Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 29

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Reports.

(From New Zealand Gazette, 9th September, 1875.)

I, DAVID LEWIS, a Commissioner duly appointed by virtue of the Ordinance No. 15, Session XI., of the Legislative Council of the Islands of New Zealand, to hear and decide Claims to Land by persons claiming title thereof from, through, or under the New Zealand Company, report that the Claims of the under-mentioned persons having been duly referred to me for investigation, I do hereby decide that the said persons are respectively entitled to Crown Grants of the land set against their names in the annexed Schedule.

DAVID LEWIS,
Commissioner.

New Zealand Company’s Land Claimants Office,
Wellington, 1st September, 1875.

SCHEDULE.

No. of Report. No. of Claim. Name of Claimant. Commissioner’s Decision.
1587 1113 Peirce Cotter Entitled to a Crown Grant of the Rural Section No. 83, in the Valley of the Hutt. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 27th July, 1854.
1588 1364 Thos. Dalton MacManaman Entitled to a Crown Grant of about 75 acres, more or less, part of Rural Section No. 10, Porirua District. The legal estate to be antevested in the Grantee as from the 7th July, 1857.

Construction Order.

The following Construction Order has been received from the Chairman of the Rangitikei Highway Board:—

"That the Board having considered the objections against the opening of the road from the Turakina Valley road to section No. CCLXVI., hereby order the opening of the said road, in accordance with the plan as advertised for inspection; also the road leading from Tutaenui road to the Tutaenui stream, as an outlet from section No. XXXVII., has been dealt with in the same manner; and it is also hereby ordered that the said road be opened, in accordance with the plan as advertised for inspection."

Under the provisions of the thirty-third clause of "The Highway Boards Empowering Act, 1871," I, William Fitzherbert, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington, do hereby appoint that the objections referred to in the above resolution shall be heard at the Superintendent’s Office, in the buildings belonging to the Provincial Government, on the Reclaimed Land, in the City of Wellington, on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, at twelve o’clock noon.

Given under my hand, at Wellington, this 27th day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.

William Fitzherbert,
Superintendent.

Appointment.

Superintendent’s Office,
Wellington, 30th September, 1875.

In virtue of the powers vested in me, I do hereby appoint the following gentlemen to be Trustees for the management of the Public Cemetery at Palmerston North, being Suburban Section one thousand five hundred and thirty-seven (1537), containing 8a. 3r. 2p.

  • George M. Snelson
  • Henry Phillips
  • John Taylor Dalrymple
  • James Linton
  • Jacob Nanstead.

William Fitzherbert,
Superintendent.

Notice.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 28th September, 1875.

Information has been received, under the hand of Mr. Skeet, the Presiding Officer, that

Mr. Thomas Walker
has been by him declared duly elected as Warden for Ward No. 1, Featherston Highway District.

Henry Bunny,
Provincial Secretary.

Tenders.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd September, 1875.

The following Tender is published for general information:—

CASTLEPOINT TO ALFREDTON ROAD.

Removing Fence on Road Line.

Accepted.
R. and F. Maunsell (only tender) ... £132

Henry Bunny,
Provincial Secretary.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by Blundell Bros., Printers for the time being to such Government.




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🗺️ Land Claims Report

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
1 September 1875
Land claims, Crown Grants, New Zealand Company, Hutt, Porirua
  • Peirce Cotter, Entitled to Crown Grant of Rural Section No. 83
  • Thos. Dalton MacManaman, Entitled to Crown Grant of about 75 acres

  • David Lewis, Commissioner

🏗️ Construction Order for Roads

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 September 1875
Road construction, Rangitikei Highway Board, Turakina Valley, Tutaenui
  • William Fitzherbert, Superintendent of the Province of Wellington

🏘️ Appointment of Public Cemetery Trustees

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
30 September 1875
Trustees, Public Cemetery, Palmerston North
  • George M. Snelson, Appointed Trustee for Public Cemetery
  • Henry Phillips, Appointed Trustee for Public Cemetery
  • John Taylor Dalrymple, Appointed Trustee for Public Cemetery
  • James Linton, Appointed Trustee for Public Cemetery
  • Jacob Nanstead, Appointed Trustee for Public Cemetery

  • William Fitzherbert, Superintendent

🏘️ Election of Warden

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
28 September 1875
Warden, Election, Featherston Highway District
  • Thomas Walker, Declared duly elected as Warden

  • Henry Bunny, Provincial Secretary
  • Mr. Skeet, Presiding Officer

🏗️ Tender for Road Work

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
23 September 1875
Tender, Road work, Castlepoint to Alfredton Road
  • R. and F. Maunsell, Accepted tender for road work

  • Henry Bunny, Provincial Secretary