[From the Government Gazette, August 1.] PROCLAMATION.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 838, 13 August 1853, Page 4

[From the Government Gazette, August I.] PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Sir George Grey, a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath,Govemor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over the Islands of New Zealand, and Vice-Admiral of the same, &o. &c. &c. WHEREAS by an -Ordinance passed by the Governor-in-Chief of the New Zealand Islands by and with the consent of the Legislative Council thereof intituled "An Ordinance for the Naturalisation of certain persons in the Islands of New Zealand." Session XII, No. 4, it is .enacted that " all and singular the persons who shaTl be declared to come within the operation of such Ordinance by any Proclamation to be issued in that behalf by His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief shall be deemed and taken until the next Session of the General Legislature within the Islands of New Zealand to be natural bom subjects of Her Majesty." Now, therefore, I, the Governor of the Islands of New Zealand, in pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by the said in part recited Ordinance, Do Hereby Proclaim and Declare that the persons whose names are underwritten shall be deemed and taken to be natural born subjects of Her Majesty, from the date set opposite their names respectively, until the next Session of the General Legislature of the Islands of New Zealand, as fully to all intents and purposes , as if their names had I een inserted in the Schedule annexed to the said Ordinance. William Stewart, November 2nd, 1648.' Wilhelm Skivers, June 22nd, 1853. This Proclamation «hall take effect from and after the date hereof. •Given under «ny hand, «nd issued trader, the Public Seal of the Islands of New ■■ Zealand, at House, at It*.) Wellington, in the Province of Wellington, in the Islands aforesaid, this fifteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and;, ififty-three. : <3. -GREY, | Governor. By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary. God Save the 'Queen.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 28th July, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has directed the following Despatch and j its Enclosure, being the Instrument whereby ; ! the powers of the CantesrbuTy Association to i dispose of the Waste Lands of the Canterbury Settlement are terminated* to be published for .general information, Bj His Excellency's command, f Amtkbd Domktt, Civil Secretary.

<Copy.) Downlng-street, 2nd March, 1853. g IB> — With reference to Sir John Pakington's Despatch of the 15 th December last, No. 86, I have now to transmit to you a Copy of the instrument which was served on the Canterbury Association, dated the 27th December last, whereby its power of disposal over the Lands of the Canterbury Settlement was terminated. I wish to repeat the Instructions of my Predecessor, leaving it to yourself to regulate the disposal of these lands until the General Assembly Bhall pass any Enactments affecting it, with the understanding that you will do so in such a manner as to approach as near as circumstances will admit to a general conformity with the in force in other portions of the colony, regard being had to the ! interest of those who have purchased or taken licenses under the Canterbury scheme. I am, Your obedient Servant, -\ (Signed) Newcastle. Governor Sir Gkorgh Guet, K.C.B.

Colonial office, 27th December, 1853. Whereas, by an Act passed in the 13th and 14th yefcrs of her Majesty's reign, and intituled "An Act empowering the Canterbury Association to dispose of certain lands in New Zealand," power was given to the said Association during the term of ten years, " and such further term of years as one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State might by writing under his hand declare, as thereinafter provided by instrument under their common seal, to dispose of and convey all or any part of the lands described in the schedule to the said Act in manner therein provided ; but subject to the following, amongst other conditions; That one-sixth part of the whole produce of suchfales, and of the sums received for licenses for pasturage, be paid by the said Association to her Majesty, her heirs and successors, such payments to be made at such times and to such persons as one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State shall by writing under his hand determine (saving nevertheless all such rights as the New Zealand Company may possess, as hereinafter mentioned, under the said recited Act of the tenth and eleventh years of her Majesty's reign,'to any payments out of sales of demesne land of the Crown in New Zealand) and the reeeipts-of any one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State shall be a complete discharge to the said Association for the monies paid to him." And it i'jj by the said Aot of the 13th and 14th years of her Majesty's •reign enacted that if the said Association should at any time during the said term of ten years, at such exitendedierm as aforesaid, omit or neglect to observe or perform any of the 'conditions aforesaid, one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State may, if he shall think fit, by writing under his hand, declare that the power of disposition over the lands in the schedule to the said Act thereby given to them, has determined. And whereas, on the 30th day -of October last, there* was due and owing from the said Association a sam of £4215 Bs. o£d, being onesixth part <©f the whole produce -of the sales by the said Association of part of the lands described ia the said schedule to the said Act, between the >6th day of October, 1851, and the Ist day of March, 1852. And whereas, in pursuanoe of the said Act, I, (being one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State) on the -30th October last, by writing under my hand, determined that the said Association should amongst other things pay the said sum of £4215 Bs. o£d., so due and owing as aforesaid to William George Anderson, Esquire, Assistant Paymaster General, -on the part .of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, at the office of her Majesty's Paymaster General, Whitehall, on the Ist day of December then next ensuing ; of which determination due notice was given to the said Association. And whereas, the said Association did not on the said Ist day of December, or on any other day, make payment of the said sum in manner and form aforesaid or in any other ■manner whatsoever, but have neglected and still continue to neglect to make such paymentNow, therefore, I, being one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, under and by vir!ue of t"he powers given to me in this behalf by the said Act of the 13th and 1 4th years of her Majesty's reign, do hereby declare that the power of disposition over the lands in the said schedule given to the said -Canterbury Association by the said Act has determined. j (Signed) John S. Pakington.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 26th July, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint Matthew Richmond, Esquire, to be a Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Province of Nelson, the appointment to date from the 11th of June, 1853. By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 26th July, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint Matthew Richmond, Esquire, to be a Commissioner for investigating and reporting upon claims to Land under Land Claims Ordinance, Session I, No. 2, the appointment to date from the 21st June, 1853. By His Excellency's command, Altred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 26th July, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has beep pleased to appoint Matthew Richmond, Esquire, and John Poyntbr, Esquire, o be joint Commissioners for investigating laims to Land under purchases from the New Zealand Company, in the District of Nelson, the appointment to date from the 21st of June, 3853. By His Excellenc/s Command, Alp bed Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 23rd July, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR has been pleased to appoint Kobert Park, Esquire, to lay Informations under the Ist clause of the " Native Land Purchase Ordinance," No. 19, of Session VJI, against persons acting contrary to the provisions of the said Ordinance. By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, Wellington, 29th July, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR ' has been pleased to appoint Oliver Barker D'Arct, Esquire,

A Captain in H.M. 65th Regiment, and Act-ing-Major of Brigade, S.D., to be a Justice of the Peace of the Province of Wellington, the appointment to date from the 15th instant. By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Civil Secretary's Office, ' Wellington^ 9th July, 1853. HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR directs it to be notified for general information that from and after the Ist day of August next, the Heads of the undermentioned Departments of the Establishments of the late Province of New Munster will receive their instructions from, and make all their Reports to, his Honor the Superintendent of the Province of Wellington : — The Officers in the Colonial Secretary's DeJ partment. _ The Officers in the Provincial Councils Department. The Officers in the Sheriff's Department. The Officers in the Resident Magistrate's Department in the Town of Wellington. The Officers in the Police Department. The Officers in the Medical Department. The Officers in the Public Works and Roads. The Inspector of Sheep and Slaughter Houses By His Excellency's command, Alfred Domett, Civil Secretary.

Prospectus. (BOOK'S STRAIT MINING COMPANY, Nelson, New Zealand. Capital £56,000, in 56,000 shares of £1 each to be paid in full upon application, with powe to increase the Capital by additional shares. Honorary and Provisional Trustees in the Colony : \ D. Sclanders, Esq., of the firm of Morrison &.Sclanders, Merchants, London, and Nelson, New Zealand. E. W. Stafford, Esq., Nelson. W. R. Nicholson, Esq., Merchant, Nelson. j Bankers in the Colony : The Union Bank of Australia, Wellington. Provisional Secretary, and Solicitor in the Colony : Wm. Thos. Locke Travers, Esq., Nelson. This Company is formed for the purpose of working the ** Dun Mountain Copper Mines," pursuant to the prospectus issued by the projectors of the undertaking on the Bth of October, 1852. The preliminary fund having been raised in the manner proposed by that prospectus, a contract was entered into by the projectors with W. L. Wrey, Esq., a Mineral Surveyor, to perform the works necessary for determining the true character of the mine, and the practicability of forming roads for transporting the produce to a place of sliipment. The following is his report to the projecters of the result of his investigations: — To W. T. L. Travers and W. Weixs, Esquires, Nelson.

Gcntlemen — I have now the honour of reporting the result of the operations conducted bj me, und r the contract entered into with you in December, 1852, and which I deemed requisite for ascertaining, firstly, the actual character and value of the copper lode situated near the Dun Mountain, respecting which I made nn earlier report (25th May, 1852) to his Excellency the Governor-in-Chief; and secondly, the existence of a practicable line of road for transporting to a place of shipment the produce of the mine. I find the anticipations expressed in the earlier report above alluded to, to be fully confirmed and borne out by the operative researches I have, since made upon the locbe. I am now able to say from positiT« mining, that the lode is a north and south lode. That it is ft champion lode from 5 to 8 feet in width, and contains metal of a very high quality, in great profusion. The lode is so situated that it may be worked to a depth ottwo hundred fathoms by adit or level. The adit will furthermore be 'he commencement of a railway, for the transport of the ore to the place of shipment. These points are of great economical importance. Although my engagement was merely to explore a particular lode, I beg to add, that I have clearly ascertained the existence of several other lodes in proximity with the on« originally discovered. I with sincerity "beg to assure yon, that it has never before fallen to my lot to meet with any lode exhibiting such extraordinary and unerring indications of mineral wealth, or which -would more completely justify the investment of capital. , The only approach to the mine, when I first visited it, was of such a mountainous and rugged character, necessitating an ascent to the height of nearly 4,000 feet, that I at first felt doubtful respecting the possibility of removing the ore to a place of shipment with a due regard to economy, but I am happy in being able to report, as the result of actual and careful survey, that a good prac-, ticable line for a mineral descending traffic has been proved. This line follows throughout the whole length, as you will observe by the accompanying plan, the course of the Maitai River, the main stream of which takes its rise within a-mileof the lode. The distance will not exceed 12 miles from the mine adit to the vessel's side in the Haven at Nelson, and the goods will not require to be shifted after the waggons are loaded at the mine until discharged into the vessel. In the first part of the line, for about two miles, the descent must be by inclined plane, after which it will present upon' the whole remaining distance a very uniform and easy gradient, workable by horse or locomotive power. The serpentine course of the river, and the mountainous and broken character of the country, may possibly render the curves too sharp for locomotives, but this is a point of detail which I have not thought it essential to determine. The nature of the country, however, is very favourable for the construction of the necessary works, the banks of the river being solid, and the prevailing rocks of slate and trap, of a very compact and durable character, whilst an abundance of timber is found growing throughout the whole extent of the line. I feel justified therefore in asserting, not only that a practicable line exists, but also that it is efficient and economical. I beg to add a few words on the geological features of the country. Taking a cross section from the town of Nelson by Brook Street Valley, I find the prevailing rock to be a clay slate, intersected, and occasionally disturbed, by dikes and beds of trap rock. The slate may be traced along the summit of the ridge for about three miles, beyond which I find a magnificent deposit of grey crystaline limestone extending about a mile in width. The summit of the high wooded peak (the altitude of which is not less than 4,000 feet) is composed of this lime-stone, lying conformably to the slate which forms the base of the mountain, and presenting sharp angular masses at the very apex. The slate and limestone are both highly inclined. Immediately beyond the limestone^ formation the mineral region commences in which the copper ore exists. The prevailing rock is a^ micaceous schist, traversed by dikes of hornblende schist, whilst the surface of the mountain is strewnk<with detached masses of serpentine rode r containing magnetic iron ore. and occasional veins of asbestos and talc. Other products besides ,the copper ore will, therefore, by the formation of the necessary

railway, become available, such as ilate of exceeding fine quality for every purpose to which slate can be applied: limestone, timber, and fire- stone fit for the most intense funace work, all of which would come to market at a moderate cost, and some of which are, at present, in great demand. The foregoing statement shews the undertaking', to possess such unusual advantages in every/ particular, that I have no hesitation in recommend--ing immediate steps to obtain tbe capital necessary to work the mines, feeling perfectly assured that they will prove highly remunerative. I am t &c, W. L. Wret, Nelson, 10th June, 1853. Mineral Surveyor.' The following letter wasin the meantime received' from T. L. Morgan, Esq., of the Burwood Smelt works, near Newcastle, in Australia, to whom specimens of the ore had been sent:— " Burwood Smelting Works, " Newcastle, March 12, 1853. "Sir Your favour of the 27th July, 1852 cameduly to hand, with sample of copper ore. I should' have replied on receipt, butfromthegreatuncertainty that prevailed then as to the possibility of keeping our works supplied with labour, and which has more or less continued, combined with an expectation that I should'be able personally to wait upon you— l have deferred making a definite communication on the subject. 1 may now say, that the ore is exceedingly rioh, and the indications, as described by you, most favourable. As a smelting Company we would rather not engage in mining operations, but can assure you the prospect you have is sufficiently valid to justify any amount of outlay, if well directed. We should be glad to give £16 to £17 per twenty-one cwt, for any quantity of ore of that quality delivered in Newcastle. You may rest satisfied that no spontaneous combustion would take place with that ore during any period of time, either on shipboard or elsewhere. I remain*, &c, "W.T. L. Travers, Esq." T. L. Morgan."* A specimen of the ore was also submitted for assay to Dr. E. Davey. Government Assayist, at Adelaide, in South Australia, by G.Tinline, Esq., who gave the following as the result : — "Copper ore (oxide). The green portions off this specimen are malachite the red portion is;; oxide, containing about 70 per cent, of copperthe black portion about 30 or 40 per cent." The specimens submitted to Messrs. Morgan* and Davey were mere surface specimens, and inferior to the greater proportion of the ore sinceobtained from the mines. On reference to authentic returns of the sales, of copper ores at Swansea, it may be seen that of the produce of 100 mines in the United Kingdom, many of which are of the first celebrity, there are but few which exceed one-hair the value of that from the Dun Mountain Copper Mines. The report of the contractor, who has been for upwards of thirty years engaged in mining operations, supported by such unbiassed and satisfactory evidence from eminent practical and' scientific men- was deemed by the projectors to he conclusive evidence of the favourable prospects of the mine, and they have therefore, in fnrthcr pursuance of the prospectus of October 8, 1852, entered into a contiact with Mr. W re y to proceed to England without delay, for the purpose of of raising the capital, and taking the other steps necessary to carry on and work the mines cessfullyIn the mean time, in order to afford to residents in the colony an opportunity of investing, the Trustees have determined to reserve 5,^00 shares until the Ist December, 1853, for allotment to applicants in the colony, exclusive of the shares towhich contributors to the preliminary fund may become entitled pursuant to the terms of the prospectus of the «th October, 1852, and of the snares to be allotted to the Projectors as hereinafter mentioned. All applications for shares to be allotted in the colony must be made on orb?forethe 30th November, 1853, and must be in the form given below, and be accompanied by a receipt from the Bankers, of the Company for the full amount of the shares,, without which, no application will be registered. Applications will be registered in the order i» which they are received. s. The allotment will take place on the Ist December, 1853. In any casein which the full number of share* applied for shall not be allotted to the applicant* the excess deposited by him will be repaid in fullf by a cheque upon tbe Bankers of the Company. Persons who have contributed to the Preliminary Fund must declare their intention of convertingtheir subscriptions into shares on or before the 30th. November, 1853. Such declaration must be in the from given below, and be accompanied by the receipt given on the part of the projectors at the time of contribution, without which no shares will be allotted in respect of such contributions. The Projectors have entered into an engagement to assign their interest in the mines to the Provisional Trustees for th« use of the Company, in consideration of "3,000 paid up shares, which are to be allotted to them without further application. In the establishment of the Company every possible means will be taken to limit the shareholders to the actual amount of their respective shares, either by obtaining a Charter of incorporation from fee Local 'Legislature, or otherwise, as shall be most advantageous fur the interests of the Company. The Provisional Trustees wtll have full power to invest tire capital subscribed in the colony in the purchase of the freehold estate in the mines. Upon the complete establishment of the Company in England, the Provisional Trustees will "execute all necessary deeds for transferring the property held by them for the use of the Company to the permanent Trustees, or to such other persons as ihe Directors or Managers of the Company shall direct. Applications for shares, in the following form, must be addressed to " the Provisional Trustees of the Company: — f_Form of application for shares/) To the Provisional Trustees of the Cook's Strait Mining Company, Nelson, New Zealand. Gentlemen— Be pleased to allot me shares in this Company, in respect of which I forward you Bankers' receipt for the sum of £ and I hereby agree to accept the same shares, orany lessnumber which may be allotted to me, and to execute, when required to do so, any deed or deeds of settlement, or other deeds or documents which may be necessary for constituting the Company. , ~ Yours, &3., Name Address in full Dated 185 Application in the following form for the conversion of contributions to the Preliminary Fund into shares,must also be addressed to theProvisional Trustees of the Company: [Formof application for conversion of contributions into shares.] To the Provisional Trustees of the Cook's Strait Mining Company, Nelson,' New Zealand. Gentlemen — I hereby declare my intention of converting my contribution to the Preliminary Fund raised by the projectors of this Company, amounting to £ (the receipt for which I enclose), into shares, pursuant to the Prospectus issued by the projectors on the Bth of October, 1852, and I hereby agree to accept the same shares, and to execute, whenrequired Jo.doso any deed or deeds of settlement, or other deeds or documents which may be necessary for constituting the Company. - Yours. &c. Name Address in full Dated 185 For Wellington, applications for shares &c to be made in the terms of the Prospectvis to Georgb Hart Esq., Lambton Quay. July 13, 1853.