✨ Public Works and Police Report
SCHEDULE of Roads completed and in course of construction, all formed and metalled.
| District | Length in chains | Contractors | Cost, Approximate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opaki | 30 | Bentley and Son* | £90 0 0 |
| 24 | M’Killop and M’Kenzie* | 72 0 0 | |
| 32 | W. Welch* | 96 0 0 | |
| Masterton | 15 | M’Killop and M’Kenzie† | 48 15 0 |
| Manaia | 35 | Burgess and Co.† | 87 1 3 |
| Taratahi | 101 | Burgess and Co.* | 265 19 0 |
| 42 | Geo. Peck* | 114 9 0 | |
| 22 | By day labour‡ | 80 0 0 | |
| 81 | By day labour§ | 327 0 0 | |
| Silver Stream | 22½ | Cudby and Till† | 140 0 0 |
| Bull’s to Rangitikei Ferry | 80 | Jas. Bull* | 400 0 0 |
| Rangitikei Ferry towards Oroua | 37 | Not yet let‖ | .. |
485 chains in course of construction and completion, 37 chains not yet let.
Total—522 chains, or 6 miles and 5 chains.
- Not yet completed. † Completed.
‡ Completed; this was undertaken by the burnt out settlers, Carterton.
§ This work was undertaken when the road was almost impassable, and was most difficult.
‖ Tenders to be received 3rd of May.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
J. D. BAIRD,
Acting Provincial Engineer.
His Honor the Superintendent.
REPORT by the Inspector of Police.
Police Office,
Wellington, 18th April, 1872.
Sir,
I have the honor to report that the strength of the Police Force on the 31st March last was as follows:—One Inspector, two first-class Sergeants, two second-class Sergeants, and twenty-four Privates. Nine of the privates are stationed in the city, four in Wanganui, and eleven in various up-country districts.
Two new police stations have been erected during the past twelve months, one at Marton, and one at Palmerston, and each station is occupied by a mounted constable. It is a notable fact that since the advent of the police in these districts, rowdyism and drunkenness, which had hitherto been of frequent occurrence, has now almost disappeared, and good order and security to property established.
At the present time there are eleven police districts in the Province, exclusive of Wellington (city), and Wanganui; four of these, namely the Hutt, Featherston, Palmerston, and Marton, are supplied with police quarters and lock-up. The remaining seven are unprovided with such necessary buildings. The inconvenience arising, caused by such a want as this, is incalculable, and it may fairly be anticipated that the necessity of such buildings will be made more apparent still as immigrants flock in, together with those who will be attracted by the various public works now in progress throughout the Province.
The want of stations at Masterton, and at Bull’s, Rangitikei, is a pressing and urgent necessity, and it would be advisable to erect stations in these districts with as little delay as possible.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1872, No 10
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Report on Public Works by Provincial Engineer
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works23 April 1872
Public works, roads, contractors, construction, Wellington Province, road costs
7 names identified
- Bentley and Son Bentley, Contractor for road construction
- M’Killop and M’Kenzie M’Killop, Contractor for road construction
- W. Welch, Contractor for road construction
- Burgess and Co. Burgess, Contractor for road construction
- Geo. Peck, Contractor for road construction
- Cudby and Till Cudby, Contractor for road construction
- Jas. Bull, Contractor for road construction
- J. D. Baird, Acting Provincial Engineer
⚖️ Report by the Inspector of Police
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement18 April 1872
Police force, stations, districts, Wellington Province, law enforcement
- Inspector of Police