Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 39

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✨ Provincial Government Notices

THE
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. XVII. NELSON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1869. No. 39.

Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 10th November, 1869.

IT is hereby notified that it is intended, after the expiration of Two Months from the date hereof, to grant a Lease for Gold-mining Purposes of the Crown Land within the District of the Nelson South-west Goldfields, hereinafter described, viz:—

A Block of Land containing One Acre Two Roods and Thirty-two Perches, more or less, situated at Four Mile, near Greenwood's Special Claim, Charleston, applied for by DENNIS KELLY and others.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 5th November, 1869.

PROTECTION is hereby granted for Six Months from 1st October last, under the provisions of "The Goldfields Act, 1866," to HENRY EARLES for the right of Ferrying across Fox's River, for a distance of half-a-mile from the mouth of the river, and he is authorised to charge from 1st October, 1869, to 31st March, 1870, fares, as per Schedule, on the following conditions:—

That a good safe Boat and competent Ferryman shall be at all times in attendance.
That Government Officers on duty be ferried free of charge.
That this Protection shall not be transferred without the authority of the Warden of the district.
That this Protection shall not affect the right of the Government to erect or grant Protection for any bridge within the protected limits.

SCHEDULE.

s. d.
For each person ferried between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. ... ... ... 0 6
For each person ferried between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. ... ... ... 1 0

OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.

PDF — Nelson Provincial Gazette 1869, No 39

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

🌾 Intention to grant a gold-mining lease

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated10 November 1869
KeywordsGold-mining, Lease, Crown Land, Nelson South-west Goldfields, Charleston
👱🏽 Names

Dennis Kelly, Applied for gold-mining lease

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Grant of protection for ferry rights

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated5 November 1869
KeywordsFerry, Fox's River, Goldfields Act, Protection, Transport
👱🏽 Names

Henry Earles, Granted protection for ferry rights

👩‍💼 Officials

Oswald Curtis, Superintendent

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