Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 15

Page 122

✨ Government and public notices

122

RETURN of EXPORTS COASTWISE of NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE from the Port of Ahuriri
for the Quarter ending 30th June, 1856 :—

ARTICLES.	QUANTITY.	APPROXIMATE VALUE.
		£ s. d.
Butter ... ... ... ...	1 keg	2 10 0
Flour ... ... ... ...	5 tons, 1,700 lbs.	165 0 0
Limeston ... ... ... ...	25 ton	5 0 0
Maize ... ... ... ...	130 bushels	32 10 0
Onions ... ... ... ...	948 lbs.	8 0 0
Pollard ... ... ... ...	1 ton, 800 lbs.	25 0 0
Wheat ... ... ... ...	256 bushels	90 0 0
Wool ... ... ... ...	14,800 lbs.	740 0 0
Wine ... ... ... ...	10 cases	20 0 0
	Total. . . . . . . . . .	£1088 0 0

WILLIAM SEED,
Sub-Collector.

Custom House, Ahuriri,
July 7, 1856.

THE HUTT, WESTERN DISTRICT.

NOTICE.

THE Highway Rate assessed by the Board
of Commissioners for the management of
Highways in the Hutt Western District, in
respect to the undermentioned Section, re-
mains unpaid.

No. of Section	No. of Acres	Rate per Acre	Amount
129	100	1s.	£5 0 0

WILLIAM GOLDER,
Clerk to the Board of Commissioners.
River Hutt,
July 24, 1856.

Notice to Labourers.

WANTED for the Ngahauranga Road,
20 men
Ditto for the Ohariu, 20 men
Ditto for the Makara, 20 men
Apply to the Overseers on the Works.
JOHN ROY,
Engineer.
Wellington, July 22, 1856.

TENDERS FOR IRON SAFE.

Provincial Secretary\'s Office,
Wellington, July 28, 1856.

TENDERS will be received at this Office
until Three o\'clock, P.M., of Tuesday, the
12th August, for the supply of one large Fire
Proof Iron Safe, for the use of the Govern-
ment.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

Notice to Contractors.

TENDERS will be received at the
Provincial Secretary\'s Office, on MONDAY,
the 18th August, for the construction of two
Bridges on the North-Western Road, Porirua.
Copies of the Plans and Specifications may be
seen at the Provincial Secretary\'s Office, Wel-
lington ; the Engineers\' Office, the Hutt ;
and at Bromley\'s Inn, Porirua Ferry.

JOHN ROY,
Engineer.
Wellington, July 22, 1856.

Printed at the Spectator Office.

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🏭 Return of exports coastwise of New Zealand produce from the Port of Ahuriri

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated7 July 1856
KeywordsExports, Ahuriri, Produce, Statistics, Trade
👩‍💼 Officials

William Seed, Sub-Collector

🏗️ Notice of unpaid highway rate in the Hutt Western District

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated24 July 1856
KeywordsHighway Rate, Hutt Western District, Unpaid Rates, Commissioners
👩‍💼 Officials

William Golder, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners

👷 Notice to labourers for road works

Domain👷 Labour & Employment
Dated22 July 1856
KeywordsLabourers, Road works, Ngahauranga, Ohariu, Makara
👩‍💼 Officials

John Roy, Engineer

💰 Tenders for an iron safe

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated28 July 1856
KeywordsTenders, Iron Safe, Government Supplies, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Notice to contractors for bridge construction

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated22 July 1856
KeywordsTenders, Bridges, North-Western Road, Porirua, Contractors
👩‍💼 Officials

John Roy, Engineer

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