✨ Road District Budgets and Official Appointments
TARANAKI GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
Superintendent’s Office,
January 24, 1871.
The following Statements having been forwarded to me by the Board of Road Commissioners for the 10th, 16th, and 19th Road Districts, in accordance with the 36th clause of the “Roads and Bridges Ordinance, 1858,” are published for general information.
Fred. A. Carrington,
Superintendent.
TENTH, OR UPPER MANGOREI ROAD DISTRICT.
APPROXIMATE STATEMENT of the manner in which the Commissioners of No. 10, or Upper Mangorei Road District, propose to expend the Rates of the District for the ensuing year:—
| £ s. d. | |
|---|---|
| From R. Wells’ lower boundary to Mr. Roberts’ clearing | 9 0 0 |
| From Mr. Roberts’ clearing to Mr. Honor’s gate | 9 0 0 |
| From Mr. Honor’s gate to Mr. Grayling’s gate | 6 0 0 |
| Amount of debts from 1868 and 1869 | 7 18 6 |
| Contingencies | 9 12 0 |
| Total | £41 10 6 |
R. Wells,
J. Rendall, } Commissioners.
C. Oliver, }
SIXTEENTH, OR OKATO ROAD DISTRICT.
APPROXIMATE STATEMENT of the manner in which the Commissioners of No. 10, or Okato Road District, propose to expend the Rates of the District for the ensuing year:—
| £ s. d. | |
|---|---|
| Great South Road | 15 0 0 |
| Kaihihi Road | 20 0 0 |
| Kaitakata Road | 15 0 0 |
| Hampton Road | 5 0 0 |
| Contingencies | 11 19 9 |
| Total | £66 19 9 |
W. N. Smith, }
J. Curtis, } Commissioners.
J. Rogan, }
NINETEENTH, OR URENUI ROAD DISTRICT.
APPROXIMATE STATEMENT of the manner in which the Commissioners of No. 19, or Urenui Road District, propose to expend the Rates of the District for the ensuing year:—
| £ s. d. | |
|---|---|
| New road through D. Atkinson’s land | 20 0 0 |
| Due to late Commissioners | 5 19 0 |
| Contingencies | 5 16 0 |
| Total | £31 15 0 |
A. Telfar, }
L. R. Sherriff, } Commissioners.
D. Lyon, }
[From the New Zealand Gazette.]
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 21st October, 1870.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to grant Letters Patent, under “The Patents Act, 1860,” dated 14th day of October, 1870, in favour of Frederick Spear Grieves, of New Plymouth, in the Province of Taranaki, settler, for an invention of a certain process of smelting the Titaniferous Iron Ore or Sand lying on the sea beach of the Province of Taranaki, and all similar deposits.
W. Gisborne.
Native Office,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1870.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to authorise William Smith Atkinson, of Taranaki, to act as Interpreter under “The Native Lands Act, 1865,” and “The Native Lands Act, 1867,” his certificate to bear date the first day of August, 1870.
Donald McLean.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th October, 1870.
His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen to be Registrars of Marriages, and of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, for the districts set opposite their names respectively, as the same are defined in proclamations of 10th day of October, 1870, and published in New Zealand Gazette, No. 56, of 11th day of October, 1870, viz:—
Robert Chisholm Hammerton, Esq., New Plymouth.
James Hurst, Esq., Paten.
The above appointments are to take effect on and from the 15th November next.
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Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1871, No 1
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🏗️ Upper Mangorei Road District Budget
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works24 January 1871
Road District, Budget, Mangorei, Taranaki
6 names identified
- R. Wells, Commissioner of Upper Mangorei Road District
- J. Rendall, Commissioner of Upper Mangorei Road District
- C. Oliver, Commissioner of Upper Mangorei Road District
- Roberts, Landowner mentioned in budget
- Honor, Landowner mentioned in budget
- Grayling, Landowner mentioned in budget
- Fred. A. Carrington, Superintendent
🏗️ Okato Road District Budget
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works24 January 1871
Road District, Budget, Okato, Taranaki
- W. N. Smith, Commissioner of Okato Road District
- J. Curtis, Commissioner of Okato Road District
- J. Rogan, Commissioner of Okato Road District
- Fred. A. Carrington, Superintendent
🏗️ Urenui Road District Budget
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works24 January 1871
Road District, Budget, Urenui, Taranaki
- A. Telfar, Commissioner of Urenui Road District
- L. R. Sherriff, Commissioner of Urenui Road District
- D. Lyon, Commissioner of Urenui Road District
- D. Atkinson, Landowner mentioned in budget
- Fred. A. Carrington, Superintendent
🏭 Patent Grant for Smelting Process
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry21 October 1870
Patent, Invention, Smelting, Iron Ore, Taranaki
- Frederick Spear Grieves, Granted patent for smelting process
- W. Gisborne
🪶 Appointment of Interpreter
🪶 Māori Affairs22 October 1870
Interpreter, Native Lands Act, Taranaki
- William Smith Atkinson, Authorised to act as Interpreter
- Donald McLean
⚖️ Appointment of Registrars of Marriages
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement24 October 1870
Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, New Plymouth, Paten
- Robert Chisholm Hammerton (Esquire), Appointed Registrar of Marriages
- James Hurst (Esquire), Appointed Registrar of Marriages