Road and Bridge Maintenance Accounts




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"King's" .................................................. 3 0 0
"Wakefield's" .......................................... 2 0 0
"Richmond's" ............................................ 4 0 0
"Jordan's" and side cutting............................. 4 10 0
"Jones's Hill" ........................................... 1 10 0
Raising embankment next the Avenue Bridge ............ 4 0 0
Clearing roadway at Townand Avenue Road ............... 5 0 0
Felling and clearing dead pines and rata along road ... 3 0 0
Widening portion of old road next Syme's land ......... 3 0 0
Sundries .................................................. 1 4 8

Incidental expenses ...................................... 10 0 0

Total amount of rate ..................................... £58 0 0

(Signed)
J. J. LOONEY,
J. HURFORD, } Commissioners.
F. U. GLEDHILL,

TENTH DISTRICT.

For cross-logging and improving track from Section No. 128 to 134 ... 20 0 0
Cross-logging track in front of Section 809, and improving track, &c., to
Section 800 .................................................. 20 0 0
Improving road to Section 810, at 2s. per chain .......... 2 14 0
Bridge to do. over River Narrasahoy ....................... 25 0 0
Improving road from Section 800 to Mr. Turner's, No. 775 .. 7 0 0
Improving hills to bridge crossing Henui, and cross-logging bottom .. 10 0 0
Contingencies ............................................. 5 0 0

Total amount of rate ..................................... £39 14 0

SEVENTH DISTRICT.

For repairs of road from Tapuae to Section 115 ............ 8 0 0
From Section 115 to 118 ................................... 10 0 0
For clearing Cart Track from Section 118 to 132 ......... 30 0 0

(Signed)
THOMAS WAITE,
JOHN R. LAWSON, } Commissioners.
G. OLIVER,

ROADS AND BRIDGES.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
New Plymouth, 9th July, 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.

THE Board of Commissioners of Roads in account with the Ratepayers of the Tenth District,

GENERAL ABSTRACT.

Dr.

  1. £ s. d.

Cash received from late Commissioners ........... 27 2 2
Amount of Rate ................................... 98 14 6
Received from Provincial Treasurer ............... 28 6 9

Total Receipts ..................................... 154 3 5
Balance due to Commissioners ..................... 8 14 9

£162 18 2

Cr.

  1. £ s. d.

To cutting green stuff and clearing of the wood from Cowling's up to Coati's—220 chains ........ 71 10 0
To cutting green stuff and clearing of the wood from Chandler's Bridge up to Cowling's—115 chains ........... 34 5 0
To cutting green stuff and clearing of the wood from Carrington road to the side cutting on Mangorei road—56 chains ............ 15 10 0
To cutting green stuff from Turner's corner to Mangorei Junction ........ 5 18 6
Mr. Gilmour for Stationery ....................... 1 7 8
Paid Tyrrel for damages by fire as decided by the Court ....................... 20 0 0
Court Expenses ..................................... 1 13 0
Paid Davey as damages by fire from the road .......... 5 0 0
Commissioners' Fees ............................... 7 14 0

£162 18 2

(Signed)
JOSH. D. LAURENCE, } Commissioners.
MATTHEW CARRICK,

We, the undersigned, duly appointed Auditors, hereby certify that we have examined the above Balance Sheet of the accounts of the Tenth District, and find them to be correct.

(Signed)
WILLIAM DEVENISH,
JAS. THOS. UPJOHN.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1859, No 13





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🏗️ Road Maintenance Expenses for Various Districts

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
9 July 1859
Road maintenance, Bridge construction, Expenses, Tenth District, Seventh District
  • J. C. Richmond, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Abstract of Accounts for Tenth District Road Commissioners

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
9 July 1859
Financial statement, Receipts, Expenditures, Tenth District
  • J. J. Looney, Commissioner
  • J. Hurford, Commissioner
  • F. U. Gledhill, Commissioner
  • Josh. D. Laurence, Commissioner
  • Matthew Carrick, Commissioner
  • William Devenish, Auditor
  • Jas. Thos. Upjohn, Auditor