Westland Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 19

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of such tolls for a limited period by all
persons using the same as he shall deem
reasonable:

And whereas, by the one hundred and
ninth Section of the said Act, it is enacted
that it shall be lawful for the Governor in
Council under his hand and the Public Seal
of the Colony, from time to time to delegate
to such person as the Governor may think
fit all or any of the powers vested in the
Governor by the said Act, except the powers
conferred by Sections twenty-two, forty,
forty-eight, sixty, ninety-six, and one
hundred and seven thereof, subject or not to
any limitations or restrictions as he may think fit:

And whereas, by an instrument in writing,
dated the third day of February, 1869, and
published in the New Zealand Gazette of
the eighth day of February, 1869, His
Excellency the Governor did, under his hand
and the Public Seal of the Colony, delegate
unto me, Conrad Hoes, Chairman of the
County Council of the County of Westland,
all the powers vested in the Governor under
or by virtue of ‘The Gold Fields Act,
1866,’ except the powers conferred by
Sections eleven, twenty-two, thirty,
thirty-three, thirty-nine, forty, forty-eight,
sixty, ninety-six, and one hundred and seven of
the said Act, to have, hold, and exercise the said
powers hereby delegated to me within the
County of Westland:

Now, therefore, I, Conrad Hoes, Chairman
of the County Council of the County of
Westland, in exercise of the powers in that
behalf delegated to me, do hereby grant
unto Martin Kennedy, protection for ten
years for his line of tramway from Paroa to
Marsden, to date from 21st March, 1870, and
do hereby authorise the collection of the
undermentioned tolls; subject to annual revision.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this
twelfth day of May, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.

C. Hoes,

SCHEDULE.

£ s. d.

Horses, for any distance, with
or without riders, or with or
without packs, each | ... | 0 | 2 |
Cattle | ... | 0 | 2 | 6
Sheep | ... | 0 | 0 | 3
Passengers, each, per mile | ... | 0 | 0 | 6
Goods—
Paroa to Marsden, per ton of
2000 lbs. | ... | 3 | 0 | 0
Paroa to Rutherglen, per ton
2000 lbs. | ... | 1 | 10 | 0

County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, 10th May 1870.

THE following statement, showing the
manner in which the sum of £500,
voted by the County Council as a special
grant for existing schools for the six months
ending 30th June, 1869, has been expended,
has been forwarded to the Chairman of the
County Council by the Chairman of the
Board of Education, and is now published for
general information.

A. E. TENNANT,
Chief Clerk.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Hokitika * 195 0 0
Bank Discount 1 19 8 193
Greymouth 100 0 0
Bank Discount 1 0 4 98
Ross 65 0 0
Bank Discount 0 13 3 64
Okarito 50 0 0
Bank Discount 0 10 2 49
Stafford 35 0 0
Bank Discount 0 7 2 34
Waimea 32 0 0
Bank Discount 0 7 2 34
Kanieri 20 0 0
Bank Discount 0 4 1 19
Bank Interest 5
£500 0 0
  • The Hokitika portion of the grant was
    distributed as follows:—All Saints School,
    £64 6s. 8d.; St. Mary’s School, £64 6s. 8d.;
    Presbyterian School, £64 6s. 8d.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the 29th Section of
“The Gold Fields Act, 1866,” it is
enacted that it shall be lawful for the
Governor in Council, in the name and on
behalf of Her Majesty, to demise for mining
purposes, to any person, for any term not
exceeding fifteen years from the making of
the lease, any auriferous Crown Lands not
exceeding ten acres in the whole of alluvial
ground, or an area of 400 yards by 200 yards
on a quartz reef, and to grant sites for



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🏗️ Proclamation for Public Works under Gold Fields Act (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
12 May 1870
Public works, Roads, Bridges, Wharves, Ferries, Gold Fields Act, Tramway, Tolls
  • Martin Kennedy, Granted tramway protection and toll collection rights

  • Conrad Hoes, Chairman of the County Council of the County of Westland

🎓 Statement of School Grants Expenditure

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
10 May 1870
Education, School grants, County Council, Westland, Hokitika, Greymouth, Ross, Okarito, Stafford, Waimea, Kanieri
  • A. E. Tennant, Chief Clerk

🗺️ Proclamation for Mining Leases under Gold Fields Act

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Mining, Gold Fields Act, Crown Lands, Leases, Auriferous Lands