Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1857 – No. 18

Page 212

✨ Immigration Statistics and Tenders

RETURN of Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Wellington

during the Quarter ending 30th June, 1857.

PLACES	IMMIGRATION	EMIGRATION
	Adults.	Adults.
	Males.	Females.
Great Britain	108	95
New South Wales	22	8
Victoria	28	9
Van Diemen's Land	...	...
South America	1	1
Coastwise to and from other Provinces	132	8
Totals	380	121

Wellington,
2nd July, 1857.

CHARLES SHARP,
Emigration Officer.

Chief Land Commissioner's Office,
Wellington, 28th August, 1857.

I hereby give Notice that I shall hold a Court at my office, Wellington, on Thursday the 24th day of September next, for the purpose of deciding on the Applications of George Henry Luxford, George Ashdown, James Macmanaman and C. A. Vallance, for runs in the Terawite District.

WILLIAM FOX,
Chief Land Commissioner.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 10th Sept., 1857.

TENDERS will be received at this Office until Noon of Thursday the 17th Instant for the supply of:

3 tons New Zealand Flour
5 Cwt. Sugar, (Co.'s pieces)
1 chest Congou.

The Articles to be of the best quality.
The tenders to state price free on board such vessel, in Wellington Harbour, as the Government may direct.

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

The following statement of accepted and rejected Tenders for building a Sea Wall, Lambton Harbour, is published for general information:

	Accepted.	Rejected.
Of Timber
C. R. Carter	...	£2,772 0 0
John Ashmere	...	£2,897 0 0
Of Brick
C. R. Carter	£3,343 0 0	...
John Ashmere	...	£3,900 0 0

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

ERRATUM.
In Gazette of July 9th, No. 14—at Page 130, for John Frederick Knox, read FREDERICK JOHN KNOX.

Printed by M'KENZIE & MUIR, Willis-street, Wellington.

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🛂 Return of Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Wellington

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated2 July 1857
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Statistics, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

CHARLES SHARP, Emigration Officer

🗺️ Notice of Land Court for Terawite District Applications

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated28 August 1857
KeywordsLand Applications, Court Notice, Terawite District, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

George Henry Luxford, Applied for land in Terawite District
George Ashdown, Applied for land in Terawite District
James Macmanaman, Applied for land in Terawite District
C. A. Vallance, Applied for land in Terawite District

👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM FOX, Chief Land Commissioner

💰 Tenders for Supply of Flour, Sugar, and Tea

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated10 September 1857
KeywordsTenders, Supply, Flour, Sugar, Tea, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Statement of Accepted and Rejected Tenders for Sea Wall Construction

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated10 September 1857
KeywordsTenders, Sea Wall, Construction, Lambton Harbour, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

C. R. Carter, Submitted tender for Sea Wall construction
John Ashmere, Submitted tender for Sea Wall construction

👩‍💼 Officials

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT, Provincial Secretary

📰 Correction to Previous Gazette Entry

Domain📰 NZ Gazette
KeywordsErrata, Name Correction, Frederick John Knox
👱🏽 Names

Frederick John Knox, Correction of name in previous Gazette

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