✨ Public Works and Road Commissioners Reports
AMOUNT of Disbursement made by the Commissioners of Public Works for the Fifth District to the 10th May, 1859.
Expended by retiring Commissioners subsequently to publication of Balance Sheet................................................................... 6 4 0
Building stone culvert over stream near Mr. Lander’s section........................................................................ 46 0 0
Making approaches to culvert and improving road from seaward boundary of district to Tatton’s corner..................... 71 10 6
Making part of Veale road and improving other parts........................................................................ 10 0 0
Improving and repairing road from Tatton’s corner to Revel’s corner........................................................ 26 2 5
Improving and repairing road from Revel’s corner to inland boundary of district.......................................... 58 18 0
Fees to two Commissioners for attendance at five meetings................................................................ 5 0 0
Total amount of Receipts................................................................ £223 14 11
(Signed) William King,
Thomas Veale, Commissioners.
I hereby certify the above to be correct.
(Signed) Edwin Harris, Auditor.
RETURN of the Rates made and Commissioners elected at General Meetings for the several Districts under the “Roads and Bridges Ordinance, 1858.”
| District | Rate | Names of Commissioners |
|---|---|---|
| Town | Ten shillings per cent. | George Yates Lethbridge, Eugene Isidore Bulot, Isaac Newton Watt. |
| First | Sixpence per acre. | Albert Wills, Charles Clare, John Kelly. |
| Second | Sixpence | Henry Barriball, Samuel Matthews, Benjamin Gollop. |
| Third | Sixpence | John Blackett, Henry Turner, William Batten, sen. |
| Fourth | Ninepence | George Broadmore, Charles Brown, Henry R. Richmond. |
| Fifth | Sixpence | John Newland, Thomas Veale, William L. Davis. |
| Sixth | Sixpence | John Litchfield Newman, Peter Elliot, Courtenay Kingdon. |
| Seventh | Sixpence | Francis Ullathorne Gledhill, John Hurford, John Joseph Looney. |
| Eighth | One peppercorn ditto | Mauly Dixon, Philip Priske, James Bayly. |
| Ninth | Sixpence | John Armstrong, William George, John Hurford. |
| Tenth | Sixpence | John Lawson, Thomas Waite, George Oliver. |
NEW PLYMOUTH: PRINTED AT THE “TARANAKI NEWS” OFFICE.
Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1859, No 13
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🏗️ Disbursements by Fifth District Public Works Commissioners
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksExpenditures, Road repairs, Culvert construction, Commissioners' fees
- William King, Commissioner signing disbursement report
- Thomas Veale, Commissioner signing disbursement report
- Edwin Harris, Auditor certifying disbursement report
- William King
- Thomas Veale
- Edwin Harris
🏗️ Roads and Bridges Rates and Commissioners
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksRates, Commissioners, Districts, Roads and Bridges Ordinance
33 names identified
- George Yates Lethbridge, Commissioner for Town District
- Eugene Isidore Bulot, Commissioner for Town District
- Isaac Newton Watt, Commissioner for Town District
- Albert Wills, Commissioner for First District
- Charles Clare, Commissioner for First District
- John Kelly, Commissioner for First District
- Henry Barriball, Commissioner for Second District
- Samuel Matthews, Commissioner for Second District
- Benjamin Gollop, Commissioner for Second District
- John Blackett, Commissioner for Third District
- Henry Turner, Commissioner for Third District
- William Batten, Commissioner for Third District
- George Broadmore, Commissioner for Fourth District
- Charles Brown, Commissioner for Fourth District
- Henry R. Richmond, Commissioner for Fourth District
- John Newland, Commissioner for Fifth District
- Thomas Veale, Commissioner for Fifth District
- William L. Davis, Commissioner for Fifth District
- John Litchfield Newman, Commissioner for Sixth District
- Peter Elliot, Commissioner for Sixth District
- Courtenay Kingdon, Commissioner for Sixth District
- Francis Ullathorne Gledhill, Commissioner for Seventh District
- John Hurford, Commissioner for Seventh District
- John Joseph Looney, Commissioner for Seventh District
- Mauly Dixon, Commissioner for Eighth District
- Philip Priske, Commissioner for Eighth District
- James Bayly, Commissioner for Eighth District
- John Armstrong, Commissioner for Ninth District
- William George, Commissioner for Ninth District
- John Hurford, Commissioner for Ninth District
- John Lawson, Commissioner for Tenth District
- Thomas Waite, Commissioner for Tenth District
- George Oliver, Commissioner for Tenth District