Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 1

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✨ Public Notices and Land Sales



Public Buildings at Otago.

The following advertisement is published by request of his Honor the Superintendent of the Province of Otago.

J. WOODWARD,
Acting Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, December 27, 1862.

DUNEDIN, OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND.

TO ARCHITECTS.

COMPETITIVE Designs are required by the Provincial Government of Otago, for a Gaol, an Hospital, and a Lunatic Asylum.

Drawings, &c., will be received at the Office of the Provincial Secretary, until 4 p.m., the second day of March, 1863.

The following Premiums will be given to the successful competitors, viz.—

For the Gaol, 1st Prize, £150; 2nd Prize £75
" Hospital, 1st do. 100; 2nd do. 50
" Lunatic Asylum, 1st do. 100; 2nd do. 50

All premiated designs are to become the property of the Government.

Plans of the sites and other particulars may be obtained at the Office of the Provincial Secretary, Wellington.

By order, THOMAS DICK, Provincial Secretary,
December 15th, 1862.

SALE OF VALUABLE FREEHOLD ALLOTMENTS

IN THE TOWN OF WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.

UNDER authority of an Act, Session III., No. 14, of the Provincial Council of Wellington entitled "Harbor Reserves," and of an Act, Session VIII., No. 8, of the said Provincial Council, entitled "Harbor Reserves Amendment,"—Notice is hereby given that the following Allotments of Land, situated in the Town of Wellington, will be offered for sale at Public Auction, at the Office of the Provincial Treasury, at Wellington, on WEDNESDAY, the 25th day of February, 1863, at One o'clock, p.m., at the upset prices affixed in the subjoined Schedule.

Immediate payment in cash of one-tenth of the purchase money shall be the condition of any such sale by auction, and the remaining nine-tenths of the purchase-money must be paid by the purchaser within one calendar month next after the time of such sale by auction, or the one-tenth of the purchase money which has been deposited will be forfeited, and the original contract for the sale of the land will thenceforward be null and void.

The Government reserves to itself the right, at any time, withdrawing and altering the size of any of the allotments.

Any further conditions will be published either on or before the day of sale. In the meantime, information may be obtained, and plans inspected, on application at the Office of the Provincial Secretary, Wellington.

J. WOODWARD,
Acting Provincial Secretary.
Provincial Secretary's Office,
November 20, 1862.

No. of Lot. FRONTAGE CHARGEABLE NO. OF FEET IN FRONTAGE. Price per Foot
£ s.
1 Custom House Quay. 20 ft and 20 ft of frontage to Lambton Quay 15 0
2 " 32 ft 9 in with a depth of about 47 ft ... 9 0
3 Lambton Quay. 27 ft 3 in with a depth of about 47 ft ... 8 0
4 Custom House Quay. 40 ft with 65 ft of frontage to Grey Street ... 30 0
5 " 40 ft with a depth of 65 ft ... 25 0
6 " 40 ft with a depth of 65 ft ... 25 0
7 " 40 ft with a depth of 65 ft ... 25 0
8 " 40 ft with 65 ft of frontage to Hunter Street ... 26 5
9 Grey Street 30 ft with a depth of 100 ft 18 0
10 " 30 ft " " 18 0
11 " 30 ft " " 18 0
12 " 30 ft " " 17 0
13 " 30 ft " " 17 0
14 " 30 ft " " 17 0
15 " 30 ft " about 95 ft 16 0
16 " 50 ft with an average depth of 60 ft 10 0
17 " 30 ft with a depth of 92 ft 17 0
18 " 30 ft " " 17 0
19 " 30 ft " " 17 0
20 " 30 ft " " 17 0
21 " 30 ft " " 17 0
22 " 30 ft " " 17 0
23 " 30 ft " " 17 0
24 " 30 ft " " 17 0
25 Hunter Street 30 ft with a depth of 100 ft 16 0
26 " 30 ft " " 16 0
27 " 30 ft " " 15 0
28 " 30 ft " " 15 0
29 " 30 ft " " 15 0
30 " 50 ft with a frontage of 30 ft to Lambton Quay ... 11 0
31 " 30 ft with a depth of 60 ft ... 10 0
32 " 30 ft " " 10 0
33 " 30 ft " " 10 0
34 " About 65 ft, with a frontage of about 75 ft to Lambton Quay ... 8 0
35 Lambton Quay. 30 ft with a depth of about 90 ft ... 14 0
36 " 30 ft with a depth of 60 ft ... 10 0
37 " 30 ft " " 10 0
38 " 30 ft " " 10 0
39 Grey Street 95 ft with a frontage to Lambton Quay of about 20 feet ... 9 0

Printed under the Authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington by Thomas McKenzie and James Muir, Printers for the time being for such Government.




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🏗️ Public Buildings at Otago

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
27 December 1862
Public buildings, Otago, Government announcement
  • J. Woodward, Acting Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Competitive Designs for Public Buildings in Dunedin

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
15 December 1862
Architectural competition, Gaol, Hospital, Lunatic Asylum, Otago
  • Thomas Dick, Provincial Secretary

🗺️ Sale of Valuable Freehold Allotments in Wellington

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
20 November 1862
Land sale, Auction, Wellington, Harbor Reserves
  • J. Woodward, Acting Provincial Secretary