Land Proclamations and Railways




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 75

Additional Land taken at Riversdale for the Purposes of the Waimea-Switzers Railway.

(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS it has been found desirable for the use, convenience, and enjoyment of the Waimea-Switzers Railway to take further land at Riversdale, in addition to land previously acquired for the purposes of the said railway:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by sections twenty-nine and one hundred and eighty-eight of “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the lands mentioned in the Schedule hereto are taken for the purposes above mentioned.

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SCHEDULE.

The parcels of land mentioned hereunder:—

Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land taken. Being Situated in Block No. Situated in the Township of
A. R. P.
1 1 7 Lot 1 of Section 7 .. III Riversdale.
0 0 6 Lot 2 of Section 6 .. " "

In the Southland Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked 14701, deposited in the office of the Minister for Railways, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured green.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His 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 August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Railways.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

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Defining the Middle Line of a Further Portion of the Gisborne-Rotorua Railway—namely, Portion of Waihuka Section.

(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the Gisborne-Rotorua Railway (hereinafter termed “the said railway”) is a railway the construction of which is authorised by “The Railways Authorisation Act, 1904”: And whereas the said railway has been partly constructed, and it has been determined to construct and maintain a further portion of the same—portion of Waihuka Section:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred by “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and in exercise of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the middle line of the said further portion of the said railway shall be that defined and set forth in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

GISBORNE-ROTORUA RAILWAY.

COMMENCING at a point in Puhatikotiko No. 8 Block or Te Papa, about 47 chains due north and 57½ chains due west of Trig. Station C VI, the said point being also the termination of the railway described in a Proclamation dated the 4th day of October, 1905, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No 87, of the 5th October, 1905; proceeding thence generally in a westerly direction for a distance of about 2 miles 29½ chains, and passing in, into, through, or over the following lands—viz., Puhatikotiko No. 8 Block or Te Papa,

Waikohu Station or run, Waihuka Block—and terminating at a point in said Waihuka Block about 4180 links due south of Trig. Station R: including all adjoining and intervening places, lands, reserves, roads, tracks, rivers, streams, and watercourses: all in Blocks III and II, Waikohu Survey District, in the Land District of Hawke’s Bay: as the same is delineated upon the plan marked P.W.D. 22153, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His 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-fourth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

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Cancelling Part of a Proclamation taking Land in Tiger Hill Survey District for a Further Portion of the Otago Central Railway, Alexandra Section.

(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the twenty-third section of “The Public Works Act, 1905,” it is enacted that in any case where a Proclamation has been issued taking land for any public work, and where before such Proclamation has been registered by the District Land Registrar it is found that such Proclamation incorrectly describes the land purporting to be taken, the Governor may by a subsequent Proclamation cancel and annul such first-mentioned Proclamation, or any part thereof: And whereas a part of the land mentioned in the Schedule to a Proclamation made under the said Act, dated the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and six, taking land in Tiger Hill Survey District for a further portion of the Otago Central Railway, Alexandra Section, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and six, is incorrectly described, and such Proclamation has not been registered by the District Land Registrar as provided by the said Act:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Public Works Act, 1905,” do by this Proclamation hereby cancel and annul that part of the said Proclamation dated the twenty-seventh day of February, one thousand nine hundred and six, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and six, taking 5 acres 3 roods 5 perches of land, being described therein as portion of Run 223c, and situated in Tiger Hill Survey District.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His 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-fourth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

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Lands proclaimed as a Road, and Road closed, in Sections 41, 50, W 105, Block VIII, Tokatoka Survey District, Parishes of Tokatoka and Omaru, Otamatea County.

(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred by section thirteen of “The Land Act, 1892,” and



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🏗️ Additional Land Taken for Waimea-Switzers Railway at Riversdale

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
23 August 1906
Land acquisition, Railway, Riversdale, Public Works Act, Southland Land District
  • William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor
  • Wm. Hall-Jones, Minister for Railways

🏗️ Defining Middle Line of Gisborne-Rotorua Railway Waihuka Section

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
24 August 1906
Railway construction, Middle line definition, Gisborne-Rotorua Railway, Hawke’s Bay, Trig Station
  • William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor
  • Wm. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works

🏗️ Cancelling Part of Proclamation for Otago Central Railway Land

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
24 August 1906
Land proclamation cancellation, Otago Central Railway, Tiger Hill Survey District, Public Works Act
  • William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor
  • Wm. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works

🏗️ Lands Proclaimed as Road and Road Closed in Tokatoka Survey District

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road proclamation, Road closure, Tokatoka Survey District, Land Act 1892, Otamatea County
  • William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor