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 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
the said Conrad Hoos 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 John Jackson
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
eighth day of November, one thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy.

C. Hoos.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by the 13th clause of "The
Gold Fields Act, 1868," it is enacted
that it shall be lawful for the Governor to
authorize the construction by private enterprise,
of any Road, Bridge, Wharf, Ferry, or
other public work, for the use and benefit of
the public, and to permit the occupation, for
a limited period, of sites for the same, and to
provide for the payment 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 power vested in the
Governor by the said Act, except the power
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 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
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 the said Conrad
Hoos within the County of Westland:

Now therefore, I, Conrad Hoos, 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
Michael Phillips protection for twelve months
from the date hereof, for a track from Maori
Gully Township to Hogan's hut in German
Gully, and I do hereby authorise the collection
of the tolls mentioned in the Schedule
hereto annexed on the condition that the track
is kept at least four feet wide, and is
maintained to the satisfaction of the County
Engineer.

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

C. Hoos.

SCHEDULE.

From Maori Gully Township, to head of
left hand branch.

s. d.
For each horse with pack ... 2 0
" without ... 1 0
" head of cattle ... 2 0
" sheep, goat, or pig ... 0 2

From Head of left hand branch, Maori
Gully, to German Gully.

s. d.
For each horse with pack ... 3 0
" without ... 1 6
" head of cattle ... 5 0
" sheep, goat, or pig ... 0 2

County Chairman's Office,
Hokitika, 11th Nov, 1870.

THE Chairman of the County Council
directs it to be notified that he has au-
thorised the undermentioned tolls, to be
collected on the respective Roads, mentioned
in the Schedule hereto annexed.