Arrowtown Municipality Proclamation and Appointments




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Town of Arrowtown,

that is to say, Sections numbered 6 to 11, both inclusive; Sections numbered 13 to 27, both inclusive; Sections numbered 29 to 97, both inclusive; Sections numbered 99 to 113, both inclusive; and Sections numbered 116 and 122 respectively.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Sections of the "Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance 1865," applicable to the Incorporated Town of Arrowtown, with respective modifications set opposite the numbers of the Sections.

NUMBERS OF SECTIONS. MODIFICATIONS.
Section Five ... The style shall be "The Corporation of the Town of Arrowtown," instead of "The Corporation of the City of Dunedin."
Section Twelve ... Instead of "each of the said four several Wards of the City of Dunedin," the following modification: "each of the said three several Wards of the Incorporated Town of Arrowtown."
Section Twenty-eight ... Instead of the words "City of Dunedin," in this Section, the words, "the Incorporated Town of Arrowtown."
Section Ninety-eight ... Instead of the words, "one hundred thousand pounds" in this Section, the words "ten thousand pounds."

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Boundaries of the Incorporated Town of Arrowtown, as delineated on the Record Maps of the said Town, deposited in the Survey Office in Dunedin, in the said Province.

All that parcel of Land in the Province of Otago, containing by admeasurement one hundred and seventy (170) acres, more or less, bounded by a line commencing at a point in the northern boundary of block numbered VII, Shotover District, and extending due north along the eastern boundary of section numbered 7, block XVIII, Shotover District, and its continuation in the same direction three thousand three hundred and ninety-eight (3398) links, thence by a line due east to the Arrow River two thousand three hundred and eighty (2380) links, thence along the Arrow River in a south-easterly direction to block numbered X, Shotover District, six thousand five hundred and thirty (6530) links, thence in a westerly direction along the northern boundary lines of blocks numbered respectively X. and VII, Shotover District, to the starting point six thousand five hundred and fifty-eight (6558) links.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Bush Ward

Comprises all that area bounded by a line commencing at the north-western corner of the said town, and proceeding due east along the town boundary to a point due north of the centre of Berkshire street, thence by a line due south and along the centre of Berkshire street to the centre of Wiltshire street, thence in an easterly direction along the centre of Wiltshire-street to the centre of Hertford-street, thence along the centre of Hertford-street to the centre of Denbigh-street, thence along the centre of Denbigh-street to the town boundary, and thence in a westerly direction along that boundary, and thence in a northerly direction along the town boundary to the starting point.

Arrow Ward.

Comprises all that area bounded by the Arrow River, commencing at the northern boundary of the said Town, and proceeding south-east and east along the said river to the centre of Wiltshire-street; thence along the centre of Wiltshire-street to the centre of Berkshire-street; thence in a northerly direction along the centre of Berkshire-street, and its continuation in the same direction to the Town boundary; thence in an easterly direction along the Town boundary to the starting point.

Camp Ward.

Comprises the remainder of the Township of Arrowtown.

Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, at Dunedin, this sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF ARROWTOWN.

Appointment of Mr. Thomas Collerick to prepare Citizen’s Roll for the incorporated Town of Arrowtown.

WHEREAS the Town of Arrowtown was, by Proclamation dated the sixth day of January current, and published in the Otago Government Gazette, No. 889, incorporated by the name of the "Corporation of the Town of Arrowtown," and certain provisions of the "Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865," were by such Proclamation, extended to and declared applicable to and within the Municipality thereby created: And whereas by the 117th section of the said "Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865," it is amongst other things enacted that for the purposes of the first elections under the said Ordinance of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors for any town or place to which the provisions of the said Ordinance, or any of them, should be extended as therein provided, the Superintendent of Otago for the time being should appoint some fit and proper person to prepare the Citizens’ Roll for such town and places, the expense of which should be borne and paid by the Council of the town or place elected thereunder, for which any such Citizens’ Roll should be prepared: And whereas Mr. Thomas Collerick, of Arrowtown, has been represented to me to be a fit and proper person to prepare the Citizens’ Roll for the said incorporated town of Arrowtown: Now therefore I, James Macandrew, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, in exercise of the powers vested in me by the said "Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865," do nominate and appoint the said

MR. THOMAS COLLERICK

to be the person to prepare the Citizens’ Roll for the said incorporated town of Arrowtown.

As witness my hand this sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

WARRANT

Appointing an Officer for the revision of the Citizens’ List and for other purposes in the Incorporated Town of Arrowtown, in the Province of Otago.

WHEREAS the Town of Arrowtown has been incorporated under the provisions of the "Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance 1865"; And whereas by the 113th Section of the said Ordinance, it is amongst other things enacted that in cases where no special provision is made for the conduct of the first Elections under the said Ordinance, it should be lawful for the Superintendent of Otago to appoint such and so many persons as might be necessary to perform any of the said Acts in the said Ordinance, before required to be done by the Mayor, Councillors, Town Clerk, Collector, or other Officers, before such Officers could be appointed or elected under the provisions of the said Ordinance: And whereas by the 40th Section of the said Ordinance the Mayor and Councillors of any Town incorporated under the said Ordinance (in the said section called the Council), are constituted open Courts for the revision of the Citizens’ Lists and for hearing and determining the claims of the Citizens and the objections of such Citizens to any other Citizen having his name retained thereon: And whereas it is expedient to appoint a fit and proper person to perform the acts required to be done by the Mayor and Councillors, as constituting Courts of Revision under the said 40th Section of the said Ordinance, and to do the several other matters and things directed and required by the said Ordinance in the revision of the Citizen’s List for



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Otago Provincial Gazette 1874, No 889





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🏘️ Proclamation of Arrowtown Municipality (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Municipality, Arrowtown, Municipal Corporations, Proclamation
  • J. Macandrew, Superintendent

🏘️ Appointment of Thomas Collerick to prepare Citizen’s Roll

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
6 January 1874
Appointment, Citizen’s Roll, Arrowtown, Municipal Corporation
  • Thomas Collerick (Mr), Appointed to prepare Citizen’s Roll

  • James Macandrew, Superintendent

🏘️ Warrant for Officer for Citizens’ List Revision

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
6 January 1874
Warrant, Officer Appointment, Citizens’ List, Arrowtown
  • James Macandrew, Superintendent