Land Proclamations




1724
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 101

hereby declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule
hereto shall be subject to the provisions of sections one
hundred and seventy-two to one hundred and eighty-six of
Part V. of “The Land Act, 1892,” relating to small grazing-
runs.

SCHEDULE.

Run. Section. Survey District. Area.
A. R. P.
1 108A Waiau .. .. 772 3 0
3 111 " .. .. 343 2 0
4 110 " .. .. 183 0 0
5 112 " .. .. 342 2 0
6 113 " .. .. 1,618 0 0
7 26 (Block X.) Tuturau .. .. 1,350 1 8

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George; 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 Auckland, this nineteenth day of
December, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-two.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land set apart as a Public Domain under “The Wanganui
River Trust Act, 1891.”

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities
conferred upon me by the ninth section of “The Wanga-
nui River Trust Act, 1891,” I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the
Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim
and declare that the lands described in the Schedule hereto
are set apart as a public domain, to be dealt with and ad-
ministered in the manner described in the said ninth section
of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece of land in the Auckland Land District, on the
left bank of the Wanganui River, containing 5,560 acres,
more or less, and being part of the Waimarino Block.
Bounded towards the north-east by a line at right angles to
the left bank of the Wanganui River opposite to the Tau-
maranui Native Settlement and 80 chains therefrom;
towards the south-east by lines running at an average dis-
tance of one mile from the left bank of the said Wanganui
River to the Native Reserve D, Waimarino Block; towards
the west by the said Native Reserve D to the Wanganui
River; and towards the north-west generally by the Wanga-
nui River aforesaid.

Also all that piece of land in the Auckland and Wellington Land Districts, on the left bank of the Wanganui River,
containing 22,520 acres, more or less, and being portion of
the Kirikau, Retaruke, and Waimarino Blocks. Bounded
towards the north by a Native reserve in the Kirikau Block,
and by part of the south-western boundary of Reserve C,
Waimarino Block, to a point at right angles to the left bank
of the Wanganui River, and distant 80 chains therefrom;
towards the south-east generally by lines running at an
average distance of one mile from the left bank of the said
Wanganui River to the north-west boundary of Reserve B,
Waimarino Block, and by part of the north-west boundary of
the said reserve to the Wanganui River; and towards the
north-west generally by the Wanganui River aforesaid.

Also all that piece of land situated in the Waimarino
Block, Wellington Land District, containing 300 acres,
more or less, the north-eastern boundary-line of which com-
ences at the south-eastern corner of Subdivision No. 5,
and proceeds thence to the Aurupu Trig. Station, and from
thence to the confluence of the Puwawa Stream with the
Wanganui River, and from thence southerly along the bank
of the Wanganui River to the starting-point.

Also all that piece of land in the Wellington Land Dis-
trict, on the left bank of the Wanganui River, containing 500
acres, more or less, being part of the Waimarino Block.
Bounded towards the north-east by lines running at an
average distance of one mile from the left bank of the
Wanganui River, from a point on the eastern boundary of
the Popotea Native Block distant 1300 links from its north-
east corner to the Manganui-o-te-ao River; towards the
south-east by the said Manganui-o-te-ao River; towards
the south by the Wanganui River; and towards the west by
the Popotea Native Block aforesaid.

Also all that parcel of land situated in the County of Strat-
ford, in the Taranaki Land District, containing by admea-
surement 2,296 acres, more or less, being part of Opatu Block.
Bounded towards the north by Koiro Block; towards the
south-east by the Wanganui River and Native Reserves B
and D; towards the south by the Ohura Stream and Native
Reserve C; and towards the north-west by a line running at
an average distance of one mile from the right bank of the
Wanganui River.

Also all that parcel of land situated in the County of Wai-
totara, in the Taranaki Land District, containing by admea-
surement 1,397 acres, more or less, being part of the Rao-
raomouku Block. Bounded towards the north-west by the
Aratawa Block and Native land; towards the north-east by
the Wanganui River; towards the south-west by the Otuhi-
rawa Stream; towards the south-east by Native land; and
towards the south-west by a line running at an average dis-
tance of one mile from the right bank of the Wanganui
River.

Also all that parcel of land situated in the County of Wai-
totara, in the Taranaki Land District, containing by ad-
measurement 460 acres, more or less, being part of the
Mangapukatea Block. Bounded towards the north by the
Otangiwai Stream; towards the east by the Wanganui
River; towards the south by the Waipaihihi Stream and
Native land; and on the west by a line running at an aver-
age distance of one mile from the right bank of the Wanganui
River.

Subject to the right of the Crown to take and lay off any
public roads through the areas above described; as the
same are delineated on the plan marked S.G.15642, deposited
in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at
Wellington, in the Land District of Wellington.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right
Honourable David, Earl of Glasgow; Knight
Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of
Saint Michael and Saint George; 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 Auckland, this nineteenth day of
December, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-two.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

Land available for Selection by the Midland Railway
Company set apart for Mining Purposes.

(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS in the contract bearing date the third day
of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
eight, made between Her Majesty the Queen and the New
Zealand Midland Railway Company (Limited), it is, among
other things, provided that, subject to the conditions therein
contained, all lands within the limits of the authorised area
defined in the said contract shall be available for selection
by the company, with certain exceptions: And whereas
among such exceptions are included all lands which from
time to time, in the opinion of the Governor, are or may be
required for bonâ fide mining purposes and the several pur-
poses connected therewith or incidental or conducive thereto,
and which lands shall from time to time be set apart and
defined by Proclamation to be issued in that behalf; but
no more than ten thousand acres shall be so set apart or
proclaimed in one block at any one time, and the lands so
set apart and proclaimed from time to time shall not, in the
aggregate, exceed seven hundred and fifty thousand acres:
And whereas, in the opinion of the Governor, the lands
described in the Schedule hereto, are required for bonâ fide
mining purposes and the several purposes connected there-
with, and the said lands are comprised in one block, con-
taining five thousand one hundred and seventy acres: And
whereas it is expedient the said land should be set apart
and defined by this Proclamation:

Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor
of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of
all powers and authorities enabling me in this behalf under
the hereinbefore-mentioned contract or otherwise, do hereby
proclaim and declare that the block of land defined and
described in the Schedule hereto is set apart under the
provisions of the said contract for bonâ fide mining purposes
and the several purposes connected therewith.



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🗺️ Land Set Apart for Small Grazing-Runs

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
19 December 1892
Land Act 1892, Small grazing-runs, Waiau, Tuturau
  • David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Land Set Apart as Public Domain

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
19 December 1892
Wanganui River Trust Act 1891, Public domain, Wanganui River
  • David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Land Set Apart for Mining Purposes

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
19 December 1892
Midland Railway Company, Mining, Land contract
  • David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor