Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 51

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PROCLAMATION.

I, WILLIAM ROLLESTON, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, in pursuance of the powers vested in me under the 27th section of "The Education Ordinance, 1873," do hereby with the advice and consent of the Executive Council abolish the Upper Ashburton Education District.

Given under my hand, at Christchurch, this 18th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent.

PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS the owners and occupiers of land and householders in the Educational District of Christchurch West have failed within the time limited for that purpose by the Board of Education to contribute and pay to the Provincial Treasurer the amount fixed by the Board as the contribution of the said district for school purposes:

Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM ROLLESTON, Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury, in pursuance of the powers vested in me, and by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, do hereby declare an uniform rate of ninepence in the £ to be leviable within the said district under the provisions of the 42nd section of "The Education Ordinance, 1873," and I do hereby appoint

GEORGE ARMSTRONG

as the person to whom the said rate shall be paid.

Given under my hand at Christchurch, this 18th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

WM. ROLLESTON,
Superintendent.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership lately existing between the undersigned, under the style or firm of "The New Zealand Provision and Produce Company," is dissolved by mutual consent, and that the business of the said Company will hereafter be transacted by the undersigned JAMES M'NEIGHT WATT.

Dated this tenth day of November, 1874.

W. H. MEIN,
JAMES M. WATT.

Witness—W. MILLER LEWIS,
Solicitor, Christchurch.

Public Works Office,
Christchurch, 20th November, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to appoint

JOHN LAWSON

to be Traffic Manager of the Canterbury Railways.

The duties to commence from the 1st December, 1874.

THOS. WM. MAUDE,
Secretary for Public Works.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Christchurch, 5th November, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed

First-class Sergeant HENRY WILLIAM FELTON

Mounted Constable THOMAS LOOSE,

to be Inspectors of Slaughter Yards for the Ashburton District.

EDWD. JOLLIE,
Provincial Secretary.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1874.

THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenderers is published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

TIMARU AND WAITAKI RAILWAY.

HOOK CONTRACT.

Accepted.

£ s. d.
David Proudfoot, Dunedin... 35,852 0 0

Declined.

£ s. d.
George Pratt, Timaru 36,025 2 2
E. J. Wright, Christchurch 37,502 0 0
Hadfield and Co., Christchurch 38,750 1 4
W. Fuller, Christchurch 39,800 0 0
Allan and Stumbles, Timaru 39,960 9 11
Brogden and Sons, Wellington 44,622 17 11

CHRISTCHURCH:
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury at the office of the "Press" Company Limited, Cashel street, by W. H. SMITH, Official Printer for the time being to the said Government




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🏘️ Abolition of Upper Ashburton Education District

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
18 November 1874
Education, Education District, Canterbury, Abolition, Upper Ashburton
  • William Rolleston, Superintendent

🏘️ Levying of education rate in Christchurch West

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
18 November 1874
Education, Rates, Taxation, Christchurch West, Collection
  • George Armstrong, Appointed to collect education rate

  • William Rolleston, Superintendent

🏭 Dissolution of partnership: The New Zealand Provision and Produce Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
10 November 1874
Partnership, Dissolution, Business, New Zealand Provision and Produce Company
  • W. H. Mein, Partner dissolving partnership
  • James M. Watt, Partner dissolving partnership

  • W. Miller Lewis, Solicitor

🚂 Appointment of Traffic Manager for Canterbury Railways

🚂 Transport & Communications
20 November 1874
Appointment, Traffic Manager, Canterbury Railways
  • John Lawson, Appointed Traffic Manager

  • Thos. Wm. Maude, Secretary for Public Works

🌾 Appointment of Inspectors of Slaughter Yards for Ashburton District

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
5 November 1874
Appointment, Inspector, Slaughter Yards, Ashburton
  • Henry William Felton (First-class Sergeant), Appointed Inspector of Slaughter Yards
  • Thomas Loose (Mounted Constable), Appointed Inspector of Slaughter Yards

  • Edwd. Jollie, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Timaru and Waitaki Railway (Hook Contract)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
24 October 1874
Tenders, Railway, Construction, Timaru, Waitaki, Hook Contract
8 names identified
  • David Proudfoot, Successful tenderer
  • George Pratt, Unsuccessful tenderer
  • E. J. Wright, Unsuccessful tenderer
  • Hadfield, Unsuccessful tenderer
  • W. Fuller, Unsuccessful tenderer
  • Allan, Unsuccessful tenderer
  • Stumbles, Unsuccessful tenderer
  • Brogden, Unsuccessful tenderer

  • Edward Richardson