Tenders and Customs Duties




Tenders.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 24th January, 1865.

THE following Tenders are published for general information.

J. Woodward,
Acting Provincial Secretary.

Firewood.

  1. For Government Office,—
  • B. Reeve .. £1 3s. 0d. per cord, Accepted.
  • W. Reeve .. £1 5s. 0d. ... Declined.
  1. For Wellington Gaol,—
  • B. Reeve .. £1 8s. 0d. per cord, Accepted.

Additions to Wellington Gaol.

Tenderers £ s. d. Status
D. Grewar & Co. 952 0 0 Declined.*
Wallis, Parsons & Co. 1150 0 0 Accepted
J. Stewart 1294 0 0 Declined
T. R. Cooper 1341 0 0 ...
  • The tender subsequently of Messrs. Grewar & Co. was first accepted, but subsequently thrown up.

103 Chains Bridle Path, South Karori Road.

Tenderers Per Chn. Status
J. McMannaway 2 0 0 Accepted
J. Symons 2 2 0 Declined
A. Lewer and Co. 2 10 0 ...
R. Tuckwell 2 15 0 ...
P. Monaghan 2 19 0 ...
D. Grewar & Co. 422 2 6 ...

Comparative Return showing the amount of Customs Duties collected at the Port of Wanganui, in the Colony of New Zealand, (according to the several Heads of Revenue under-mentioned) for the Quarters ended respectively 31st December, 1863, and 31st December, 1864.

Heads of Revenue Quarter Ended
31st December, 1863
Quantity.
--------------------------- ------------
Spirits .. .. .. gallons 1673 6-0
Do. .. .. at 12s. ...
Cigars and Snuff .. lbs. 170
Tobacco .. .. lbs. 2782
Do. .. at 2s. 6d. ...
Wine .. .. gallons 414 21-0
Do. .. at 4s. ...
Ale, Beer, etc., in wood gallons 200
Do. do. in bottle.. gallons 285
Tea .. .. lbs. 740
Do. .. at 6d. ...
Coffee, Cocoa, etc. .. lbs. ...
Sugar .. .. lbs. 6184
Fire Arms .. nil. ...
Gunpowder .. lbs. ...
Goods by measurement at 4s. per cubic foot .. 873 ft. 3 in.
Goods by weight at 8s. per cwt. .. 79 0 9
Wine .. gallons at 5s. ...
Totals ..

James G. Woon,
Acting Collector,
Custom House, Wanganui,
this seventh day of January, 1865.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1865, No 4





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🏘️ Tenders for Firewood

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
24 January 1865
Tenders, Firewood, Government Office, Wellington Gaol
  • B. Reeve, Tender accepted for Government Office
  • W. Reeve, Tender declined for Government Office
  • B. Reeve, Tender accepted for Wellington Gaol

  • J. Woodward, Acting Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Additions to Wellington Gaol

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
24 January 1865
Tenders, Wellington Gaol, Construction
  • D. Grewar, Tender declined for Wellington Gaol additions
  • Wallis, Tender accepted for Wellington Gaol additions
  • Parsons, Tender accepted for Wellington Gaol additions
  • J. Stewart, Tender declined for Wellington Gaol additions
  • T. R. Cooper, Tender for Wellington Gaol additions

  • J. Woodward, Acting Provincial Secretary

🏗️ Tenders for Bridle Path, South Karori Road

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
24 January 1865
Tenders, Bridle Path, South Karori Road, Construction
6 names identified
  • J. McMannaway, Tender accepted for Bridle Path
  • J. Symons, Tender declined for Bridle Path
  • A. Lewer, Tender for Bridle Path
  • R. Tuckwell, Tender for Bridle Path
  • P. Monaghan, Tender for Bridle Path
  • D. Grewar, Tender for Bridle Path

  • J. Woodward, Acting Provincial Secretary

🏭 Customs Duties at Port of Wanganui

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
7 January 1865
Customs Duties, Wanganui, Revenue, Spirits, Tobacco, Wine
  • James G. Woon, Acting Collector