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THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1907.

Crown Lands reserved under “The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903.”

(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by “The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may appoint a Commission who may inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there may be thermal springs, and report thereon to the Governor, with recommendations as to what lands should be reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves: And whereas such Commission was duly appointed, and, after inspection, recommended that the parcels of land described in the Schedule hereunder should be permanently reserved for scenic purposes, and it is expedient to give effect to such recommendation:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers contained in the said Act, do hereby proclaim and declare that the parcels of land described in the Schedule hereunder shall be reserved under and subject to the provisions of the said Act.

SCHEDULE.

SIGNAL HILL SCENIC RESERVE.

ALL that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 209 acres 3 roods 22 perches, more or less, being Sections N’s 1 of 27, 3 of 27, 65, part of 1 of 29, 2 of 29, 31, 1 of 32, 57, 58, 59, and 66, Block IX, North Harbour and Blueskin Survey District; Allotment No. 104 and part of No. 114, Township of Maia; Allotment No. 13 and an unnumbered allotment, Block III, Township of Upper Rothesay. Commencing at the northern corner of Section No. 1 of 27, Block IX; thence bounded towards the north-east by Section No. 2 of 27 and by the crossing of Signal Hill Road, 3069 links; towards the north-west by said Section No. 2 of 27, 500 links; towards the south-west by said Section No. 2 of 27, 1822·1 links; thence by a line through part of Section No. 31, Block IX, bearing 48° 39′, 996·7 links; bearing 52° 10′, 965·7 links; again towards the south-west by part of said Section No. 31, 973·1 links; again towards the north-west by the abutment of Signal Hill Road, 30 links; again towards the north-east by part of Section No. 1 of 32, Block IX, 1354 links; thence by lines through said Section No. 1 of 32, bearing 30° 5′ 30″, 649 links; bearing 122° 50′, 521·4 links; bearing 141° 14′, 829·2 links; bearing 28° 30′, 282 links; and bearing 118° 30′, 29·6 links; towards the south-east by the abutment of Forth Street in the Township of Burkestown, and by Sections Nos. 15 to 26, Block IX, 5518·9 links; again towards the south-west by part of Allotment No. 112 and Allotment No. 113, Township of Maia, 870·8 links; again towards the south-east by said Allotment No. 113, 203·8 links; thence by lines through Allotment No. 114 in the said township, bearing 318° 39′, 154·7 links; bearing 282° 30′, 252·2 links; bearing 234° 49′ 30″, 273 links; bearing 141° 10′ 30″, 233·6 links; and bearing 194° 40′, 282·1 links, to the southern corner of said Allotment No. 114; again towards the south-east by the crossing of Babsie Road, 60 links, and Allotment No. 105, Township of Maia, 904·5 links; again towards the north-east by said Allotment No. 105 and part of Allotment No. 106 in the said township, 883 links; thence by lines through Section No. 1 of 29, Block IX, bearing 249° 27′, 124·2 links; bearing 260° 44′, 455·8 links; and bearing 248° 14′, 536·5 links; again towards the north-east by part of Section No. 1 of 29, 713·6 links; again towards the north-west by part of said Section No. 1 of 29, 869·1 links; again towards the north-east by part of Section No. 60, Block IX, 31·5 links; again towards the south-east by Allotments Nos. 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 24, 16, 15, and 14, Block III, Township of Upper Rothesay, 1137·5 links; again towards the north-east by Allotment No. 14, Block III, 183·9 links; again towards the south-east by Albany Street in the said township, 103·4 links; again towards the south-west by Allotment No. 12, Block III, 185·1 links; again towards the south-west by Allotments Nos. 12, 11, 10, and 9, Block III, 413·6 links; again towards the north-east by Allotment No. 9, Block III, 189·8 links; again towards the south-east by Albany Street aforesaid, 103·4 links; again towards the south-west by Allotment No. 8, Block III, 191 links; again towards the south-east by Allotments Nos. 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, Block III, 827·2 links; again towards the south-west by part of Section No. 56, Block IX, 638 links; again towards the south-east by said Section No. 56, 1346·5 links; again towards the north-east by part of said Section No. 56, 722·4 links; again towards the south-east by Allotments Nos. 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, Block I, Township of Ravensbourne, and by the abutment of a public road, 1419 links; again towards the south-west by Section No. 54, Block IX, and by lines through Sections Nos. 66 and 2 of 29, bearing 343° 7′, 811·5 links; bearing 30° 41′, 889·2 links; bearing 65° 7′, 1126·4 links; by part of Section No. 2 of 29, 75·8 links; again by lines through said Section No. 2 of 29, bearing 35° 25′, 1561·8 links; bearing 72° 34′, 349·8 links; again towards the north-east by the abutment of a road, 130·2 links; again towards the north-west by said road 50 links; again towards the north-east by part of Section No. 1 of 29, 1129·9 links; again towards the north-west by said Section No. 1 of 29, 996·4 links; again towards the south-west by said Section No. 1 of 29, 197·5 links; again towards the north-east by Section No. 1 of 28, 1829·7 links; again towards the south-west by said Section No. 1 of 28, by the crossing of Signal Hill Road, and by Section No. 2