Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1876 – No. 27

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✨ Land lease applications and local government financial statement

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NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

APPLICATIONS FOR LEASES—continued.

No. of Application	Date of Receipt	Applicant	District	Acreage	Particulars
1252	August 23	John Fitzgerald	Little Grey	100 0 0	West side of Little Grey, at junction; bounded by O'Malley's section on south-east; north by high terrace; south-west by Rough river; heavy bush
1253	August 23	John Berlin	Buller	15 0 0	Situate at the old diggings, south side of Buller river, between the road and the river, and adjoining Francis Gill's holding on the east side
1254	August 23	Henry Nelson	Cobden	20 0 0	About 1 mile south of Darkie's Terrace, north beach, fronts sea beach on the west about 150 feet above the sea (6 chains wide)
1255	August 23	William Mailman	Buller	100 0 0	Situate on left bank of Buller river, near Granger's point, adjoining John Lyons's agricultural leasehold, and known as the "Big Swamp"
1256	August 23	Gilbert Harper, William Sutherland	Charleston	12 0 0	Totara beach, fronting sea beach north end of Totara lagoon
1257	August 26	George Heslop	Collingwood	25 0 0	Near Toi Toi flat
1258	August 28	Henry Young	Charleston	20 0 0	Between Charleston and Westport, two miles beyond the junction of the Lighthouse road, on the south-east side of it, opposite the end of Carter's 100 acre lease

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Deputy Commissioner.

UPPER MOTUEKA ROAD BOARD.—BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 15, 1876.

RECEIPTS	£ s. d.	EXPENDITURE	£ s. d.
Balance from last year	61 15 0	Contracts	228 11 6
Provincial Government	125 0 0	Day Labor	81 16 3
Provincial Government for Pound	30 0 0	Contract for Pound	19 17 6
Colonial Government	73 3 4	Secretary and Overseer	45 10 0
Rates paid into Bank	194 2 10	Printing and Advertising	10 13 8
Received for Tools	1 3 0	Stamps and Stationery	1 11 4
Court Fees received	1 7 0	Court Fees	4 5 0
		Rent of Road	1 10 0
		Advance to Payment to Provinces Account	22 11 0
		Balance in Bank	70 4 11
Total	486 11 2	Total	486 11 2

J. H. SYMES, CHAIRMAN,
GEORGE GEE,
GEORGE COLEMAN,
} Members of Board.

D. LINDSAY,
Secretary.

I hereby certify that I have examined the above accounts of Receipts and Disbursements by the Upper Motueka Road Board for the year ended 15th June, 1876, and find the same to be correct.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Auditor.

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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.

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🗺️ Applications for leases under the Nelson Waste Lands Act 1874 (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsLand leases, Nelson Waste Lands Act, Crown Lands, Little Grey, Buller, Cobden, Charleston, Collingwood
👱🏽 Names

10 names identified

John Fitzgerald, Applicant for land lease
John Berlin, Applicant for land lease
Francis Gill, Adjoining landholder
Henry Nelson, Applicant for land lease
William Mailman, Applicant for land lease
John Lyons, Adjoining landholder
Gilbert Harper, Applicant for land lease
William Sutherland, Applicant for land lease
George Heslop, Applicant for land lease
Henry Young, Applicant for land lease

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Deputy Commissioner

🏘️ Upper Motueka Road Board Balance Sheet

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
KeywordsRoad Board, Balance Sheet, Financial statement, Upper Motueka, Accounts
👱🏽 Names

J. H. Symes, Chairman of Road Board
George Gee, Member of Road Board
George Coleman, Member of Road Board
D. Lindsay, Secretary of Road Board

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Auditor

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