Land Reserves for Railway Construction




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No in Red Quantity—more or less Date of Reservation by Waste Lands Board Date of Reservation by the Governor Description. Purpose.
16 2 0 0 5th May, 1868 17th July 1868 the northward and eastward by a curved line, to include the quantity for railway purposes. Commencing at a point on the western Boundary of Reserve No. 8 (in red), Railway and Road Reserve, the same being one chain distant from the northernmost boundary of Reserve No. 455 (in red) thence along the said boundary a distance of 400 links; thence westerly at an angle of 81°, a distance of 503 links; thence southerly at an angle of 99°, a distance of 400 links; thence returning easterly a distance of 495 links to the commencing point. Deposit of Night Soil.
17 0 1 20 Situate in the Town of Okarito, commencing at a point on the North-eastern side of Wharf street, the same being in line with the South-east boundary of section 197; thence north-westerly following the said street a distance of five chains; thence north-easterly at a right angle a distance of fifty links; thence following a line bearing South 71° 22’ East (magnetic) a distance of two chains fifty-five links; thence following another line bearing 48° 46’ (magnetic) a distance of two chains fifty-five links, and from thence returning in a straight line a distance of fifty links to the commencing point. Uses of the Colonial Government.
18 0 2 0 Sections Nos. 1 and 2, situate in and fronting on the strand in the Town of Okarito. Uses of the Colonial Government.
19 0 1 0 Sections Nos. 129 and 130, situate in and fronting on Victoria Street, in the Town of Okarito. Uses of the Colonial Government.
20 0 1 0 Sections Nos. 109 and 110, situate in and fronting on Arthur Street, in the Town of Okarito. Uses of the Colonial Government.
21 0 1 0 Sections Nos. 77 and 78, situate in and fronting on Victoria Street, in the Town of Okarito. Uses of the Colonial Government.
22 0 1 0 Sections Nos. 148 and 140, situate in and fronting on Russell Street, in the Town of Okarito. Uses of the Colonial Government.
23 0 0 36 Sections Nos. 191 and 192, situate in and fronting on Albion Street and Arthur Street, in the Town of Okarito. Uses of the Colonial Government.
24 19 0 0 12th May 1868 Situate in the Town of Greymouth, commencing on the southern boundary of the said town at its junction with Reserve No 6 (in red); and from thence North-easterly to the southern boundary of Native Reserve No. 31, a distance of ninety-six chains, and being of a width of two chains. Railway and a Road.
25 30 0 0 Situate in Township Reserve No. 272 (in red), Hokitika South, and commencing at a point on the southern boundary of said township, about sixteen chains eastward of the intersection of Mahinapua Creek with the said boundary; and from thence in a northern and easterly direction to the Hokitika River, a distance of one hundred and three chains about, and being of a width of three chains. Railway and a Road.


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🗺️ Land Reserves for Railway Construction (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
8 August 1868
Land reserves, Railway, Waste Lands Regulations, Kawhaka Creek, Taipo River, Teremakau Valley, Grey River