New Zealand Gazette – 1894 – No. 30

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✨ Land Set Apart for Village Settlements

Numb. 30.

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1894.

Land set apart for Village Settlements in the Canterbury Land District.

GLASGOW, Governor.
By his Deputy,

(L.S.) JAMES PRENDERGAST.
A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance of the power and authority conferred upon me by "The Cheviot Estate Disposition Act, 1893," and the one hundred and sixty-eighth section of "The Land Act, 1892," I, James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, in the name and on behalf of His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, and as his duly-appointed Deputy, do hereby proclaim and declare that the allotments of Crown lands respectively described in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same are hereby set apart for lease as village settlements under the provisions of "The Land Act, 1892," and do hereby further declare that such lands shall be open for selection on lease as aforesaid on and after the fourteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

SCHEDULE.

CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT.

District. Section. Block. Area.

CAVERHILL VILLAGE.

Cheviot .. .. 14 VII. 25 2 0
" .. .. 15 " 50 0 0
" .. .. 16 " 50 0 0
" .. .. 17 " 50 0 0
" .. .. 18 " 54 1 0
" .. .. 20 " 38 3 0
" .. .. 21 " 100 0 0
" .. .. 22 " 100 0 0
" .. .. 25 " 54 0 0

HOMEVIEW VILLAGE.

District. Section. Block. Area.

Lowry Peaks .. 14 XII. 32 1 34
" .. 17 " 29 2 6
" .. 26 " 20 0 0
Cheviot .. .. 46 VII. 34 0 10
" .. .. 47 " 59 3 2
" .. .. 48 " 52 2 38
" .. .. 49 " 39 2 34
" .. .. 50 " 20 2 36
" .. .. 51 " 12 3 0
" .. .. 52 " 13 2 16
" .. .. 53 " 24 2 31
" .. .. 54 " 20 0 0
" .. .. 57 "
" .. .. 58 "

PORT ROBINSON VILLAGE.

Cheviot .. .. 17 XI. 10 1 35
" .. .. 19 " 7 1 22
" .. .. 21 " 6 2 0
" .. .. 35 " 23 0 0
" .. .. 39 " 14 1 0

Given under the hand of the Honourable Sir James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, for and on behalf of His Excellency the Governor, and as his duly-appointed Deputy in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four.

JOHN MCKENZIE,
Minister of Lands.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

ERRATUM.-In New Zealand Gazette, No. 28, of 12th April, 1894, page 550, appointment of Clerks of Licensing Committees, for "William George Walker" read "Walter George Walker."

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1894, No 30

The Old Government Buildings (depicted) were completed in 1876 and initially housed the entire Wellington-based civil service as well as the entire New Zealand Cabinet. The Executive Council met there until 1948.

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🗺️ Proclamation of Land Set Apart for Village Settlements

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated11 April 1894
KeywordsProclamation, Village Settlements, Canterbury, Cheviot Estate, Land Act 1892
👩‍💼 Officials

James Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice
John McKenzie, Minister of Lands

🏛️ Erratum: Appointment of Clerks of Licensing Committees

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated12 April 1894
KeywordsErratum, Clerks of Licensing Committees, Appointment

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