Southland Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 7

Page 87

✨ Land and Navigation Notices

NOTICE.

THE undermentioned holders of De-
pasturing Licenses have been elected by the Warden of the New River Hundred for the current year.

William Lawrence
Charles Coster
Frank Pelling
W. H. Pearson,
Chas. Foster
Hugh Rodger
Lachlan Fraser
Philip Powell
Chief Commissioner.

Crown Lands Office,
February 20th, 1868.

THE undermentioned occupiers of land have been licensed to depasture cattle within the New River Hundred for the current year.

Lachlan Fraser
Jas. F. Collins
Edwd. H. Warren
Chas. Coster
John Robertson
W. H. Pearson,
Chief Commissioner.

Crown Lands Office,
February 20th, 1868.

1st. That no person shall depasture any stock in the district except he be the holder of a Depasturing License issued by the Gold Fields Warden.

2nd. A Depasturing License shall only be issued to the holder of a Miner’s Right or Business License.

3rd. That all persons depasturing stock in the district, shall during the last week in March in each year send in to the Gold Fields Warden a return of the number and description of stock including all over three months old, and that any person placing stock in the district after the 31st of March in each year shall within one week send a return of the same to the Warden.

4th. That an assessment of three shillings per head on large cattle, and sixpence per head on small cattle shall be paid to the Warden on the 1st of April in each year, and in case of stock becoming liable to assessment after the 1st April, on any day within one week after their arrival and depasturing within the district. Provided that any holder of a Miner’s Right or Business License shall be entitled to depasture one head of large stock free of assessment.

5th. That no greater number of stock than at the rate of one head of large cattle to ten acres shall be depastured in the district.

6th. That in case of the number of cattle in applications to depasture being in excess of the number allowed in the foregoing (5th) regulation, the Warden shall decide on the number to be depastured by each applicant.

John P. Taylor,
Superintendent.

LIGHT AT JACOB’S RIVER, FOVEAUX STRAIT.

NOTICE TO BOATMEN FREQUENTING THE PORT OR RIVERTON.

On and after the 1st day of March, next, a Red Light will be shown on the South Head, near the Flagstaff, from sunset till sunrise. This light will show the position of the South Head, but it is not intended as a guide for clearing the sandspit lying off it.

Thos. Thomson,
Harbor Master.

February 28th, 1868.

Superintendent’s Office,
Southland, March 2nd, 1868.

IN terms of the powers vested in me in that behalf I do hereby make the following regulations under Clause XIV of the Gold Field Act, 1866, for that portion of the Pahi and Longwood Gold Field, late Run No. 396.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 15th February, 1868.

THE following Bill, passed by the Provincial Council of the Province of Southland, intituled—

“The Sheep Ordinance 1866 Amendment Ordinance 1867 Amendment 1868,”

which Bill was reserved for the signification of the Governor’s pleasure thereon, having been laid before the Governor, His Excellency has been pleased to assent to the same.

E. W. Stafford.

VUW Te Waharoa — Southland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 7

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

🗺️ Election of Depasturing License Holders

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated20 February 1868
KeywordsDepasturing Licenses, New River Hundred, Warden, Crown Lands
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

William Lawrence, Elected holder of Depasturing License
Charles Coster, Elected holder of Depasturing License
Frank Pelling, Elected holder of Depasturing License
W. H. Pearson, Elected holder of Depasturing License
Chas. Foster, Elected holder of Depasturing License
Hugh Rodger, Elected holder of Depasturing License
Lachlan Fraser, Elected holder of Depasturing License
Philip Powell, Elected holder of Depasturing License

👩‍💼 Officials

Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Licensed Occupiers for Depasturing Cattle

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated20 February 1868
KeywordsDepasturing Licenses, New River Hundred, Occupiers, Crown Lands
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

Lachlan Fraser, Licensed to depasture cattle
Jas. F. Collins, Licensed to depasture cattle
Edwd. H. Warren, Licensed to depasture cattle
Chas. Coster, Licensed to depasture cattle
John Robertson, Licensed to depasture cattle
W. H. Pearson, Licensed to depasture cattle

👩‍💼 Officials

Chief Commissioner

🗺️ Regulations for Depasturing Stock

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
KeywordsDepasturing Regulations, New River Hundred, Miner's Right, Assessment
👩‍💼 Officials

John P. Taylor, Superintendent

🚂 Notice of Red Light at Jacob's River

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated28 February 1868
KeywordsNavigation Light, Jacob's River, Foveaux Strait, Harbor Master
👩‍💼 Officials

Thos. Thomson, Harbor Master

🗺️ Regulations for Pahi and Longwood Gold Field

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated2 March 1868
KeywordsGold Field Regulations, Pahi, Longwood, Superintendent
👩‍💼 Officials

Superintendent

🏛️ Assent to Sheep Ordinance Amendment

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated15 February 1868
KeywordsSheep Ordinance, Amendment, Provincial Council, Southland
👩‍💼 Officials

E. W. Stafford

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