Domain Board Appointment and Foreshore License




JUNE 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2019

ninth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, a Domain Board was appointed to control the above domain:
And whereas the period for which the said Board was appointed expired on the twenty-fifth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty:
And whereas it appears expedient to again appoint a Domain Board to control the domain:
Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of the power conferred by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby appoint

GEORGE DORSET BALL,
EDGAR FORREST,
WILLIAM GRANT JOHNSON,
WALTER REID,
WALTER HOLTON SISAM, and
WILLIAM TAIT

to be the Taneatua Domain Board, as from the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, having control of the land described in the Schedule hereto for the purposes of and subject to the provisions of the said Act; and doth hereby appoint Monday, the twenty-eighth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twenty, at eight o’clock p.m., as the time when, and the Public Library, Taneatua, as the place where, the first meeting of the Board shall be held.

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SCHEDULE.

TANEATUA DOMAIN.

ALL that area in the Auckland Land District, containing 13 acres, more or less, being Allotment 388, Waimana Parish, situated in Block IX, Whakatane Survey District. Bounded, commencing at the north-eastern corner of Allotment 322, Waimana Parish, towards the north by Section 322A of the said parish, 161·8 links, and a public road; towards the east by the said public road and a stream; towards the south by a line due west 840 links to the eastern boundary of the said Allotment 322; and towards the west by the last-mentioned boundary, 1450 links, to the place of commencement.

Also that all area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 8 acres 3 roods 1 perch, more or less, being Section No. 11, Block IX, Whakatane Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by Section No. 10, Block IX, Whakatane Survey District, 1451·8 links; towards the south-east by a public road, across a public road, and again by a public road 100 links wide along the flood-mark of the Waimana River, 143·9, 101, and 383·5 links respectively; towards the south-west by a public road, across a public road, by a public road, 1618·2 links; and towards the north-west by a public road, 596·8 links.

Also that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 3 acres 1 rood 21 perches, more or less, being Allotment 376, Parish of Waimana. Bounded towards the north by Allotment 333 of the said Waimana Parish, 932·1 links; towards the east and south-west by Allotment 363 of the aforesaid parish, 863·2 and 284·3 links respectively; towards the west generally by a road reserve along the Waimana River, 452·2 and 585·2 links: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less.

As the same are delineated on the plans marked L. and S. 1/355A, 1/355B, and 1/355C, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon bordered red. (Auckland plans 7216, 11819, 12737, 12739, 13979, and 17017.)

F. D. THOMSON,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Licensing the West Coast Iron-ore Smelting Company (Limited), of Auckland, to occupy Foreshore outside Manukau Harbour.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At the Government House at Wellington, this twenty-first day of June, 1920.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS, there being no Harbour Board empowered to grant the license hereinafter mentioned, the West Coast Iron-ore Smelting Company (Limited), of Auckland (hereinafter called “the company”), has applied to the Governor-General in Council for a license under the Harbours Act, 1908 (hereinafter called “the said Act”), to occupy a part of the foreshore outside Manukau Harbour, on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand, for the purpose of extracting iron from the ironsand thereon; and, in accordance with the one-hundred-and-fiftieth section of the said Act, has deposited a plan in the office of the Marine Department at Wellington, marked M.D. 5192, showing in red the foreshore referred to:

And whereas it has been made to appear to the Governor-General in Council that the proposed work will not be or tend to the injury of navigation, and it is desirable to grant the said license:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power and authority vested in him by the said Act, and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby approve of the purpose or object for which the said license is required by the company as aforesaid; and, in further pursuance and exercise of the said power and authority, and with the like advice and consent as aforesaid, doth hereby license and permit the company to use and occupy that part of the foreshore which is particularly shown and delineated on the plan so deposited as aforesaid, for the purpose of extracting iron from the ironsand thereon, such license to be held and enjoyed by the company upon and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Schedule hereto.

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SCHEDULE.

  1. IN these conditions the term “Minister” means the Minister of Marine as defined by the Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908, and includes any officer, person, or authority acting by or under the direction of such Minister.

  2. The concessions and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall extend and apply only to the foreshore which is coloured red on the said plan marked M.D. 5192.

  3. The rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Order in Council shall continue in force for a period of two years from the date hereof, unless in the meantime such rights, powers, and privileges shall be altered, modified, or revoked by competent authority, and the company shall not assign, charge, or part with any such right, power, or privilege without the previous written consent of the Minister first obtained.

  4. In consideration of the concessions and privileges granted by this Order in Council the company shall, on being supplied with a copy thereof, pay to the Minister the sum of £2 10s. per annum.

  5. The company shall not commit or suffer to be committed any unnecessary waste or damage in or upon the said foreshore and premises, or any part thereof, in carrying on the said works, or in exercise of the powers or privileges thereby granted.

  6. The company shall, at the expiration or sooner determination of the said term, deliver unto the Minister or to any person appointed in that behalf, the said foreshore or premises in as good a state and condition as the nature of the case will admit of, and as shall be consistent with the due performance of the several covenants and conditions herein contained.

  7. The company shall also, if required by the Minister, within six months after the expiration or sooner determination of the said term, at the expense of the said company, fill up, level, or substantially cover in or fence all pits, shafts, or other open places or works as shall have been made or used by the company under or by virtue of these presents.

  8. The company shall also, within the time last aforesaid, and at the like expense, whenever so required by the Minister, clear such portions of the foreshore as have been broken up, taken, covered, or used by the company under or by virtue of these presents, as it shall by the Minister be required to clear, and shall restore the surface of the said foreshore to its original state, or as near thereto as reasonably may be or be required as aforesaid.

  9. The company shall also keep in good and substantial repair all fences and erections made or erected under or by virtue of the covenants and conditions herein contained or implied, or any of them.

  10. If before the expiration of the term hereby granted the company should find it unprofitable to work the ironsand for the extraction of iron upon the said foreshore, and should be desirous of surrendering these presents, then, upon payment of the rent hereby reserved up to the end of the then current year of the said term, and upon observance of the several covenants, conditions, and agreements herein contained or implied, it shall be lawful for the company to surrender the license hereby granted, and the term and interest of the company in the foreshore and premises hereby demised or intended so to be, and upon acceptance of such surrender such term and interest shall absolutely cease and determine.

  11. If and whenever the rent hereinbefore reserved, or any part thereof respectively, shall be in arrear or unpaid for the space of three calendar months, whether the same shall have been legally demanded or not, or if and whenever there shall be a breach or non-observance of any of the covenants, conditions, or agreements by or on the part of the company herein contained or implied, the Minister, or any person appointed on his behalf, may re-enter upon the said demised premises or any part thereof in the name of the whole, and thereupon the said term of years hereby granted shall absolutely cease and determine, anything hereinbefore contained



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🏛️ Appointment of Domain Board for Taneatua Domain (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
21 June 1920
Domain Board, Public Reserves and Domains Act 1908, Taneatua Domain
6 names identified
  • George Dorset Ball, Appointed to Taneatua Domain Board
  • Edgar Forrest, Appointed to Taneatua Domain Board
  • William Grant Johnson, Appointed to Taneatua Domain Board
  • Walter Reid, Appointed to Taneatua Domain Board
  • Walter Holton Sisam, Appointed to Taneatua Domain Board
  • William Tait, Appointed to Taneatua Domain Board

  • F. D. Thomson, Clerk of the Executive Council

🌾 License to Occupy Foreshore for Iron Extraction

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
21 June 1920
Foreshore license, Iron extraction, Manukau Harbour, West Coast Iron-ore Smelting Company
  • Liverpool, Governor-General