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Wellington Independent, Volume XVIII, Issue 1958, 17 September 1863, Page 2

%\ LAND SALE. <-.=. J- * •., '• « Crown Lands Office, "'" /: Wellington, 24th August, 1863. NOTICE is hereby given that 2353 acres of land in the Upper Mungaroa Block, in the Hutt District, wjll be put up for sale by Publio Auction at this office on Wednesday, the 23id day of September next,' at one o'clock p.m., at ;he upset price of twenty shillings per acre. For further particulars see Provincial Govern- ' juent Gazette, No 31 of the 10th July last. ' A road is being made into the district and the ' block is divided into allotments of 40 (forty) acres i each. A plan of the block is open for inspection at this office. ■*«**.'■ c WILLIAM FITZHE.RBERT, Commissioner of Crown Lands. MR, MOFFITT, SURGEON DENTIST, in all its branches receives patients fifom 10 till 4 o'clock. Willis-street, July 27, 1863. OIL! OILI OIL! ON SAtE by the Undersigned, a few casks «f superior Humpback Oil. J. WALDEN, Clay Point. ON SALE. eENEVA, kej brand, in redcases Clouzeau's pale brandy, in case MartelPa pale and dark braudy, in qr-casks Glentizil whisky, in qr-casks B.P. rum, in hhds and qr-casks Port, sherry, and ckampange wines Fine Congou tea, in chests, half-chests, and .' •»■ 'boxes f Arrowroot and saga ; Scptqli oatmeal and Patna rice, in barrels ;,: j Londonl and. Sydney. soap, cwt and half-swt \ :*. . , boxes 10 and llxi heavy white blankets French merinos and winter prints Men's, women's, ahd children's hosiery ; '•) 'Blue serge shirts, pilot jackets 11 ' pde and'tweed suits, tweed jumpers .Men's Caps, regatta shirts '"'' : . ' Military silk liandanrins, printed spurt do v Woolpacks, 8 and 10 lbs weight -'■ Sheet 2inc; sheet glass Patent nails,. galvanised tiles Galvanised tin sheets Steel spades and shovel* Cases of saddlery Anchors and chains Yellow metal sheathingFlour of sulphur &c. . &r. &c. JOHNSTON & CO. June 29, 1863* MOROA SAW MILLS.- ' ALL Outstanding Accounts dv« to- the undersigned for Timber, are requested: to be paid to Mr Arthur Hay ward, who is authorised to receipt the same. MoLAGGAN & THOMPSON. May 15, 1803. ' : NEW, ZEALAND MAIL STEAM SERVICES. nPIENDERS are required by the Government of JL New Zealand for the performance of tho undermentioned services. 1. A steamer to leave Melbourne Vrithiui 24 hours after the due date of the arrival of tlie Europeau Mail Contract Bont, v for Port Chalmers, Otago, calling at the Bluff. ,To wait in Melbourne, for the Mail' if detained, not mora than four ?. . - -days, after its due date! *2." A steamer to leave Port Chalmers Tor Melbourne calling at the Bluff, carrying the homeward Mail of the Colony to Melbourne not later than 2 p.m. on the 16th of eacli. month except February and then on the 14th'. The.,^teamers emplojed must be subject to the approval' of the Government, and must be able to maintain an average speed of not less than eight knots an hour on each voyag,-e. . i All Post Office Mails must be received on board and delivered to destination free of charge. Maila to be taken from ahcL delivered on board of the European Mail Contract Steamer in Hobson's Bay, at the expense' of tlie c"ox»tr/i6tor. "Afree cnief cabin passege must be at the service of a clerk or agent of the Poat Office, on the requisition! ojf 'the Government, and proper accommoda*ti6n provided for sorting letters. The tender to state the amount of penalty • recoverable for general non-performance of contract : a penalty of M IOO per diem will be required for delay in departure after the. time fixed on each • . voyage,. an.d an additional pen.alty of jJ3OO for failure, .' ] after sucli '"delay in delivering- the homeward Mail in 'Melbourne prior to the departure of the European Mail Contract Boat from that Port. The tendera may- state the sum for which the whole or any portion of the foremenlioned Services will be .undertaken* The Contract to commence on January Ist, 1864, and to continue in force until the expiration of six calendar months', notice to be given by. either of the parties to the other of his intention to deter- - mine the same ; provided always that the Contract shall n»t terminate before the 31st day of December 1864. . The tenders to be endorsed " Tenders for the New Zealand Mail Seryices,'' to be addressed to the Postmaster General of New Zealand, and to be posted at Dunedin not later than the 18th day of September next. READER GILSON WOOD. General Post Office, ,«:..;, Auckland, June 22, 1863. ' ''■ >VI ■' NEW ZEALAND MAIL SERVICE. r^rX'/L. BONUS fit J5350"wi1l be paid by the Sub- ','*. ' -^ljL. Treasurer of the New Zealand Government * '^t Dunedin, to the master of any steamboat which " fIMII leave Melbourne with the New Zealand ; . .- European. Mails, within twenty -four hours after the i , .' arrival of tbe P. and O. Company's boat whenever . the Aldinga has left without them, and deliver the . fffime to the Postmaster at Dunedin, Otago, (land- . .' Ing, the Southland portion at the Bluff weather ..-;:. permitting,) within. nine days of leaving Mcl- ; .Ijpnrne.., . . i Thu Bonus will Tie paid for each of the months '.: jqf Aqgust, September, October, November, and December j of^ this year,^immediately after the Mail '..■ ; Agent (.for whom a free chief cabin passage must be j;- provided), shall have certified that the service has .:> been, duly performed. Tne Postmaster General of Melbourne, or some person appointed by him, must be satisfied that any f boat offering has sufficient steam-power to perform the' service required; and in case of there :i j being a choice of boats, the selection to rest with that officer. ' (Signed) -""" " - READER GILSON WOOD. ►fefeneral Post Office, New Zealand, July 16th, 1863. " i( NEW ZEALAND MAIL SERVICE. "T>E.BS,O,NS intending to tender far the New ZeajL i and Mail Service, in accordance with the terms of an advertiament dated General Post Office, 1 Auckland, June 22nd, 1863, are requested to state separately in their tenders — '' " Ist. ''As respects the service from Otago to Melbourne : What difference in the amount of ~.Y""""' ,' "subsidy," if riny, would be required, if the r ' ', 17th or 18th days of the month were aub- ''-'''■ Btittiterf;as the date for the: mail steamers .leaving Port Chalmers, instead of the lfiih ? "■'•'' A ' "ihd difference to be stated for each of these „ -f . .. .dales, . " " . '- "2na7 As respects the service from Melbourne t» Otago : What additional sum per diem would be required for each day's detention of the steamer at Melbourne beyond tbe four days stipulated for, up to and inclusive of the Bth .. day, from the due date of sailing ? " iU> '^ '*/•*'■ ■•"•'•" READER GILSON WOOD. General Post Office,; - ' ."'...; New Zealand, » i . . ( „ July ACtli, 1363,