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T" ■' ■"' " '' • *-' Tit- ■■ ' HOKITIKA-GBKTMOtJTH BATLWAY. GEEYMOUTH CONTRACT. FORMATION. Public Works Office, Dunedin, March 20,1879. T7IEESH WRITTEN TBNDER3 will be reJD eeived at this office tip to noon on TUE - DAY, April 15th, 1879, for the above contract. They most be addressed to the Hon. the Minister of Public Works, and marked outside "Tender for Hokitika-tfreymouth Railway, Grey month Contract." Flans and specifications may be seen at this office, at the Publia Works offices, Wellington, Christchureh, Hokitika, and Grevmoutb., and ai the Surrey offieo, Reefton. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, wilt be receive!, 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 hour. The lowest or any tender will sot necessarily be accepted. By command. W. N. BLAIR, Engineer in Charge Middle Island. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. Head Office, Wellington, February 11th, 1879. THE Telegraph Commissioner is prepared to Receive applications for Cadetehips in the New Zealand Telegraph Department. Applications must be made in applicant's own handwriting, etotiag age, and accompanied by reference aa to character, &c, addressed to the General Manager, New Zealand Telegraphs, Wellington. By order of the Telegraph Commissioner. C. LEMON, General Manager. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. THE Standard Weigbte and Measures for the Christchnroh District—viz., the district comprising the Counties of Selwyn, Ashburton, and Ashl-y, and all the Boroughs therein—have been REMOVED to, and will in future be deposited in, the building aituate on the north side of Armagh street, at its junction with Cambridge terrace, recently need by the Pmblic Works Department. Comparisons can be made and stamping will be done at the office on every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. CHA.S. ALLISON, Jtob., Inspector of Weights and Measures for the Chriatchnroh District. PUBLIC NOTICE. THE Public are hereby informed that the Publio Works Department is jemoved to the New Government Buildings, Cathedral square. A. D. AUSTIN, ReaidentlEngineer. P.W. PPLICATIONS will be received by the undersigned from youths over 16 years of age who may desire to enter the Postal Service. Applicants will be expected to pass the Junior Civil Service Elimination. SYDNEY J. DICE, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Christchnrch, March 21.1879. POUNDKEEPEE FOR KOWAI ROAD DISTRICT APPOINTED. Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellinet.jn, March 6th, 1879. HIS EXCELLENCY the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to appoint WALLACE JONES, of Leithfield, to be keeper of the Public Pound of the Kowai Road Diatriot. ■ Q. S. WHITMORE. SALE OP WAIMATE PLAINS. Crown Lands Office, New Plymouth, March 25. is hereby given that about sixteen thousand acres of the well-known Waimate Plains, situate on the West Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, will bo disposed of by Publio Auotion, at Cariyle, Patea, on TUESDAY, the 6ih day of May next. The whole of the land proposed to be sold has been surveyed and subdivided into allotments, and will be disposed of partly upon immediate and and partly upon deferred payments under the provisions of the " Land Act, 1877." ' Full particulars and details of the sections wad allotments will be published immediately. C. D. WHITCOMBP, - - - Commissioner of Crown Lands. Insurance Companies. THE UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY' Capital—.£soo,ooo. Unlimited Liability. TjIIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE* J? EFFECTED at Lowest Current Bates. JAMESON BROTHERS & CO., Agents. 8-2 7566 THJS MANCHESTER PIKE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established in 1824. Capital—One Million Sterling. THIS Company possesses, in addition te a large paid-up Capital subscribed by a numerous and wealthy proprietory, a satisfactory reserve fund, and thus offers to insurers the most ample security. The promptitude with which losses are paid is well known and admitted, it being the desirG of the directors to settle them with liberality and despatch. The company insures the owners of buildings, machinery, mill-Ytork, furniture, stock-in-trade, merchandise, and farming stock; also, ships or vessels and their cargoes while in port from loss and d«mage by fire. Fire Insnranses accepted at Current Rates. Further information on application to C. B. TAYLOfcI & CO., 5 15 9118 Agents for Canterbury. THE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, FTRE AND MARINE. Capital „ ... ... £2,000,0001 DIBKCTOBS: i Hon J. T. Peacock, Chairman. 1 G. G. Stead, Esq., Deputy Chairman. ] W. D. Carrnthers, Esq. IJ. Palmer, Esq. < T. M. Hassal, Esq. jW. Reeves, Esq. t W. Montgomery, Esq. |J. Sfcudholma, Esq. i THE ONLY OFFICE of the kind having * its Head Office and Management is t Christchurch. Liberal Interpretation of Policies. Prompt Settlement of Claims. Special Txatuebs : 1 SECURITY to Assured afforded by the Capital, which Iβ DOUBLE that of any other New Zealand or Colonial Office, and exceeded ' >y no similar office in the world. " __«— c Branches and Agencies throughout New? Zea- *> and Australia. o Agents in Cantebbubt: P Aldington— J. Nicholls J ajihburton—C. Percy Cox. * Akaroa—Bridge and Wiggins a Lyttelton—Talbot and Mcdatchie. Lincoln—W. A. Murray. Oxford— J. Mullen. Rangiora—R. Hanna and Co. _ Phillipstown— J. Williams. T Southbridge—L. V. Besborough. and Cordner. Ft. Albans— G. Dickenson. h, Sydenham—J. Forrester. Bt Tunaro—Jonas, Hart, and Wildie. B! Waltbam—P. G. P. Leach. f Waimate—Manchester Bros, and Goldsmith. * Winchester— J. A. Young. P» Fire and Marine Insurance Accepted at Cor ■*■ Bit Rates. dc W. DEVENISH MEARES, M General Manager. Offices t Hereford street, Christchurch 4611-11 Public Notices. NOTICE. th — o\ ALL PERSONS found TRESPASSING of JL upon the Estates of the Undersigned in ?1 ie IrweD or Ellesmere districts in search of m une or otherwise, without their consent, will be he rosecutcd. H..D. GARDINEB, eil HENRY OVERTON, mi 28 9821 JOHNOOE. HEALTH FOR ALL. ®? [OLLOWAY'S FILLS AND OINTMENT. *J, PB PlLLß'Pnrifylhe Blood, correct all Jj disorders of the Liver, Stomach, Kidneys, 4 Bowels, and are invaluable in all complaints tk ddental to Females. _, THE OINTMENT is the onry reliable remedy t Bad Legs, Old Wounds, Sores, and Ulcers, aar Bronchiids, Diphtheria, Coughs, Colds, : oat, Rheumatism, and all Skin Diseases, it lanoeqnaL BoM by the Proprietor, THOHAsHoiioWAT, 6 Oxford sheet, Lorion, tnd byaßmedicin* SoitiwßebCTtliewarM. 7-3 7781 »4