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OTAGO
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereunto annexed are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.
JOHN L. C. RICHARDSON, Superintendent.
VOL. IV.] THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1861. [No 151.
GOVERNMENT NOTICE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in pursuance of the Roads Ordinance, 1861, that I, JOHN LARKINS CHEESE RICHARDSON, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, have deemed it expedient to make a New Road between Saddle Hill and North Taieri, passing in part over portions of existing lines of road, and which said new road is intended to pass through the following sections, viz.:—
| Section. | Block. | District. | Owners or occupiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. 32 | Irregular. | Taieri. | Andrew Dickson. |
| " 24 | do. | do. | Church Trustees. |
| " 1 | III. | do. | Rev. E. B. Wallace. |
| " 7 | III. | do. | P. M. B. M'Credie. |
| " 1 | VII. | do. | do. |
| " 7 | VII. | do. | Church Trustees. |
| " 1 | XI. | do. | John Finlay. |
| " 1 | XI. | do. | { 1/4 John Finlay. |
| " 2 | XI. | do. | { 1/2 Charles Gordon. |
| " 3 | XI. | do. | Charles Gordon. |
| " 10 | XI. | do. | R. E. B. Gallon. |
| " 11 | XI. | do. | Donald Reid. |
| " 12 | XI. | do. | Donald Reid. |
| " 1 | XVII. | do. | Charles Reid. |
| " 2 | XVII. | do. | George Turnbull. |
| " 3 | XVII. | do. | do. |
| " 4 | XVII. | do. | do. |
| " 10 | XVII. | do. | do. |
| " 11 | XVII. | do. | do. |
And that I have caused a Map and Survey Plan thereof, describing the exact course and bearings, and the admeasurements required for the same, together with an estimate of the expense of the work, and the compensation (if any) proposed to be paid to the owners or occupiers of such lands respectively, to be deposited in the office of the Provincial Engineer at Dunedin: And I hereby call upon all persons affected to set forth in writing, addressed to me within thirty days from the first publication of this notice, any well grounded objections they may have to the work, or any claims they may have in respect thereof: And I fix Saturday the 2nd day of November next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at my office, at Dunedin, for any person to be affected by such proposed work, and who shall have set forth in writing his objections or claims as aforesaid, to appear before me and my Executive Council, and he shall be heard in support of the same.
Dated this twenty-first day of September 1861.
J. RICHARDSON,
Superintendent.
THE TUAPEKA GOLD FIELD.
Dunedin, 16th Sept. 1861.
To Major RICHARDSON, &c. &c. &c.
SIR,—At your request I note down a few observations on the Gold Fields, taken during my trip to them last week. I made the journey in 1 1/2 days' easy travelling on horseback by the North Taieri Road. This route is capable of much improvement, and I have no doubt will be much frequented during this coming summer. In snowy and stormy weather the Tokomairiro road is preferable, though longer.
On coming in sight of Gabriel's Gully, I was much astonished at the change that had taken
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1861, No 151
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🏗️ Notice of proposed new road between Saddle Hill and North Taieri
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works21 September 1861
Roads Ordinance, Road construction, Taieri, Land owners, Compensation, Survey plan
9 names identified
- Andrew Dickson, Owner or occupier of land
- E. B. Wallace (Reverend), Owner or occupier of land
- P. M. B. M'Credie, Owner or occupier of land
- John Finlay, Owner or occupier of land
- Charles Gordon, Owner or occupier of land
- R. E. B. Gallon, Owner or occupier of land
- Donald Reid, Owner or occupier of land
- Charles Reid, Owner or occupier of land
- George Turnbull, Owner or occupier of land
- J. Richardson, Superintendent
🌾 Report on the Tuapeka Gold Field
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources16 September 1861
Gold fields, Tuapeka, Gabriel's Gully, Road travel, North Taieri Road, Tokomairiro road
- Major Richardson