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NEW PLYMOUTH.
NEW ZEALAND
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.
VOL. VI.] NEW PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1858. [No. 6
WAIWAKAIHO BRIDGE.
Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 7th April, 1858.
TENDERS for the erection of a Bridge over the Waiwakaiho River will be received at this Office, till noon on Friday, the 7th May next.
The Plans, Specifications, and Conditions of the Contract may be seen at this Office on and after Friday, the 16th inst.
I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.
BURNING OF STANDING FERN.
Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 9th April, 1858.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Police are strictly enjoined to proceed against all persons who shall wilfully fire the fern within the limits of the Town of New Plymouth; the Municipal Police Ordinance imposing a fine not exceeding Five Pounds in every such case.
I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.
WAIWAKAIHO BRIDGE.
Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 14th April, 1858.
THE Designs for the Waiwakaiho Bridge may be seen at the Council Chamber, between the hours of 1 and 4 o'clock p.m., on Friday, 16th, Tuesday 20th, and Thursday, 22nd instant.
I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 14th April, 1858.
THE following Letter from Colonel MOULD, R.E., is published for general information.
I. N. WATT,
Provincial Secretary.
Royal Engineer Office,
Auckland, 6th March, 1858.
Sir,—I have the honor to acquaint you that I have returned per schooner Pelsart the designs, 14 in number, as in the enclosed list, for a bridge over the Waiwakaiho river, received from you in a box, and also another, No. 15, which was received through the Post Office with a letter enclosed unsigned. I have taken this latter design into consideration notwithstanding it reached me in an irregular manner, but as though it possesses merit, I do not consider it entitled to one of the premiums, the irregularity in the mode of its transmission is of no importance. I however send it to you that it may be returned to the designer whose address I presume you have.
In considering the several designs I eliminated one by one, those which palpably in my mind were insufficient in point of strength and one on the suspension principle which was not trussed to diminish as far as practicable vibration, oscillation and undulation and which was otherwise weak.
In this way I set aside the first five in the list, leaving ten or rather nine (for V Z and X X by the same hand do not differ in the
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🏗️ Tenders for the erection of a bridge over the Waiwakaiho River
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works7 April 1858
Tenders, Bridge construction, Waiwakaiho River, New Plymouth
- I. N. Watt, Provincial Secretary
🏘️ Warning against the unauthorised burning of standing fern within New Plymouth
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government9 April 1858
Police, Fire, Fern burning, Municipal Police Ordinance, New Plymouth
- I. N. Watt, Provincial Secretary
🏗️ Notice regarding viewing times for Waiwakaiho Bridge designs
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works14 April 1858
Bridge designs, Waiwakaiho River, Council Chamber
- I. N. Watt, Provincial Secretary
🏗️ Publication of correspondence regarding bridge designs from Colonel Mould
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works14 April 1858
Bridge designs, Waiwakaiho River, Engineering, Correspondence
- Mould (Colonel), Provided professional opinion on bridge designs
- I. N. Watt, Provincial Secretary