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Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1615, 6 September 1861, Page 7

Government Notices. PUBLIC WORKS. Provincial Secretary's Office, , 3rd September, 1861. "OLANS and Specifications may be •*• seen at Mr. Abbot's Featherston, Wairarapa, and at the Engineer's Office, Wellington, for the formation of a portion of the G. N. E. Road, Featherston. Parties desirous of tendering will forward their Tenders to the Office of the Provincial Secretary, on Tuesday, the 17th of September, marked on the outside "Tender for formation of Road, near Featherston." J. WOODWARD, Acting Provincial Secretary. PUBLIC WORKS. Provincial Secretary's Office, 3rd September, 1861. J3LANS and Specifications may be -*■ seen at Mr. Ray's Carterton, Wairarapa, and at the Engineer's Office Wellington, for the formation~of~ar^po»tickiL of the G. N. E. Road, on the Taratahi Plain. Parties desirous of tendering will forward their tenders to the Office of the Provincial Secretary, on Tuesday, the 17th September, marked on the outside " Tender for formation of Road, Taratahi Plain." J. WOODWARD, Acting Provincial Secretary,' WELLINGTON PROVINCIAL COUNCIL Provincial Council Chamber, September 2, 1861. mENDERS will be received at the A Clerks Office until Monday, the 9th day of September, for Binding 200 volumes of the Acts and Proceedings of the Provincial Council. Specimens of the Binding required may be seen on applying as above. ' Wm. BEST, Clerk of Council. IMPORTANT TO SHEEP BREEDERS. SALE OF MERINO SHEEP. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ON MONDAY, the 28th of OCTOBER NEXT, AND THE FOLLOWING. DAYS, IN A FIELD NEAR THE NEW CLUB HOUSE* CHRISTCHURCH, CANTERBURY, npHE whole of the Mount Eden and Christ--1 church valuable Ram Breeding Flocks of George Rich, Esq., Mount Eden, Auckland, who is about to decline business in the Southern Hemisphere and return to England. ALSO, The newly-imported pure Spanish and Freuoh MERINO FLOCKS, chosen by Mr. Rich, in Europe, with great care, and landed here a few months since. The imported Sheep will be sold SINGLY, unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of sale ; some of these will be sold each day. The Mount Eden and Christohuroh Shakspere ! Merino Flocks will be sold in lots of FIVE EWES to suit purchasers, and to enable each sheep holder to become bis own ram breeder. The following is a list of the Lots which will be offered for competition :— 285 Two Tooth and Four Tooth Rams, 100 are Two Tootb, and by imported Spanish Rams, out of the Mount Eden Ewes. 505 Shakspere Merino Ewes, from Two Tooth upwards, 100 of which are by imported Spanish Rams. 400 Ram and Ewe Lambs, more or less by imported pure Spanish and Shakspere Rams, out of the above Ewes. 65 Imported Spanish. Ewes, 15 have a dash of French Blood j about 40 of them will lamb in .December next, by the Prize Ram. 15 Imported Spanish and French Merino Rams, one of which gained a first-class prize in Germany two years following. The Weights of the Fleeces from theße imported tiheep clipped in England, clean river washed, ac follows : — French Merino Ewes averaged lOlbs. each. Spanish do. varied from 71bs. to lllbs. of wool, eleven months aud a half gro i?th. Imported Spanish Rams, sires of the above mentioned yearlings and lambs, clipped last season, over Islbs. each in the grease. The Auckland Mount Eden Shakspere Merino flock has been removed to Canterbury, partly owing to the disturbed state of the Northern Island; and Mr. Rich has since decided to dispose of the whole of his Mount Eden and other sheep, and to return to England; The Ewes have been selected for Ram Breeding, and their wool has been most favorably reported on by Mr. Hughes, the eminent wool broker of London. . The impoited Spanish Merino flooks is of ancient and pure blood, the fleece being remnrbly fine, very closely set, and of great weight. None of the Ewes of this flock have ever been disposee of since their importation from Spain. This is one of the most valuable flocks of sheep ever offered for Sale in the Southern Hemisphere, j At the same time will be sold Mr. Rich's mare* " Matilda," a German sheep Dog, and a patent German Ear Brand. The imported sheep follow the call of the shepherd. The whole of the sheep will be sold with the wool on. . If there is a good attendance and fair competition at the at the Sale, it is Mr. Rich's intention to dispose of the entire Flock without reserve. Terms will be given at time of Sale. For further particulars, apply to GEORGE RICH, Christchuroh; or MILES & CO., Lyttelton and Christchurch. N.B.—Steamers will Sail from Canterbury for Australia and the neighbouring Provinces in New Zealand, a few days after ihe Auction. 26th August, 1861. MISS CLARK, Dress-maker, Sewing of every kind done by the day or week, at Mrs. Parkei's, MoleswortU street, Thorndon Flat. June 18, 1861.