✨ Proclamation and Toll Schedule
THE COUNTY OF
WESTLAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
HOKITIKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1870.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS by the 13th Section of “The Gold Fields Act, 1866,” it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor to authorise 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 the Governor in Council may from time to time make, alter, and revoke regulations for collecting such tolls, and for preventing the evasion thereof, and generally for the control and management of the said roads, bridges, wharves, ferries, or other public works, and such regulations upon and after being published in the Gazette of the Province, to which they may apply, shall have the force of law:
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 eleven, twenty-two, thirty, thirty-three, thirty-nine, 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 and pursuance of the powers delegated to me in that behalf, do hereby grant to William O’Donnell protection for a bridge, erected by him across the Waimea Creek, and do authorise the collection of the tolls specified in the undermentioned Schedule, for a period of twelve months, from the 9th December, 1869.
Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this 7th day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy.
C. Hoes.
SCHEDULE.
For every foot passenger ... 0 6
Horse, with or without
rider or pack ... 1 0
Vehicle drawn by one horse ... 2 0
Extra horse to the vehicle ... 0 6
Head of large cattle ... 0 6
Sheep, goat, or pig ... 0 1
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Westland Provincial Gazette 1870, No 7
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🏛️ Authorization for Toll Collection on Waimea Creek Bridge
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration7 February 1870
Proclamation, Toll Collection, Bridge, Waimea Creek, Westland County
- William O’Donnell, Authorized to collect tolls for bridge
- Conrad Hoes, Chairman of the County Council of the County of Westland
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Schedule of Tolls for Waimea Creek Bridge
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🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationToll Rates, Bridge, Waimea Creek, Westland County