Westland Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 14

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✨ Ferry Toll Collectors Appointments



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 published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 13, of
the 26th February, 1874, His Excellency the
Governor did, by and with the advice of the
Executive Council of the Colony, delegate
unto 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
eleven, twenty-two, forty, forty-eight, sixty,
ninety-six, and one hundred and seven of the
said Act, to have, hold, and exercise the
said powers hereby delegated to me within
the Province of Westland:

And whereas it is expedient that the undermentioned persons should be allowed to
collect such tolls and occupy the sites of the
ferries mentioned in the Schedules hereto
annexed, for the periods set opposite to their
respective names:

Now therefore, I, James Alexander Bonar,
Superintendent of the Province of Westland, in exercise of the powers in that behalf
vested in and delegated to me, do hereby
notify that I have appointed the undermentioned persons to be toll collectors at the
ferries set opposite their respective names,
on the terms as stated below, and subject to
the conditions as published in the Provincial Gazette, No. 13, of the 29th April,
1874, and do hereby authorise the collection
of the undermentioned tolls at each of the
ferries respectively.

Given under my hand, at Hokitika,
this 30th day of April 1874.

JAS. A. BONAR.

MIKONUI.

William Miller.

  1. The ferry to be worked by boat.
  2. The amount of subsidy to be £20 per
    annum.
  3. Occupation allowed of twenty-five
    acres of land on south bank of river.
  4. Protection allowed, for one year from
    the date of this Gazette, on both sides of the
    river for half a mile each way from the
    point at which the boat usually starts.

Schedule of Charges.

s. d.
For every horse with rider 2 0
For every horse without rider 1 0
For every passenger ... 0

All Government officers on duty, and
persons carrying Her Majesty’s mails under
contract, free.

WAITAHA.

John Allen.

  1. The ferry to be worked by boat.
  2. The amount of subsidy to be £50 per
    annum.
  3. Occupation allowed of twenty-five
    acres of land on north bank of river.
  4. Protection allowed, for one year from
    the date of this Gazette, on both sides of the
    river for half a mile each way from the
    point at which the boat usually starts.

Schedule of Charges.

s. d.
For every horse with rider 4 0
For every horse without rider 3 0
For every passenger ... 2

All Government officers on duty, and
persons carrying Her Majesty’s mails under
contract, free.

WANGANUI.

Peter Hende.

  1. The ferry to be worked by boat.
  2. The amount of subsidy to be £50 per
    annum.
  3. Occupation allowed of twenty-five
    acres of land on north side of river.
  4. Protection allowed for one year from
    the date of this Gazette, on both sides of the
    river for half a mile each way from the usual
    point at which the boat starts.

Schedule of Charges.

s. d.
For every horse with rider 4 0
For every horse without rider 3 0
For every passenger ... 2
Goods, per cwt. ... 1

All Government officers on duty, and
persons carrying Her Majesty’s mails under
contract, free.

LITTLE WANGANUI.

Christopher Stege.

  1. The ferry to be worked by boat.
  2. The amount of subsidy to be £50 per
    annum.
  3. Occupation allowed of twenty-five acres
    of land.


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🏘️ Appointment of Ferry Toll Collectors in Westland

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
30 April 1874
Ferry, Toll Collectors, Westland, Appointments
  • William Miller, Appointed toll collector at Mikonui ferry
  • John Allen, Appointed toll collector at Waitaha ferry
  • Peter Hende, Appointed toll collector at Wanganui ferry
  • Christopher Stege, Appointed toll collector at Little Wanganui ferry

  • James Alexander Bonar, Superintendent of the Province of Westland