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TO BE SOLD, a piece of LAND, situated in the River Terrace, Waimea South, containing about 36J acres (more or lees), fenced in five separate Paddocks, with a new DWELLINGHOUSE, containing five Rooms and appurtenances attached, and a new BARN. Terms liberal. Apply to the Proprietor oh the premises. WM. PALMER. JuneS, 1865. 1037 FOR SALE.—An eligible PROPERTY situated at Stoke, about two miles from town, consisting of 3 Acres of LAND well fenced with a live fence, half-an-acre of Garden well stocked with bearing Fruit Trees, and having a Two-roomed COTTAGE thereon. There is s good Well of Water. For further particulars, apply to jr. cownr, 981 Stoke. HOTEL FOR SALE.—A free corner House in a central part of the city. Apply to D. Moobe, Trafalgar-street. 939 EOR SALE, in Upper Moutere, 205 ACRES of LAND, with Two substantial ; DWELLING-HOUSES erected thereon. For terms, &c, apply to W. Li^htfoot, Nelson. 7L7 0 be DISPOSED OF, the LEASE of HOUSE and SHOP, now in the occupation of Mr. Shipiabd, Saddler, Trafalgar-street. For particulars apply to * ' Q. SHEPPARD, 818 Wakatu Hotel. " GOVERNMENT NOTICES" THE STEAMERS SAUDFLY AND PRINCE ALFRED. Colonial Defence Office. Auckland, June 2, 1865. IN consequence of the late gales interrupting communication between the several ports, the TIME of receiving TENDERS at Nelson for the Colonial Paddlo-wheel Steamers Prince Alfred and Sandfly is EXTENDED from the 15th to the 23rd instant. In the event of an Auckland, Wellington/or Taranaki tender being accepted, the vessel or vessels will be delivered at any of those ports free of all charge to the tenderer. The Sandfly has recently undergone a thorough overhanl at Wellington, is i/i perfect order, and insuied for the sum of £4009, on a six months' policy. Tenders to be addressed to the Superintendent of Steam Transport, Superintendent's Office, Nelson, and to be marked " Tender for Colonial Steamer." 1150 By order of the Defence Minister. Superintendent's Office, j Nelson, June 21, 1865. ■"VTO ELIGIBLE TENDER having been JLI received for the SUPPLY of FIREWOOD to the several Government Offices, Hospital, Gaol, &c, for the six months ending 31st December next, FRESH TENDERS will be received at this office until FRIDAY, the 30th instant. ALFEED GREENFIELD, 1151 Provincial Secretary, pro tern. NOTICE OF TENDERS FOR MAIL CONVEYANCE. Chief Post Office, Nelson, June 16, 1865. fTIENDERS, in duplicate, will be received i at this office, until THURSDAY, 29th instant, at Noon, from parties willing to CONTRACT to CONVEY H.M. MAILS to and from the Post Offices at NELSON, STOKE, RICHMOND, SPRING GROVE, WAIMEA VILLAGE, and WAKEFIELD, on TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS (unless prevented crossing the rivers by reason of floods), delivering the Mails at the Post Office, Nelson, by Eleven o'clock a.m., on the above days, and removing the outward Mails at Three o'clock p.m. the same days ; delivering the Mail-bags at Stoke at or before3.4s p.m.; at Richmond, by 4.30 p.m,; at Spring Grove, by 530 p.m.; at Waimea Village, by 6.15 p.m. ; and at Wakefield, by 7.15 p.m., on the above-mentioned days. Two sureties for the due performance of the contract will be required, and should the contractor neglect to fulfil the same, the Postmaster-General will cause the Mails to be conveyed by other parties, at the expense of tha contractor. The service to terminate on the 31st December, 1865, should no longer period be required by the Postmaster-General. By order of the Postmaster-General, B. WALMSLET, 1112 Chief Postmaster. EDUCATION RATE. Superintendent's Office Neldon, June 2, 1865. PURSUANT to the provisions of the "Education Act, 1863," his Honor the Superintendent directs it to bo notified, that the ANNUAL RATE imposed by the said Act upon all Householders residing within Educational Districts, will be LEVIED on SATURDAY, the Ist day of July next; and thnt the same will be received at the following places, between the hours of Ten, a.m. and Four, p.m., namely— Court House, Nelson, by the Sergeant-Major of Police 5 Schoolhouse, Clifton-terrace, Suburban North, by Mr. Alexander Wragg; Schoolhouse, Stoke, by Mr. E. Austin 5 Agricultural Hall, Waimea East, by Mr. James H.Taylor; Schoolhouse, Waimea West, by. Mr. George Walker; Schoolhouse, Spring Grove, by Mr. Thomas Andrews; Schoolhouse, Wakefield, by Mr. R. Burbush j Schoolhouse, Upper Moutere, by Mr. George M. Taylor; Schoolhouse, Lower Moutere, by Mr. W. Guy | Institute, Mjtueka, by Mr. John Boyes; Schoolhouse, Pangatotara, by Mr. Frederick Bisley; Scboolhouse, Riwaka, by Mr. C. Pattie; Schoolhouse, Motupipi, by Mr. J. Baird; House of Mr. G. Taylor, Takaka, by Mr. G. Taylor; Police Station, Collingwood, by Mr. Robert Strange. The aforesaid Act requires that "every householder in each educational district shall pay, annually, twenty shillings, and a further sum of five shillings for every child of such householder between the ages of "five ; and fourteen years : Provided always, that no person •hall be liable to pay for more than four children, nor for any child residing more than three miles from any school established under this Act; nor for any child attending any school not established under this Act, in respect of whom such persons shall produce to the Collector a certificate, signed by the teacher of such school, showing that such child has attended during the three months previous to the levying of the rate." ' .'..-. ■/■' V " \". ".'".,' : ALFEED OEEENPIELD, 1004 Provincial Secretary, fro tm.