County Council Notices and Land Sales




County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, January 6, 1873.

IT is hereby notified for general information, that

RICKARD O’DONOVAN, Esq.,
has been declared duly elected as a member
of the County Council for the Okarito
Electoral District.

A. E. TENNANT,
Secretary to the Council.


County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, December 21, 1872.

THE Chairman of the County Council
directs it to be notified for general
information, that he has appointed

SERGEANT SOREN CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM
MOLLER

to be a Ranger, under "The Protection to
Animals Act, 1867," in the place of Sergeant
James M’Ennis, transferred.

A. E. TENNANT,
County Secretary.


County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, December 21, 1872.

THE Chairman of the County Council
directs it to be notified for general
information, that he has appointed

CONSTABLE JOHN KEATING

to be keeper of the Powder Magazine, in the
room of Sergeant James M’Ennis, transferred.

A. E. TENNANT,
County Secretary.


County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, December 21, 1872.

IT is hereby notified for general information, that

JAMES HAMILTON, Esq.,
has resigned his seat as a Member of the
County Council for the Paroa Electoral
District.

A. E. TENNANT,
Secretary to the Council.


IT is hereby notified, in accordance with
the provisions of section forty-three of
"The Westland Waste Lands Act, 1870,"
that the lands described in the Schedule
hereunto annexed are open for sale.

By order of the Waste Lands Board,
G. G. FITZGERALD,
Chief Commissioner.


SCHEDULE.

Block LXXVIII. (Rural.)
OKARITO DISTRICT.

Bounded on the north by the Wataros
River; on the west by the east boundary of
Special Settlement block, No. 3; on the
south by the Waitangi-taoni River; and on
the east by a straight line bearing 45°
(magnetic), through a point on Waitangi-
taoni River, due east of and three and a-half
miles distant from the east boundary of
Special Settlement block, No. 3; exclusive
of necessary reserves and subject to gold
workings.


Block LXXIX. (Suburban.)
GREY DISTRICT.

Bounded on the northward by Block
LXVII (suburban); on the westward by a
line ten chains east of and parallel to Railway
and Road Reserve; on the south by the
original south boundary of Greymouth
Town Belt; on the south-east by a straight
line at right angles to Marsden Road, about
twenty-five chains west of south corner peg
of suburban Section, No. 1480; exclusive of
necessary reserves and subject to gold
workings.


Block LXXX. (Rural.)
GREY DISTRICT.

Bounded on the northward by original
south boundary of Greymouth Town Belt:
on the west by a line twelve chains east of
and generally parallel to Reserve, No. 6 (in
red); on the south by Saltwater Creek and
A. A. track; and on the east by the west
boundary of Block I. (rural), and a straight
line forty (40) chains west of and generally
parallel to Sawyer’s Creek Road; exclusive
of necessary reserves and subject to gold
workings.


STATEMENT of the affairs of "The Hibernian Water Race Company, Registered," for the half-year ending December, 1872.

Name of Company—"Hibernian Water
Race Company, Registered."

Where formed and date of Registration—
Formed at Marsden, 21st September, 1872;
Registered, 24th September, 1872.

Where business is conducted, and name of
legal manager—Hamilton and Co.’s. Store,
Marsden; James Hamilton.

Nominal Capital—£6000, in shares of £5
each.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Westland Provincial Gazette 1873, No 1





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🏘️ Election of County Council Member

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
6 January 1873
Election, County Council, Okarito Electoral District, Hokitika
  • Rickard O’Donovan (Esquire), Elected as member of County Council

  • A. E. Tennant, Secretary to the Council

🏘️ Appointment of Ranger under Protection to Animals Act

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
21 December 1872
Appointment, Ranger, Protection to Animals Act, Hokitika
  • Soren Christopher William Moller (Sergeant), Appointed as Ranger
  • James M’Ennis (Sergeant), Transferred from Ranger position

  • A. E. Tennant, County Secretary

🏘️ Appointment of Powder Magazine Keeper

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
21 December 1872
Appointment, Powder Magazine, Keeper, Hokitika
  • John Keating (Constable), Appointed as keeper of Powder Magazine
  • James M’Ennis (Sergeant), Transferred from Powder Magazine keeper position

  • A. E. Tennant, County Secretary

🏘️ Resignation of County Council Member

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
21 December 1872
Resignation, County Council, Paroa Electoral District, Hokitika
  • James Hamilton (Esquire), Resigned as member of County Council

  • A. E. Tennant, Secretary to the Council

🗺️ Lands Open for Sale under Westland Waste Lands Act

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Land sale, Westland Waste Lands Act, Okarito District, Grey District
  • G. G. Fitzgerald, Chief Commissioner

🏭 Statement of Affairs for Hibernian Water Race Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Company statement, Hibernian Water Race Company, Marsden, Financial affairs
  • James Hamilton, Legal manager of Hibernian Water Race Company