PROVINCE OF WESTLAND GAZETTE.

And whereas, by an instrument in writing,
dated the 2nd day of February, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-four, and pub-
lished in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 13, of
the 26th February, 1874, His Excellency the
Governor, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Executive Council of the Colony
of New Zealand, did delegate to me, James
Alexander Bonar, Superintendent of the
Province of Westland, all the powers
vested in the Governor under or by virtue of
the "Gold Fields Act, 1866," except the
powers conferred by Sections twenty-two,
forty, forty-eight, sixty, ninety-six, and one
hundred and seven of the said Act, to have,
hold, and exercise within the Province of
Westland the said powers hereby given to
the said James Alexander Bonar, so long as
he shall continue and remain Superintendent
of the said Province and no longer: Pro-
vided always that copies of all rules and
regulations made under the delegation afore-
said shall be forthwith transmitted to the
General Assembly, in order that the same
may be laid before the General Assembly in
accordance with the provisions of the one
hundred and tenth Clause of the "Gold
Fields Act, 1866":

And whereas it is expedient that regula-
tions should be made for collecting such
tolls and for preventing the evasion thereof,
and generally for the control and manage-
ment of such ferries.

Now therefore, I, James Alexander Bonar,
Superintendent of the Province of West-
land, in exercise and pursuance of the powers
vested in and delegated to me in this behalf,
do hereby give notice that I make the fol-
lowing regulations for the collection of tolls,
and for preventing the evasion thereof, and
generally for the control and management
of all such ferries within the Province of
Westland.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika,
this 22nd day of April, 1874.

J. A. BONAR.

SCHEDULE.

1. At each Ferry good and efficient boats
   or punts as may be gazetted to be maintained.
   The boats to be fitted with proper oars, and
   the punts to be fitted with proper gear, and
   to each Punt a boat must be attached.

2. A supply of seasoned timber to be
   kept, at all times, ready cut for immediate
   use, in case of the boat or punt being
   washed away.

3. The ferryman’s house to be placed as
   near to the ferry as possible, having due
   regard to safety from floods.

4. A signal staff fitted with flag or ball to
   be erected and maintained on the side of the
   river opposite to that on which the ferry-
   man’s house is built, and such staff to be in
   a position that it can be clearly visible from
   the said ferryman’s house.

5. If the river is at any time fordable, the
   ferryman must give every assistance, if
   required to do so, in pointing out the fords
   to persons crossing, and in such cases the
   ferryman to be entitled to charge according
   to the scale of charges gazetted for his
   ferry.

6. Proper accommodation for travellers to
   be provided at each ferry-house at an ap-
   proved scale of charges.

7. Subject to the approval of the Licensing
   Bench for the Districts, the Superintendent
   may recommend a free License to be
   granted to ferrymen on the southern ferries.

8. The ferries and approaches thereto on
   both sides of the river to be at all times
   properly maintained, subject to the approval
   of the Superintendent.

9. The ferryman to be at all times in
   attendance at the ferry in person, but, should
   circumstances necessitate his temporary
   absence, a competent person to be provided
   to take charge of the ferry during such
   absence.

10. Protection may be cancelled, and
    subsidy withdrawn should the ferry be
    neglected.

Printed by Wm. Kelly, at the "Westland Register" Office, authorised Printer for
the Government of Westland.