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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 8, 25 November 1863, Page 3

Government .Advertisements. STEAM TUG. TENDERS will be received at this Office till noon of the" 30th November, from parties willing to furnish a Steam Tug for the service of the ports of New River and Bluff Harbor, for a period of not less than six months from date of acceptance of contract. Vessel to be of not less than 100 tons measurement, nor less than 30 horse-power nominal, and to be proved in every respect sound and seaworthy. The necessary certificates to that -effect, or certified duplicates thereof, to be enclosed with the Tender. One month's notice in writing on either side, at expiration of contract, to terminate the service. > The service to commence within ©ne week ofthe acceptance of contract. By Order, W. H. AYLMER, Clerk to Superintendent. NTDTICE. THE Public is desired to take notice that no permission can be granted by the Waste Land Board to occupy Waste Lands of the Crown in terms of subjoined Resolution of the Board, of date 13th inst. "Resolved, that the Waste Land Board has no power to grant an Occupation License on Crown Lands." WALTER H. PEARSON, Chief Commksioner. Wast^i Xand Board Office, Invercargill, 29 th October, 1863. CAUTION TO OWNERS OF DOGS. T >HE Police (under the provisions of the i Dog Nuisance Ordinance) are instructed to destioy all Dogs that may be unregistered after this date, but prior to doing so, they will be kept for twenty--four hours at the various police stations in the province. By Order, W. H. AYLMER, 'Cleik to Superintentent. Superintendent's Office, Southland, -18th November, .1863. IMMIGRATION. THE Government of Southland having issued instructions to the Home Agents t) lay on vessels from Great Britain, direct for the Bluff, with immigrants, the attention of parties interested in the Province is directed to the following Section of Instructions to Immigration Agents— namely, " Persons residingin the Province of Southland, desirous of assisting their friends to immigrate tothe Province, may obtain for them assisted passages hither, by pre-paying one-third ofthe passage money, and. accepting a Bill for the remaining two-thirds, drawn by tlie Provincial Treasurer, and endorsed by a substantial householder, 'residing .in the Province, and approved of by the Superintendent as sufficient securily for the same. " In the event of p irties not availing themselves of such assisted passages within twelve months, their certificates may be cancelled, and the prepaid amount returned to the Applicants." Passages at the rate of £15 10s per statute adult, of which one-third (£5 3s 4d) to be prepaid. Applications for passage Certificates to be made at this office, between the hours of 10 and 3 o'clock, on the Monday, Wednesday, and Fiiday in each week. D. M'ARTHUR, Immigration Officer. Immigration, Office, Southland. October, 29th, 1863. TRxVNSFEB, OF PUBLICANS' LICENSES NOTICE is hereby given, that a Meeting of the Justices of the Peace, residing in and near Invercargill, will be held at the Resident Magistrates' Court, Invercargill, on Tuesday, the lst day of December next, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of taking into consideration applications for Tranfers of Publicans' Licenses. Every person desirous of obtaining a Transfer must, on or before Tuesday, the 24th inst.j deliver to me a notice in writing signed by him in the form prescribed by the Licensing Ordinance, sess. IL, No. XII. JOHN HARE, Clerk to the Bench. Invercargill, 19th November, 1863. NOTICE. ON and after Monday, the 14th day of December, Block I, Lindhiust District, will be open for application. WALTER H. PEARSON, Chief Commissioner. Waste Land Board Office, Invercargill, 17th November, 1863. NOTICE. ON and after Monday, the 7th day of December, Block XVI., Invercargill Hundred, wil. fee open for application. Persons having applications for unsurveyed land in this Block, must attend personally or by agent, at the Land Office, on Thursday, the 3rd clay of December, at 12 o'clock, to have their claims settled, otherwise, the 15th clause of the Land Regulations will be enforced. WALTER 11. PEARSON, Chief Commissioner. Waste Land Board Office, Invercargill, 12th November, 1863. ALL Tradesmen's accounts for supplies to -the Provincial Hospital, Invercargi 1, must be rendered, in duplicate, at the Hospital, on the 25th of each month, in default of which such parties may -experience considerable trouble and delay in obtaining the monthly settlement of these accounts. JAMES P. MURRAY, M.D. Resident Surgeon P.P.S. Late Advertisements. Received too late for Classification. LOST.— A Red colored Pocket Book, containing about Ten Pounds sterling. Supposed to be dropped between Munroe's Library, Dee-street, ancl Mr Angus Kerr""*-*, Architect, Spay-street. Any person returning the same to John Munroe, Bookseller, Dee-street, will be handsomely rewarded. FOR SALE,— 7OO Acres, more or less, of the finest Agricultural Land on the Mataura Plains, including about 100 Acres of Heavy Timber ; 150 Acres fenced in ; 20 Acres under crop, including also, House, Stockyard, and Stable, well-sheltered from the West. The selection having been one of the first, presents an opportunity for immediate and favorable settlement, seldom to be met with. For further particulars, apply to MACDONALD & RUSSELL, Solicitors, Invercargill ; or, to MESSRS. WILLIAMSON, Oteramika. TO LET, 4 Well Finished Four-Roomed Houso situated I\_ at the east end of Esk street. Apply to COCHRAN, GRANGER and BLACKWOOD. DOYAL EXCHANGE HOTEL* SKITTLES. POYAL EXCHANGE HOTEL. QUOITS.