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Diversion of Roads Special Ordinance No. 1 1875

13. The Diversion of Roads Special Ordinance No. 1 1875.

[18th June 1875.]

Whereas by an Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council of Canterbury intituled "The Diversion of Roads Ordinance Session XI. No. 3" it is enacted that except as therein provided no Publics Road shall be closed up except under the authority of a Special Ordinance of the Superintendent and Provincial Council in that behalf:

And whereas it is expedient that certain Public Roads should be closed up:

Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof as follows:

1. Roads described in Schedule shall be closed up.

The Public Roads described in the Schedules to this Ordinance and in the plans hereto annexed and therein coloured green shall be closed up and shall henceforth cease to be Public Roads,

2. Title.

This Ordinance shall be intituled and may be cited as "The Diversion of Roads Special Ordinance No. 1, 1875."

Schedule 1.

Halswell and Heathcote Road Districts. Description of Roads to be abandoned.

Halswell Road District.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement two acres three roods and thirty-two perches more or less being the road separating sections Nos. 1737 and 1738 extending from the road forming the western boundary of these sections to the road forming the north-western boundary of section No. 486 and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed thereon.

Halswell Road District.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement eight acres one rood and eleven perches more or less being that portion of the Hoon Hay Valley Road extending from the continuation of the southern boundary of sections Nos.4620 and 4734 and running southerly along the eastern boundary of section No.106 westerly through that section and northerly along the western boundaries of sections Nos. 106, 338a, and 338b, to the continuation of the southern side of the road forming the north-western boundary of the latter section and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured green thereon.

Halswell Road District.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement three acres two roods and thirty perches more or less being that portion of the road forming the south-eastern boundary of section No. 1350 extending from the continuation of boundary of that section to the continuation of the northeastern side of the road forming the south-western boundary of the same section which said piece or parcel of land is more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured green thereon.

Halswell Road District. 0A. 1R. 23P. Heathcote Road District 0A. 2R. 4P.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement three roods and twenty-seven perches more or less being that portion of the road forming the south-western boundary of section No. 138 extending from the road reserved along the southern bank of tie river Heathcote to its junction with the road running in a south easterly direction through the aforesaid section No. 138 a distance of about twenty chains sixty links save and except portions of the following roads namely - the New Line of Latter's Spur Road and the road passing through the above-mentioned section No. 138 leading to the north-eastern boundary of section 5657 which are included in the above description and for which allowance has been made in the acreage which said piece or parcel of land is more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured green thereon.

Halswell Road District.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement five acres two roods and six perches more or less being the road forming the south-west boundary of section 549 and passing through section 13335 commencing on the road known as the base of the Hills Road at the northernmost corner of section 814 and extending in a south-easterly and northerly direction till it again joins the aforesaid base of Hills Road at the easternmost corner of Section 549 and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured green thereon.

Halswell Road District.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement one acre two roods more or less being that portion of the road forming the north-western boundary of section No. 353 extending from the continuation of the south-eastern boundary of section No. 1409 in a north-westerly and north-easterly direction to a line parallel to the continuation of the north-east boundary of section 353 and one chain west thereof and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured green thereon.

Schedule 2.

Description of Road to be abandoned.

Kowai Road District.

Passing through section 15184 and separating sections 9528 and 19016, 19821 and 19822.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement six acres one rood more or less commencing at a point on the southern side of the road forming the northern boundary of section 9528 the same being the north-western corner thereof thence westerly along the said road a distance of one chain thence southerly at a right angle forty chains thirty-one links thence south-easterly by a straight line to the north-eastern corner of section 9692 thence northerly along the North Road one chain eighty-nine links thence north-westerly by a straight line a distance of twenty-one chains forty-three links to the south-west corner of the aforesaid section 9528 and from thence returning along the western boundary thereof to the commencing point and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured green thereon.