Oct. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2035

Warrant fixing the Scale of Tolls to be charged on Nine-mile Punt and Ferry on Hope Junction to Westport Road.

RANFURLY, Governor.

WHEREAS by section 142 of “The Public Works Act, 1894” (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), it is, inter alia, provided that a Road Board may from time to time fix the scale of tolls to be collected at any toll-gate or ferry upon all persons, cattle, or vehicles passing the same, and may revoke or alter such scale:

And whereas by section 105 of the said Act it is, inter alia, enacted that all powers, rights, duties, and liabilities thereby vested in and imposed upon a Road Board in the case of a district road shall, in the case of a Government road, be vested in and imposed upon the Governor:

And whereas by Order in Council dated the nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, the road from the Hope Valley Junction to Westport was declared a Government road, and it is expedient to fix the scale of tolls to be collected at the ferry across the Buller River on the said road known as the Nine-mile Ferry, (hereinafter referred to as “the said ferry”):

Now, therefore, I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the hereinbefore-recited authority, and of every other power and authority enabling me in this behalf, do hereby authorise and fix the scale of tolls set forth in the Schedule hereto to be the tolls to be levied on the said ferry in the several cases specified in the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

BETWEEN SUNRISE AND SUNDOWN.

For every foot-passenger .. .. .. .. 0 3
Horse and rider .. .. .. .. 0 6
Horse, and man in charge .. .. .. 0 6
Horses and cattle, per head .. .. .. 0 3
Sheep, per 100 .. .. .. .. 5 0
Any greater or lesser number, pro ratâ.
For every pig or goat .. .. .. .. 0 3
{For every wagon, dray, or coach, and driver .. 0 6
{And for each horse attached thereto .. .. 0 3
{For every buggy or other light vehicle and driver .. 0 6
{For each horse attached thereto .. .. 0 3
For each passenger by coach, buggy, or other vehicle 0 3
For goods, when the conveyance on which they have been brought to the ferry does not cross, per ton .. 2 6
Timber, when the vehicle on which it has been brought to the ferry does not cross, per 100 sup. ft. 0 6

BETWEEN SUNDOWN AND SUNRISE.

For every foot-passenger .. .. .. .. 0 5
Horse and rider.. .. .. .. 0 9
Horse, and man in charge .. .. .. 0 9
Horses and cattle, per head .. .. .. 0 5
Sheep, per 100 .. .. .. .. 7 6
Any greater or lesser number, pro ratâ.
For every pig or goat .. .. .. .. 0 5
{For every wagon, dray, or coach, and driver .. 0 9
{And for each horse attached thereto .. .. 0 5
{For every buggy or other light vehicle and driver .. 0 9
{For each horse attached thereto .. .. 0 5
For each passenger by coach, buggy, or other vehicle 0 5
For goods, when the conveyance on which they have been brought to the ferry does not cross, per ton .. 3 9
Timber, when the vehicle on which it has been brought to the ferry does not cross, per 100 sup. ft. 0 9

The toll charged for crossing any passenger, horse, wagon, coach, or other vehicle on any one day shall be available without further payment for return on same day before sundown of the same passenger, horse, wagon, coach, or other vehicle.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and one.
T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Trustees for the Hukerenui Public Cemetery appointed.

RANFURLY, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities vested in me by the sixth section of “The Cemeteries Act, 1882,” I, Uchter John Mark, Earl of Ranfurly, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby appoint GEORGE BOSWELL and HARRY LONG to be Trustees, in the place of Robert Rose Forsyth and William Tebbutt, resigned, to provide for the maintenance and care of the Hukerenui Public Cemetery, in conjunction with the other persons previously appointed by His Excellency the Governor.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this nineteenth day of October, one thousand nine hundred and one.
T. Y. DUNCAN,
Minister of Lands.

Deputy Registrars of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the under-mentioned gentlemen to be the Deputies of the Registrars of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the districts set respectively opposite their names, viz.:

Name. District.
JOHN REDMOND .. .. Bull’s.
WILLIAM ERNEST POWER .. .. Dipton.
ROBERT MANISTY .. .. Woodville.
GEORGE OCTAVIUS STEPHENSON .. Te Awamutu.
ANDREW BROWN MOIR .. .. Manuherikia.
J. G. WARD.

Returning Officer, Patea Electoral District, appointed.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint JOHN HANDLEY to be Returning Officer, under “The Electoral Act, 1893,” for the Electoral District of Patea, vice A. W. Mann. Appointment to date from the 15th October, 1901.
J. G. WARD.

Public Vaccinator, District of Whangaroa, appointed.

Department of Public Health,
Wellington, 15th October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint ARTHUR THOMAS SCOTT, Esq., M.B., &c., to be a Public Vaccinator for the District of Whangaroa.
J. G. WARD,
Minister of Public Health.

Clerk of Magistrate’s Court appointed.

Department of Justice,
Wellington, 23rd October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Constable HUGH CHISHOLM to be Clerk of the Magistrate’s Court at Black’s, from the 9th instant, vice Constable W. A. Matthews, transferred.
JAMES McGOWAN.

Member of Greymouth Harbour Board appointed.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 21st October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor in Council has, in pursuance of the provisions of section 40 of “The Harbours Act, 1878,” section 3 of “The Greymouth Harbour Board Act, 1884,” and of all other powers and authorities enabling him in that behalf, appointed WILLIAM McKECHNIE to be a member of the Greymouth Harbour Board, vice the Hon. James Kerr, deceased.
WM. HALL-JONES.

Appointments in Education Department.

Education Department,
Wellington, 12th October, 1901.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint JESSIE FLOWER COOPER, FRANK WINFORD MILLAR, and ALFRED JAMES HAVELOCK BENGE to be cadets in the Education Department, as from 10th September, 3rd October, and 4th October respectively.
W. C. WALKER.