Licensing Conditions for Accommodation Houses




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serviceable, to be always maintained in
good order and repair. The licensees shall, at all reasonable times and
hours, cross passengers, stock and
other goods at the prices named
below:—

Pedestrians, each..................1s. 0d.
Horsemen .......................2s. 6d.
Drays and other vehicles ....5s. 0d.
Merchandise, per ton ..........10s. 0d.
Wool, per bale ....................1s. 0d

Officers of the Supreme Court, magistrates, police constables on duty and
prisoners to be ferried free of charge.
To afford every assistance in their
power in directing strangers to a safe
fording across the river.

  1. To put up and work ferry signals to
    the satisfaction of the Provincial
    Engineer.

  2. Bound to cross sheep at 3d. a head so
    long as the ferry is continued to them
    by the Government.

  3. The license to be suspended or void, at
    the option of the Bench, if the accommodation required by the license is
    not completed to the satisfaction of
    the Inspector of Police, by the 30th
    November, 1862.

  4. As Weeden’s 18.

TURTON, WILLIAM, the “Ashburton
Accommodation House.”

  1. All the premises to be kept in good
    repair. To provide in his house,
    besides the tap-room or room answering as such, one public and two
    private sitting-rooms.

  2. Not less than 15 beds for travellers, in
    not less than six separate bedrooms.

  3. To provide a shed sufficiently weather-tight and fit for the accommodation
    of at least ten horses.

4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18,
as Weeden’s.

  1. Nil.

  2. To keep a lamp burning, with two
    burners, from sunset to sunrise, giving
    a sufficiently bright light and being
    so lighted as not to be visible on the
    south bank of the Ashburton river.

  3. If required, to accompany foot passengers and horsemen across the river
    at a charge not exceeding sixpence
    each for horsemen, and persons driving
    drays or other vehicles, at a charge
    not exceeding one shilling for each
    dray or vehicle. Officers of the Supreme Court, magistrates, police constables on duty, and prisoners to be
    put across free of charge. To afford
    every assistance in his power in directing strangers to a safe fording.

CAMERON, DONALD and DUNCAN,
Saltwater Creek.

  1. All the premises to be kept in good
    repair. To provide in their house,
    besides the tap-room or room answering as such, one public and one private
    sitting-room.

  2. Not less than twelve beds for travellers,
    in not less than six separate bedrooms.

  3. To provide a shed sufficiently weather-tight and fit for the accommodation
    of at least six horses.

9 and 18, Nil.

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
as Weeden’s.

LEGGETT, JOHN, “Accommodation
House,” Brown’s Bridge, Saltwater
Creek.

  1. All the premises to be kept in good
    repair. To provide in his house,
    besides the tap-room or room answering as such, one public and one private
    sitting-room.

  2. Not less than eight beds for travellers
    in not less than four separate bedrooms.

  3. To provide a shed sufficiently weather-tight, and fit for the accommodation
    of at least six horses.

4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, as
Weeden’s.

REDFERN, SALATHIEL, Oxford, “Redfern’s Accommodation House.”

  1. All the premises to be kept in good
    repair. To provide in his house,


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1862, No 13





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🏘️ Conditional Licenses Granted (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Licenses, Conditions, Public Houses, Accommodation
  • William Turton, Licensee of Ashburton Accommodation House
  • Donald Cameron, Licensee of Saltwater Creek Accommodation House
  • Duncan Cameron, Licensee of Saltwater Creek Accommodation House
  • John Leggett, Licensee of Brown’s Bridge Accommodation House
  • Salathiel Redfern, Licensee of Redfern’s Accommodation House