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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-seventh day of January, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, 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, Henry Hermann Lahman, 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 County of Westland, except the powers conferred by the second section of the said Act :

Now therefore, I, Henry Hermann Lahman, Chairman of the County Council of Westland, in exercise and pursuance of the powers vested in me, do hereby proclaim that the ferry mentioned in the schedule hereto annexed shall be deemed to be a public ferry within the meaning of “The Bridges and Ferries Act, 1868,” and that the persons mentioned in the said schedule 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 schedule mentioned.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this 10th day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

H. H. LAHMAN.

SCHEDULE.

TOTARA FERRY.—MOLE AND CASHMAN.

1. The punts, gear, and approaches, to be maintained in good and serviceable condition, subject to the approval of the County Engineer.

2. Schedule of charges—

s. d.

Passengers, each — 1 0

Horse and rider — 2 0

Dray or waggon, one horse — 2 6

Each additional horse — 0 9

Coach or conveyance carrying passengers, one horse — 2 6

Each additional horse — 0 6

Private vehicle, one horse — 2 6

Each additional horse — 1 0

Pack-horses, each — 1 6

Horses & cattle driven, each — 0 9

Sheep, goats, or pigs, each — 0 1½

Government Officers on duty, Free.

County Chairman’s Office,

Hokitika, 12th June, 1871.

THE Chairman of the County Council directs it to be notified that he has appointed

WILLIAM HENRY HOSKING, Esq.,

to be Public Vaccinator for the Totara District.

A. E. TENNANT,

Chief Clerk.

County Chairman’s Office,

Hokitika, June 14, 1871.

IT is hereby notified for general information that

PETER DUNCAN, Esq.,

has been declared duly elected as a member of the County Council for the Paroa Electoral District, in the room of John O’Connor, Esq., resigned.

A. E. TENNANT,

Secretary of the Council.