Otago Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 277

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✨ Public Works Appointments and Tenders



Secretary of Public Works Office,
Dunedin, 23rd November, 1863.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to appoint

Alfred Reid Clanny Harrison, Esq.,
to be Road Engineer on the Gold-fields.

George Duncan,
Secretary of Public Works.

Secretary of Public Works Office,
Dunedin, 23rd November, 1863.

HIS Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has been pleased to appoint

Mr. John Somerville
to be Clerk of Works, Provincial Engineer’s Department.

George Duncan,
Secretary of Public Works.

APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE.
MINING SURVEYOR. Apply on or before 1st January, 1864, to the Provincial Secretary.

PROVINCIAL SECRETARY’S DEPARTMENT.

ACCEPTED TENDERS.

THE following List of Tenders which have been received and accepted since the 14th October last, is published for general information:—

Alterations Survey Office, £218. Whitlock and Quinn.

Moveable Crane, £95. Alexander Cairns and Co. Accepted on condition that it is subject to the approval of the Provincial Engineer.

Lease of Woolshed, Oamaru, £40. Traill, Roxby & Co.

Fencing Police Paddock, Frankton, 100 chains; 4s 2d 18s per chain. John Plaisted and Co.

Four Mounted Kits, £58. Reany Bros.

Firewood for Police Station, Port Chalmers, £1 2s per cord. John Thomson, junr.

Farriery—Tokomairiro Police Station—for six months, 10s per set for shoeing; 5s 6d for removing shoes. James Catherine.

Farriery—Mount Ida Police Station—for six months, £1 5s per set for shoeing; 12s 6d for removing shoes. Black and Gordon.

Forage for the undermentioned Police Stations:—

Dunstan—Chaff, £33 per ton; Oats, 16s 3d per bushel; Bran, 8s per bushel—for two months. James Shand.

Ida Burn—Oats, 16s per bushel—for two months. James Shand.

Deep Stream—Chaff, £19 per ton; Oats, 11s per bushel; Bran, 4s per bushel—for two months. James Shand.

West Taieri—Oats, 8s per bushel; Bran, 3s per bushel—for two months. James Shand.

Upper Taieri—Chaff, £25 per ton; Oats, 13s per bushel; Bran, 5s per bushel—for two months. James Shand.

Taieri Diggings—Chaff, £20 per ton; Oats, 13s per bushel; Bran, 4s per bushel—for two months. James Shand.

Forge—Mount Ida Police Station—Hay, £33 per ton; Bran, 7s 6d per bushel. Thomson and Campbell.

Waipori Police Station—Chaff, £16 per ton; Oats, 11s per bushel; Bran, 4s 6d per bushel. James Burnett and Co.

East Taieri Police Station—Hay, £10 10s. per ton; Oats, 8s 6d per bushel. James Allan.

Tuapeka Police Station—Chaff, £15 per ton; Oats, 12s per bushel; Bran, 6s per bushel. Smith and Hibbard.

Taieri Ferry Police Station—Bran, 3s per bushel. Henry Houghton.

Molyneux Ferry Police Station—Hay, £11 per ton; Straw, £6 per ton; Oats, 10s per bushel; Bran, 3s 6d per bushel. J. Wood.

Thomas Dick,
Provincial Secretary.

24th Nov. 1863.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
24th November, 1863.

TENDERS will be received at this Office until noon of Tuesday, 8th December, for building a large Fair-way Buoy. Plans and Specifications to be seen at the Harbor Office, Port Chalmers.

Thomas Dick,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
24th November, 1863.

TENDERS will be received at this Office until noon of Tuesday, 8th proximo, for the erection of a Timber Jetty and Crane on the Clutha River at the mouth of the Pomahaka. Drawings and specifications to be seen at the Provincial Marine Engineer’s Office, Dunedin.

Thomas Dick,
Provincial Secretary.



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🏗️ Appointment of Road Engineer on the Gold-fields

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
23 November 1863
Appointment, Road Engineer, Gold-fields, Dunedin
  • Alfred Reid Clanny Harrison (Esquire), Appointed Road Engineer

  • George Duncan, Secretary of Public Works

🏗️ Appointment of Clerk of Works, Provincial Engineer’s Department

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
23 November 1863
Appointment, Clerk of Works, Provincial Engineer’s Department, Dunedin
  • John Somerville (Mr), Appointed Clerk of Works

  • George Duncan, Secretary of Public Works

🌾 Invitation for Applications for Mining Surveyor Position

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Application, Mining Surveyor, Deadline, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Accepted Tenders for Various Works and Supplies

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
24 November 1863
Tenders, Accepted, Works, Supplies, Police Stations, Dunedin
25 names identified
  • Whitlock, Accepted tender for Alterations Survey Office
  • Quinn, Accepted tender for Alterations Survey Office
  • Alexander Cairns, Accepted tender for Moveable Crane
  • Traill, Accepted tender for Lease of Woolshed, Oamaru
  • Roxby, Accepted tender for Lease of Woolshed, Oamaru
  • John Plaisted, Accepted tender for Fencing Police Paddock, Frankton
  • Reany, Accepted tender for Four Mounted Kits
  • John Thomson (junior), Accepted tender for Firewood for Police Station, Port Chalmers
  • James Catherine, Accepted tender for Farriery at Tokomairiro Police Station
  • Black, Accepted tender for Farriery at Mount Ida Police Station
  • Gordon, Accepted tender for Farriery at Mount Ida Police Station
  • James Shand, Accepted tender for Forage for Dunstan Police Station
  • James Shand, Accepted tender for Forage for Ida Burn Police Station
  • James Shand, Accepted tender for Forage for Deep Stream Police Station
  • James Shand, Accepted tender for Forage for West Taieri Police Station
  • James Shand, Accepted tender for Forage for Upper Taieri Police Station
  • James Shand, Accepted tender for Forage for Taieri Diggings Police Station
  • Thomson, Accepted tender for Forge at Mount Ida Police Station
  • Campbell, Accepted tender for Forge at Mount Ida Police Station
  • James Burnett, Accepted tender for Supplies at Waipori Police Station
  • James Allan, Accepted tender for Supplies at East Taieri Police Station
  • Smith, Accepted tender for Supplies at Tuapeka Police Station
  • Hibbard, Accepted tender for Supplies at Tuapeka Police Station
  • Henry Houghton, Accepted tender for Supplies at Taieri Ferry Police Station
  • J. Wood, Accepted tender for Supplies at Molyneux Ferry Police Station

  • Thomas Dick, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Building a Large Fair-way Buoy

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
24 November 1863
Tenders, Fair-way Buoy, Port Chalmers
  • Thomas Dick, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Erection of a Timber Jetty and Crane

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
24 November 1863
Tenders, Timber Jetty, Crane, Clutha River, Pomahaka
  • Thomas Dick, Provincial Secretary