PROCLAMATION.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1929, 10 March 1875, Page 2

PROCLAMATION.

By the Hcn^ble^Daniel Pollen. "Whereas by.the tenth section of an Act of the General Assembly of ..^Tew Zealand, intituled " The Goldfields Act, 1866," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council at any time, either by a particular or general description, to exempt from occupation for mining purposes or for residence, *or^ for business under any Miner's Right-or Business License, any specific portion of Crown Land or any class of Crown Lan^s within a Goldfield, and such exemptil^ from time to time to revoke, and the limits and extent of such exempted land to alter as,he shall think fit, and land,so exempted, or included in any class, so exempted sballf not be occupied under any Miner's Eight or Business License: Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council, upon application to him for that purpose, to authorise the, occupation of any such exempted landsj either for | mining purposes,,or for residence, or for business, but not for Agricultural or Pastoral Purposes, and to permit of the construction of races, dims, or reservoirs thereon, and of races, drives, or tunnels thereunder, subject to such.conditions, restrictions, and regulations as he may think fit to impose : and whereas in accordance with the provisions of the one hundred and ninth section of the said Acr, the powers thus vested in the Governor in Council by the tenth section of the said Act, have been delegated to me, Daniel Pollen : And whereas I did bj; proclamation of even date herewith, constitute and appoint a certain block of land in the District of Hauraki, in the Province of Auckland, known as the " Ohinemuri Block," to be a Goldfield under the provisions of the said Act: Anjl 1 did further, by Proclamation of the same date, exempt from occupation, for mining purposes, or for residence, or for business, under any Miner's Right' or Business License, all that piece or parcel of land situated at Te Kahakaha, within the said Ohinemuri Goldfield, knoWh as ." Mackaytown," or Reserve B, the boundaries whereof have been marked and defined on the ground: And whereis application has been made to me to authorise the occupation of the aforesaid piece or parcel of land known as Mackaytovrn, or Reserve B, for residence or for business: Now, therefore, I, the said Daniel Pollen, in exercise of the powers and authority delegated to me under the provisions of , the said Act, do hereby authorise the oc-cupation_ofjfche^aid-_piecejQr._paEcel-o£Jand , for residence or for business, and in further exercise of the said powers and authority delegated to me under the said Act, do hereby make the following Regulations for the occupation of the same for residence or for business.

Given under my hand at Auckland, in the Province of Auckland, this third day of March, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five. Daniel Pollen.

Regulation*, foe Occupation foe Residence ob foe Business of the Block of Land within the Limits OF THE OHINJSMUBi GoLDFIELD KNOWN as Mackaytown ob Resebve B. Land to he Surveyed for a TovmsMp. Defining area of Residence Sites and Business Sites.

1. The land included within Mackaytown or Reserve B shall be surveyed fcr residence and business allotments under the direction of an officer duly appointed by the Governor in that behalf. Residence sites will contain an area not, exceeding one-tenth part of an acre, and will be laid out (unless the nature of the ground prevents it) with thirty-three (33) feet frontage to a street and a depth of one hundred and thirty-two (132) feet. Business sites will contain an area of onefifth of an acre, and will be laid out (unless as hereinbefore provided) with sixty-six (66) feet frontage to a street and a depth of one hundred and thirtytwo (132) feet; . , "

Application for' allotment to be made in vr toriting t and twfice. to he posted on the ground. Amount of License fee, %c. -

2. Any person desiring to occupy an allotment for residence or business shall make an application, in writing, for the same to an officer duly appointed by the Governor in that behalf. At the time of making such application the applicant shall place a post not less than four feet high in the ground in the centre of the street frontage of the allotment for which he requires a license, with his name legibly written thereon, together with the particulars of the desired occupation, whether for residence or business, and the date of the posting thereof. If no valid objection be lodged "with the proper officer within forty-eight hours from the time of the receipt of such application, a license m the form in the schedule hereto shall be granted on payment for a residence site of a fee of one pound (£1), and for a business site of five pound* (£5), for each allotment so licensed, and shall authorise the holder thereof to occupy the allotment in respect of which it has been issued for twelve months from the date thereof. Conditions of License. 3. Every License shall be brought annually to the proper officer - for renewal, and the fee of one pound or five pounds respectively payable therefor shall be charged on each subsequent renewal.

Any license not renewed annually ill be forfeited. No license for a resided or business site shall be forfeited for the non-occupancy of the allotment for: which it has been granted during the twelve months immediately following the first ispue of a license for the same, but such license shall not be renewed at the expiration of that period, unless there shall have been erected on the allotment so licensed . a dwelling-house or business, premises as the case may be. Survey fees to be charged. - 4. On the first taking up of any allot- , ment a survey fee of five (5) shillings shall be charged for each residence site,' and of ten (10) shillings for each business site, in addition to the fees for licenses . hereinbefore mentioned. Business not to l e conducted on allotment* licensed for residence. 5. Any person holding a residence" license for any allotment, and not being the holder of a business license for the same, who shall carry on any business on an allotment licensed for residence only; shall forfeit his allotment. Residence or business'licenses maybe , transferred. ; 6. Any person may transfer a residence., or business license—provided that notice, 1 of such transfer is given to. the officer charged with the, duty, of issuing such licenses. . ' " *