Otago Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 91

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✨ Roads Expenditure and Public Works Report



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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE ON MAIN ROADS—continued.

DESIGNATION OF ROAD SUM VOTED BY COUNCIL. SUM EXPENDED.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Brought forward... 14,700 0 0 4844 7 10
11. Dray Track 1000 0 0 0 0 0
Pastoral Roads.
12. Oamaru to Upper Waitaki... 333 6 8 0 0 0
13. Waikouaiti to Manuherekia... 333 6 8 0 0 0
14. Invercargill to Upper Mataura... 333 6 8 0 0 0
Branch Roads.
15. Anderson’s Bay to Portobello... 250 0 0 0 0 0
16. Dunedin to Half-way Bush... 500 0 0 141 10 6
Main Town Streets.
17. Dunedin 2000 0 0 2000 0 0
18. Port Chalmers 300 0 0 0 0 0
19. Invercargill 300 0 0 0 0 0
20050 0* 0 6986 8 4

J. T. Thomson, C.E.

PUBLIC WORKS.

REPORT OF THE CIVIL ENGINEER TO HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT.

SIR—I have the honor of reporting on the progress of Public Works during the last season, 1858-9, in order that your Honor may be put in early possession of what has been done, with the view to consider the works for this coming season.

On reference to the enclosed Abstract of Expenditure, the total sums voted will be seen to be £13,212, and the total sum expended up to date, £2936 15s. The items I will notice in order.

1st, Council Hall and Court House.—Contracts have been entered into for the completion of this work.

2nd, Gaol, Dunedin.—Plans and specifications have been before the Government. The expenditure of £170 relates to cost of enlarging the present temporary gaol.

3rd, Gaol and Lock-up, Invercargill.—This work has been completed according to contract.

4th, Public Offices, Invercargill.—This work has been completed according to contract.

5th, Land Office, Invercargill.—No orders have yet been received for the execution of this work.

6th, Mataura Bridge.—This work, in a remote district, and over a large, rapid, and dangerous river, was completed most satisfactorily by the contractors, Messrs. Kay and Nicol. The extra expenditure over the original contract was caused by the addition of length found necessary for the convenience of the traffic, and the application of iron fastenings found advisable as a security against floods of more than usual height.

7th, Mataura Bridge House.—This has been completed according to contract.

8th, Buoying and Improving Navigation of Clutha River.—These works are in progress. Their execution was detained till the low state of the river allowed of survey.

9th, Buoying and Improving Navigation of Taieri River.—This has been surveyed and reported on, but no orders yet received.

10th, Improvements at the North.—The sum voted was expended on a store at the landing-place.

11th, Working Coal-fields.—Regarding this subject I may mention that I reported on the 17th December last that 115 tons were extracted and laid on the banks of the Clutha River ready for shipment.

12th, Buoying New River.—Two buoys were sent, and others are now in preparation.

13th, Removing Bar of Pooni Creek.



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🏗️ Abstract of Expenditure on Main Roads of Otago (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Expenditure, Roads, Construction, Otago
  • J. T. Thomson, C.E.

🏗️ Report of the Civil Engineer to the Superintendent

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Public Works, Progress Report, Roads, Bridges, Gaols, Navigation
  • Kay, Contractor for Mataura Bridge
  • Nicol, Contractor for Mataura Bridge

  • J. T. Thomson, C.E.