Westland Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 10

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✨ Water-Race Licence Application and Spirit Licenses



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side of the race, conveyed to us for the term
of the lease, for the protection of the race and
supply of timber; and a special claim, for
mining purposes, five chains wide, the whole
length of the race, along the lower side of
the protected belt.

Ross, 9th April, 1872.

TO J. AYLMER, ESQ., WARDEN.

SIR,—As Manager of the Totara and Jones’
Creek Amalgamated Water-Race Company, Registered, and on behalf of the said
Company, I herewith deposit the sum of
Twenty pounds as required by the Water Race
Licence Regulations, and on behalf of the said
Company, I agree, if my application (the particulars of which are hereunder set forth) be
investigated, that such sum shall in all
respects be held, subject to the terms of such
Regulations, and that upon the approval of
this application, the said Company will abide
by any conditions that may be imposed upon
them.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Yours obediently,

CAMILLE MALFROY,
Manager.

Name and address in full of applicant.—Camille Malfroy of Ross in the County of
Westland, Manager of the Totara and Jones’
Creek Amalgamated Water-Race Company,
Registered.

Style under which it is intended to conduct
the business.—“The Totara and Jones’ Creek
Amalgamated Water-Race Company, Registered.”

Number of heads.—No. 1, or upper race,
registered for 8 heads; No. 2, or lower race,
registered for 8 heads; No. 3, or Castello’s
race, registered for 4 heads; No. 4, or Nelson’s
race, registered for 3 heads; total 23 heads.

Distance of race.—There are four races, and
their aggregate length is about 16 miles.

Capital expended.—£15,426 2s. 4d.

Term for which license is required.—Fifteen years.

Precise locality.—No. 1, or upper race,
commencing at Donnelly’s Creek about three
miles from Ross and terminating at Swiper’s
Gully; length over five miles. No. 2, or lower
race, commencing at Donnelly’s Creek about
two and three quarter miles from Ross, and
terminating at Jones’ Creek; length under
five miles. No. 3, or Castello’s race, commencing at Donnelly’s Creek about one and
three quarter miles from Ross, and terminating in Jones’ Flat; length under five miles.
No. 4, or Nelson’s Race, commencing at the
Scandinavian Creek about three miles from
Ross, and terminating at the back of the old
Cemetery Hill; length under five miles.

Ross, 15th January, 1872.

LIST of APPLICATIONS for SPIRIT LICENSES, to be heard at the Resident
Magistrate’s Court, at Hokitika, on Tuesday, the seventh day of May, 1872.

No. Name Christian Name Residence Name of house proposed to be Licensed
1 Evans James Gibson’s Quay Red Lion Hotel
2 Cheffings John Gibson’s Quay Diggers’ Arms Hotel
3 Wagner Jacob S. Revell-street Empire Hotel
4 Fane Reginald Revell-street Scandinavian Hotel
5 Clark Edward Saunders Revell-street Cosmopolitan Hotel
6 White Samuel Revell-street Ovens Hotel
7 Gibson Thomas Revell-street Westland Hotel
8 Buxton Thomas Revell-street Eldorado Hotel
9 Stapleton S. G. Hampden-street Sir George Bowen Hotel
10 Hudson John Revell-street Cleveland Hotel
11 Galvin Michael Revell-street Auckland Hotel
12 O’Driscoll Cornelius Revell-street Harp of Erin Hotel
13 Kennedy John Tancred-street Coach and Horses Hotel
14 Walker Robert Revell-street Duke of Edinburgh Café Hotel
15 Cramer Louis Gibson’s Quay European Hotel
16 Mulvihill John Revell-street Dan O’Connell Hotel
17 Kortegast Fanny Revell-street Exchange Hotel
18 Peake John Gibson’s Quay Bridge Hotel
19 O’Brien Joseph Revell-street Hokitika Hotel

EDWARD HARDCASTLE,
Clerk of the Court.



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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Application for Water-Right Licence (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
9 April 1872
Water-Race Licence, Totara and Jones’ Creek Amalgamated Water-Race Company, Ross, Westland
  • Camille Malfroy, Manager of the Totara and Jones’ Creek Amalgamated Water-Race Company

  • J. Aylmer, Esq., Warden

🏭 List of Applications for Spirit Licenses

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Spirit Licenses, Hotel Licenses, Hokitika, Resident Magistrate’s Court
19 names identified
  • James Evans, Applicant for spirit license for Red Lion Hotel
  • John Cheffings, Applicant for spirit license for Diggers’ Arms Hotel
  • Jacob S. Wagner, Applicant for spirit license for Empire Hotel
  • Reginald Fane, Applicant for spirit license for Scandinavian Hotel
  • Edward Saunders Clark, Applicant for spirit license for Cosmopolitan Hotel
  • Samuel White, Applicant for spirit license for Ovens Hotel
  • Thomas Gibson, Applicant for spirit license for Westland Hotel
  • Thomas Buxton, Applicant for spirit license for Eldorado Hotel
  • S. G. Stapleton, Applicant for spirit license for Sir George Bowen Hotel
  • John Hudson, Applicant for spirit license for Cleveland Hotel
  • Michael Galvin, Applicant for spirit license for Auckland Hotel
  • Cornelius O’Driscoll, Applicant for spirit license for Harp of Erin Hotel
  • John Kennedy, Applicant for spirit license for Coach and Horses Hotel
  • Robert Walker, Applicant for spirit license for Duke of Edinburgh Café Hotel
  • Louis Cramer, Applicant for spirit license for European Hotel
  • John Mulvihill, Applicant for spirit license for Dan O’Connell Hotel
  • Fanny Kortegast, Applicant for spirit license for Exchange Hotel
  • John Peake, Applicant for spirit license for Bridge Hotel
  • Joseph O’Brien, Applicant for spirit license for Hokitika Hotel

  • Edward Hardcastle, Clerk of the Court