THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 25

Authority to Frank.

General Post Office,
Wellington, 10th January, 1874.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased
to authorize
The RESIDENT ENGINEER, Oamaru,
to frank and receive, free from prepayment of
postage, Letters or Packets posted on the Public
Service.
EDWARD RICHARDSON,
(in absence of the Postmaster-General).

Tenders for 385,000 Railway Sleepers.

Public Works Office,
Wellington, 13th January, 1874.
THE following list of successful and unsuccessful
tenderers is published for general information.

EDWARD RICHARDSON.

OAMARU.
Declined.
J. Bruce, Waimate ... Declined.
J. Copland and Co., Auckland ... 29,000 ... 3 6
C. Houghton, Dunedin ... 18,000 ... 4 7

PORT CHALMERS.
Accepted.
T. Pollock, Dunedin ... 10,000 ... 3 3
Krull and Co., Wellington, (all jarrah) ... 46,000 ... 4 3

Declined.
J. Allan, Balclutha, (informal) ... 2,000 ... 2 11
(informal) ... 8,000 ... 2 10
J. Copland and Co., Auckland ... 46,000 ... 3 9
Krull and Co., Wellington, (all jarrah) ... 46,000 ... 4 3

BLUFF OR INVERCARGILL.
Declined.
J. Murdoch, Invercargill ... 46,000 ... 3 3
J. Copland and Co., Auckland ... 46,000 ... 3 10½
A. J. Smythe, Oamaru ... 12,000 ... 4 0
or 20,000 ...
Krull and Co., Wellington, (all jarrah)... 46,000 ... 4 3
T. Brown, Invercargill, (informal).

TIMARU.
Declined.
J. Copland and Co., Auckland ... 18,000 ... 3 10½
D. Proudfoot, Dunedin ... 385,000 ... 4 0
If all ironbark or jarrah ... 4 9

WELLINGTON.
Accepted.
Number. Rate.
E. Jones, Auckland ... 13,000 ... 3 6
s. d.

GREYMOUTH.
Accepted.
Maher and O'Connor, Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 1 11

Declined.
Hazel and White, Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 2 1
T. W. Hungerford, Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 2 6
Alex. Tawse and Co., Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 2 9
Doutswaite and McConnor, Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 2 9½
J. Hamilton, Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 2 11
D. McMillan, Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 3 0
E. B. Garven, Hokitika ... 16,000 ... 3 2
Alex. Tawse, Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 3 2
H. Francis, Greymouth ... 10,000 ... 3 3
Wickes and Co., Greymouth ... 16,000 ... 3 3
Kelly and Mullins, Greymouth ... 10,000 ... 3 5
J. Copland, Auckland ... 16,000 ... 4 1½

NELSON.
Accepted.
W. Page, Nelson ... 10,000 ... 2 11
H. T. Tunnicliffe, Wakefield ... 14,000 ... 2 11
7,000 ... 2 11
W. Sigglekow, Nelson ... 10,000 ... 3 0

Declined.
W. Manson, Nelson ... 20,000 ... 3 0
... 40,000 ... 3 0
J. Copland and Co., Auckland ... 41,000 ... 3 9
H. T. Tunnicliffe, Wakefield ... 10,000 ... 3 9½
H. Baigent, Nelson ... 12,000 ... 3 11
Krull and Co., Wellington, (all jarrah) ... 41,000 ... 4 3
H. T. Tunnicliffe, Wakefield ... 10,000 ... 5 0

LYTTELTON.
Accepted.
E. C. Latter, Akaroa ... 67,000 ... 3 0
H. Palmer, Auckland ... 45,000 ... 3 4½
Krull and Co., Wellington, (all jarrah) ... 40,000 ... 4 3
J. Lundon, Auckland ... 45,000 ... 3 5
... 31,000 ... 4 5
(large size) ...

Declined.
J. Lundon, Auckland, (part accepted) ... 145,000 ... 3 5
E. C. Latter, Akaroa ... 33,500 ... 3 6
... 33,500 ... 3 6
J. Copland and Co., Auckland ... 145,000 ... 3 7½
J. Copland and Co., Auckland, (large),
conditional ... 31,000 ... 3 10½
C. Houghton, Dunedin ... 50,000 ... 3 8
Bird and Co. ... 67,000 ... 3 9
D. G. Holmes, Christchurch ... 20,000 ... 4 0
P. Cunningham, Lyttelton ... 50,000 ... 4 3
Krull and Co., Wellington, (all jarrah) ... 119,000 ... 4 3
C. Houghton, Dunedin, (large)... ... 31,000 ... 5 5½
Krull and Co., Wellington, (large, all
jarrah) ... 31,000 ... 6 3

Duties payable under the Native Lands Act.

Treasury,
Wellington, 6th January, 1874.
PERSONS liable for the payment of duties under
the Native Lands Act, are informed that under
"The Native Lands Duties Act, 1873," a penalty of
10 per cent. per annum on the amount payable is
leviable in respect of all duties not paid at the due
date; and no transfer, lease, or other instrument in
respect of which such duty is payable, is valid or
effectual until the duty to which it is from time to
time liable is paid.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS,
(in absence of the Colonial Treasurer).

NOTICES TO MARINERS.

No. 2 of 1874.
Customs Department (Marine Branch),
Wellington, 10th January, 1874.
THE following Notices to Mariners, received from
the Portmaster, Brisbane, are published for
general information.

WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS.

TEMPORARY LIGHT, FLAT TOP ISLAND, PIONEER
RIVER.
ON and after this date, until further notice, a tem-
porary Light will be exhibited from the Signal Station
on Flat Top Island, at an elevation of 220 feet above
the sea level. The Light, in fine weather, will be
visible about 10 miles, except in a line with Round
Top Island, when the Light will be obscured on a
W.N.W. bearing, through an arc of less than a
quarter of a point.

G. P. HEATH, Commander R.N.,
Portmaster.

Department of Ports and Harbours,
Brisbane, 20th December, 1873.