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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4236, 17 October 1874, Page 3

Government Notices. AIME A WATER RACE. Public Works Office, Wellington, 10th September, IS7I. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this Office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, 28th October, 1874, for the CONSTRUCTION of SECTION No. 6 of the above, which includes PIPING-, and is about 2 miles 57 chains long. They must be addressed to the Hon Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender, for No. 6 Section Waimea Water Race." Plans and specifications may be seen at this Office, and at the Public Works Offices, Hold- , and Grey mouth. . 'elegraphic Tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any telegraph office by Noon of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's office by the same hour. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and all tenders must be sent in on a proper printed form, with a schedule, which may be had on application. By command, JOHN CARRUTHERS, Enaineer-iu-Chief. kJEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. Public Works Office, Wellington, Oct. 10, 1871. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, 28th October, 1874, for the Construction of 50 High-sided GOODS WAGGONS for the above Railway. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside • " Tender for Waggons, Napier." Plans and specifications may be seen at this office, and at the Public Works Office, Napier. Telegraphic Tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received, if presented at any Telegraph Office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's office by the same hour. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and all tenders must be sent in on a proper printed form, which may be had on application at the offices above specified. By Command, JOHN CARRUTHERS, Engineer-in-Chief. kTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. AUCKLAND—MERCER LINE. Public Works Office, Wellington, 13th October, 1871. TENDERS will be received at this Office up to NOON of WEDNESDAY, the Ith day of November, 1871, for the CONSTRUCTION, ERECTION, and FINISHING of 50 High-sided GOODS WAGGONS for the above line. They must be addressed to the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside "Tender for 50 High-sided Goods Waggons." Drawings, specifications, and general conditions may be seen at this Office, and at the District Engineer's Office, Auckland. ' Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any telegraph office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at the office of any Resident or District Engineer by the above hour. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command. JOHN CARRUTHERS, _ Enrineer-in-Chief. PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON. ROADS IN THE PARAE-KARETU BLOCK. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that on or about the Ist NOVEMBER proximo, SPECIFICATIONS will be prepared, and TENDERS invited for FALLING BUSH, and performing other work on the ROAD LINES lately traversed and about to be formed THROUGHOUT THE PARAE-KARETU BLOCK, under the £SOOO vote of the Provincial Council. HENRY BUNNY, Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Wellington, Sth October, 1871. T)ROVINCE OF WELLINGTON EXTENSIVE AND IMPORTANT SALE OF 100,000 ACRES OF CROWN LANDS. Notice is hereby given that there will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Provincial Council Chamber, Wellington, on MONDAY, 26th OCTOBER, at 11 o'clock forenoon, the following valuable PASTORAL and AGRICULTURAL CROWN LANDS, Viz--44,000 acres in the Parae Karetu block, adjoining the Rangitikei district. 000 acres in the Waitotara block, north of Wanganui. 4000 acres left bank Wanganui River. A few Town Sections in Palmerston, Manawatu district. 1720 acres in the ITutt district 4178 acres in the Mungaroa district. 2500 acres in the Tupurupuru, Rangitumau, and Taratahi blocks, Wairarapa district. 43,000 acres in the Akiteo and Pahaua blocks, East Coast district. Lithographed maps of the Parae Karetu, Tupurupuru, and Rangitumna blocks, also of the land on the left bank Wanganui River, together with Gazettes showing the position, contents, and upset price of the lands thus to be sold, can be obtained from the Crown Lauds Office, or from local agents. Maps showing the position of the other lands to be disposed of can be seen at the Crown Lands Office, Wellington, or the Survey Office, Wanganui. The terms of sale are: —10 per cent, of the purchase money payable on the fall of the hammer, and the remainder within one month, or the original deposit is forfeited. Maps and Gazettes can be obtained from the following local agents, viz:— H. I. Jones, Wanganui Hbnby Lyoh, Marton R. Morton, Greytovra. JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH, Commissioner of Crown Lands Crown Lands Office, Wellington. 17th September, 1371. ) COOKERY wishes to inform the public , • that his Coach will attend daily to wey passengers from Lower Hutt to Taita, om every train on arrival, returning from iaita to catch every train. All passengers for Upper Hutt, on and after August 17, are requested to come by last train.