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NEW ZEALAND

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE OF

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1947

WELLINGTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1947

Notice of a Scheme of Development and Reconstruction in Westland I (2) The establishment, development, and improvement of· and Buller industry on lands drained or otherwise reclaimed. (3) Development and improvement of the. c~al-mi~ing industry URSUANT to subsection (2) of section 29 of the Finance Act throughout the area, including particularly the Stockton State P (No. 3), 1944, I, Robert Semple, the Minister of Works, Mine, Burke's Creek Colliery, Garvey's Creek Mine, Liverpool hereby give notice of the nature of the work to be included in the Colliery, Mount Davey Coalfields, the Dobson Colliery, Strongman scheme of development and reconstruction described in the First Colliery, and the Tyneside Mine. Schedule hereto, and that the approximate boundaries of the area (4) The processing of coals, utilizing slack coals ai1d lignites of hereby affected are as described in the Second Schedule hereto, the West Coast and Buller regions, in particular the slack coals such area being hereinafter referred to as " the area." This notice of Westport District and the Charleston lignites. shall remain in force until the 30th day of September, 1956.

FIRST SCHEDULE 3. Commercial NATURE OF WORK (1) The establishment of commercial areas, and the provision THE improvement of the lands and the development of the area and development of sites'and buildings for commerce in conjunction for industrial, commercial, residential, and recreational purposes, with residential and industrial areas. including, in particular, the provision of:- (2) The provision of accommodation and other facilities for 1. Land Development tourist and holiday traffic. (1) Land. improvement and development works generally, including the acquisition of suitable blocks of land, clearing, sub­ 4. Communications division, fencing, provision of houses, buildings, water-supply, (1) Improvement of radio, telegraph, telephone, and postal access, and amenities. services throughout the area, including new post-office at Hokitika, (2) Soil-conservation and river-control works and land drainage new post-offices and quarters at Kumara and Otira ; additions to and reclamation throughout the area, including the following major existing post-offic~s at Greymouth and Westport; new automatic­ works:- telephone exchange at Greymouth ; stores-garages at Greymouth, (a) ·works for the control of flood-waters and prevention of Hokitika, and ; and a workshop at Greymouth. erosion and flooding, in particular in the basiris of the (2) Arterial and 'Local Access: Improvements and extensions various rivers in the area, the most important being 9f of existing and provision of new arterial and local access generally the Inangahua, Oparara, , , throughout the area, including, particularly, the following main Ngakawau, ·waima,ngaroa, Little Totara, Nile, Puna­ works:- kaiki, Grey, Taramakau, Hokiti\a, Waitaha, Big Wanga­ nui, Poerua, \i\Tataroa, Waitangi, Waiho, and Arawata (a) Reconstruction and improvement, including deviations, Rivers and their tributaries. grade and alignment improvements, and sealing the (b) Works for the improvement of the drainage of low-lying following highways-: Nelson-Westport, Inangahua J unc - areas, particularly in the Buller County. tion - Greymouth, Greymouth-Waiho, Waiho-Karanga­ rua, and Christchurch-Kumara Junction State Highways, (3) Afforestation: The development and expansion of forests the Westport-, . Westport-Greymouth (C,o~st generally . within the area, with improved facilities for culture, Road), and the Reefton - Hanmer Junction Main fffgli­ control, and protection, particularly at Tawhai, Hukuwai, Granville, ways, with works for the protection of highways ftbm Rimu, Lake Ianthe, , , and Nile River State flood and the replacement of existing bridges dt pro - Forests. vision of new bridges where necessary, major btidge 2. Industrial works being over the Taramakau, Arahura, Mikonui, (1) The establishment of industrial areas, and the provision Big Waitaha, Big Wanganui, Poerua, Buller (at West­ and development of sites and buildings for industries, particularly port), · Inangahua (at Reefton), Little Grey ahd Big at Westport, Greymouth, and Hokitika. Grey and Otira Rivers, and over Blackwater Creek.