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Colonist, Volume XV, Issue 1500, 9 February 1872, Page 4

GOVERNMENT NOTICES. NELSON WATERWORKS. NOTICE is hereby givon, that, from this date, the following clause (No. 27) of the Waterworks Act will be strictly enforced :— " Any person who shall wilfully cause or permit any water supplied as aforesaid to be wasted, | shall, for every Buch offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding ten pounds." ALFRED HIBBLE, Assessor and Collector. Waterworks Office, Nelson, 18th January, 1872. 1909 ~ SHEEP RETURNS FOR 1872. •VTOTIOE.—The following Clause of "The -L l Scab Act Amendment Act, 1869," ia published for general information :— "Every owner of sheep shall, in the month of of January in each year, make a return to the Chief Inspector, of the Number of Sheep in his charge in the Province of Nelson, on the Ist day of January in such year; and shall, in the month of February in each year, pay, or cause to be paid, to the Treasurer of the Province, a sum of money at the late of Three Shillingsper hundred for all sheep in his charge" upon tho Ist day of January in such year j and in default thereof the same may be sued for in the name of any Inspector, and the proof of the number of sheep in his charge shall rest with the defendant." FRANK NAIRN, 1996 Chief Inspector of Sheep. fTTENDEES are invited by the Colonial X Government for the CONSTRUCTION of about SEVEN MILES of DRAY ROAD in the INANGAHUA VALLEY, from the LANDING to LARRY'S CREEK. Plans and Specifications to be seen at the Police Camps Cobden and Reefton, and Provincial Engineer's Offices Nelson, Ahaura, and Westport. Tenders, addressed to the Provincial Engineer, at Westport, endorsed " Tender for Inangahua Road," will be received up to Four p.m. on MONDAY, February 19,1872. The lowest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. ' By command, JOHN BLACKETT, 2002 Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON. IMPORTANT SALE BY AUCTION OF SURVEYED CROWN LANDS. Crown Lands Office, Wellington, 18th January, 1872. NOTICE is hereby given, that the undermentioned TOWN, AGRICULTURAL, and PASTORAL SURVEYED LANDS, will be offered for Sale at the Crown Lands Office Wellington, on MONDAY, the 26th day of February next, at Noon ; and on the following day, at the same hour and place:— District. Sections. Contents A. b. v. Wellington City 2 ... 2 0 0 Harbor District ...... 9 ... 941 0 0 Eutt (Upper Mungaroa)... 9 ... 372 0 0 Wanganui and Campbelltown 31 ... 12 1 14 Foxton, Manawatu .., 61 ... 2,073 132 Palmerston, , 195 ... 5,997 2 1 Fitzherbert, „ 132 ... 5,587 2 8 Carnarvon, , 44 ... 6,635 3 0 Motoa, „ 18 ... 567 029 Karere, „ 10 ... 970 211 Alfredton, Wairarapa ... 195 ... 4,761 3 0 Rangitumau, „ ... 10 ... 2,484 0 0 Pahau, East Coast 7 ... 6,642 0 0 Whareama, „ 30 ... 9,189 0 0 Awhea, „ 29 ... 22,286 0 0 Total 68,522 015 The above sale of Crown Lands affords an excellent opportunity for investment to intending settlers in Wellington Province, the extensive and fertile lands of which are now being openod up by extensive Public Works, in the shape of Roads, Tramways, Railways, and Bridges. ,H. The Campbell Town Sections are in the immediate vicinity of the recently constructed Wanganui Bridge; while those in Wanganui will, ere long, command a high value, owing to the rapid progress that is being made by that town, which is the commercial entrepdt for the large and flourishing districts surrounding it, The Town, Suburban, and Rural Sections, in the Manawatu District, are also highly eligible for investments, and their rise in value will be commensurate with the progress of those great public works now being rapidly pushed on in that quarter. Gazettes, containing Schedules of the above Lands, oan be obtained at The Colonist Office, Nelson. Plans of the above are open for inspection at tho Crown Lands Office, Wellington. Plans of the Wanganui and Campbell Town Sections can be seen at Mr. Nixon's Office, Wanganui. Mr. W. Alzdoep will be in attendance at Palmerston to give information to intending purchasers of Manawatu lands. JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH, 1969 Commissioner of Crown Lands. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES. rFIHE Government, having been empowered JL by special Acts of the Legislature to enter into contraots for Insurance on Lives, and for the grants of Annuities and Endowments, are now prepared to execute any of the usual contracts dependant upon the contingencies of human life. The following advantages are presented as deserving of Public attention, and especially of the Working Classes:— 1. All transactions, and Powera of Attorney and other documents, are free of Stamp Duty and all taxation. 2. No charge is made beyond the purchase money or premium, which may be paid half-yearly or quarterly. 3. Should the Assurer die within the days of grace, the Policy will still be valid. 4. Surrender vakes are granted on the whole or any part of a/xmtract which has endured for three years. 5. The Tables of Premiums in all the branches are considerably less than in »ny other office in New Zealand. 6. Residence is permitted in any part of the Australasian Colonies or Europe, and premiums may be paid on the due dates at the nearest Money Order Office. 7. Insurances effected for the benefit of and Bettled on Wife or Children are free, to the extent of £2000, from the claim of Creditors. 8. The Consolidated Revenue of the Colony is liable for all claims, in the event of the reoeipts, whioh are duly invested at compound interest, at any time being insufficient to meet demands, thus affording the best security to the Assured. The fullest information can be obtained on application at any Money Order Office, or to the Chief Postmaster, Nelson. W. CHSBORNE,