Railway land acquisition and line definition




Humo. 12.

607

THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1908.

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 Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the
powers and authorities conferred on me by sections twenty-
one, 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 County of
A. R. P.
1 0 17 7 XI Belmont .. Hutt.
0 1 36 8 XI Belmont .. Hutt.
1 0 9 8 XI Belmont .. Hutt.

All in the Wellington Land District; as the same are more
particularly delineated on the plan marked 15828, deposited
in the office of the Minister for Railways, at Wellington, in
the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured
blue, pink, and yellow.

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, Go-
vernor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its
Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the
said Dominion, at the Government House, at
Wellington, this twentieth day of January, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
eight.

J. G. WARD,
Acting for Minister for Railways.

God save the King!

Defining the Middle Line of a Further Portion of the
Catlin’s—Seaward Bush Railway.

(L.S.) PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the further portion of the Catlin’s—Seaward
Bush Railway—namely, from a point in Section 2,
Block IV, Woodland Survey District, to Section 1, Block VI,
Woodland Survey District (hereinafter termed “the said
railway”)—is a railway the construction of which is autho-
rised by “The Railways Authorisation Act, 1907”: And
whereas it has been determined to construct and maintain
the same:

Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Go-
vernor of the Dominion 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 railway shall be that defined and set forth in the
Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

Commencing at the south-east corner of Section No. 1,
Block IV, Woodland Survey District, the said point being
also the termination of the railway described in a Proclama-
tion dated the 6th day of March, 1906, and published in the
New Zealand Gazette No. 18, of the 8th day of March, 1906 ;
proceeding thence generally in a south-westerly direction
for a distance of about 6 miles 15 chains, and passing in,
into, through, or over the following lands—viz., Section
No. 1, Block IV, Woodland Survey District; Sections
Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 25 (quarry reserve), 18, 4, and 1,
Block V, Woodland Survey District; Section No. 1,
Block VI, Woodland Survey District—and terminating in
Section No. 1, Block VI, Woodland Survey District, at a
point distant about 17 chains in a southerly direction from
northern boundary thereof: including all adjoining and
intervening places, lands, reserves, roads, tracks, rivers,
streams, and watercourses: all in the Land District of
Otago: as the same is delineated on the plan marked P.W.D.
23102, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public
Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wel-
ington.

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, Go-
vernor and Commander-in-Chief in and over
His Majesty’s Dominion of New Zealand and its
Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the
said Dominion, at the Government House, at
Wellington, this fourteenth day of February, in
the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works,

God save the King!



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🏗️ Additional Land for Wellington-Napier Railway

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
20 January 1908
Land acquisition, Railway, Wellington, Belmont Survey District, Hutt County
  • J. G. Ward, Acting for Minister for Railways

🏗️ Define Middle Line for Catlin’s-Seaward Bush Railway

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
14 February 1908
Railway, Catlin’s-Seaward Bush, Woodland Survey District, Otago Land District, middle line definition
  • Wm. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works