Land Prices, Bridge Construction, Reserve Changes, Appointments




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57

SCHEDULE.
HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT.—MOTU SURVEY DISTRICT.

Section. Block. Area. Price per Acre.
14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 II. A. R. P. 397 2 30 £ s. d. 1 0 0
.. III. 170 0 0 1 0 0
.. III., VII. 2,150 0 0 0 12 6

Block III.: Bounded towards the north by a road, and towards the east, south, and west by the Motu runs.
Blocks III. and VII.: Bounded towards the north-west by Motu No. 3 Block; towards the east by the Ormond-Opotiki Road; and towards the south and east by Crown lands.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this eighth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Warrant authorising the Manawatu County Council to construct a Bridge over the Oroua River, and apportioning the Cost of the Bridge between the said Council and the Manawatu Road Board.

GLASGOW, Governor.

WHEREAS by section fifteen of “The Public Works Acts Amendment Act, 1889” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that, in any case where the local authority of any district desires to construct a bridge in any position that will, in its opinion, be of advantage and benefit to the whole or any considerable portion of the inhabitants of an adjacent district or districts, as well as to the inhabitants of its own district, and where it is, in the opinion of such local authority, reasonable that the local authority or local authorities of such district or districts whose inhabitants are to be so benefited should contribute to the cost of constructing or establishing the said bridge, the provisions in the said section mentioned shall have effect:

And whereas the Manawatu County Council has made application to the Governor to authorise the construction of the bridge mentioned in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the said bridge”), and to apportion the cost of constructing the said bridge between the said Council and the Manawatu Road Board:

And whereas an inquiry into the matter of the said application was held at Palmerston North on the eighteenth and nineteenth days of December, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one, by a Commissioner appointed by the Governor under the provisions of the said Act, and by his report it has been made to appear that the construction of the bridge should be authorised on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth:

And whereas it appears expedient to act in accordance with the opinion expressed in such report:

Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, being of opinion that the said bridge should be constructed, and in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, and of every other power enabling me in that behalf, do hereby authorise the Manawatu County Council to construct the said bridge; and I do hereby declare that one-half of the cost of constructing the said bridge shall be borne by the Manawatu County Council, and one-half of the cost of constructing the said bridge shall be borne by the Manawatu Road Board.

SCHEDULE.

THE bridge to be erected over the Oroua River, situated in the Land District of Wellington, on the line of road leading from Longburn to Campbelltown, and adjacent to Sections Nos. 7 and 11, Block V., Kairanga Survey District; as the same is marked in red on the plan numbered S.G. 14570, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Land District of Wellington.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twelfth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Notice of Intention to change the Purpose of a Reserve at New Plymouth.

GLASGOW, Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” it is, amongst other things, enacted that the Governor may declare his intention to make, change, exchange, or alter the dedication of any public reserve now or hereafter vested in Her Majesty or the Governor for any of the purposes named in Class II. of the Schedule to the said Act, whether the same be granted or not; and, in the case of any reserves made under the authority of section two hundred and twenty-seven of “The Land Act, 1885,” if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to change the purpose of such reserves or any part thereof from the purpose or presumed purpose for which it was set apart to any other purpose, or if it shall, in the opinion of the Governor, be expedient to exchange any of the land comprised in such reserve for other land of equal value, to be dedicated to one or more purposes named in the said Class II., the Governor may, by notice in the Gazette, declare his intention to make such change, exchange, or dedication, as the case may be, and in such notice declare the manner and terms in which the same is intended to be so made:

Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Public Reserves Act, 1881,” aforesaid, declare my intention to change the specific purpose of the reserve described in the first column of the Schedule hereto to the specific purpose set opposite such description in the second column of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Description and Purpose of Reserve. Intended Purpose.
All that parcel of land in the Taranaki District, situate in the Town of New Plymouth, containing by admeasurement 5 acres 2 roods, more or less. Bounded towards the north by high-water mark; towards the east by Hobson Street, 300 links; towards the south by Octavius Place, 1635 links; and towards the west by Eliot Street, 250 links: reserved for a gaol-site and other public purposes. For a public recreation-ground.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-third day of June, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.

JOHN McKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

Clerk of the Writs and Deputy appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 11th July, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HUGH POLLEN, Esq.,

to be Clerk of the Writs, vice G. S. Cooper, Esq., resigned, and

ROBERT HENRY GOVETT, Esq.,

to be Deputy of the said Clerk, under “The Regulation of Elections Act, 1881.”

P. A. BUCKLEY.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 8th July, 1892.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

LEWIS HOTOP, Esq.,

of Queenstown, to be a Coroner within the Colony of New Zealand.

A. J. CADMAN.

Cadet in Treasury appointed.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 11th July, 1892.

IT is hereby notified that

WILLIAM ARCHIBALD JEFF

has been appointed a Cadet in the Treasury, as on the 22nd March, 1892, in terms of “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886.”

J. BALLANCE.



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🗺️ Land Prices for Naval and Military Land Claims

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
8 July 1892
Land Prices, Motu Survey District, Hawke's Bay Land District
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🏗️ Warrant for Bridge Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
12 July 1892
Bridge Construction, Manawatu County Council, Manawatu Road Board, Oroua River
  • David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Change of Reserve Purpose

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
23 June 1892
Public Reserve, New Plymouth, Gaol-site, Recreation-ground
  • David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
  • John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🏛️ Appointments to Clerk of the Writs and Deputy

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
11 July 1892
Clerk of the Writs, Deputy, Colonial Secretary’s Office
  • Hugh Pollen (Esquire), Appointed Clerk of the Writs
  • Robert Henry Govett (Esquire), Appointed Deputy of Clerk of the Writs

  • P. A. Buckley

⚖️ Coroner Appointment

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
8 July 1892
Coroner, Queenstown, Department of Justice
  • Lewis Hotop (Esquire), Appointed Coroner

  • A. J. Cadman

💰 Treasury Cadet Appointment

💰 Finance & Revenue
11 July 1892
Treasury, Cadet, Civil Service Reform Act
  • William Archibald Jeff, Appointed Cadet in the Treasury

  • J. Ballance