Bignells Papers

Identifier
WDC 00044
Descriptive Note

A G Bignell was Board Chairman 1904-05 and 1917-29. The series includes a significant number of reports on harbour development as well as printed reports on observations concerning Wanganui River and Harbour dating back to 1865.

Has beginning date
1865
Has end date
1961
Linked Agent
created by (RiC-R027): Wanganui Harbour Board
Structure
Material was apparently stored in a box.
Has location
Whanganui District Council Archives
Record Set Type
Series
Model
Collection
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Records in Bignells Papers

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Name Identifier Dates
Annotated copy of Harbour Board Bill WDC 00044:0:35 1904-1905
Bignells report re development scheme WDC 00044:0:46 1929
Bignells report re development scheme WDC 00044:0:47 1929
Copy of Wanganui Harbours Act, Analysis WDC 00044:0:31 1904
Cost of Lighteridge Home Boats in Roadstead WDC 00044:0:22 0000
Estimate of cost of construction works for Harbour Board WDC 00044:0:40 1912
Export of Farm Produce from Wanganui from 1910 WDC 00044:0:28 1910
General Correspondence WDC 00044:0:2 1924-1926
Holmes Report on Harbour Works WDC 00044:0:1 1911
Leaflet on Port of Wanganui, gateway to a progressive region WDC 00044:0:11 1961
Legal Opinion on whether the Board comes under section 148 of the Harbours Act 1878 WDC 00044:0:27 1904
Legal Report on Bill empowering Harbour Board to borrow 100,000 pounds WDC 00044:0:20 1907
Letter from Harbour Secretary (Redwell) to S Fitzherbert re Empowering Bill WDC 00044:0:15 1905
Letter from Secretary re Empowering Bill WDC 00044:0:33 1905
Letter re records and documents sent to House of Representatives with Wanganui Board Empowering Bill 1904 WDC 00044:0:19 1904
Letter re Wanganui Harbour and District Empowering Bill WDC 00044:0:24 1912
Letter re Wanganui Harbour Empowering Bill (from JT Hogan MP) WDC 00044:0:18 1905
Letter reporting financial position of Board WDC 00044:0:43 1909
Letter reporting that a special meeting will be held re Harbour Empowering Bill WDC 00044:0:44 1904
Letter resulting from public meeting held on the issue of the Harbour Board Empowering Bill WDC 00044:0:32 1905
Letter to Harbour Secretary re Harbour Board Empowering Bill WDC 00044:0:26 1912
Letter to Murray from D Willis indicating progress of Bill WDC 00044:0:34 1905
List of Lighteridge Charges for Board WDC 00044:0:21 1902
List of Railage miles and rates from various destinations to Wellington WDC 00044:0:30 1912
Meeting of Legislative Committee re change to rating boundaries WDC 00044:0:42 1912
Memo for Board re Wanganui Harbour Bill WDC 00044:0:36 0000
Memo for Harbour Board from S Fitzherbert re introduction of Wanganui Harbour Bill WDC 00044:0:16 1905
Memo to Harbour Board Chairman re interpretation of Wanganui Harbour Bill WDC 00044:0:17 1905
Note recording items deposited at Wanganui Magistrates Court WDC 00044:0:45 1904
Printed reports and observations concerning the Wanganui River and Harbour WDC 00044:0:10 1865-1896
Report on Harbour by J.B. Mason WDC 00044:0:5 1921
Report on Harbour Works by J.B. Mason WDC 00044:0:3 1919
Report on Harbour Works by L Reynolds WDC 00044:0:4 1905
Report on introduction of the Wanganui Harbour Board District and Empowering Act 1911 WDC 00044:0:12 1911
Report on Wanganui Harbour by L Hassell WDC 00044:0:9 1885
Resolution concerning advertising of the Harbour Bill in local newspaper WDC 00044:0:29 0000
Sample farm in rating area - balance sheet WDC 00044:0:39
Statements of rateable values within Harbour District WDC 00044:0:38 1912
Sworn Statements relating to legal matters, various Harbour legislation WDC 00044:0:37 1904
Telegraph re tracings and plans required for Wanganui Harbour District and Empowering Bill WDC 00044:0:25 1912
Unsigned letters re proposed harbour works WDC 00044:0:41 1912
Unsigned memo to Board Chairman re Wanganui Harbour Bill WDC 00044:0:14 1905
Wanganui Harbour Board and Reynolds report WDC 00044:0:7 1895
Wanganui Harbour Board District Empowering Bill (draft hand written copy) WDC 00044:0:13 1911
Wanganui Harbour District Empowering Bill 1912 estimate of increased revenue to be derived from from proposed works WDC 00044:0:23 1912
Wanganui Harbour Improvements WDC 00044:0:6 1899
Wanganui Harbour report by L Reynolds WDC 00044:0:8 1894