PROSPECTUS 9 OP . AUCKLAND, i THAMES, AND COROMAISDEL j. STEAM PACKET COMPANY (Limited). i r 3 {V.O BR J.OBMED Undek "Tub Joint Stock ComyANiES Act, 18C0-"] ' CAPITAL £12,500 , In 2,500 Suart-s OF jGS Each, . To be cal ed up as follows :—Five Shillings per Share . j on application ; Fifteen Shillings on Allotment. FnMro Calls not to exeecc. One Pound per Share j to , be ffidde (if required) at Ints-Vftls of not less than I ' One Month ■ Thames PkOVIs/onXl Djrectoks : J. E. Macdonald, Bpq, Mayor, Thames. ! W. Bowe, Bsq, MHR John Brown, Kss MFC , L, Ehrenfried. Esq Win Davios. Esq, MFC James Marshall. Ksq Ronald McDonald, Esq Robert Bleazard. Esq John Gibbons, Esq I W Soutor, E*q James rttewart. Esq J. R. Ferry, Esq R. Konnan, Esq 1 R. Hudson, Esq With power to add to their number.' 8..K--F.1.8. ' Bank of New Zealand. Solioitohs : Messrs Whitakor and Russell, Auckland, A«TJN*O SKCIUTAniEB : R. McDonald SCOW and J>, R. Gellion. J • PROSPECTUS. 1 The want of proper Steamer Accomodation botween Auckland, Thames, and Coromandel has been severc--1 ly felt for so considerable a time that the Projectors of this Comp«ny now ptenoso 10 form a Joint Stock 1 Company (Limited), for the purpoje of having a Boit ' built oxpres.ly for passenger and rargo traffic, not ; only to meet the pressing demand* of trade, but with such increased speed as to limit the passage to and 1 from Auckland to four hour?. A contract at once to ' be entered into with Messrs Fraser & Tinne, Auckland, for a First-class Iron lioat, rep'ete with every ' m odern improvement and accomodation, to be ready by Decomber next, and estimated to cost £11.000, The nominal capital of tho Company is estimated at _212,E00, £1,500 being allowed to meet contingencies. Tho guarantee, as regard- the new Boat, to be as follows :—cpeed to ho 12 knots per hour; and for > every knot less than 12 knots per hour, her builders to forfeit at the rate of £1,000 por knot. Should the speed of tho Boat xceed 12 knots, the builders to receivo a bonus of £1,000 for every knot over 12 knots ' por hour : such bonus to be taken up in shares in the new Company. It will thus be observed that the Projectors mean to provido the accommodation required so much by the public, at the same time to have a Company which will nive to Shareholders a handsome return for the ! capital invested' The number of Europem inhabitants in the Hauraki district ' being over 15,000, with the large settled populations at Coromandel and Thames, and tbe ', growing districts of Tairua, Ohinemuri and Fiako, and tho immediate prospect of a largo addition, ' through the dovolopment of gold mining and agricul- ' tnral interests (as well as the largo native population, who form a cou.iderablo item in passenger traffic), ' provido a field for tho enterprise of the projected 1 Steam Company second to none in Kew Zealand, /CULVERTS AND EMBANKMENTS. ! Tenders will be received at the Superintendent's Office, until noon of Saturday, the 24th instant, for l the Construction of Culverts, he, on a road near tho Mannrowa Railway Btation. i Plans and specification can be seen at the Public Works Office, Shortland-street, and at the residence t of Chairmen of the Earaka and Manurewa District Boards. H. ALLRIGHT, Provincial Inspector of Works. p SECTION OF SOHOOLHOTJBE. I Tenders will be received at the Superintendent's Office until noon of MO J-DAY, the 19th instant, for the Erection of a School-house at the Neglected and Destitute Children's Homo, Howe-street-Plans and specifications at the Public Works Office, Shortland-stroet. H. ALLWRIGHT, Provincial Inspector of Work!. PAINTING NEGLECTED AND DESTITUTE CHILDREN'S HOME. Tenders will be received at the Superintendent's ! Office for the above work, until noon of FRIDAY, the 10th Instant. Spscifioations may be seen at the Public Works , Office, hhortland-streot. H, ALLWRIGHT, Provincial Inspector of Works. g^Ki *as» (Sja» ' Jji O T I C E. Tenders will bo received at this Office uutil Neon of Wednesday, tho 21st inst, for Supply of Rations . for Immigrants. Forms of Tender and all necessary infoimalion can be obtained at this office, H. ELLIS, Immigration Office. Auckland, sth June, 1876. TD CABINETMAKERS AND CARPENTERS. Tenders will be received up to noon on Saturday, f the 10th instant, for Seating of D ess Circle, Stalls, &c. of New Theatre. Plans, &c., at my office, Queen-street. EDWARD MAHONEY, Architect. 'npO CONTRACTORS. * Tenders will be received until noon of the 15th inst, for Additions to a Warehouse in High-s'.r«et. R. KEALS & SON, Architects. TENDERS FOR WESTERN SPRINGS ESTATE. Town Clerk's Office, Auckland, June 1,1876. Tht C Ity Council wlli receive Written Tenders until noon of the 14th instant, for the Renting of the whole , or portions of the Western Springs Estate not required for the purposes of the Walter Supply, as delineated on plan on view at this office. Lots 1 to 7 comprise fine arable and pasture lands, varying from 12 to 18 acres. Lot 8 (area about 28 acres), together with the wp.l--built Mill, Water-wheel, Steam Engine, and Fittings 5 complete (as per list), Water Rights, &o ; also, handr eornr Brick Dwelling-house, in first-class condition; " Cottages, Garden, Offices, Out-houses, etc., etc. The whole may be viewed, Plans inspected, and all f further particulars obtained on application at this office. Tenders to state Rent offered, payable half-yearly in advance (one half-year's rent in cash to accompany the Tender). .-■'',_, , ' _ The Council do not bind themselves to accept any Toudcr Tenders to be endorsed, " Tender to Rent Western Springs Estate." p Town Clerk. Public Work. Office, Colonial Architect's Branch, Wellington, May 26,1876. TENDERS are invited for the Erec- . tion of a Central Prison, at New Plymouth, in 3 the Province of Taranaki. t! General conditions, specifications, and drawings - ! may be seen at the offices of the Colonial Architect, B Wellington; and at the District Engineer's offices, t Auckland f > 5 Tenders addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside "Tendersfor Central Prison," will be received at the office of the -undersigned up to noon of WEDNESDAY, the 12th i day of July, 1876. Telegraphic Tenders will be received, provided the \. original tender and deposit are lodged with the nearest I Pistrict Engineer at the time above specified, i ', The lowest or any tender nor necassarily accepted. I ' (Signed) W. H. OL AYTON. 9 i , '7 s ' .;_> Colonial Architect.
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Auckland Star, Volume VII, Issue 1976, 9 June 1876, Page 3
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