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said wharf, with all fixtures thereon, shall
become the property of the Provincial Go-
vernment of Nelson, and the Superintendent
shall have power to take immediate possession
thereof on behalf of the province, and the
said Daniel M'Leod or his assigns shall not in
such case be entitled to any compensation.

SCHEDULE.

£ s. d.
Goods, per ton ... ... ... 2 6
Horses, each ... ... ... 5 0
Cattle, each ... ... ... 4 0
Sheep, first 40, each ... ... 0 3
over 40, each ... ... 0 2
Packages and parcels, not exceed-
ing five cubic feet ... ... 0 6

Vessels lying alongside the Wharf—
Not exceeding 20 tons, per diem ... 10 0
Over 20 tons, per diem ... ... 1 0 0

If any vessels lying alongside the wharf shall receive
or discharge goods or stock otherwise than from or
upon the wharf, half wharfage may be charged on all
such goods or stock so received or discharged.

This Protection shall not be transferred without the
sanction of the Superintendent.

Dated at Nelson; this 12th day of October, 1870.

OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.

Crown Lands Office, Nelson,
24th September, 1870.

NOTICE is hereby given that a block of land, con-
taining about one hundred and thirty-three acres,
and situated at the northern end of the Maruia Plain
and on the banks of the River Warwick, has been
reserved for an Accommodation House and purposes of
public utility.

H. C. DANIELL,
Commissioner.

Crown Lands Office, Nelson,
7th October, 1870.

CROWN GRANTS in favor of the undermentioned
persons are now ready for issue at this office.
S. Alexander,
P. Byrne,
S. Close,
M. Fitzgerald,
J. Greaves,
M. A. & S. K. Jowett,
A. G. Jenkins,
W. M'Gowan,
J. Rose,
M. Sutton,
J. Vittle,
A. Woodfield,
J. Walker, junior.
J. Walker, senior.

H. C. DANIELL,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

ON and after the Fifth day of October next, a
Light will be exhibited at the store, Riwaka
River, situated in the Western part of Blind Bay.
The Lantern is about 12 feet above the level of the
sea; and will show Green Northward, White Eastward,
and Red Southward, and will be altered as the river
shifts.

N.B.—The Light will only be shown when required.
Mariners are warned not to be guided by the Light,
without being well acquainted with the River.

JAMES S. CROSS,
Harbormaster.

Harbor Office, Nelson,
September 29, 1870.

Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
12th October, 1870.

THE following Proclamation by his Honor the
Superintendent of Canterbury, is published for
general information.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, by \"The Diseased Cattle Act 1861,\"
it is enacted that the Governor in Council
may, by Warrant under his hand, from time to time
delegate to the Superintendent of any Province within
the Colony all or any of the powers vested in the
Governor or the Governor in Council by the said Act,
subject to such regulations as he may think fit. And
whereas, by the fourth section of \"The Diseased Cattle
Act 1865,\" it is enacted that the
Governor may, by any Order in Council, from time to
time annul, make void, or alter or vary and make anew,
any Orders in Council, regulations, appointments, or
prohibitory or other declarations made and published by
the Governor under the authority of \"The Diseased Cattle
Act 1861,\" or of \"The Diseased Cattle
Amendment Act 1865,\" or by the Superintendent of
any Province under or in pursuance of any powers
delegated under the authority of delegation contained in
\"The Diseased Cattle Act 1861,\" or \"The Diseased
Cattle Act Amendment Act 1865;\" And whereas, by
the fifth section of \"The Diseased Cattle Act Amend-
ment Act 1865,\" it is enacted that the power of annul-
ling, making void, or allowing or varying and making
anew, any such regulations, appointments, or prohibitory
or other declarations, vested in the Governor by \"The
Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act 1865,\" may from
time to time be delegated by the Governor in Council,
by Warrant under his hand, to the Superintendent of
any Province.

And whereas the said Governor hath, by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of
New Zealand, delegated to William Rolleston, Esquire,
the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury,
within the said Province, so long as he shall remain
Superintendent of the Province, the several powers
vested in the Governor or the Governor in Council by
the second, fourth, fifth, seventh, ninth, and tenth