Public Works Warrants




Mar. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1083

And whereas an inquiry was held and a report made in respect to the matter:

And whereas it is expedient that effect should be given to the recommendations contained in the said report, and that provision should be made under the said Act for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby direct that the said road, other than such portions thereof as are used for the purposes of footpaths, kerbing, and channelling, shall, from and after the date of this Warrant, be under the control of the Newmarket Borough Council; and, in further pursuance and exercise of the aforesaid powers and authorities, I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of maintaining and lighting the said road shall be borne in the following proportions—viz., the Newmarket Borough Council to bear half such cost and the Epsom Road Board to bear half such cost respectively, and that each local authority shall control and, at its own cost, maintain the footpaths, kerbing, and channelling on its own side.

I do also further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Epsom Road Board shall be paid from time to time to the Newmarket Borough Council, in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the said Board, within a period of thirty days after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Newmarket Borough Council, and that such payments shall be made from time to time to the Clerk of the Newmarket Borough Council for and on account of such Road Board.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that portion of road in the Auckland Land District, known as the Kyber Pass Road, situated between the Newmarket Borough and the Epsom Road District, commencing at the western boundary of the Epsom Road District and proceeding in an easterly direction along the boundary of the Newmarket Borough and the Epsom Road District to the north-eastern corner of Subsection 28 of Section 3, being a distance of 18 chains, more or less; as the said portion of road is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 31106, deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District, and thereon coloured blue and lettered J K.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

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Warrant vesting Control of Portions of Park Road East and Manukau Road in Newmarket Borough Council, and apportioning the Cost of Maintenance of the Same.

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ISLINGTON, Governor.

WHEREAS by section twelve of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1909 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that where a road or street lies along the boundary of two or more districts, whether that road or street is wholly within or is partly within one and partly within another of those districts, or is within none of those districts, the Governor may from time to time, by Warrant under his hand gazetted, direct which of the local authorities of those districts shall have control of the road or street, or any part thereof, and may also in like manner determine from time to time whether any of those local authorities shall contribute to the cost of the construction and maintenance of that road or street, and, if so, in what proportions:

And whereas the portion of the street known as Park Road East and the portion of the street known as Manukau Road, described in the Schedule hereto, and hereinafter termed “the said portions of streets,” form part of the boundary between the Borough of Newmarket and the Borough of Parnell:

And whereas a dispute has arisen as to which local authority should have control of the said portions of streets, and what proportion of the cost of maintaining the said portions of streets should be borne by the local authorities affected:

And whereas an inquiry was duly held and a report was made in respect to the matter:

And whereas it is expedient that effect should be given to the recommendations contained in the said report, and that provision should be made for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in me by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby direct that, from and after the date of this Warrant, the said portions of streets shall be under the control of the Newmarket Borough Council; and in further pursuance and exercise of the aforesaid powers and authorities, I do hereby fix and determine that the cost of maintaining and lighting the said portions of streets shall be borne in the following proportions—viz., the Newmarket Borough Council to bear half of such cost and the Parnell Borough Council to bear half of such cost respectively.

And I do also further direct that any contribution hereby required to be made as aforesaid by the Parnell Borough Council shall be paid from time to time, in the proportion hereinbefore prescribed, out of the funds of the Parnell Borough Council, within a period of thirty days after demand in writing made by or on behalf of the Newmarket Borough Council, and that such payments shall be made from time to time to the Town Clerk, Newmarket, for and on account of the Parnell Borough Council.

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SCHEDULE.

ALL that portion of the street situated between the Newmarket and Parnell Boroughs, and known as Park Road East, commencing at the eastern boundary of the Auckland Domain, and proceeding thence in an easterly direction to its junction with Manukau Road, a distance of about 8 chains; also all that portion of the street situated between the Newmarket and Parnell Boroughs, and known as Manukau Road, commencing at its junction with Park Road East, and proceeding thence in a north-easterly direction to the boundary between the Newmarket Borough and the Remuera Road District, being a distance of about 2 chains: as the said portions of streets are more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 31106, and deposited in the office of the Minister of Public Works, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District, and thereon coloured red and marked F G and H I respectively.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this thirteenth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

R. McKENZIE,
Minister of Public Works.

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Warrant vesting Control of Portions of Kyber Pass Road in the Auckland City Council and Newmarket Borough Council respectively, and apportioning the Cost of Maintenance of the Same.

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ISLINGTON, Governor.

WHEREAS by section twelve of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1909 (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is provided that where a road or street lies along the boundary of two or more districts, whether that road or street is wholly within one or is partly within one and partly within another of those districts, or is within none of those districts, the Governor may from time to time, by Warrant under his hand and gazetted, direct which of the local authorities of those districts shall have control of the road or street or any part thereof; and may in like manner determine from time to time whether any of those local authorities shall contribute to the cost of the construction or maintenance of that road or street, and, if so, in what proportion:

And whereas the portion of the road known as the Kyber Pass Road described in the Schedule hereto, and hereinafter termed “the said road,” forms part of the boundary between the Borough of Newmarket and the City of Auckland:

And whereas a dispute has arisen as to which local authority should have control of the said road, and what proportion of the cost of maintaining the said road should be borne by the local authorities affected:

And whereas an inquiry was duly held and a report was made in respect to the matter:

And whereas it is expedient that effect should be given to the recommendations contained in the said report, and that provision should be made under the said Act for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter set forth:

Now, therefore, I, John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and



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🏗️ Warrant vesting Portion of Kyber Pass Road in the Newmarket Borough Council (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
13 March 1912
Public Works Amendment Act 1909, Kyber Pass Road, Newmarket Borough Council, Epsom Road District, road maintenance
  • John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, Governor
  • R. McKenzie, Minister of Public Works

🏗️ Warrant vesting Control of Portions of Park Road East and Manukau Road in Newmarket Borough Council

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
13 March 1912
Public Works Amendment Act 1909, Park Road East, Manukau Road, Newmarket Borough Council, Parnell Borough Council, road maintenance
  • John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, Governor
  • R. McKenzie, Minister of Public Works

🏗️ Warrant vesting Control of Portions of Kyber Pass Road in the Auckland City Council and Newmarket Borough Council

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
13 March 1912
Public Works Amendment Act 1909, Kyber Pass Road, Auckland City Council, Newmarket Borough Council, road maintenance
  • John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington, Governor