Government Proclamations




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

Districts constituted under “The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1875.”

(L.S.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in the Governor by “The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1875,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby abolish the existing registration districts known as the Kaitaia and Mongonui Districts, and do proclaim and declare that the territory heretofore comprised within the said districts is hereby divided anew into three registration districts, the names whereof shall be the Hohoura, Kaitaia, and Mangonui Districts, and the boundaries whereof shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the marriage districts bearing the same names, as are set forth in a Proclamation of even date herewith, made under the provisions of “The Marriage Act, 1880.”

And I hereby declare that this Proclamation shall come into operation on the twenty-first day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander 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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

J. CARROLL.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!


Land taken for the Dunedin and Kaikorai Tramway.

(L.S.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the Council of the body corporate called “The Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Dunedin” (being the “local authority” of the said city) has made application, under the provisions of section six of “The Tramways Act, 1894,” and “The Public Works Act, 1894,” to take the land described in the Schedule hereto for the purposes of a public work, namely, the Dunedin and Kaikorai Tramway, authorised to be constructed by an Order in Council made and issued under the first-mentioned Act, and dated the third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven :

And whereas all conditions precedent required by law to be observed and performed prior to the issue of this Proclamation have been observed and performed, and the consent of the Governor in Council to the taking of the said land has been duly obtained, and it is desirable that the said land so applied for as aforesaid shall be taken for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned :

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the first day of July next, the parcel of land specified in the Schedule hereto shall be and the same is hereby taken for the purpose of constructing thereon the said Dunedin and Kaikorai Tramway, and that from and after the said date the fee-simple of the land hereby taken shall vest in the said body corporate, for the public use aforesaid, as in “The Public Works Act, 1894,” is particularly mentioned.


SCHEDULE.

The parcel of land mentioned hereunder :—

Approximate Area of the Land taken. Being Part of Situated in Block No. Situated in the Survey District of
A. R. P. 0 0 17·5 Section 5 XIX. City of Dunedin.

In the Land District of Otago; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 18557, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works,
at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured blue.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander 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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!


Land taken for a Further Portion of the North Island Main Trunk Line of Railway, from a Point at or near Marton to Te Awamutu, via Murimotu, Taumarunui, and the Ongaruhe River Valley (Portion of Pouwhakarua-Otaihape Section).

(L.S.)
RANFURLY, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for a further portion of the North Island Main Trunk Railway, from a point at or near Marton to Te Awamutu, via Murimotu, Taumaranui, and the Ongaruhe River Valley—namely, portion of the Pouwhakarua-Otaihape Section :

And whereas all conditions precedent required by law to be observed and performed prior to the taking of such land for the purpose hereinafter specified have been observed and performed :

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by sections one hundred and sixty-six and one hundred and sixty-seven of “The Public Works Act, 1894,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is taken for the further portion of the said line of railway hereinbefore specified.


SCHEDULE.

The several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder :—

Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land taken. Being Portion of Situated in Block No. Survey District of
A. R. P. 9 1 19·7 Section No. 1 XVI. Tiriraukawa.
17 0 16·5 Section No. 2 XVI. Tiriraukawa.
21 0 25·2 Section No. 3 XVI. Tiriraukawa.
12 1 13 Ohako Block XIII. Hautapu.
5 2 20 Pouwhakarua No. 2 XIII. Hautapu.
40 2 22 Pouwhakarua No. 1 XIII. & IX. Hautapu.
65 0 5 Awarua 4b .. IX. & X. Hautapu.
0 0 8 Section No. 49, Mangaweka Village Settlement IX. Hautapu.

All in the Land District of Wellington; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 18542, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured red, green, and purple.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly; Knight Commander 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 issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-seventh day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!



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🏛️ Abolition and Reconstitution of Registration Districts

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
23 June 1899
Registration districts, Kaitaia, Mongonui, Hohoura, Marriage Act, 1880
  • Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor
  • J. Carroll

🏗️ Land Taken for Dunedin and Kaikorai Tramway

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 June 1899
Land acquisition, Tramway, Dunedin, Kaikorai, Public Works Act, 1894
  • Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor
  • WM. HALL-JONES, Minister for Public Works

🏗️ Land Taken for North Island Main Trunk Line of Railway

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 June 1899
Land acquisition, Railway, North Island Main Trunk Line, Marton, Te Awamutu, Public Works Act, 1894
  • Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor
  • WM. HALL-JONES, Minister for Public Works