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even date herewith, His Excellency the Governor has declared that the said "Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," shall be in operation in the County of Westland on the twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy :

Now therefore, His Excellency the Governor in exercise and pursuance of the powers vested in him by the said "Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868, Amendment Act, 1869," and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, doth hereby delegate to

CONRAD HOOS, ESQ.,
Chairman of the County Council of Westland,

all the powers by "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," vested in the Governor and exercisable by him within the said County of Westland, except the powers conferred by the second Section of the said Act.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868, Amendment Act, 1869," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, at the time of making any Proclamation bringing "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868" into operation in any Province, or at any time thereafter, to delegate all or any of the powers by the said Act vested in the Governor and exercisable by him within the Province in such Proclamation mentioned, except the powers conferred by the second section of the said Act to the Superintendent of the Province, in which the said Act shall be so brought into operation, or to any other person or persons, and such delegation from time to time to alter and revoke :

And whereas by a Proclamation bearing date the twenty-sixth day of September, 1870, and published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 54, of the 30th September, 1870, His Excellency the Governor has declared that the said "Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868" shall be in operation in the County of Westland on the twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy :

And whereas by an Order in Council dated the twenty-sixth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, His Excellency the Governor, in pursuance of the powers vested in him by the said "Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868, Amendment Act, 1869," and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, did delegate to me, Conrad Hoos, Chairman of the County Council of Westland, all the powers by "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868" vested in the Governor and exercisable by him within the said County of Westland, except the powers conferred by the second Section of the said Act:

Now therefore, I, Conrad Hoos, Chairman of the County Council of Westland, in exercise and pursuance of the powers vested in me, do hereby proclaim that the following bridges and ferries mentioned in the Schedules hereto annexed, shall be deemed to be public bridges and ferries within the meaning of "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," and that the several persons mentioned in the said respective Schedules shall be and they are hereby authorised to occupy the land and collect the tolls therein set forth, for the terms and upon the conditions in such Schedules mentioned,

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

C. HOOS.

SCHEDULE.

A. Okarito Ferry
B. Waitangi and Waitotara
C. Saltwater
D. Little Wanganui
E. Wanganui
F. Waita
G. Mikonui
H. Waiho
I. Cook’s River
J. Teremakau (Lower Ferry)
K. Totara Ferry
L. Teremakau and Hohonu Ferry
M. Three-Mile Creek, Okarito
N. Kanieri Ferry
O. Teremakau Ferry
P. Arnold Ferry
Q. Arahura Bridge
R. Waimea Bridge
S. Geordie’s Ferry, and
T. Upper Teremakau Ferry, Lake Brunner

SCHEDULE A.—OKARITO FERRY.

JOHN JACKSON.

1. The ferry to be worked by a punt, and by boats.

2. The amount of subsidy to be £50 per annum.

3. Occupation allowed of a strip of land on the North Spit up to the Cemetery, leaving a road on the lagoon side, and giving up part or the whole when required ; compensation for improvements being allowed.