New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 26

Page 969

✨ Land Acquisition for Railway and Road Diversions

Num. 26. 969

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1907.

Land taken for a Further Portion of the Section of the Midland Railway between Otarama and Jackson—namely, Stair-case-Cass Section, and for Road-diversions in connection therewith.

(L.S.)

PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for a further portion of the Midland Railway between Otarama and Jackson, to wit, Staircase-Cass Section, and for road-diversions in connection therewith:

And whereas all conditions precedent required by law to be observed and performed prior to the taking of such land for the purpose hereinbefore specified have been observed and performed:

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 section 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 land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the further portion of the said line of railway hereinbefore specified, and for road-diversions as aforesaid.

SCHEDULE.

The several parcels of land mentioned in list hereunder:—

Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land taken.	Being Portion of	Coloured on Plan	Sheet No. of Plan.	Situated in Block No.	Situated in the Survey District of
A. R. P.
78 3 30	Crown land .. .. ..	Red ..	1, 2, 3	XVI and XV	Grasmere.
324 2 8·5	Education Reserve 1577 (Saville’s lease)	Red ..	4,5,6,7,8,9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14	XV, XI, VII, and VI	Grasmere.
107 3 36	Education Reserve 1577 (Rutherford’s lease)	Yellow ..	14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20	{VI, II, and I XIII	Grasmere.
0 2 0	R.S. Section 6715 .. .. ..	Green ..	19	I	Hawdon.
5 1 0	R.S. Section 33814 .. .. ..	Green ..	19	I	Grasmere.

For Road-diversions.

All in the Provincial District of Canterbury; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 22544, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured as above.

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 twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1907, No 26

After a massive fire destoyed the wooden Parliament complex in 1907, Old Government House (depicted) became the seat of Parliament until 1918. Demolished in 1969 to make way for the Beehive.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Land Taken for Midland Railway Extension and Road Diversions

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated12 March 1907
KeywordsLand acquisition, Railway construction, Road diversions, Public Works Act, Grasmere, Hawdon, Canterbury
👩‍💼 Officials

William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor
Wm. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works

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