Taranaki Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 11

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✨ Financial Reports and Regulations

THE Board of Road Commissioners in account with the Ratepayers of the 7th District, year 1858-9.

Dr.

Date	£	s.	d.
1858.
Cash received from Prov. Treas.	3	16	6
Dec. 18.—	12	6	0
	24	0	0
1859.
Jan 8.—	20	0	0
Mar. 5.—	20	0	0
April 9.—	15	0	0
May 14.—	8	7	0
	£103	9	6

Cr.

Date	By Disbursements	£	s.	d.
1859.	Liabilities from 1857-8	3	16	6
	Paid Morne and Howard for felling 80 chains bush road	24	0	0
	Paid Morne and Howard for clearing track through same	12	6	0
	For work done between sections 101 and 118	44	2	0
	For grass seed sown on burned road	2	2	0
	Repairing Foot-Bridge at Tapuae	5	6	6
	Removing two Rata Trees as per contract	6	0	0
	Printing and Stationery	11	9
	Commissioners’ Fees	4	14	0
	Moneys not expended in Commissioners’ hands	10	9
		£103	9	6

J. J. Looney,
John Hurford,
Commissioners, 7th District.

We, the undersigned, do hereby certify that we have examined the foregoing account, with the vouchers relating thereto, and that the same is true and correct, and that the balance due from the retiring Commissioners amounts to ten shillings and nine pence.

R. Prent,
Henry Gilbert,
Auditors, 7th District.

New Plymouth, 26th May, 1859.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
New Plymouth, 10th June, 1859.

IT is hereby notified that, from and after the date hereof, the following Regulations for the Storage of Powder in the Provincial Magazine will come into operation.

J. C. Richmond,
Provincial Secretary.

REGULATIONS FOR THE STORAGE OF POWDER IN THE PROVINCIAL MAGAZINE.

The Magazine and Ammunition will be in charge of the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of Artillery at this station.
No Ammunition will either be received into or issued from the Magazine without a written order signed by the Superintendent or the Provincial Secretary.
The time for issuing Ammunition will be at the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. every day (weather permitting), Sundays excepted.
All persons intending to withdraw Ammunition must give at least 24 hours’ notice to the officer in charge. A receipt will be required on delivery.
All packages, barrels, &c., to be marked or labelled with the storer’s name previously to being placed in the Magazine.

Charges for Storing Powder in the Magazine.

For Packages or Barrels under 50lbs. each, 2d. per week.
Ditto, above 50lbs., 3d. per week.
Receiving and delivering each, 6d. per package or barrel.

ROADS AND BRIDGES.

Superintendent’s Office,
New Plymouth, 9th June, 1859.

WHEREAS, by the 6th clause of the “Roads and Bridges Ordinance, 1858,” it is enacted that General Meetings of the Electors of the several districts constituted under the Ordinance shall be convened in the month of May in every year, on such day and at such place as shall be appointed by the Superintendent.

And whereas the Superintendent did appoint that the General Meeting of the Electors of the First District should be held on Monday, the 23rd day of May last past.

And whereas the proceedings of the Electors at such General Meeting having been called in question, have been duly referred to me for decision, and are hereby declared invalid. Now, therefore, I, the Superintendent, do hereby convene another General Meeting for the same District, with all the powers which the former meeting had, to be held at the Bell Inn, Ina Village, on Monday, the 20th day of June instant, at 2 o’clock p.m.

G. Cutfield,
Superintendent.

J. C. Richmond,
Provincial Secretary.

NEW PLYMOUTH: PRINTED AT THE “TARANAKI NEWS” OFFICE.

VUW Te Waharoa — Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1859, No 11

The Taranaki Provincial Council building (depicted) was on lower Brougham Street in New Plymouth.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Balance Sheets of Road Commissioners (continued from previous page)

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated26 May 1859
KeywordsRoads, Bridges, Financial Reports, New Plymouth
👱🏽 Names

J. J. Looney, Commissioner, 7th District
John Hurford, Commissioner, 7th District
R. Prent, Auditor, 7th District
Henry Gilbert, Auditor, 7th District

👩‍💼 Officials

J. J. Looney, Commissioner, 7th District
John Hurford, Commissioner, 7th District
R. Prent, Auditor, 7th District
Henry Gilbert, Auditor, 7th District

🛡️ Regulations for Storage of Powder in Provincial Magazine

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated10 June 1859
KeywordsPowder Storage, Regulations, Provincial Magazine
👩‍💼 Officials

J. C. Richmond, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ General Meeting of Electors for First District

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated9 June 1859
KeywordsGeneral Meeting, Electors, Roads and Bridges, New Plymouth
👩‍💼 Officials

G. Cutfield, Superintendent
J. C. Richmond, Provincial Secretary

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