Land Acquisition for Railways




Sept. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1245

Native Land proposed to be taken for Portion of the Thames to Hikutaia Section of the Waikato-Thames Railway.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of September, 1887.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for a public work authorised to be constructed by the Government, to wit, the Thames-Hikutaia Section of the Waikato-Thames Railway:

And whereas the said land is held or occupied by Native owners:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and the amendments thereof, 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 Thames-Hikutaia Section of the Waikato-Thames Railway shall and may be constructed on or through the parcels of land more particularly mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 3 acres 3 roods 16 perches, being portion of Native land, commencing at the southernmost corner of Tawhitirahi No. 1, 1333. Bounded North-westerly by a line, 266 links; North-easterly by a road, 1356 links; South-easterly by a line, 312 links; South-westerly by high-water mark and by lines to commencing-point, 377 and 988 links respectively.

All those pieces or parcels of land containing by admeasurement 15 acres 2 roods 11 perches, being portions of Native land east of Kopu Block, commencing at the point of intersection of the eastern boundary of Kopu Block with the north-west boundary of Kopu Road. Bounded Westerly by a line, 70 links; North-easterly by a line, 68 links; South-easterly by Kopu Road to commencing-point, 40 links.

Also all that other piece or parcel of land commencing at the north-west corner of Mimiakaiaru Block, 4363. Bounded North-westerly by a road, 1096 links; Westerly and South-westerly by lines, 297, 408, and 849 links respectively; South-easterly by a line, 143 links; South-westerly by a line, 1389 links; South-easterly by a line, 101 links; North-easterly by a line, 1406 links; South-easterly by lines, 157 and 520 links respectively; North-easterly by lines to commencing-point, 308 and 854 links respectively.

Be all the above areas and linkages either more or less; the several parcels of land being situate in the Provincial District of Auckland, Colony of New Zealand; and are more particularly delineated upon the plan marked P.W.D. 8330, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Native Land proposed to be taken at Petone for Wellington-Napier Railway.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day of August, 1887.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for a public work authorised to be constructed by the Government, to wit, the Wellington-Napier Railway:

And whereas the said land is held or occupied by Native owners:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Public Works, Act, 1882,” and the amendments thereof, 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 parcels of land more particularly mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

THE several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder:—

Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land required to be taken. Being Portion of Section No. Situated in Block No. Situated in the Survey District of
A. R. P. 0 1 21 Portion of Sub-division 10 of Section 3 XIII. Belmont.
0 2 38·5 Portion of Sub-division 10 of Section 3 XIII. Belmont.
1 1 8·2 Portion of Sub-division 9 of Sections 2 and 3 XIII. Belmont.

All in the Provincial District of Wellington; as the said parcels of land are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 14839, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Native Land proposed to be taken for a Portion of Waikato-Thames Railway (Portion of Hikutaia Section).

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twentieth day of September, 1887.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for a public work authorised to be constructed by the Government, to wit, a portion of the Waikato-Thames Railway (portion of Hikutaia Section):

And whereas the said land is held or occupied by Native owners:

Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by “The Public Works Act, 1882,” and the amendments thereof, 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 Waikato-Thames Railway shall and may be constructed on or through the parcels of land more particularly mentioned in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

THE several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder:—

Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land required to be taken. Being Portion of Section No. Name of Block. Situated in the Survey District of
A. R. P. 0 1 11 4639 Pokurukino ..
4 3 8 .. Native land north of Kirikiri Creek
1 3 4 1474 Te Kauri No. 1 ..
5 0 36 1475 Te Kauri No. 2 ..
1 0 10 1828 Te Kauri No. 3 ..
0 0 5 .. Native land ..
1 2 2 3002 Tawhitowhenua ..
1 0 13 3004 Reoreo No. 2 ..
0 0 16 .. Native land north of Warahoe Creek
1 0 28 4542 Hau te Kawakawa Thames.
0 1 25 .. Native land south of Warahoe Creek
1 2 6 .. Native land west of Taumatini
0 3 13 1480A Taumatini
2 0 13 .. Native land west of Wainui
5 2 31 1678 Wainui .. ..
4 2 3 1686 Te Rata .. ..
1 1 8 .. Native land east of Te Rata Block


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🗺️ Land for Thames-Hikutaia Railway

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
29 September 1887
Land acquisition, Native land, Railway, Thames-Hikutaia Section, Waikato-Thames Railway
  • Wm. F. Drummond Jervois, Governor
  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

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9 August 1887
Land acquisition, Native land, Railway, Wellington-Napier Railway
  • Wm. F. Drummond Jervois, Governor
  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council

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20 September 1887
Land acquisition, Native land, Railway, Hikutaia Section, Waikato-Thames Railway
  • Wm. F. Drummond Jervois, Governor
  • Forster Goring, Clerk of the Executive Council