Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1873 – No. 10

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✨ Infrastructure and Health Reports



SCHEDULE OF BRIDGES CONSTRUCTED or in course of Construction since March 31, 1872.

Name of River Bridged Name of Contractor Description of Bridge Total Length Total Cost
Tauherenikau, No. 1 Messrs Barry and Co. Piled Bridge, 11 spans, 33 feet centres Feet. 863 £ s. d.
3623 13 0
,, No. 2 ,, Piled Bridge, 20 spans, 33 feet centres 660 1602 11 0
Waingawa* W. Francis Piled Bridge, 13 spans, 83 feet centres 429 1609 11 0
Waipoua† J. A. Petherick Piled Bridge, 6 spans, 30 feet centres 180 570 0 0
Bridge over flooded Piled Bridge, 45 spans, 20 feet centres 900 840 0 0
Road, Greytown, Messrs Barry and Co.
Ruamahanga, Wai- Truss Girder Bridge, 8 spans, 77 feet centres; 6 spans, 24 feet centres 760 5490 0 0
hanga‡
Black Bridge, Lower Mr. S. Brown Piled Bridge, 2 spans, 19 feet centres 88 140 0 0
Hutt
Rangitikei‡ Messrs C. & E. Millar Truss Girder Bridge, 6 spans, 77 feet centres; 2 spans, 20 feet centres 502 3987 0 0
Awahem, Foxton... Mr. Cook Piled Bridge, 1 span, 20 feet, with 4 wings 20 140 0 0
Wainuiomat‡ Mr. Crowther Piled Bridge, 2 spans, 85 feet centres 70 330 0 0

Total running feet of Bridging ... ... ... 3982 | 16,783 4 0 |

  • Completed (a claim of £140 yet undecided). † Completed. ‡ Not yet completed.

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ANNUAL REPORT UPON THE PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL.

Provincial Hospital,
Wellington, 8th April, 1873.

SIR,—

I have the honor to forward, for your information, the annual report upon the Provincial Hospital. In my last report, dated the 23rd April, 1872, I stated that we had been singularly free from epidemics. This state of the public health lasted until the end of 1872; but the current year, I am sorry to say, has proved to be the reverse. A long stretch of dry calm weather, accompanied by a total want of ordinary sanitary observances in the city, has been followed by the natural result, fever.

Several severe cases have been admitted into the Hospital during the last two months. I am very glad to say that in all the cases, from the moment of their arrival in the Hospital, the severity of the symptoms was reduced, and after running its due course the fever subsided, being followed in no instance by a relapse, thus keeping up the reputation of the natural sanatory advantages possessed by the present Hospital site.

During the time of sickness the Hospital has been so short of water as to make it necessary to obtain a supply from without at a cost of great labour and inconvenience, but as there is now good reason to expect, at an early date, a constant supply from the waterworks now in progress before another drought is likely to occur, I need not enlarge upon the necessity of a continuous and liberal allowance of this essential element.

By a strict system of disinfectants and deodorants, and the prompt removal of all offensive matter, with hard hand-scrubbing of the floors, very satisfactorily carried out under the personal inspection of Mr. Monteith, I have been able to keep the wards pure, and thus far there has been no case of sickness originated within the Hospital.

Last year, I reported that the buildings generally were in a dilapidated condition, and that the roof especially required repairs and shingling. Nothing has been done in this direction, I believe, in consequence of the intention of the Trustees to build a new Hospital, and I now look forward with serious anxiety to the coming winter.



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🏗️ Schedule of Bridges Constructed or in Course of Construction since March 31, 1872 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Bridges, Construction, Contracts, Public Works, Rivers
7 names identified
  • Barry, Contractor for Tauherenikau and Greytown bridges
  • W. Francis, Contractor for Waingawa bridge
  • J. A. Petherick, Contractor for Waipoua bridge
  • S. Brown (Mr), Contractor for Black Bridge, Lower Hutt
  • C. & E. Millar (Messrs), Contractors for Rangitikei bridge
  • Cook (Mr), Contractor for Awahem bridge
  • Crowther (Mr), Contractor for Wainuiomat bridge

🏥 Annual Report on the Provincial Hospital

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
8 April 1873
Hospital, Annual Report, Fever, Sanitation, Water Supply
  • Monteith (Mr), Inspected hospital wards