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passed by the Superintendent and Provincial Council of the Province of Nelson, viz.:
"An Act to provide for the construction and maintenance of Roads and other Public Works in certain districts, Sess. XIV., No. 4."
Given under the hand of his Excellency Sir George Grey, Knight Commander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, at the Government House at Wellington, and issued under the seal of the said colony this Twenty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
E. W. STAFFORD.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, August 15, 1866.
THE following bills passed by the Provincial Council, and assented to by the Superintendent of the Province of Nelson, intituled—
"Appropriation Act, Sess. XIV., No. 7;" and
"Fencing Act, Sess. XIV., No. 2;"
having been laid before the Governor, his Excellency has been pleased to leave the same to their operation.
E. W. STAFFORD.
COPY OF MEMORIAL, under the Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865, lodged with H. W. Turnell, Esq., Warden at Collingwood, Province of Nelson.
I, the undersigned, ARNOLD PACHTEN, hereby make application to register the WEST WANGANUI COAL MINING COMPANY REGISTERED under the provisions of the Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865; and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—
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The name and style of the company is, "The West Wanganui Coal Mining Company Registered."
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The place of intended operations is at West Wanganui Inlet, in the Province of Nelson, in New Zealand.
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The nominal capital of the Company is Thirty-five Thousand Pounds, in Thirty-five Thousand Shares of One Pound each.
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The amount already paid up is Two Thousand Four Hundred Pounds.
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The name of the Manager is Arnold Pachten.
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The office of the Company is at Nelson.
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The names and several residences of the Shareholders, and the number of Shares held by each at this date, are as follows:—
| NAMES. | RESIDENCE. | NO. OF SHARES. |
|---|---|---|
| William Macredie | Melbourne | 400 |
| George Roxburgh | Melbourne | 400 |
| Arnold Pachten | Melbourne | 400 |
| Charles Palmer | Melbourne | 400 |
| James Rankin | Melbourne | 400 |
| Thomas Macredie | Melbourne | 400 |
| 2,400 |
Dated this seventh day of September, 1866.
ARNOLD PACHTEN,
Manager.
Witness to the signature.
THOS. BRUNNER,
Justice of the Peace.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government, Nelson, by R. LUCAS and SON, Bridge-street, Nelson, Printers for the time being to the said Government.
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Proclamation disallowing a certain Nelson Act
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration21 August 1866
Proclamation, Disallowance, Nelson, Legislation, Governor
- George Grey (Sir), Governor and Commander-in-Chief
- E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary
🏛️ Governor's assent to Nelson Provincial Bills
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration15 August 1866
Provincial Council, Nelson, Appropriation Act, Fencing Act, Legislation
- E. W. Stafford, Colonial Secretary
🏭 Registration of the West Wanganui Coal Mining Company
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry7 September 1866
Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, West Wanganui Coal Mining Company, Registration, Collingwood, Nelson
6 names identified
- Arnold Pachten, Applicant and Manager of the company
- William Macredie, Shareholder
- George Roxburgh, Shareholder
- Charles Palmer, Shareholder
- James Rankin, Shareholder
- Thomas Macredie, Shareholder
- H. W. Turnell, Warden
- Thos. Brunner, Justice of the Peace
Nelson Provincial Gazette 1866, No 24