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Press, Volume XXI, Issue 2402, 17 April 1873, Page 4

Tenders. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. RACECOURSE TO SOUTHBRIDGE. Public Works office, Wellington, 15th March, 1873. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to 4 p.m.. on Thursday 17th April, 1873, for CONSTRUCTION of RACECOURSE to SELWYN RIVER Contract of the above RAILWAY. They must be addressed to the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside "Tender for Railway, Racecourse to Selwyn River." Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works office, Wellington and Christchurch. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received, if presented at any telegraph office by noon of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at the office of the District Engineer, at Christchurch, by the above hour. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, 3-18 2045 Assistant Engineer-in-Chief, TENDERS are invited for the ERECTION of a POST OFFICE and TELEGRAPH STATION at MALVERN, in the province of Canterbury. General conditions, specifications, and drawings may be seen at the offices of the Colonial Architect, Wellington, aud at the Chief Post-office, Christchurch. Tenders will be received by the undersigned, up to the 24th day of April next. The • lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. H. CLAYTON, 4-4 2495 Colonial Architect.

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 twenty-two miles. The line iB divided into five sections, and tenders will be received for any one 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 and 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 tbe Contract of the Tokomairiro and Lawrence Railway " —will be received at this office up till 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 21st May, 1873. Telegraphic tenders similarly addressed and marked will be received, if presented at any Telegraph office by noon of the same date, provided that written tenders, in due form, are lodged at the office of the 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, 14th April, 1873. 4-17 2856 SPECIFICATION FOR TIMBER SUPPLY. THE BOARD OF CONSERVATORS of the South Waimakariri District invite OFFERS for the SUPPLY of the undermentioned TIMBER, delivered at the Templeton Railway Station, freight paid, viz.:— 84—14 ft 6x3") 24—18 ft 6x3 84—12 ft 4x 3 V V.D.L. 84—10 ft 4x3 24—24 ft 4x 3 J 600 —12ft 8 x 1, red pine 1200 feet suprl. Bxl, any long lengths I Also, a quantity exactly the same in number and length as the above delivered at the Christchurch Railway station. The whole of the timber is to be sound and of good quality, and cut to the full dimensions, and to be delivered at the abovementioned places by the day of 1873. Tenders stating the price per 100 feet may be sent to the undersigned at the offices of the City Council, Christchurch, up to the 24th April, 1873. R. J. S. HARMAN, 4-12 2703 Chairman. LITTLE RIVER DISTRICT. CONTRACT. MAIN ROAD. TENDERS are invited for FORMING 25 chains more or less in Sally's Gully. Specification can be seen at Ellesmere Arms. Tenders to be sent in addressed " Chairman Little River Road Board," not later than noon on Saturday, the 19th instant. D. M. LUCKIE, 4-14 2720 Clerk to the Board. AVON ROAD BOARD. rTIENDERS ARE INVITED FOR:— (1) Deepening and Cutting a Drain from Hill's Bridge, Shirley road, to Main drain, near to Homer's land — about 143 chains. (2) Construction of a Drain (about 129 chains) on the boundary road between the Riccarton and Avon district, from the Styx river to Northcote road. (3) Construction of a Cart Bridge across the mouth of the Styx river, opposite to Mr King's land. (4) Cutting Drains near to the above, on road leading to the bridge, kc. — about 70 chains. (5) Clearing about 130 Chains of the continuation of St Albaus drain, from Flint's to Rhodes' road. (6) Forming a Footpath on the Springfield road, from Mr Gould's to Mr Maling's—about 40 chains. Plans and specifications can be seen at the Office, Papanui road. Tenders to be lodged before four o'clock, on Wednesday, the 23rd instant. F. T. RASKINS. Clerk to the Board. Road Board Office. April 15th, 1873, 4-17 2839