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429: 417: 39: 275: 441: 321:. After finishing his examination, he declared that "Arthur's pass" was by far the most suitable to get to the gold fields. The provincial government decided that a road was to be built between Christchurch and Hokitika, a distance of 156 miles (251 km), and Edward Dobson was put in charge of the project. The road was opened on 20 March 1866. The alpine pass became known as Arthur's Pass, with a 405: 290:. While George surveyed road lines there, Edward and Arthur proceeded to explore the high country. On 13 March 1864 they found the pass mentioned by Tarapuhi to Harper, which steeply descended to what became known as 255:(1841–1934) along with his brother Edward were the first Europeans to cross the pass. In 1863 Dobson went to the mostly unexplored West Coast for seven months of survey work. His area of work extended from the 428: 298:, but saw no good sheep country so retraced their steps. Arthur prepared a report, which included a sketch of the pass which he described as the "Arahura Saddle", thinking it led to the 731: 98: 356:, on the same road, is higher (at 939 m) than Arthur's Pass, but it is not considered one of the alpine passes, as it is located in the Canterbury foothills not far away from 267:. His brother Edward, meanwhile, was clearing a rough track over Harper Pass. Arthur Dobson returned to Christchurch and reported his findings to the chief surveyor, 1951: 329:
also taking this name. Arthur Dobson had a long and distinguished career, was knighted in 1931, and after his death in 1934, calls for a memorial came up. The
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had seen a pass at the head of the Bealey Valley, but was travelling alone and did not want to leave his horse unattended so "shirked investigation".
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had crossed the Southern Alps by every pass free of snow in the summer months. The reason for making this difficult journey was greenstone (
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was led in 1857 by Māori guides across the pass which now bears his name, Tarapuhi, chief at the Māori settlement of Māwhera (now
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passes over Arthur's Pass and is the highest of only three roads crossing the Southern Alps, the other crossings being the
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watershed to the West Coast. George and Arthur Dobson set out in March 1864, later to be joined by their brother Edward at
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Previously prone to be blocked by landslides or avalanches, the road on the western side of the pass has seen extensive
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of New Zealand. The pass sits 920 metres or 3,020 feet above sea level and marks part of the boundary between the
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that had not been used in living memory. Bad weather prevented Harper from exploring it on his return journey.
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of the South Island. By the time Europeans arrived, the only pass in regular use was the one now known as
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Cass then commissioned Arthur Dobson in 1864 to find out whether there was a suitable pass from the
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This article is about the mountain pass in New Zealand. For the township, see
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and spanning 440 metres of unstable terrain, was completed in 1999.
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New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage (7 October 2020).
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A. H. McLintock, ed. (22 April 2009) . "Dobson Brothers".
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work in the late 1990s. Most notably, the impressive
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Index

Arthur's Pass
Arthur's Pass National Park

Arthur Dudley Dobson memorial
Elevation
State Highway 73
Range
Southern Alps
Coordinates
42°54′11.272″S 171°33′42.221″E / 42.90313111°S 171.56172806°E / -42.90313111; 171.56172806
mountain pass
Southern Alps
South Island
West Coast
Canterbury
Christchurch
Greymouth
Ōtira River
Taramakau River
Bealey River
Selwyn
Westland
township
Arthur's Pass
Arthur Dudley Dobson
memorial at the pass
Māori
pounamu
West Coast
Harper Pass

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