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Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5007, 7 March 1877, Page 1

Public Notices PROVINCIAL GAZETTE. v. B. THE LYTTELTON TIMES HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY HIB EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR The Newspaper in which all Public Notifications which have hitherto appeared in tide CANTERBURY PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ' GAZETTE. Shall henceforth he published. Notice.—The Provincial Government Gazette willno longer be issued. 8411 Government Notifications v. R. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE ON THE MUTUAL OR PARTICIPATING SCALE. 1. The Government issues all desirable forms of Policies, from £IOO to £BOOO, 2, The payment of every Policy is guaranteed under the Insurance Act of 1874. 3-. All profits are divided amongst the insured. 4. Policies protected from bankruptcy. 5. Days of grace can extend over one year and thirty days, subject to conditions. 6. Liberty to’travel without extra premium. 7. Premiums payable at any Poat-offloe in New or at the Home Agent's Office in London, 8. Premiums at the lowest rates. EXAMPLES. A person aged SO next birthday may, by the payment of 10a 6d quarterly (being at the rate of less than lOd per week), secure to bis family at bis decease, happen when it may, the sum of £100; or A person aged 30 may secure for HIMSELF, at the age of, 60, or to bis heirs at any moment, should death happen before the specified age, the sum of £IOO, by a quarterly premium of £1 la lid. All particulars can be obtained at any Post-office, or from the undersigned. , H. CLAPCOTT, Chief Agent. Cathedral Square, March 3,1877. ’ 6201 V. B. NEW ZEALAND LIGHTHOUSES. TIMARU. .—, v . Marine Office, Wellington, Feb. 15, 1877. WRITTEN Tenders will be received at this office until noon of WEDNESDAY, March 21, 1877) for the erection, of. a lighthouse and Keeper’s Dwelling, &c., at Timaru.’ They must be addressed to the Hon the Commissioner of Customs, Wellington, and marked outside “ Tender for Lighthouse, &c., Timaru." Plans and specifications may be seen, at the Public Works Offices, Wellington, Christchurch, Timaru, and Dunedin. Tie lowest or any tender will not necessarily bo accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, 6099 Marine Engineer. R. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. AMBERLY-WAITAKX RAILWAY. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to Noon of THURSDAY, March 15,1877, for the CONSTRUCTION of the No. 3 Contract for the Eakaia-Ashburtou STATION BUILDINGS. Tenders must be addressed to the Hon. the 'Minister for Public Works, and-marked outside “ Tender for No. 3 Contract for the Eakaia-Ash-hurton Station Buildings," on the Amberly-Waitaki Eailwny. Flans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Wellington and Christchurch. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will he received if presented at any telegraph office by Noon of the same date, provided that written tenders in the due form are lodged at the office of a District or Eesident Engineer, by the above hour; The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN CAEEUTHEES, Engineer-in-Chief. Public Works Office, ■ Wellington, March 2,1877. 6297 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. LEASE;OF THE REFRESHMENT BOOMER AT TICE .TIMABU RAHWAY STATION. . TENDEES for the period of twelve months, from APEIL 1, 1877, to MAECH 31, 1878, for the LEASE of the above Booms, will be received up to noon of MAECH 20 next, at the Traffic Manager’s Office, Christchurch, Terms and conditions may be seen at this office, and at the office of the Eesident Engineer, where plans may also be seen. The Government does not hind itself to accept the highest or any tender, J. LAWSON, Traffic Manager. Traffic Manager’s Office, Christchurch, Feb. 20,1877. 5747 TENDEES POE LEASING SHEDS ON ; EECLAIMBD LAND IN LYTTELTON. TENDEES are invited for Leasing tor a period of three years, commencing, from April 1, 1877, the SHEDS on the reclaimed land in Lyttelton, now in occupation of Messrs Talbot -and M'Clatchie, and Messrs Miles and Co,,.and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, respectively. Specifications of terms of lease cin he hud at Mr Bolleston’s office, at the Government Buildings. Tenders endorsed “ Tender for Leasing Shed on Reclaimed. Land; -Lyttelton,”' to he aeqjt in addressed to Mr Bolleston, at the Government Buildings,'Christchurch, hot’ later than 12 noon on WEDNESDAY. March 14,1877. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 6129 W. BOLLESTON. Publications The “Saturday Review" says of the “Family Herald," “ Its novels and tales are quite as well written as the best airo olating-library stories." Price Sixpence. Family herald monthly part. 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