Southland Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 67

Page 371

✨ Local Government Regulations

371

THE subjoined Bye-laws passed by the
Wardens of the New River Hun-
dred have received the sanction of the
Waste Land Board.

That no cattle of any description be
depastured on the New River Hundreds
without license. Provided always that
working bullocks and horses of bond fide
travellers when on their journey, if
turned out to graze be not considered
trespassers if not left longer than two
nights in one place.
That all sheep depastured on the
New River Hundred be registered.
That no entire horse or bull be de-
pastured on the Hundred without special
written permission of the Wardens.
That all license holders do register
their brands, or the brands on and de-
scription of their cattle and horses, be-
tween 1st and 31st October, 1863, with the Warden
living nearest.
That all owners of cattle on the
Hundred do give notice to the nearest
Warden before removing any cattle from
off the Hundred.
That all cattle brought on the
Hundred be reported to the nearest
Warden within forty-eight hours after
arriving on the Hundred.
That the penalty for any breach of
the foregoing bye-laws, be any sum not
exceeding Five Pounds sterling to be re-
covered in a summary way, according to
the 10th Division of the 67th Clause of
the Land Regulations.
That all stray cattle be impounded.

The foregoing bye-laws shall only
apply to that portion of the New River
Hundred lying north of the junction of
the Oreti and Makarewa Rivers.

WALTER H. PEARSON,
Chief Commissioner.

Waste Land Board Office,
Invercargill 6th November, 1863.

RETURN OF CATTLE BRANDS REGISTERED DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1863.

Invercargill, Southland,
4th November, 1863.

Date	Name of Owner	Residence	Description of Brands
October 14	Bernard Mulligan	Oteramika	B M
" 16	Richard Clayton	New River	H C
" 16	M’Kellar Brothers	Waimea Plains	(K)
" 16	Hugh M’Lean	Benmore	L
" 18	Thomas M’Lean	Benmore	T M
" 20	John Marshall	Longwood Range,	M
		Riverton
" 20	John M’Gibbon	Mataura	G y
" 21	P. L. Francis & Co.	Hill End	2
" 23	D. M’Arthur	Lorn Park	M
" 30	Connor, Austin and	Merrivale Station,	∞
	Lyon	Otautau

J. F. KELLA,
Registrar of Brands.

VUW Te Waharoa — Southland Provincial Gazette 1863, No 67

Built in 1864 as a Masonic lodge, this building was purchased by the Southland Provincial Council as their council chambers in 1866. It still stands today.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ New River Hundred Bye-laws Approval

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated6 November 1863
KeywordsBye-laws, Waste Land Board, New River Hundred, Livestock
👩‍💼 Officials

WALTER H. PEARSON, Chief Commissioner

🏘️ Registered Cattle Brands for October 1863

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated4 November 1863
KeywordsCattle Brands, Registration, Southland, Invercargill
👱🏽 Names

12 names identified

Bernard Mulligan, Registered cattle brand
Richard Clayton, Registered cattle brand
Brothers M'Kellar, Registered cattle brand
Hugh M'Lean, Registered cattle brand
Thomas M'Lean, Registered cattle brand
John Marshall, Registered cattle brand
John M'Gibbon, Registered cattle brand
P. L. Francis, Registered cattle brand
D. M'Arthur, Registered cattle brand
Connor, Registered cattle brand
Austin, Registered cattle brand
Lyon, Registered cattle brand

👩‍💼 Officials

J. F. KELLA, Registrar of Brands

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