Election Results and Trade Statistics




FOR THE CHRISTCHURCH COUNTRY DISTRICT.

John Hall.
John Bealy.
John Ollivier.
William Thomson.
William Bayley Bray.

FOR THE AKAROA DISTRICT.
William Sefton Moorhouse.
Crosby Ward.

By His Honor’s command,
John Hall,
Provincial Secretary,

Port Victoria, Canterbury.

Comparative Returns—Years 1853 and 1854, ending 31st December.

No. 1—Duties received ... £5511 18 0 | Year 1853.
... 7046 2 1 | Year 1854.

No. 2—Expenditure at this Port, viz.:
Salaries ... 477 14 7 | Year 1853.
... 615 0 0 | Year 1854.
Incidents ... 166 9 1 | Year 1853.
... 221 17 10 | Year 1854.

... £634 3 8 | Year 1853.
... 836 17 10 | Year 1854.

No. 3—Imports and Exports.
Year ending 31st Dec., 1853. | Year ending 31st Dec., 1854.
Value imports. | Value exports. | Value imports. | Value exports.

No. 4—British Goods
from United Kingdom ... £14385 11 1 ... | ... | 25765 10 8 ...
Other ditto ... 5363 2 0 ... | ... | 10180 14 1 ...
British Goods from other
places ... 12840 5 5 ... | ... | 25165 4 11 ...
Other Goods ... 44440 17 6 2891 0 0 | 36606 15 4 14157 16 0

... £75,529 16 0 2891 0 0 | £97,718 4 7 14,157 16 0

No. 5— Comparative Return.
Staple articles produce of Port Victoria District and other ports of the Province of Canterbury, exported from Port Victoria.

Description of Articles. | Quantity. | Year 1853. | Quantity. | Year 1854.
... | 1853. | ... | 1854.

Butter | ... | Tons. cwt. qr. | ...
... | ... | 1050 lbs. | 80 0 0
Cheese | 8 1 1 | ... | 183 0 0
Grain—Bran | 124 bushels | ... | 12 0 0
Barley | 109 ditto | ... | 60 0 0
Oats | 4190 ditto | 1865 0 0
Wheat | 600 ditto | 300 0 0
Oil | 153 galls. | 40 0 0
Timber—Sawn | 154,500 feet | 855 0 0 | 25,000 feet | 250 0 0
Vegetables—Potatoes | 292 tons | 3170 0 0
Carrots and Turnips | 16 tons | 99 0 0
Wool | 132,600 lbs. | 21,843 0 0 | ... | 13,169 0 0



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1855, No 6





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🏘️ Election Results for Provincial Council (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
20 March 1855
Elections, Provincial Council, Christchurch, Lyttelton
7 names identified
  • John Hall, Elected for Christchurch Country District
  • John Bealy, Elected for Christchurch Country District
  • John Ollivier, Elected for Christchurch Country District
  • William Thomson, Elected for Christchurch Country District
  • William Bayley Bray, Elected for Christchurch Country District
  • William Sefton Moorhouse, Elected for Akaroa District
  • Crosby Ward, Elected for Akaroa District

  • John Hall, Provincial Secretary

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