✨ Road declarations and water license
JUNE 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1985
Declaring a Road at Tuamarina to be a District Road.
LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of June, 1913.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in him by the Public Works Act, 1908, and of all other powers in anywise enabling him in this behalf, His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby order and declare that a certain road at Tuamarina, on the Picton-Hurunui Railway, situated in the Picton Road District, and described in the Schedule hereto, and which said road has hitherto been a Government road within the meaning of the said Act, shall, on and after the date of this Order in Council, become a district road, and that the said road shall be under the control and management of the Picton Road Board.
SCHEDULE.
| Approximate Area of the Pieces of Land. | Being Portion of | Situated in Block | Situated in Survey District of | Situated in Village of | Situated in Road District of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | |||||
| 0 0 5·4 | Section 6, education reserve | VII | Cloudy Bay | Tuamarina | Picton. |
| 0 1 0·8 | Sections 4 and 5, railway reserve | " | Ditto | Ditto.. | " |
| 0 0 30·6 | Section 3, Crown land (S.O.R. 245) | " | " | " | " |
All in the Marlborough Land District; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan marked W.R. 19768, deposited in the office of the Minister of Railways, at Wellington, in the Wellington Provincial District, and thereon coloured purple and red.
J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Incorporating the Kelman Land Settlement Association.
LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of June, 1913.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by section seven of the Land Settlement Finance Act, 1909 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is provided that, as soon as practicable after the complete execution of any agreement under the said Act, application in the prescribed form shall be made to the Governor by or on behalf of the purchasers for an Order in Council confirming the agreement in pursuance of the said Act: And whereas by sections eight and nine of the said Act it is further provided that upon receipt of such application the Minister of Finance shall refer the same, together with the agreement, to the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners for its report thereon, and if the Board reports that the agreement is fit and proper to be so confirmed the Governor may, if he thinks fit, by Order in Council confirm the agreement accordingly: And whereas under the provisions of the said Act an agreement bearing date the twenty-eighth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, has been entered into between Andrew Wilson Kelman, Frederick Barclay Kelman, and James Anderson Kelman, vendors, of the one part, and William Lumsden, William Watson, Robert Thompson, Alick McLauchlan, junior, Richard Nicholson Glynn, and Thomas Brunton, purchasers, of the other part, for the purchase of the land therein described, and the said purchasers therein agreed to become incorporated as the Kelman Land Settlement Association: And whereas application has been made in the prescribed form for the issue of an Order in Council confirming the said agreement: And whereas the said application, together with the said agreement, was referred to the Board of Land Purchase Commissioners for its report, and the Board has reported that no roading is required in respect of the said land, and that the said agreement is fit and proper to be so confirmed:
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred on him by the said Act, 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 confirm the said agreement dated the twenty-eighth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council
License authorizing Robert Ellis, of Brightwater, Flour-miller, to use Water from the Wairoa River for the Purpose of generating Electricity and to erect Electric Lines within a radius of Six Miles from the Power-house on Section 3, Block X, Waimea District.
LIVERPOOL, Governor.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of June, 1913.
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.
WHEREAS by section five of the Public Works Amendment Act, 1908, it is enacted that the Governor may from time to time by Order in Council grant to any person or body corporate a license to use water from any fall, river, stream, or other source for the purpose of generating electricity for electric light, mechanical power, or other uses, and to exercise in respect of that license any of the powers and authorities specified in that behalf in the said section: And whereas it is further provided by the said section that any such license may confer upon the licensee a right at any time or times during the continuance of the license (but subject to such conditions and restrictions as are expressed in the license) to enter upon any road, railway, or other land, whether vested in or occupied by the Crown or any other person or body corporate, and there to construct, erect, lay down, maintain, renew, or repair all such cables, wires, and other things as are required for the transmission of electricity between the fall, river, stream, or other source aforesaid and any place to which the licensee is authorized to transmit electricity in pursuance of the license:
And whereas John Ellis, of Brightwater, in the Provincial District of Nelson and Dominion of New Zealand, flour-miller (who, his executors, administrators, and assigns, is hereinafter referred to as “the licensee”), has applied for a license under the said section to take and use water from the Wairoa River, in the Provincial District of Nelson (hereinafter referred to as “the said river”), for the purpose of generating electricity as aforesaid, and it is expedient to issue such license accordingly:
Now, therefore, in pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred upon him as aforesaid, and of the powers conferred by section two of the Public Works Amendment, Act, 1911, and of all other powers enabling him in that 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 grant to the licensee, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, a license to take and use from the Wairoa River aforesaid, for the purposes hereinafter set forth, a stream of water (hereinafter referred to as “the said water”) not exceeding fifty sluice-heads at any one time: and also to erect and maintain electric lines within a radius of six miles from the power-house hereinafter referred to, for lighting and power purposes as hereinafter described.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF LICENSE.
- In this license—
“A sluice-head of water” means a stream of water capable of discharging one cubic foot per second:
“Minister” means the Minister of Public Works:
“Inspecting Engineer” means the Engineer or other officer appointed by the Minister for the purpose of inspecting the works to be constructed or maintained by the licensee hereunder.
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The said water shall be used for the purpose of generating electricity for the supply of electric light and power as may be required.
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The said water shall be taken from the said river at the headworks, situated on the south side of the said river, and on the north-western portion of Section 3, Block X, Waimea District, at a point indicated on the plan marked
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🏗️ Declaring Road at Tuamarina a District Road
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works23 June 1913
Road, District Road, Public Works Act, Tuamarina, Picton Road District, Marlborough
- J. F. Andrews, Clerk of the Executive Council
🗺️ Incorporating the Kelman Land Settlement Association
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey23 June 1913
Land Settlement, Agreement Confirmation, Kelman Land Settlement Association, Land Settlement Finance Act
9 names identified
- Andrew Wilson Kelman, Vendor in land agreement
- Frederick Barclay Kelman, Vendor in land agreement
- James Anderson Kelman, Vendor in land agreement
- William Lumsden, Purchaser in land agreement
- William Watson, Purchaser in land agreement
- Robert Thompson, Purchaser in land agreement
- Alick McLauchlan (Junior), Purchaser in land agreement
- Richard Nicholson Glynn, Purchaser in land agreement
- Thomas Brunton, Purchaser in land agreement
- J. F. Andrews, Clerk of the Executive Council
🏗️ Water License for Electricity Generation and Electric Lines
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works23 June 1913
Water License, Electricity Generation, Electric Lines, Wairoa River, Waimea District, Public Works Amendment Act
- Robert Ellis, Granted water license
- John Ellis, Applicant for water license
- J. F. Andrews, Clerk of the Executive Council