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Newspaper
Nicola Herald
Location
Nicola, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
3
The next Court of Revision on provincial voters lists will be held on the first Monday in May. New names must be hung in the Court House for 30 days before that date. The last day to add names is Saturday, April 3. Lists may be used at the next Dominion election.
Sixty days after date the applicant seeks permission from the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works to buy up to 640 acres in Yale Division Yale District. The land parcel is described by a starting post near Lot 294 and bounded by 80 chains in each direction. Agent H E K Curene Barclay BonTuRong signs for the group.
Notice that an application will be made to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for an act to incorporate a railway company. The proposed route runs from Nicola Lake through Nicola and Coldwater rivers to Coquihalla valley, Fraser River near Hope, then to New Westminster and Vancouver, with branches, docks, steam vessels, telegraph lines, toll collection, and possible water power use. Solicitors Livingston, Garrett & King dated December 12, 190.
Sixty days after date I J A Menzies agent for D Menzies of Lower Nicola intends to apply for permission to purchase land described as beginning at a post 8 chains north of the northwest corner of Lot 1425 and forming a 640 acre parcel bounded north 80 chains west 80 chains south 80 chains and east 80 chains to the starting point.
Thirty days after date I intend to apply to the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on the described land starting at the N W corner of Lot 181 and following a square 80 chain boundary. Agent G I Murray and J F Murray. Dated February 4 1908.
Thirty days after date the Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works will receive an application for a license to prospect for coal and petroleum on land described as starting at the N W corner of Lot 181 and running 80 chains west, 80 chains north, 80 chains east, and 80 chains south to the starting point. Agent F aay J F Murray.
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