✨ Land Reservations for Education and Mining
1394
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72
Land reserved as Endowments for Primary Education.
(L.S.)
GLASGOW, Governor.
A P R O C L A M A T I O N.
WHEREAS under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1885,” and “The Land Act, 1892,” the reserves enumerated in the first column of the Schedule hereto were temporarily reserved as endowments for education upon the respective dates specified in the second column of the said Schedule, and severally set opposite the respective descriptions of the said reserves:
And whereas notices of such reservations were laid upon the table of each House of the General Assembly: And whereas the two Houses have passed resolutions upon the dates specified in the third column approving in terms of the two hundred and thirty-eighth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” of the lands being permanently set aside as endowments for education:
Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glasgow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by “The Land Act, 1892,” do hereby proclaim and declare that the lands enumerated in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be reserved as endowments for primary education, as herein specified respectively.
SCHEDULE.
| First Column | Second Column. | Third Column. |
|---|---|---|
| Locality. | Section. | Block. |
| -------------- | ---------------- | --------------- |
AUCKLAND.
| Parish of Pakiri | 4, 8, 9, 10 | .. | A. R. P. | 14 July, 1892 | Resolution of the House of Representatives dated the 23rd August, 1893, and resolution of the Legislative Council dated the 30th August, 1893. |
| Parish of Tatarariki | 90 | .. | 620 1 0 | 27 Oct., " | |
| " | 55 | .. | 138 2 0 | " " | |
| " | 80 | .. | 83 2 0 | " " | |
| Parish of Whakapirau | 40 | .. | 136 1 0 | " " | |
| Omapere | 20, 23, 26 | IX. | 76 1 0 | " " | |
| Parish of Whangape | 83 | .. | 504 0 18 | " " | |
| Parish of Waikiekie | 97 | .. | 337 0 0 | " " | |
| Parish of Mareretu | 84 | .. | 98 0 0 | " " | |
| " | 143 | .. | 91 0 0 | " " | |
| Te Aroha | .. | 21 | XI. | 58 2 0 | 4 Mar., 1893 | |
| Tauhoa | .. | 12 | X. | 17 2 0 | " " | |
TARANAKI.
| Mimi | .. | 14, 15 | XI. | 430 0 0 | 1 Mar., 1893 | Ditto. |
| Ngatimaru | .. | 13 | I. | 200 0 0 | 17 May, " | " |
WELLINGTON.
| Mangaone | .. | 33 | IV. | 269 0 0 | 14 Jan., 1893 | Ditto. |
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 Wellington, this twentieth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.
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 P R O C L A M A T I O N.
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 purposes 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 therewith, and the said lands are comprised in one block, containing four thousand three hundred and twenty 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.
SCHEDULE.
BLOCK VIII.
ALL that area in the Nelson Land District, situated in the Survey Districts of Lyell, Maruia, and Matiri, containing 4,320 acres, more or less. Bounded by a line commencing at the eastern boundary of Mining Reserve Block No. VII., and proceeding generally parallel to the north bank of the River Buller at a distance of 20 chains from the middle of that river to its confluence with the River Matiri; thence southerly along the west bank of the said Matiri River to and across the River Buller aforesaid; thence along the south bank of the Buller River to a line running generally parallel to the said south bank of the River Buller and 20 chains distant from the middle of that river; and thence westerly along the said line to Mining Reserve Block No. VII. aforesaid; excepting from the above-described area all freehold and leasehold sections and reserves.
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 Wellington, this twenty-first day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.
A. J. CADMAN,
Minister of Mines.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey20 September 1893
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- David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
- John McKenzie, Minister of Lands
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- David, Earl of Glasgow, Governor
- A. J. Cadman, Minister of Mines
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