✨ Proclamation regarding bridges and ferries
THE COUNTY OF
WESTLAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
HOKITIKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1871.
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 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 Conrad Hoos, Chairman of the County Council of Westland, all the powers vested by "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," 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:
And whereas by a Proclamation dated the 11th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy, the said Conrad Hoos, in exercise and pursuance of the powers vested in him in that behalf, did proclaim that certain bridges and ferries mentioned in the Schedule attached to the Proclamation should be deemed to be public bridges and ferries within the meaning of the said Act:
And whereas it has been made to appear to me that it is expedient to revoke the said Proclamation:
And whereas by an Order in Council dated the 27th day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, His Excellency the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the Colony, did delegate unto me, Henry Hermann Lahman, Chairman of the County Council of Westland, all the powers by "The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868," vested in the Governor.
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Westland Provincial Gazette 1871, No 11
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🏗️ Delegation of powers under the Bridges and Ferries Act
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksBridges, Ferries, Delegation of powers, Westland County, Proclamation
- Conrad Hoos, Former Chairman of the County Council of Westland
- Henry Hermann Lahman, Current Chairman of the County Council of Westland