✨ Land Proclamations
PROVINCE OF WESTLAND GAZETTE.
SCHEDULE.
[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette,
No. 56, October 29, 1874.]
All that piece or parcel of land contained
within the dotted red lines, being generally,
unless otherwise indicated, not more than
five chains on either side of the line tinted
blue on the plan marked "C.W. 141," which
plan is, for the purposes of this Proclamation,
identified by the signature of the
Honorable Edward Richardson, and deposited
in the office of the Registrar of the Supreme
Court at Hokitika, in the Province of West-
land. The said line commencing about 7
chains, more or less, west of Dam Town, in
the Province of Westland, at a peg driven
into the ground and marked 849, the said peg
being a peg of the Waimea Water Race
survey line; proceeding thence in an
easterly direction for a distance of about 2
chains, more or less; thence in a south-
easterly direction for a distance of about 3
chains, more or less; thence in a southerly
direction for a distance of about 16 chains,
more or less, to the creek between Seddon’s
dam and Watson’s dam, and about 2 chains,
more or less, north-east of Seddon’s dam;
thence in a generally east-south-easterly
direction for a distance of about 76 chains,
more or less; thence in a south-easterly
direction for a distance of about 3 chains,
more or less; thence in a south-westerly
direction for a distance of about 5 chains,
more or less, to a peg driven into the ground,
and marked 719, the said peg being a peg
of the Waimea Water Race survey, and
situated about 4 chains, more or less, east of
Greek’s Gully.
The whole of the above-described piece or
parcel of land being situated between Fox’s
Creek and the public road from Stafford
Town to the Greenstone, in the Province of
Westland.
Given under the hand of His Excel-
lency the Right Honorable Sir
James Fergusson, Baronet, Knight
Commander of the Most Distin-
guished Order of Saint Michael
and Saint George, a Member of
Her Majesty’s Most Honorable
Privy Council, Governor and Com-
mander-in-Chief in and over Her
Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand
and its Dependencies, and Vice-
Admiral of the same; and issued
under the Seal of the said Colony,
at Wellington, this 26th day of
October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette,
No. 56, October 29, 1874.]
Defining portions of the Road from Bowen to Okarito, in the Province of Westland.
(L.S.) JAMES FERGUSSON, Governor.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by "The Immigration and
Public Works Act, 1870," it is,
amongst other things, enacted that the
Governor, from time to time, by Proclama-
tion published in the New Zealand Gazette,
may, as to parts within the North Island of
New Zealand, define the roads and the
boundaries thereof, and the bridges and
ferries which shall be and be deemed to be
roads, bridges, or ferries, as the case may be,
under the provisions of the said Act, and
any such Proclamation may include existing
roads, but no such roads or parts of roads
shall be included if they are, in the opinion of
the Governor in Council, roads which
should be constructed by the Superinten-
dent and the Provincial Council of the Pro-
vince wherein such roads are situated, as
well as new road lines; and the Governor
from time to time may revoke or alter any
such Proclamation: And whereas by "The
Immigration and Public Works Act, 1872,"
it is, amongst other things, enacted that all
the provisions contained in Part I and Part
VI of "The Immigration and Public Works
Act, 1870," shall be applicable to the
County of Westland and the Nelson South-
West Gold Fields, and may be adapted and
used with reference to those portions of the
Colony, as if such portions had formed part
of the North Island: And whereas by "The
Province of Westland Act, 1873," it is
among other things, enacted that after the
first election of a Superintendent of the
Province of Westland, whenever in any Act
for the time being in force mention or refer-
ence is made to the County of Westland,
such Act shall be construed and read as if
in such Act the Province of Westland was
mentioned or referred to instead of the
County of Westland: And whereas, "The
Province of Westland Act, 1873," came into
operation on the first day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-three,
in accordance with the terms of a Proclama-
tion made in pursuance thereof, and pub-
lished in the New Zealand Gazette, on the
sixth day of November, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three, and a Superin-
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey26 October 1874
Proclamation, Land withdrawal, Gold-fields, Westland, Crown lands
- Edward Richardson
- James Fergusson, Governor
🏗️ Defining portions of the Road from Bowen to Okarito
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksProclamation, Road definition, Bowen, Okarito, Westland
- James Fergusson, Governor
Westland Provincial Gazette 1874, No 39