✨ Gold Fields Proclamation
THE COUNTY OF
WESTLAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
HOKITIKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1872.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, by the thirteenth 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 such persons using the same, as he shall deem reasonable:
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 twenty-two, 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 twenty-seventh day of January, 1871, and published in The New Zealand Gazette of the thirty-first day of January, 1871, His Excellency the Governor did, under his hand and the public seal of the Colony, delegate unto me, Henry Hermann Lahman, Chairman of the County Council of Westland,
all the powers vested in the Governor under or by virtue of "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," and "The Gold Fields Act Amendment Act, 1869," except the powers conferred by sections twenty-two, forty, forty-eight, sixty, ninety-six, and one hundred and seven of "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," to have, hold, and exercise the said powers hereby delegated to me the said Henry Hermann Lahman, within the County of Westland:
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 grant unto David Faulkener protection until 31st December, 1872, for a track about fifty chains long, commencing in the Eight-mile Creek at a point about fifteen chains below Faulkener and Simmons' store, and terminating at Faulkener and Simmons' branch store, Maori Creek Township, and I do hereby authorise the collection of the undermentioned tolls.
Given under my hand, at Hokitika, this seventh day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.
H. H. LAHMAN.
SCHEDULE.
| s. d. | |
|---|---|
| * Horses without packs | 1 0 |
| * Horses with packs | 2 0 |
| * To return free same day | |
| Cattle, per head | 2 0 |
| Sheep, pigs, or goats, each | 0 3 |
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Westland Provincial Gazette 1872, No 23
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🏗️ Grant of Protection for Track Construction
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works7 August 1872
Gold Fields Act, Road Construction, Toll Collection, Westland County
- David Faulkener, Granted protection for track construction
- Henry Hermann Lahman, Chairman of the County Council of Westland