Page 1 Advertisements Column 7

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4685, 22 February 1877, Page 1

TENDERS. ENGROSSING CROWN GRANTS. Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, 16th February, 1877. ' mENDERS will be received at this JL office up to Noon on THURSDAY, the lßt March, for engrossing Crown Grants, and placing Marginal Plans on the same for the year ending 3Ut December, 1877. . Specifications may be seen at the Crown Grant Office, where every information will be afforded to intending tenderers. J. P. it AITLAND, 17f Commissioner of Crown Lands. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS. KAPUNDA AND NORTH-WE3T BEND LINE. Engineer-in-thiefs Office, Adelaide, January 15th, 1877. mENDERS will be received at this A Office up till NOON of MOSDi.Y, 19th March, for the CONSTRUCTION of a LISE of RAILWAY between Kapunda arid ths North-west Bend of the Kiver Murray, being a total length of 55 miles 58 40 chains. The contract -will comprise every operation neces sary for the construction of a line of railway, with the exception of Station Buildings and works appertaining thereto; the supply of all labour and materials, except rails and fastenings for the permanent way ; and the maintenance of the wh le works f>r one month after the line has been formal'y openel for traffic. Drawings and Specifications may be inspected at this office: at the office of Messrs H. P.Welch and Co , Melbourne and Sydney; at the office of Me«rs H. Houghton and Co, Dunedin; at the Union Bank, Christehurch; at the office of Messrs Thornton, Prnith, aud Frith, Auckland; and at the office of New Zealand Times, Wellington. The works shown on the draw ings, referred to in the specification and enumerated in the approximate schedule of quantities, hat c been commence d by the Government by day labour, and the contractor will be required to take over the work in the condition in which it may be at the expiration of one calendar month from the date of the notification of the acceptance of his tender, when the works alreidy executed shall be finally measurud up, in accordance with clause 75 of the conditions ot control t. Each tender must be accompanied by a bank deposit receipt for £500 in favour of the .Honourable Commissioner of Railways, without which no tender will be entertained. Neither the lowest nor any tender will be necessarily accepted. H. C. MAIS, 8f Engineer-in-Chief. OAMARU HARBOUR WORKS. THE Oamaru Harbour Board invite Tenders for the following works ;— Ist. Extension of Breakwater, 200 lineal feet 2nd. Extension of No. 1 Wharf, 500 do 3rd. Construction of No. 2 Wharf, 150 do 4th. Construction of So. 3 Wharf, 352 do. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Harbour Board Oftlces, Oamaru, and at the Engineer's Office, Water street, Dunedin. "Sealed Tenders to be addressed to the Chairman of the Board, marked outside " Tender for Oamaru Harbour Works," and de ivered at the Board's Office, Oamaru, before 12 o'clock Noon on FRIDAY, 16th MARCH, 1877. The Board will not be bound to aj:ept the lowest or sny tender. JOHN ML'GREGOR, If Engineer. mENDERS are invited till SATUR- -*- DAY, 24th inst., at 12 o'clock, for ALTERATIONS and ADDITIONS to Star and Garter Hotel, Oamaru, for Mr G. L. Longford. Plans, &c, at our offices. BRINDLEY and STEWART, Manse street, Dunedin; and Tyne street, Oamaru. mENDERS are requested for the CON- -*- bTRUCTION of a Two-etoreyed HOUSE, in wood, for Montagu Pym, Esq., at Maori Hill. Tenders tfose on MONDAY, sth March, at noon. For full particulars, apply to FRANK W. PETRE, - Architect, 22f Cargill's Buildings, Liverpool street. mENDERS for Book-Debts, &c, in JL theKstateof John M'lndoe, of Taieri Feny, will be received till 22nd inst. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 16f JAMES HOGG, Trustee. SPORTING. - DUNEDIN and PORT CHALMERS GRAND ANNUAL REGATTA. Under the patronage of the Hon. George M'Lean. To be held at PORT CHALMERS ON THE 23RD FEBRUARY, 1877OFFICERS. Commodore: Captain Thomson. Judge: Ca; tain Orkney. Umpire: , Rev. T. L. Stanley. Stauter: Captain Cumming. Sailing Cnmmittee : . His Worship the Mayor of Port Chalmers, Captain Sinclair, and Robert Hay, Esq. PROGRAMME: I. Seine Fishing Boats' Sailing Race, for boats not exceeding 20 feet overall; distance, 4 miles. Ist prize, £10; 2nd, £5. Entrance, 10s. 2. Second Class Bona Fide Wiialeboat Race. Boats not exceeding 28 feet, four oars and steer oar; distance, 6 miles. Ist prize, £10; 2nd, £5. Entrance, 15s. 3. Amateur Four-oared Inriq Gig Rice ; distance, 2 miles. Prize, £5. Kntrauce, 20s. 4. Champion Sailing Race, open to all, yacht? included; distance, 8 miles. Piize, £15. Entrance, 16s. 5. Ships' Fouroah Gig Race, for bona fide ships' crews; distance, 3 mi'.ts. Ist prize, £5; 2nd, £2 10s. Entrance, 10s. 6. Boys' Fo1 r-Oar Inrig Gig Race, for boys under 17 years of age, ages to be proved to the satisfaction of the Committee; distance, 2 miles. It prize, £4; 2nd, £2. Entrance, 10a. 7. Second-class Open Boat Sailing Race ; distance, 6 miles. Ist prize, £S; :nd, £t. Entrance, 10s. 8. Champion Four- Oar Inrig Gig Race ; distance, 3 miles. Ist prize, challenge cup, presented by the New Zealand Shipping Company, with £15 added ; 2nd, £5. Entrance, 203. 9. Bona Fide Wiialeboat Race, not more than six oars and steer oar; distance, 8 miles. Ist pr ze. £15 ; 2nd, £7 10s. Entrance, 20s. 10. amateur Pair-oar Inrig Gig Race : distance, 2 miles. Prize, £3. Entrance, 10$. 11. Four oar Inrig Gig Rack, for crews not entered for Champion or Amateur fours; distance, 2 miles. Ist priza, £5 ; 2nd, £2 10s. Entrance, 10s. 12. Champion Pair-Oar Inrig Gig Race ; distance, 2 miles. Prize, £5. Entrance, 10s. 13. Inrig Sculling Race, open to all; distance, 2 miles. Prize, £5. Entrance, 6s 14. Ships' Lifeboat Race, for bona fide ships' crew 3; distance, 2 miles. Prize, PA. No entrance. 15. Duck Hunt. Priza, £4. No entrance. In all Sailing Races centre boards must be scaled— either up or down—at the option 8f the owner. Time allowed for tonnage. Entries for ihe above races will be received by the Secretary up till WEDNESDAY, the 21st inst. Intending compel itors must forward the names of their crews and colours. W. G. FULLER, 16f Hon. Sec. and Treasurer. COURSISG. /GENTLEMEN having had experience VJT in Coursing are invited to communicate with me, with a view to arranging to act a? Judge for the Southland and Waihemo Coursing Ulubs, or either «f them, during the forthcoming season. THOMAS BRYDONE, 19f Dunedin. HOTELS. EMPIRE HOTEL, HOKITIKA. This large and commodious HOTEL has just been thoroughly renovated, decorated, and re-furnished. New additional well-ventilated bed-rooms and sample-rooms have been erected, renderitig this one of the beet Hotels in the colonies, and specially adapted for the requirements oi commercial men. The Billiard-room is fitted with one of the best English Tables. i Private sitting-rooms if required. , The tariff will be confiderably reduced, while the comforts will be largely increased. First-class spirits, wine*, and beers, English and Colonial, cf the best brands, will always be kept. Shower and Fltinge Baths. Coaches leave the Hotel for Christehurch twice weekly; and for Grej mouth, Kumara, and Koss daily. JOSEPH CHURCHES, od_ Proprietor. mANKARD'S TEMPERANCE JL HOTEL, Lonsda'e street west, Melbourne Established 24 years. Night porter, baths, &c. Annie Tankard, proprietress. Sf