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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3888, 7 February 1870, Page 5

Tenders.

at 9 a.m. on the day-fixed for the departure of the outward Mau from Auckland. Service No. 12. Leave Wellington not more than'four hours after arrival of inward English Mail. Arrive Whanganui in fourteen hours, and vice versa, arriving in Wellington on the morning of the day fixed for the departure of the outward English Mail from that port.

npHE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT I OF OTAGO invite TENDERS from any company willing to undertake the CONSTRUCTION" of the OTAGO SOUTHERN TRUNK RAILWAY. The proposed line of Railway extends from Dunedin to Balclutha, a distance of about 51^ miles, and form 3 an outlet to the prosperous mining districts of Woolshed, Weatherston's, Tuapeka, Teyiot, and Switzer's, and intersects the fertile agricultural districts of Green Island, Taieri, Tokomairiro, and Clutha. By the Southern Trunk Railway Guaranteed Interest Ordinance (No. 2), 1867, the Government is empowered to guarantee interest at a rate not exceeding 8 per cent, per annum on the paid-up capital of any Company which may be formed for the construction of the proposed line of Railway, to the extent of £400,000 of such capital, and for a period of 15 years from the commencement of the works ; and by the Southern Trunk Railway Guaranteed Interest Amendment Ordinance, 1867, any Company formed for the construction of the Railway may make money payable to the Company under the guarantee payable to the holders of any Debentures which may be issued by the Company in order to raise capital for the construction of the Railway. Plans and sections of the Railway, and conditions of agreement, embracing specifications for the construction and working of the Railway, together with copies of th Act 3 and Ordinances authorising the construction of same and the guaranteeing of interest upon the capital to be expended may be seen on and after the 15th December next at the Office of Public Works, Melbourne ; and at the Office of Public Works, Sydney ; and also at the Provincial Government Offices at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin ; at all of which places statistical information of the popul a tion and trade of the Province may be ob tamed. The Government will also be prepared to receive and consider alternative tenders for the construction of the Railway on any other conditions (within the provisions and restrictions of the Ordinances) which tenderers may propose. Government will require satisfactory evidence that the tenderers will be able to command sufficient capital to enable them to construct the works in the event of their tender being accepted. Each of the tenderers will require to deposit a sum of Ten Thousand Pounds (£10,000) as a guarantee of good faith. The deposits of such of the tenderers whose proposals shall be declined will be returned forthwith ; and the deposit of the successful tenderer will be returned, with interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, as soon as labour and materials to the value of £10,000 shall have been expended upon the works. Tenders will be received at the Government Offices, Dunedin, till noon of the First day of March, 1870

L.QND.QN AND LIVERPOOL GOLDMINING AND INVESTMENT COMPANY, WAIKAWHAU BLOCK.

TO OWNERS OF BATTERIES, SHIPPERS, AND CONTRACTORS. mENDERS for CRUSHING 100 TONS of X QUARTZ, Tenderer to do all necessary work in getting out the Quartz, Shipping and Carting the same from the Vessel to the Mills. Should the results from the 100 Tons be satisfactory, the Contract will be EXTENDED to 5,000 TONS, Tenders to state the time to be oooupied in crushing the first 100 tons, and to be endorsed " Tenders for crushing for the London and Liverpool Goldmining and Investment Company." Every information on application at the Office of the undersigned, or the Mining Superintendent, Mr. Drake, who will attend at the office of the Company on WEDNESDAY Morning, February 9th, to accompany intending Contractors to the ground. This Tender, as far as the goldsaving property of the machinery ia concerned, will be accepted on the approval of the Mining Superintendent. Berdan or Wheeler's Pans indispensable for treating Blanket Tailings. Separate Tenders will be received ;—-F^ a t . For Breaking Down the Quart' Second : For Shipping, Carting, Crushing. The lowest o^ - ny Tender not necessarily accepte^ and n0 lender will be received alter" 12 o'clock noon, SATURDAY, February 12th. W. FINNIMORE, Manager. Company's Office, Pollen-street, Grahanistown, February 5, 1870.

Notices. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PART* NERSHIP. "JVT OTICE is hereby given that the PARTXl NERSHIP which has for some time been carried on by HENRY NATHANIEL ABBOTT and THOMAS CASTLES, under j the style or firm of "Abbott and Castles," in 1 the Hotel and premises known by the name of the "Waitemata Hotel," in the City of Atickland aforesaid, in the trade or business of Licensed Victuallers and Hotel-keepers, was this day DISSOLVED by mutual consent. Dated this third day of February, one thousand eight hundred and seventy. (Signed) HENRY N. ABBOTT. Witness - George Rodosrs, Solicitor, Auckland.

NOTICE. PRIDE OF THE KARAKA GOLDMINING COMPANY (REGISTERED).

MAJOR KEDDELL having RESIGNED the LEGAL MANAGEMENT of the above company, Mr- THOMAS R. JONES has been APPOINTED in his place ; and the OFFICE of the Company is REMOVED from Grahamstown to Pollenstreet, Shortland (next door to Messra. Sully and Warden's Offices). By order of the Directors. THOMAS R. JONES, Manager. Shortland, February 1, 1870

PARSONS, DOWNE, & COMPANY, MINING, LAND, and COMMISSION AGENTS, Victoria-atseot East, Auckland, (opposite Harnett and Co.'s).

SHARES for SALE in all the PRINCIPAL CLAIMS at the Thames and Coromandel Goldfields; also, Household Property in Auckland and vicinity.

ROBERT LUSK, 81, LOWER QUEEN-STREET, AUCK. LAND, OFFERS to STATIONERS «n4«flj«s a LARGE VARIETY of SUITABLE GOODS, in original packages. His present atoek comprises nearly 500 Bales *nd Cases. Branch Aoknciw at Dtohhn ahd txwwcsvivcs.