Westland Provincial Gazette – 1873 – No. 9

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✨ County Supply Prices and Toll Rates



J. McBEATH AND CO.

Scarlet serge shirts, 6s. each; men's mole
trowsers, 8s. 6d. each.

S. W. ALCORN AND CO.

Pilot coats, £1 1s. each; grey blankets
(9 by 4), 16s. 6½d. each; Welsh flannel, 1s. 9½d
per yard.

FORAGE

W. KENNY AND CO.

Kerosene, 3s. per gallon; candles, 11¼d.
per lb.; colza oil, 6s. 6d. per gallon; bran,
1s. 3d. per bushel; oats, 3s. per bushel; chaff,
£12 10s. per ton; bags 1s. each, and if re-
turned, allowed 10d. each.

HARDWARE

COWLISHAW AND CO.

L. H. shovels, No. 2, 77s. per dozen; L. H.
shovels, No. 3, 78s. per dozen; short shovels,
64s. per dozen; American axes, 87s. per
dozen; picks (gravel), 60s. per dozen; picks
(grubbing), 60s. per dozen; pick handles,
15s. per dozen; axe handles, 15s. 6d. per
dozen; black sheet iron, 8 to 20, 28s. per
cwt.; galvanised iron, 58s. per cwt.; white
lead, 50s. per cwt.; boiled oil, 6s. per gallon;
turps, 8s. per gallon; whiting, 14s. per cwt.;
whitewash brushes, 1s. 6d. each; scrubbing
brushes, 1s. 8d. each; hair brooms, 4s. each;
bass brooms, 2s. 6d. each.

COALS

F. L. CLARKE

Best screened (Grey), £2 5s. per ton.

PRINTING

J. P. KLEIN

Gazette, per page, composition... 3 0
per token... 3 6
Proceedings, per page, composition... 2 10
per token... 1 10
Half-sheet foolscap forms, per 500... 13 6
Quarter sheet, per 500... 10 9

County Chairman's Office,
Hokitika, March 14, 1873.

It is hereby notified for general information,
that the following scale of tolls to be
levied at the respective Toll Gates mentioned
hereunder, has been adopted by the County
Council.

A. E. TENNANT,
Secretary to the Council.

TOWN BOUNDARY TOLL-GATE

  1. For all vehicles drawn by one
    horse... 1 0
  2. For each additional horse... 0 6
  3. For waggons or coaches with
    four wheels drawn by two
    horses... 2 0
  4. For each additional horse... 0 6
  5. For each horse ridden... 1 0
  6. For each horse carrying a pack... 0 6
  7. For cattle and asses, per head... 0 6
  8. For sheep, pigs, or goats... 0 2
  9. All carts carrying manure... Free
  10. Contractors repairing road, and
    vehicles used by them... Free

OMO-TU-MO-TU TOLL-GATE

  1. For all drays and vehicles,
    drawn by one horse... 1 6
  2. For each additional horse... 0 6
  3. For every horse, ass, or mule... 1 0
  4. Cattle per head... 0 6
  5. Sheep, pigs, or goats... 0 2
  6. All carts carrying manure... Free
  7. Contractors repairing road, and
    vehicles used by them... Free

The above tolls to take effect from the
time the toll-gate is erected.

SEVENTEENTH MILE-POST TOLL-GATE

  1. Vehicle drawn by one horse, ass,
    mule or two head of cattle... 4 0
  2. Each extra horse... 1 0
  3. Each horse, ass, or mule, ridden... 3 0


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💰 Prices for Clothing Supplies

💰 Finance & Revenue
Prices, Clothing, Supplies, County Government

💰 Prices for Pilot Coats and Blankets

💰 Finance & Revenue
Prices, Clothing, Supplies, County Government

💰 Prices for Forage and Supplies

💰 Finance & Revenue
Prices, Forage, Supplies, County Government

💰 Prices for Hardware Supplies

💰 Finance & Revenue
Prices, Hardware, Supplies, County Government

💰 Prices for Coal Supplies

💰 Finance & Revenue
Prices, Coal, Supplies, County Government

💰 Prices for Printing Services

💰 Finance & Revenue
Prices, Printing, Services, County Government

🏘️ Scale of Tolls at County Toll Gates

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
14 March 1873
Tolls, Toll Gates, County Council, Hokitika
  • A. E. Tennant, Secretary to the Council