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Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4289, 29 April 1879, Page 4

Government T_otices. NEW ZEAIAND RAILWAIS. BIVEBTOS OBRPUKI—" RIVERTON CONTR&CT." (Formation and Permanent Way), Length, 6 Miles. Public Works Office, Dunedin, April 24th, 1879. FBESH WRITTEN TKNDEBS will ba received at this office until noon on THTJB 3DAY, May 22nd, 1879, for the above contract. They are to be marked on the outside, " Tender for Biverton Contract," and addressed to the Hon.'the Minister for Public Works, Dunedin. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will 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 ofiiee by the same h^ur. Drawings, specification, and. general conditions may be s?en at this office, and at the Publio Works offices, Wellington, Christchurch, Hokitika, Greymouth, and Imercargill. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, j W. N. BLAIR, i Engineer in Charge Middle Island. NEW ZEALAND BAILWAYS. MIDDLE ISLAND BAILWAYS. 100,000 SLEEPERS. Public Work*! Office, Daned_a. 15th April, 1879. WBTTTEN Tenders will be received at this office up to Noon on TUESDAY, 3rd June, 1879, for the SUPPLY and DELIVERY of 100,000 SLEEPERS, to be delivered at Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika-. Jackson's Bay. Bluff Harbor, Dunedin, Port Chalmers, and Lyttelton. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minis er for i-blic Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for. Sleepers Middle Island Railways." Specifications may be seen at the Publio Works Offices, Nelson, Westport, Greymouth, Hokitika, Jackaon'sßay, Invercargill, Dunedin, Chriatchurch and Wellington. Telegraphic Tenders, timilarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraph Office by Noon of the same date, provided tbat written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's Office by tbe same hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in the town where the tender is lodged, such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for one month, and to be in favor of the Receiver-General's Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender wfll not necessarily be accepted. ■ BY command. " W. N. BLAIB, Engineer-in-Charge, Middle !_-.»-- Season for Shooting, Ac, Imported Game in Counties of Amuri Kaikoura, Cheviot, Ashley, Akaroa, Selwyn, and Ashburton. (1.5.) Hbecuies Bobineon, Administrator of the Government. A PROCLAMATION. : . . ■ IN exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon mc by " The Protection of Anim_s Act, 1873," and by " The Abolition of Provinces Act, 1875," and in the exercise of every other power enaMing mc in that behalf, I, Hercules George Robert Robinson, Administrator of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby proclaim and declare that cock pheasants shall be open to ba hunted, shot, taken, er killed within the Counties of Amuri, Kaikoura, Cheviot, Ashley, Akaroa, Selwyn, and Ashburton, between the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and the thirty-first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and tbat hares shall be open to be hunted (coursed) in the said counties between the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nin«, and the thirty-first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, both dajs inclusive, but only between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Given under the hand of his Excellenoy Sir Hercules George Robert Bobinson, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distingut-hed Order of St. Michael and St. ~G eorge; Administrator of the Government in and over her Majesty! s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, Wellington, thiß seventeenth day of April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine. G. S. WHITMOBE. GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Educational. FRENCH, ENGLISH, CLASSICS, AND MATHEMATICS. MB J. F. GARDEN, who has made his preparatory studies at Castleknock College, Dublin, and has had over seven years' College training in Paris, has OPENED CLASSES in the above subjects. Terms may be had on application at Allenton House, St. Asaph street, Christchnrch. 4-2, 1259 Insurance Companies. THE MANCHESTER FERE INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL-ONE MILLION. Established 1821. THIS Company is prepared to effect Fire Insurances on every description of property on the most reasonable terms. Full information as to the special advantages of insuring with this Company on application to C. B. TAYLOR & CO., Agents. 3-31 9898 THE UNITED INSURANCE COMPAJSfy Capital—_Bsoo,ooo. Unlimited Liability. IJIIKE AND MARINE INSURANCES J_i EFFECTED at Lowest Current Rates. JAMESON BROTHERS & CO., Agents. 8-2 7566 : South JjßrrisH Ansurance I COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital... ~Z" -.1,000,000. BANKERS: Colonial Bank of New Zealand. LOCAL DIRECTORS :; 0.8. Bla-dston, Esq. | L. E. Nathan, Esq. FIRE and MARINE Insurances accepted at Current Bates. J. DRUMMOND MACPHERSON, 7-6 6253 Manager. Christchnrch. | IVfATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY _31 OP NEW __E__-___ND. o_m__i- ... ... .£1,000,000 Paid-up,-.50,000. Reserve Fund, _3_5,000 Steam Threshing JSafVv.es, Stack, and Farm Insurance. Settlers and others interested in above would ■ find it to their advantage to insure against loss by fire in the NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Country Properties, Farm Steadings, Barns, Stables, Implements, Ac., insured on favourable terms. PREMIUMS LOW. LOSSES PROMPTLY" PAID. : OANTEHBUBY BBANCH Black, Davis, and Co., Lyttelton; W. -dealer, National Mortgage and Agency Co. Agents, Tunaru. ALEXANDER GARRICK, Manager, 1-9 5707 Hereford Btreet, Christchnrch COLONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, IPIBE AND MARINE, CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLING Offers the following combined advantages s Absolute security. Prompt and liberal settl-ment of claims. Lowest current rates. iB-uranc-' of every description effected. FIRE AND. MARINE INSURANCES OP ALL KINDS, AT LOWEST CURRENT BATES. CANTERBURY BBANCH. For full -aforma-km, apply PBEDK. E. -LrGRAHAM, Manager for Canterbury. Hereford street, next to the Union Bank. 6-21 5376 THE UNION FIRE AND MARINE liraURANCE OOMPANY, H____J__-OST-Ut-T, CHBISTCHUJi-H. ,fJA_"_T-_L _. «. ... »• fT-HIS COMPANY, the ONLY In__t_r__<n JL of the kind having ita HEAD OFFICE and MANAGEMENT in Christchurch, is prepared to effect _____ AND MARINE INSURANCES Of every description at CURRENT BATES W. DEVENISH MEABES, General Manager. list ot Canterbury Agents in Saturday