Otago Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 206

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✨ Miscellaneous Notices

TENDERS

Tenders will be received at the office of His Honor the Superintendent, Dunedin, till 4 p.m. on Friday, 19th September current, for the erection of Mining Board Offices and Commissioner’s Quarters at Tuapeka.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and that of the Gold Commissioner, Tuapeka. By order,
JOHN LOGAN, Clerk to Superintendent.
2nd September, 1862.

SEPARATE TENDERS

SEPARATE Tenders will be received at the office of His Honor the Superintendent, till 4 p.m. on Friday, 26th September, for the erection of Police Stables at West Taieri, Popotunua Gorge and Oamaru.

Plans and Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained at the office of the Provincial Engineer. By order,
THOMAS DICK, Provincial Secretary.
Dunedin, September 8, 1862.

IMMIGRATION TO OTAGO.

ASSISTANCE TO MALES, AND FREE PASSAGES TO FEMALES.

The Provincial Government of Otago are now prepared to grant assisted passages from Great Britain and Ireland, to parties applying for by electors and bona fide settlers in the Colony, on such applications being approved of by the Immigration Agent, and the Agents of the Government in Britain; and on sufficient security being given for the payment of the passage money on the arrival of the Immigrants.

Unmarried females of good moral character, suitable as town and country servants, between the ages of 12 and 35 years, and well recommended by electors and bona fide settlers in the Province, will receive a Free Passage to Otago, whether they come out individually or as members of families, on their satisfying the British Agents as to character and suitability, and on giving security that they shall remain at least three years in the Colony.

Apply to
COLIN ALLAN,
Immigration Agent, Dunedin.

EDUCATION BOARD MEETING

THE half-yearly meeting of the Education Board will be held in the Provincial Secretary’s office, Dunedin, upon Friday the 10th day of October, 1862, at 12 o’clock noon, for the despatch of business.

JOHN HISLOP, Secretary.

PROVINCE OF OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE.

August, 1862.	THERMOMETER.	BAROMETER.	DEPTH OF RAIN.	DIRECTION OF THE WIND.
	Max.	Min.	Mean.	8 A.M.
1	44.0	35.0	39.50	29.200
2	42.5	36.0	39.25	29.400
3	42.0	36.0	39.00	29.694
4	41.0	31.5	36.25	29.760
5	40.0	32.0	36.00	29.786
6	44.0	32.0	38.00	29.610
7	44.0	31.0	37.00	29.032
8	44.0	30.0	38.50	29.240
9	40.0	31.5	35.75	29.486
10	40.0	31.0	35.50	29.682
11	39.0	30.5	34.75	29.704
12	40.5	30.0	34.75	29.708
13	40.5	30.0	35.25	29.682
14	40.0	31.0	35.50	29.724
15	40.0	31.0	36.75	29.754
16	43.0	33.5	39.75	29.756
17	48.0	36.5	42.25	29.500
18	48.0	36.0	42.00	29.400
19	48.0	35.0	41.50	29.410
20	49.0	33.5	41.25	29.782
21	52.0	34.0	43.00	29.790
22	54.0	35.0	44.50	29.790
23	56.5	37.0	46.75	29.770
24	58.0	42.5	50.25	29.880
25	59.0	48.5	53.75	29.766
26	65.0	48.0	56.50	29.750
27	54.0	36.0	45.00	29.766
28	58.0	34.5	46.25	29.134
29	48.5	34.0	41.25	29.080
30	58.0	35.0	46.50	29.390
31	56.0	36.3	46.25	29.470

The height of the Barometer is reduced to the Sea level at a temperature of 52° Fahrenheit. The observatory is about 3 miles from the centre of Dunedin.

A. H. ROSS, Registrar.

VUW Te Waharoa — Otago Provincial Gazette 1862, No 206

The Otago Provincial Council sat in a number of buildings, including the Dunedin Stock Exchange (depicted) in Princes St

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🏗️ Tenders for Mining Board Offices and Commissioner's Quarters

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated2 September 1862
KeywordsTenders, Construction, Mining Board Offices, Commissioner's Quarters, Tuapeka
👩‍💼 Officials

John Logan, Clerk to Superintendent

🏗️ Tenders for Police Stables

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated8 September 1862
KeywordsTenders, Construction, Police Stables, West Taieri, Popotunua Gorge, Oamaru
👩‍💼 Officials

Thomas Dick, Provincial Secretary

🛂 Immigration Assistance to Males and Free Passages to Females

Domain🛂 Immigration
KeywordsImmigration, Assisted Passages, Free Passages, Otago, Electors, Settlers
👩‍💼 Officials

Colin Allan, Immigration Agent

🎓 Education Board Meeting

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsEducation Board, Meeting, Dunedin
👩‍💼 Officials

John Hislop, Secretary

🎓 Meteorological Table for August 1862

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather, Temperature, Barometer, Rain, Wind, Dunedin
👩‍💼 Officials

A. H. Ross, Registrar

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