Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 1

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✨ Public Works and Trade Statistics



Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 27th January, 1857.

THE following Statement of accepted and rejected Tenders is published for general information :-

Description of work Tendered for. Names of parties Tendering. Amount of Accepted Tenders. £ s. d. Amount of rejected Tender. £ s. d.
Building a Bridge over Turakina River John Liddell 560 0 0 0 0 0
Do. do. T. J. Campbell 0 0 0 610 0 0
Building a Bridge over Wangaehu River Thomas Easton and William Johnson 1375 0 0 0 0 0
Do. do. John Mailman and W. H. Hales 0 0 0 1450 0 0
Do. do. T. J. Campbell 0 0 0 1745 0 0
Do. do. John Ashmore 0 0 0 1500 0 0
Building both the above Bridges Henson, Thurstan, and Henson 0 0 0 2221 0 0

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

COMPARATIVE RETURN

Of Arrivals and Departures at the Port of Wellington between the Quarters ending 31st DECEMBER, 1855 and 1856.

ARRIVALS FROM 1855. 1856. DEPARTURES TO 1855. 1856.
Ships Tons Ships Tons Ships Tons Ships Tons
Great Britain 2 993 4 3001 Great Britain 0 0 0 0
New Holland 6 853 12 1349 New Holland 7 1262 9 1011
Van Diemen’s Land 0 0 0 0 Van Diemen’s Land 1 169 0 0
Other Ports 0 0 0 0 Other Ports 2 1149 0 0
Coastwise 76 4418 53 1743 Coastwise 70 2459 56 2409
Total 84 6264 69 6093 Total 80 5039 65 3420

CHARLES SHARP,
Harbour Master.

Wellington, 10th January, 1857.



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🏗️ Accepted and Rejected Tenders for Bridge Construction

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 January 1857
Tenders, Bridge Construction, Turakina River, Wangaehu River
9 names identified
  • John Liddell, Accepted tender for Turakina River Bridge
  • T. J. Campbell, Rejected tender for Turakina River Bridge
  • Thomas Easton, Accepted tender for Wangaehu River Bridge
  • William Johnson, Accepted tender for Wangaehu River Bridge
  • John Mailman, Rejected tender for Wangaehu River Bridge
  • W. H. Hales, Rejected tender for Wangaehu River Bridge
  • John Ashmore, Rejected tender for Wangaehu River Bridge
  • Henson, Rejected tender for both bridges
  • Thurstan, Rejected tender for both bridges

  • William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

🏭 Comparative Return of Arrivals and Departures at Wellington Port

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
10 January 1857
Trade Statistics, Wellington Port, Arrivals, Departures, 1855, 1856
  • Charles Sharp, Harbour Master