Railway Construction Proclamation




PROVINCE OF WESTLAND GAZETTE.

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Greymouth, authorised to be constructed
by "The Railways Act, 1871," "The Railways Act, 1872," "The Railways Act, 1873," and "The Railways Act, 1874,"
which said further portion is hereinafter described :—

Now therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Administrator of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities conferred on me by the hereinbefore in part recited Acts, and in exercise of every other power enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim, declare, and define the limits, description, and line of the said further portion of the said railway to be those set forth in the First Schedule hereto; and that the lands specified and described in the Second Schedule hereto are proposed to be taken for the purposes of the said further portion of the said railway; and that the limits of deviation shall be those set forth in the said First Schedule hereto; and in pursuance and exercise of all powers and authorities conferred on me in that behalf, I do hereby fix the point of commencement of the said further portion of the said railway to be at or near a point which is situated on the south bank of the Grey River in Coal Reserve numbered 274, in the Province of Westland, the said point being the point of commencement of a portion of the Brunner to Greymouth Railway, as described in a Proclamation dated the first day of May, 1873, and published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 26, of May 1st, 1873, and the point of termination to be in Crown lands on the right bank of the Grey River, in the Province of Nelson, the said point being about 5½ chains, more or less, distant from the aforesaid river, as the limits, description, and line thereof are set forth in the plan, and described in the book of reference referred to on the face of the said plan, and which plan and book are authenticated for the purposes of this Proclamation by the signature of the Honorable Edward Richardson, Minister for Public Works, to be deposited in the Offices of the Registrars of the Supreme Courts at Hokitika and Nelson, or within the limits of deviation set forth in the said plan by dotted red lines being not more than 110 yards on either side of the said line, except where otherwise delineated on plan, and passing in, through, over or into the several places, lands, roads, reserves, rivers, and watercourses enumerated in the Second Schedule hereto.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Limits, Description, Line, and Limits of Deviation of a portion of the Railway from Brunner to Greymouth, in the Provinces of Westland and Nelson.

Commencing at or near a point which is situated on the south bank of the Grey River in Coal Reserve numbered 274, in the Province of Westland, the said point being the point of commencement of a portion of the Brunner to Greymouth Railway, as described in a Proclamation dated the first day of May, 1873, and published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 26, of May 1st, 1873;

Zealand Gazette, No. 26, of May 1st, 1873; crossing the Grey River; and terminating at or near a point which is situated in Crown lands on the right bank of the Grey River, in the Province of Nelson, the said point being about 5½ chains, more or less, distant from the aforesaid river.

SECOND SCHEDULE,
OR BOOK OF REFERENCE.

Lands and Roads, &c., proposed to be taken for the purposes of the portion of the Railway from Brunner to Greymouth, hereinbefore described.

So much of the lands and roads hereinafter mentioned as are required for the said portions of the said railway along the line of the said railway hereinbefore defined, or within the limits of deviation aforesaid, as the lands are described and defined in the plan or book of reference aforesaid.

In the Province of Westland—Coal Reserve numbered 274, Grey River;

In the Province of Nelson—Grey River, Crown Lands;

And all adjoining and intervening places, lands, roads, streams, and watercourses.

Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland; a Member of Her Majesty’s Most Honorable Privy Council.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Westland Provincial Gazette 1875, No 1





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🚂 Railway Construction Proclamation (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
30 December 1874
Railway, Construction, Brunner, Greymouth, Grey Gorge Bridge
  • George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Administrator of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand
  • Edward Richardson, Minister for Public Works