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Inn, Onehunga ; on the West by the middle of the Auckland Road to Newmarket.

and on the West by the Eastern boundaries of the Hundreds of Otahuhu and Howick.

NO. 4, ORAKEI.

On the N. by the sea, Waitemata Harbour ; on the East by the Tamaki to Point England Road; on the South by the middle of Point England, St. John’s College, and Auckland Roads to Newmarket, by the middle of the Parnell Road to Mechanics’ Bay.

NO. 5, OTAHUHU AND MANGAREI.

On the North by the Hundred of Howick, down Otara Creek to the Tamaki, crossing the Tamaki to Otahuhu by the Otahuhu Portage, and by the Manukau Harbour; on the W. and S. by the Manukau to the S. E. boundary of Clendon’s Grant ; on the S.E. and E. by the boundary of Clendon’s Grant, and by the boundary of the Hundred of Otahuhu.

NO. 6, HOWICK.

The Hundred of Howick.

NO. 7, WAGAPRAU.

On the north by the Orewa river and the Southern boundary of the Wainui block till it intersects the eastern boundary of block No. 10, of the parish of Waiwera, thence by the Southern boundaries of lots, Nos. 10, 17, 9, and 31 of said Parish, thence by the boundary of the Wainui and Parakakau blocks till it intersects the Great North Road, on the west by the Great North Road till it intersects the northern boundary of lot No. 1 of the Parish of Waipareira, thence by that boundary to Brigham’s creek, thence on the South by the Waitemata River and its tributaries, and on the east by the North Shore sub-district No. 1.

NO. 8, DRURY AND WAIUKU.

On the North by the waters of the Manukau, and the division line known as Hewling’s line, between the Parishes of Wairoa and Papakura, on the one side, and Hunua and Opaheki on the other ; on the East the Walton, Mangawhettu and Mangatawairi Rivers ; on the South the Waikato River to its mouth ; and on the West the sea.

NO. 9, WAIROA.

Bounded on the North by the Waibeke 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;

NO. 10, KARANGAHAPE.

The boundaries of the District are on the North, the Northern boundary of Lot 1 of the Parish of Waipareira; on the East, the Waitemata 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 Waitaikerei Block, the Wairere Stream, the Western boundary of the Parish of Waipareira, and the Kumeu Stream.

CONDITIONS.

(Applicable to all the preceding contracts.)

Samples of the various articles to be supplied will have to be submitted for inspection if required.

The Contractors for supplies will be required to deliver the same from time to time at such places, and in such quantities, as may be indicated by the Superintendent.

The Contractors for the performance of any work or service will be required to perform the same, as it may be ordered for the Provincial Government by some Officer authorized by the Superintendent in that behalf.

The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any of the tenders sent in.

Any of the contracts may be annulled upon the expiration of one calendar month’s notice, in writing, of an intention to discontinue the same, to be given by the contractor on the one part, or by the Superintendent, or by some person authorized by him, on behalf of the Provincial Government, on the other part.

Payment for any of the above supplies, works, or services will be made monthly, after the bills have been rendered in a complete state by the Contractor, and passed.

Tenders to be sealed and endorsed “Tender for (name of article or service).”

In the event of a difference of opinion between the Contractor and the Officer receiving the supplies, the same is to be decided, in cases where the article is not of a perishable nature, by a Board of Survey composed of persons named by the Government. If the Board shall decide that the article is not of proper quality, it must be immediately replaced by the Contractor, failing which it will be procured by the department requiring it, and the expense charged to the Contractor.

In cases where the article is of a perishable nature, or in which, from some other cause, injury would be sustained by waiting for a Board of Survey, the head of the department, or officer in charge, for whom the supplies are to be received, shall have power to reject any article of a quality inferior to the approved