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NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Reefton to Black\'s Point, Inangahua district, and the said Company is hereby authorised, subject to the following conditions, to charge the Tolls hereinafter specified, during the term of this protection.

1. Situation of line to be approved by the Provincial Engineer.

2. The tramway to be completed, to the satisfaction of the Provincial Engineer, by the Fifteenth day of March next, and must be kept in good working order and repair during the whole of the term to the satisfaction of the Provincial Engineer.

3. That a properly constructed truck shall be run each way at least eight times every day, except Sundays, at regular stated times between the hours of eight o\'clock a.m. and eight o\'clock p.m.

4. That a good lamp, properly lighted, shall be carried in front of the truck when running on dark nights.

5. The tolls shall not exceed the following, viz.—
   For every passenger between the hours of eight o\'clock a.m. and eight o\'clock p.m. One Shilling; and from eight p.m. to eight a.m. One Shilling and Sixpence; for every ton of goods Ten Shillings.

6. The Superintendent reserves the right to cancel this protection at any time during the said term of three years, if any of the above conditions are not carried out to his satisfaction; and in the event of any complaint arising, the Superintendent may suspend the operation of this protection until the matter has been inquired into and decided upon.

7. Should this protection be cancelled, as provided by clause 6 hereof, the said tramway shall become the property of the Provincial Government, and the Superintendent shall have the right to immediate possession thereof; and the said Company shall not be entitled to any compensation or payment for the same.

8. The Superintendent to have the right at any time of taking the tramway at a valuation, to be made in the usual way; in which case the valuation of the work only to be taken, exclusive of goodwill.

9. No tolls shall be recoverable unless it be proved to the satisfaction of the Warden that the tramway is in fair working order.

10. The tramway shall be at all times open to the public, free of charge, as a footpath.

11. This protection shall not be transferred or assigned without the sanction of the Superintendent.

OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.

DANIEL M\'LEOD, of Westport, in the Province of Nelson, Contractor, having been authorised, subject to the undermentioned conditions, under clause 13 of "The Goldfields Act, 1866," to construct a Wharf on the North Bank of the Buller River, between the lower side of Nelson-street and the lower side of Pakington-street, is hereby authorised to charge not exceeding the undermentioned Tolls on the said Wharf, for a period of Five Years from the first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

1. That the said Daniel M\'Leod shall maintain the said wharf in goood repair and condition during the said term, and pay a rental of five pounds per annum to the Warden of the district, or to some other person authorised by the Superintendent to receive the same.

2. The said Daniel M\'Leod shall also erect a substantial wharf along the whole of the frontage hereby protected or any part thereof to the satisfaction of the Provincial Engineer when called upon to do so by the Superintendent or forfeit his right to the frontage unoccupied by such substantial wharf.

3. The wharf shall be subject to the provisions of the Harbor Regulations which may from time to time be in force in the Buller river.

4. Should the Government consider it necessary for the construction of protective works, or for any other public purpose, the Superintendent shall have power to cancel this protection at any time; and the said Daniel M\'Leod shall in that case be paid the value of the wharf at the time of such cancellation, but the said Daniel M\'Leod shall not be entitled to compensation beyond the actual value of the structure, which will be ascertained in the usual way.

5. The Warden of the district shall have power, on being satisfied that the wharf is not maintained in a good state of repair, or that any of the above conditions have not been carried out, to suspend the operation of this protection until the matter of complaint be removed; and if not removed within a reasonable time the Superintendent may cancel this protection.

6. In the event of this protection being cancelled under the provisions of clause 4 hereof, the said wharf, with all fixtures thereon, shall become the property of the Provincial Government of Nelson, and the Superintendent shall have power to take immediate possession thereof on behalf of the Province; and said Daniel M\'Leod or his assigns shall not in such case be entitled to any compensation.

SCHEDULE.

Goods, per ton ... ... ... £ 0 2 6
Horses, each ... ... ... 0 5 0
Cattle, each ... ... ... 0 4 0
Sheep, first 40, each ... ... 0 0 3
" over 40, each ... ... 0 0 2