✨ Government Appointments, Tenders, and Mining Statements
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NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
(Extracts from the New Zealand Government Gazette.)
Chairman of Local Cattle Board appointed.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, June 22, 1876.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint
JOHN SCOTT CAVERHILL, Esq.,
to be Chairman and Member of the Local Cattle Board of the District of Nelson South, under "The Diseased Cattle Act, 1871," vice Hugh McIlraith, Esq., resigned.
DANIEL POLLEN.
Tenders.
Public Works Office,
Wellington, June 28, 1876.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful tenderers is published for general information.
EDWARD RICHARDSON.
WESTPORT—MOUNT ROCHFORT RAILWAY.
WESTPORT STATION CONTRACT.
Accepted :
William Smith, Hokitika ... £30,070 17 11
Declined :
Butler and O'Connor: Greymouth ... 31,485 10 0
David Proudfoot, Dunedin ... 32,350 16 0
John Henderson, Wellington ... 32,458 6 10
T. H. Kerr and Co., Christchurch ... 33,433 0 0
W. H. Topham, Westport ... 34,496 0 0
P. Day, Mosgiel ... 37,206 0 0
STATEMENT of the affairs of "The Wealth of Nations Quartz-mining Company, Registered," for the half-year ending June 10, 1876, in accordance with Section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."
Name of Company: "The Wealth of Nations Quartz-mining Company, Registered."
When formed, and date of registration: 13th February, 1872.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Smith's Creek, Inangahua, Province of Nelson; John M'Millan, Legal Manager; registered office, Greymouth.
Nominal Capital: £32,500.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £16,250.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 6500.
Number of shares taken: 6500.
Amount of calls made: 3250.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £19,500.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 9.
Amount of cash in hand: nil.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £16,900.
Number of shares unallotted: None.
J. M'MILLAN,
Legal Manager.
June 10, 1876.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government, by LUCKIE and COLLINS, Waimea-street, Nelson,
Printers for the time being to the said Government.
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Nelson Provincial Gazette 1876, No 19
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🏛️ Chairman of Local Cattle Board appointed
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration22 June 1876
Cattle Board, Nelson South, Appointment, Diseased Cattle Act
- John Scott Caverhill (Esquire), Appointed Chairman and Member of Local Cattle Board
- Hugh McIlraith (Esquire), Resigned as Chairman and Member of Local Cattle Board
- Daniel Pollen
🏗️ Tenders for Westport Station Contract, Westport—Mount Rochfort Railway
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works28 June 1876
Tenders, Railway, Westport, Construction, Public Works
8 names identified
- William Smith, Successful tenderer for Westport Station contract
- Butler, Declined tender for Westport Station contract
- O'Connor, Declined tender for Westport Station contract
- David Proudfoot, Declined tender for Westport Station contract
- John Henderson, Declined tender for Westport Station contract
- T. H. Kerr, Declined tender for Westport Station contract
- W. H. Topham, Declined tender for Westport Station contract
- P. Day, Declined tender for Westport Station contract
- Edward Richardson
🌾 Statement of affairs of The Wealth of Nations Quartz-mining Company
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources10 June 1876
Mining, Financial Statement, Inangahua, Wealth of Nations Quartz-mining Company
- J. M'Millan, Legal Manager