Places

Date: 1871

By: New Zealand. Public Works Department

Reference: MapColl-832.4743gmbj/1871/Acc.4343

Description: Plan of the new Hutt Bridge (1871) over the Hutt River, showing its vicinity to buildings on either side of the river, including the Whitewood's Hotel. Shingle banks, roads, the Aglionby Arms (N Valentine) and the music hall are shown. Note on map: Tracing from which printed accompanied Engineer-in-chief's report of 18/11/1872. PWD 679. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo photoprint, linen backed, 69.5 x 57.5 cm.

Date: 1899

Reference: MapColl-832.4794cdc/1899/Acc.4345

Description: Map of the Hutt River, showing proposed improvement works dated 1899 (which are hard to distinguish as they are in red on the original and camouflaged on this copy) from section 58 in the Huttt Valley southwards to the Waiwhetu River and the mouth of the Hutt River. Shows water levels, overflow and flood channels, watermarks, shingle areas, engineering measurements, site of the old and new bridge, the river channel as at 1870 compared to the current river channel. Cadastral section numbers are shown, as well as property owners, including Gear Meat Company, EJ Riddiford, Johnston, Felmonger, Carerhill, Kingdon, Randwick, Mudgeway, Pringle, as well as the site of the Catholic church. Gear Island, a pipe bridge south of it, Belmont Creek and the Waiwhetu River are shown. On catalogue card: Duplicated plan, PWD 19078. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo photoprint, scale indeterminable, 87.8 x 230.8 cm.

Date: 1858

By: New Zealand. Public Works Department

Reference: MapColl-832.4793gmbj/1858/Acc.4344

Description: Plan of the Hutt Bridge over the Hutt River, showing its vicinity to buildings on either side of the river, including the Post Office. An embankment and a wind mill are shown. Note on map: Tracing from which printed accompanied Engineer-in-chief's report of 18/11/1872. PWD 679. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo photoprint, linen backed, 91.2 x 55.1 cm.

Date: 1890

By: New Zealand. General Assembly Library

Reference: MapColl-832.45gmbj/1890/Acc.32209-10

Description: Drawn on a base map, the annotations show bridges, both built and proposed, on the Mangahao, Mangatainoka and the Makakahi rivers, near Pahiatua. Three of the six existing bridges are named - Mangahao, Mangatainoka and Tutaekara. Two proposed bridges are sited on Mangahao Valley Road. Written on map in pencil 'Special purposes'. Stamped on map 'General Assembly Library'. The accompanying letter (MapColl-832.45gmbj/1890/Acc.32210) was written by under Secretary of Lands and Surveys to the Chairman of the Waste Lands Committee, regarding a petition for another bridge across the Mangahao River. Recto of letter: annotation reads: '1899 Waste Land Dep[artmen]t Report on Pet[ition] 474 Thos ?Dorey and 33 others'. Base map: [Part of unknown map] ([s.l], [s.n], [s.d]). Quantity: 1 map(s). 1 accompanying letter. Physical Description: Ink on paper, scale indeterminable, 34.5 x 24.2 cm.

Date: 1871

By: Briscoe, Edward Villiers, 1824?-1899

Reference: MapColl-832.4793gmbj/1871/Acc.7910

Description: Survey map of the vicinity of the Hutt Bridge, with cadastral and other information. Shows the river, shingle banks and river bank, roads, the old bridge, and some survey measurements of the new bridge. Also shows the Wesleyan cemetery, Aglionby Arms, Osgood's Hotel, Whitewoods Hotel, the Oddfellows hall, the road to the Wairarapa, stables. Shows settler property belonging to Mr Jackson, N Valentine, Osiers, Burt, Potts, Mullins. Written on map: 24; 42/32. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, linen backed, 51.5 x 44.4 cm.

Date: 1948

By: Manawatu Catchment Board and Regional Water Board

Reference: MapColl-832.45cdc/1948/Acc.9498-9504

Description: Proposed scheme for improvement of the Mangatainoka River, plan no. 265, sheets 1-7. Includes bridges, showing location of channels, cuts, poplars and willow belts, overflow systems, earth dams, shingle banks, drainage improvements, gradients, stopbanks and groynes for flood protection. The seven sheets of plan no. 265 include: Sheet no. 1, Ngawapurua Bridge - McFarlane's Bridge (Acc. 9498); Sheet no. 2, McFarlane's Bridge - Tutaekara Bridge (Acc. 9499); Sheet no. 3, Tutaekara Bridge - Black Bridge (Acc. 9500); Sheet no. 4, Black Bridge - Larsen's Bridge (Acc. 9501); Sheet no. 5 & 6, Flood gradient - October 1945 (Acc. 9502-3); Sheet no. 7, Larsen's Bridge - Putara (Acc. 9504). The final map of the series is Plan no. 265, sheet no. 7, Proposed cuts at Hamua - comparative gradients (Acc. 9505). Approved by PG Evans, Chief Engineer, 17.12.1948. Plan 265. (Plan no 7/33 crossed out.) Sheets 1-7, and comparative gradients, sheet no. 7. See also locality plan of proposed scheme at MapColl-832.45cdc/1948/Acc.9497. Quantity: 8 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo photoprint, linen backed, scales differ, 75.3 x 102 cm or smaller.

Date: 1872

By: New Zealand. Public Works Department

Reference: MapColl-832.4793cdc/1872/Acc.4342

Description: Topographical map of the length of the Hutt River and its pathway (1872), showing the road across the river and the location of the old and new Hutt Bridge. Note on map: Tracing from which printed accompanied Engineer-in-chief's report of 18/11/1872. PWD 679. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Diazo photoprint, paper and linen backed, 49.4 x 72.8 cm.

Date: 1853

By: Cobham, Samuel, 1799-1881

Reference: MapColl-832.4794gbbd/1856?/Acc.17028

Description: The main map of the freehold estate, with frontage and depth measurements, is adjacent to the part of the Hutt River marked as the only place fordable in case of accident to the bridge which leads to Plowman Street. The site of the Hutt Bridge is marked downstream. A minor change to the riverbank as at Aug. 1860, has been added at a later date. A road, pencilled in and also added at a later date, is marked 'Road as on ground.' Betweeen Plowman Street and the site of the Mechanics Institute are three sections, labelled allotments. The first includes the site of a well, while the third has a site of a house in which the store room, kitchen, parlour and bedroom are named. All three allotments are marked as sold. Paddocks are marked with measurements in roods and perches, one including a slaughter house and stockyard. A lake is marked in the vicinity of the street provisionally planned for the bridge approach. An area of land is labelled 'Street as originally laid out, but the situation of the bridge will render it useless as a street.' This has been divided into lots. Lot A is annotated 'To be given to Mr Ploughman' [sic]. Lot B 'Reserve for a lockup'.' Lot C 'Given to Capt. Daniell to compensate for road taken out of his ground'. Includes an annotation 'W. Fox, Ch. L. Court'. The leasehold estate, with frontage measurements, includes the site of houses with a dairy, kitchen, parlour and bedrooms marked. A second site includes the parlour, shop and verandah. Originally one lot, this was divided into two at a later date. Note on verso states: Plan of Plowmans estate, which has Riddiford written across it and has also been struck through and Mr Riddiford's Plans written underneath Signature of Cobham in bottom right corner Note on catalogue card states that Cobham arrived ca1854 Quantity: 2 manuscript map(s) on one sheet. Physical Description: Ink, pencil and colourwash on paper, linen backed, 56 x 75.6 cm.

Date: 1840 - 1843

Reference: MapColl-832.4794gmbj/[1840-43]/Acc.352

Description: The main map is of part of the east and west banks of the Hutt River showing shingle and sand areas and the directional flow of the current. The site of the proposed bridge is shown. Includes the name Captain Daniel written at a site adjacent to the site of the proposed bridge. The letters A to M are written at various intervals along the site of the proposed bridge as well as rough pencilled markings. The second map is a cross section of the river from point A to M with measurements in feet. A rough pencilled sketch of a bridge, with some measurements, has been added above the cross sectional drawing Title supplied by cataloguer Handwritten note with signature centre right of map: Believe 1840-1843, L. Hore 1940 A similar copy shows the site of ferry at the site of the proposed bridge. MapColl-832.4794gmbj/[1840-43?]/Acc.351 Quantity: 2 manuscript map(s) on one sheet. Physical Description: Ink, pencil and colourwash on paper, linen backed, coloured, 54.7 x 88.8 cm.

Date: 1871

By: Hall, Lance, 1899-1985

Reference: MapColl-832.4793cdc/1871/Acc.25763

Description: Survey map of the Hutt River, showing the current riverbed, the old riverbed, James Baird's new bridge site, the old (second) bridge, shingle areas, and town settlement pockets. Also shows the longitudinal sections of the eastern and western banks of the river, in relation to Osgood's Family Hotel. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Photographic copy, 43 x 60.7 cm. Provenance: Lance Hall collection