✨ Geographical Positions and Appointments
No. 19.
THE COUNTY OF
WESTLAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
HOKITIKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1869
[Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette of July 30th, 1869 No. 41.]
No. 19 OF 1869.
TRUE POSITIONS OF STATIONS ON THE WEST COAST, MIDDLE ISLAND.
The following true positions of certain Stations on the West Coast of the Middle Island of New Zealand, which have been supplied by the Colonial Marine Surveyor and the Chief Surveyor of Westland, are published for general information.
James M. Balfour,
Colonial Marine Engineer.
It is hereby notified for general information that the geographical positions of the following stations have been determined geodesically from those found by the Colonial Marine Surveyor, the data being supplied by the Chief Surveyor of Westland.
First Series.
| Name of Place | South Latitude. | East Longitude. |
|---|---|---|
| Mouth Grey River | 42 25 58.1 | 171 12 59.7 |
| Turiwhati | 42 45 28.7 | 171 18 16.3 |
| Tuhua | 42 49 02 | 171 12 26.1 |
| Koiterangi | 42 52 36.8 | 170 59 49.5 |
| Greenland | 42 56 53.5 | 170 50 49 |
| Frazer Peak | 42 59 29.4 | 170 55 37.4 |
| Mount Bonar | 43 04 44.3 | 170 40 18.7 |
| Mount One | 43 01 52.6 | 170 26 19.8 |
G. A. Woods,
Colonial Marine Surveyor.
Malcolm Fraser,
Chief Surveyor of Westland.
In pursuance of the powers delegated to me by his Excellency the Governor, under "The Lunatics Act, 1868," I hereby appoint
Gerard George Fitzgerald, Esq., R.M.,
to be the Inspector of the Lunatic Asylum, situated on the Hospital Reserve, south side of the Hokitika River, and for the County of Westland, under the 52nd section of the said Act.
Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this sixteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
C. Itoos,
Chairman of the County Council.
Hokitika, 16th August, 1869.
The undermentioned person has been appointed to maintain the Ferry at the Three Mile Creek, Okarito, under the 116th section of "The County of Westland Act, 1868," on the terms as stated below, and subject to the conditions under which ferries may be leased from the County Council, published in the County of Westland Gazette of the 13th March, No. 6.
THREE MILE FERRY.
William Henry Dixon.
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Protection granted for half a mile each side of the ferry except where the creek is fordable.
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Occupation authorised of available land immediately adjacent to the ferry.
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Term of protection—one year, with option of renewal; the right being reserved to the Okarito Road Board to erect a bridge at any time, and, in the event of such a work.
Erratum.—In the County of Westland Gazette No. 17, of the 9th August, 1869, in page 103, in the date of the commencement of the protection to Messrs. Kilgour and Porotti, for "1889" read "1869."
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- G. A. Woods, Colonial Marine Surveyor
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- William Henry Dixon, Appointed to maintain the Ferry at Three Mile Creek