New Zealand Gazette – 1874 – No. 25

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✨ Tenders and Financial Returns

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Tenders.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE..

Colonial Architect's Office,
Wellington, 30th April, 1874.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
Tenderers is published for general information.
W. H. CLAYTON,
Colonial Architect.

CONTRACT FOR POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE,
WAKAIA.
Accepted.
Burns and Dunlop ... ... ... £ 393 15 0
s. d.

CONTRACT FOR POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE,
HERBERT.
Accepted.
J. Campbell ... ... ... £ 555 0 0
s. d.
Declined.
Ahern and Hood (informal) ... ... 608 0 0

WELLINGTON-MASTERTON RAILWAY.

RETURN of Traffic from 14th to 30th April,
1874, inclusive.
COACHING.
No. £ s. d.
Passengers 6,587 300 11 11
Season Tickets ... ... ... ... 1 0 11
Parcels, &c. £301 12 10

MERCHANDISE.
Tons. £ s. d.
Freight 35 7 13 8.
Demurrage ... ... ... ...
Storage ... ... ... ... 7 13 8
£309 6 6

ANTHONY GARSTIN,
Traffic Manager.

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH.
COMPARATIVE RETURN of NUMBER of TELEGRAMS forwarded, the REVENUE received, and the VALUE of GENERAL GOVERNMENT TELEGRAMS transmitted,
for the Quarters ended 31st December, 1872 and 1873.

NUMBER OF TELEGRAMS
FORWARDED.
CASH REVENUE RECEIVED.
VALUE OF GOVERNMENT
TELEGRAMS.

MONTH.
From 1 Oct. From 1 Oct. INCREASE. DECREASE. From 1 Oct. From 1 Oct. INCREASE. DECREASE. From 1 Oct. From 1 Oct. INCREASE. DECREASE. REMARKS.
to
to
to
to
31 December, 31 December,
1872.
1873.
31 December, 31 December,
1872.
1873.
31 December, 31 December,
1872.
1873.

October... 46,777 57,452 10,675 ... £ 3,470 17 9 £ 3,795 16 9 £ 324 19 0 ... £ 662 12 6 £ 899 5 10 ... 70 1 8
November 45,060 58,874 13,814 ... 3,121 1 9 3,466 1 2 344 19 5 ... 969 7 6 1,164 11 7 ... 194 4 1
December 45,678 66,270 20,592 ... 3,170 8 0 3,885 15 7 715 7 7 ... 850 8 6 1,164 11 7 ... 314 3 1
137,515 182,596 45,081 ... 9,762 7 6 11,147 13 6 1,385 6 0 ... 2,482 8 6 3,210 5 5 ... 727 16 11
Increase 45,081
Decrease 45,081

C. LEMON, General Manager.
New Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, 24th April, 1874.

HALF-YEARLY Return of the aggregate average
amount of the Weekly Liabilities and Assets
of the Bank of Australasia, within the Colony of
New Zealand, from the 14th day of October, 1873,
to the 13th day of April, 1874, inclusive. Published
pursuant to the Royal Charter of Incorporation.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Bills in Circulation not bearing Interest 3,711 14 11
Notes in Circulation not bearing Interest 40,801 8 6
Bills and Notes in Circulation bearing Interest
Balances due to other Banks ... ... 130,450 6 8
Cash deposited not bearing Interest 65,493 18 5
Cash deposited bearing Interest
Total Liabilities within the Colony £240,457 8 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coin and Bullion ... ... ... 79,742 17 7
Landed Property (Bank Premises) 31,068 1 6
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... 261 8 10
Balances due from other Banks
Debts due to the Corporation, including
Notes, Bills, and other Securities ... 505,334 11 3
Total Assets within the Colony £616,406 19 2

THOS. BUCHANAN, Manager.
J. SAWERS, Accountant.
Dated at Wellington, 30th April, 1874.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1874, No 25

In 1865 Parliament moved to Wellington and sat in the Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted). Gradually expanded into a larger complex of buildings, it was replaced by the General Assembly Library in 1899

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🏗️ Tender Results for Post and Telegraph Offices in Wakaia and Herbert

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated30 April 1874
KeywordsTenders, Contracts, Post Office, Telegraph Office, Wakaia, Herbert
👱🏽 Names

Burns, Successful tenderers for Wakaia office
Dunlop, Successful tenderers for Wakaia office
J. Campbell, Successful tenderer for Herbert office
Ahern, Unsuccessful tenderer for Herbert office
Hood, Unsuccessful tenderer for Herbert office

👩‍💼 Officials

W. H. CLAYTON, Colonial Architect

🚂 Wellington-Masterton Railway Traffic Return for April 1874

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated30 April 1874
KeywordsRailway, Traffic return, Coaching, Merchandise, Wellington, Masterton
👩‍💼 Officials

ANTHONY GARSTIN, Traffic Manager

🚂 Comparative Return of New Zealand Telegraph Statistics (Q4 1872 vs Q4 1873)

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated24 April 1874
KeywordsTelegraph, Telegrams, Revenue, Statistics, Comparative return
👩‍💼 Officials

C. LEMON, General Manager

💰 Half-Yearly Financial Return for Bank of Australasia in New Zealand

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated30 April 1874
KeywordsBank return, Liabilities, Assets, Bank of Australasia, Financial statistics
👩‍💼 Officials

THOS. BUCHANAN, Manager
J. SAWERS, Accountant

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