Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 30

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✨ Miscellaneous Notices

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

(PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON).

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature thereunto annexed, are to be considered as Official communications made to those persons to whom they relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

HENRY BUNNY,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. XXI. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1874. No. 30.

Tenders.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 28th September, 1874.

THE following lists of successful and unsuccessful Tenderers are published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

WELLINGTON AND MASTERTON RAILWAY.

PAKURATAHI CONTRACT.

Accepted.	£	s.	d.
W. F. Oakes, Wanganui	61,979	19	0

| Declined. | £ | s. | d. |
| Win. Strachan, Wellington| 62,060 | 18 | 4 |
| Chas. McKirdy, Wellington| 68,972 | 6 | 0 |
| James Lockie, Wellington | 69,652 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Brown, Wellington | 73,000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brogden & Sons, Wellington | 87,609 | 18 | 6 |
| Saunders & O’Malley, Wellington | 99,000 | 0 | 0 |

Appointment.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 30th September, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

JAMES WILLIAM GRANT FRASER,
to be Harbour Pilot for the Port of Wellington.

HENRY BUNNY,
Provincial Secretary.

Sheep Inspector’s Notice.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, October 5th, 1874.

NOTICE has been received from the Inspector of Sheep for the Wairarapa District that he has cancelled the clean certificate of the following flock-owners:

Alex. Sutherland—“Pahaua”—Cancelled 1st September. Wether Flock.

John Cameron—“Pahaua”—Cancelled 12th September. Wether Flock.

HENRY BUNNY,
Provincial Secretary.

Appointments.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 29th September, 1874.

HIS Honor the Superintendent has been pleased to appoint

WILLIAM ACHESON,
Lighthouse Keeper at Somes Island, Wellington Harbour, and

GEORGE LONG,
Assistant Lighthouse Keeper at the same place.

HENRY BUNNY,
Provincial Secretary.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of Arrivals and Departures at the Port of Wellington between the Quarters ending September 30th, 1873 and 1874.

	1873		1874
	Ships.	Tons.	Ships.	Tons.

Arrivals From

| | | | | |
| Great Britain | 5 | 4168 | 7 | 7596 |
| New South Wales| 16 | 5821 | 19 | 6684 |
| Tasmania | ... | ... | 2 | 548 |
| Other Ports | 15 | 8280 | 22 | 11716 |
| Coastwise | 143 | 22290 | 161 | 24977 |
| Totals | 179 | 40559 | 211 | 51471 |

Departures To

| | | | | |
| Great Britain | 1 | 602 | 1 | 852 |
| New South Wales| 15 | 5740 | 16 | 7321 |
| Tasmania | ... | ... | 1 | 328 |
| Other Ports | ... | 5657 | 16 | 30800 |
| Coastwise | 152 | 28056 | 173 | 10972 |
| Totals | 179 | 40055 | 207 | 50308 |

Wellington, October 8th, 1874.

JOHN HOLLIDAY,
Harbour Master.

VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1874, No 30

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Successful and Unsuccessful Tenderers for Pakuratahi Contract

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Dated28 September 1874
KeywordsTenders, Railway, Pakuratahi Contract, Wellington, Masterton
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

W. F. Oakes, Successful tenderer
Win. Strachan, Unsuccessful tenderer
Chas. McKirdy, Unsuccessful tenderer
James Lockie, Unsuccessful tenderer
Samuel Brown, Unsuccessful tenderer
John Brogden, Unsuccessful tenderer
Saunders, Unsuccessful tenderer
O’Malley, Unsuccessful tenderer

👩‍💼 Officials

Edward Richardson

🚂 Appointment of Harbour Pilot for Port of Wellington

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated30 September 1874
KeywordsAppointment, Harbour Pilot, Wellington
👱🏽 Names

James William Grant Fraser, Appointed Harbour Pilot

👩‍💼 Officials

Henry Bunny, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Cancellation of Clean Certificates for Sheep Flocks

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated5 October 1874
KeywordsSheep, Flock Certificates, Wairarapa
👱🏽 Names

Alex. Sutherland, Flock certificate cancelled
John Cameron, Flock certificate cancelled

👩‍💼 Officials

Henry Bunny, Provincial Secretary

🚂 Appointments of Lighthouse Keepers at Somes Island

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated29 September 1874
KeywordsLighthouse, Appointments, Wellington Harbour
👱🏽 Names

William Acheson, Appointed Lighthouse Keeper
George Long, Appointed Assistant Lighthouse Keeper

👩‍💼 Officials

Henry Bunny, Provincial Secretary

🚂 Comparative Return of Arrivals and Departures at Port of Wellington

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated8 October 1874
KeywordsShipping, Port Statistics, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

John Holliday, Harbour Master

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Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 30

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NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Tenders.

WELLINGTON AND MASTERTON RAILWAY.

Appointment.

Sheep Inspector’s Notice.

Appointments.

COMPARATIVE RETURN of Arrivals and Departures at the Port of Wellington between the Quarters ending September 30th, 1873 and 1874.

Arrivals From

Departures To

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VUW Te Waharoa — Wellington Provincial Gazette 1874, No 30

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Successful and Unsuccessful Tenderers for Pakuratahi Contract

🚂 Appointment of Harbour Pilot for Port of Wellington

🌾 Cancellation of Clean Certificates for Sheep Flocks

🚂 Appointments of Lighthouse Keepers at Somes Island

🚂 Comparative Return of Arrivals and Departures at Port of Wellington

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NZ Gazette Sources

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