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Marlborough Express, Volume XIV, Issue 1095, 8 January 1879, Page 4

Government Notifications. v E PUBLIC WORKS, N.Z. (ARCHITECTS’ BRANCH.) Wellington, Dec. 23, 1878. TENDERS are invited for the erection of a Court House and Police Station at Picton. General Conditions, Specifications and Drawings may be seen at the Public Works Office (Architects’ Branch), Wellington, and at the Public Works Offices at Nelson and Blenheim. Tenders addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside “Tenders for Court House, Picton,” will be received at the above office up to noon of Friday, the 17th day of Januar}’, 1879. Telegraphic Tenders will be received, provided the original tender and deposit are lodged with the nearest District Engineer at the time above specified. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. A. Gardner, Pro Engineer in Charge, M.I. Extension of Time for Application to be Examined for Teachers’ Certificates. Education Department, Wellington, 18th December, 1878. finHE Hon. the Minister of Education directs I it to be notified that, for the year 1879, the time for receiving applications from candidates who desire to be examined for certificates is extended from the first day of Januaiy to the fifteenth day of the same month. Forms of application may be obtained from the Secretaries of Education Boards, or from the undersigned. John Hisloi-, Secretary. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. 10,000 RAILWAY SLEEPERS. Public Works Office, Wellington, 3rd January, 1879. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office until NOON on MONDAY, the 20th January, 1879, fu.- die s ipply and delivery of 10,000 RAILWAY SLE '. ‘.' ’,to be delivered and stacked on Waitara VVnarf or alongside the line, at any Railway Station between Waitara, New Plymouth, and Inglewood, or at specified distances alongside the formation between Inglewood and Stratford, as directed. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside “ Tender for Railway Sleepers.” Specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, New Plymouth, Foxton, Wanganui, Auckland, and Wellington, and the Railway Manager’s Office, Picton. 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 a District or Resident Engineer’s Office 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 one month, and to be in favor of the Receiver-Gen-erals Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The 1 highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. JOHN BLACKETT, Engineer in Charge, North Isiand. Custom House, Blenheim, 4th January 1879. A available to jLJL tHe~3oth June, 187tJ) has this day been issued to Christopher James Whitney Griffiths, of Blenheim, Commission Agent, E. W. PASLEY, Collector, ! Omaka Hoad Hoard. TENDERS, addressed to the Chairman, will be received until Monday, 13th January, 1879, for— Erecting a Bridge over Murphy’s Creek, Road. ’ The site for the Bridge will be shown on Thursday 9th January, at 2 p.m. Plans and sp< cifications to be seen at the office of Mr. T. O’Sullivan, Blenheim. By order of the Board, ENOCH MADDOCK, 1059 Inspector. Tenders for the Lease of Home Earm TENDERS for the lease of the above Earm, now in the occupation of Mr Draper, will be reoeived by Mr Rogers, solicitor, until noon of Saturday, January 11th 1879. Lease to be for a period of not more than ten years, and the tenders to state Ihe annual rental, payable half yearly. Lease to-date from Eebrurry Ist, 1879, on which date possession will be given, subject to a reasonable time being allowed the present tenant to remove stacks and other property. Eojr the Trustees of W, Budge, 1034 H; DODSON.