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Superintendent’s Office,
Southland, 27th January, 1869.
IT is hereby notified that I have appointed the following gentlemen to be members of the Executive Council of the Province of Southland:—
HENRY ARMSTRONG, M.P.C.
JOHN BLACKLOCK, M.P.C.
JOHN P. TAYLOR,
Superintendent.
Superintendent’s Office,
Southland, 27th January, 1869.
IT is hereby notified that I have appointed John Blacklock, Esq., under the “Executive Council Amendment Ordinance, 1868,” to be the Provincial Treasurer for the Province of Southland.
JOHN P. TAYLOR,
Superintendent.
Superintendent’s Office,
Southland, 1st February, 1869.
IT is hereby notified that J. H. Murray, Esq., has resigned the office of Traffic Manager on the Bluff Harbor and Invercargill Railway.
JOHN P. TAYLOR,
Superintendent.
Superintendent’s Office,
Southland, 11th Jan., 1869.
IT is hereby notified that Messrs. Pay & Co. are authorized to levy the following Tolls, Dues, and Wharfages at the Invercargill Jetty:
Tariff of Rates to be charged for Goods, Wares, or Merchandise, passing over the Invercargill Jetty:—
Goods.
Salt, Lime, and Stone, per ton ... 1s.
Timber, per 100 ft. superficial ... 3d.
Pailings, per 100 ... 2d.
Posts and Rails, per 100 ... 2s 6d.
Grain and Bran, per bushel ... ¼d.
Wool, per bale ... 6d.
Bricks, per 100 ... 6d.
Coals and Chaff, per ton weight ... 1s 6d.
Stock.
Sheep, Goats, and Pigs, per head ... 1d.
Cattle and Horses ... 1s 0d.
Immigrants’ Luggage ... Free.
Passengers’ Luggage ... Free.
Provincial and General Government Goods ... Free.
Stores and Water for actual use on board vessels ... Free.
Flour to be calculated at 2000 lbs. to the ton
Packages or Articles (logs excepted), 5 cwt and upwards, per ton ... 2s 6d.
Packages or Articles (logs excepted) 10 cwt. and upwards, per ton ... 5s.
Do. do. 20 ewt. and upwards, per ton ... 10s.
All other Goods, 1s 6d per ton of 20 cwt, or 40 cubic feet, at option of Wharfinger.
NOTICE.
HARBOR DUES AND JETTY TONNAGE DUES.
IT is hereby notified that a half-yearly rate of sixpence per register or measured ton will be levied on all decked vessels entering or plying within the Port of Invercargill, such rate to be paid in advance each half-year, from first of January and first of July current, and to become due on the first of January and first of July. Any intermediate payment shall free vessels so paid for until the next ensuing term for payment.
N.B.—The Collector of Customs at Invercargill is authorized to collect the Harbor Dues above referred to, and also the Jetty Tonnage Dues authorized by the Superintendent to be levied in the “Southland Provincial Government Gazette, No. 15, 11th February, 1862.”
JOHN P. TAYLOR,
Superintendent.
Superintendent’s Office,
Southland, 20th January, 1869.
Sheep Department.
Invercargill, January 14th, 1869.
Sir,—I have the honor to forward, for your information, a certified copy of the whole of the returns of sheep within the Province of Southland, as forwarded to this department, for the year ended 30th September, 1868. The gross total is
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Southland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 4
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🏘️ Appointment of Executive Council Members
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government27 January 1869
Appointments, Executive Council, Southland
- Henry Armstrong (M.P.C.), Appointed member of Executive Council
- John Blacklock (M.P.C.), Appointed member of Executive Council
- John P. Taylor, Superintendent
🏘️ Appointment of Provincial Treasurer
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government27 January 1869
Appointments, Provincial Treasurer, Southland
- John Blacklock (Esquire), Appointed Provincial Treasurer
- John P. Taylor, Superintendent
🚂 Resignation of Traffic Manager
🚂 Transport & Communications1 February 1869
Resignation, Traffic Manager, Bluff Harbor, Invercargill Railway
- J. H. Murray (Esquire), Resigned as Traffic Manager
- John P. Taylor, Superintendent
🏭 Authorization of Tolls and Wharfages
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry11 January 1869
Tolls, Dues, Wharfages, Invercargill Jetty
- John P. Taylor, Superintendent
🏭 Harbor Dues and Jetty Tonnage Dues
🏭 Trade, Customs & IndustryHarbor Dues, Jetty Tonnage Dues, Invercargill Port
- John P. Taylor, Superintendent
🌾 Sheep Returns for Southland Province
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources20 January 1869
Sheep, Returns, Southland Province
- John P. Taylor, Superintendent