Immigration, Goldfields, Land Notices




Nov. 14.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1179

R
ETURN of IMMIGRATION to and EMIGRATION from the COLONY of NEW ZEALAND during the MONTH of OCTо-
UBER, 1889, showing the Places from which Persons arrived and to which they departed, and the Ports of Arrival
and Departure. (Subject to revision.)

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES FROM AND TO DIFFERENT PLACES.

Countries.
ARRIVALS.
DEPARTURES.
Adults. Children. Total Adults. Children. Total
Persons. Persons.
M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F.
United Kingdom .. 155 106 48 33 342 69 42 9 16 136
Queensland .. 1 14 4 4 6 28
New South Wales .. 359 159 27 24 569 420 198 72 69 759
Victoria .. 156 98 9 16 279 114 62 25 30 231
South Australia
Western Australia .. 36 16 4 56 7 8 2 17
Tasmania .. 46 23 9 11 89 47 8 4 1 60
Other places
Totals .. 753 402 97 84 1,336 671 322 116 122 1,231

ARRIVALS AT AND DEPARTURES FROM DIFFERENT NEW ZEALAND PORTS.*

ARRIVALS. DEPARTURES.
Ports. Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total Adults. Children. Males. Females. Total
Persons. Persons.
Russell .. .. .. .. .. 2 3 3 2 5
Kaipara .. .. .. .. .. 2 5 2 5 7
Auckland .. 286 43 213 116 329 421 109 347 183 530
Wellington.. 450 64 346 168 514 343 57 266 134 400
Napier .. 3 3 3 3 6
Lyttelton .. 110 42 83 69 152 27 9 15 21 36
Dunedin .. 1 2 2 1 3 6 1 5 2 7
Invercargill .. 305 27 203 129 332 189 57 146 100 246
Totals .. 1,155 181 850 486 1,336 993 238 787 444 1,231

CHINESE.—Arrivals, 2; departures, 19.

  • It is important to mention that, in the returns from which this table is made up, immigrants to the colony are all
    counted at the first port of arrival, and emigrants at the final port of departure.
    Registrar-General's Office,
    Wellington, 9th November, 1889.
    WM. R. E. BROWN,
    Registrar-General.

Goldfields Notices.

Reward of £10,000 offered for the Discovery of New Gold-
fields.—Amended Conditions.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 30th April, 1888.

R
EWARDS of £10,000 are offered for the discovery of new
goldfields, upon the amended conditions set forth
hereunder.

G. F. RICHARDSON,
Minister of Mines.

AMENDED CONDITIONS.

  1. The maximum sum offered as a reward for any proved
    discovery of a new goldfield in accordance with these condi-
    tions is £5,000 for the North Island, and £5,000 for the
    Middle Island.

  2. The newly-discovered goldfield must be situated not
    less than forty miles from any existing goldfield or any
    existing workings.

  3. No reward shall be payable until 50,000 ounces of gold
    have been produced from the newly-discovered goldfield
    within three years from the date of its being registered.

  4. Any person discovering new gold-workings, and being
    desirous of obtaining the reward, shall immediately forward
    a written report of such discovery, with full particulars, to
    the Warden or Resident Magistrate of the district within
    which such discovery shall be situated, and the Warden or
    Resident Magistrate shall forthwith register the report as an
    application for reward.

  5. No prospecting will be allowed upon Native land with-
    out a prospecting license authorising the person therein
    named, with the consent of the owner of the land, to prospect,
    in accordance with the provisions of sections one hundred
    and thirty-five to one hundred and thirty-seven of "The
    Mining Act, 1886," inclusive.

No reward shall be paid for any discovery that may be
made upon Native land without the consent of the Native
owners and the approval of the Minister of Mines.

Land Transfer Act Notices.

N
OTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land
hereinafter described will be brought under the pro-
visions of "The Land Transfer Act, 1885," unless caveat be
lodged forbidding the same within one calendar month after
the date of the Gazette containing this notice.

  1. ELLEN WILLIAMS.—3 roods 34 perches, part
    Rural Section 311, Borough of St. Albans. Occupied by
    Applicant.

  2. LEWIS SMITH, Administrator of the Estate of
    GEORGE SHAW, deceased.—10 acres and 5 perches, parts
    Rural Section 88, Block XII., Christchurch Survey District.
    Occupied by Alfred Smith.

  3. JAMES HOULIHAN.—21 perches, Lot 13, Plan
    345, part Rural Section 1757, Block X., Arowhenua Survey
    District. Occupied by Applicant.

  4. THOMAS MILLS.—2 roods, Lots 8, 9, 14, and 15,
    Plan 345, part Rural Sections 1757 and 1766, Block X.,
    Arowhenua Survey District. Occupied by J. Houlihan and
    Elizabeth Feeley.

  5. HENRY SLATER RICHARDS and GEORGE
    REESE.—2 roods 7 perches, part Rural Section 144, Town
    District of Sumner. Unoccupied.

  6. EDWARD GARLAND.—24 perches, part Lot 108,
    City of Christchurch Reserves. Occupied by Campbell.

  7. JOHN BUTLAND.—20 acres, Rural Section 9657,
    Block XVI., Otaio Survey District. Occupied by Thomas
    Moses.

  8. THOMAS MOSES.—19 acres 3 roods 32 perches,
    Rural Section 9659, Block XVI., Otaio Survey District.
    Occupied by Applicant.

  9. THE HONOURABLE EDMUND WILLIAM
    PARKER.—37 perches, part Section 331, Armagh Street,
    City of Christchurch. Occupied by Mrs. Fletcher.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 9th day of November, 1889, at the Lands
Registry Office, Christchurch.
582
J. M. BATHAM,
District Land Registrar.



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🛂 Return of Immigration and Emigration Statistics for October 1889

🛂 Immigration
9 November 1889
Immigration statistics, Emigration statistics, Arrivals, Departures, New Zealand Ports, Chinese
  • WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General

🌾 Amended Conditions for £10,000 Reward for New Goldfields Discovery

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
30 April 1888
Goldfields discovery, Reward, Amended conditions, Prospecting license, Native land
  • G. F. RICHARDSON, Minister of Mines

🗺️ Notices to bring land under the provisions of The Land Transfer Act, 1885

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
9 November 1889
Land Transfer Act, Caveat, Land registration, Christchurch, Arowhenua Survey District
16 names identified
  • Ellen Williams, Bringing land under Act
  • Lewis Smith, Administrator of Estate
  • George Shaw, Deceased, estate subject to transfer
  • James Houlihan, Bringing land under Act
  • Thomas Mills, Bringing land under Act
  • J. Houlihan, Occupying land for applicant
  • Elizabeth Feeley, Occupying land for applicant
  • Henry Slater Richards, Bringing land under Act
  • George Reese, Bringing land under Act
  • Campbell, Occupying land for applicant
  • Edward Garland, Bringing land under Act
  • John Butland, Bringing land under Act
  • Thomas Moses, Occupying land for applicant
  • Thomas Moses, Bringing land under Act
  • Edmund William Parker (Honourable), Bringing land under Act
  • Mrs. Fletcher, Occupying land for applicant

  • J. M. BATHAM, District Land Registrar