Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1867 – No. 81

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✨ Proclamations



NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signatures, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor’s Command,

F. E. STEWART,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. XIV.] TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1867. [No. LXXXI.]

PROCLAMATION.

I, William Sefton Moorhouse, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, in pursuance of the powers delegated to me under the provisions of “The Gold Fields Act, 1866,” do hereby notify that the Track recently formed by James Hamilton and Co., and extending from Rutherglen to Welshman’s Terrace, is open for public traffic; and Tolls may be levied by the said James Hamilton and Co., for the period of twelve months from the date hereof, at rates not exceeding the undermentioned sums:—

For every Horse, with or without rider or pack s. d.
2 6
Head of large Cattle 2 6
Sheep 0 6

Given under my hand at Christchurch, this Twentieth day of December, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

W. S. MOORHOUSE,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
F. E. STEWART,
Secretary for Public Works.

PROCLAMATION.

I, William Sefton Moorhouse, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, in pursuance of the powers delegated to me under the provisions of “The Gold Fields Act, 1866,” do hereby notify that the Bridges, erected by Messrs. Aldrich, Boyle, and Thomson, across the Arahura River and the Lagoon on the north side of the Arahura River, are open for public traffic; and that Tolls may be levied by Messrs. Aldrich, Boyle, and Thomson, for the period of twelve months from the date hereof, at rates not exceeding the undermentioned sums:—

For every Foot Passenger s. d.
0 6
Horse, with or without rider or pack 1 0
Vehicle drawn by one Horse 2 0
extra Horse to the Vehicle 0 6
Head of large Cattle 0 6
Sheep, Goat, or Pig 0 1

Double the above rates may be charged between the hours of ten o’clock at night and six o’clock in the morning.

Government Officers on duty, ... Free.

Given under my hand at Christchurch, this Twentieth day of December, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.

W. S. MOORHOUSE,
Superintendent.

By His Honor’s command,
F. E. STEWART,
Secretary for Public Works.

Vol. 14.—No. 81.



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🏗️ Opening of Track and Toll Rates

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
20 December 1867
Track, Toll Rates, Rutherglen, Welshman’s Terrace, Public Traffic
  • James Hamilton, Formed the track

  • William Sefton Moorhouse, Superintendent
  • F. E. Stewart, Secretary for Public Works

🏗️ Opening of Bridges and Toll Rates

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
20 December 1867
Bridges, Toll Rates, Arahura River, Public Traffic
  • Aldrich, Erected the bridges
  • Boyle, Erected the bridges
  • Thomson, Erected the bridges

  • William Sefton Moorhouse, Superintendent
  • F. E. Stewart, Secretary for Public Works