o'if x'-GX) <<i o---l i) f r% L-I) s. IT having been brought under the atten. tion-of the'undersigned, thut'Tcrtain persons other'-than officers appointed as Receivers of Gold Revenue, under " 'I he Hold Field's Act, 1866,"have been and are moneys which belong to such 'Hold Fevenue. I hereby, give cctice, that all or any "[persons or person, who shall receive or •eontiuuc to receive any «uch 'moneys, will bo proceeded against as the law directs. I'ated' at C : yde this 2nd day of May, -1867. J. P. BRADSIIAW, •General Governnient Agent. Goldfiolds, Otago. To the Inhabitants of the Goldfields. A N Ordinance having been passed by the Provincial Council of Otago and 'assented to by the Superintendent in the the Governor, which Ordinance purports to establish Courts t>f Summary Jurisdiction within the Province, and'to the •Superintendent to appoint "Judges, called Provincial Wardens, to .preside at such Points : It is notified for Public Information, •that the "GokHields' Act, 1866,"expressly 'excludes tlic jurisdiction of any such "Court within the Goldfields, in matters .provided for under the Act. It is further notified, that the power to appoiut Judges and Magistrates being a prerogative of the Crown, any person taking upon himself to act in such capacity 'under any other authority is guilty of a 'ltusdemcsmor, and all decisions, judgments, and awards given, and all acts •doneby any such person in such capacity : are absolutely null and void. The Public arc therefore Cautioned against resorting to or taking any proceedings in any such Court-, or by at:y such 'Provincial Warden : And the Police nre warned that no Summons, Writ, Warrant, or other Process issued from or by such '"Court or Provincial Warden has any authority, and that the law will not protect 'them in attempting to act upon or execute • any such process. The Wardens heretofore appointed and • acting under the "Goldtields' Act," are -the only persons authorised to hold Wardens' Courts, and will continue to hold them as hitherto. All Miners' lights, Licenses, and Certificates of Transfer must hereafter be sig ed by a Warden, and all not so signed will be spurious. Any one except the Wardens, Clerk-", Receivers, and Bailiffs, nppoinlel under the Uoldfieh's" Act, who shall receive Fees or Monies, payable under the Act, will l>e proceeded against with the utmost rigor of the Law. J. C. RICHMOND, Acting for the Colonial Secretary. Clyde, May 27, 1867. A 0 A R D •AOCTOR G. HARVEY, Surgeon, will visit fortnightly the fol'owing.places : Blacks—Thursdays. Dry Bread—Saturdays. "St Bathans, 14th June, 1867. *G. CARLBACH, [WHOLESALE AK'D RETAIL STOREKEEPER, AND WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT, BLACKS. ROCK j| BLAO K 8 . 0 T E L, I •G. CARLBACH, Pmehirok. Fh-at-ClassAcconuaotlation,
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Dunstan Times, Issue 271, 5 July 1867, Page 2
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444Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 Dunstan Times, Issue 271, 5 July 1867, Page 2
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