Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1858 – No. 4

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NOTICE.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 3rd March, 1858.

WHEREAS, by Proclamation of the
Superintendent made the twenty-
seventh day of October, 1857, the provi-
sions of "An Ordinance for imposing a Tax
on Raupo Houses" were declared to be in
force within certain districts of the Town of
New Plymouth therein described.

Notice is hereby given, that every person
offending against the provisions of the said
Ordinance, by erecting or causing to be
erected, any building constructed wholly or
in part of raupo, nikau, toetoe, wiwi, ka-
kaho, straw, or thatch of any description,
is liable to a penalty of One Hundred
Pounds; to be recovered in a summary way.

I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.

PUBLIC WORKS.

Provincial Secretary's Office, 17th March, 1858.

THE following approximate statement of the manner in which the Board of Com-
missioners for the District hereunder specified propose expending the funds at
their disposal is published for the information of the ratepayers.

I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.

SIXTH DISTRICT. £ s. d.
From Mr Standish's corner to junction with the Omata road 34 18 0
Culvert on the same 10 0 0
Thence to hill on Dingle road, with Culvert 8 0 0
" " Dingle's house 4 0 0
Bridge on same road 10 0 0
Culvert leading to Mr Bayly's farm 5 0 0
On road called Wheeler's 3 0 0
" " leading to J. C. Sharland and T. Bayly 3 0 0
Incidental expenses 5 2 0
Bridge over Tapuae leading to Greaves's land 2 10 0
From Goodwin's to where roads meet 2 10 0
From where roads meet past Jones's and Weston's to beyond the Chapel 30 0 0
From Pheney's road to Barrett's road, &c 12 10 0
Incidental expenses 7 11 3
138 1 3

(Signed)

J. STEPHENSON SMITH, } Commissioners.
J. DINGLE, }

Printed by G. W. WOON for the Provincial Government.




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🏘️ Notice regarding taxation of Raupo houses

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
3 March 1858
Taxation, Raupo houses, Building regulations, New Plymouth
  • I. N. Watt, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Statement of proposed public works expenditure for the Sixth District

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
17 March 1858
Public works, Expenditure, Roads, Bridges, Sixth District, New Plymouth
13 names identified
  • Standish (Mr), Reference point for road construction
  • Dingle (Mr), Reference point for road construction
  • Bayly (Mr), Reference point for road construction
  • J. C. Sharland, Reference point for road construction
  • T. Bayly, Reference point for road construction
  • Greaves, Reference point for road construction
  • Goodwin, Reference point for road construction
  • Jones, Reference point for road construction
  • Weston, Reference point for road construction
  • Pheney, Reference point for road construction
  • Barrett, Reference point for road construction
  • J. Stephenson Smith, Commissioner of Public Works
  • J. Dingle, Commissioner of Public Works

  • I. N. Watt, Provincial Secretary
  • J. Stephenson Smith, Commissioner
  • J. Dingle, Commissioner