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Provincial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 4th February, 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 Tender | Amount of Rejected Tender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building House of General Assembly and Provincial Government Offices, Wellington | C. R. Carter | £ 6689 0 0 | £ 8333 0 0 |
| J. McLaggan | 6800 0 0 | ||
| C. Mills | 7395 19 0 | ||
| P. J. C. Mouritz |
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 20th February, 1857.
HIS Honor the Superintendent has directed the publication of the following Note for general Information.
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.
NEW ZEALAND FLAX.
£4000 REWARD.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, December 20th, 1856.
THE Government of New Zealand is prepared, subject to the undermentioned conditions, to give rewards to the amount of £4000, for the discovery of efficient means for rendering the Flax, and other fibrous plants of New Zealand, available as articles of export, viz.:
£2000
To the person who shall, by some process of his own invention, first produce from the Phormium Tenax, or other fibrous plant indigenous to New Zealand, one hundred tons of Merchandise.
£1000
To any person, other than the person entitled to the first reward, who shall by some process of his own invention, next produce from the Phormium Tenax, or other fibrous plant indigenous to New Zealand, one hundred tons of Merchandise.
£1000
Viz.:—£200 to each of the first five persons, other than those entitled to the first and second rewards, who shall by any process, whether of his own invention or not, produce from the Phormium Tenax, or other fibrous plant indigenous to New Zealand, twenty-five tons of Merchandise.
The Merchandise must be saleable as an article of Export from the Colony of New Zealand, and have been produced at a cost not exceeding 75 per cent. of its value at the Port of Entry from which it is exported; and the process used must be fully made known with a view to the discovery being at once made available to the public.
His Excellency the Governor of New Zealand will from time to time appoint Commissions, to consist of not less than three persons, to act at such places as circumstances may require, and each
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1857, No 3
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🏗️ Accepted and Rejected Tenders for Building House of General Assembly and Provincial Government Offices
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works4 February 1857
Tenders, Building, Wellington, House of General Assembly, Provincial Government Offices
- C. R. Carter, Accepted tender for building
- J. McLaggan, Rejected tender for building
- C. Mills, Rejected tender for building
- P. J. C. Mouritz, Rejected tender for building
- William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary
🏛️ Note from the Superintendent
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration20 February 1857
Superintendent, Note, Wellington
- William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary
🌾 Reward for Efficient Means of Rendering New Zealand Flax Available for Export
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources20 December 1856
Flax, Reward, Export, Phormium Tenax, Merchandise