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Evening Post, Volume XII, Issue 154, 30 December 1875, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. WANGANUI-MANAWATU-MARTON CONTRACT. (Formation only.) Public Works Office, Wellington, Ist December, 1875. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, the 12th January, 1876, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside ''Tender for Marton Contract." Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Wellington, Foxton, and Wanganui. 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 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 twenty-one days, and to be in favor of " the ReceiverGeneral's deposit account only," and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, m JOHN CARRUTHERS, Engineer-in-Chief.

"THE STAMP ACT, 1575." NOTICE. SECTION 121 (I) of "The Stamp Act, O 1575," provides that every person taking possession of, or receiving or paying any moneys belonging to, or accruing from, the property (realty as well as personal) of any person dying on and after Ist January next, without having first filed the required statement, and paid the duties assessed thereon, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding £500. Whether probate or letters of administration are granted by any Court or not, a statement of all property must be filed and duties paid before the property or any part thereof of any deceased person is in any manner dealt with. On paj'ment of the proper duties, the probate or letters received from the Court, or the statement of prqperty in other cases, will be stamped and delivered to theperson entitled thereto. - ' Forms of this statement (L) may be obtained at any Stamp Office, at the offices of Registrars and Clerks of the Supreme and District Courts, and from the Postmaster Depositories throughout the Colony, from whomalso may be obtained further information. , R. C. HAMMERTON, For the Commissioner of Stamps. Head Office, Stamp Department, Wellington, 27th December, 1875. "5 E J'V . B E Jl G E B . "will keep open for a few days LONGER. . The- stock must be sold to wind up the estate. One piano remaining, worth 50 guineas, for £26. ' One harmonium, worth 40 guineas, for £21. One harmonium, 11 stops, in oak case, worth 45 guineas, for £24. Sewing machines, worth £o, for £2 10s. Easels, worth 10s for ss. Iron music stands, worth 10s 6d. for ss. Albums, worth sa, for Is 6d. Violins from 7s 6d upwards. Violin bows, from Is. Violin strings, 4 for Is. Music, twenty shillings' worth for ss. Such an opportunity seldom occurs to secure such bargains.

OTOLFE'S SCHIEDAM AROMATIC H SCHNAPPS. Sole Agents, JOSEPH NATHAN & CO. ROBERT HANNAH & CO, TMPORTERS of Boots and Shoes, closed Uppers, Leather, Grindery, &o. Lambton Quay. WOOD AND LENNOX SHIPWRIGHTS & BOAT BUILDERS, Sea Beach, Courtenay Place. Every description of Boats bnilt and repaired. fIhHE undersigned having secured the serJL vices of a tirst-class Cutler, is prepared .to grind and set machine-knives, surgical instruments and all kinds of cutlery. TOLLEY & CO., Willis-street. 22nd November. CLUB HOTEL TIVERY AND BAIT STABLES, MA.STERTON. Open and closed carriages, wagonettes, buggies, and saddle horses on hire. Horses bonght, sold, or exchanged. THOMAS M'CARTHY, Proprietor.

OEWING MACHINES REPAIRED. J. H. HUDSON, Opposite Kirkcaldie and Stains', Cubastreet, Wellington. All kinds of machinery repaired and fitted up. ; L .j .. J. H. H. begs to inform the inhabitants of Wellngton that all sewing machines entrust d to him will receive his special attention. , 2J.8. — All kinds of needles, oil, springs, &c, on hand. MR . PARKER, PROFESSOR OP MUSIC, Has removed to the Terrace, near the Synagogue. t Lessons on the Pianoforte, elementary and finishing. < Pianofortes Tunetl, &c. WARNOCK'S celebrated SOAPS are sold by all respectable Grocers and Storekeepers^^ ¦ "TODMONDSON, SELLAR, ANp'CO., jC/< IMPORTERS, AXI> GENERAL MERCHANTS, Wellington, New Zealand. W. S. FORBES & CO., Mastertoit, A UCTIONEERS, STATION, LAND, iV. AND ESTATE AGENTS. Stock of all descriptions Bought and Sold on Commission. MONEY. p-j OAA TO LEND, in. one or more 1 3JjL*(C\J\J .stuns, on good freehold security. ! . SAMUEL, LADD & CO.