Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1873 – No. 13

Page 59

✨ Public Works Tenders



SLEEPERS FOR CANTERBURY RAILWAYS.
(Totara, Jarrah, Black Pine (Matai), or Puriri.)

Accepted to the extent of 100,000 :

Calder, Blacklock, & Co., Invercargill, 150,000, totara and black pine, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 3 4½

Accepted :

J. Bruce, Waimate, 20,000, totara and black pine, delivered at Timaru, each ... 3 6

Declined :

H. Houghton & Co., Dunedin, whole or part, blue gum, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 2 10½

T. J. Thompson & Co., Invercargill, 75,000, red birch, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 3 0

Bird & Co., Christchurch, 150,000, matai, black pine, and totara, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 3 6

Hy. Piper, Akaroa, 10,000, black pine and totara, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 3 6

P. Laurie, Christchurch, 10,000, matai, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 3 6

H. Hawkins, Christchurch, 45,000, matai and totara, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 3 7

T. Hooker, Wairarapa, 30,000, totara, delivered at Wellington, each ... 3 9

Rockingham Jarrah Company, Ballarat, 10,000 to 30,000, jarrah, to be delivered at New Zealand, each ... 4 0

Connor & Mackay, Lyttelton, 150,000, jarrah or W. A. mahogany, delivered at Lyttelton, each ... 4 10

C. Leatham, Mercer, informal.

Note.—The tenders of H. Houghton & Co. and T. J. Thompson & Co. not according to specification.

ASHLEY BRIDGE (CANTERBURY).

Accepted :

Edward G. Wright, Christchurch ... £20,979 0 0

Declined :

H. C. McCormick, Dunedin ... 22,500 0 0

William Stocks, Christchurch ... 22,526 0 0

Connor & McKay, Lyttelton ... 24,800 0 0

John Wilson, Kaiapoi ... 25,638 15 9

Henry Wrigg, Auckland ... 25,769 7 0

Robert Wright, Kaiapoi ... 26,000 0 0

David Proudfoot, Dunedin ... 27,561 0 0

ASHBURTON BRIDGE (CANTERBURY).

Accepted :

Edward G. Wright, Christchurch ... £19,853 0 0

Declined :

David Proudfoot, Dunedin ... 25,096 8 0

Connor & McKay, Lyttelton ... 26,096 8 0

William Stocks, Christchurch ... 27,552 0 0

Henry Wrigg, Auckland ... 29,379 6 2

The above is published in the Gazette of the Province of Canterbury, in accordance with Section 15 of "The Railways Act, 1872."

WALTER KENNAWAY,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Christchurch, 2nd April, 1872.



Next Page →



Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa — PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1873, No 13




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Tenders for Sleepers for Canterbury Railways

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 April 1872
Tenders, Railway Sleepers, Canterbury, Timber, Contracts
14 names identified
  • Calder, Accepted tender for 150,000 sleepers
  • Blacklock, Accepted tender for 150,000 sleepers
  • J. Bruce, Accepted tender for 20,000 sleepers
  • H. Houghton, Declined tender for sleepers
  • T. J. Thompson, Declined tender for 75,000 sleepers
  • Bird, Declined tender for 150,000 sleepers
  • Hy. Piper, Declined tender for 10,000 sleepers
  • P. Laurie, Declined tender for 10,000 sleepers
  • H. Hawkins, Declined tender for 45,000 sleepers
  • T. Hooker, Declined tender for 30,000 sleepers
  • Rockingham Jarrah Company, Declined tender for 10,000 to 30,000 sleepers
  • Connor, Declined tender for 150,000 sleepers
  • Mackay, Declined tender for 150,000 sleepers
  • C. Leatham, Informal tender

  • Walter Kennaway, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Ashley Bridge (Canterbury)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 April 1872
Tenders, Bridge Construction, Ashley, Canterbury, Contracts
9 names identified
  • Edward G. Wright, Accepted tender for bridge construction
  • H. C. McCormick, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • William Stocks, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • Connor, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • McKay, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • John Wilson, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • Henry Wrigg, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • Robert Wright, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • David Proudfoot, Declined tender for bridge construction

  • Walter Kennaway, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Ashburton Bridge (Canterbury)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
2 April 1872
Tenders, Bridge Construction, Ashburton, Canterbury, Contracts
6 names identified
  • Edward G. Wright, Accepted tender for bridge construction
  • David Proudfoot, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • Connor, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • McKay, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • William Stocks, Declined tender for bridge construction
  • Henry Wrigg, Declined tender for bridge construction

  • Walter Kennaway, Provincial Secretary