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Tenders. NEW ZEALAND KAILWAYS. RANGIORA TO KOWAL WRITTEN TENDERS will be RECEIVED at this office up to noon on Wednesday, 4th March. 1874, for the ' CONSTRUCTION of BRIDGEB over the NORTH and SOUTH BRANCHES of the KOWAI river. They must be addressed to the Hon Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for Kowai Bridges." Plans and specifications may be seen, at this office and at tbe Public Work. Office, 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 a District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same honr. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. Public Works Office, Wellington, Jan. 21,1874. 1-28 1417 ZEALAND EAILWAYS. ASHBURTON TO RANGITATA. » Public Works Office, Wellington, 17th December, 1873. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this Office, up to NOON of WEDNESDAY. 28th JANUARY, 1874, for the CONSTRUCTION of the above RAILWAY—about eighteen miles. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender Ashburton Rangitata Railway." Plans and specifications may be seen at %Ma Office, and at the Public Works Office, Christchurch. Telegraphic Tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received, if prevented at any Telegraph Office by NOON of the same date : Provided that written Tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, 12-22 312 Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. ZEALAND RAILWAYS ASHBURTON AND TEMUKA RAILWAY RANGITATA CONTRACT. Public Works Office, Wellington, . 17th December, 1873. WRITTEN TENDERS will be Received at this Office, up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, 28th January, 1874, for the CONSTRUCTION of the above CONTRACT, which includes the Erection of BRIDGES over the RANGITATA RIVER. They must be ad iressed to the Hon the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside, " Tender for Rangitata Contract." Plans and specifications may be seen at this Office, and at the Public Works Office, Christchurch. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received, if presented at any telegraphic office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, 12-21 310 Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. Auctions FOR SALE, VALUABLE STATION PROPERTIES ALFORD AND CLENTHILLS STATIONS. THE UNDERSIGNED have received instructions to SELL the above VALUABLE PROPERTIES To be submitted to PUBLIC AUCTION, On or about THE 18th FEBRUARY, Unless previously sold by private contract ALFORD, Consists of— 18,788 acres leasehold, under the Canterbury Waste Lands Regulations 582 acres freehold Included in the leasehold are 3750 acres, under pre-emptive right, of which 600 acres acres are under English grass. The run is divided into seven large and twelve small paddocks. The homestead has every convenience, good garden and orchard, stable for eleven horses, store, &c. Wool-shed for sixteen shearers and storage for 200 bales wool, blacksmith and carpenter's shops, large barn, men's huts, _c. Hot water wash, complete in every respect. Two sets of sheep yards. The fencing, in all about fifty-one miles, is in perfect order. The sheep, taken as a flock, are equal to any in Canterbury, consisting principally of pure Lincoln and Leicester and half-bred, together with, about 3200 well-bred Merino ewes and wethers, in all about 9000 sheep and 1500 lambs. CLENT HILLS. Consists of— 51,180 acres leasehold, nnder Canterbury Waste Lands Regulations 20 acres freehold (coal) 1500 acres included in the leasehold, are held under preemptive right. This run is divided into six large and six small paddocks; about twenty-five miles fencing. The homestead has every necessary for the working of the run, including a new nineroomed house. Woolshed for sixteen shearers, and separate store for 250 bales wool. Stable for four horses, three men's huts, &c. First-class spout wash, perfect in all respects. 18,000 Sheep and 3000 Lambs, consisting of— Lincoln and Leicester, half-bred, and | pure Merino. These fine properties have been worked very satisfactorily together, but the runs could be carried on separately, every appliance being provided for that purpose. No expense has been spared to improve the flocks, by the importation of the very best sheep, both long wool and merino. Every particulars can be obtained by application to DALGETY, NICHOLS, AND CO. i 8 794