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Otago Daily Times, Issue 912, 22 November 1864, Page 2

Government Notices TOAPEKA GOLD FIELP. TOWNSHIP OF LiWRENCE. THE following Sections, in addition to those advertised on the Government advertising sheet of yesterday's date, will be offered lor sale at the Camp, Lawrence, on Thursday, the 15th ■■day of December next, at 12 o'clock noon, "via: — SECTIONS No. 7, 8, 9, and 10, BLOCK VII, TOWNSHIP OP LAWRENCE. W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner. Waste Land Board Office, Dunedin, 17th Nov., 1861. TKNDEKS FoR CONVEYANCE OF MAILS. SEALED TENDERS will be received at this Office on or before Saturday 26th Nov. inst., from persons willing to carry Mails, as undermentioned, from the Ist January to the thirty-first December, 1865, subject to the au<3iexed conditions:— if o. 1. Between Dunedin and Port Chalmers, overland, twice daily each way. 2. do do by water twice daily each way, 3. Between Dunedin and Oamaru, thrice weekly each way. 4. Between Oamaru and Waitaki Kiver, once weekly each way. 5. Between Dunedin and Waitaki River, via Oamaru, thrice weekly each way. 6. Between Oatnvu and Morven Hills, once weekly each way. 7. Between Dunedin and vVest Taieri, via North Taieri, thrice weekly each way. 8. Between West Taieri and Lake Waipori, once weekly each way. 9. Between Dunedin and Clutha Ferry, daily each way. 10. Between Clutha Ferry and Kaitangata, via Inch Clutba, twice weely eoCh way. 11. Between Clutha Ferry and Molyneux Townßhip via Warepa and Puama twice weekly each way. 12. Betweon Clutha Ferry and Mataura Ferry, twice weekly each way. 13. Between Popotunoa and Pomahaku Post < trice, twice weekly each way. * 14. Between North Taieri Post Office and Hindon, twice weekly each way. * 15. Between West Tnipri snd Waipori Junction, once weekly each way. * 16. do do do, twice weekly each way. * 17. Between Waitahuna and Waipori Junction, once weekly eachwaj. , 18. do do do, twice weekly each way. * 19. Between Wnikonaiti and DuDstan, via Shag Valley, once weekly each way. * 20. do do do, twice weekly each way. * 21. Between Kyeburn and Linburn via Hyde and Hamilton's, once weekly each way. * 22. do do do, twice j weekly each way. * 23. Between .Blackstone Hill and Dunstan Creek, once weekly each way. * 24. do do do, twice weekly each way. * 25. Between Dunedin and Dnnstan via West Taieri, once weekly each way. * 26. do do do, twice weekly each way. * 27. Between Wilson and Wyse's and Mount Ida, via Hamilton's and Hyde, once weekly each way. * 28. do do do, twice weekly each way. * 29. Between Dunstan and Queenstown, thrice weekly each way. * 30. Between. Dunstan and Nevia, twice weekly e-ich way. * 31. Between Kawarau Junction and Cardrona, via Albertown, once weekly each way * 32. Between Queenstown and Kingstown, by water, twice weekly each way. * 33. Between Queenstown and Moke Creek, once weekly each way. * 34. Between Queenstown and Bucklerburn, by water, once weekly each way. * 35. Between Queenstown and Maori Point, twice weekly each way. * 36. Between Athol and Nokomai, twice weekly each way. * 37. Between Tokomairiro and Tuapeka, daily each way. * 38. Between Tuapeka, Wetherstone's, Gabriel's Gully, and Munro's Gully, daily each way. * 39. Between Tuapeka and Dunstan. via Miller's Flat, Teviot," and Long Valley, twice weekly each way. * 40. Between Mataura Ferry and Swiizer's, once weekly each way. The tenders marked thus * will be terminable by six week's notic; in writing, given by either the Government or the contractor. All days and hours of arrivals and departures to be fixed from time to time by the Postmaster. Parties tendering are required to describe the conveyance by which they propose to carry out the Bervice; to n»me two responsible persons who are willing to become (securities; and to endorse the tender outside " Tender for Mail Service, Ho. ." Wo contractor to sublet .viy portion of his contract without the sanction of ths Postmaster. All drivers or carriers to be men of certified good conduct. Contractors using pack horses or single horse conveyances must provide sufficient waterproof coverings for the mail bags; and contractors * using wheeled vehicles must provide secure lockers for the mails, unless when in consequence of their bulk it may be necessary to place them In the body of the vehicle, in which case no one but the employee of the contractor is to be allowed to intermeddle. For every failure, either in departure from, or arrival at any post office with the mails, a sum not exceeding one pound (£1) will be forfeited for every half hur beyond the specified time, unless it can be shown that the delay was authorised by a member of the Postal Department; and the certificate of the officer under whose •notice the irregularity comes will be considered sufficient. In case of failure on the part of a contractor in carrying out his contract, or keeping the time specified, it shall be competent for the Postmaster to procure the necessary means or the transmission of the mails, and to deduct the cost of the same from the mone\ s due to the contractor. All inaik to be t.iken from, and delivered at, the several post offices by the contractors, and contractors will bs held responsible for tha safe deliveiy of all mails entered on the way bills accompanying them. All journeys which may commence on or Wore the last riay of the eonttact, as well as services and obligations connected with the journeys, must be performed by the outgoing contractor, though after the last day named in t contract. ARCH. BARR, Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Dunedin, sth Nov., 1864. NOTICE. ON AND AFTER THE l&rn INSTANT APPLICATIONS Will Received or DNSUB VJ3 YE D L A£N » IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHLAND. lovercargill May 4th, 1864