Exempting Certain Maori Lands in Otaki Borough from Payment of Rates
C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 7th day of October 1953
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL
P URSUANT to section 104 of the Rating Act 1925, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby exempts the Maori land described in the Schedule hereto from all rates made and levied by the Otaki Borough Council under the said Rating Act 1925.
SCHEDULE
THE following lands situated in the Borough of Otaki:
Block Taumanuka 1A Takapu B
Block and Survey District VIII, Waitohu VIII, Waitohu
Area A. R. P. 8 1 24 0 1 20
T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(M.A. 20/1/37)
Land in Canterbury Land District Declared to be a National Park
C. W. M. NORRIE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government House at Wellington, this 14th day of October 1953
Present:
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL
P URSUANT to section 10 of the National Parks Act 1952, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby declares that the parcels of land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a national park under and subject to the provisions of the said Act, and shall be known as the Mount Cook National Park.
SCHEDULE
CANTERBURY LAND DISTRICT
PART I
Recreation Reserves Subject to the Provisions of the Tourist and Health Resorts Control Act 1908
ALL those areas being, firstly, part Reserve 2652 (Sebastopol Block), situated in Blocks X and XIV, Mueller Survey District: Area, 1,350 acres, more or less. (S.O. plan 6752.)
And, secondly, parts Reserves 2756 and 4003 (Tasman Park), and part Reserve 4174, situated in Mueller, Cook, Cass, Godley, and Torlesse Survey Districts: Area, 108,090 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the north-west by the Main Divide, being the boundary between the Canterbury and Westland Land Districts, towards the east by the Two Thumb Range, towards the south-east by Run 78 (Lilybank Station), towards the south by a right line from a point due west of Trig. Station L, Block II, Godley Survey District, to the high peak of Mount Acland, on the Liebig Range, again towards the south-east by the summit of the Liebig Range and by Run 83 (Mount Cook Station), to the mouth of Gorilla Stream, again towards the south by a right line from the mouth of that stream to the Hooker Bridge, towards the west by a right line from the Hooker Bridge through Trig. Station Q, Block X, Mueller Survey District, and the summit of the Mount Cook Range, save and except part Run 80, firstly described in Part V of the Schedule and part Reserve 2756 (formerly part Run 215, Mount Cook Spur) secondly described in Part III of the Schedule, and parts Reserves 2756 and 4003 (formerly Run 216, Botanical Spur) thirdly described in Part III of the Schedule, included within the above described boundaries.
As shown on the plan marked L. and S. N.P. 9A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged red.
PART II
Aorangi Domain, Subject to the Provisions of the Tourist and Health Resorts Control Act 1908
All that area being Rural Sections 35556 and 35557 (all certificate of title, Volume 150, folio 278, S.O. plan 4589) and part Reserve 2652, situated in Mueller Survey District: Area, 24,000 acres, more or less, bounded towards the east by the summit of the Mount Cook Range and a right line through Trig. Station Q, Block X, Mueller Survey District, to the Hooker Bridge, towards the south by part Reserve 2652
(Sebastopol Block, S.O. plan 6752), firstly described in Part I of the Schedule, and Black Birch Stream to the summit of the Sealy Range, by the Sealy Range to Mount Sealy, and by the Ben Ohau Range to the Main Divide, towards the north-west by the Main Divide, being the boundary between the Canterbury and Westland Land Districts, save and except Rural Section 34350 described in Part IV of the Schedule and all public roads included within the above described boundaries.
As shown on the plan marked L. and S. N.P. 9A, deposited in Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged yellow.
PART III
Recreation Reserves Vested in Her Majesty Subject to Part I of the Public Reserves and Domains Act 1928
All those areas being, firstly, part Reserve 2652, situated in Blocks IX, XIII, XIV, XV, XVII, XVIII, Mueller Survey District: Area, 8,546 acres, more or less. Bounded towards the east generally, by the Hooker and Tasman Rivers, towards the south by Birch Hill Stream, to its source at Jamiesons Saddle on the Ben Ohau Range, towards the west generally by the summit of the Ben Ohau Range to Mount Sealy, the summit of the Sealy Range to the source of Black Birch Stream, towards the north generally by Black Birch Stream and part Reserve 2652 (Sebastopol Block, S.O. plan 6752) firstly described in Part I of the Schedule, save and except Rural Section 34490, secondly described in Part V of the Schedule: Rural Section 34706; and Reserve 2877, thirdly described in Part V of the Schedule, all situated in Block XVIII, Mueller Survey District, and those parts of Reserve 2652 situated in Blocks XIV and XVIII, Mueller Survey District, reserved for aerodrome purposes by Order in Council published in N.Z. Gazette No. 2 of 16 January 1936, page 72 (S.O. plan 6786), and amended by Orders in Council published in N.Z. Gazette No. 12 of 24 February 1938, page 322 (S.O. plan 6842), and all public roads.
And, secondly, part Reserve 2756 (formerly part Run 215, Mount Cook Spur) situated in Blocks VII, VIII, X, XI, XIV, Mueller Survey District: Area, 4,000 acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: commencing at the Hooker Bridge; thence northerly by a right line through Trig. Station Q, Block X, Mueller Survey District, to and along the summit of the Mount Cook Range to a point near Mount Kinsey; thence along a right line bearing slightly south of east to a point on the right bank of the Tasman Glacier; thence southerly along the right bank of that glacier and the Tasman River, to its intersection with a right line from the mouth of the Gorilla Stream to the Hooker Bridge; thence westerly along that line to the Hooker Bridge, the point of commencement.
And, thirdly, parts Reserves 2756 and 4003 (formerly Run 216, Botanical Spur) situated in Blocks I, II, V, and VI, Cass Survey District: Area, 4,550 acres, more or less, and bounded as follows: commencing at the mouth of Gorilla Stream; thence northerly along the left bank of the Tasman River and Glacier to a stream approximately due west of the Nun's Veil; thence easterly along that stream to its source and along a right line to the Nun's Veil, on the Liebig Range; thence south-westerly along the boundary of Run 83 (Mount Cook Station) to the mouth of Gorilla Stream, the point of commencement.
As shown on the plan marked L. and S. N.P. 9A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon edged green.
PART IV
Land Subject to the Provisions of the Tourist and Health Resorts Control Act 1908
Rural Section 34350, situated in Blocks X and XIV, Mueller Survey District: Area, 19 acres, more or less. All certificate of title, Volume 158, folio 15. (S.O. plan 4587.)
As shown on the plan marked L. and S. N.P. 9A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured blue.
PART V
Crown Land Subject to the Provisions of the Land Act 1948
All those areas being, firstly, part Run 80 (formerly part Godley Peaks Station) situated in Block VII, Torlesse Survey District, and Block I, Godley Survey District: Area, 1,180 acres, more or less, being all that part of Run 80 lying to the north of a right line from a point due west of Trig. Station I., Block II, Godley Survey District, to the high peak of Mount Acland, on the Liebig Range.
And, secondly, Rural Section 34490, situated in Block XVIII, Mueller Survey District: Area, 20 acres, more or less, part certificate of title, Volume 273, folio 159. (S.O. plan 4588.)
And, thirdly, Reserve 2877, situated in Block XVIII, Mueller Survey District: Area, 25 acres, more or less. (S.O. plan 4626.)
As shown on the plan marked L. and S. N.P. 9A, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, and thereon coloured purple.
T. J. SHERRARD,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
(L. and S. H.O. N.P. 9; D.O. 8/332)