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Westport Times, Volume V, Issue 860, 12 September 1871, Page 2

/COURTS for the INANGAHUA and LYELL DISTRICTS will bo held as under : Sept. 20th, 10 a.m....At Barker and Anderson's Store, Reefton. Sept. 21st, 2 p.m. ..Christy's Accommodation House, Inangahua Junction. JOSEPH GILES, Warden. v. mm b. PROTECTION is hereby Granted, subject to the following conditions, for Six Years from this date, under the Provisions of "Tho Goldfields Act, I860," to " Tho Buller Towing Track Company (Limited)," for a Towing Path to bo constructed up the Builer river, from Garden Island on the south bank of the Buller to the junction of tho River Inangahua; and the said Company are hereby authorised to charge the Tolls hereinafter specified, during the continuance of this Protection. conditions : 1. That a good Towing Path or Track shall bo constructed from Garden Island to the junction of the Inangahua river with the Buller, under the direction and to tho satisfaction of the Provincial Engineer. 2. That the Track shall be completed on or before the 31st December, 1871, and shall be maintained in good order by and at the expense of the said Company during the whole of the Baid term of Protection, to the satisfaction of the Provincial Engineer. 3. That tho Tolls to be charged shall be at a rate not exceeding One Pound per Ton. 4. The Protection shall not interfere with the navigation of the Buller river, by Boats not using the Towing Path. 5. The Towing Path shall be open to all persons desirous of using the same, on payment of the Tolls. 6. The Government to have the option, at any time, on giving Three Months notice, of taking over tho Track, either at a valuation or at Ten per cent, advance on tho first cost of construction, exclusive of cost of repairs, and if taken at a valuation, the value of the work only to be taken, exclusive of goodwill 7. At the expiration of the said term of Six Years this Protection will cease and determine, and tho Company will not be entitled to any compensation. 8. In the event of any of the above conditions not being carried out to tho satisfaction of the Superintendent, he may cancel this Protection, and tho said Company shall not bo entitled to any compensation or payment. 9. This Protection shall not be transferred without the sanction of the Superintendent of the Province. Dated at Nelson, this Fourteenth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and soventy-ono. OSWALD CURTIS, Superintendent. Attested—ALFIiED GREENFIELD, Provincial Secretary. v. %m£z b. INLAND MAIL SERVICES. lO ceived at tho Post Office at Westport, till the 30th September inst., lor the CONVEYANCE of MAILS between the undermentioned places, from the Ist January to the 31st December, 1872, both days included : 1 Westpbrt & Charleston once daily 2 Charleston & Brighton twice weekly 3 Westport& Addison's twice weekly 4 Westport & Eochfort twice weekly 5 Westport & Eeefton {lnangahua) once weekly 6 Westport and Lyell once fortnightly 7 Christy's Junction and once weekly Lyell The Services to bo terminable by the Postmaster - General on giving six weeks' notice in writing. Each tenderer will be required to give security as provided for on the form of tonder, which may be procured at any Post Office, for a sum equal to 20 per cent, on the amount of tho tender, binding the tenderer to take up the servico tendered for, and execute the necessary contract bond, in tho event of his tender being accepted. No tender will be considered eligible unless made on the printed form provided by th« Department. Tenders to be endorsed "Tender for Mail Service No. —," and addressed to the Postmaster-General, Wellington. . THOS. F. WINSTANLEY, Postmaster. Post Office, Westport, Sept. 1,1871.