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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4155, 15 July 1874, Page 4

Government Notices. Public Works Office (Colonial Architect's Brunch), Wellington, Ist July, 187-1. TENDERS are invited for the JUBNI- i TURE ami FITTINGS required by the j General Government Departments in Wellington, for the year commencing Ist August, 1874, 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 THUESDAY, the 23rd day of July, 187-1. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. H. CLAYTON, Colonial Architect. , .TENDERS will be received up to the 15th JL JULY, 1871, 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 than the 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, 1871. j.qn O 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. The poles to be sound, straight, and free shakes, knots, and sap. N.B. — No pole win be accepted which' contains the least sap or speckled timber, and should any pole be brought on to the ground not in accordance withthe specification, the same will be cut in half prior to being rejected. The poles will have to be delivered at points than four (4) chains apart, along a line aph to be hereafter more particularly I indicated by pegs, which will follow, as a rule, '- 1 —-j the present tramway from Foxton to The delivery of the poles to commence on the Ist September, 1871, and the whole to be delivered within three (3) months of the date o£ signing the contract, under a penalty of five (£5) pounds per diem for every day beyond the time specified, which penalty will be recoverable from the contractor from any sums that may be, or become, due to him under his contract. Progress payments will be made at the rate of eighty (80) per cent, as the works advance, the balance on completion of contract. The contractor will not be allowed to let or sub-let his contract without the consent in writing 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 per sizes given. Eacli tender to be accompanied by a deposit of fifty pounds (£SO) 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. Each tender must include the names of two sureties for approval, who are willing to become bond for the due performance of the contract in the event of the tender being accepted, and must be accompanied by a notification to the eSect, signed by the two proposed sureties. I Tenders endorsed, "Tender for the Supply ' ndred (500) Poles, more or less, for Lines between Foxton and Palmerston "North," and addressed "The General Manager, Telegraph Department, Wellington," ust be sent in not later than the Ist August -t. iy order of the Telegraph Commissioner, C. LEMON, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph, «, Head Office, Wellington, 27th June, 1874Sewing machines. UCTS FOR THE PEOPLE JL' It is universally admitted that no Sewing Machine has approached the silent working WHEELER and WILSON, in rapidity of action, firmness and elasticity of stitch, perfect adaptation to every kind of work, easiness of comprehension to the learner, simplicity of construction and amazing durability. The numerous attempts to imitate it show the great popularity of the W. and W. Machine, and experience proves that the imitations in no way equal the genuine. OVER 1,000,000 IN USE. And the sale now exceeds the prodigious number of 150,000 A YEAR. Every Machine warranted to give perfect satisfaction. E. W. MILLS, Solo Agent for Wellington. Beware of imitations. Nono are genuine without the American Trade IVTark. rpHE LITTLE STRANGER, £3 3s. The Improved Little Stranger, Hand Lockstitch (shuttle), £4 4s. The "Nussey and Pilling" New Family Silent Sewing Machine (shuttle), £7 10s. The Noiseless Tudor, for Tailoring and Manufacturing (shuttle), £8 10s. WHEELER & WILSON'S MACHINES. Merchants and Shippers supplied. London Office : ! C. E. Wilson, 29, Falcon square, London, E.C., England. flSPMessrs Nussey and Pilling undertake the purchase for foreign buyers, of all classes 6f British made Engines, Machinery, Hardware, Woollen and Soft Goodß.