New Munster Gazette – 1850 – No. 8

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✨ Statistical Returns

ABSTRACT GAOL RETURN FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1849.

RECEIVED INTO GAOL DURING THE QUARTER.

Class of Persons.	For Debt.	For Misdemeanors.	For Felony.	For Offences against Naval or Military Discipline.	For safe Custody as Lunatics.	Total.	In Gaol at the commencement of the Quarter.	Discharged from Gaol during the Quarter.	In Gaol at the close of the Quarter.
Soldiers	...	...	1	...	...	1	1 Pri.	4	11 Prisoners.
Sailors	...	3	...	...	...	3	13 Pri.	...	2 Lunatics.
Civilians	...	6	2	...	8	8	2 Lunatics.	9
Maories	...	...	1	...	...	1		1
Totals	...	9	4	...	8	13	20	20	13

Wellington, 8th January, 1850.

HENRY St. HILL, Sheriff.

COMPARATIVE RETURN OF ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES TO AND FROM THE HARBOUR OF PORT NICHOLSON, NEW ZEALAND, BETWEEN THE QUARTERS ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1849 AND 1850.

ARRIVALS FROM

	1849.		1850.
	No. of Vessels.	Tons.	No. of Vessels.	Tons.
Great Britain	5	2419	3	...
Australian Ports	10	900	6	...
Van Diemen’s Land	7	834	4	...
Other Ports	2	652	3	...
Coastwise	76	1880	60	...
Total	100	6714	76	6735

DEPARTURES TO

	1849.		1850.
	No. of Vessels.	Tons.	No. of Vessels.	Tons.
Great Britain	1	372	...	...
Australian Ports	5	638	3	700
Van Diemen’s Land	4	507	...	343
Other Ports	6	1567	4	2144
Coastwise	88	3142	69	3813
Total	104	6226	81	7000

Harbour Master’s Office,
Wellington, April 1st, 1850.

CHAS. SHARP,
Harbour Master.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, DURING THE QUARTER COMMENCING 1st JANUARY, AND ENDING 31st MARCH, 1850.

Period.	North and N.W. wind.	South and S.E. wind.	Variable wind.	Rain.	REMARKS.
From 1st to 31st Jan.	19 days	7 days	5 days	12 days
“ 1st to 28th Feb.	7 days	11 days	10 days	13 days	Nothing worthy of observation has occurred
“ 1st to 31st March	16 days	7 days	8 days	17 days	during this Quarter.
Total in 90 days	42 days	25 days	23 days	41 days

Harbour Master’s Office,
Wellington, April 1st, 1850.

CHAS. SHARP,
Harbour Master.

VUW Te Waharoa — New Munster Gazette 1850, No 8

The Province of New Munster was led by Lieutenant-Governor Edward John Eyre, whose residence was First Government House (depicted) on the land where Parliament now sits in Wellington.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

⚖️ Abstract Gaol Return for the Quarter Ending 31st December, 1849

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated8 January 1850
KeywordsGaol, Prisoners, Statistics, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Henry St. Hill, Sheriff

🚂 Comparative Return of Arrivals and Departures to and from the Harbour of Port Nicholson

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated1 April 1850
KeywordsShipping, Harbour, Statistics, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Chas. Sharp, Harbour Master

🎓 Meteorological Table for Wellington during the Quarter Commencing 1st January and Ending 31st March, 1850

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Dated1 April 1850
KeywordsWeather, Meteorology, Statistics, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Chas. Sharp, Harbour Master

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