1036
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 24

Additional Land at Napier 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 at Napier, 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-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 land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes above mentioned.

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SCHEDULE.

The parcel of land mentioned hereunder:—

In the Hawke’s Bay Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked 16123, deposited in the office of the Minister for Railways, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon bordered red.

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 Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Railways.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

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New County of Whangamomona divided into Ridings, &c.

(L.S.)
PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

IN exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities vested in me by “The Counties Act, 1886,” and the Whangamomona County Act, 1907, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby divide the new County of Whangamomona, as constituted by the said Acts, into four ridings, to be called the Tahora Riding, the Central Riding, the Pohokura Riding, and the Strathmore Riding, and declare that the boundaries thereof shall be those set forth in the Schedule hereto.

And I do hereby declare that one member shall be elected for the said Tahora Riding, two members for the said Central Riding, one member for the Pohokura Riding, and three members for the Strathmore Riding. And I do further declare that Wednesday, the twenty-second day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight, shall be the day upon which the election of the first Council of the said County of Whangamomona shall take place, and that Wednesday, the twenty-ninth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eight, at two o’clock in the afternoon, shall be the time, and the Town Hall at Whangamomona shall be the place, at which the first meeting of the said Council shall be held.

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SCHEDULE.

TAHORA RIDING.

Bounded towards the north by the 39th parallel of south latitude from the confiscation boundary-line to the Wanganui River; thence towards the south-east generally by the Wanganui River to the southern boundary of Block X, Heao Survey District; thence towards the south by the southern boundary of Blocks X and IX, Heao Survey District, and the southern boundary of Block XII, Pouatu Survey District, to the Tangarakau River; thence by that river to a point opposite the northern boundary of Section No. 1, Block XV, Pouatu Survey District; thence across a road reserve and by the said Section No. 1 to the Kohuratahi Road; thence by that road and the Whitianga Road to the northernmost corner of Section No. 6, Block XV aforesaid; thence by Sections Nos. 6, 7, and 8, said Block XV, and Sections Nos. 9, 10, 11, and 76, Block XIV, to the Ohura Road; thence by the Ohura Road to the easternmost corner of Section No. 69, said Block XIV; thence by that section, Section No. 67, Block XIV aforesaid, Section No. 3, Block XIII, and Sections Nos. 4, 1, and 3, Block IX, Pouatu Survey District, to the confiscation boundary-line; and thence towards the north-west by the confiscation boundary-line to the place of commencement.

CENTRAL RIDING.

Bounded towards the north by the Tahora Riding hereinbefore described from the confiscation boundary-line to the Wanganui River; thence towards the south-east generally by the Wanganui River to the southern boundary of Block VIII, Mahoe Survey District; thence towards the south by the southern boundaries of Blocks VIII, VII, and VI to the eastern boundary of Section No. 5, Block X, Mahoe Survey District; thence by that section to the Whangamomona Stream; thence towards the south-west by the Whangamomona Stream to a point opposite the easternmost corner of Section No. 4, Block V, Mahoe Survey District; thence across a road reserve, by the last-mentioned section and Section No. 3, said Block V, to its north-western corner; thence by Sections Nos. 23 and 22, Block IV, Ngatimaru Survey District, to the Ohura Road, across that road, and by Sections Nos. 21, 20, 19, and 18 to the Matirangi Road; thence by that road to the easternmost corner of Section No. 1, Block XVI, Upper Waitara Survey District; thence by the last-mentioned section to the confiscation boundary-line; and thence towards the north-west by the confiscation boundary-line to the place of commencement.

POHOKURA RIDING.

Bounded towards the north-east by the Central Riding hereinbefore described from the confiscation boundary-line to the Whangamomona Stream at the north-western corner of Section No. 1, Block X, Mahoe Survey District; thence towards the east by that section to its south-western corner; thence towards the south by Section No. 2, Block X aforesaid, and Section No. 3, Block IX, to the Tirohanga Road; thence by that road to the north-western corner of Section No. 1, Block IX, Mahoe Survey District; thence by that section and by Blocks XII and XI, Ngatimaru Survey District, to the south-eastern corner of Subdivision No. 4, Pohokura Block; thence towards the west and south-west by Block VII, Ngatimaru Survey District, to the confiscation boundary-line; and thence towards the north-west by the confiscation boundary-line to the place of commencement.

STRATHMORE RIDING.

Bounded towards the north generally by the Pohokura and Central Ridings hereinbefore described from the confiscation boundary-line to the Wanganui River; thence towards the south-east by the Wanganui River to its confluence with the Tangarakau Stream; thence by a right line to the trig. station on Mount Humphries; thence towards the south generally by Stratford County to the confiscation boundary-line; and thence towards the north-west by the confiscation boundary-line to the place of commencement.

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 Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.

JOHN G. FINDLAY,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

GOD SAVE THE KING!