โœจ Factory District Boundaries, Tramway Authorization




SEPT. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1325

BRUNNERTON FACTORY DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-west by Coal Creek to its source; towards the north generally by a right line to the northernmost corner of Section No. 20, and by a right line to the northernmost corner of Section No. 1, Square No. 118; towards the south-east generally by the south-east boundary-line of said Section No. 1, and by its production to the left bank of Grey River, by that bank and by Maori Gully Creek, by the main Grey Valley Road, by the north-east and south-east boundary-lines of Section No. 12 to the southernmost corner of said Section No. 12, by a right line thence to the north-east corner of Section No. 1 on Arnold River, by that section and its northern boundary-line produced across the Arnold River, and by the said river; towards the south generally by the production of the south-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 1869, and by that boundary-line to the southernmost corner of said Section No. 1869, by a right line thence to the south-east corner of Section No. 1599, by the southern boundary-line of that section, across and by the A.K. Line Road, by the left branch of Omotumotu Creek, and by that creek to a point in line with the southern boundary-line of Section No. 1470, and by the production of that boundary-line, and by that line; and towards the west generally by the western boundary-lines of Sections Nos. 1470, 1467, 1469, 1432, 1434, 1430, and 1428, by the northern boundary-line of said Section No. 1428, across a road, by the north-western boundary-lines of Sections Nos. 1431 and 1316, and the said boundary-line of Section No. 1316 produced to the Omotumotu Creek, by the left bank of that creek, and by a due north line from the mouth of that creek across the Grey River, and by that river to Coal Creek.

KUMARA FACTORY DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the south-west by Kapitea Creek; towards the north-west by the road-line lying between Reserve No. 203 and Sections Nos. 608 and 609, and by the production of the southern side of that road in both directions from the said Kapitea Creek to Teremakau River; towards the north-west generally by a right-line to the northernmost corner of Section No. 1862; thence by a line due east to Little Fuchsia Creek, by the said creek to its source, and by a right line to the source of Blackwater Creek; towards the north-east generally by that creek to its mouth, by a right line across Big Hohonu River, by that river, and by Three-mile Creek; and towards the south-east and south generally by the road to Dobson's Flat Settlement, by Dobson's Creek to its mouth, by a due west line to Reserve No. 128, by the eastern boundary-line of that reserve, and by Section No. 1852 to Kapitea Creek.

REEFTON FACTORY DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north-east and east generally by Waituhi River and by a due north and south line drawn through Trig. Station N; towards the south by a right line; thence to the north-east corner of Section No. 245 at Lank's Creek, by that section to the Inangahua River, and by a due west line to the summit of the western watershed of the Inangahua River near source of Devil's Creek; towards the south-west by that summit to a point due west of the northernmost corner of Section No. 104 at confluence of Waituhi and Inangahua Rivers; and towards the north by a right line to that corner.

LYELL FACTORY DISTRICT.

Bounded towards the north by a due east and west line drawn through Trig. Station Ac, Block XIII., Lyell Survey District, from the summit of the western watershed of the Pensinis Creek to Eight-mile Creek; towards the east by the said creek; towards the south-east and south by the Buller River; again towards the south-east by a right line through Trig. Station D to Trig. Station H, Block I., Maruia Survey District; towards the south-west by a right line to Trig. Station K, Block III., Inangahua Survey District, by a right line thence to Trig. Station AA, Block XV., Orikaka Survey District; and towards the north-west by the summit of the western watershed of Pensinis Creek.

ALEX. WILLIS,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

"Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1877."โ€”Authorising Construction of an Incline Tramway. (Granity Creek Tramway Extension.)

GLASGOW, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of September, 1892.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCE THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the twenty-first section of "The Westland and Nelson Coalfields Administration Act, 1877," it is, among other things, enacted that the Governor may, by Order in Council, authorise any lessee under a lease granted for coal-mining purposes, and his or their servants and workmen, full and free liberty of making, and using when so made, any railways, tramways, bridges, inclines, staiths, or other means of transit over the lands described in the First, Second, and Third Schedules to the said Act, and whether the same shall be demised by any lease for coal-mining purposes or not, subject however as therein mentioned:

And whereas the Westport Coal Company (Limited) is a lessee from the Crown of certain lands subject to the provisions of the said Act, under a lease granted for coal-mining purposes, and has complied with the conditions set forth in sections twenty-two and twenty-three of the said Act, and is desirous of constructing an incline tramway over the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto, which said lands form part of the lands described in the Third Schedule to the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the above-recited power, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby authorise the Westport Coal Company (Limited), and (subject to the company obtaining the consent of the lawful authority in that behalf) its assigns, and its or their servants and workmen, full and free liberty of making, and using when so made, an incline tramway over the lands described in the Schedule hereto for the purpose of connecting any coal-mines on lands subject to the said Act with the Westport-Ngakawau Railway; such incline tramway to be constructed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications of same, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington: Provided, however, that the authority hereby given shall be concurrent with the company's coal-mining lease from the Queen, dated the twenty-eighth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, and being for a term of ninety-nine years from the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two; and such authority shall determine, without further notice, at the expiration of the said ninety-nine years, or at such prior time as the term created by the said lease may expire or in any manner be determined: Provided, further, that the right is hereby reserved to Her Majesty, or any of her officers, servants, or agents on her behalf, at any time to construct, maintain, and use roads or public highways over any portion of the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto that is not occupied by the incline tramway aforesaid, and to construct such roads or public highways across the said tramway, if necessary, at any point or points that may be considered by Her said Majesty, or any of her officers, servants, or agents, to be convenient or suitable for the purpose; and also that the Governor, on behalf of Her said Majesty, may at any time permit the Council of the County of Buller, or any Road Board or local body which is now or may hereafter be legally constituted in the district in which the said lands are situated, to construct, maintain, and use roads or public highways over such lands upon the like condition: Provided also that in the event of the company or its assigns obstructing the making or use of such roads or public highways, or in any way refusing to carry out or comply with the provisions of this order, the Governor may determine the authority hereby given, by serving the company or its assigns with a notice in writing in that behalf, and, upon the service of such notice upon the company at its registered office, or at the last known place of residence or business of its assigns, or any of them, as the case may require, the said authority shall absolutely determine.

SCHEDULE.

THE several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder:

Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land on which the Incline Tramway is authorised to be made.

Being Portion of Section No. Situated in Block No. Survey District of Remarks.

A. R. P.

0 3 8 . . VI. Ngakawau Crown land.

6 2 13 . . VI. Ngakawau Crown land.

9 2 13 1 VI. Ngakawau Crown land.

6 3 39 1 VI. Ngakawau Crown land.

4 0 0 1 VI. Ngakawau Crown land.

All in the Provincial District of Nelson; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 16832, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured red.

ALEX. WILLIS,

Clerk of the Executive Council.



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๐Ÿ‘ท Factory District Boundaries (continued from previous page)

๐Ÿ‘ท Labour & Employment
Factory Districts, Boundaries, Brunnerton, Kumara, Reefton, Lyell
  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Authorisation for Incline Tramway Construction

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 September 1892
Tramway, Westport Coal Company, Coal-mining, Inangahua River, Granity Creek
  • Glasgow, Governor
  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council