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In the town of Campbelltown a good deal of work has been done, partly by contract and partly by working parties of the newly-arrived immigrants. By the last a great part of Gore-street was formed, including some considerable scoria filling. They have also made and from time to time repaired the temporary track on the beach by which the mail has been enabled to continue running without interruption.
It was found, however, that these road parties are very undesirable, and on the arrival of the New Great Britain, I gladly arranged with Messrs. Berndtson & Ott, for them to metal ten chains of this road at £11 per chain, taking all the immigrants out of the hands of Government. The same party has now contracted for the remainder of the metalling (Contract No. 296), with the same condition of employing those of the newly arrived immigrants who require work.
Another working party was hastily sent, in the course of the winter, to repair the road at the rising from the Mokomoko Beach, where it had become so bad as to be unsafe. It was found necessary to extend the work far beyond what was contemplated, so that the party has been only very recently discharged.
These, with one small contract (No. 236) for improving the temporary road from the Terrace to the New River Beach, and one (No. 198) for diverting the road where an angle of it crossed the railway, embrace all the work which has been performed. The contracts now existing provide for the completion of the road from the point to which it is already formed and gravelled, namely, beyond West’s down to Campbelltown, with the exception of M‘Hardie’s Cove, and the small portion at the Campbelltown end. The former will require an embankment, the latter is on perfectly easy ground, with abundance of stone at hand.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
Theoph. Heale.
Printed for the Provincial Government by Scalesfield & Bath, Dee-street, Invercargill, Southland, N.Z.
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Southland Provincial Gazette 1863, No 62
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Campbelltown Road Contracts Progress Report
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksRoad contracts, Drainage, Railway, Construction, Campbelltown, Invercargill
- Theoph Heale, Author of the report
- Theoph. Heale