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Otago Daily Times, Issue 33, 23 December 1861, Page 7

Government Advertisements. STEAM NAVIGATION OF CLUTHA RIVER. TENDERS avill be received at this office, until 12 o'clock of the 22nd day of January, 18«2, from parties avilling to RUN A STEAMER FOR 12 MONTHS, from the entrance of the Clutha River to the mouth of the Tuapeka. Further particulars may be obtained from Capt. THOMSON, Harbour Master, Port Chalmers. The Government avill not be bound to accept • the lowest or any of the offers.. By Order, JOHN LOGAN, Clerk to Superintendent. Superintendent's Office, Dunedin, Dec. 16, 1861. STEAM NAVIGATION OF TAIERI RIVER AND WAIHOLA LAKE. HPENDERS will be received at this office, JL until 12 o'clock of the 22nd January, 1862, [• rom parties avilling to Ply a Steamer for 12 Months from Lower Taieri Ferry to Serogg's Creek and the " Head of the Waihola Lake. Further particulars may be obtained from Captain Thomson, Harbour Master, Port Chalmers. ? The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any of the offers. By order. JOHN LOGAN, Clerk to Superintendent. Superintendent's Office, Dunedin, 20th DecembeiyTßol. ! WANTED, i For tlie Pilot Service of Otago, A CLIPPER Fore-and-Aft SCHOONER,, from 30 to 40 tons register, coppered, fully i equipped, and nearly new. Communicate immediately . avith the Harbour Master of Otago, stating particulars . of vessel and the price. ' W. THOMSON, Harbour Master. PortChalmers, 13th Dec, 1861. 1349 PORT CHALMERS JETTY. TENDERS are Wanted from parties avilling to build an Addition to the Jetty at Port Chalmers, according to a plan and specification, to be seen at the Office of Public Buildings. Tenders to be lodged on or before Monday, the ( 30th inst., at 12 o'clock noon, By order, JOHN LOGAN, Clerk to Superintendent. Dunedin, 20th December, 1861. BRIDGE AT OAMARU. TO CONTRACTORS. TENDERS will be received at this Office till SATURDAY, 4th January, for the construction of A BRIDGE across the Boundary Creek, Oamaru District. Specifications to be seen at the Road Office, Dunedin, and at the Police Station, Oamaru. The Government does not bind itself to accept the ; lowest or ana r tender. By Order, .../ " JOHN LOGAN, Clerk to Superintendent. Superintendent's Office, Dunedin,' Dec. 20, 1861. 491 tc ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. PROVINCE OF OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND. TENDERS required from parties willing to contract for erecting a line of Telegraph between Dunedin, Port Chalmers, and the Heads, subject to the folloaving conditions : — 1. The Goa'ernment to grant permission to carry the line through its reserves, and along the Government 1 roads and lands. 2. Sites to be set aside at Dunedin, Port Chalmers, and tlie Heads, for the erection of Stations. 3. Goa'ernment messages to have the precedence of ; . Contractor's or private messages. 4. Private or Contractor's messages to be despatched and delivered in order of receipt at the Office, to 1 be marked alike. 5. Telegraph servants to be appointed by Government, subject to Contractor's approval; the Government to liaa'e absolute power to discharge them. 6. The Manager to be appointed by Government, avho avill Ihave charge of all messages, and avho avill see that they are transmitted in proper order. 7. Contractors not to have access to messages, but to be allowed to see that the books are properly kept. 8. Charges as per annexed Schedule. 9 Contractors to keep the line in order, to pay all avorking expenses, including the salary of the Manager. 10. Contractor to state avhat bonus, if any, he is avilling to pay: what subsidy, if any, he expects to receive ; what cunrantee of minimum profit, if any, |l'u: is willing to accept in hen of subsidy. 11. The eoniTfict to hist for fia re years, avith poaver to the Government to purchase dining the currency of the contract at 25 per cent, over actual outlay at the time of erecting the line and building the stations ; and at the termination ofthe contract at 20 per cent, over actual outlay. .Difference of opinion as to actual outlay to be settled by tavo arbitrators, one appointed by Goa'ernment. and one by the Contractors; and in case of non-agreement by an iimpi?e appointed by tlie two. Decision to be referred to arbitrators or umpire within three months from the cessation of the contract. SCHEDULE OF Cl-lAR&ES. .Dunedin. ni I! 01' t 0 Heads. Chalmers. M r-£ ci ,—j CO 'p P ,° P ° P .2 pi ;3 £ rt zj r^ as r£3 <v ""--j Eh -<j EH -<J . EH <Ii Dunedin .. 3s. 2d. 4s. 3d. PortChalmers... 3s. 2d 2s. 2d. Heads 4s. 3d. 2s. 2d 25 per cent, reductions after the Ist year. 50 per cent. „ „ 2ud year. T Tenders to be lodged at this Office on or before 31st Jan., 1862. JOHN HARDY, Provincial Secretary. < Prea'incial. Secretary's Office, Dunedin, TiOth December, 1861. s