School District Proclamations




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it meets the Omuha Stream on the
South by the land known as the five shilling land and on the West by the River Turakina.

And also that the said Act shall come
into operation within such district on the
day of the date hereof.

Given under my hand and issued
under the Public Seal of the
P.s.
Province of Wellington at
Wellington this fifteenth day
of August One thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six.

I. E. Featherston,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
W. Hixon,
Provincial Secretary.

Defining the Johnsonville School District.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Honor Isaac Earl Featherston Esquire Superintendent of
the Province of Wellington in the
Islands of New Zealand,

WHEREAS by an Act of the
second Session of the Provincial
Council of Wellington No. 6 intituled
"An Act to promote the establishment of
Common Schools in the Province of Wellington" it is enacted that for the purposes of the said Act it should be lawful
for the Superintendent by Proclamation
to divide the Province into districts and
from time to time to sub-divide such districts
and to re-unite any sub-divisions. And
also by Proclamation to declare that the
said Act should come into operation
within such district or sub-division at such
time as he might appoint. And whereas
it is deemed expedient to proclaim that
portion of the Province within the boundaries hereinafter set forth to be a district for the purposes of the said Act.
Now therefore I Isaac Earl Featherston
Superintendent of the Province of Wellington in virtue of the power and authority vested in me in this behalf do hereby
proclaim and declare that such portion of
the said Province as is comprised within
the following boundaries shall form and
constitute a district for the purposes of
the said Act to be called "The Johnsonville School District" which said district
shall be bounded as follows namely—

Commences at the South-east corner
of Section No. 14 Ohariu District thence
along the Eastern boundaries of Sections
Nos. 14 15 17 18 20 21 23 24 26 27 29
30 and 32 to the North-east corner of
Section No. 32 Ohariu District thence a
straight line to the North-west corner of
Section No. 28 Porirua Road District,
thence along the Northern boundary of
said Section to the North-east corner of
said Section thence by a public road to
the North-west corner of Section No. 27
thence along the Northern boundary of
said Section to the North-east corner
thence along the Eastern boundaries of
Sections Nos. 27 25 23 21 19 17 15 14 12
10 and the South-east boundaries of Sections Nos. 10 9 7 6 5 4 and 3 to the
South-east corner of Section No. 3 Porirua thence along the Southern boundary
of said section to the South-west corner
thence a straight line to the commencing
point the South-east corner of Section
No. 14 Ohariu District.

And also that the said Act shall come
into operation within such district on the
day of the date hereof.

Given under my hand and issued
under the public seal of the
P.s.
Province of Wellington at
Wellington this fifteenth day
of August One thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six.

I. E. Featherston,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
W. Hixon,
Provincial Secretary.

Defining the Matarawa School District.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Honor Isaac Earl Featherston Esquire Superintendent of
the Province of Wellington in the
Islands of New Zealand,

WHEREAS by an Act of the Second
Session of the Provincial Council
of Wellington No. 6 intituled "An Act
to promote the Establishment of Common
Schools in the Province of Wellington"
it is enacted that for the purposes of the
said Act it should be lawful for the Superintendent by Proclamation to divide the
Province into districts and from time to
time to subdivide such districts and to
re-unite any subdivisions and also by Proclamation to declare that the said Act
should come into operation within such
district or subdivision at such time as he
might appoint. And whereas it is deemed
expedient to proclaim that portion of the
Province within the boundaries hereinafter set forth to be a district for the purposes of the said Act Now therefore I
Isaac Earl Featherston Superintendent of
the Province of Wellington in virtue of
the power and authority vested in me in
this behalf do hereby proclaim and declare that such portion of the said Province as is comprised within the following
boundaries shall form and constitute a
district for the purposes of the said Act
to be called "The Matarawa District"
which said district shall be bounded as
follows namely—



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1866, No 25





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🎓 Definition of Turakina School District (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
15 August 1866
School District, Proclamation, Turakina, Wellington Province
  • I. E. Featherston, Superintendent
  • W. Hixon, Provincial Secretary

🎓 Definition of Johnsonville School District

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
15 August 1866
School District, Proclamation, Johnsonville, Wellington Province
  • I. E. Featherston, Superintendent
  • W. Hixon, Provincial Secretary

🎓 Definition of Matarawa School District

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
15 August 1866
School District, Proclamation, Matarawa, Wellington Province
  • I. E. Featherston, Superintendent
  • W. Hixon, Provincial Secretary