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Now therefore I, the said John Larkins Cheese Richardson, Superintendent of the said Province, in pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in me, Proclaim and Declare that from and after the nineteenth day of November next, the several provisions of the before-recited Ordinance “For regulating the Slaughtering of Cattle,” shall come and be in force within the limits of the aforesaid Gold-field Districts, and that the said Gold-fields Districts shall be respectively included within and form parts of the Slaughter-house Districts following; that is to say:—

THE OAMARU SLAUGHTER-HOUSE DISTRICT

Shall include the Dunstan Gold-field as the same is described by Proclamation under my hand on the twenty-third day of September last; and

THE CLUTHA SLAUGHTER-HOUSE DISTRICT

Shall include the Nokomai Gold-field, as the same is described by the aforesaid Proclamation.

Given under my hand and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago this twenty-eighth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

J. L. C. RICHARDSON,
Superintendent.

PROCLAMATION.

Exempting from Mining Operations the Storm Water Channel and adjacent ground at Wetherstone’s.

By His Honor John Larkins Cheese Richardson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

WHEREAS by Section 9 of the “Gold Fields Act, 1858,” it is enacted, that nothing thereinbefore contained shall authorise any person to occupy any Crown Land which shall have been exempted by the Governor from the operations of mining, or which shall have been applied to any public use or purpose, or be lawfully used for any Race or Dam. And whereas a Storm Water Channel or Race has been constructed at Wetherstone’s, in Gabriel’s District, and it is expedient to declare the ground occupied thereby, and on each side thereof, to the extent after mentioned, to be exempt from mining operations;

Now, therefore, I, John Larkins Cheese Richardson, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, by virtue of the powers delegated to and vested in me in that behalf by the Governor in Council, do hereby proclaim and declare that the ground occupied by the Storm Water Channel at Wetherstone’s within the said District, and to the extent of thirty feet on each side of the said Storm Water Channel, is and shall be exempted from the operations of mining by all persons whomsoever.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this first day of November, (L.S.) one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.

J. L. C. RICHARDSON,
Superintendent.

CONTRACT

For Steam Coastal Service of “Geelong” Steamer.

THIS INDENTURE made the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two Between John Jones of Dunedin in the Province of Otago New Zealand Merchant of the one part and His Honor John Larkins Cheese Richardson Esquire Superintendent of the said Province of the other part:

WHEREAS the Provincial Government of Otago have resolved upon granting a subsidy for the Coasting Steam Service of the said Province: And whereas the said John Jones sole owner of the sea-going Steam Vessel “Geelong” of one hundred and eight tons burthen and ninety horse power engines or thereabouts has proposed and agreed, to and with the said John Larkins Cheese Richardson Superintendent as aforesaid that the said Vessel shall make one trip each and every week from Dunedin to Oamaru calling at Waikouaiti and Moeraki both going and returning and to carry passengers as well as goods at the rates and under the Regulations hereinafter mentioned for the period of one year for the subsidy hereinafter expressed: Now this Indenture witnesseth that in pursuance of the said agreement and in consideration of the sum of One thousand pounds to be paid as hereinafter mentioned the said John Jones for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth hereby covenant promise and agree to and with the said John Larkins Cheese Richardson Superintendent as aforesaid and his successors in office that he the said John Jones his executors or administrators shall and will cause the said sea-going Vessel “Geelong” or some other sea-going Steam Vessel of equal dimensions tonnage and horse power engines to be approved of by the said Superintendent or his successors in office to run and ply weekly and every week without intermission between the Ports of Dunedin and Oamaru calling