✨ Provincial Tenders and Colonial Bank of Issue Returns
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Provincial Secretary\'s Office,
Nelson, May 25, 1855.
TENDERS will be received on or before the 30th of June, from persons desirous of contracting to execute any of the following WORKS:—
To keep the Waimea Road in a good state of repair, at per mile, from the bridge at Ellis\'s to Dartnall\'s corner, Richmond, for a period of two years, from the 1st of July, 1855.
To keep the road through Maddox\'s Bush in a good state of repair, at per mile, from Ladley\'s Bridge at the end of 40 Line, to Plank\'s, for a period of two years, from the 1st of July, 1855.
To keep the Suburban North Road in a good state of repair, at per mile, from the town of Nelson to Mr. Wells\' iron gate, for a period of six months, from the 1st of July, 1855.
To keep the Suburban North Road in a good state of repair, at per mile, from Mr. Wells\' iron gate to the end of Black Road, for a period of six months, from the 1st of July, 1855.
Tenders will be received for portions of the above works.
Specifications of the above works may be seen on application at the Public Works Office.
By his Honor\'s command,
S. L. MULLER,
Provincial Secretary.
COLONIAL BANK OF ISSUE.
TOTAL Amount of Notes in circulation at the Office of the Colonial Bank of Issue, at Auckland, on the 28th day of April, 1855, being the close of the preceding four weeks.
£5 and upwards . . . . £6,525
Under £5 . . . . . . . 4,125
TOTAL . . £10,650
Total Amount of Coin held by the same Office on the same day.
Gold . . . . . . . . £4,013
Silver . . . . . . . . 21
TOTAL . . £4,034
I, Alexander Shepherd, the Colonial Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above is a true account, as required by the Ordinance, No. 16, Session VIII.
A. SHEPHERD,
Colonial Treasurer.
Dated at Auckland,
this 3rd day of May, 1855.
The sum of Six Thousand Pounds (£6,000) sterling has been remitted to England, through the Commissariat Department, for investment in the Public Funds of Great Britain.
WILLIAM HULME,
Manager,
Auckland, May 3, 1855.
PRINTED BY C. AND J. ELLIOTT, AT THE "EXAMINER OFFICE," NELSON.
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Nelson Provincial Gazette 1855, No 8
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Publication of report on expedition to discover route between Nelson and Canterbury
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works25 May 1855
Expedition, Nelson, Canterbury, Road route, Exploration, Interior, Wairau, Tarndale
🏗️ Call for tenders for road maintenance works in Nelson
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works25 May 1855
Tenders, Road maintenance, Waimea Road, Maddox's Bush, Suburban North Road, Nelson
6 names identified
- Ellis (Mr.), Mentioned as location marker for bridge
- Dartnall (Mr.), Mentioned as location marker for corner
- Maddox (Mr.), Mentioned as location marker for bush
- Ladley (Mr.), Mentioned as location marker for bridge
- Plank (Mr.), Mentioned as location marker for road
- Wells (Mr.), Mentioned as location marker for iron gate
- S. L. Muller, Provincial Secretary
💰 Colonial Bank of Issue circulation and coin returns
💰 Finance & Revenue3 May 1855
Colonial Bank of Issue, Currency, Notes in circulation, Coin reserves, Auckland
- Alexander Shepherd, Colonial Treasurer certifying bank account
- A. Shepherd, Colonial Treasurer
💰 Remittance of funds to England for investment
💰 Finance & Revenue3 May 1855
Remittance, England, Public Funds, Investment, Commissariat Department
- William Hulme, Manager