Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 11

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✨ Roads and Bridges Financial Reports



ROADS AND BRIDGES.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
New Plymouth, 11th June, 1859.

THE following Abstracts or Balance Sheets of the Commissioners of the following Districts are published for the information of the Ratepayers.

J. C. Richmond,
Provincial Secretary.

BALANCE SHEET FOR THE NINTH DISTRICT, 1858-9.

Dr. Cr.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
To Balance in hand... 21 10 6 By Main Road... 63 11 0
" Cash received from Prov. Treasurer 106 0 0 " Sedly Road... 34 11 0
" Cash from Mr. Berridge for Rent of Road 2 6 0 " Hurford Road... 23 12 0
May 26 - Cash overpaid by Commissioners 7 0 0 " Printing... 6 0 0
" Commissioners’ Fees... 6 0 0
£128 0 0 £128 0 0

John Hurford,
Joseph Parker, } Commissioners.
Alfred McKellar,
Thomas Gilbert, } Auditors.

Approved and Signed by

THE Board of Commissioners of Roads in account with the Ratepayers of the Third District—General Abstract.

Dr. Cr.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
1858. 1858.
May 18.—Cash received from late Commissioners... 21 2 6 Cash paid as follows for wages, &c.—
Repairing Turner’s Hill... 2 3 0
July 24.—" for 11 weeks rent of firewood, W. Richards, @ 2s... 2 4 0 " Devenish’s Hill... 2 14 0
" Allen’s Hill... 3 4 0
June 27.—Special contribution from Taranaki Building Society... 18 0 " King’s Hill... 4 6 9
Dec. 18.—" for 10 weeks rent of firewood, from W. Richards, @2s... 1 0 0 " Richmond’s Hill and embankment next Henui River... 22 5 0
1859. " W. C. King’s side-cutting... 7 11 0
May 14.—" from Provincial Treasurer, viz. : Government allowance in aid of rates... 20 18 0 " M. Jonas’s Hill... 2 11 0
" Ditto. special... 18 10 0 " Native Reserve... 13 19 0
" Ditto. for repair of road through Native Reserve... 14 0 0 Avenue Road (extension)... 25 5 0
" Ditto. for construction of Bridge over Mangorei River... 140 0 0 General Repairs... 9 9 0
" Reserve... Stationery and Printing... 7 0 0
Construction of Mangorei Bridge (on account), viz.:
Time... 82 2 3
Timber (sawn)... 40 11 0
Trees... 4 0 0
Nails and Oil... 6 2
Spikes... 8 9
Rope... 1 17 0
Commission... 129 5 0
11 0 0
Balance in hand... 50 4 7
£287 14 6 £287 14 6

John Blackett, } Commissioners.
Henry Turnbull, }

We hereby certify that we have examined the above account, with the vouchers, and find the same to be correct,

26th May, 1859.

Richd. Chilman, }
Thomas King, } Auditors.



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🏗️ Balance Sheets of Road Commissioners

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
11 June 1859
Roads, Bridges, Balance Sheets, Financial Reports, New Plymouth
8 names identified
  • John Hurford, Commissioner of Roads
  • Joseph Parker, Commissioner of Roads
  • Alfred McKellar, Commissioner of Roads
  • Thomas Gilbert, Auditor
  • John Blackett, Commissioner of Roads
  • Henry Turnbull, Commissioner of Roads
  • Richd. Chilman, Auditor
  • Thomas King, Auditor

  • J. C. Richmond, Provincial Secretary