✨ Railway Proclamations
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THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1907.
Defining the Middle Line of a Further Portion of the Westport–Inangahua Railway.
(L.S.) PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS the Westport–Inangahua Railway—namely, from Westport towards the junction of the Inangahua and Buller Rivers (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:
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 on me 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.
SCHEDULE.
COMMENCING at a point distant about 16 chains in a northern direction from the south-eastern corner of Section 124, Block VII, Kawatiri Survey District, the said point being also the termination of the railway described in a Proclamation dated the 5th December, 1905, and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 107, of 7th December, 1905; proceeding thence generally in a south-easterly direction for a distance of eight miles, and passing in, into, through, or over the following lands—viz., Sections 124 and 6 (reserve), Block VII, Kawatiri Survey District; Section 343, Block II, Ohika Survey District; Section 126, Block I, Ohika Survey District; Sections 127, 128, 253, 246, 312, 316, and 7, Block II, Ohika Survey District; Crown land (Buller Coal Reserve) and Crown land in Blocks II and III, Ohika Survey District: including all adjoining and intervening places, lands, reserves, roads, tracks, rivers, streams, and watercourses: in the manner delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 22665, 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 thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven.
JAMES McGOWAN,
For Minister for Public Works.
GOD SAVE THE KING!
Additional Land in the Belmont Survey District taken for the Purposes of the Wellington–Napier Railway.
(L.S.) PLUNKET, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS it has been found desirable for the use, convenience, and enjoyment of the Wellington–Napier Railway to take further land in Belmont Survey District, 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 hereby taken for the purposes above mentioned.
SCHEDULE.
THE parcels of land mentioned hereunder:—
| Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land taken. | Being Portion of Section No. | Situated in Block No. | Situated in the Survey District of | Situated in the Borough of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | ||||
| 1 0 19·7 | 12 | XI | Belmont | .. |
| 0 1 36·2 | 11 | XI | Belmont | .. |
| 2 1 21·9 | 6 | XI | Belmont | Onslow. |
| 0 1 34·7 | 6 | XI | Belmont | Onslow. |
| 1 2 14·5 | 5 | XI | Belmont | Onslow. |
| 0 3 33·6 | 5 | XI | Belmont | Onslow. |
| 0 3 37·5 | 4 | XI | Belmont | Onslow. |
All in the Wellington Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plans marked 15373 and 15374, deposited in the office of the Minister for Railways, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured yellow, blue, purple, green, and red, and bordered pink and blue.
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-fifth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven.
ROBERT McNAB,
For Minister for Railways.
GOD SAVE THE KING!
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- James McGowan, For Minister for Public Works
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Railway, Land Acquisition, Belmont, Wellington, Napier
- William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor
- Robert McNab, For Minister for Railways
NZ Gazette 1907, No 49