Immigration Statistics, Banking Report, Road Tenders, Maritime Notice




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RETURN OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION AT THE PORT OF AUCKLAND DURING THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH, 1854.

PLACES. IMMIGRATION. EMIGRATION.
Adults. Children. Totals. Adults. Children. Totals.
Males. Females. Males. Females.
Great Britain 39 17 11 67 0 0 0 0
New South Wales 83 31 18 132 53 11 9 73
Van Diemen’s Land 10 4 0 14 0 0 0 0
Melbourne 75 25 10 110 38 10 9 57
Tonga Islands 1 1 5 7 0 0 0 0
Honolulu 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 0
Totals 212 80 44 336 91 21 18 130

This Return includes the miners and others landed at Kauwau Island, but does not include Military passengers.

D. ROUGH,
Immigration Agent and Emigration Officer.


Amount of the Notes in circulation at the Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, at Wellington, on the 1st day of April, 1854.

Amount of Notes in circulation on the 1st of April, 1854, being the close of the preceding four weeks, viz.:

£5 and upwards .. .. .. £13,820
Under £5 .. .. .. 18,481

Total .. .. .. £32,301

Total amount of Coin held by the same office on the same day, viz.:

Gold .. .. .. £16,752
Silver .. .. .. 549

Total .. .. .. £17,301

I, Henry St. Hill, being the acting Manager of the said Bank, do hereby certify that the above is a true account of the Notes in circulation, and of the Coins held by the said office, as required under Ordinance No. 16, Ses. 8.

HENRY ST. HILL,
Acting Manager.

Colonial Bank of Issue,
Wellington, 1st April, 1854.

The sum of Fifteen Thousand Pounds £15,000 sterling, has been invested under the Warrant of His Excellency the Governor, in the public funds in England, through the Commissariat Department, by arrangements made through the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury.

H. St. H.


WAHU ROAD.

Provincial Engineer’s Office,
25th April, 1854

TENDERS will be received at this office until noon of SATURDAY, 6th May, for the undermentioned works.

1st. Clearing and making passable for carts the portion of the Road crossing the Scoria.

2nd. Building a rough Scoria Bridge over the Mill Creek.

3rd. Building a Timber Bridge over Oakley’s Creek.

Plans and Specifications can be seen on application at this office.

CHAS. SANDERSON,
Provincial Engineer.


Superintendent’s Office, Auckland,
19th April, 1854.

THE following Notice to Mariners, from the New Zealand Government Gazette, is republished for general information.

R. H. WYNYARD,
Superintendent.


NOTICE TO MARINERS.

VICTORIA, PORT PHILLIP.

AUSTRALIA, BASS’ STRAITS.—REVOLVING LIGHT ON CAPE OTWAY.

Trinity House, London,
20th July, 1853.

The following particulars respecting the Revolving Light at Cape Otway (the first exhibition of which, in August, 1848, was notified from this house on the 11th April, 1849), having been communicated to this Corporation by direction of Her Majesty’s Secretary o



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🛂 Return of Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Auckland

🛂 Immigration
31 March 1854
Immigration, Emigration, Auckland, Statistics
  • D. Rough, Immigration Agent and Emigration Officer

💰 Notes in Circulation at the Colonial Bank of Issue

💰 Finance & Revenue
1 April 1854
Bank Notes, Circulation, Colonial Bank, Wellington
  • Henry St. Hill, Acting Manager

🏗️ Tenders for Wahu Road Works

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
25 April 1854
Road Construction, Tenders, Wahu Road, Auckland
  • Chas. Sanderson, Provincial Engineer

🚂 Notice to Mariners regarding Cape Otway Revolving Light

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 July 1853
Maritime Notice, Cape Otway, Revolving Light, Navigation
  • R. H. Wynyard, Superintendent