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New Zealand Gazette /:;(:~:'{'~_-?-~~\\ i't Jnmb. 50. 1543 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1920. RRATA.- In the Schedule to the Order in Council Additional Land at Waingawa taken for the Purpo1es of the E exempting the north-we.tern side of portion of Ryle ll"ellington-Napier Railway. Street, in the City of Auckland, from the provisions of section 117 of the Public Works Act, 1908, subject to a. condhion as to the building- line, published in Gt1ze1te No. 46, [L.B.] LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. of lilth May. 1920, for'· 48290" re11.d ·• 48291." A PROCLAMATION. In notification of Mining Privileges struck off the Register, published in Gazei,te No. 32, of the 25th March, 1920, page 971, HERE AS it has been fonnd desirable for the use, con­ reml "Nasehy" far "Riverton" in the the first line thereof. W venience, and enjoyment of the Wellington-Na.pier Railway to take further land at Waingawa., in addition to land previously acquired for the purposes of the said rail- Land in Borough of Que,n1towt1 taken for Railway Purposes way: . (Lake Wakatipu Service). I Now, therefore, I, Arthur Wilham de Brito Sa.vile, Earl of __ · Liverpool, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New [L.s.] LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. Zeala.nd, in e~ercise of the powers a.nd a.uthoriiies eon!erred · A PROCLt\.MATION on me by sections twenty-ntne and one hundred and eighty- • • • · eight of the Public Works Act, 1\l08, and of every mher HEREAS it has been found desi1alile for the use, power and aut1,ority in anywise enabling me in this beh,.Jf, W convenience, and enjoyment of the New Ze•laud do hereby proclaim and declare that the land described in Oovernm.ut kailw ..ys to take Ian i in the . Borough of ,he Schedule hereto is bereoy ta.ken for the purposes above Queenncwn for ra•l~ay pur~oses (La.ke Waka.tipu service): menLioned. Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Sa.vile, Nari of Liverpool, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand, in exercise of tne powers a.nd authorities conferred SCHEDULE. on me by section eleven of ,he Puhlio Works Act, 1908, and of every other power and authority in anywise er,abling me APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of la.nd :­ in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare tha.t the hind A. R. P, described in the Sohedole her,to is hereby taken for the 3 0 19·7 Part Lot 2A (D.P. 831). purposes above mentioned. 0 0 37'28 2 (D.P. 3289). 0 2 0 • 1 (D.P. 8311. SCHEDULE. Portions of Section 202, Tara.ta.hi Plain Block, Blocks IV and VII. Tiffeu Survey District, Wa.irnrapa South Count.•·. APPROXIMA1E area. of the piece of land : Hi perches. (SO. 1545.) Portion of Section 1, Block XVII, Town of Queenstown, Borough of Queens&own. In the Wellington La.nd District: as the same are more In the Otago Land District ; n.s the ea.me is more parti, particularly delinea.ted on the i,lan marked W.R. 27395. cnla.rly delineated on the plan m•rked W.R. 27208, depo•ited deposited in the office of ihe Minister of Ra.ilwaye at Wel­ in the office of the Minister of Railways a.t Wellington, and lington, and thereon coloured yellow a.nd green. thereon Pdg,.n !'Nl. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savile, Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savile, : Earl of Liverpool, Member of His Majesty's Earl of Liverpool, Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Most Honouralue Privy Council, Knight Grand , Cross of the Most Distinguished Or•for of Saint Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint I Michael and Saint George, Knight •Grand Cross Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of t.he British of tlie Most Excellent Order of the British I Em_pire, Member of the Royal Victorian Order, Em_pire, Member of the Royal Victorian Order, Kmght of Justice of the Order of Saint John of Kmght of Justice of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, Governor-General a.nd Commander­ Jerusalem, Governor-General a.nd Commander- I in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Dominion in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House at Wellington, this at the Government House a.t Wellington, this thirteenth da,v of May, in the ?ear of onr lor,j fifth da,v uf May, in tlu, year of our Lord one one thon.."8.Dd nine hundred and twenty. thousa.nd nine hundred and twenty. W. F. MARRF.Y. W. F. MA88EY. Minister of Railways Minister of Railwa.ys. Go» s•vr THI! KING! Go» SA VII THIil KING ! A 1544 'l'HE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 50 Additional Land at Stirli11r, taken for the Purpose, of the depoaited in the office of the Minister uf Public Works at ll'tiitaki- Blutr Railway. Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red margin. [L.B.] LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Riiht A Pll0ULA1\1ATI0N. Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savde, HEREAS it has been found desirable for the use, I Earl of Liverpool, Member of His Majesty's W convenience, o.nd enjoyment of the Waitaki-Bluff Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Railway to take further land o.t Stirling, in addition to land Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint previously acquired for the purposes of the so.id railway: Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Cross Now, therefore, I, Arthur William de Brito Savile, E&rl of of the Most Excellent Order of the British Liverpool, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Empire, Member of the Royal Victorian Order, Zea.land, in exercise of the powers and authorities conferred Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John of on me by sections twenty-nine and one hundred and eighty­ Jerusalem, Governor-General and Commander­ eight of the Public Works Act, 1908. and of every other in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Dominion power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and do hereby proclaim and declare that tl,e land described in issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes above at the Government House at Wellington, this mentioned. thirteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty. SCHEDULE. J. G. COATES, Minister of Public Works. APPROXIMATE areas of the pieces of land : - A, B. P. Gon SAVB THI! KtNO' 2 0 9 Allotments 2 to 9, Block IV, Township of Stirling. O 1 6·1 Allot. I, Township of Stirling Extension. Portions of Sections 2 and 3, Bl ,ck XIII, North Moly­ neux Survey District. In the Otago Land District; o.s t!Je so.me are more po.r­ Land taken for the Puryo1es of a Road in Block V, Kaeo ticulo.rly delineated on the plan marked W.R. 27217, Survey District, W hangaroa Cou11ry. deposited in the office uf the j\Jinister of Railways at Wellington, and thereon coloured rtd and green. [L.S.] LIVERPOOL, Governor-General. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Ri~ht A PROCLAMATION. Honourable Arthur William de Brito Savtle, HEREAS the land described in the Schedule hereto Earl of Liverpool, Member of His Majesty's W is required to be to.ken. under the Public Works Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Act, 1908, for a. certain public work-to wit, for the purposes Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint of a road in Block V, Kaeo Survey District, Wba.nga.roa. Michael and Saint George, Knight Grand Cross County: of the Most Excellent Order of the British Ana whereas an agreement has been entered into, in terms Empire, Member of the Royal Victorian Order, of section tw~nty-seven of the so.id Act, to take such land Kmght of Justice of the Order of Sa.int John of for the public work hereinafter set forth: Jerusalem, Governor-General and Uommander­ And whereas a plan ho.a been prepared. and the Minister in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Dominion has recommended the Governor-General to issue a Pro­ of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and clamation taking the land, as required by the said Act: issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, Now, therefore, I, Arthur Wilham de Brito Savile, Earl of at the Government House at Wellington, this Liverpool, the Governor-General of the Dominion of New fifth day of May, in the year. of our Lord one Zea.land, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and thousand nine hundred and twenty. &uthorities vested in me by the Public Works Act, 1908, W. F. MASSEY, 11,nd of every other power and authority in anywise enabling Minister of Rail ways me in this behalf, and being satisfied of the sufficiency of the agreement hereinbefore referred to, do hereby proclaim Gon SA VE THE KING ! a.nd declare that the land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes of a road; and I also hereby declare that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after Land taken for Forest-plantation· PurpOBes in Block II, the twenty-ninth day uf May, one thousand nine hundred Lyndon Survey Di8trict, Amuri Oounty.
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