✨ Road Construction Report
SCHEDULE of ROADS COMPLETED or CONTRACTED FOR since 31st MARCH, 1873, in CHAINS.
| NAME OF ROAD. | NAME OF CONTRACTOR. | (DESCRIPTION AND LENGTH OF WORK.) | APPROXIMATE COST. | REMARKS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formed and Metalled. | Formed. | Metalled. | Bush Felled. | £ s. d. | |||
| Chains. | Chains. | Chains. | Chains. | ||||
| Bull’s to Palmerston | H. M’Neil | 364 | ... | ... | ... | 1800 0 0 | Commenced in the financial year ending March 31, 1873; finished in financial year ending March 31, 1874. |
| " " | Gustafsen & Co. | 198 | ... | ... | ... | 806 17 0 | Ditto ditto ditto |
| " " | A. Stuart | 180 | ... | ... | ... | 806 9 5 | Ditto ditto ditto |
| " " | Messrs. J. and C. Bull | 405.20 | ... | ... | ... | 1716 4 0 | Ditto ditto ditto |
| " " | Messrs. Campbell and Co. | ... | 215 | ... | ... | 301 0 0 | Ditto ditto ditto |
| Wanganui towards Westmere | Denby and Vivian | 93 | ... | ... | ... | 832 7 0 | Ditto ditto ditto |
| The General Government provided part of the funds for this line | |||||||
| Waipara towards Forty-Mile Bush | Welch and others | 79 | ... | ... | ... | 367 16 0 | Commenced in the financial year ending March 31, 1873; finished in financial year ending March 31, 1874. |
| Taueru Road | Saunders and O’Malley | ... | ... | 240 | ... | 780 0 0 | Ditto ditto ditto |
| " " | G. Gillard and Co. | ... | ... | 200 | ... | 520 0 0 | Ditto ditto ditto |
| Pahautanui to Belmont | Mr. Ellerm | ... | 6 miles | ... | ... | 494 0 0 | Ditto ditto. Bridle track only. |
| 1309.20 | 695 | 440 | ... | 8424 13 5 | } Totals of work completed in present financial year, but commenced previous to 31st March, 1873. | ||
| Taueru Road | Heron and Quain, | ... | ... | 237 | ... | 625 12 0 | Commenced and completed during financial year ending March 31, 1874. |
| " " | John Quain | ... | ... | ... | 187 | 61 13 0 | Ditto ditto. Partly paid by Telegraph Department. |
| Approaches to Ruamahanga Bridge, Waihenga | M. B. Cave | 128½ | ... | ... | ... | 488 0 0 | Ditto ditto ditto |
| Masterton to Upper Taueru | Masterton Highway Board | ... | ... | ... | 240 | 47 0 0 | Grant-in-Aid. |
| Tinui to Tiraumea | Castle Point Highway Board | ... | 100 | ... | ... | 230 0 0 | Grant-in-Aid. Improvements to old dray track not included. |
| Waipoua to Ruamahunga | M’Kenzie | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 174 6 3 | Not completed. |
| Te Ore Ore | Road Party | ... | 28 | ... | ... | 30 9 0 | Not completed. |
| Tinui to Alfredton | Immigrants | ... | 70 | ... | ... | 140 14 0 | Not completed. |
| Road to Evans’ Bay | Collie, Scott, and Wilkinson | 209 | ... | ... | ... | 1790 0 0 | Completed—jointly by Corporation and Provincial Government. |
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1874, No 12A
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Schedule of Roads Completed or Contracted For Since 31st March, 1873
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🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works20 April 1874
Roads, Construction, Contracts, Maintenance, Provincial Engineering
20 names identified
- H. M'Neil, Contractor for Bull’s to Palmerston road
- Gustafsen, Contractor for Bull’s to Palmerston road
- A. Stuart, Contractor for Bull’s to Palmerston road
- J. Bull, Contractor for Bull’s to Palmerston road
- C. Bull, Contractor for Bull’s to Palmerston road
- Campbell, Contractor for Bull’s to Palmerston road
- Denby, Contractor for Wanganui towards Westmere road
- Vivian, Contractor for Wanganui towards Westmere road
- Welch, Contractor for Waipara towards Forty-Mile Bush road
- Saunders, Contractor for Taueru Road
- O'Malley, Contractor for Taueru Road
- G. Gillard, Contractor for Taueru Road
- Ellerm (Mr.), Contractor for Pahautanui to Belmont road
- Heron, Contractor for Taueru Road
- John Quain, Contractor for Taueru Road
- M. B. Cave, Contractor for Approaches to Ruamahanga Bridge, Waihenga
- M'Kenzie, Contractor for Waipoua to Ruamahunga road
- Collie, Contractor for Road to Evans’ Bay
- Scott, Contractor for Road to Evans’ Bay
- Wilkinson, Contractor for Road to Evans’ Bay