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| No. in Led. | Quantity. | Dated Resurvey, Land Board. | Date of Receipt in Governor's Office. | Description. | Purpose. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. R. P. | 7th July, 1868. | 31st July, 1868. | Commencing at a point on the mail road to Canterbury, the same being about 28 chains and 50 links of the twenty-first milepost; thence along the south side of the said road to a point opposite the western boundary of No. 42 (in red), thence on a bearing of 123° 30' (magnetic) for a distance of 27 chains, and on a bearing of 108° 30' (magnetic) for a distance of 28 chains to a creek, and down the said creek to the commencing point. | For road purposes. | |
| 43.25 0 0 | |||||
| 44.68 0 0 | Bounded on the north by the mail road to Canterbury, on the east by the Wainihinihi River, on the south by Reserve No. 1 (in red), and on the west by Rangiriri Creek. | For road purposes. | |||
| 45 4 3 0 | 6th Aug., 1868. | 4th Sept., 1868. | Situate on the south side of the Stafford direct road at a distance of four chains and seventy-four links from the beach, having a frontage of 500 links, and running back at right angles to the said road a distance of 971 links on the eastern side, and of 960 links on the western side. | For Government purposes. | |
| 46 0 0 26 | Situate on the Beach Road at a distance of one chain south of the Stafford Direct Road having a frontage of 69 links, and running back at right angles the distance of 243 links on the southern side, and 237 on the northern side. | Warden's Residence. |
IN exercise of the power and authority vested in me in that behalf by the Mining Lease Regulations for the County of Westland, I hereby declare that the leases mentioned in the Schedule hereto annexed are forfeited, the lessees having failed to execute the said leases within the time required by Section 16 of the said Regulations, and also having failed to show reasonable cause why such time should be extended.
Given under my hand at Hokitika, this sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
JAS. A. BONAR.
SCHEDULE.
| Name of Lease | Area. | Where situated |
|---|---|---|
| Swiper’s Gully Gold Mining Company | 5 0 0 | Swiper’s Gully, Ross. |
| Totara Gold Mining Company | 9 1 14 | Ross. |
| Independent Gold Mining Company | 5 0 0 | Donoghue’s Flat. |
| Nugget Gold Mining Company | 6 0 0 | German Gully, Ross. |
| Pactolus Gold Mining Company | 4 1 22 | Sailors’ Gully, Ross. |
| 7 1 33 |
WE, the undersigned, Commissioners of the Waste Lands Board of the County of Westland, in accordance with the provisions of Section 32 of the Regulations for the sale, letting, occupation, and management of the Waste Lands of the Crown, in the County of Westland, do hereby proclaim that the lands described in the schedule hereto annexed are open for sale.
Given under our hands at Hokitika, this Eleventh day of November, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
G. S. SALE,
Chief Commissioner.
MALCOLM FRASER,
JAS. A. BONAR,
Commissioners.
G. WINTER,
A. MOWAT.
ARAHURA DISTRICT.
Block XXIX.—(First Class Rural Land.)
Bounded on the South East by a line through peg 17, Big Paddock Traverse, bearing 24° (magnetic) for a distance of 4,100 links; on the North East by a line at right angles to the South boundary for a distance of 790 links; on the North West by a line parallel to the South East boundary, and on the South West by a line in continuation of the Town Belt North.
Exclusive of gold workings and road reserve through traverse peg 18.
Hokitika, 5th November, 1868.
IT is hereby notified that the writ which was issued for the election of a Member of the County Council for the District of the Town of Hokitika has been returned with a certificate to the effect that THOMAS LOCKYER BRIGHT has been duly elected.
JAS. A. BONAR.
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Westland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 21
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Reserves made by the Governor under Waste Lands Regulations
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey6 November 1868
Land Reserves, Governor, Waste Lands Regulations, Okarito, Church, School, Hospital
🌾 Forfeiture of Mining Leases in Westland County
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources6 November 1868
Mining Lease Forfeiture, Westland County, Gold Mining, Swiper’s Gully, Ross, Donoghue’s Flat, German Gully, Sailors’ Gully
- JAS. A. Bonar, Declared leases forfeited
- JAS. A. BONAR
🗺️ Proclamation of Lands Open for Sale in Westland County
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey11 November 1868
Lands for Sale, Westland County, Waste Lands Board, Arahura District
- G. S. Sale (Chief Commissioner), Proclaimed lands open for sale
- MALCOLM Fraser, Commissioner
- JAS. A. Bonar, Commissioner
- G. Winter, Commissioner
- A. Mowat, Commissioner
- G. S. SALE, Chief Commissioner
- MALCOLM FRASER, Commissioner
- JAS. A. BONAR, Commissioner
- G. WINTER, Commissioner
- A. MOWAT, Commissioner
🏘️ Election of Member of the County Council for the District of the Town of Hokitika
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government5 November 1868
Election, County Council, Hokitika, Thomas Lockyer Bright
- THOMAS LOCKYER Bright, Elected Member of the County Council
- JAS. A. BONAR