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Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12481, 22 April 1901, Page 8

Government MotlJttcacx.llß. E - Mmm- * ■ TENDERS will Iso received at this office until Noon of SATURDAY, the _ 4th MAi, for the ERECTION of a MOBILISATION STORE (in 'brick), at Christchurch. : Plans and ‘specification may bo seen 5 at the Public Works Office, Christchurch. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. , E. R. U-SSHBR, / 1 , District Engineer. Public Works Office, 'Christchurch, 19th April, 1901. 4055 , LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS ACT, IMPROVED FARMS FOR LEASE. OA.TUMA SETTLEMENT, HAWKE'S O. 8AY.— 25,787 acres, divided into fifty-four sections, for disposal on lease in perpetuity, of areas varying from 111 acres to 774 acres, rentals from 4s 3d to 8s 4d per acre per annum; and for small grazing-runs, for lease for twenty-one years with right of renews.!, of areas varying from 1134 acres to 1509 acres, rentals from 3s 3d to 6s 2d per acre per annum. The Hatuma .Settlement is situated in one of the i finest , districts 1 in'the North Island, fifty miles south of Napier, on Main Trunk Railway, close to Waipukurau, and nine miles from Waipawa. The land is open, of good quality—the downs and flats adapted for genera! agriculture and dairy-farming; depth of soil, from 6in to 12in, on clay subsoil. The small grazing-runs comprise wellwatered limestone ranges, suitable for mixed farming. Open for application, at Napier and Waipukurau, on ,25th April, 1901. Ballot will be held at Waipukurau on the 27th April. KOHIKA SETTLEMENT SOUTH CANTERBURY.—3B33 acres, divided into fifteen sections, for disposal on lease in x 3er petuily, in areas varying from 139 acres to 391 acres, at rentals from Bs 9d to 9s 4d per acre per annum. This settlement is part of the wellknown Otaio', Estate, formerly owned by 'Mr Teschemaker; is situated between Timaru arid Waimate, twenty miles from the former town and eleven mpes from the latter. Land well adapted for mixed farming; in good heart; has produced heavy crops of wheat, and up to 60 bushels of oats to the acre. Depth of strong black soil, 7in to Sin. Climate temperate; sufficient rainfall for general farming. Open for application, at Christchurch and Timaru, on 18th May, 1901. Ballot will be held at Timaru on 18th May. ■ MANGAWHATA SETTLEMENT, WELLINGTON (formerly known as Morrison’s Es-, tote). —1226 acres, divided into seven-sections, for disposal on lease in perpetuity, in areas varying from 98J acres to 319 acres, at tentals from 12s 9d to 15s per acre per annum. This •settlement is situated between Rongotea and Oroua Bridge Railway Station, in a prosperous ‘ district,' near important townships. The land is first class, comprising grassed flats suitable for dairy-farming and fattening stock Open, for application, at Wellington and Palmerston North, on, 1 Tuesday, 14th May, 1901. Ballot will be held at" Palmerston North on 6th May., : ; 3066. NEW ZEALAND GOVEBxNMBNT £4 PER CENT DEBENTURE LOAN. ' ISSUE OP £500,000. : ' ; Under the Authority of " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1900." MINIMUM PRICE OF ISSUE, £IOO PER , CENT. rHB COLONIAL TREASURER invites Tenders, for £500,000. New Zealand Government 4 per cent Debentures, payable to Jearer, and of the face value of £looo,' £SOO, £2OO and £IOO respectively, as may be de..red. , These Debentures are secured on the' Public Revenues of the Colony, and arc issud repayable on the Ist April, 1904, at the Treasury, .Wellington, New Zealand, or (if the tenderer jo requests in his tender) at -the office of the .Igeht-General for New Zealand in London. Dividends, represented by coupons attached to the, debentures, will be payable on the Ist April and the Ist October in each year during' the Currency of the Loan, at the Cashier’s: Office, Treasury, Wellington,; or at any Jdranch of the Bank of New Zealand in New, Zealand, or (if the debentures are issued repayable in London) at the office , of the Agent-General for New Zealand in London. At the option of -the holder of any. do-, bentura issued repayable in New Zealand, md on application made in .that behalf, at .he Treasury, Wellington, New Zealand, .he : may at any time during its currency have it endorsed payable, both as to’ principal and interest, at the office of the’Agent-General for New. Zealand, London, or. at . any specified branch of the Bank of New Zealand in Australia: Provided that in the former case : the endorsement shall be made not, less than three months, and in the latter case not less than one month, before the du'e date, of the next ensuing payment of interest. . The first. Interest-coupon will bo payable' oil' 1 he Ist October, 1901, and will be for a- sum equal to six months' interest on the nominal amount of the Debenture. , The issue-price will be at, the rate of ; £IOO in money for every £IOO expressed in debentures (below which no lender will be accepted), payable as follows:—’ ' ! Deposit of S, per cent on application. First instalment of 45 per cent on, Tuesday, 7th May, 1901. • ■ ' ’ Second instalment of 50 per cent on Tuesday, 4th June, 1901. Payments may be made- in full at any time on or after the 7th May, 1901,‘ and prior to .he. 4tli June, 1901, at a discount at the rate of one pound tea shillings per centum oer annum. \ Sealed Tenders, addressed to the Secretary ,io the Treasury, Government Buildings, Wei.ngton, accompanied with the 5‘ per cent ienosit, will be received up to noon of Tuesday, 23rd April, 1901) when they will bo opened in the presence of the Colonial Troainrer and the Controller and Auditor-General, and allotment will forthwith be made. If cheques are lodged with a tender, they must be drawn upon a Bank; in Wellington) and be marked by such’Bank as "good'" for fourteen days. Cheques issued by a Bank need not be oO marked. Tenders may be for the whole or, any part of the Loan, and, must state what amount of money will be . given for every £IOO of the iJebemures tendered for. Tenders must be for even hundreds of pounds sterling, and at prices ’ which are multiples of sixpence. Tenders at different prices must be on separate forms. The nominal amount-of Deban--tures tendered for must, be written on - the outside of the Tender. : In case, of default in the payment of any instalment at its proper date, the deposit anil instalment (if any) previously paid will, be liable to forfeiture. If no allotment is made, the deposit will be returned. , The first and second instalments may. be paid at any Branch of the Bank of New Zealand , either in the Colony, or Australia,, to the credit of the Public Account, or at'the Treasury, Wellington,, not later.,than theseveral dates previously mentioned. 'Scrip Certificates'will be issued, to be subsequently exchanged for the Debenture-bonds. Tenders must be on printed forms, which may bo obtained at the Cashier’s Office, Treasury, Wellington, or at tho Offices of the Bank of New, Zealand at Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch or Dunedin. ■ Office of the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington, 2nd April, 1901. 2837 .Insurance Companies, THE NEW* ZEALAND FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. ' , , Established 1859. Capital . ■■ £1,000,000 Paid-up Capital and Reserves - ' (including undivided pio- > fits) i . . . • £477,000 Net Annual Revenues . £360,000 THE PREMIER AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY. , , Noted for promptness and liberality. Branches and Agencies throughout the World, A. L. PARSONS. - X 1315 Manager. “CITY MISSION HOME." PROVIDES TEMPORARY • SHELTER and MEALS for destitute Men, OBTAINS EMPLOYMENT for Men, Women and Boys; Food for Destitute Families, and Clothing. 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