Westland Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 8

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✨ County Notices and Land Sales

THE COUNTY OF

WESTLAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

HOKITIKA, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1868.

Hokitika, 18th May, 1868.

THE Chairman of the County Council directs it to be notified that the next Sitting of the Council is convened for Tuesday, the 16th of June, at noon, at the Supreme Court House, Hokitika.

JAMES HEAWOOD,
Clerk of the Council.

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 hereunto annexed are open for sale.

Given under our hands at Hokitika, this eighth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

G. S. SALE, Chief Commissioner.
MALCOLM FRASER,
JAS. A. BONAR,
Commissioners.
G. WINTER,

SCHEDULE.

TOTARA DISTRICT.

Block No. XI. (Suburban).

Commencing on the Totara River at its intersection with the boundary of Block No. X., thence along the Eastern Boundary of the said block to a point ten chains distant from the direct Road to the Beach; thence Easterly at a right angle a distance of about 40 chains to the Main Road; thence along the Western side of the said road to Donelly’s Creek, and thence in a line crossing the creek at right angles a distance of 12 chains 50 links, and from thence keeping a mean distance of 12 chains 50 links from Donelly’s Creek to the commencing point.

ARAHURA DISTRICT.

Block No. XII. (First-class Rural).
Bounded on the North by Kapitea Creek; on the East by Reserve No. 7, in red; on the South by a line five chains North of and parallel to the Chesterfield Road; and on the West by the Ocean Beach.

Exclusive of all lands sold or reserved within such boundaries.

Block No. XIII. (Suburban).
Bounded on the North by Road line D I; on the West by the Ocean Beach; on the South by a line 12 chains and 50 links from the Northern Boundary; and on the East by a line four chains from the Western Boundary.

Hokitika, 5th June, 1868.

R. BONAR directs it to be notified that he has appointed
GAVIN GORDON
to be a Warder at the County Gaol, Hokitika vice Cornelius Whelan, deceased.

G. S. SALE,
County Secretary.

Hokitika, 5th June, 1868.

R. BONAR directs it to be notified that he has appointed
SAMUEL BESWICK, Esq.,
And
FITZHERBERT DERMOTT, Esq.,
to be Honorary Consulting Surgeons to the Hospital, Hokitika.

G. S. SALE,
County Secretary.

ERRATUM.—In the County of Westland Gazette, No. 7, page 21, in the description of Block No. V., for "North-East corner" read "South-East corner."

VUW Te Waharoa — Westland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 8

The Westland Provincial Council was based at Hokitika and met at the Supreme Court House (depicted) from 1868-1875.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Next Sitting of the County Council

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated18 May 1868
KeywordsCounty Council, Meeting, Hokitika, Supreme Court House
👩‍💼 Officials

James Heawood, Clerk of the Council

🗺️ Lands Open for Sale

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated8 June 1868
KeywordsWaste Lands Board, Land Sale, Totara District, Arahura District
👩‍💼 Officials

G. S. Sale, Chief Commissioner
Malcolm Fraser, Commissioner
Jas. A. Bonar, Commissioner
G. Winter

⚖️ Appointment of Warder at County Gaol

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated5 June 1868
KeywordsAppointment, Warder, County Gaol, Hokitika
👱🏽 Names

Gavin Gordon, Appointed Warder at County Gaol

👩‍💼 Officials

R. Bonar
G. S. Sale, County Secretary

🏥 Appointment of Honorary Consulting Surgeons

Domain🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Dated5 June 1868
KeywordsAppointment, Honorary Consulting Surgeons, Hospital, Hokitika
👱🏽 Names

Samuel Beswick (Esquire), Appointed Honorary Consulting Surgeon
Fitzherbert Dermott (Esquire), Appointed Honorary Consulting Surgeon

👩‍💼 Officials

R. Bonar
G. S. Sale, County Secretary

📰 Errata Notice

Domain📰 NZ Gazette
KeywordsErrata, County of Westland Gazette

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