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Nelson Foreshore Reserve Act 1889

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Preamble.

Short Title.

Lands described in Schedule vested in Corporation of Nelson, subject to mortgage.

Governor may execute conveyance.

Corporation not liable for mortgage.

Land to be reclaimed at expense of Corporation.

Schedule

Nelson Foreshore Reserve Act 1889

Local Act		1889 No 16
Date of assent		16 September 1889

	Title
	Preamble.
1	Short Title.
2	Lands described in Schedule vested in Corporation of Nelson, subject to mortgage.
3	Governor may execute conveyance.
4	Corporation not liable for mortgage.
5	Land to be reclaimed at expense of Corporation.
	Schedule

An Act to vest in the Corporation of the City of Nelson certain Land below High-water Mark in the said City.

Preamble.

WHEREAS certain lands below high-water mark in the City of Nelson were granted to the Superintendent of the Province of Nelson in trust for the public service of the said province, and have by virtue of “The Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875,” become vested in Her Majesty the Queen: And whereas the said lands were mortgaged by the said Superintendent to one Thomas Cawthron to secure the repayment of the sum of fifteen thousand pounds and interest: And whereas it is expedient that the parcel of land particularly described in the Schedule hereto, being part of the said lands, should be vested in the Mayor, Councillors, and citizens of the City of Nelson, subject to the said mortgage:

Be it therefore enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1 Short Title.

The Short Title of this Act is “The Nelson Foreshore Reserve Act, 1889.”

2 Lands described in Schedule vested in Corporation of Nelson, subject to mortgage.

The parcel of land described in the Schedule hereto is hereby vested in the said Corporation for an estate of fee-simple as an endowment for the benefit of the said city; subject, nevertheless, to the said mortgage to the said Thomas Cawthron for securing the said sum of fifteen thousand pounds and interest, and without prejudice to his rights and powers thereunder.

3 Governor may execute conveyance.

The Governor may make and execute such conveyance or other assurance as may be necessary for evidencing the title of the said Corporation to the said parcel of land.

4 Corporation not liable for mortgage.

The said Corporation or the revenue or funds of the said city shall not be liable for the payment of any principal or interest moneys secured by the said mortgage.

5 Land to be reclaimed at expense of Corporation.

None of the lands described in the Schedule, and proposed to be vested in the said Corporation, shall be so vested except on the condition that the said lands shall be reclaimed by and at the expense of the said Corporation, which is hereby authorised to make such reclamation accordingly, but subject to the provisions of section four of “The Harbours Act 1878 Amendment Act, 1883.”

Schedule

All that portion of land, being part of the Nelson Haven Reserve, containing by admeasurement 105 acres, more or less, bounded as follows: Commencing at a point on the edge of the Haven Road situated on a line being the prolongation of the western boundary of road lying between Sections 57 and 58; thence by a line bearing 40° 18′, and about 4500 links in length; thence by a line bearing 113° 40′ 20” for a distance of about 4600 links, terminating at a point on the north-east boundary of Section H9, Wakatu, distant 626·2 links from the easternmost corner thereof; thence by the northern and western boundaries of the said Section H9, 2173·8 and 210 links respectively; thence by the northern end of Collingwood Street, 100 links; thence by the northern boundary of Section H6, Wakatu, 1200 links; thence by the eastern side of Trafalgar Street, 720 links; thence by the northern end of Trafalgar Street, 75 links; thence by the northern boundaries of Sections H13 and H14, Wakatu, 1000 links; thence by the northern end of Paru Paru Road, 75 links; thence by the western side of Paru Paru Road for a distance of about 3200 links; thence by the northern and western boundaries of reclaimed land, 200 and 480·3 links respectively; thence by the western and southern boundaries of Section 148, Native. Reserve; thence by the western boundary of Paru Paru Road, 400 links; thence by the northern side of Halifax Street, about 500 links; thence by the eastern and north-western boundaries of Section 1126, 260 and 327 links respectively; and thence by high-water line to commencing-point: the said boundaries being more particularly delineated on the plan marked M.D. 1339, and deposited in the office of the Marine Department, at Wellington, and tinted blue. Always excepting there-from that portion of the above-described land, being an area of about acres, shown on the said plan in cross-hatched red lines, and bounded as follows, viz.: Commencing at a point being the north-east corner of Section 1126; thence along the northern boundary of Section 1126 to high-water line; thence by the high-water line to the commencing-point of the boundaries of the land above described; thence along the north-western boundary of the land above described for a length of about 700 links; thence by a line bearing 132° for a length of about 1450 links; thence by a line bearing about 167° for a length of about 1660 links to the commencing-point.

Nelson Foreshore Reserve Act 1889