Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette, No. 57, of the 15th of October, 1870.

G. F. BOWEN, Governor.

In pursuance and exercise of the power and authority in this behalf enabling me, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby fix and appoint that sittings of the District Court of the County of Westland, in lieu of those heretofore appointed shall be held as follows:

In the Supreme Court House at Hokitika:

For the despatch of civil and criminal business, on the sixteenth day of March, on the sixteenth day of July, and the sixteenth day of November.

For the despatch of civil business only, on the first day of each month, and on the sixteenth day of January, the sixteenth day of May, and the sixteenth day of September.

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court House at Greymouth:

For the despatch of civil and criminal business on the twenty-fourth day of the months of January, March, May, July, September and November respectively.

For the despatch of civil business only, on the eighth day of the months of January, March, May, July, September and November respectively; and on the sixth day of February, April, June, August, October and December respectively.

Provided that in case any of the days so fixed as aforesaid shall happen to be a Sunday or a holiday, then the Court appointed for that day shall be holden on the first day thereafter not being a holiday.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor, this twelfth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy.

W. GISBORNE,

PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, by the twelfth Section of The Gold Fields Act, 1866, it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor, upon application being made, to grant special claims of greater area than may be determined by the Regulations to be made under the eleventh Section of the said Act, for the purpose of carrying on mining operations under circumstances of extraordinary difficulty, or involving the expenditure of considerable sums of money, or for the encouragement of enterprise in prospecting new ground, or as a reward for the discovery of new gold workings, and also to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which any such special claim may be held, occupied, worked, and forfeited:

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-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 Hoos, 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 twenty-two, thirty-three, thirty-nine, 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 Hoos, Chairman of the County Council of the County of Westland, in exercise and pursuance of all the powers vested in and delegated to me in this behalf do hereby grant unto Samuel Millican and party a special claim of Five acres, situate at the New River, subject to a rental of one pound per acre per annum.

Given under my hand at Hokitika, this 25th day of October, 1870.

C. HOOS.

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