Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 4

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✨ Shipping Statistics and Cemetery Notices

Comparative Shipping Return for December Quarters—1868 and 1869.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of Arrivals and Departures at the Port of Wellington, between the Quarters ending December 31st, 1868 and 1869.

Arrivals From	1868.		1869.		Departures To	1868.		1869.
	Ships.	Tons.	Ships.	Tons.		Ships.	Tons.	Ships.	Tens.
Great Britain	4	2791	2	1582	Great Britain	22	10516	12	3838
New South Wales	22	10324	11	3831	New South Wales	...	...	...	...
Tasmania	...	...	...	...	Tasmania	...	...	...	...
Other Ports	20	12850	14	7438	Other Ports	20	11828	14	7438
Coastwise	140	18020	124	15020	Coastwise	112	17549	120	15884
Totals	184	43104	151	27388	Totals	154	40493	146	26638

Wellington, 5th January, 1870.

JOHN HOLLIDAY, Harbour Master.

Johnsonville School District.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 31st January, 1870.

HIS Honor the Deputy Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

Mr. D. Braid

to be Collector of Rates for the above District.

A. Follett Halcombe,
Provincial Secretary.

Wanganui Cemetery.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 31st Jan., 1870.

THE following Balance Sheet is published for general information in accordance with the Cemeteries Act, Session X, No. 2.

A. Follett Halcombe,
Provincial Secretary.

Wanganui General Cemetery Balance Sheet for 1869.

RECEIPTS.

To balance from 1868... £37 18 5
„ payments from Grave Digger for interments, 1869... 4 18 0
„ do. for Burial Enclosures... 30 10 0
„ Interest on account... 0 12 0

EXPENDITURE.

By plan of Cemetery, &c... £8 2 0
„ Labour... 18 7 0
„ Trees and Shrubs... 12 10 4
„ Posts and Rails for fencing... 3 8 6
„ Tools... 1 0 0
„ Printing and Advertising... 1 2 6
„ Refund on a burial enclosure... 2 0 0
„ Cartage... 2 12 6
„ Cash in hand Dec. 31, 1869... 30 6 7

Total... £79 18 5

William Hutchinson,
Treasurer.

Examined by book and vouchers,
T. Harper
D. S. Durie } Trustees.
Alex. Williamson

Wellington Public Cemetery.

Provincial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, Jan. 31, 1870.

HIS Honor the Deputy-Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

Messrs. William Lyon
Robert Roger Strang
Jonas Woodward
David Lewis
Joseph Godfrey Helaworth

to be Trustees for the Management of the Public Cemetery at Wellington.

A. Follett Halcombe,
Provincial Secretary.

Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington by Thomas M'Kenzie, Printer to the Government for the time being.

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Comparative Shipping Return for December Quarters—1868 and 1869

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated5 January 1870
KeywordsShipping, Arrivals, Departures, Wellington, Port
👩‍💼 Officials

JOHN HOLLIDAY, Harbour Master

🏘️ Appointment of Collector of Rates for Johnsonville School District

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated31 January 1870
KeywordsCollector of Rates, Appointment, Johnsonville School District
👱🏽 Names

D. Braid (Mr), Appointed Collector of Rates

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Wanganui Cemetery Balance Sheet for 1869

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated31 January 1870
KeywordsCemetery, Balance Sheet, Wanganui
👱🏽 Names

William Hutchinson, Treasurer
T. Harper, Trustee
D. S. Durie, Trustee
Alex Williamson, Trustee

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

🏘️ Appointment of Trustees for Wellington Public Cemetery

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated31 January 1870
KeywordsTrustees, Appointment, Wellington Public Cemetery
👱🏽 Names

William Lyon (Mr), Appointed Trustee
Robert Roger Strang (Mr), Appointed Trustee
Jonas Woodward (Mr), Appointed Trustee
David Lewis (Mr), Appointed Trustee
Joseph Godfrey Helaworth (Mr), Appointed Trustee

👩‍💼 Officials

A. Follett Halcombe, Provincial Secretary

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