WCC, Electric Lighting and Tramways Department contracts and specification books
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Archives Identifier00586Date Range1903-1914DescriptionThese twelve volumes contain specifications and some correspondence relating to contracts let by the Tramways and Electric Lighting Departments. The contracts relate to work such as construction of the tramways power station, construction of tram cars, specifications for uniforms and delivery of materials for maintenance of the Tramways and Electric Lighting system. The volumes relate to tramways systems established and run by the Wellington City Council, Miramar Borough Council and Karori Borough Council tramways system. There is some duplication of the contracts in this series and Series 00205, but these volumes hold all the early contracts for these departments in one place. For some contracts, related correspondence has also been pasted into the volumes. Each bound volume contains multiple contracts. To aid searching, the individual contract details have been listed for each volume.Quantity (Linear Metres)0.75MediumFileSystem of ArrangementBy volume numberCollection TypeWellington City Council
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Related Agencies
Controlling or Creating AgencyTramways DepartmentRelationship Date Range1 October 1900-1948
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Related SeriesPredecessor SeriesControlling Series
WCC, Electric Lighting and Tramways Department contracts and specification books. Archives Online, accessed 07/04/2026, https://archivesonline.wcc.govt.nz/nodes/view/2060







