Marlborough Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 58

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✨ Public Works and Education Expenditure

A RETURN of the Sums of Money expended on Public Works and Education in each of the Electoral Districts of the Province, from November 1st, 1859, to March 31st, 1863, specifying on what description of work the amounts have been expended.

AMOUNT expended on Public Works and Education in each district, as published in the Marlborough Gazette, to 30th June, 1861 (approximate):—

PICTON DISTRICT.

	£ s. d.
Public Offices	1,058 6 6
Gaol	1,065 15 0
Post Office, &c.	147 0 0
Picton Road	1,286 1 6
Education	25 0 0

LOWER WAIRAU.

	£ s. d.
Roads	3,233 6 10
Bridges, &c.	704 6 10
Ferry, Wairau	527 3 6
Education	Nil

BLENHEIM.

	£ s. d.
Roads	139 5 6
Bridges	91 1 9
Education	431 11 0

WAIRAU VALLEY.

	£ s. d.
Roads	213 11 0
Education	Nil

UPPER WAIRAU DISTRICT.

	£ s. d.
Roads	147 6 11
Education	40 0 0

AWATERE DISTRICT.

	£ s. d.
Roads	325 2 1
Education	Nil

FLAXBOURNE DISTRICT.

	£ s. d.
Ferry	36 1 10
Roads	215 8 2
Education	Nil

A STATEMENT of the Expenditure for Roads and Bridges to June 30th, 1861:—

ROADS

Description	£ s. d.
Surveying Line of Proposed Railway	288 1 3
Forming and Making Road from Blenheim to Ferry at Wairau	824 2 9
Road—Bush to Steam Wharf	61 1 1
Road—Blenheim, over Taylor Pass, to Awatere and Shearing ground	713 18 10
Dodson’s Brewery to the Waihopai	389 2 11
Waihopai District	219 11 0
Tua Marina to Kaituna	232 0 0
Making East Coast Road	216 8 2
Repairs on different other roads	266 7 11
Compensation for Altering Roads	40 0 0
	£2,750 13 11

BRIDGES

Description	£ s. d.
Tua Marina Bridge	220 0 0
Approaches to ditto	95 0 0
Lock-up Creek Bridge	63 0 0
Bridge, Sand Hill Creek	45 8 0
Bridge, Spring Creek	310 5 0
Erection and Repairs of Small Bridges	162 3 1
Omaka Bridge	6 0 0
	£901 16 1

VUW Te Waharoa — Marlborough Provincial Gazette 1863, No 58

The Marlborough Provincial Council used two modest buildings in Blenheim (depicted) as their council chambers.

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🏗️ Expenditure on Public Works and Education in Marlborough Electoral Districts

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsExpenditure, Public Works, Education, Roads, Bridges, Marlborough

🏗️ Expenditure on Roads and Bridges in Marlborough

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsExpenditure, Roads, Bridges, Surveying, Railway, Marlborough

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