New Munster Gazette – 1851 – No. 5

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✨ Scientific Reports and Financial Statements



Saddle Hill, Otago. This coal is a variety of Lignite, or brown coal, which ignites more readily than the preceding specimens, burning with a rather feeble, yellowish red flame, and greyish smoke, which soon ceases, leaving a charcoal-like cinder, which disappears under the continued action of the blowpipe, leaving a white ash mixed with a coarse powdery charcoal; no traces of bituminous matter, but a slight sulphureous odour was observed.

Matanau Coal, Canterbury Plains, resembles that of Massacre Bay in its general characters, but ignites more readily, and burns with less smoke; it contains a great quantity of sulphur, but no traces of bituminous matter; its residue is composed of hard clinkers of brownish red colour, and of powdery charcoal-like substance.

Newcastle Coal, New South Wales. A portion of this coal was tried under the same conditions as the preceding specimens, for the sake of comparison, with the following results:—Rapid ignition, clear flame, extrication of highly inflammable gases and of bituminous matter, the coal forming a cakey mass, and leaving a cinder capable of further combustion.

STEAM REPORT

Of Fuel tried in H.M. Steam ship 'Acheron,' on the New Zealand Coast, in the years 1849-50:—

Description of Fuel. Newcastle, Australian Coal. Massacre Bay, N. Z. Coal. Saddle Hill, Otago. Equal proportions of Newcastle and Massacre Bay. Newcastle and Otago. Newcastle with wood.
Port With Fine from Akaroa. ... ... ... ... 14 cwt.
Waimanu From Manuka. ... ... ... 12 cwt. ...
Two Creeks ... ... 20 ... ... 20
Coal consumption per hour in lbs. 18 cwt. 22 24 20 21 7
Steam up in hours 6 1/2 17 8 1/4 7 3/4 6 4
No. of fires 4 4 4 4 4 4
No ammonia ... ... ... ... ... ...

These results were obtained after the fires had been some time lighted with Australian Coal, and well burnt through. They shew a saving of Gowt. in Newcastle Coal when combined with one kind of wood, and 4cwt. with another species. Two tons and a half of Manuka being equal to one ton of Newcastle Coal, the saving amounts to 12 per cent. In all the experiments it was found necessary to first raise steam by Australian Coal.

J. Lort Stokes,
Captain.

H. M. Steam Ship Acheron,
Otago, N. Z., December, 1850.

AMOUNT of Notes in circulation; of the Gold and Silver Coin on hand; and the expense incurred in the conduct and management of “The Colonial Bank of Issue” at Wellington, on the 31st day of December, 1850:—

Amount of Notes in Circulation.
£5 Notes ..................................... £915
£1 do. ....................................... 1,156
Total ........................................ £2,101

Amount of Coin on hand.
Gold ......................................... £119
Silver ....................................... 3,982
Total ........................................ £4,101

Expenses in conducting the Bank.
Safe, Chests, and Fittings .................. £69 14 0
Office Fittings, Stationery, &c. ............ 24 3 7
Clerk’s Salary for 6 months ................. 50 0 0
Total ........................................ £144 3 7

I, Henry W. Petre, the Colonial Treasurer, do hereby certify that the above is a true account, as required by the Ordinance, No. 16, Session 8.

Henry W. Petre,
Colonial Treasurer.
Colonial Treasury, Wellington,
14th day of February, 1851.

WAREHOUSING PORT.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1851.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR has been pleased to declare Port Victoria to be a Warehousing Port.

By His Excellency’s command,
Alfred Domett,
Colonial Secretary.



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🌾 Results of Coal Experiments (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Coal, Experiments, Lignite, Saddle Hill, Otago, Matanau, Canterbury Plains, Newcastle, New South Wales

🚂 Steam Report of Fuel Tried in H.M. Steam Ship 'Acheron'

🚂 Transport & Communications
1 December 1850
Fuel, Steam ship, Acheron, Coal, Consumption, Steam
  • J. Lort Stokes, Captain

💰 Amount of Notes in Circulation and Expenses of the Colonial Bank of Issue

💰 Finance & Revenue
14 February 1851
Banking, Notes, Circulation, Coin, Expenses, Colonial Bank
  • Henry W. Petre, Colonial Treasurer

🏭 Declaration of Port Victoria as a Warehousing Port

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
20 February 1851
Warehousing Port, Port Victoria
  • Alfred Domett, Colonial Secretary