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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4168, 30 July 1874, Page 4

Government Notices. N w OTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Provincial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, July 29, 1874. SEPARATE TENDERS will be received up to Noon of TUESDAY, the ISth day of AUGUST, for the construction of twentyseven COTTAGES for Immigrants—nine in Featberston, nine in Grey?own, and nine in Mastertou, Wairarapa district. Plans and specifications may be seen at Club Hotel, Masterton ; Wairarapa Institute, Greytov.-n ; Shirley’s Hotel, Featberston ; and Provincial Engineer’s Office here. The lowest accepted. any tender not necessarily HENRY BUNNY, Provincial Secretary. n O CON A C T O R S. The TELEGRAPH COMMISSIONER is prepared to RKCEIA E TENDERS for the SUPPLY and DELIVERY of IT YE HUNDRED (500) TELEGRAPH POLES, more or less, for a line of Telegraph between the Town of Eoxton 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 iu proportions hereinafter to bo 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 he sound, straight, and free from shakes, knots, and sap. N.B. —No pole will 1 1- accepted which contains the least sap or specified timber, and should any pole be brought on to the ground not in accordance with the specification, the same will he cut in half prior to being rejected. The polos will have to be delivered at points not less than four (I) chains apart, along a line of telegraph to bo hereafter more particularly indicated "by pegs, which will follow, .os a rule, along the present tramway from Eoxton to Palmerston north. The delivery of the poles to commence on the Ist September, 1574, and the whole to be delivered within three (3) mouths of the date of 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, clue to him under his contract. Progress payments will be made at the rate of eighty (SO) per cent, as the works advance, the balance on completion of contract. The contractor will not he 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 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 he 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, wiio 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 the 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 he sent in not later than the Ist August next. By order of the Telegraph Commissioner, O. LEMON, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, 27th June, 1874. IMPORTANT SALE OF CROWN LANDS. Notice is hereby given that 17,000 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. Part of the land is covered with open bush, while that in the Pourewa 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. sir® 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 Surveyor, Christchurch, Canterbury. SAMUEL HE WRINGS, Chief Surveyor. 2nd July, 1874. TTMARU AND GLADSTONE BOARD OF WORKS. APPLICATIONS are INVITED for the Post of ENGINEER to this Board. Salary at the rate of £750 per Annum, to cover travelling expenses. No private practice permitted. Applications, accompanied by testimonials, to he scut in not later than 11 a.m., August 12th, addressed to the Chairman of the Timarn and Gladstone Board of Works. Duties to commence 12th September. By order, EDWARD H. TATE, Secretary MoneyHW ZEALAND TRUST AND LOAN COMPANY. MONEY TO LEND at 7 per cent, >ply to LEVIN & CO., Agents.