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Evening Post, Volume XIII, Issue 78, 1 April 1876, Page 3

TORY-STREET SCHOOL. rpHE above School having been taken over X by the Board, will be opened as an Infant School on and after Monday, the 3rd April, under the charge of Mrs. Wilkinson. By order of the Board', CHARLES C. GRAHAM, Secretary. WELLINGTON V. F. BRIGADE. THE usi'nl Monthly Meeting of the above TWidc will he held at the Engine Statio^Te A ro> on MONDAY EVENING 1^ 7 - 30 P-™' sharp> y.V'#usines.s important. \ \* By order. *-•:-".! E. TOLLEY, Hon. Sec. UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND. A PRIZE of the value of Ten Pounds (£10) —a Modal or Books— is hereby offered by tho University for competition under a deed ot Sft from his Excellency Sir G. F. Bowen, for P THE BEST ENGLISH ESSAY ON " Tho Nature of the Government in England during the Saxon Period.'.' Competition open to all matriculated students of the University not being graduates* Essays to be sent in to the. Registrar of the University before 31st December, 1876, with a motto prefixed, accompanied by a paper or envelope, scaled up with the same motto outside, and the' name and address of the candidate written inside. ' Foi 1 fuller information, see regulation on page 480ftheU SifY%H^TANCRED, - Curncellor. Christchurch, 27th March, 1876. • jvW iS^^ NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. ROADS NORTH OP FIELDING. - Provincial Secretary's Office, . , Wellington, 31st March, 1876. mENDERS will be received 1 at this office I up to Noon of SATURDAY, 15th day of APRIL, • for falling and clearing, 30 chains of Bush on road line leading from Makino Road, Manchester Block, Manawatrt district to_the Kiwitea Block, N,orth of Fielding. ¦ ¦ Plans and specifications may be seen at. SnelsonV Store, PaUnerston' North, arid Provincial Engineer's Office Here. The lowest or any tender not necessarily M * 9i ' HENRY BUNNY, ' Provincial Secretary. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. MUNGAPAKIA ROAD. CONTRACT NO. 1. Provincial Secretary's Office, Wellington, Ist ApriL 1876. THE lowest tenderer having withdrawn his tender, other tenders will be received up to noon of SATURDAY, the 15th INST, at this office, for the formation of 122 chains of the above road. Plans and specifications may be seen, at Engineer's Office, Masterton, and Provincial Engineer's Office here. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Provincial Secretary. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. MUNGAPAKIHA ROAD. ' CONTRACT No. 2. ' Provincial Secretary's Office, ; Wellington, Ist April, 1876. TENDERS will be received at this Office •ujMiQ.noon of SATURDAY, 15th IN-. STAlfT,,for ihe construction of a, Bridge: over tne Rorokok'o Stream, on the Munga r pakiha line of road. Plans and specifications may be seen at Engineer^ 'office, Masterton, and Provincial Engineer's office here. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ' accepted. HENRY BUNNY, ' Provincial S_ecretary. WELLINGTON AMATEUR ATHLETIC CLUB. Patrol M ' •¦ His Excellency the Governor. President: His Honor tlie Superintendent. Vice-presidents : His Worship tho Mayor and T. Buchanan, Esq. 13 AS TBB.MO N D. AY. . . PROGRAMME. o Event. Distance. Ist. 2nd. ; J«; • ' -t j . j l\l. J'- '' i ~ "" '' - •» • i 1 Maiden race '220 yards 60s. 20s. J S Hop, step, and jump. 40s. lOs.^ 3 Handicap 220 yards 80a. 20s. 4 Light hammer ' 40s. 10s. 5 Handicap - 440 yards 100s. 40s. 6 High jump . 40s. 10s. 7 Handicap hurdle 120 yards 80s. 20s. 8 Handicap ; 1 mile 150s. • 50s. 9 Handicap 100 yards JOOs. j 40s. 10 Handicap walking 3 miles 150s. 50s. II Handicap 880 yards jlOOs. 40s. 12 Bycicle race, hdep. similes j 60s. 205."13 Handicap 150 yards | 80s. ' 1 20s. • 14 Consolation 300 yards 60s. 20s. All entries for Handicaps to be niade to the ' Secretary, at tlie Pier Hotel, prior to 8 p.m. on the 7th April. . , General entries and acceptances of Handicaps to be made at the 'same hour and place on the 13, Ml April. . No 'entries for any of the events, ,wttl be takex&n the eround. 'Bjmances tor all events, 2s fid ; acceptances ofJnSuicaus. 2s 6d. Competitors' colors to.be j declared at time of entry. ' , ¦„,-,. ! Sports to commence at 11.30.' Admission, Is; children, Cd. .•'-•• •' j " * J. CHURTON, v ' ", ' Hon. Sec. I SAY Bill, I begin to think *he world is coming to an end. Why, because Clayton, of Haining-street, is giving away a freehold Cottage for 15s a week. My boy, that's before your time. This is the only way to give a working man a chance of becoming his own landlord without capital. O. W. CLAYTON.