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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3357, 22 May 1879, Page 1

For Sale or to Let. WOR SALE, oil TM) LET. THE LEADENHAIL BUTCRERY, Tainui street. The shop is fitted up with every convenience for carrying on a large wholesale, retail, and small goods trade. Apply to GIRDWOOD, LAHMAN, & CO. XI cT~~R j$ A^ L E~7 JONES'S HOTEL, Mawhera Quay, now doing one of the best, if not the best, paying business ia Greymouth. Satisfactory reasons for disposing of this desirable property, and all further pariiculara may be obtained from the proprietor, JAMES JONES, Mawhera Quay. T\ 10 LET, OR FOR SALE,— The ODD~X FELLOWS' HOTEL, Mawhera Quay. Immediate possession given. Apply Thos. Joyce. rpo LET.— That two-story Building now JL in the occupation of Mrs Reilly, containing Twelve Rooms, Shop, and Kitchen, Pantry, and Cellar, well suited for a hotel or boarding-house. Apply on the premises, Tainui street. Terms Moderate. Tenders. COUNTY OF WESTLAND; County Chairman's Office, Hokitika, May 15, 1879. TENDERS invited (addressed to Gonnty Chairman, and endorsed " Tender for-; ") forthe following works :- ■ 1> Repairs and Re-construction of Hungerford's Bridge, Arahura River. 2, Construction of Track, in (about)one mile sections, from Lake Mapourika southwards to Stoney Creek, length 2 miles 48 chains. 3. Construction of Track, in (about) one mile sections, from Trig Station G B, Okarito road, northwards to Wanganul River, length 4 miles 34 chains. Plans and Specifications to be seen at the Council Chambers. cloße as follows :— For Repairs Hungerford's Bridge, at 12 noon, on We nesday, the 11th June next ; for the Tracks, at 12 noon, on Friday, the 14th June next. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. JOSEPH GRIMMOND, County Chairman. "VTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. RIVERTON- OREPUKI— "RIVERTON CONTRACT." (Formation and Permanent Way.) Length, Six Miles. Public Works Office, Dunedin, April 24, 1879. FRESH WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this Office up till noon on THURSDAY, the 22nd day of MAY, 1879, for the above Contract. They are to be marked on the outside, " Tender for Rivetton Contract," and addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Dunedin. 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 torm are lodged at any District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour. Drawings, specifications, and general conditions may be seen at this Office, and at the Public Works Offices, Wellington, Christchurch, Hokitika, Greymouth, and InvercargilL The lowest or any tender will not Hecessarily be accepted. By command, W. N. BLAIR, Engineer-in-Charge, Middle Island TENDERS INVITED. TO IRONMASTERS. WANTED, 100,000 TONS OF STEEL RAILS. Public Works Office, Wellington, ISew Zealand, 6th November, 1878. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at Wellington by the Hon, the \ Minister for Public Works up to 30th SEPTEMBER, 1879, for the SUPPLY of the . whole or any portion of 100,000 TONS of \ STEEL RAILS, to be manufactured within the colony from New Zealand orea. Payment ; will be made in cash on delivery at the worka — the Government of New Zealand agreeing to pay, in addition, one-half of the cost of I the conveyance to the Colony by sea of the t workmen to be engaged in the manufactnrc. Information as to the mineral resources of x New Zealand, and maps indicating the . various localitii sin which mineral deposits are situated in relation to means of transport . may be had on application to the AgentGeneral of New Zealand, 7. Westminster Chambers, Victoria street, London : or to W. Walton Evans, EBq., 66£, Pine street, New York. As it is unlikely that intending cod . tractors will enter into an engagament of the above nature without first satisfying them--3 selves by personal inspection as to the posir tion and extent of the raw material in New £> Zealand required for the manufacture of ', iron, every facility and information on this subject will be afforded on application to Dr a Hector, C.M.G., F.R.S., Director of the 9 Geological Department, Wellington. For the informatiou of parties desiring to tender, it may be stated that the official re--8 turns show that there were imported into Q New Zealand, within the last eight years, 8 15,500 tons of cast iron, and 93,000 tons of wrought iron, exclusive of iron for Govern ment and other railways, during which ,t period 1068 miles have been constructed an ' opened for traffic. JO EN KNOWLES, Under-Secretary for Public Works. P~ ASTCRAGE FOR HORSES Kvery caretaken, but no responsibility. F. ROCHFORT, Kai Ata, adjoining tho Kaceurecoe Reserve,