Southland Provincial Gazette – 1865 – No. 5

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✨ Wharf Tolls and Election Results



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after the 1st February, 1865. It is a fixed white light of the second order Dioptric, erected at the North West extremity of the Island, and is elevated about 450 feet above the sea level. The light will be seen in clear weather at a distance from 25 to 30 miles.

CHARLES SHARP,
President Marine Board.

Superintendent’s Office,
Southland,
21st Feb., 1865.

It is hereby notified that, Messrs CALLOW and PAY are authorised to Levy the following Tolls, Dues, and Wharfages, at the Invercargill Jetty.

By Order.

W. H. AYLMEER,
Clerk to Superintendent.

Tariff of rates to be charged for Goods, Wares, or Merchandise, passing over the Invercargill Jetty:

Hay and Chaff, in compressed bales, 2s. 6d. per ton of 6¾ cwt.

Hay and Chaff, in uncompressed bales, 2s. 6d. per ton of 5 cwt.

Bran in bags, 2s. 6d. per ton of 50 bushels.

Oats, Wheat, Maize, or other grain in bags, 2s. 6d. per ton of 40 bushels.

Bar Iron, 5s. per ton of 20 cwt.

All Goods in Bulk, 5s. per ton of 20 cwt.

Packages of 10 cwt. and under 1 Ton, 3s. 6d. per ton of 20 cwt.

Packages of 1 Ton and under 2 Tons, 5s. per ton of 20 cwt.

Packages of 2 Tons and under 4 Tons, 7s. 6d. per ton of 20 cwt.

Packages of 4 Tons, 10s. per ton of 20 cwt.

Wool per bale, 6d.

All other Goods 2s. 6d. per ton of 20 cwt., or 40 cubic feet, at the option of the Wharfinger.

Goods at all times to be taken by Weight or Measurement, at the option of the Wharfinger.

Immigrants’ Luggage, Free; and Passengers’ Personal Luggage, Free.

NOTICE.

Campbelltown Jetty.

IN virtue of the powers vested in me by the “Jetty and Wharves Ordinance, 1858,” I hereby authorise the Wharfinger at Campbelltown, from and after the 7th of March next, to Levy the following Tolls, Dues, and Wharfages for the use of the said Jetty:

Salt, Lime, Bricks, Coals, Stone, 1s. per ton.

Timber, per 100 feet, superficial, 2d.

Palings, per 100, 2d.

Posts and Rails, per hundred, 2s. 6d.

Grain per bushel, ¼d.

Wool, per bale, 6d.

Sheep, Goats, and Pigs, per head, 1d.

Cattle and Horses, per head 1s.

Immigrants’ and Passengers’ Luggage free; all other goods 1s. 6d. per ton, of 20 cwt. or 40 cubic feet, at the option of the Wharfinger.

JNO. P. TAYLOR,
Superintendent.

Superintendent’s Office,
Southland,
23rd, Feb. 1865.

I, JOHN CLARKE HUNTER, Returning Officer appointed by His Honor the Superintendent of Southland to preside at a meeting of the Electors entitled to vote for Members for the town of Invercargill, in the Provincial Council of Southland, assembled on Friday, the tenth day of February, at 12 o’clock noon, at the office of the Town Board, Invercargill, for the purpose of electing seven persons to be members of the Town Board at Invercargill, hereby certify that the following persons were duly elected:

J. E. CLARKE,
W. GARTHWAITE,
A. BERNDT,
A. KINROSS,
G. M. K. CLARKE,
D. WEBSTER,
W. LIVESEY,

Given under my hand at Invercargill, this 10th day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

J. C. HUNTER,
Returning Officer.



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🚂 Notice of Light on Mana Island (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
27 January 1865
Marine Board, Mana Island, Light Exhibition
  • Charles Sharp, President Marine Board

🏭 Authorization of Tolls at Invercargill Jetty

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
21 February 1865
Tolls, Wharfages, Invercargill Jetty, Southland
  • W. H. Aylmeer, Clerk to Superintendent

🏭 Tariff of Rates for Invercargill Jetty

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
21 February 1865
Tariff, Goods, Rates, Invercargill Jetty
  • W. H. Aylmeer, Clerk to Superintendent

🏭 Authorization of Tolls at Campbelltown Jetty

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
23 February 1865
Tolls, Wharfages, Campbelltown Jetty, Southland
  • Jno. P. Taylor, Superintendent

🏘️ Election Results for Invercargill Town Board

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
10 February 1865
Election, Town Board, Invercargill, Southland
7 names identified
  • J. E. Clarke, Elected to Town Board
  • W. Garthwaite, Elected to Town Board
  • A. Berndt, Elected to Town Board
  • A. Kinross, Elected to Town Board
  • G. M. K. Clarke, Elected to Town Board
  • D. Webster, Elected to Town Board
  • W. Livesey, Elected to Town Board

  • John Clarke Hunter, Returning Officer