✨ Proclamations establishing Marriage and Registration Districts
Numb. 81.
1865
THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1899.
Districts constituted under “The Marriage Act, 1880.”
(L.S.)
RANFURLY, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in the Governor by “The Marriage Act, 1880,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby abolish the existing marriage districts known as the Foxton and Sanson Districts, and do proclaim and declare that the territory heretofore comprised within the said districts is hereby divided anew into three marriage districts, the names and boundaries whereof shall be as follow:—
FOXTON DISTRICT.
All that area in the Wellington Land District bounded towards the north generally by the Rangitikei River from the sea to Section No. 63, Block II., Te Kawau Survey District; thence towards the north-east by that section and the north side of the road forming the southern boundaries of Sections Nos. 64 and 65, Block II., and Sections Nos. 66, 67, 68, and 73, Block VI., Te Kawau Survey District, to the Carnarvon–Sanson tramway-line; thence towards the south-east by that line to the road forming the northern boundaries of the following sections—Nos. 139, 140, and 141 of the said Block VI., and Sections Nos. 142, 60, 66, 67, 68, 69, and 106, Block XI., Te Kawau Survey District; thence again towards the north-east by the north side of the last-mentioned road and that side produced to the Oroua River; thence towards the east generally by the left bank of that river to the Manawatu River; and thence towards the south-east and south-west generally by the left bank of the said Manawatu River to the sea; and thence towards the west by the sea to the place of commencement.
RONGOTEA DISTRICT.
All that area in the Wellington Land District bounded towards the north-east generally by Sections Nos. 30, 31, 32, 33, 231, 232, 238, Block III., Te Kawau Survey District; thence by a line across a public road; thence by Sections Nos. 244 and 245, Block III., Te Kawau Survey District; thence by a line across a public road; thence by Sections Nos. 257, 258, 259, 260, 296, 295, and 292; thence by a line across a public road; thence by Section No. 304, Block IV., Te Kawau Survey District, and Section No. 346, Block I., Kairanga Survey District, to the Oroua River: thence towards the south-east generally by the Oroua River to a point in line with the northern side of the road which forms the northern boundary of Section No. 106, Block XI., Te Kawau Survey District: thence towards the south-west by a right line to the last-mentioned road; thence by that road to the Carnarvon–Sanson tramway-line: and thence towards the north-west by the said Carnarvon–Sanson tramway-line to Section No. 30 aforesaid.
SANSON DISTRICT.
All that area in the Wellington Land District bounded towards the north-west by the Rangitikei River: towards the north-east by the Manchester Block to the Oroua River: thence towards the south-east generally by that river to the southern boundary-line of Section No. 346, Block I., Kairanga Survey District: thence towards the south generally by the southern boundary-line of the said Section No. 346, part of the eastern and the whole of the southern boundary-line of Section No. 304, Block IV., Te Kawau Survey District; thence by a right line across a road; thence by Sections Nos. 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, and 18, Block VIII., Te Kawau Survey District; thence by a line across a road; thence by Sections Nos. 9, 8, 7, 6, and 5, Block III., Te Kawau Survey District; thence by a line across a road, and by Sections Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, and 34 of the said Block III., Te Kawau Survey District, to the Carnarvon–Sanson tramway-line: thence towards the east by that line to the road forming the northern boundary of Section No. 82, Block VI., Te Kawau Survey District: thence again towards the south by that road and its continuation in a westerly direction to the easternmost corner of Section No. 125, Block V., Te Kawau Survey District; and thence by that section to the Rangitikei River aforesaid.
And I hereby declare that this Proclamation shall come into operation on the sixteenth day of October, 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-seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine.
J. CARROLL.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
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
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🏛️ Proclamation abolishing Foxton and Sanson Marriage Districts and constituting new Foxton, Rongotea, and Sanson Districts
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration27 September 1899
Marriage Act 1880, Proclamation, Marriage districts, Foxton, Rongotea, Sanson, Boundaries, Wellington Land District
- Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
- J. Carroll
🏛️ Proclamation abolishing existing registration districts under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1875
🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationRegistration of Births and Deaths Act 1875, Proclamation, Registration districts
- Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand
NZ Gazette 1899, No 81