✨ Tenders and Contracts
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 20th November, 1858.
THE following Statement of Accepted and Non-accepted Tenders, is published for general information:—
| Description of Work tendered for. | Names of Parties tendering. | Amount of accepted tender. | Amount of non-accepted tenders. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completing the Hutt Breastwork. | W. Corbett …………………… | £890 0 0 | £1098 0 0 |
| T. Wrigley …………………… | … … | 1360 0 0 | |
| W. Taylor …………………… | … … | 889 0 0 | |
| J. G. Hesselwood …………… | … … | ||
| Making two drawing Tables. | W. Wallis, each | £15 0 0 | £17 10 0 |
| D. Le Comte, “ | 17 0 0 | ||
| D. Williams, “ | 17 15 6 | ||
| G. Wakelin, “ |
WILLIAM FITZHERBERT.
Provincial Secretary.
N. B.—In explanation of the Schedule of tenders for the Hutt Breastwork, the following letter is published:—
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 19th November, 1858.
SIR,—Referring to our interview of to-day, in which you appeared to think that the rejection of your tender for the Hutt Breastwork, although lower than the accepted one by the sum of one pound Stg., might operate injuriously on you in your general business; I beg to state that the decision of the Government was not intended to imply any want of confidence in you as a Builder.
In this case, where the amount of the tenders might be regarded practically as equal, and therefore equally entitled to attention, other circumstances had to be specially weighed; and considering that only a short time was allowed for the completion of the Contract in question, (in order that the Bridge might be protected as soon as possible), it was thought by the Government that a person living on the site of the proposed works had a fairer chance of completing the Contract to time than a Contractor from a distance.
In order to obviate as far as possible any impression on the Public mind injurious to your general business, that might arise from the publication in the Government Gazette of the Schedule of Accepted and Non-accepted Tenders, I will take care that a special memorandum shall be appended to the Schedule.
I have, &c., &c.,
(Signed) WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.
Mr. J. G. Hesselwood,
Wellington.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1858, No 34
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🏗️ Statement of Accepted and Non-accepted Tenders
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works20 November 1858
Tenders, Contracts, Hutt Breastwork, Drawing Tables
9 names identified
- W. Corbett, Accepted tender for Hutt Breastwork
- T. Wrigley, Non-accepted tender for Hutt Breastwork
- W. Taylor, Non-accepted tender for Hutt Breastwork
- J. G. Hesselwood, Non-accepted tender for Hutt Breastwork
- W. Wallis, Accepted tender for drawing tables
- D. Le Comte, Non-accepted tender for drawing tables
- D. Williams, Non-accepted tender for drawing tables
- G. Wakelin, Non-accepted tender for drawing tables
- J. G. Hesselwood (Mr.), Recipient of explanatory letter
- William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary