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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1669, 10 December 1873, Page 1

Tenders. ; J^"EW ZEALAND ROADS. WRITTEN TENDERS will bereceived at the Public Works Office, Hokitika, up to Noon on WEDNESDAY, 17th D EG ciMBER. for the CONSTRUCTION of SECTION No. 1 of ROAD, Hokitika to Blue Spur, being in length about one hundred and fifty-two chains. • They must be addressed to the District Engineer, and marked outside "Tender for Road." ' Plans and specifications may be seen at the Pubkc Works Offices, Hokitika and Grey mouth.- -/■■•. -.-.,-- . .■•■: .__.-__.i.-_L— — Tbtriojresir or any~tender will not necessarily be accepted. By. command] . - r - JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. Public Works Office, Wellington, 4th December, 1873. ■JVTEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH. TENDERS are required for the SUPPLY and DELIVERY of Six Hundred, more or less, TEL-EGRAPH POLES, between Reefton and Lyell,. at mark pegs along or near the dray road. - " They must be tot&ra saplings, or sawn square; if saplings they must be not less than ten inches at the butts and eight inches at the heads, twenty and twenty-five -feet ong, straight and sound, and stripped Of the bark two feet at the top end; if sawn they must be eight inches at the butts and six inches at the heads, sound, free from sap, bad knots, shakes or speckled timber, same lengths as above, and will have to be submitted to inspection before they are accepted. Delivery must be completed within eight weeks after the contract is signed. Tenders must enclose the sum of twenty tuTin|V?atM^^ sureties must be found by theMceptred tenderer, or cash deposited to the amount of twenty per cent, of the contract, as a guarantee for its due fulfilment. Tenders marked " Tenders for Poles," and . addressed the' "Inspector of Telegraphs,. Reefton." will be received ap till Noon of Saturday, December 13, 1873. By order of -the Telegraph Commissioner, C. LEMON, General Manager. Wellington, December 1, 1873. NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH. ■<• . • ....■■■■ . ' The time for receiving TENDERS for supply of TELEGRAPH POLES between " Reef con and Lyeil, is EXTENDED to SATURDAY, the 20th DECEMBER inst. By order of the Telegraph Commissioner, U. LEMON, : * General Manager. December 1, 1873. "VTELSON CREEK WATER RACE. Public Works Office, Wellington, October 28, 1873. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to noon on WEDNESDAY 10th DECEMBER, for the construction of a portion of the above Race, in FOUR JSECTI3NS, being altogether about 164 miles. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside "Tender Nelson. Creek Water Race." Plans and specifications may be' seen at this office on and after Monday, 10th November, and at the Public Works Office, Greymouth, on the arrival of the first mail after . that date. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraphic office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District Engineer's office by the same hour. ' Tenders may be sent in for ONE or MORE sections ; but the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, ; JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. "IVTELSON CREEK WATER-RACE. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Public Works Office, Wellington, November 24, 1873. The TIME for receiving TENDERS for the above WORK is hereby EXTENDED till NOON on 31st DECEMBER, 1873. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. November 20, 1873. TDOROUGH COUNCIL, GREYMOUTH. - TENDERS are invited for CUTTING a DRAIN in Alexander and Murray streets. Also, for the Construction of Chapel street and the Reconstruction of Mouut street. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Town Hall, Gresson street, where tenders will be received uutil 6 p.m. on TUESDAY, 16tu DECEMBER. 1873. N.B.— The Town Surveyor will be in attendance at his office daily, at 10 a.m., to accompany intending contractors over the ' above works. By order, • JOEN A. WHALL, Town Clerk* Missiiur Friends. IF this should meet the "eye q£ G\RL. WILSON, native of Carlakrosp, Sweden,,, please communicate with your brother, Petet Wilson, Greymouth Post Office.