Land, Appointments, and Trustees




1840
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 79

Varying Restrictions on Alienation of Native Lands.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS application has been made to the Governor by the owner of the lands described in the Schedule hereto, praying that the restrictions on the alienation of such lands contained in the Native Land Court certificate of title bearing date the twenty-second day of September, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, and now contained in partition orders of the Native Land Court bearing date the thirteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, may be removed: And whereas inquiry has been duly made by the Native Land Court, and the said Court has recommended that the restrictions be varied, so as to permit the owner to lease the said lands, and also to mortgage the said lands to a lending department of the Government:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the fifty-second section of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” and in accordance with the recommendation of the Native Land Court, doth hereby order and declare that the restrictions imposed by the said Native Land Court certificate of title and the said partition orders on the alienation of the said lands are hereby varied to the extent that the owner of the said lands may lease the same for any period not exceeding twenty-one years, and may also mortgage the said lands to a lending department of the Government.

SCHEDULE.

ALL that piece or parcel of land, situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, known as Awarua No. 2c No. 9, containing 948 acres, more or less, being the whole of the land comprised in a partition order of the Native Land Court, dated the 13th day of August, 1896, in favour of Rora te Waikakati, and subject to the following restriction: “Absolutely inalienable.”

All that piece or parcel of land, situate in the Provincial District of Wellington, known as Awarua No. 2c No. 10, containing 3,595 acres, more or less, being the whole of the land comprised in a partition order of the Native Land Court, dated the 13th day of August, 1896, in favour of Pura Rora, and subject to the following restriction: “Absolutely inalienable.”

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

R. J. SEDDON,
Native Minister.

Notifying Lands in Southland for Sale by Public Auction.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred upon me by the one-hundred-and-thirteenth section of “The Land Act, 1892,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint Thursday, the twenty-third day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, as the time at which the lands enumerated in the Schedule hereto shall be sold by public auction; and I do hereby fix the prices at which the said lands shall be sold as those mentioned in the said Schedule hereto following the description of such lands respectively.

SCHEDULE.

SOUTHLAND LAND DISTRICT.—EAST GORE TOWNSHIP.
Suburban Sections.

Section. Block. Area. Upset Price.
A. R. P. £ s. d.
3 II. 1 2 29 8 8 2
1 to 10 IV. 2 1 33 12 5 8
2 VI. 0 1 0 1 5 0
3 " 0 1 0 1 5 0
10 " 0 1 0 1 5 0
11 " 0 1 0 1 5 0
12 " 0 1 8 1 10 0
13 " 0 1 5 1 8 2
14 " 0 1 0 1 5 0
2 XXIII. 5 0 0 25 0 0

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this fifteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

Trustees for Highbank Cemetery appointed.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the sixth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint the several persons whose names are specified in the first column of the Schedule hereto to be Trustees to provide for the maintenance and care of the public cemetery specified in the second column of the said Schedule. And I do hereby declare that the appointment of the said trustees shall date from the twenty-fifth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.

SCHEDULE.

Names of Trustees. Name of Public Cemetery, and Description of Land.
William Charles Davis, HIGHBANK.
John Thomas Doherty, All that parcel of land in the Canterbury Land District, containing by admeasurement 5 acres, more or less, being Reserve No. 3199. Block II., Corwar Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by Lot 19 of Highbank Settlement; towards the north-east by Lots 69 and 70 of said settlement; towards the south-east by a road-line; and towards the south-west by said Lot 19.
Hector Bond,
John Driscoll,
Charles Spray,
Charles William Smith, and
Alexander Knox Callaghan.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twenty-seventh day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.

WM. HALL-JONES,
For Minister of Lands.

[NOTE.—This warrant is issued in lieu of that published in Gazette No. 98, of the 25th November, 1897, which contained an error in the name of one of the trustees.]

Inspector of Abattoirs, &c., Patetere and Taotaoroa Ridings of Piako County, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

Constable ALEXANDER MCGILP

to be an Inspector of Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses and of Cattle intended for Slaughter, under “The Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act, 1894,” for the Patetere and Taotaoroa Ridings of the County of Piako.

J. CARROLL.

Coroner appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

LEWIS PHILIP BEECROFT, Esq., J.P.,

of Port Albert, to be a Coroner within the Colony of New Zealand.

W. C. WALKER,
For Minister of Justice.

Cadet appointed.

Education Department,
Wellington, 26th September, 1899.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN BECK

to be a cadet in the Education Department; the appointment to date from the 22nd instant.

W. C. WALKER,
Minister of Education.



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🪶 Varying Restrictions on Alienation of Native Lands in Wellington

🪶 Māori Affairs
27 September 1899
Native Land Court, Land alienation, Lease, Mortgage, Wellington, Awarua, Rora te Waikakati, Pura Rora
  • Rora te Waikakati, Owner of land with alienation restrictions varied
  • Pura Rora, Owner of land with alienation restrictions varied

  • R. J. Seddon, Native Minister

🗺️ Notifying Lands in Southland for Sale by Public Auction

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
15 September 1899
Land auction, Southland, East Gore Township, Suburban sections, Upset price, Minister of Lands
  • Wm. Hall-Jones, For Minister of Lands

🏘️ Appointment of Trustees for Highbank Cemetery in Canterbury

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
27 September 1899
Cemetery trustees, Highbank, Canterbury, Cemeteries Act, Land reserve, Trustee appointment
7 names identified
  • William Charles Davis, Appointed Trustee for Highbank Cemetery
  • John Thomas Doherty, Appointed Trustee for Highbank Cemetery
  • Hector Bond, Appointed Trustee for Highbank Cemetery
  • John Driscoll, Appointed Trustee for Highbank Cemetery
  • Charles Spray, Appointed Trustee for Highbank Cemetery
  • Charles William Smith, Appointed Trustee for Highbank Cemetery
  • Alexander Knox Callaghan, Appointed Trustee for Highbank Cemetery

  • Wm. Hall-Jones, For Minister of Lands

🏥 Appointment of Inspector of Abattoirs for Piako County Ridings

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
20 September 1899
Abattoirs, Slaughterhouses, Inspector, Piako County, Patetere, Taotaoroa, Constable
  • Alexander McGilp (Constable), Appointed Inspector of Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses

  • J. Carroll

⚖️ Appointment of Coroner for Port Albert

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
23 September 1899
Coroner, Port Albert, Justice Department, J.P., Appointment
  • Lewis Philip Beecroft (Esquire, Justice of the Peace), Appointed Coroner

  • W. C. Walker, For Minister of Justice

🎓 Appointment of Cadet in the Education Department

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
26 September 1899
Cadet, Education Department, Wellington, Appointment, John Beck
  • John Beck, Appointed cadet in Education Department

  • W. C. Walker, Minister of Education