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District Roads Compulsory Land-taking Ordinance 1873

3. The District Roads Compulsory Land-taking Ordinance 1873.

Whereas by “The Provincial Compulsory Land-taking Act 1866” it was enacted (inter alia) that it should be lawful for the Superintendent and Provincial Council of every Province then or thereafter to be established in New Zealand from time to time to make or ordain any Law or Ordinance authorising the compulsory purchase of any land granted by the Crown within such Province for any work or undertaking of a public nature Provided that no land should be taken compulsorily under any Act or Ordinance of any Provincial Legislature except in conformity with the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, 1863” And whereas the public interests require that the lands specified and described in the Schedule hereto should be taken compulsorily for the several purposes in this Ordinance particularly mentioned with relation thereto respectively:

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

1. Title.

This Ordinance may be cited and referred to as “The District Roads Compulsory Land-taking Ordinance 1873.”

2. Superintendent may hold lands described in Schedule.

It shall be lawful for the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury to take and hold the lands specified and described in the Schedule hereto for the purpose of opening and constructing a public road in the Mount Peel Road District of the Province of Canterbury aforesaid.

3. Compensation to owners of land.

All persons being owners of or having any less estate or interest in the said lands specified or described in the said Schedule hereto or any part or parts thereof respectively shall be entitled to receive compensation for the same the amount of which compensation shall be ascertained in the manner set forth in the Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1863.”

4. “ The Land Clauses Consolidation Act 1863,“ to apply to this Ordinance. “The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1863” and all the clauses and provisions thereof shall apply to this Ordinance and the lands compulsorily taken in pursuance hereof and so far as the same shall be applicable shall form part of this Ordinance and be construed herewith.

5. Power of Superintendent to purchase compulsorily the lands specified in the Schedule.

The powers hereby conferred on the Superintendent to take and purchase compulsorily the lands specified in the said Schedule hereto


Schedule.

Description of Proposed Road through Sections Nos. 1345 1346 and 1347.

1346 and 1347.

All that piece or parcel of land being part of Rural Sections Nos. 1345 1346 and

1347 containing by admeasurement four acres and twenty perches more or less commencing at the North-east corner of Section 1347 the same being the North-west corner of Section 1372 thence Westerly following the Northern boundary of Section 1347 a distance of one chain thence Southerly at a right angle a distance of about 41 chains 31 links to the Southern boundary of Section 1345 thence Easterly following the latter boundary to the South-east corner of Section 1345 and from thence returning along the Eastern boundaries of the aforesaid Sections 1345 1346 and 1347 to the commencing point and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and colored red thereon.


Description of Proposed Road through Section 3809.

All that piece or parcel of land one chain wide being part of Rural Section No. 3309 containing by admeasurement three acres sixteen perches more or less bounded on the North-westward by a straight line drawn from a point on the Southern boundary of the said section situate about sixty links from the South- west corner thereof to a point on the Northern boundary of the same section distant about twenty-one chains twenty links from its North-west corner on the South-east by a line parallel to the North-west boundary and one chain distant therefrom on the North-eastward by Section 1415 and on the Southwestward by the Southern boundary of Section 3309 aforesaid and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured red thereon.


Description of Proposed Road through Section 1415.

All that piece or parcel of land one chain wide containing by admeasurement one acre two roods sixteen perches more or less being part of Rural Section 1415 the Western boundary of the said piece of land commencing at a point on the Southern boundary of the said section situate about twenty-one chains twenty links East of the North-west corner of Section 3309 and running North-westerly and North-easterly to a point on the Northern boundary of Section 1415 distant about three chains thirty links from the North-eastern corner thereof bounded on the Eastward by lines parallel to and one chain distant from the Western boundary on the Southward by Section 3309 and on the Northward by the Northern boundary of Section 1415 above mentioned and more particularly delineated and / described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured red thereon.


Description of Proposed Road through Section 1972.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement twenty-six perches more or less being part of Rural Section 1972 the Western boundary of the said piece of land commencing on the road forming the Southern boundary of that section at a point distant about eighteen chains from the South-west corner of said section thence Easterly following said road a distance of about one chain sixty links thence Northerly along the same road about one chain seventy links thence South-westerly following straight lines to the commencing point as indicated on the annexed plan and which said piece or parcel of land is coloured thereon red.

Also—All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement one rood thirty perches more or less being part of Rural Section 1972 the Eastern boundary commencing at a point on the Northern boundary of the said section situate about nineteen chains eighty links from the North-eastern corner thereof and running in a Southerly direction to a point on the Southern boundary of the aforesaid Section 1972 distant about twenty chains thirty links from its South-east corner bounded on the Westward by lines parallel to and one chain distant from the Eastern boundary on the Northward by Section 3208 on the Southward by the road forming the Southern boundary of Section 1972 which said piece or parcel of land is more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and coloured red thereon.


Description of Proposed Road through Section 3208.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 3 roods 18 perches more or less being part of Rural Section 3208 the Eastern boundary of the said piece of land commencing on the Southern boundary of the said section situate about 19 chains 80 links from the South-eastern corner thereof and running in a North-easterly direction to a point on the Northern boundary of the same section situate about 14 chains from its North-east corner bounded on the Westward by lines parallel to the Eastern boundary and distant therefrom one chain on the Southward by Section 1972 and on the Northward by the Northern boundary of the above mentioned Section 3208 and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and colored red thereon.


Description of Proposed Road through Section 4035.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement 2 acres and 12 perches more or less being part of Rural Section No. 4035 the Eastern boundary of the said piece of land commencing at the South-west corner of the said

section and running in a North-easterly and Northerly direction to a point on the Southern boundary of Section 2713 situate about two chains sixty links from the South-eastern corner thereof bounded on the Westward by straight lines one chain distant from and parallel to the Eastern boundary on the Northward by the aforesaid Section 2713 and on the South-westward by the Western boundary of Section 4035 before mentioned and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and colored red thereon.

Description of Proposed Road through Section 2713.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement two roods more or less being part of Rural Section 2713 the Eastern boundary of the said piece of land commencing at a point on the Southern boundary of said section distant about two chains sixty links from the South-eastern corner thereof and running in a Northerly direction to a point on the Southern boundary of Section 2680 situate about five chains from the Southeastern corner thereof bounded on the Westward by a line parallel to and one chain distant from the Eastern boundary on the Northward by Section 2680 and on the Southward by Section 4035 and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and colored red thereon.


Description of Proposed Road through Section 2680.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement two roods more or less being part of Rural Section 2680 the Eastern boundary of the said piece of land commencing at a point on the Southern boundary of the said section situate about five chains from the South-eastern corner thereof and running in a Northerly direction to a point on the Southern boundary of Section 3683 distant about 8 chains from the South-eastern corner thereof bounded on the Westward by a line parallel to and one chain distant from the Eastern boundary on the Northward by the aforesaid Section 3683 and on the Southward by Section 2713 and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and colored red thereon.


Description of Proposed Road through Section 3683.

All that piece or parcel of land containing by admeasurement two acres and thirty-five perches more or less being part of Rural Section numbered 3683 the Eastern boundary of the said piece of land commencing at a point on the Southern boundary of the said section distant about eight chains from the South- east corner thereof and running in a Northerly direction to a point on the Northern boundary of the same section situate about sixty links from its North-eastern corner bounded on the Westward by lines parallel to and one chain distant from the Eastern boundary on the Southward by Section 2680 and on the Northward by the Northern boundary of the above-mentioned Section No. 3683 and more particularly delineated and described by the plan hereunto annexed and colored red thereon.

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