New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 45

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✨ Land Take for Railway

Num. 45.

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THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1908.

Land taken for a Portion of the Westport-Inangahua Railway.

(L.S.)

PLUNKET, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken for a portion of the Westport-Inangahua Railway:

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 Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on me by “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 said portion of the said railway.

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
A. R. P.
0 1 20·6	Section 12 (municipal reserve)	Blue..	1	..	Borough of Westport.
1 1 33	Section 13	Yellow	1	..	Borough of Westport.
0 0 5·8	Section 16	Green	1	..	Borough of Westport.
0 2 32·3	Section 16	Purple	1	..	Borough of Westport.
0 1 35	Section 14	Green	1	..	Borough of Westport.
1 3 8·2	Section 15	Yellow	1	..	Borough of Westport.
1 0 39·5	Section 37 (Square 141)	Green	1	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
1 0 39·5	Section 38 (Square 141)	Red ..	1	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
1 0 39·5	Section 39 (Square 141)	Green	1	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
0 3 39·6	Section 40 (Square 141)	Yellow	1	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
0 3 39·6	Section 41 (Square 141)	Green	2	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
0 3 39·6	Section 42 (Square 141)	Red ..	2	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
0 3 39·6	Section 43 (Square 141)	Yellow	2	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
0 3 39·6	Section 44 (Square 141)	Green	2	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
2 0 0·7	Section 247 (Square 141)	Green	2	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
2 0 32·8	Section 248 (Square 141)	Red ..	2	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
2 0 0·7	Section 249 (Square 141)	Green	2	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.
2 0 0·7	Section 250 (Square 141)	Purple	2	VII	Kawatiri Survey District.

All in the Land District of Nelson; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 23658, 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 Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eight.

WM. HALL-JONES,
Minister for Public Works,

God save the King!

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1908, No 45

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 Westport-Inangahua Railway

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated30 May 1908
KeywordsLand acquisition, Railway, Public Works Act 1905, Westport, Inangahua, Nelson Land District
👩‍💼 Officials

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

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