Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1867 – No. 22

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✨ Provincial Public Works Report



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NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
(PROVINCE OF NELSON.)

Published by Authority.

By His Honor's command,
ALFRED GREENFIELD, Provincial Secretary.

VOL. XV. NELSON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1867. No. 22.

Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 17th June, 1867.

THE SUPERINTENDENT directs the publication of the following Report for general information.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

PROVINCIAL ENGINEER.

REPORT ON PUBLIC WORKS EXECUTED DURING THE PAST YEAR.

Provincial Engineer's Office,
Nelson, May 29th, 1867.

To the Provincial Secretary,
Nelson.

SIR,—For the information of His Honor the Superintendent, I beg to forward my Annual Report on the Public Works executed, or being executed in the several Districts of the Province during the past Year. I shall commence with—

NELSON AND ITS VICINITY.

NELSON.

Government Buildings.—A contract has been entered into for the painting, with two coats, and sanding the whole of the Government Buildings and the Court House.

Some delay has taken place in commencing this work, from the fact that, owing to certain parts of the buildings not being watertight under heavy driving rain, I was anxious to have such alterations or additions made as would remedy this defect, and I hope that what has been done and is now in hand for this purpose will be successful, though I doubt that the most exposed parts of the towers and the front of the buildings will ever be thoroughly tight. I find, also, on examination, that some of the outer mouldings are decayed, having been made of white pine, designedly as it would appear, and it has been found necessary to replace them with wood of a more durable character. I have also found it necessary to improve the means of ventilating the Provincial Hall by having two outside ventilators of Venetian work fixed in the back gables, with inner doors attached to them to regulate the ventilation, also to raise the height of several of the chimneys, as they smoked so much, and to erect a new flagstaff in another and more suitable position. On the com-



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🏗️ Publication of Provincial Engineer's Report

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
17 June 1867
Public Works, Report, Nelson, Provincial Government
  • Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Annual Report on Public Works

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
29 May 1867
Public Works, Government Buildings, Nelson, Infrastructure, Maintenance