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Bruce Herald, Volume VI, Issue 484, 29 April 1873, Page 2

GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS. ISSUE OF £250,000 NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT DEBENTURES IN NEW ZEALAND. * . Treasury, Wellington^ Bth April, 1873. rfIENDERS are invited for the purchase of -*- the whole or any portion of Two Hundred and Fifty 'thousand Pounds New Zealand Government Debentures, issued under the Acts, of the Legislature of the Colony, .entitled' "The Immigration and Public Works Loan Act, 1870," aud " The Defence and. Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870," subject to the under-mentioned conditions : — JL The Debentures will be payable to Bearer and will be issued in sums of not less than One Hundred Pounds each. 2. The Debentures, which are secured on the Consolidated Revenue of the Colony, will bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable half-yearly, on* the 15th day of. April, and the 15th day of October in each year, at the Bank of New Zealand at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Greymouth, Hokitika, Dunedin, or Invercargill. 3. The principal sum will be payable on the 15th day. of April, 1913, at the Treasury at Wellington, or at any branch of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, at the option of the holder, six montn'B notice being required, previous to maturity, of the phee at whioh payment will be required. 4. Tenders will be opened at the Treasury at Wellington at nosn on Friday, the ninth day of May next, in the presence of such of the tenderers as desire to be present — the minimum price under seal being first placed on the table, in the event of equal tenders being received for a sum in excess of the issue, a pro rata distribution will be made. 5. The amount tendered for must be paid at the Treasury at Wellington, as under : — 5 per cent, accompanying application;* the balance on or before the 16th May, 1873. Or at the option of the purchasers : — 5 per cent, on application. 20- per cent, in one month, ) 25 per cent, in two months, f with accrued 25 per cent, in throe months, I interest. 25 per cent, in four months, ) * Purchasers electing to pay balance within a week will be entitled to interest from the 15th day of April. On payment of the final instalment, Debentures signed by the Agents appointed under the respective Acts, will be delivered to purchasers or their nominees. Half per cent, brokerage will be allowed to brokers through whose applications sales are effected. Applications by telegraph, received not later tha** 10 o^clock on tlie 9th May, will be accepted, provided they are accompanied by a telegram from the Manager of any Branch or Agency of the Bank of New Zealand, notifying that the necessary deposit has been paid into the Bank of New Zealand, to the credit of a Loan Deposit Account. Julius Yogel, Colonial Treasurer. Form of Tender. I Hi-REBY tender for £ New Zealand Four per cent. Debentures at the price of £ for each £100 of such Debentures, and I agree to accept the same or any less amount that may be allotted to me, and to pay for them in cash at the Bank of New Zealand {a) on {a) The name of the place at which the purchaser undertakes payment of the balance to be inserted here. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TOKOMAIRIRO AND LAWRENCE. TENDERS are invited by the Colonial Government for the construction of Railway between Tokomairiro and Lawrence — a distance of 22 mile 3. The Line is divided into five Sections, and tenders will be received for any of them, or for the whole Railway in one Contract. Drawings and Specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Dunedin and Wellington, on ond after Monday, the 21st instant. Written Tenders, addressed to the Minister for Public Works and marked outside, " Tender for the Tokomairiro and Lawrence Railway " ; or, " Tender for the Contract of the Tokomaii-ii-q a,nd I^a\yi-enoe Railway" — will .be received at this Office np till 4 p.m. on Wednesday, tjie 31st May, 1873. Telegraphic Tenders similarly addressed and marked will be received, if presented at any legraph Office by noon of the same date, provided tliat written Tenders, in due fortn, are lodged aj; the Qi^ce of tl^e District Engineer, at Dunedin, Christchurch, or Auckland, by the above hour. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer- in-Chief. Public Works Office, Wellington, Wth April, 18^. ~~ POR SALE. A First-Class 5-Horse Power Engine and Thrashing Machine, with Revolving Screw, by Rajisomp and Sims. Apply to LACHLAN MACLEAN, Manager, Bellamy Station, Lawrence,