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Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 320, 15 January 1879, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS* WAITARA-PATEA RAILWAY. WAIPUKU CONTRACT (PERMANENT WAY). LENGTH ABOUT 4 MILES 11 CHAINS. Public Works Ofiice, Wellington, 23rd December, 1878. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office until NOON on MONDAY, the 3rd February, 1879, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for Waipuku Contract." Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Chriatchurcb, Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, and New Plymouth. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraph Ofiice by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders indue form are lodged at any of the abovenamed offices by the same hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in the town where the tender is lodged ; ouch cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for twenty-one days, and to he in favor of the Receiver-General's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By command. JOHN BLACKETT, Engineer-in-Charge, North Island. NEW ZEALAND ROADS. OPOTIKI-OKMOND ROAD. OTARA CART BRIDGE. (COUNTY WHAKATANE.) Public Works Office, Wellington, 24th December, 1878. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office until NOON on FRIDAY, 24th January, 1879, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for Otara Catt Bridge Contract." Flans and specifications may be seen at the Public Workß Offices, Auckland and Wellington, at the JKailway Manager's Office, Napier, and at the Collector of Customs' Office, Giflborne. 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 any of the above-named offices 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 Receiver-General's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By command. JOHN BLACKETT, Engineer in Charge, North Island, NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. PATEA-MANAWATU RAILWAY. WANGANUI WHARF AND RECLAMATION CONTRACT (FORMATION ONLY). Public Works Office, Wellington, 2lßt December, 1878. WRITTKN TENDERS will be received at this office until NOON on MONDAY, the 3rd February, 1879, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside "Tender for Wanganui Wharf and Reclamation Contract." Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Auckland, Wanganui, Christchurch, and Wellington. 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 any of the above-named offices by the some hour, and accompanied by- a cheque on some bank in the town where the tender is lodged j such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for twenty-one days, and to be in favor of the Receiver-General's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By Command. JOHN BLACKETT, Engineer in Charge, North Island. N.B. — Sets of Plans for this Contract can be purchased at the above offices. THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON. PUBLIC NOTICE. GOVERNMENT GRANT IN AID OF LIBRARIES. Education Board having been enX trusted by the Government with the distribution of the Library Grant for the current year, in terms of the Public Libraries' Act, 1877. request tbe secretaries of all public libraries to send iv a claim for their share of the grant. Payments will be made in proportion to the amouat of voluntary subscriptbns received tor the year ended 31st December last, and exclusive of subscriptions in respect of which any portion of last year's grant was paid. Claims, supported by a statement of tbe amount of subscriptions received, must be forwarded to this office not later than the last day of February next. All libraries supported by voluntary subscriptions not included within boroughs are entitled to a portion of the grant, and all libraries within boroughs are so entitled, providing the reading rooms are free. ROBERT LEE. Secretary. 11th January;. 1879. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITBD). Capital £3,000,000. rpHB Company make advances on stations, on stock, on growing clips of wool, and on other produce ; and receives consignments of wool, hemp, grain, tallow, preserved meats, leather, horns, tec, tor sale in London on commission at rates which may be learned on application at the Company's office. W. H. TRAPP, Pro. Agent. Office and Stores — Custom House Quay, (Next Plimmer's Wharf). ' LONDON AND LANCASHIRE INIt SURANCE COMPANY. Fill B~i ANCH. CAPITA! M £1,000,000. Haad Office — LIVBMOOI. - lsaurane* against loss by fire on every description of property effected at current rates. JOHNSTON St. CO.. Agents. LIVERPOOL 4' LONDON ft GLOBE INSUBANGB COMPANY. All «lasM» oi FIEB RISKS in town or country taken at current rates. T EDWARD PEARCB, Agent. XI LCIoBjA LNSUBAWOJfI COMPANY . FiRB AND MARINE. EtXAB&IHBSB 1840. CAPITAL M £200,000. Head Office : Melbourne. 'Insurance of every description enacted at lowest current rates* and claims promptly-met. Loses can be made payable hi any part of N«w Zealand or th» Australian Colonies. . . LEVIN fc CO., Agent*. IMPERIAL FIRB INSURANCE COMPANY. £«r*BU«HBO 1803. Capital ... ... £1,600,000. - I'lra risks of aU classes in town and country accepted at lowest current rates. Prompt and' liberal settlement of claims. Agents— KßULL * CO.