Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1856 – No. 3

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✨ Financial and Statistical Returns



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STATEMENT of ROADS made, and Sums expended thereon, in the Province of Wellington, from 1st October, 1853, to 25th December, 1855.

NAME of ROAD. DISTRICT. DISTANCE (Miles) DISTANCE (Furlongs) DISTANCE (Chains) DISTANCE (Links) TOTAL DISTANCE (Miles) TOTAL DISTANCE (Furlongs) TOTAL DISTANCE (Chains) TOTAL DISTANCE (Links) Expenditure (£ s. d.) Total Expenditure (£ s. d.) Remarks.
Wairarapa Main Line Upper Hutt 7 4 0 0 5517 11 10½
Pakaratahi 0 6 3 0 565 10 0
Rimutaka 0 5 8 0 610 13 9
Ngabauranga Johnsonville 0 4 7 0 797 10 6
Wanganui Wanganui & Rangitikei 1 3 0 0 750 0 0
11 0 7 0 8241 6 1½ Formed.
Wainui-o-mata—Local Wainui-o-mata 2 7 2 0 425 6 6 Formed.
Extension 0 5 0 0 150 0 0 do.
White's Line—near Trotter's Lower Hutt 0 2 1 30 43 0 0 do.
---continuation of
New Waiwetu Road 0 1 4 87 55 15 3 Formed, metal-led, & finished.
Waiwetu—Local 0 2 8 70 345 12 2
Through Section No. 38 0 2 8 70 106 17 3
5 5 77 1126 11 2
16 0 2 77 9367 17 3½

JOHN ROY, Engineer.

RETURN of LAND sold and Deposits received by the Commissioner of Crown Lands at WELLINGTON, from the 1st day of October, to the 31st day of December, 1855.

DISTRICT. QUANTITY APPLIED FOR (Town) QUANTITY APPLIED FOR (Suburban) QUANTITY APPLIED FOR (Rural) QUANTITY APPLIED FOR (With Scrip) QUANTITY APPLIED FOR (With Cash) AMOUNT of CASH (£ s. d.) TOTAL ACRES. Remarks.
Wanganui .. .. 1036 .. 1036 518 0 0 1036
Rangitikei .. .. 390 350 40 20 0 0 390
Wairarapa and East Coast .. .. 4460 50 4410 2205 0 0 4460
Totals .. .. 5886 400 5486 2743 0 0 5886

Crown Land Office, Wellington, January 14, 1856. F. D. BELL, Commissioner.

ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE of the LAND REVENUE at WELLINGTON, from the 1st October, 1855, to the 31st December, 1855.

RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE.
Balance from last quarter.. £866 17 8 Expenses of Department,
Land Sales, Commissioner's Office .. £286 7 3
Wanganui £518 0 0 Wellington Surveys .... 235 17 4
Rangitikei 20 0 0 Wanganui " .... 112 2 0
Wairarapa 2205 0 0 Wairarapa " .... 377 13 3
2743 0 0 Wairarapa " (contract) 400 0 0
Fees on Crown Grants .... 18 0 0 Rangitikei " .... 87 3 3
Immigration, £1499 3 1
Part repayment of passage Distribution of Revenue,
money .. 68 0 0 General Government .... 562 16 7
Deposit on application for Provincial Government.. 562 16 7
Run 25 0 0 1125 13 2
Advances from Sub-Treasurer 1300 0 0 New Zealand Company's one
fourth of Land Sales .... 345 16 10
Advances repaid, Deposits returned ........ 1575 0 0
Wairarapa Surveys.... 290 0 0 Cash returned to M. Barnes 20 0 0
Wanganui " .... 60 0 0 " Sir O. Gibbes 50 0 0
Rangitikei " .... 45 0 0 Advances in Aid, viz.,
Wellington " .... 60 0 0 Wairarapa Surveys.... 190 0 0
455 0 0 Wanganui " .... 60 0 0
Rangitikei " .... 45 0 0
Wellington " .... 60 0 0 355 0 0
Balance carried to next quarter 505 4 7
£5,475 17 8 £5,475 17 8

Crown Land Office, Wellington, January 14, 1856. F. D. BELL, Commissioner.



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🏗️ Statement of roads made and sums expended in the Province of Wellington

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Road construction, Expenditure, Wellington Province, Public Works
  • John Roy, Engineer

🗺️ Return of land sold and deposits received at Wellington

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
14 January 1856
Land sales, Crown Lands, Wellington, Statistics
  • F. D. Bell, Commissioner

💰 Abstract of receipts and expenditure of the land revenue at Wellington

💰 Finance & Revenue
14 January 1856
Land revenue, Financial statement, Wellington, Crown Lands
  • M. Barnes, Received returned cash
  • O. Gibbes (Sir), Received returned cash

  • F. D. Bell, Commissioner