Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 1

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✨ Provincial Notices

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, January 17, 1857.

HIS Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

William Lyon, Esq., M.P.C.
Robert Rodger Strang, Esq.
George Hart, Esq., M.P.C.
James May, Esq., and
Jonas Woodward, Esq., M.P.C.,

Trustees for the Management of the Public Cemetery of the City of Wellington.

By His Honor’s command,
William Fitzherbert,
Provincial Secretary.

The rate of tender to be, for the conveyance of the Immigrants at per head, and for the baggage at per ton per mile.
Either party to be at liberty to cancel the Agreement on giving two months notice to that effect.

The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender.

William Fitzherbert,
Provincial Secretary.

MAIL TO THE HUT.

Post Office Wellington,
January 27th, 1857.

TENDERS will be received at this Office, on or before the 10th February next, from Persons desirous of Contracting for the conveyance of a Daily Mail between Wellington and the Hutt during the Twelve Months ending 14th February 1858.

The Mail to leave the Hutt at Nine o’clock a.m. for Wellington, and the return Mail, to start from Wellington at three, p.m.

The Contractor will be required to provide security for the due performance of his agreement.

Tenders should state the mode of conveyance and the rate for the full period of the Contract.

Tenders should be enclosed, “Tender for conveyance of Hutt Mail.”

J. F. HOGGARD,
Post Master.

Contract for Drayage and Cartage

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, January 30, 1857.

TENDERS will be received at this Office on or before Friday, the 13th February, at noon, for the conveyance from that date to the 30th June next, of Immigrants and their baggage to the various roads now or that may be hereafter in progress.

The Contractors to provide such Drays or Carts as may be required by the Provincial Engineer or other duly authorised Officer, within 24 hours after the delivery of notice to that effect, at his usual place of business or abode in Wellington.

Immigration Office,
Wellington, January 2, 1857.

RETURN of the Number and Occupations of the Immigrants per Oliver Lang, Captain Mundle, from Liverpool. Arrived 19th December, 1856.

Married Men ... 79
Wives ... 78
Single Men ... 53
Single Women ... 14
Children—Boys ... 45
Girls ... 51
Infants ... 19

TOTAL—369 Souls, equal to 291½ Adults

Occupations.

Agricultural and other Laborers ... 67
Bakers ... 2
Black and other Smiths, Farriers, &c. ... 19
Bootmaker ... 1
Bricklayer and Mason ... 1
Brickmakers ... 1
Butchers ... 2
Carpenters, &c. ... 8
Dang. Artist ... 1
Domestic Servants of all Classes, including 1 Tailoress ... 14
Excavators ... 15
Gardeners ... 4
Miners ... 3
Painter ... 1
Saddlers, &c. ... 5
Sawyers ... 12
Shepherds ... 6
Tailor ... 1
Tobacco Pipe Maker ... 1
Watch Maker ... 1
Wheelwright ... 1

John Knowles,
Immigration Clerk.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 1

The Wellington Provincial Council Chambers (depicted) were shared with Parliament after 1865

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏘️ Appointment of Trustees for Wellington Public Cemetery

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated17 January 1857
KeywordsAppointments, Trustees, Public Cemetery, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

William Lyon (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Public Cemetery
Robert Rodger Strang (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Public Cemetery
George Hart (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Public Cemetery
James May (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Public Cemetery
Jonas Woodward (Esquire), Appointed Trustee for Wellington Public Cemetery

👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

🛂 Tender for Conveyance of Immigrants and Baggage

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated17 January 1857
KeywordsTender, Immigrants, Baggage, Conveyance
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

🚂 Tender for Daily Mail Conveyance between Wellington and the Hutt

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated27 January 1857
KeywordsTender, Mail, Conveyance, Wellington, Hutt
👩‍💼 Officials

J. F. Hoggard, Post Master

🛂 Tender for Drayage and Cartage of Immigrants and Baggage

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated30 January 1857
KeywordsTender, Drayage, Cartage, Immigrants, Baggage
👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

🛂 Return of Immigrants per Oliver Lang

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated2 January 1857
KeywordsImmigrants, Oliver Lang, Occupations, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

John Knowles, Immigration Clerk

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