Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1859 – No. 10

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✨ Immigration and Trade Statistics

RETURN of Immigration and Emigration at the Port of Wanganui, during the Quarter ended the 31st March, 1859.

PLACES FROM AND TO	IMMIGRATION.					EMIGRATION.
	Adults.		Children.		Total.	Adults.		Children.		Total.
	Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.		Males.	Females.	Males.	Females.
New South Wales ...	3	0	4	3	10	0	0	0	0	0
Other Ports in New Zealand ...	39	13	2	0	54	38	11	8	3	60
Total ...	42	13	6	3	64	38	11	8	3	60

Custom House, Wanganui,
7th April, 1859.

CHARLES SHARP,
Collector.

IMPORTS of New Zealand Produce at the Port of Wanganui, during the Quarter ended the 31st March, 1859.

ARTICLES IMPORTED.	QUANTITY.	APPROXIMATE VALUE.
Ale or Beer ...	112 gallons	£ s. d.
Cheese ...	112 lbs.	16 16 0
Flour ...	4½ tons	5 12 0
Lime ...	78 bushels	8 1 0
Oil ...	30 gallons	11 14 0
		4 10 0
		£119 12 0

Custom House, Wanganui,
this 5th day of April, 1859.

CHARLES SHARP,
Collector.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 10th May, 1859.

THE following statement of Accepted and Non-accepted Tenders is published for general information:—

Description of Service.	Name of Parties Tendering	Amount of Accepted Tender.	Amount of Non-accepted Tender.
Erecting a log-foot bridge over the river Tauheru on the track between Masterton and Castle Point	Benjamin Stevens & Duncan McPhee	£ s. d.	£ s. d.
	John Miller and Daniel Shaw	53 0 0	95 0 0
	Thomas Anguish ...		90 0 0

WILLIAM FITZHERBERT,
Provincial Secretary.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1859, No 10

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

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🛂 Immigration and Emigration Statistics for Wanganui

Domain🛂 Immigration
Dated7 April 1859
KeywordsImmigration, Emigration, Wanganui, Statistics, New South Wales
👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Sharp, Collector

🏭 Imports of New Zealand Produce at Wanganui

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated5 April 1859
KeywordsImports, Wanganui, Ale, Cheese, Flour, Lime, Oil
👩‍💼 Officials

Charles Sharp, Collector

🏗️ Accepted and Non-accepted Tenders for Provincial Services

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated10 May 1859
KeywordsTenders, Provincial Services, Log-foot Bridge, Tauheru River, Masterton, Castle Point
👱🏽 Names

Benjamin Stevens, Accepted tender for bridge construction
Duncan McPhee, Accepted tender for bridge construction
John Miller, Non-accepted tender for bridge construction
Daniel Shaw, Non-accepted tender for bridge construction
Thomas Anguish, Non-accepted tender for bridge construction

👩‍💼 Officials

William Fitzherbert, Provincial Secretary

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