✨ Railway Costs and Mining Privileges
Dec. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2949
ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1921, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.
| Section. | Cost of Opened Lines. | Cost of Unopened Lines. |
|---|---|---|
| £ s. d. | £ s. d. | |
| Whangarei .. .. .. .. .. .. | 857,352 0 0 | 423,954 0 0 |
| Kaihu .. .. .. .. .. .. | 100,159 0 0 | 57,919 0 0 |
| Tauranga .. .. .. .. .. .. | .. | 629,096 0 0 |
| Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. | 686,087 0 0 | 293,075 0 0 |
| North Island Main Lines and Branches .. .. .. | 16,691,573 0 0 | 1,337,478 0 0 |
| South Island Main Lines and Branches .. .. .. | 14,774,620 0 0 | 234,134 0 0 |
| Westland .. .. .. .. .. .. | 2,196,316 0 0 | 920,002 0 0 |
| Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. | 606,581 0 0 | 95,876 0 0 |
| Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. | 444,934 0 0 | 45,959 0 0 |
| Picton .. .. .. .. .. .. | 683,136 0 0 | 19,338 0 0 |
| Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service .. .. .. | 43,708 0 0 | .. |
| In Suspense— | ||
| Surveys, North Island .. .. .. | . | 35,927 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, North Island .. .. .. | . | 5,169 0 0 |
| Surveys, South Island .. .. .. | . | 5,752 0 0 |
| Miscellaneous, South Island .. .. .. | . | 5,168 0 0 |
| P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. .. .. | . | 81,400 0 0 |
| W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. and R.I.A. Stores .. .. .. | 150,788 0 0 | |
| Totals .. .. | £37,235,254 0 0 | £4,190,242 0 0 |
H. WILLIAMS,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Railways Department, 12th December, 1921.
Mining Privileges struck off the Registers.—Notice under the Mining Amendment Act, 1914.
Warden’s Court, Queenstown, 8th December, 1921.
NOTICE is hereby given that, no cause to the contrary having been shown within the prescribed three months, each of the mining privileges mentioned in the Schedule hereunder have this day been struck off the Registers kept by me, in pursuance of section 30, subsection (4), of the Mining Amendment Act, 1914.
C. O. PRATT, Mining Registrar.
SCHEDULE.
| No. | Date. | Nature of Privilege. | Situation. | Registered Holder. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown Register. | ||||
| 588 | 2/3/1903 | Water-race .. .. | McLeod’s Creek, Skipper’s | Patrick T. Lynch. |
| 874 | 29/3/1906 | ,, .. .. | Pleasant Creek .. .. | Egbert Sainsbury, jun. |
| 955 | 29/11/1906 | ,, .. .. | Healy’s Creek .. .. | Alfred Emmanuel Smith and James Ernest Smith. |
| 1475 | 24/10/1912 | ,, .. .. | Muddy Creek .. .. | Ditto. |
| 1701 | 25/5/1916 | ,, .. .. | ,, .. .. | ,, |
| 987 | 25/4/1907 | ,, .. .. | Lake Dispute .. .. | Matthew Seffer. |
| 997 | 30/5/1907 | ,, .. .. | Nine-mile Creek .. .. | George Reid. |
| 1191 | 29/4/1909 | ,, .. .. | Hood’s Gully .. .. | Louisa R. Smith. |
| 1432 | 28/3/1912 | ,, .. .. | Spring at Slip Country, Arthur’s Point | John Clark. |
| 1529 | 26/6/1913 | ,, .. .. | Dam on Waterfall Terrace | The Sandhills Gold-mining Company (Limited). |
| 1742 | 7/5/1887 | ,, .. .. | McLeod’s Creek .. .. | Patrick T. Lynch. |
| 1780 | 9/3/1918 | ,, .. .. | Invincible Creek, Richardson Range | James A. Sligo. |
| 1251 | 25/11/1909 | ,, .. .. | Junction Creek, Glenorchy | John Thomas William Paulin. |
| 1385 | 29/6/1911 | ,, .. .. | Precipice Creek .. .. | Henry Scott. |
| 539 | 6/10/1902 | ,, .. .. | Miller’s Gully .. .. | Gilchrist McNay. |
| 1842 | 11/3/1919 | Ordinary alluvial claim | Skipper’s Point .. .. | ,, |
| Arrowtown Register. | ||||
| 1112 | 27/11/1871 | Water-race .. .. | Cardrona River .. .. | Cardrona Dredging Company (Limited). |
| 863 | 17/12/1907 | ,, .. .. | Callaghan’s Creek .. .. | James Archibald ” Sligo and Frederick William Sligo. |
| 457 | 28/10/1902 | ,, .. .. | Silverstream, Macetown .. .. | Ditto. |
| 768 | 24/7/1906 | ,, .. .. | Sawyer’s Gully .. .. | ,, |
| 769 | 24/7/1906 | ,, .. .. | ,, .. .. | Edward Bailey. |
| 1219 | 3/12/1907 | ,, .. .. | Bush Creek .. .. | William George Walter Barnard. |
| 1227 | 11/2/1918 | ,, .. .. | Twelve-mile Creek .. .. | ,, |
| 815 | 26/3/1907 | ,, .. .. | Scanlon’s Gully .. .. | James Cowan and David Wilcock. |
| 975 | 26/10/1909 | ,, .. .. | Franks Gully .. .. | William Reid, William Reid the younger, and Charles Ross. |
| 720 | 27/2/1906 | ,, .. .. | Soho Gully .. .. | Ditto. |
| 1001 | 25/1/1910 | ,, .. .. | Lakes No. 1 Gully .. .. | ,, |
| 1083 | 21/11/1911 | ,, .. .. | Soho Gully .. .. | Walter Little. |
| 2949 | 27/2/1872 | ,, .. .. | Branch Creek, Cardrona .. .. | ,, |
| 5549 | 26/7/1874 | ,, .. .. | Meg Creek .. .. | William Perriam. |
| 1016 | 25/5/1910 | ,, .. .. | Spring near Nevis Bluff .. .. | Maxwell Winders and Walter McLaren. |
| 1152 | 30/10/1914 | ,, .. .. | White’s Creek .. .. | John Albert Nikander. |
| 1248 | 12/8/1919 | Tail-race .. .. | Twelve-mile Creek, Macetown |
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🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways and Rolling-Stock
🚂 Transport & Communications12 December 1921
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-Stock, Public Works Department
- H. Williams, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways
🌾 Mining Privileges Struck Off the Registers
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources8 December 1921
Mining Privileges, Registers, Queenstown, Arrowtown, Water-race, Alluvial Claim
25 names identified
- Patrick T. Lynch, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Egbert Sainsbury (junior), Registered holder of mining privilege
- Alfred Emmanuel Smith, Registered holder of mining privilege
- James Ernest Smith, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Matthew Seffer, Registered holder of mining privilege
- George Reid, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Louisa R. Smith, Registered holder of mining privilege
- John Clark, Registered holder of mining privilege
- James A. Sligo, Registered holder of mining privilege
- John Thomas William Paulin, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Henry Scott, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Gilchrist McNay, Registered holder of mining privilege
- James Archibald Sligo, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Frederick William Sligo, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Edward Bailey, Registered holder of mining privilege
- William George Walter Barnard, Registered holder of mining privilege
- James Cowan, Registered holder of mining privilege
- David Wilcock, Registered holder of mining privilege
- William Reid, Registered holder of mining privilege
- William Reid (the younger), Registered holder of mining privilege
- Charles Ross, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Walter Little, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Maxwell Winders, Registered holder of mining privilege
- Walter McLaren, Registered holder of mining privilege
- John Albert Nikander, Registered holder of mining privilege
- C. O. Pratt, Mining Registrar