Road and Administration of District Roads

Being transferred to the District Road Boards; it now only remains for me to say that we shall be acting wisely by as much as possible adapting our Governmental staff to its diminished functions and to the means at our disposal. This should be done, not by reducing the salaries of our public officers, but by reducing their number and increasing their duties—simplifying the routine business of the Government by assimilating it to that of a commercial establishment.

As indicative of the beneficial results which we may confidently look forward to, from the initiation and spread throughout the Province of the railway system, it may be interesting to state that in comparing the traffic returns on the Bluff and Winton Railways, as between the months of February and March 1871, and the same months in 1872, with a comparatively small population, the passenger traffic has nearly doubled, the goods traffic being nearly trebled, and the revenue increased from £700 to £900, notwithstanding a considerably reduced scale of charges during the latter period.

Gentlemen,—I now declare this Council open for the despatch of business.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN Conformity to the 29th Section of the “Gold Fields Act 1866,” and to the Regulations made under that Act and the Gold Fields Acts Amendment Acts of 1867, 1868, and 1869, for the granting of leases for gold mining purposes within the Province of Otago, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease for gold mining purposes of Crown Lands to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against granting such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged with the Warden, at Macraes Flat, on or before the 30th day of May, 1872.

Copy of the application made, and plans annexed, may be seen at the Warden’s Office at Macraes.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this 30th day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

James Ellis Clover, on behalf of the Last Chance Company, for 16 acres of land, more or less, as the same may be found after survey to be contained within the pegs and trenches of the applicants, situated at Dumbach Creek, Shag Valley.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN Conformity to the 29th Section of the “Gold Fields Act 1866,” and to the Regulations made under that Act and the Gold Fields Acts Amendment Acts of 1867, 1868, and 1869, for the granting of leases for gold mining purposes within the Province of Otago, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease for gold mining purposes of Crown Lands to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against granting such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged with the Warden, at Black’s, on or before the 10th day of May, 1872.

Copy of the application made, and plans annexed, may be seen at the Warden’s Office at Black’s.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this 30th day of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Stephen Read and others, for 10 acres of land, more or less, as the same may be found after survey to be contained within the pegs and trenches of the applicants, situated at the head of Sugar Pot Gully, Tinker’s.

THURSDAY, 9TH MAY, 1872, HOLIDAY AND THANKSGIVING DAY.

Copy of Telegram from the Honorable the Colonial Secretary to His Honor the Superintendent of Otago.

The Governor has proclaimed Thursday, the ninth day of May next, as a General Holiday and day for a Public Thanksgiving to God for the restoration of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to health, and invites the Clergy and Ministers of religion of all denominations, and all other Her Majesty’s subjects in New Zealand to observe that day accordingly. Will you be good enough to let this be publicly known in the Province of Otago. A copy of the Proclamation will be sent by post.

W. GISBORNE.
30th April, 1872.

ABSTRACT FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

of Impounding Notices:

3rd May, Friday noon, a cow will be sold at West Taieri Pound.

3rd May, Friday, noon, a cow and a steer will be sold at Glenkenich Pound.

10th May, Friday, noon, a cow will be sold at Papakaio Pound.

10th May, Friday, noon, a calf and a filly, a bull and a gelding will be sold at Shotover Pound.

10th May, Friday, noon, two young bulls will be sold at Oamaru Pound.

10th May, Friday, noon, three bulls will be sold at Balclutha Pound.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 7th May, for:

1st, Contract No. 640.—Supply and spreading 750 cubic yards of Road Metal on road Dunedin to Portobello.

2nd, Contract No. 606.—Maintenance of portion of the road Saddle Hill to West Taieri Bridge.

Specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 606” or “640,” as the case may be.

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. B. BRADSHAW,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, April 23rd, 1872.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Land and Works until noon of Friday, 10th May, for:

Contract No. 641.—Carting off mud from Main Road through Dunedin.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 641.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. B. BRADSHAW,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, April 30, 1872.