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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4147, 6 July 1874, Page 4

Government Notices. i-udhc Works Office (Colonial Architect's Branch), Wellington, Ist July, 1874. m-rciNm-rc-RS arc invited for the FURNI- ! and FITTINGS required by _ the General Government Departments in Wellington, for the year commencing let August, 187-1, and terminating on the 31st July, 1875. General Conditions, Specifications, and Drawings may be seen at the Offices of the Colonial Architect, Wellington. Tenders addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside, "Tender for Furniture," will be received at the Office of the undersigned up to 4 o'clock of "TUESDAY, the 23rd day of July, 1874. The lowest or any tender not necessarily noponf-.ivl. W. H. CLAYTON, Colonial Architect. TENDERS will be received up to the loth JULY, 1574, for the CARTAGE of FIFTEEN TONS, more or less, of TELEGRAPH MATERIAL, between Wellington and Masterton, the material to be laid at points along the present line of telegraph, in such quantities as may hereafter be directed. Tenders, endorsed "Tenders for Cartage Telegraph Material," to be sent in not later thanthe 15th July, and to state time required for completion of the work. Each tender to be accompanied by a deposit of £25, as a guarantee of good faith, which sum will be forfeited by any tenderer should he refuse to take up his tender in the event of its being accepted. Further information may be obtained on application at the Telegraph Office, Wellington. By order of the Telegraph Commissioner, C. LEMON, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, June 27, 1874. <TIO CONTRACTORS. The TELEGRAPH COMMISSIONER is prepared to RECEIVE TENDERS for the SUPPLY and DELIVERY of FIVE HUNDRED (500) TELEGRAPH POLES, more or less, for a line of Telegraph between the Town of Foxton and the Town of Palmerston North. The poles to be sawn from the heart of totara. The poles to be of the following dimensions : —Twenty-five (25) and twenty (20) feet long in proportions hereinafter to be determined, but the greater portion will be twenty (20) feet long, to be eight (8) inches square at the butt, and six (6) inches square at the top. le pole 3 to be sound, straight, and free u „ m shakes, knots, and sap. N.B.—jYo pole will be accepted which contains the least sap or speckled timber, and should any pole be brought on to the ground not in accordance with the specification, the same will be cut in half prior to being rejected. rru - poles will have to be delivered at points s than four (4) chains apart, along a line of telegraph to be hereafter more particularly indicated by pegs, which will follow, as a rule, -i i.i._ <. j...„„... a y f rom Foxton to " f the poles to commence on r, 1874, and the whole to be rered within three (3) months of the date Igning the contract, under a penalty of five pounds per diem for every day beyond the specified, which penalty will be recoverable from the contractor from any sums that lay be, or become, due to him under his con—i. -d —-lents will be made at the l g. s i. y \w, cent, as the works adthe balance on completion of contract. "Tie contractor will not be allowed to let or Duu-let his contract without the consent in wilting of the Telegraph Commissioner, or of the 'person authorised by him to act on his behalf. Tenders are to specify the price per pole as Each tender to be accompanied by a deposit of fifty pounds (£SO) as a guarantee of good faith, which sum will be forfeited by any ten- ' ' ;e to take up his tender in D ' accepted. Each tender must include the names of t sureties for approval, who are willing to como bond for the due performance of the """tract in the event of the tender being juepted, and must be accompanied by a notification to the effect, signed by the two proposed sureties. Tenders endorsed, "Tender for the Supply of five hundred (500) Poles, more or less, for Telegraph Lines between Foxton and Palmerston North," and addressed " The General Manager, Telegraph Department, Wellington," must be sent in not later than the Ist August next. By order of the Telegraph Com C. LEMON, General Manager. Now Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, 27th June, 1874. TO SURVEYORS AND ROAD ENGINEERS. THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF CANTERBURY will receive applications from SURVEYORS and ROAD ENGINEERS, who may desire to obtain appointments under the Provincial Government in the Survey Department. Applications must be made by letter, covering references and testimonials, addressed to the Chief Survoyor, Ohristehurch, Canterbury. SAMUEL HEWLINGS, Chief Surveyor. 2nd July, 1874. Sewing Machines. LITTLE STRANGER, £3 3s. J_ The Improved Little Stranger, Hand Lockstitch (shuttle), £i 4s. The "Nussey and Pilling" New Family Silent Sewing Machine (shuttle), £7 10s. 'udor, for Tailoring and Manu(shuttle), £8 10s. WHEELER & WILSON'S MACHINES. Merchants and Shippers supplied. London Office : C. E. Wilson, 2i), Falcon square, London, E.G., England. Nussey and Pilling undertake the purchase for foreign buyers, of all classes of British made Engines, Machinery, Hardware, Woollen, and Soft Goods.