Mining Reserve Notices




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Square 131; thence by the road forming the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 2, Square 131, to the northern corner of Section No. 245; thence by the northern boundary of Section No. 2 to the western corner of Section No. 58, Square 131, Block V., Reef ton Survey District; thence by the south-eastern side of the Reef ton-Westport Road to a point distant 9 chains from the western corner of Section No. 38, Square 131, Block VI., Reef ton Survey District; thence by a line to the western corner of Section No. 3, Block VI.; thence by the southern and south-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 3 and 2, Block VI., 241, 242, and 243, Square 131, Sections Nos. 36, 37, and 99, Block XI., and Section No. 199, Square 131, to the southern corner of the last-mentioned section; thence by the eastern boundary of the said Section No. 199 and its production to Boatman's Creek; thence by that creek and Little Boatman's Creek to a point opposite the eastern corner of the Township Reserve of Capleston; thence by a line across the latter creek to the said corner; thence by the northern boundary of Township Reserve to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 23, Block XI.; thence by the eastern, northern, and western boundaries of that section and the north-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 243, 242, 241, 178, 177, 231, 230, 180, 179, 229, 228, and 227, Square 131, Block VI., Reef ton Survey District, to the south-ern corner of Section No. 29, Square 131; thence by the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 29, 26, 23, 18, 16, 14, 12, 11, 10, and 8 to the western corner of Section No. 26; thence by the south-western and south-eastern boundaries of the last-mentioned section to the left bank of Larry's Creek, and by that bank to a point due south of the southern corner of Section No. 50, Block VII., Reef ton Survey District; thence by a line across Larry's Creek to the said corner, and by the eastern boundary of the said Section No. 50 to its eastern corner; thence by the north eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, and 56, Block VII., to the northern corner of the last-mentioned section; thence by a line to the north east-ern corner of Section No. 174, Square 131, Block II., Reef ton Survey District; thence by a line to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 7, Block II., and by the eastern and south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 7, 5, 4, 1A, 16, and 15 to the place of commencement: excepting from the above-described area all freehold and leasehold sections and reserves.

All that area in the Nelson Land District, containing 83,500 acres, more or less, bounded towards the north-east by the Inangahua River from a point due south of the southern corner of Section No. 214A, Square 131, Block XIV., Reef ton Survey District, to a right line from Trig. Station H (Waitahu) to Trig. Station F (Waitahu): thence towards the south-east generally by that line to a point distant one mile from Trig. Station H; thence by a right line to Trig. Station A (Waitahu); thence by a right line to Trig. Station J (Waitahu); thence by a right line to Trig. Station I (Waitahu); thence by a right line to a point on the southern boundary of Block IV., Ahaura Survey District, distant a mile and a quarter from its south-western corner; thence by the southern boundary of said Block IV. to its south-western corner; thence by the eastern boundaries of Blocks VII. and XI., Ahaura Survey District, to the Ahaura River: thence towards the south-west by the Ahaura River to the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 182, Square 122, Block I., Ahaura Survey District: thence towards the west generally by a right line to the southern corner of Section No. 25, Block I., Ahaura Survey District, and along the south-eastern boundary of that section to a road; thence along a line across that road to the western corner of Section No. 109, Square 122; thence along the south-western and south-eastern boundaries of that section to a road; thence along a line and across that road to the south-western boundary of Section No. 18, Block I., Ahaura Survey District; thence along the said boundary and the south-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 193, Square 122, and 8 and 9, Block I., Ahaura Survey District; thence along the south-eastern boundary-line of the said Section No. 9 to Orwell Creek; thence along a line across that creek and along south-eastern boundary of Section No. 10, Block I., to the north-eastern corner of that section; thence along a line to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 32, Block I.; thence along the eastern boundary thereof, and along the southern, eastern, and northern boundaries of Section No. 35, and along the road between Sections Nos. 31 and 29 to the south-eastern corner of the latter section; thence along the eastern boundary of Section No. 29 to a road; thence along a line across the road which forms the northern boundary of the said section; thence along the said road to the south-eastern corner of Section No. 31, Block XIII., Mawhera-iti Survey District; thence along the eastern and northern boundaries thereof to road leading from Greymouth to Reef ton; thence along that road to the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 73, Square 122, Block XIII., Mawhera-iti Survey District; thence along the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 73, 72, and 71, Square 122, south-westerly, and along the south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 9, 10, and 11,

Block XIII., and 1, 8, and 7, Block XIV., Mawhera-iti Survey District, to the road forming the eastern boundary of Section No. 153, Square 122; and thence along the road to the south-western corner of Native Reserve (Little Grey Junction), and proceeding along the south-western boundary of the said reserve to its south-eastern corner; thence by the south-eastern boundary-line of the said Native Reserve to the south-western corner of Section No. 190, Square 122, Block XV., Mawhera-iti Survey District, and proceeding thence along the south-western boundaries of that section and Section No. 198, Square 122, and the production thereof to the bank of the River Grey; thence along the south-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 37, Block XV., and 197, Square 122, and along the south-eastern boundary of the latter, and its production to the River Grey, and along that river to Section No. 196, Square 122; thence along the north-western and south-western boundaries of that section, the north-western boundary of Section No. 41, Block XV., to the road forming the south-western boundary of Sections Nos. 41 and 40, Block XV.; thence along the said road and the road forming the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 42, Block XV., to the eastern corner of Section No. 169, Square 122; thence along the north-eastern and north-western boundaries of that section, and the north-western and south-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 169 and 170, Square 122, to the road dividing those sections from Section No. 5, Square 121; thence along the said road and across the same to the eastern corner of Section No. 5; thence along the south-western, north-western, and south-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 5, Square 121, 2 and 3, Block III., Ahaura Survey District, and 10, 9, 8, 7, and 6, Block IV., Ahaura Survey District, and Section No. 5, Square 121, to the eastern corner of the last-mentioned section; thence northerly along the north-eastern and eastern boundaries of the said section, and along the production of the eastern boundary-line of Section No. 5 aforesaid, to the River Grey; thence south-easterly along the southern bank of that river to a point in line with the south-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 11, Block IV., Ahaura Survey District; thence north-easterly along a right line to the said south-eastern boundary-line, and along the south-eastern boundary-line aforesaid to the easternmost corner of the said Section No. 11; thence generally westerly along the north-eastern and northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 11 and 3, the north-eastern boundary-line of a piece of Crown land, and along the northern boundary-lines of Sections Nos. 8, 2, and 1 respectively, Block IV., Ahaura Survey District, to the River Grey; thence along the northern bank of that river to the south-eastern boundary-line of Section No. 8, Block XVI., Mawhera-iti Survey District; thence along the said boundary-line and the north-eastern and north-western boundary-lines of that section and Section No. 9 respectively to the north-western corner of the latter section; thence along a right line to the easternmost corner of Section No. 10, Block XVI., Mawhera-iti Survey District; thence along the north-eastern boundaries of that section, and Section No. 6, Block XVI., and Sections Nos. 7, 8, and 39, Block XV., to the road forming the south-eastern boundary of Sections Nos. 26 and 17, Block XV.; thence along the said road to the eastern corner of Section No. 17; thence along the north-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 17, 16, 15, 14, and 13, and the south-eastern boundaries of Section No. 37, Block XV., to the eastern corner of the last-mentioned section; thence along the north-eastern boundaries of Sections Nos. 37, Block XV., and Sections Nos. 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, and 20, Block XI.; thence along the north-western boundary of the last-mentioned section to the northern boundary of Section No. 9, Block XI.; thence along that boundary and the eastern boundary of Section No. 8 to the southern corner of Section No. 105; thence along the southern boundaries of Sections Nos. 105, 108, and 109, Block XI., and Sections Nos. 2 and 4, Block XII., to the southern bank of Snowy Creek, and along that creek to Section No. 6, Block XII., along the southern and eastern boundaries of the said section, along a line across Snowy Creek; thence along the northern bank of that creek to the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 7, Block XII.; thence along that boundary to the northern corner of that section; thence along a line to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 3, Block XII., and along the northern boundaries of Sections Nos. 3 and 1, Block XII., and Sections Nos. 16 and 107, Block XI., to the eastern boundary of Section No. 110, Block XI.; thence along the said boundary to the south-western corner of Section No. 6, Block XI.; thence along the southern and eastern boundaries of Section No. 6 and the southern boundary of Section No. 10, Block VIII., to the south-east corner of that section; thence along a line to the south-western corner of Section No. 4, Block VIII.; thence along the southern boundary of that section to the south-eastern corner of the same; thence along a line due north to the River Blackwater, and along a line across same to the south-western corner of Section No. 5, Block VIII.; thence along the southern and eastern boundaries of that section to Big River;



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🗺️ Setting Apart Crown Lands for Mining Purposes in Nelson Land District (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
7 February 1901
Mining Act 1898, Crown land, Mining reserve, Land allocation, Nelson Land District, Trig stations, River boundaries, Coalfield, Exclusive mining use