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TTTATERCOLOR LANDSCAPES W OF NELSON For sale, and may be seen at Mr. Bonnington's, High-street-ON SALE, BULLOCK DRAYS Colonial horse-power threshing machine Flour dressing machine French burr millstones. J. Dbcmmokd MACpnsßsos. airistehureh, August 13,j1863. • ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED. + f\C\(\ WOOL PACKS. Also, An assortment of Vegetable Seeds, &c, kc J. Jameson and Co., Colombo-street. TMERSON has now ou hand a large stock . of StilwelTs London-made SCALES and WEIGHING MACHINES for counter and domestic use, wabbakted jest, and at reasonable prices. Also, now landing ex Ismay, a large consignr ment of Jonkopirrg's Tandskickor, a celebrated match ; tlie best imported. WHOLESALE AND BEIAIL. London House, Lyttelton. (Soccrnincnt Dotircis. NEW ZEALAND MAIL STEAM SERVICES. TENDERS aro required by tho Government of New Zealand for tho performance of the undermentioned services. 1. A steamer to leave Melbourne "within 24 hours after the due date of tho arrival of the European Mail Contract Boat, for Port Chalmers, Otago, calling at the Bluff. To wait in Melbourne for the Mail, if detained, not more than four dayt after its duo date. 2. A steamer to leave Port Chalmers for Melbourne, calling at tho Bluff, carrying the homeward Mail of the Colony to Melbourne, not later than 2 p.m. on the ICth of each month, oxcept February, and then on the 14th. Tlie steamers employed must b* subjoet to the approval of the Government, and must be able to maintain an average speed of not less than 8 knot* an hour on each voyage. All Post Office Mails must be received on board and delivered to destination free of charge. Mails to be taken from and delivered on board of the European Mail Contract Steamer in Hobson's Bay, at the expense of the contractor. A free cliicf cabin passage must be at the service of a clerk or agent of the Post Office, on tho requisition of the Government, and proper accoin-ioda-tion.provided for sorting letters. The tender to state the amount of penalty recoverable for general non-performanco of contract j a penalty of £100 per dioin will be required for delay in departure after the time fixed on each voyage, and an additional penalty of £300 for failure after such delay in delivering the homeward mail in Melbourne prior to the departure of the European Mail Contract Boat from that port Tlie tenders may state the sum for wliich the whole or any portion of the forementioned Services will be undertaken. Tho Contract to commence on January Ist, 1864. and to continue in force mitil. the expu**K>n ofsix calendar montiuv* notice to be givon by cither of tho parties to the other of his intention to determine the same: Provided always that the Contract shall not terminate before the 31st day of December, 1864. Tho tenders to be endorsed "Tenders for the *ew Zealand Mail Services," to be addressed to bo Postmaster-Genera! of Now Zealand, and to be josted at Dunedin not later than the 18th day of Jeptember next. „ -«r Rbadeb Gimojt Woo». General Post Office, Auckland,22nd June, 1863. NEW ZEALAND MAIL SERVICE. A BONUS of £350 will be paid by the SubTreasurer of the New Zealand Govcrnnent at Dunedin, to the master of any steamboat vhich shall leave Melbourne with the New Zeaand European Mails, within twenty-four houra liter the arrival of tho P. and O. Company s boat whenever the Aldinga has loft without them, and leliver the same to the Postmaster at Dunedin, Otago, (landing the Southland portion at the Bluff, weather permitting,) within nine days of Leaving Melbourne. ' - This Bonus will be paid for each of the months rf August, September, October, November, and December of this year, immediately after the Mail Agent (for whom a free chief cabin passage must be provided) shall have certified that tha jervico has been duly performed. The Postmaster-Gcueral of Melbourne or some person appointed by him must be satisfied that any boot offering has sufficient steam-power to p<srform the service required; and in case of there being choice of boats, the selection to rest with that officer. (Signed) __ Rbadeb Gbusos Woo©. General Post Office, New Zealand, July 16th, 1863. NEW ZEALAND MAIL SERVICE. PERSONS intending to tender for the tfew Zealand Mail Service, in accordaoce *dtMh<? terms of an advertireint dated General PortOflleei Auckland, June 22nd, 1863, are requested to state separately in their tenders— Ist. As respects the service from Otago to Melbourne: What difference in the amount of subsidy, if any, would be required, if the 17th or 18th. days of the month were substituted, as the date for the mail steamers leaving Port Chalmers, instead of the 10th? Tho difference to be stated for each of these dates. 2nd. As respects the service from Melbourne to Otago: What additional sum per diem would be required for each day's detention of tho steamer at Melbourne beyond the four days stipulated for, up to and inclusive of the Bth day, from the due date of sailing ? Rbadeb Gixsqs Wood. General Post Office, New Zealand, July 16th, 1863, i NOTICE. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH— CAN_ERBTJRY. T ! HE OFFICES in CHBISTCHCRCH and " LYTTELTON will bo open for business— Daily—from 8 a.m- t»JLO p.m. Ou Sundays—from 10 a.m to 10-30 a.m, and from sp.m. to Messages can bo sent at other than the above hours by calling the Officer residing *b» the premises, when double rates will be charged. Tuos. Wm. Mauds, " Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, '- Christchurch, August 17, 1863.