college and model farm.
All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 7 acres 3 roods 22 perches, being Lots Nos. 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, Town of Papakura, Provincial District of Auckland. Bounded on the North-east by a road, 325 links; North-west by the said road, 286 links; again towards the North-east by a road, 495 links; towards the South-east by a road, 1196 links; towards the South-west by a road, 330 links; towards the West by a road, 550 links; towards
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