Information may be obtained from the Provincial Surgeon.

MEDICINES FOR THE USE OF THE PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL, LUNATIC ASYLUM, GAOL, AND STOCKADE.

A list of the medicines to be tendered for may be seen at this office. Tenders must be made out in accordance therewith.

TIMBER

Of such kinds and sizes as may be required. Information can be obtained at the “Roads Office.”

PAPER.

Demy, blotting, per ream
Antiquarian drawing, per quire
Double elephant, ditto
Cartridge, per ream
Blue laid demy, per ream
Ditto, ruled faint lines, ditto
Foolscap, best hand made, 19 lbs per ream
„ „ „ ruled faint per ream
„ 2nd, machine made, 16 and 14 lbs, per ditto
„ 16 lb. ruled
Writing, double foolscap, per ditto, weight to be stated.
Printing, ditto ditto ditto
„ demy, ditto, ditto
Cream laid 4to, letter size, best
Ditto 8vo, note size, ditto.

MISCELLANEOUS STATIONERY.

Bookbinders’ folio, half bound
Ditto, ditto ditto whole bound (at per dozen)
Ditto, topscap folio, half bound
Ditto, ditto, whole bound
Candles, sperm, at per lb.
Envelopes, foolscap, per 1000
Ditto, letter and note ditto
India rubber, at per lb.
Ink, black, Morrell’s Registration, at per quart
Ink, Stephen’s Blue Black, at per quart
Ditto Arnold’s red, at per quart
Matches, wax vesta, per dozen boxes
Tracing cloth
Parchments, per roll (dimensions of skin to be stated in tender.)
Pencils, best drawing, at per dozen
Pens, mapping
Pens, magnum bonum, (1st quality,) at per gross
„ quill, ditto, at per 100
Pins, at per ounce
Ribbon, green silk, at per dozen yards
Tape, red, at per dozen pieces
Twine, at per lb.
Cord, green silk.

Tenders will also be received at the same time and place for the performance of the undermentioned works or services, upon the conditions hereinafter specified.

WASHING.

For the Washing required to be done for the Provincial Hospital and the Lunatic Asylum, during the six calendar months commencing the 1st July, 1863.
Information can be obtained from the Provincial Surgeon.

CARTING.

For such carting as may be required by the Provincial Government from the 1st July, till the 31st December, 1863.
Further information can be obtained at the “Roads Office.”

THISTLES.

From persons willing to Contract for eradicating and destroying all noxious Thistles growing upon any Waste Lands of the Crown, lands belonging to the Aboriginal Natives, and on any Public Road or Reserve within one or more of the several sub-districts hereinafter described, for the term of one year, ending 30th June, 1864.

No. 1, North Shore.

Bounded on the N.E. by the sea; on the N.W. by the Wairau stream, by the middle line of a road running between lots 104 and 105 of the Parish of Takapuna, in a South Westerly direction to the Lucas’ Creek Road; on the West by the middle of the Lucas’ Creek Road, by the middle of Callan’s Bay Road to the Harbour; on the south by the Harbour of Waitemata.

No. 9, Waiheke.

Bounded on the North by the Waiheke Channel; from the Eastern boundary of the Hundred of Howick to the Wairoa River; on the East by the Wairoa River; on the South-East by Hewling’s line; on the South and South-West by the Pahurehure Creek, and by Manukau Harbour to the South-Eastern boundary of Clendon’s Grant; on the North-West by Clendon’s Grant to the Eastern boundary of the Hundred of Otahuhu; and on the West by the Eastern boundaries of the Hundreds of Otahuhu and Howick.

No. 10, Karangahape.

The boundaries of the District are on the North, the Northern boundary of Lot I of the Parish of Waipareira; on the East, the Waite Creek and Harbour, the Whau Creek, and the Whau Portage; on the south, the Manukau Harbour on the West, the Sea; and on the North-west, the North-western boundary of the Waitakerei Block, the Waitemata Stream.