Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 11

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✨ Public Works Schedule



SCHEDULE of BRIDGES and other WORKS COMMENCED since 31st MARCH, 1874, now in PROGRESS or COMPLETED.

Name of Bridge or Work Name of Contractor Description of Work Length Cost Remarks
Police station, Greytown R. A. Wakelin Constable’s residence, police station, and cells Feet £ s. d
... 399 0 0 Completed.
Ditto Carterton Ditto Ditto ... 275 0 0 Ditto.
Ditto Te Aro S. Brown Ditto ... 310 0 0 Not yet completed.
Bridge Fund Account By contract and day labour Constructing groins, planting willows, &c. ... 1,062 14 11 This amount has been expended in protective works throughout the Province, but principally upon the Hutt and Wairarapa rivers.
Silver Stream Bridge Percy and Meager Pile bridge, two spans of 25ft. each 50 280 13 6 This includes a few items for wire, &c., besides the contract amount.
Tutaenui Bridge J. and C. Bull Pile bridge, three spans of 32ft., centres 96 550 0 0 Not yet completed.
Greytown Bridges W. Allen Pile bridge, one span, 16ft. 16 65 0 0 The old bridge was washed away by Waiohine flood.
Ditto F. Whybrow Pile bridge, three spans of 16ft. each 48 175 0 0 Not yet completed.
Abbott’s Creek Bridge, No. 2 R. A. Wakelin Truss girder bridge, two spans 55ft., one of 20ft. 130 1,670 0 0 Not yet completed.
Whareama Bridge Thomas Gibson New pier in old bridge ... 275 0 0 This sum is reduced by £45 for penalty inflicted for non completion of contract in specified time, and for gross dishonesty on part of contractor, in cutting off several feet of a pile. Contingent vote.
Taueru Bridge W. Francis Truss girder, three spans of 85ft. and two spans of 25ft. Piers, 60ft. high 305 3,880 0 0 The contractor for this bridge has also the use of the portable engine belonging to the Provincial Government. Contingent vote.

Total length of bridges... | | | 645 | | |
Total amount for works commenced since financial year ending 31st March, 1874... | 8,942 8 5 |



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🏗️ Schedule of Bridges and Other Works (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Bridges, Public Works, Contractors, Construction, Roads, Rivers, Wellington, Wairarapa
10 names identified
  • R. A. Wakelin, Contractor for Police station, Greytown and Abbott's Creek Bridge, No. 2
  • S. Brown, Contractor for Police station, Te Aro
  • Percy, Contractor for Silver Stream Bridge
  • Meager, Contractor for Silver Stream Bridge
  • J. Bull, Contractor for Tutaenui Bridge
  • C. Bull, Contractor for Tutaenui Bridge
  • W. Allen, Contractor for Greytown Bridges
  • F. Whybrow, Contractor for Greytown Bridges
  • Thomas Gibson, Contractor for Whareama Bridge
  • W. Francis, Contractor for Taueru Bridge