The following tenders were received by the City Council for the construction of the Wainuiomata water-race:- Brown and Farrell £6,387 9s; W. F. Oakes £7,439 7s 6d; C. McKirdy and Co. £7,592 19s; Murdoch and Rose £7,778 8s 3d; J. and D. Sinclair £7,799 19s 1d; Robert Lyon £7,827 10s 3d; A. Whiteford £7,975 1s 8d; Robert Scott, £8,244 19s 4d; Walter Pell £8,320 10s; Joseph Saunders £8,319 13s 4d; Glendenning and Griffin £8,740; J. Lockie £8,765 3s 6d; Sinclair and Archibald £9,239 13s 6d; John Coleman £11,563 18s 6d. The first-named tender was accepted, but the tenderers being unwilling to take up the contract, the next lowest offer – that of Mr W. F. Oakes for £7,439 7s 6d – was accepted.
Tags: Newspaper WaterworksEvening Post 16 Jun 1881
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Evening Post 07 Mar 1877. The Hutt Show… the prizes for 4-tooth ewes were taken by J. and D....
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View the two abandoned concrete water tanks. They were fed by two water intakes from Skerretts Creek. They were built...
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A deputation consisting of the Mayor, Councillors Hunter, Logan, and Young are about to wait on the Government to...
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New Zealand Times 28 Jan 1880
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Opening of Tenders by the City Council for the Wainuiomata water supply scheme… The tenders were then read by...
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Aerial Image of Homedale & Waterworks in 1974
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1974 aerial photograph depicting Homedale and Waterworks Valley, showcasing numerous firebreaks present during that era.
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Evening Post 27 Aug 1879
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Tenders will be received by the undersigned until Tuesday next, 2nd Sept., for the Conveyance of about 150 tons...
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Evening Post 24 Jan 1884
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The Acting City Engineer, Mr J. D. Baird, returned last evening from his visit of inspection to the waterworks...
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1974 Aerial Photo showing Moores Valley & Naenae
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An aerial photograph taken on 30th December 1974 captures the upper Moores Valley of Wainuiomata with Naenae also in...
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