17-1217: Prichard may refer to: People [ edit ] Alan Prichard (1907–1986), New Zealand aviator Brandon Prichard (born 2001), American politician Bruce Prichard (born 1963), American professional wrestling personality Caradog Prichard (1904–1980), Welsh poet and novelist Gwilym Prichard (1931–2015), Welsh landscape painter Harold Arthur Prichard (1871–1947), English moral philosopher Hesketh Vernon Prichard (1876–1922), later Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard , British explorer, adventurer, sniper, and cricketer James Cowles Prichard (1786–1848), English physician and ethnologist Jane Prichard (1936–2023), New Zealand women's leader John Prichard (1817–1886), Welsh architect Katharine Susannah Prichard (1883–1969), Australian writer and founding Communist Party member Mathew Prichard (born 1943), British philanthropist Paul Prichard (born 1965), English former cricketer Robert Prichard (born 1949), Canadian lawyer, economist, and academic Rowland Prichard (1811–1887), Welsh musician Thomas Octavius Prichard (1808–1847), English psychiatrist and early advocate of humane treatment of
34-471: A District Commissioner of Works. In each District there were a number of Residency Offices (headed by a Resident Engineer) and each had a number of Depots. The primary purpose of this 6000 strong workforce was the maintenance of the existing and planning and construction of replacement sections of the State Highway network. In addition there were Project Offices set up for a particular purpose, such as to build
51-523: A billiard table, and palm stands. Apparently made after looking at furniture in Government House and ministerial houses, the order could have seated almost the entire House of Representatives; it was cancelled by Prime Minister Peter Fraser . During the latter years of the Ministry there were seven District Offices (Auckland, Hamilton, Wanganui, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin) each headed by
68-552: A power project, airport, tunnel or irrigation scheme. While the policy functions were either disestablished or passed on to other Government departments, the commercial operations were set up as Works and Development Services Corporation (a state-owned enterprise) and the computing bureau and the buildings maintenance units were sold. The corporation had two main subsidiaries, Works Consultancy Services and Works Civil Construction. These were sold in 1996 and became Opus International Consultants and Works Infrastructure respectively, and
85-529: A stream in Idaho Other uses [ edit ] Prichard House (disambiguation) , two houses on the US National Register of Historic Places See also [ edit ] Pritchard (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Prichard . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
102-584: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alan Prichard Alan Marcus Prichard (15 November 1907 – 2 November 1986) was a pilot for the New Zealand Public Works Department from the late 1930s to mid-1950s. Using a Miles Whitney Straight from 1939 on his own initiative and sometimes forging aircraft log books to conceal his work, Prichard conducted trials of aerial seed sowing and spreading fertilizer which ultimately led to
119-575: The Minister of Works or Minister of Public Works. Historically, the state has played an important part in developing the New Zealand economy. For many years the Public Works Department (which became the Ministry of Works in 1948 and the Ministry of Works and Development in 1974) undertook most major construction work in New Zealand, including roads, railways and power stations. After the reform of
136-533: The Old Government Building on Lambton Quay. During the Great Depression the department was relied on by the government to provide unemployment relief, constructing infrastructure mostly using human labour at reduced salaries. The First Labour Government resumed the department's original function as the development arm of the state although from May 1936 (when a new three year public works programme
153-646: The Ministry was in the Vogel Building in Wellington, named after former Premier Sir Julius Vogel , who helped create the Public Works Department during his term in office, through the Immigration and Public Works Act 1870 . This building held the Vogel Computer , one of the largest in New Zealand and used by several government departments for engineering work. The Ministry moved to the Vogel Building in about 1966 from
170-868: The corporation was disestablished. In the North Island, the Tongariro Power Scheme was completed between 1964 and 1983. Under the Public Works Act 1876, the Department of Public Works was responsible for the operation of New Zealand's railway network from 1876 until 1880, when operations were transferred to the New Zealand Railways Department . This transfer did not end the PWD's railway operations, as it still operated railway lines when under construction, sometimes providing revenue services prior to
187-521: The country is limited by war and immediate post-war conditions, it is assembled and utilized in the most efficient manner from the point of view of the national interest". In 1944 the ministry was involved in the "great furniture scandal" when asked to order items of furniture for the new Legation in Moscow, to be headed by Charles Boswell . The list of items to be shipped from New Zealand to Moscow (via Tehran and Central Asia) included 40 armchairs, 10 couches,
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#1732848900872204-544: The development of aerial topdressing . This biographical article related to government in New Zealand is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . New Zealand Ministry of Works The New Zealand Ministry of Works and Development , formerly the Department of Public Works and often referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1871 and disestablished and sold off in 1988. The Ministry had its own Cabinet -level responsible minister,
221-549: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prichard&oldid=1255437363 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Place name disambiguation pages Surnames of Welsh origin Anglicised Welsh-language surnames English-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Short description
238-461: The mentally ill Tom Prichard , American professional wrestler Vernon Prichard (1892–1949), U.S. Army major general and college football quarterback William Prichard (disambiguation) , two people Places [ edit ] Prichard, Alabama , city Prichard, Idaho , an unincorporated community Prichard, Mississippi , unincorporated community Prichard, West Virginia , unincorporated census-designated place Prichard Creek ,
255-481: The official transfer of the line to the Railways Department. The PWD owned its own locomotives and rolling stock, some second-hand from the Railways Department, and it operated some small railway lines that were never transferred to the Railways Department. One example is a 6.4 km branch line built in 1928 from near the terminus of the Railways Department's Kurow Branch to a hydro-electric dam project on
272-408: The state sector, beginning in 1984, the ministry disappeared and its remnants now have to compete for government work. The Ministry of Works and Development was disestablished in 1988 and a Residual Management Unit continued to oversee the Ministry's operations and assets until formally ending in 1993. It was abolished via the Ministry of Works and Development Abolition Act 1988. The Head Office of
289-507: Was announced) whence relief work for the unemployed not only continued but all relief workers were placed on the standard £4 a week rate of pay. The ministry was renamed the Ministry of Works on 16 March 1943 under the Ministry of Works Act . This was to reflect the extended wartime functions, when the Minister explained it was, "to ensure that, whilst the building and constructional potential of
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