NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

PROVINCE OF NEW ULSTER.

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they may relate.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR, Colonial Secretary.

VOL. II. AUCKLAND, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1849. No 13.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 12th June, 1849.

His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief has been pleased to direct that the following Suggestions be published for general information.

By His Excellency’s command,

ANDREW SINCLAIR,
Colonial Secretary.

THE Wardens for the Hundred of Auckland have experienced considerable difficulty in framing any regulations for the depasturing of cattle within the Hundred of Auckland; and those difficulties have been of such a character as no other of the Wardens have had to contend with, insomuch as they have had to regard the interests of three different descriptions of license-holders—those for town, suburban, and country land: they have had no acquaintance with the working of any similar system, neither could they obtain such information as would afford them the slightest assistance; they have, therefore, come to the conclusion, that in the first instance, it would be preferable to establish broad, general, and simple rules, which could be added to as circumstances might require. They have been the more induced to this course, as they had made several unsuccessful endeavours to affix a stated number of cattle which each license-holder should depasture; but, whether taking into consideration the number of acres held by the licensed persons, or the sums paid by them into the public Treasury, the circumstances were found to be of such a conflicting character, that the Wardens were forced to give up the attempts for the present. They would therefore notify that the holders of depasturing licenses for the Hundred of Auckland, shall be allowed to run cattle to any number they please, provided such cattle are their own bona fide property.

The Wardens would also notify that a common is set apart within the Hundred, for the exclusive use of the cattle belonging to persons holding licenses for town lands. Such common is situated on the Town side of a line drawn from the mouth of a creek emptying itself into Hobson’s bay, to Hobson’s bridge, thence to Mr. Vaile’s house, and thence to Low and Motion’s Mill.

The Wardens have also found that many settlers holding licenses have rented cattle for dairy purposes from persons not holding licenses, and in most such instances agreements have been entered into which cannot be set aside without manifest injustice. The Wardens would therefore notify that such persons shall be allowed to run their leased cattle on the Hundred, being milch cows giving milk, or their unweaned offspring.

The Wardens would also notify that all sheep are prohibited, and cattle landed from ships before being sold shall be also prohibited from depasturing on the lands of the Hundred.

The Wardens do not consider persons who are not occupying or improving the land for which they hold a license, to be entitled to run cattle on the waste lands of the hundred; and the Wardens would suggest that, if possible...