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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4161, 22 July 1874, Page 4

Government Notices. OF TIME. TENDERS will be received up to the 25th JULY, 1874, for the CARTAGE of FIFTEEN TONS, more or less, of TELEGRAPH MATERIAL, between Wellington and Masterton, the material to be laid at points along '•'-" present line of telegraph, in such quantities ay hereafter be directed. Hnpletion of the work state time required for Each tender to be accompanied by a deposit - - itee of good faith, which 1 by any tenderer should 3 to take up his tender in the event of ■ accepted. Further information may bo obtained on application at the Telegraph Office, Wellington. By order of the Telegraph Comrms , C. LEMON, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, July 16, 1874. mo CONTRACTORS. The TELEGRAPH COMMISSIONER is prepared to RECEIVE TENDERS for the SUPPLY and DELIVERY of FIVE HUNor less, for a line of Telegraph between the Town of Foxton and the Town of Palmerston North. The poles to be from the heart of 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 ■-■'--■. eight (S) inches r ""+ +l >» K"ft- ) inches square at I delivered at points i apart, alone; a line ited by pegs, which will follow, f le present tramway from Fo ton north. the Ist September, 1574, and the whole to be delivered within three (3) months of the date of signing the contract, under a penn l *"" " f fi "° (£5) pounds per diem for every day 1 time specified, which penalty will be r able from the contractor from any sun may be, or I tract. Prog x .-., rate of eighty (SO) 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 ,ch 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. x>„_i. i—.l™ „„„t ;.,,.i„,i„ +i, n T, n , ne3 0 f t w o ing to beie bond for the clue perrormance of the tract in the event of the tender being panied by a _ 1 bv the two Tenders endorsed, "Tender for the Supply of fiv» hundred (500) Poles, more or less, for Telegraph Linos between Foxton and Palmerston North," and addressed "The General Manager, Telegraph Department, Wellington," list be sent in not later than the Ist .* ' next. By order of the Telegraph Commissioner, C. LEMON, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, 27th June, 1874. iblic Works Office (Colonial Architect's Branch), Wellington, Ist July, 1874. LENDERS are invited for the FURNI- " -■—— K i FITTINGS required by the ment 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 THURSDAY, the 23rd day of July, 1874. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. 11. CLAYTON, NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Provincial Secretary's Office, Wellington, July 14, 1874. TENDERS will be received at the above office up to Noon of TUESDAY, the 28th instant, for the ERECTION of Twelve COTTAGES upon Reserve Acre No. 12, Adelaide Road, Wellington. Plans and specifications may bo seen at Provincial Engineer's Office. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. HENRY BUNNY, Provincial Secretary. TMPORTANT SALE OF CROWN i LANDS. Notico is hereby given that 47,000 acres, more or less, of Crown Lands, divided into Suburban and Rural Sections; situated in the PARAE-KARETU BLOCK, West Coast, and distant ten miles from the township of Marton, Upper Rangitikei, will be sold by public auction, at this office, on or about Ist September. The Parae-Karetu Block, hereafter to be called, "The Township of Hunter," is easily accessible both from Wanganui and _ Rangitikei. Pai-t of the land is covered with open bush, while that in the Pourowa Valley and also on the Turakina side consists of level country. - Further information will be given in future advertisements. JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Crown Lands Office, Wellington, June 30,1874.