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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4162, 23 July 1874, Page 4

Government Notices. JgJX. TENSION 01 TIME. TENDERS will be received up to the 25th JULY, 1874, for the CARTAGE of EIETEEN TONS, more or less, of TELEGRAPH MATERIAL, between Wellington and Mastertou, the material to be laid at points along the present line of telegraph, in such quantities as miry hereafter be directed. Tenders endorsed “ Tenders for Cartage Telefrraph Material," to be sent in not later than the 25th 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. Bv order of the Telegraph Commissioner, C. LEMON, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, July 10, 1874. SJTO.. CON TRAcT 0R S. 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 I’oxton and tho Town of Palmerston North. The poles to be sawn from tho 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 (S) inches square at the butt, and six (0) inches square at the top. The poles to be sound, straight, and free from shakes, knots, and sap. N.B.—No pole will he 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. The poles will have to bo delivered at points not less than four (4) chains apart, along a line of telegraph to be hereafter more particularly indicated by pegs, which will follow, as a rule, along the present tramway from Eoxton to Palmerston north. The delivery of the poles to commence on the Ist September, 1874, and the whole to be delivered within three (3) mouths of the date of signing the contract, under a penalty of live (£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 (SO) per cent, as the works advance, tho balance on completion of contract. The contractor will not be allowed to let or sub-let his contract without tho 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 polo as per sizes given. 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 tenderer, shoidd 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 effect, signed by the two proposed sureties. Tenders endorsed, “Tender for tho Supply of five hundred (500) Poles, more or less, for Telegraph Lines between Eoxton 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 tho Telegraph Commissioner, C. LEMON, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, 27th June, 1874. Public Works Office ■ (Colonial Architect’s Branch), Wellington, Ist July, 1874. TENDERS are invited for the FURNITURE and FITTINGS required by the General Government Departments in Wellington, for tho 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 np to 4 o’clock of THURSDAY, the 23rd day of July, 1874. _ The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. H. CLAYTON, Colonial Architect. TO CONTRACTORS. Provincial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, July 14, 1874. TENDERS will he received at tho above office up to Noon of TUESDAY, tho 28tli instant, for the' ERECTION of Twelve COTTAGES upon Reserve Acre No; 12, Adelaide Road, Wellington, Plans and specifications may be seen at Provincial Engineer’s Office. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. • HENRY BUNNY, Provincial Secretary. IMPORTANT SALE OF LANDS. CROWN Notice is hereby given that 47,000 acres, more or less, of Crown Lands, divided into Suburban and Rural Sections; situated in.tho. 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 Parao-Karotu Block, hereafter to be called, “Tho Township of Hunter,” is easily accessible both from Wanganui and Rangitikei. Part of the land is covered with open bush, while that in the Pourewa Valley and also on tho Turakina side consists of level country. Further information will he given in future advertisements. JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Crown Lands Office, Wellington, June 30, 1874.