TO ENGINEERS, TOWN AND ROAD BOARD SURVEYORS, ROAD CONTRACTORS, SHIP AND HOUSE BUILDERS, CARPENTERS AND OTHERS. IMPORTANT SALE OF GOVERNMENT STOCK OF TOOLS, IRON, TIMBER, STORES, AND OTHER PLANT. MR. H. E. ALPORT has received instructions to sell by pubhc auction, on MONDAY OCTOBEB 3, (and following days if necessary), at the Yards of the Provincial Engineer's department, Market place, Christchurch, The whole of the Government stock now lying Mi the premises, comprising— WBOUGHT AND CAST-IRON WORK. Suspension and tension rods for bridges Bute and saddles for ditto Pile rings, rings and swivels Chains, chain slings Chevaux-de-frise, thimbles Large screw and plain bolts 974 rag bolts 6x3 square washers Wheels for travelling carriages. LIFTING AND OTHER IMPLEMENTS. 1 2-ton screw-jack Iron blocks, wood blocks Shear dogs, snatch blocks Iron drags Quantity of rope ROAD AND OTHER TOOLS. Spades, shovels, picks, forks Road rakes and scrapers Crowbars, sledge hammers Masons' gads and chisels, quarry scrapers Smiths' tools, gorse knives Carpenters' saws and adzes „ augurs, brace and bits „ flooring cramps, screw wrenches American pile augurs, wedges Rake and pick handles 1 portable stove, complete 1 smiths' anvil 1 grindstone, mounted. RONMONGERY, TINWARE, CUTLERY. Ac. Locks, bolts, screws, nails Spikes, rivets, washers, hinges Oval boilers, frying pans Tin billies, baking tins, tea kettles Tin ovens, lanterns, plates Table and pocket knives Scales and weights, Salter's balance Sheet zinc, copper, Ac DRAYS, TIMBEB CABBIAGE, BOLLEB, BARROWS, Ac. 1 tip cart 1 very large four-wheel timber carriage, double shafts 1 strong four-wheel hand truck 1 large double iron roller 2 handbarrows 5 wheelbarrows 6 sledges, 11 box horses. TIMBER, Ac. 147 feet Sydney cedar 800 feet totara, 12 x 12, 9 x 2 and 3 Timber, various, 2900 feet — 18x6 12 x 4 and 18 10x4 8 x 3, 4, 6 and 8 6 x 3, 4 and 6 Ironbark and other piles 17 window sashes 7 half casements 3 doors 2 culverts. GROCERIES, OILMAN'S STOBES, PBOTTSIONS, Ac. 1 half chest tea 5 mats sugar 1 ewt. molasses Three-quarter bag rice Three-quarter cask currants Half tierce tobacco Coffee, pepper, ginger Lemon and orange peel Sardines, olive oil, pickles Canterbury dips, lucifers Three-quarter cask biscuits 1 cask oatmeal 1 cask split peas Half-cask pickled salmon 7 pieces bacon. BOOTS, CLOTHING, HOSLEBY, Ac. 40 pairs boots 55 pairs moleskin trowsers Crimean and check shirts Blue serge jumpers Women's and children's stockings and socks Women's stays Half-piece alpaca Pins, tapes, Ac. SUNDRIES. 15 tents and flies 1 tarpaulin 5} bolts calico for tent making Oars, sails, boat hooks 80 gunny bags 1 eight-day clock Office stationery Sale commences each day at 12 o'clock. Terms cash. 9-26 lOST DESIRABLE SITES FOB BESIDENCES, Close to Christchurch, AT A MODERATE PRICE. _ A ACRES FREEHOLD LAND, part of _/-__ Rural Section No. 6, being the land re*ntly under lease to Mr. Stephens, miller, Hagley !»ark- is in the immediate vicinity, and the surroandng land is occupied by a most respectable class of jeople. Excellent water is close at hand. Purchasers can be suited with blocks of any size. Plans to be seen at the offices of S. B. Stiffe, Hereford street (No. 2). Christchurch, September 22,1864. 9-24
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