✨ Abstract of public works
| Brought Forward | 505 15 6 | |||
| Native Hostelry | 16 5 0 | Alterations required on account of J. Dyke (lunatic) | ||
| Pilot's House | 29 12 3 | Lining and Ceiling | ||
| Public Wells | 10 19 0 | Sinking new Well and cleaning old ditto | ||
| Burial Reserve | 59 0 0 | Fencing and Gate | ||
| Public Pound | 50 8 6 | 189 17 9 | " " | |
| Harbour Improvements— | ||||
| Timber Breastwork &c.—Labour | 162 11 0 | 200 feet of Breastwork to Govt. Wharf, 36 ft. of ditto opposite Custom House, and 140 ft. ditto with heavier Piles and Walings; one Log Bridge in Waghorn street, and Coal Store to contain 100 tons. | ||
| Materials | 232 15 1 | 395 6 1 | ||
| Punts (Balance on contract) | 66 17 0 | 353 ft. of Stone Breastwork built between Gough and Maori Islands; 300 feet of ditto along Waghorn-street, and 18,000 tons of shingle removed from the Inner Harbour. | ||
| Caulking Punts, Deck of Dredge, &c. | 40 11 2 | |||
| Coals and Stores for Dredge | 667 9 2 | |||
| (This item includes coals to the value of £200 in stock on 30th June.) | ||||
| Wages and Engineer's salary | 1329 14 6 | |||
| 2104 11 10 | The drawings for this machinery were forwarded to England from Sydney in Mar., 1860, it being foreseen that with the buckets now in use the dredging would be tedious and unsatisfactory, and it is rendered still more so for want of sufficient Punts, only 10 being provided whereas 14 could be filled daily with the present gear. | |||
| Cash forwarded to England in March, 1861, for Improved Dredging Gear | 618 0 0 | |||
| 3813 11 2 |
August 13, 1861.
EDWARD G. WRIGHT,
Director of Works.
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Hawke's Bay Provincial Gazette 1861, No 51
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works13 August 1861
Public Works, Infrastructure, Harbour Improvements, Dredging, Expenditure, Napier
- J. Dyke, Subject of alterations to Native Hostelry
- Edward G. Wright, Director of Works