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NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
(PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON.)
Published by Authority.
All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signatures thereto annexed, are to be considered as Official Communications made to those Persons to whom they relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.
J. WOODWARD,
Acting Provincial Secretary.
VOL. IX.] SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1862. [No. 16
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 16th May, 1862
The following communications received by His Excellency the Governor are published for general information.
J. WOODWARD,
Acting Provincial Secretary.
London: 3 Bank Buildings, E.C.
25th February, 1862.
Sir,—I have the honour to enclose, for your Excellency’s kind consideration, a letter from Mr. William Bridges Adams, C.E., so well known as the promoter of a cheap and efficient system of Roads, a subject which he has advocated for the past 20 years.
Concurring in the remarks made by Mr. Adams, I venture, as a Merchant of this City, to state to your Excellency that I am prepared to carry out the suggestions of Mr. Adams, and to supply the requisite materials for any lines which may be needed—taking in payment either Cash or the Bonds of the Colony, upon such terms as might be agreed upon with the parties interested; or, I would arrange to place the Bonds in this country in such a way as to afford the desired accommodation and facilities to any of the Colonial Provinces.
I naturally feel the delicacy of addressing your Excellency upon a subject which is apparently one of so mercenary a character, yet, as it really is so intimately connected with the welfare and prosperity of a Colony, I do not hesitate to bring it before your notice.
With much respect,
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Excellency’s most obedient
humble servant,
H. GREEN.
To His Excellency
Sir George Grey, K. C. B.,
&c., &c., &c.,
Governor of New Zealand.
(Enclosure 1.)
Holly Mount, Hampstead, near
London, 25th February, 1862.
Sir,—I beg leave respectfully to call the attention of your Excellency to a fact belonging both to ancient and modern times, that an uncivilized or semi-civilized country can only be readily subdued or civilized by the process of opening up some Roads. It was so that the old Romans did in ages before Britain began her career. It was by the same process that rebellion was finally extinguished in the Scottish Highlands, and there seems to be no reason why New Zealand should...
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Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1862, No 16
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🏛️ Publication of Communications Received by the Governor
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration16 May 1862
Communications, Governor, Public Information
- J. Woodward, Acting Provincial Secretary
🏗️ Proposal for Road Construction Materials
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works25 February 1862
Roads, Construction, Materials, Bonds
- William Bridges Adams (C.E.), Promoter of road system
- H. Green
🏗️ Advocacy for Road Construction in Civilization
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works25 February 1862
Roads, Civilization, Subduing, Development
- William Bridges Adams, C.E.