Orders in Council, Land Delegations, Public Works




Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 261

by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
thereof, doth hereby revoke a certain Order in Council, dated
the twenty-third of September, one thousand eight hun-
dred and ninety-one, making delegation of certain powers
in manner as therein appears; and doth, with the like
advice and consent, by this present Order, delegate, but only
with respect to the pieces or parcels of land described in the
Schedule hereto, all the powers conferred by the Act afore-
said, except the powers under or conferred by sections five
and twelve thereof, to the under-mentioned persons, who
shall be known as the Gore Public Domain Board, namely,—
MILES REGINALD BREE,
JAMES BEATTIE,
JOHN NICOLSON,
WILLIAM HENDERSON,
RICHARD WHITTINGHAM, and
His Worship the MAYOR OF GORE, ex officio
(hereinafter referred to as "the Board"), subject to the
stipulations hereinafter contained, that is to say,—

  1. The Board shall meet for the transaction of business
    on the second Monday in each month, at half-past seven
    o'clock p.m., at the Railway Hotel, Gore, or at such other
    time or place as may from time to time be fixed by the
    Board. The first meeting shall be held on Monday, the
    twelfth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and
    ninety-four.
  2. Special meetings may be convened by the Chairman or
    by any two members of the Board, provided that two days'
    notice of such meeting be given to each member, specifying
    the business to be transacted at such special meeting, and
    no other business than that so specified shall be transacted
    at such meeting.
  3. Any three of the said Board shall form a quorum. Any
    meeting may be adjourned from time to time.
  4. The members of the Board shall, at their first meeting,
    and thereafter at an annual meeting to be held on the second
    Monday in January in every succeeding year thereafter,
    elect one of themselves to be Chairman, who may join in the
    discussion, and shall have an original as well as a casting
    vote. The Chairman shall hold office until the election of
    his successor.
  5. If at any meeting the Chairman is not present at the
    time appointed for holding the same, the members present
    shall choose some one of their number to be chairman of
    such meeting.
  6. If, by resignation, death, or incapacity, or otherwise,
    the office of Chairman shall be or become vacant, the mem-
    bers may at any monthly or special meeting appoint a
    Chairman.
  7. All questions shall be determined by the majority of
    votes of the members of the Board present at a meeting.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that parcel of land in the Land District of Southland,
containing 12 acres 1 rood 20 perches, more or less, being
block marked "Reserve for Public Gardens" on the map of the
Town of Gore. Bounded on the north by Surrey Street, 565
links; towards the west by Richmond Street, 981·5 and
1972·7 links; towards the south-west by Norfolk Street, 365
links; and towards the east by a road reserve, 100 links wide,
along the bank of the Mataura River.
Also all that parcel of land in the Land District of South-
land, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 1 rood 3 perches,
more or less, situate in the Town of Gore, being that portion
of the Town Belt marked A on the Crown-grant record map
of the said town; bounded on the north by Preston Street,
885 links; towards the east by main road, 255 links; on the
south by Lyne Street, 933 links; and on the west by Fair-
field Street, 250 links. Also all that parcel of land, contain-
ing by admeasurement 5 acres and 26 perches, more or less,
situate in the said Town of Gore, being that portion of said
Town Belt marked B on the said map; bounded on the north
by Preston Street, 356 links; on the east by Fairfield Street,
1450 links; on the south by Irwell Street, 356 links; and on
the west by Broughton Street, 1450 links. Also all that
parcel of land, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 3 roods
26 perches, more or less, situate in the said Town of Gore,
being that portion of said Town Belt marked C on the said
map; bounded on the north by Irwell Street, 356 links; on
the east by Fairfield Street, 1100 links; on the south by Irk
Street, 356 links; and on the west by Broughton Street,
1100 links. Also all that parcel of land, containing 3 acres
3 roods 26 perches, more or less, situate in the said Town of
Gore, being the portion of the said Town Belt marked D on
the said map; bounded on the north by Irk Street, 356 links;
on the east by Fairfield Street, 1100 links; on the south by
Ashton Street, 356 links; and on the west by Broughton
Street, 1100 links. Also all that parcel of land, containing
by admeasurement 4 acres 1 rood 9 perches, more or less,
situate in the said Town of Gore, being that portion of the
said Town Belt marked E on the said map; bounded on
the north by Ashton Street, 356 links; on the east by Fair-

field Street, 833 links; towards the south-east by the main
road, 746 links; and on the west by Broughton Street, 1539
links. Also all that parcel of land, containing by admeasure-
ment 5 acres 1 rood 2 perches, more or less, situate in the
said Town of Gore, being that portion of said Town Belt
marked F on the said map; bounded on the north by Old-
ham Street, 917 links; on the east by Gorton Street, 505
links; on the south by Hyde Street, 1191 links; and towards
the north-west by the Railway Reserve, 574·7 links. And
also all that parcel of land, containing 5 acres 3 roods, more
or less, situate in the said Town of Gore, being that portion
of said Town Belt marked G on the said map; bounded on
the north by Oldham Street, 1039 links; on the north-east
by the public road running along the bank of the Mataura
River, 542·4 links; on the south by Hyde Street, 1237 links;
and on the west by Gorton Street, 505 links.
ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Native Lands proposed to be taken for Construction of
Roads in Horowhenua County.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifth day
of February, 1894.
Present:
THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto
are required to be taken for a public work, to wit,
the construction of roads in Horowhenua County:
And whereas the said lands are held or occupied by Native
owners under a title which is not derived from the Crown:
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers
vested in him by "The Public Works Act, 1882," and the
thirteenth section of "The Public Works Acts Amendment
Act, 1887," and of all other powers in anywise enabling him
in this behalf, His Excellency 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 public work above mentioned shall be constructed on the
lands described in general terms in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.
THE several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder:—

| Approximate | | Situated | Colour | |
| Area of each | Section. | in Block | on Map. | No. on Plan. |
| of the Parcels | | No. | | |
| of Land | | | | |
| required to be | | | | |
| taken. | | | | |
| | | | | |
WAITOHU SURVEY DISTRICT.
A. R. P. | Manawatu-Ku- | XIII. | Blue .. | S.G. 18412L.
0 0 1·2 | kutauaki 7D, 1 | | |
10 0 14 | Manawatu-Ku- | " | Red | {S.G. 18412L,
| kutauaki 7D, 2 | | | S.G. 18412M.

In the Land District of Wellington; as the same are more
particularly delineated on the plans marked as above
mentioned, deposited in the Head Office of the Department
of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Land District of
Wellington, and thereon coloured as above mentioned.
ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land.

GLASGOW, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government Buildings, at Wellington, this fifth day
of February, 1894.
Present:
THE HONOURABLE THE PREMIER PRESIDING IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS application has been made to the Governor
in Council by a majority of the Native owners of the
land described in the second column of the Schedule hereto,
praying that the restrictions on the alienation of such land
contained in the Land Transfer certificate bearing date the
twenty-third day of November, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, described in the first column of the said
Schedule, may be removed: And whereas inquiry has been
duly made by the Native Land Court, and the said Court
has reported that the provisions of the law in that behalf
have been complied with: And whereas it appears expedient
to grant such application ;



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🏛️ Order in Council: Powers Delegated to the Gore Domain Board (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
15 February 1894
Order in Council, Gore Public Domain Board, Delegation, Land Management
6 names identified
  • Miles Reginald Bree, Member of Gore Public Domain Board
  • James Beattie, Member of Gore Public Domain Board
  • John Nicolson, Member of Gore Public Domain Board
  • William Henderson, Member of Gore Public Domain Board
  • Richard Whittingham, Member of Gore Public Domain Board
  • Mayor of Gore (His Worship the), Ex officio member of Gore Public Domain Board

  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council

🗺️ Native Lands Proposed for Road Construction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
5 February 1894
Public Works, Road Construction, Native Lands, Horowhenua County
  • Glasgow, Governor
  • The Honourable the Premier Presiding in Council
  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council

🪶 Removal of Restrictions on Alienation of Native Land

🪶 Māori Affairs
5 February 1894
Land Transfer, Alienation Restrictions, Native Land Court, Horowhenua County
  • Glasgow, Governor
  • The Honourable the Premier Presiding in Council
  • Alex. Willis, Clerk of the Executive Council