Southland Provincial Gazette – 1862 – No. 34

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✨ Public Works Tenders and Appointments

WORK. | ADJUDGED. | DECISION.

£ s. d.	£ s. d.
Chain-bridge chain at Tiptop Bush for Roadway.	J. Aitken and Co., L8 per chain up to 100 chains; Allen and Withers, withdrawal of tender as amount of penalty of L10.
	M. Ewen, Ross & Co., per chain 4 16 0
	D. Gallivan, per chain 4 10 6
	J. B. Solivan, per chain 4 10 0
	J. & R. Wather, per chain 4 10 0
	J. K. M'Grath, per chain 4 0 0

Government Offices, Invercargill. | K. Lumsden, L764. |

Bridge of 8 bays over the Waimatuku Creek, south of Seaward Bush, and west of Block V., Oteramika. | M'Neil & Wilson, L145. |

Small bridge, Oteramika. Construction of forming road and embankment. | Lachlan Fraser, L30; bank, cable yard, bridge, 2s; forming, per chain, L1 10s. |

Road between Longford and Dome Pass. Construction of 3 bridges of 8 bays over the Waimate River and forming approaches. | M'Neil & Wilson, bridge, L105; Campbell & Robertson, bridge, L400; earthworks for approaches, 3s 9d. per cubic yard. | John R. Sutton, bridge, L87; banking, per cubic yard, 2s; forming road, L1 15s. per chain.
| | Robert Ising, bridge, L34; embankment, per cubic yard, 2s; forming road, L1 15s. per chain.
| | James Gallagher & Co., bridges and forming, L95 10s.; approaches, per cubic yard, 2s.

INVERCARGILL TOWN BOARD.

ROBERT MITCHELL, Returning Officer, appointed by His Honor the Superintendent of the Province of Southland, to preside at a meeting of the Electors of Invercargill in the Provincial Council of Southland, assembled on the 7th day of January 1863, at 12 o'clock noon, at the School-house, Invercargill, for the purpose of Electing Four Persons to be Members of the Town Board of Invercargill, hereby certify that the following persons were duly elected by a majority of votes:—

James Grieve,
William Garthwaite,
John Blacklock.

Given under my hand at Invercargill this 9th day of January, 1863.

ROBT. MITCHELL,
Returning Officer.

Published from the New Zealand Gazette, Nov. 20, 1862.

Notice of Bonded Warehouse at Bluff Harbor.

CUSTOMS. BLUFF HARBOR.

NOTICE is hereby given that an iron building belonging to Mr. George Perry, situate on, and close to the Eastern Boundary of the Provincial Government Reserve, in the Town of Campbelltown, Custom House fronting on the beach, has been duly approved and appointed in accordance with the XI Clause of “Customs Regulation Act, 1858,” to be a Warehouse for the securing of Goods, under Bond for the Payment of Duties of Customs.

A. J. Ellis,
Deputy Commissioner.

Custom House, Invercargill,
7th Nov., 1862.

Appointment of Revising Officers under Building and Friendly Societies Acts.

Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Auckland, 6th December, 1862.

HIS EXCELLENCY the Governor has been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen to be Revising Officers under the “Building Societies Act, 1856,” and under the “Friendly Societies Act, 1856”:—

Henry Adams, Esq., of Nelson, for the Provinces of Nelson and Marlborough.

William Thomas Locke Travers, Esq., of Christchurch, for the Province of Canterbury.

Thomas Monck Mason Esq., of Invercargill, for the Province of Southland.

VUW Te Waharoa — Southland Provincial Gazette 1862, No 34

Built in 1864 as a Masonic lodge, this building was purchased by the Southland Provincial Council as their council chambers in 1866. It still stands today.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ List of Accepted and Non-accepted Tenders for Public Works (continued from previous page)

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsTenders, Public Works, Roads, Bridges, Culverts, Drainage
👱🏽 Names

26 names identified

J. Aitken, Tender submitted for chain-bridge chain at Tiptop Bush
D. M'Farlane, Tender submitted for chain-bridge chain at Tiptop Bush
M. Ewen, Tender submitted for chain-bridge chain at Tiptop Bush
D. Gallivan, Tender submitted for chain-bridge chain at Tiptop Bush
J. B. Solivan, Tender submitted for chain-bridge chain at Tiptop Bush
J. & R. Wather, Tender submitted for chain-bridge chain at Tiptop Bush
J. K. M'Grath, Tender submitted for chain-bridge chain at Tiptop Bush
K. Lumsden, Tender accepted for Government Offices, Invercargill
John Hill, Tender submitted for Government Offices, Invercargill
Greville, Tender submitted for Government Offices, Invercargill
Whyte, Tender submitted for Government Offices, Invercargill
Grigg, Tender submitted for Government Offices, Invercargill
Thomas Price, Tender submitted for Government Offices, Invercargill
Ewen, Tender submitted for Government Offices, Invercargill
Gunn, Tender submitted for Government Offices, Invercargill
William Brass, Tender submitted for Government Offices, Invercargill
M'Neil, Tender accepted for bridge of 8 bays over the Waimatuku Creek
Wilson, Tender accepted for bridge of 8 bays over the Waimatuku Creek
Lachlan Fraser, Tender accepted for small bridge, Oteramika
M'Neil, Tender submitted for road between Longford and Dome Pass
Wilson, Tender submitted for road between Longford and Dome Pass
Campbell, Tender submitted for road between Longford and Dome Pass
Robertson, Tender submitted for road between Longford and Dome Pass
John R. Sutton, Tender submitted for road between Longford and Dome Pass
Robert Ising, Tender submitted for road between Longford and Dome Pass
James Gallagher, Tender submitted for road between Longford and Dome Pass

🏘️ Invercargill Town Board Election Results

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated9 January 1863
KeywordsElection, Town Board, Invercargill, Southland
👱🏽 Names

James Grieve, Elected to Invercargill Town Board
William Garthwaite, Elected to Invercargill Town Board
John Blacklock, Elected to Invercargill Town Board

👩‍💼 Officials

Robert Mitchell, Returning Officer

🏭 Bonded Warehouse at Bluff Harbor

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated7 November 1862
KeywordsWarehouse, Bonded, Bluff Harbor, Campbelltown
👱🏽 Names

George Perry (Mr.), Owner of bonded warehouse at Bluff Harbor

👩‍💼 Officials

A. J. Ellis, Deputy Commissioner

🏛️ Appointment of Revising Officers under Building and Friendly Societies Acts

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated6 December 1862
KeywordsRevising Officers, Building Societies Act, Friendly Societies Act
👱🏽 Names

Henry Adams (Esquire), Appointed Revising Officer for Nelson and Marlborough
William Thomas Locke Travers (Esquire), Appointed Revising Officer for Canterbury
Thomas Monck Mason (Esquire), Appointed Revising Officer for Southland

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