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Otago Daily Times, Issue 111, 25 March 1862, Page 3

Government Notices. URAL LAND. — HAWKSBURY, BLOCK lll.—Applications for the above Block received at the Land Olhce. Hawksbuhy, Block 111, 5000 Acres. NO. OF NO. OP AITIICA- APPLICANT. AITIIOA- APPLICANT. TION. TION; 4381. Win. Johnston 4394. Donald Mallich 4382. J. C. Arliss 4395. John Millar 4383. Charlus Campbell 4396. Thomas Calcutt 4384. Win. Chisholm 4397. Thomas Hamilton 4385. Angus Ross 4398. Alexander Falconer 4386. James Ritchie 4399. John Cahill 4387. Robert Howlison 4400. Thomas Cahill 4388. Henry Wadie 4401. John Jones 4389. George Cottle 4402. George Sutherland 4390. John M'Millan 4403. John Sutherland 4391. George Warnock 4404. James Walker 4392. David Fleming 4405. James S. Young 4393. W. D. Hamilton ■ The above applications will be decided by auction on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd day of April, 1862, at 12 o'clock, noon. W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner. Waste Land Board Office, Dunedin, 20th March, 1862. HOUSE-SURGEON Wanted for the Dunedin Hospital. Salary £300 a-year, with quarters. He must be a member of either the College of Surgeons of England, Edinburgh, or Dublin, and a Licentiate of Apothecaries' Company. Diplomas to be t s ent to the Superintendent's office, on or before Friday, the 4th of April, 1862. T7l LECTORAL DISTRICTS.-Additional forms Hi of application have been sent to the various Post offices throughout the Province, and to the police offices, gold-fields, where they may be had free of cost. The claim's must be in the hands of Mr. Gillies, Dunedin, on or before the 31st March, 1862. T> EGISTR ATION. —Parties are hereby informed JAi that John Gillies, Esq., is the Registration Officer for all the districts in the Province of Otago. Claims duly filled up must be lodged with him «n or before the 31st March. 1862. "DURAL LANDS.—In consequence of Monday, JAi the 24th instant, being the day fixed for holding the Anniversary of the Province, the decision upon applications for rural land has been postponed til Tuesday, the Bth day of April.—W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner. Waste Land Board Office, March 17, 1862. T>UBLTC BUILDING DEPARTMENT.—Notice _L is hereby given, that all articles supplied for this department must be delivered in virtue of a signed order from the department, and that when accounts are rendered for such, these requisitions must be attached to them. 7th March, 1802. DRAINS.— Tenders will be received on or before FRIDAY, 28th March, for a large DRATN through the Bush in Taieri Plain. Specification at Hoad "Office.^Duncdin. ROAD DUNEDIN TO WAIKONAITI.—Tenders will be received on or before Friday, 28th March, 1862, for the formation of a road through Cherry Farm. Plans and specification to be seen at Mr. Beales, Accommodation House, Hawkesbury and the Engineer's Office, Dunedin. OAD.—WAIKOUAITI to OAMARU.—TENDERS will be received on or before PRIDAY, 4th April, for the formation of 17£ chains of the Northern Trunk Road, near Pleasant River. Specifications to be seen at Mr' Eeale's Accommodation House, Hawkesbury; and at the Road Office, Dunedin. /CONTRACTORS withdrawing a tendea after the \_J the last day of receiving the same will not _be allowed to tenner for any Government work, during the six months' immediately following such withdrawal. HOSPITAL RATIONS. —Tenders to be lodged on or before Friday, 28th March, 1802, for supply for 6 months, commencing with April. For information. Apply to the Hospital Keeper. ROADS. —Tenders will be received on or before i Friday, 4th' April, 1862, for Metalling as follows :— Dunedin to Taiehi Ferry—3 miles 8 chains from near Chalmer's House to Native Reserve. Taieri Ferry to Clutita Ferry—l mile, from Tokomairiro Gorge, to Mr. Grey's House. Tokohatriro to Gold Field. —1 mile 40 chains, near Mr. Croker's House, Tokomairiro. Specifications for the whole to be seen at the Road Office, Dunedin, and for the last two at Mr. Gtoodall's Accommodation House, Tokomairiro. Tl/TESTING OF THE PROVINCIAL COUNCIL. JJIX. Proclamation, by John Larkins Cheese Richardson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province ot Otago, New Zealand. —In pursuance of the power and authority vested in me in that behalf, I do hereby fix and proclaim that the Fifteenth Session of the Provincial Council of the Province of Otago aforesaid, shall be liolden within the Provincial Council Hall, Dunedin, in the said Province, and shall commence upon WEDNESDAY, the Sixteenth day of April, 1862, at twelve o'clock noon ; and the members of the said Council are hereby warned to give their attendance at the said time and place accordingly. Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province of Otago, at Dunedin, _this Twentieth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixtytwo. J. L. C. Richardson, Superintendent of the Province of Otago.' NOTICE. To Miners Residing in Gabriel's Mining District, Tuapeka Gold Fields. I EDWARD CROKER, duly appointed Returning , Officer of the above Mining District, und.er a Proclamation by his Honor the Superintendent of Otago, dated the sth day of March, 1862, do hereby give notice that the election of seven persons to serve on the Gabriel's District Mining Board, will take 1 t)lace at Holmes' and Wetherley's Hotel, junction Gabriel's Gully, on THURSDAY, the 24th day of April, 1802, at twp p'clock in. the afternoon, Ido hereby require that any person desirous of nominating a Candidate to serve on the Mining Board of the District aforesaid, shall, on or before the 6th day of April next, forward to me in writing the Christian and Surname of such Candidate, such nomination to be signed by not less than five persons qualified to vote at the Election of Members for said Mining Board. EPWARD CROKER, Returning Officer. Tuapeka, 24th March, 1802, Qualification of Voters. Every male person of the full age of twenty-one years, holding a Miner's Right or Lease, and being a natural born or naturalised subject of the Queen, and resident within the said District, is entitled to vote for as many members as are to be returned for the District. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat, Dunedin, 24th February, 1862, nnENDERS wjjl be received at this office, until JL noon oi' Saturday, 22nd proxino, from persons willing to Contract for furnishing H.M.s troops with the undermentioned supplies, in such quantities, at such times, and at such places within this town, as may be directed by the undersigned, or by his successor in office, during the year commencing the Ist April next, under the conditions hereinafter specified, viz. :— PROVISIONS, FUEL, AND LIGHT. Fresh Meat \ Bread j _ f Mould Candles } **J' ef Sperm Candles of English Manufacture! PounuFirewood, at per 100 lbs. The Fresh Meat to consist of Beef and Mutton, delivered in such proportion as may be directed. When Beef is issued, fore and hind quarters are to be delivered to the troops alternately, Six inches to be cut oft" the hough and neck bones. Mutton to be delivered in carcases. The Senior Commissariat Officer or Officer deputed by him to have the power ot inspecting the live Cattle and Sheep intended for slaughter, and of rejecting any animal considered unfit for the use of the Troops. The animals to be killed and ready for the further inspection of the Commissariat Officer at such times and places as he may appoint The Bread shall be the produce of clean sound Wheaten Flour of the best quality, and baked (24 hours before issue) in loaves of 2 lbs. each. The Mould Candles are to be properly seasoned %y being kept on hand by the Contractor for a suitable period after manufacture. ; . The firewood to be hard wood, split and cut into lengths of 4 feet. The Contractor for supplying Firewood must have constantly- on hand, near the Camp or Barracks, in a place to be approved by the undersigned, or his successor in office, a stopk sufficient for 14 days' consumption, from which stock alone the issues are to be made. The stock to be at all tunes subject to the inspection of the Commissariat, and all wood that is objected to at such inspection must be immediately removed. The Wood, although paid for by weight, according to the Tender, must be delivered by measurement, and stacked for that purpose by the I Contractor on delivery ; 71 cubic feet being considered equivalent to a ton of 2240 lbs. ..,',. It will be optional with the Commissariat to bring Coal into more general use, and reduce, or even discontinue the demand for Firewood altogether, should such a change become advisable.