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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. XXI. NELSON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1872. No. 41.
Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
December 13, 1872.
THE Superintendent directs it to be notified that it is the intention of the Government to proclaim and delare the 9th and 10th sections of "The Nelson Scab Act, 1868," to be in operation throughout the Province of Nelson on and after the 1st day of May next, excepting only that portion of the Nelson South-west Goldfields comprised within the following boundaries, viz :—
Commencing at the mouth of the river Grey on the sea coast, thence by the sea coast to the mouth of the river Karamea, thence up the Karamea river to a point known as the "Karamea bend," thence in a straight line to the junction of the rivers Wangapeka and Dart, thence in a straight line to the junction of the rivers Buller and Hope, thence following the boundary of the Nelson South-west Goldfields to the boundary of the County of Westland, thence by the boundary of the said county to the source of the river Arnold, thence by the Rivers Arnold and Grey to the sea coast.
ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.
£100 REWARD.
A REWARD of One Hundred Pounds will be given by the Provincial Government to any person who may DISCOVER A WORKABLE SEAM OF TRUE STEAM COAL, in an accessible position for transport by land to the Port of Nelson, WITHIN SEVENTY-FIVE MILES of the town boundary.
The attention of explorers is requested to the above expression, true steam coal, as abundance of brown and other coal of inferior quality is already known to exist within the described limits.
No reward will be given for the alleged discovery of any coal seam already known and reported on.
ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.
Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
December 19, 1872.
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Nelson Provincial Gazette 1872, No 41
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🏘️ Intention to proclaim sections of The Nelson Scab Act, 1868
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government13 December 1872
Nelson Scab Act, Scab, Sheep, Nelson South-west Goldfields, Provincial Government
- Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary
🌾 Reward offered for discovery of a workable seam of true steam coal
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources19 December 1872
Reward, Coal, Steam Coal, Exploration, Nelson
- Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary