New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 16

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 16

Native Land in Tauakira and Waipakura Survey Districts
taken for Scenery-preservation Purposes.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this eighteenth
day of February, 1908.

Present :
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto
is Native land and is required to be taken for
scenery-preservation purposes :
And whereas the said land is held or occupied by Native
owners under a title which is not derived from the Crown :
And whereas a map of the said land has been prepared in
duplicate, as required by the eighty-ninth section of “The
Public Works Act, 1905” :
Now, therefore, in pursuance and in exercise of the powers
vested in him by “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and of all
other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His
Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand,
acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby proclaim and
declare that the land shown upon such map, and described in
the Schedule hereto, is hereby taken for scenery-preservation
purposes as aforesaid ; and the said land shall vest in His
Majesty the King as from the twenty-seventh day of March,
one thousand nine hundred and eight.

SCHEDULE.
The parcels of land mentioned hereunder :—

Approximate Area of each of the Parcels of Land taken.	Being Portion of Native Blocks	Coloured on Plan	Sheet No. of Plan.	Situated in Block No.	Situated in the Survey District of
A. R. P. 27 0 0	Ahuahu B ..	Green	1	XI	Tauakira.
111 0 0	Ahuahu F No. 2	Neutral tint	1	XI	Tauakira.
50 0 0	Ahuahu A ..	Yellow	1	XI	Tauakira.
203 0 0	Ohotu No. 1 ..	Red ..	1	XI	Tauakira.
210 0 0	Ohotu No. 1 ..	Red ..	1	XI	Tauakira.
590 0 0	Ohotu No. 5 ..	Green	1	XI	Tauakira.
79 0 0	Te Tuhi No. 1b	Blue ..	1	XI	Tauakira.
71 0 0	Ngarakauwha-karara	Burnt sienna	1	XI	Tauakira.
132 0 0	Tauakira No.2n	Red ..	2	III	Waipakura.
44 2 0	Tauakira No.2o	Red ..	2	VII	Waipakura.

All in the Land District of Wellington ; as the same are more
particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 23318,
deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at
Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and
thereon coloured as above.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Declaring a Road in the Waimarino County to be a Government Road.

PLUNKET, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this eighteenth
day of February, 1908.

Present :
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers conferred
by “The Public Works Act, 1905,” and of all other
powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excel-
lency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, act-
ing by and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare
that the road described in the Schedule hereto shall, on
and after the date of this Order in Council, be a Govern-
ment road.

SCHEDULE.

Approximate Area of the Road required to be declared a Government Road.	Being through or on Frontage of	Situated in Block	Situated in Survey District of	Shown on Plan	Coloured on Plan
A. R. P. 1 1 21	Murimotu Run No. 2	XII	Karioi ..	R.9665	Green.

In the Wellington Land District ; as the same is more
particularly delineated on the plan marked and coloured as
above mentioned, and deposited in the office of the Chief
Engineer of Roads, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land
District.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Officer dismissed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to dismiss from the public service

EDWARD JAMES CUNNIFFE,
lately a Lineman at Westport.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Minister of Telegraphs.

Officer dismissed.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office,
Wellington, 21st February, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to dismiss from the public service

WALTER PHILIP YARDLEY,
late Junior Exchange Clerk at Timaru.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
For Postmaster-General.

Clerk in Magistrate's Court, &c., appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 4th March, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

GUY NORMAN MORRIS
to be a Clerk in the District, Magistrate's, and Warden's
Courts at Queenstown, from the 1st day of March, 1908.

JAMES McGOWAN.

Receiver of Land Revenue appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 14th February, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

HENRY ROBERT ROBINSON
to be Receiver of Land Revenue for the Poverty Bay Local
Land District.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

Receiver of Land Revenue appointed.

Department of Lands,
Wellington, 14th February, 1908.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint

JOHN HENRY O'DONNELL
to be Receiver of Land Revenue in the Hawke's Bay Land
District.

ROBERT McNAB,
Minister of Lands.

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🗺️ Native Land taken for Scenery-preservation Purposes

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated18 February 1908
KeywordsNative land, Scenery preservation, Tauakira, Waipakura, Public Works Act
👩‍💼 Officials

J. F. Andrews, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

🏗️ Declaring a Road in the Waimarino County to be a Government Road

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated18 February 1908
KeywordsGovernment road, Waimarino County, Karioi, Public Works Act
👩‍💼 Officials

J. F. Andrews, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

🚂 Dismissal of Edward James Cunniffe from Public Service

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated21 February 1908
KeywordsDismissal, Lineman, Westport, Post and Telegraph Department
👱🏽 Names

Edward James Cunniffe, Dismissed from public service

👩‍💼 Officials

John G. Findlay, For Minister of Telegraphs

🚂 Dismissal of Walter Philip Yardley from Public Service

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated21 February 1908
KeywordsDismissal, Junior Exchange Clerk, Timaru, Post and Telegraph Department
👱🏽 Names

Walter Philip Yardley, Dismissed from public service

👩‍💼 Officials

John G. Findlay, For Postmaster-General

⚖️ Appointment of Guy Norman Morris as Clerk in Magistrate’s Court

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated4 March 1908
KeywordsAppointment, Clerk, Magistrate’s Court, Queenstown
👱🏽 Names

Guy Norman Morris, Appointed Clerk in Magistrate’s Court

👩‍💼 Officials

James McGowan

🗺️ Appointment of Henry Robert Robinson as Receiver of Land Revenue

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated14 February 1908
KeywordsAppointment, Receiver of Land Revenue, Poverty Bay
👱🏽 Names

Henry Robert Robinson, Appointed Receiver of Land Revenue

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert McNab, Minister of Lands

🗺️ Appointment of John Henry O’Donnell as Receiver of Land Revenue

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated14 February 1908
KeywordsAppointment, Receiver of Land Revenue, Hawke’s Bay
👱🏽 Names

John Henry O’Donnell, Appointed Receiver of Land Revenue

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert McNab, Minister of Lands

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