Tenders and Population Statistics




May 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1521

Tenders for Supply of Coal, 1912-13.

Railway Department (Head Office), Wellington, 29th April, 1912.

THE following list of successful tenders for the supply and delivery of coal for the New Zealand Government railways is published for general information.

T. RONAYNE,
General Manager, New Zealand Government Railways.

Tenderer. Place of Delivery. Kind of Coal. Quantity. Rate per Ton.
Tons. £ s. d.
Hikurangi Coal Company (Limited) .. Colliery siding Screened Hikurangi .. 2,800 0 9 0
Taupiri Coal-mines (Limited) .. Huntly .. Screened “Ralphs” or “Extended” 22,000 0 10 6
Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. Auckland .. Screened Denniston and Millerton .. 10,000 1 5 6
Blackball Coal Company (Limited) .. Onehunga .. Screened Blackball .. 5,000 1 4 6
Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) " .. Screened Westport-Stockton .. 2,000 1 5 9
Blackball Coal Company (Limited) .. New Plymouth Screened Blackball .. 5,000 1 5 6
Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) " Screened Westport-Stockton .. 3,000 1 6 3
J. A. Redpath and Son .. .. " Screened Puponga .. 2,000 1 5 6
Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. Wanganui .. Screened Denniston and Millerton .. 6,000 1 8 0
Blackball Coal Company (Limited) .. " .. Screened Blackball .. 5,000 1 6 6
Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) " .. Screened Westport-Stockton .. 5,000 1 7 3
J. A. Redpath and Son .. .. " .. Screened Puponga .. 3,000 1 5 0
Blackball Coal Company (Limited) .. Foxton .. Screened Blackball .. 2,000 1 7 6
J. A. Redpath and Son .. .. " .. Screened Puponga .. 1,000 1 7 0
Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. Wellington .. Screened Denniston and Millerton .. 10,000 1 3 7
Blackball Coal Company (Limited) .. " .. Screened Blackball .. 10,000 1 2 1
Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) " .. Screened Westport-Stockton .. 8,000 1 2 10
Blackball Coal Company (Limited) .. Napier .. Screened Blackball .. 7,000 1 5 6
Neale and Haddow .. .. Picton .. Screened Puponga .. 800 1 4 0
" .. .. Nelson .. " .. 800 1 1 6
Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. Lyttelton .. Screened Denniston and Millerton .. 3,000 1 4 6
Blackball Coal Company (Limited) .. " .. Screened Blackball .. 15,000 1 3 0
Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) " .. Screened Westport Stockton .. 9,000 1 3 9
Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. Timaru .. Screened Denniston and Millerton .. 3,000 1 6 0
Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) " .. Screened Westport-Stockton .. 2,000 1 5 3
Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. Oamaru .. Screened Denniston and Millerton .. 3,000 1 6 0
Blackball Coal Company (Limited) .. " .. Screened Blackball .. 3,000 1 4 6
Westport-Stockton Coal Company (Limited) " .. Screened Westport-Stockton .. 3,000 1 5 3
Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. Dunedin .. Screened Denniston and Millerton .. 15,000 1 5 6
Bruce Railway and Coal Company .. Milton .. Screened Waronui .. 4,000 0 8 4
New Zealand Coal and Oil Company (Limited) Stirling .. Screened Kaitangata .. 4,000 0 10 0
Westport Coal Company (Limited) .. Bluff .. Screened Denniston and Millerton .. 2,000 1 6 0
Nightcaps Coal Company (Limited) .. Nightcaps .. Screened Nightcaps .. 18,000 0 8 6

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1912.

Males. Females. Total.
Population (excluding Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands), 31st December, 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. 539,729 485,677 1,025,406
Increase during March quarter, 1912—
By Births .. .. .. 3,441 3,176 6,617
" Arrivals .. .. .. 7,413 4,950 12,363
10,854 8,126 18,980
Decrease during March quarter, 1912—
By Deaths .. .. .. 1,210 848 2,058
" Departures .. .. .. 6,459 4,369 10,828
7,669 5,217 12,886
Net increase during March quarter, 1912 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,185 2,909 6,094
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris, &c.) on 31st March, 1912 .. .. .. 542,914 488,586 1,031,500
Maori population, Census, 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. 26,475 23,369 49,844
Population of Cook and other Pacific islands, Census, 1911 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,449 6,149 12,598
Total estimated population of the Dominion on 31st March, 1912 .. .. .. 575,838 518,104 1,093,942

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 29th April, 1912.

M. FRASER,
Government Statistician.



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🚂 Tenders for Supply of Coal for Railways

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 April 1912
Coal supply, Railway tenders, 1912-13, Tenderers, Delivery locations, Coal types, Quantities, Rates
  • T. Ronayne, General Manager, New Zealand Government Railways

🏛️ Estimated Population of New Zealand

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
29 April 1912
Population statistics, Dominion of New Zealand, Males, Females, Total, Maori population, Pacific islands population, March 1912
  • M. Fraser, Government Statistician