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Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1730, 24 September 1868, Page 4

Government Notices; INLAND MAIL CONTRACTS. SEALED TENDERS will be RECEIVED at the CHIEF POST-OFFICE, CHRISTCHURCH tiU the Bth day of OCTOBER NEXT, for the CONVEYANCE OF MAILS between the Undermentioned Places from the Ist of JANUARY, 1869, to the 31st December, 1869, both days inclusive:— FBBQUBKCT No. Sebvicbs. e * ch Way - -1 Between Christchurch and Hokitika ... ... ••• Twice weekly 2 „ Do and do ... ... ... ... ... Once weekly 3 „ Selwyn and Waitaki ... ... ... ••■ Thrice weekly 4 „ Do and do ... ... ... ... ... Twice weekly 6 „ Timaru and LakeTekapo... ... ... Once weekly 6 „ Chrutchurch, Bt. Albans, Riccarton, Addington, and New Town ... ... ... ... ... Once daily 7 „ Christchnrch and Southbridge, via Prebbleton and Springston ... ... ... ... ... Thrice weekly 8 „ Christchurch to Arklie's Store, Lincoln, via Tai Tapu... Once weekly 9 i, Do do do do do ... Twice weekly 10 » Do do do do do ... Thrice weekly 11 „ Christchurch and Kowai ~. ... ... ... Once daily 12 „ Christchurch and Ferry Road Post-Office ... ... Thrice weekly 13 „ Kowai and Hurunui ... ... ... ... Twice weekly 14 „ Do and do ... ... ... ... ... Once weekly 15 >, Hurunui and Hawkswood ... ... ... Once weekly 16 „ Do and do ... ... ... ... ... Once fortnightly 17 „ Kaiapoi and Rangiora ... ... ... ... Once daily IS „ Rangiora and Oxford ... ... ... ... Twice weekly 19 i, Kaiapoi and Eyreton ... ... ... ... Twice weekly 20 „ Bo and do ... ... ... ... ... Once weekly 21 „ Selwyn and Snowdon, via Selwyn Forks ... ... Once weekly 22 ~ Ashburton and Mount Somers ... ... ••• Once weekly 23 „ Orari and Upper Ferry, Rangitata, via Geraldine ... Twice weekly 24 „ Lyttelton, Pigeon Bay, and Akaroa ... ... Thrice weekly 25 „ Do do and do ... ... Twice weekly 26 „ Lyttelton and Port Levy ... ... ... Once weekly 27 „ Lyttelton and Governor Bay ... ... ... Twice weekly 28 „ Do and do ... ... ... ... ... Once weekly 29 „ Governor Bay and Little River ... ... ... Once weekly 30 „ Pigeon Bay, Little Akaloa, Decanter and Okains Bay... Once weekly 81 „ German Bay and Leßons Bay ... ... ... Once weekly 32 „ Lyttelton Office and Railway Station and Wharf. 33 „ Lyttelton Wharf and Unsubsidised Vessels in the Harbor. I /'Chief Post-Office and Chrisohurch Railway Station, „ < and Carriage of Newspapers by Engliah Mail ( (twelve journeys.)

Each Service, as above enumerated, to be tendered for separately. Services at present performed by Coach may be tendered for to be performed by Mail Cart. Each tender must bo accompanied by a security, in a form which may be obtained at any Post-Office in the province, for a sum equal to 20 per cent, on the amount of the tender, and to be enclosed with the tender, binding the .tenderer to take up the Service tendered for, and sign the necessary contract bond in the event of his tender being accepted. For terms and conditions of contract apply to any Post-Office in the province. Tenders to be endorsed •' Tender for Mail Service No. ," and addressed to the Postmaster-General, Wellington. F. E. Weight, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post-Office, Christchurch, September 7,1868. 9-12

SCHOOL COMMITTEES. ANNUAL MEETINGS. THEREBY GIVE NOTICE, in accordance with the 4th clause of the Education Ordinance, 1864, that on Tuesday, the 13th day of October, 1868, being the second Tuesday in October, a public meeting of the owners and occupiers of land and householders, will be held in each of the under-mentioned Educational Districts respectively, at the times and places herein specified, for the purpose of receiving the report of the proceedings of the respective school committees elected during the year ending the said 13th day of October, and for the election of new committees for the ensuing year, viz. :—

Saltwater Creek — Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Lower Heathcote—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Templeton—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Pigeon Bay—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Arowhenua—Crown Hotel, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Waimate—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m.Eyreton—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Fernside—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Lincoln — Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Courtney—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Cust—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Leeston — Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m.

Mount Grey Downs — Scboolhouse, Mr Hiatt's section, Tuesday, October „ J3, at 2 p.m. Flaxton — Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Governor Bay North—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Loburn —House of Messrs A. and C. Cunningham, Loburn Station, Tuesday, October 13. at 7 p.m. Springston—Schoolroom, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 a.m. Southbridge-—Southbridge Hotel, Tuesday, October 13, at 7 p.m. Henbt John Takcbed, Chairman Board of Education. September 11, 1868. 9-12 Superintendent's Office, Southland, July 1,1868. mENDERS will be received at this Office ■*■ until noon of the 30th of September, 1868, for the Winton contract, for completion of about 15*J miles of tbe Oreti railway. Drawings and specifications may be Been at the Superintendent's Office, Invercargill, or at the office of Mr Pateraon, Engineer, Dunedin, on and after the 16th July instant. The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any of the Tenders. By order, j W. H. A-X-tSB, 7*lß Qlerk to Superintendent*!