1056
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54

Rivers and their Tributaries in the Provincial District of Westland to be declared Watercourses.

(L.S.)

ONSLOW, Governor.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the one hundred and fifty-fourth section of “The Mining Act, 1886” (hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it is enacted that the Governor in Council may from time to time, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, proclaim and declare that any watercourse shall be a watercourse into which tailings, mining débris, and waste water of any kind used in, upon, or discharged from any claim or licensed holding shall be suffered to flow or be discharged:

And whereas not less than ninety days’ notice has been published in the manner provided by the said section that application has been made to the Governor to proclaim the watercourses hereinafter mentioned, and their tributaries, to be watercourses for the purposes in the said section mentioned:

And whereas no objection to the issue of this Proclamation has been transmitted to the Governor, and His Excellency has decided to exercise the powers conferred upon him by the said Act:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Right Honourable William Hillier, Earl of Onslow, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise of the powers conferred by the said Act, and acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby proclaim and declare that the watercourses in the Provincial District of Westland mentioned in the Schedule hereto shall be watercourses into which tailings, mining débris, and waste water of every kind used in, upon, or discharged from any claim or licensed holding adjacent to such watercourses shall be suffered to flow or be discharged; and, with the like advice and consent, His Excellency doth hereby prescribe that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the thirtieth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety.

SCHEDULE.

1. That river known as the Mikonui River, which flows westerly from its source east of Bald Hill, for a distance of about eighteen miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

2. That river known as the Waitaha River, which flows westerly from its source in the Waitaha Glacier, for a distance of about twenty-five miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

3. That river known as the Wanganui River, which flows westerly from its source in the Evans Glacier, for a distance of about thirty-seven miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

4. That river known as the Poerua River, which flows westerly from its source near Mount Peterman on the Southern Alps, for a distance of about twenty-six miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

5. That river known as the Wataroa River, which flows westerly from its source in the Whymper Glacier, for a distance of about thirty-two miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

6. That river known as the Waitangitaona River, which flows westerly from its source in the Price Range, for a distance of about thirty-two miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

7. That river known as the Waitangiroto River, which flows westerly from its source in the Bird Hills, for a distance of about four and a half miles, to its confluence with the Waitangitaona; and also the several tributaries thereof.

8. That river known as the Okarito River, which flows westerly from its source (Potter’s Creek) in the Southern Alps, for a distance of about eighteen miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

9. That river known as the Waiho River, which flows westerly from its source in the Burton Glacier, for a distance of about twenty miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

10. That river known as the Totarakaitorea River, which flows westerly from its source near Mapourika Lake, for a distance of about seven and a half miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

11. That river known as the Totara River, which flows westerly from its source near the Kellery Glacier, for a distance of about sixteen miles, to its confluence with the Waiho River; and also the several tributaries thereof.

11A. That creek known as Alpine Creek, which flows westerly from its source east of Alpine Lake, for a distance of about five miles, to the ocean, near Blanchard’s Bluff; and also the several tributaries thereof.

12. That river known as the Omoera River, which flows westerly from its source near the Franz Josef Glacier, for a distance of about fifteen miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof,

13. That river known as the Waikukupa River, which flows westerly from its source in the Southern Alps, between the Franz Josef Glacier and the Fox Glacier, for a distance of about fifteen miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

14. That creek known as the Waihapi Creek, which flows westerly from its source in the range between Lake Mueller and the West Coast, for a distance of about three miles, to its mouth; and also the several tributaries thereof.

15. That creek known as the Hauraki Creek, which flows westerly from its source in the range between Lake Mueller and the West Coast, for a distance of about five miles, to its mouth; and also the several tributaries thereof.

16. That river known as the Waikohai River, which flows westerly from its source near Skeleton Bend, for a distance of about six and a half miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

17. That river known as the Weheka (or Cook’s) River, which flows westerly from its source (the Pelele River) near Mount Cook, for a distance of about twenty-seven miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

18. That river known as the Oinetamatea River, which flows westerly from its source near Ryan’s Peak, for a distance of about eighteen miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

19. That river known as the Karangarua River, which flows westerly from its source in the Karangarua Range, for a distance of about twenty-six miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

20. That river known as the Manakaiau River, which flows westerly from its source near Mount McDonald, for a distance of about twelve miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

21. That river known as the Makawihu River, which flows westerly from its source near Fettes Peak, on the Southern Alps, for a distance of about seventeen miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

22. That river known as the Mahitahi River, which flows westerly from its source in the Strachan Ranges, for a distance of about twenty-two miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

23. That river known as the Oinemaka River, which flows westerly from its source near the Silver Tarns, for a distance of about nine miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

24. That river known as the Paringa River, which flows westerly from its source (the Otoka River) in the Strachan Ranges, for a distance of about twenty-nine miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

25. That river known as the Moeraki River, which flows westerly from its source east of Montrose Peak, for a distance of about twenty miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

26. That river known as the Wakapohai River, which flows westerly from its source near Lake Dime, for a distance of about twelve and a half miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

27. That river known as the Kotokakorakota River, which flows westerly from its source near Bald Hill, for a distance of about five miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

28. That river known as the Tauperikaka River, which flows westerly from its source near Bald Hill, for a distance of about four and a half miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

29. That river known as the Waita River, which flows westerly from its source near Lake Dime, for a distance of about eleven and a half miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

30. That river known as the Haast River, which flows westerly from its source at Haast Pass, on the Southern Alps, for a distance of about forty-four miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

31. That river known as the Okuru River, which flows westerly from its source near Mount Bowen, on the Southern Alps, for a distance of about thirty-five and a half miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

32. That river known as the Turnbull River, which flows westerly from its source near Mount Leda, for a distance of about twenty-three miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

33. That river known as the Hapuka River, which flows westerly from its source in the western watershed of Palmer’s Creek, for a distance of about ten miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

34. That river known as the Waitoto River, which flows westerly from its source near Mount Aspiring, for a distance of about thirty-seven miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof.

35. That river known as the Arawata River, which flows westerly from its source near the Snowball Glaciers, for a distance of about forty-five miles, to the ocean; and also the several tributaries thereof,