Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 9

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✨ Provincial Government Notices

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,

(PROVINCE OF NELSON.)

Published by Authority.

All Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereunto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

ALFRED GREENFIELD, Provincial Secretary.

VOL. XVI. NELSON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1868. No. 9.

Superintendent's Office,

Nelson, 4th March, 1868.

FREDERICK HALL is hereby authorised, under the provisions of Section XIII. of "The Goldfields' Act, 1866," to construct a track, commencing at Hall's Store, on the beach, near Charleston, and terminating at Brown's Terrace: length about two miles, and to charge for a period of six months, from 1st January, 1868, a toll of two shillings and sixpence on each horse, or head of large cattle; and sixpence on each sheep using the track, on the following conditions:—

That the track shall be at all times maintained in a good passable state of repair.
That any other person at any time, on payment of such proportionate share of the expense of construction and maintenance as may be estimated by valuation, to be equitable, may become a part proprietor in it.
That Government Officers on duty shall be exempt from tolls.
That nothing in this grant shall affect the right of the Government, to cut, or to grant protection for any other track.
That this protection shall not be transferred without the sanction of the Commissioner, or other Officer in charge of the Goldfields.

OSWALD CURTIS,

Superintendent.

Attested—

ALFRED GREENFIELD,

Provincial Secretary.

PDF — Nelson Provincial Gazette 1868, No 9

The Nelson Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed beginning with the laying of the foundation stone on 26 August 1859, with the first Council meeting held there on 30 April 1861.

The buildings served Nelson for over a century before being demolished on 12 September 1969.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Authorization to construct a track and charge tolls

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated4 March 1868
KeywordsGoldfields Act, Track construction, Tolls, Charleston, Nelson
👱🏽 Names

Frederick Hall, Authorised to construct track and charge tolls

👩‍💼 Officials

Oswald Curtis, Superintendent
Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

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