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Wellington Independent, Volume XIX, Issue 2176, 7 March 1865, Page 3

V THE NEW GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Ix has become known, within the last few days, that the arbitrators have given in their award relative to the various properties included in the site of the new Government House. Although the details of the award are no secret, yet there is a moral embargo laid upon the owners of the property concerned not to make them public for the present, as the Government have desired a month in which to arrange certain matters connected with taking up the award. Meanwhile, much to the surprise of the Government and to the very great annoyance of the public, tho architects have called for tenders, in the Otago papers only, for tho new Government House, to be sent in on the 21st instant. Tho following is the advertisement in question : — npEXDEUS are invited for the erection of a X Government House at Wellington. Plans and specifk-al ions to^be seen at tho Government Offices, Wellington, and at tho ollices of tho Architects, Dunedin, on and after tho iiSLh in.«t. Tenders, addressed to the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington, will be received up to noon on the 21st March next. MASON and CLAYTON, Architects. 13th February, 1805. On enquiry at the Treasury here, we find ? that the plans and specifications have noi " yet been received in Wellington, < and thai