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NEW ZEALAND
OTAGO
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
Vol. VIII. DUNEDIN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1864. No. 340.
PROCLAMATION.
Land Tax.
By His Honor John Hyde Harris, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago.
WHEREAS it is desirable that Settlement upon the Rural Lands of this Province, both within and exterior to the boundaries of its Gold Fields, should be promoted, and that means should be provided for the beneficial employment of labor in the construction of such Public Works as are calculated to facilitate the development of its resources:
And whereas that portion of the law now in force for regulating the sale of Rural Lands within the Province, entitled the “Otago Waste Lands Act, (No. 2) 1863,” whereby a tax of 2s. per acre, commencing from the day of purchase, and payable annually, is imposed upon all Rural Land purchased on and after the day on which such Act came into force, is calculated to retard the settlement of the country, its operation having already resulted in an almost total cessation of the sale of Rural Land throughout the Province.
Now therefore I, John Hyde Harris, the Superintendent of the Province of Otago, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, do hereby give notice and proclaim that the Provincial Government of Otago hereby undertake to repay to purchasers the Tax of 2s. per acre imposed by the aforesaid “Otago Waste Lands Act, (No. 2), 1863,” in respect of all Lands which, between the 4th day of January, 1865, and the 5th day of April, 1865, may be purchased under the provisions of the “Otago Waste Lands Act, (No. 1) 1863,” and the aforesaid “Otago Waste Lands Act, (No. 2) 1863.”
Given under my hand at Dunedin, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, this twentieth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
(L.S.)
John Hyde Harris,
Superintendent of the Province of Otago.
By His Honor’s command,
J. Cargill, Acting Provincial Secretary.
H. Clapcott, Provincial Treasurer.
Henry J. Miller, Secretary for Public Works.
James Adam, M.E.C.
Provincial Treasury,
Dunedin, 20th December, 1864.
His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has received and accepted the resignation of
William Battrick,
as Poundkeeper at the Clutha.
H. Clapcott,
Provincial Treasurer.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Dunedin, 20th December, 1864.
His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to appoint
Mounted Constable John Dunne, No. 460,
to be Inspector of Slaughter Houses and of cattle intended for Slaughter, in the Tuapeka District, acting at Waipori, vice Constable Simon Johnston, No. 208.
J. Cargill,
Acting Provincial Secretary.
Sheep Inspector’s Department,
Dunedin, 15th December, 1864.
NOTICE is hereby given that I have appointed
John Dun Atkin
to be an Inspector of Sheep for the Province of Otago, vice M’Pherson, resigned.
Wm. Logie,
Chief Inspector of Sheep.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1864, No 340
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🗺️ Land Tax Proclamation
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey20 December 1864
Land Tax, Rural Lands, Settlement, Public Works
- John Hyde Harris, Superintendent of the Province of Otago
- J. Cargill, Acting Provincial Secretary
- H. Clapcott, Provincial Treasurer
- Henry J. Miller, Secretary for Public Works
- James Adam, M.E.C.
🏘️ Resignation of Poundkeeper
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government20 December 1864
Resignation, Poundkeeper, Clutha
- William Battrick, Resigned as Poundkeeper
- H. Clapcott, Provincial Treasurer
⚖️ Appointment of Inspector of Slaughter Houses
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement20 December 1864
Appointment, Inspector of Slaughter Houses, Tuapeka District
- John Dunne (Mounted Constable), Appointed Inspector of Slaughter Houses
- Simon Johnston (Constable), Replaced as Inspector of Slaughter Houses
- J. Cargill, Acting Provincial Secretary
🌾 Appointment of Sheep Inspector
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources15 December 1864
Appointment, Sheep Inspector, Otago
- John Dun Atkin, Appointed Inspector of Sheep
- M’Pherson, Resigned as Inspector of Sheep
- Wm. Logie, Chief Inspector of Sheep