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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 113

Public Service Stores Tender Board.—Supply and Delivery
of Stores.

Wellington, 21st October, 1914.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Chairman
(Government Printing Office) not later than 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, the 4th November, 1914, for the supply and
delivery of 3,000 bolts, double “ J ”.

Tenders must be addressed to the Chairman, Public Service
Stores Tender Board, Wellington. Delivery of the bolts is
to be made within six weeks from date of order. Particulars
and conditions of tendering may be obtained at the office of
the Controller of Stores, Post and Telegraph Department,
Wellington, and the office of the District Storekeeper, Post
and Telegraph Department, Christchurch, where samples may
be seen. Tenders must be accompanied by the deposit
stipulated in the Conditions.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

Public Service Stores Tender Board.—Supply and Delivery
of Stores.

Wellington, 21st October, 1914.

SEPARATE tenders will be received at the office of the
Chairman (Government Printing Office) not later than
5 p.m. on Wednesday, the 6th January, 1915, for the supply
and delivery, C.I.F. and E., Wellington, of the undermentioned
material :—

11,200 lb. twine, Italian, No. 304.
15,000 bolts, galvanized, swan-neck, with leather washer.
15,000 cups, 3½ in. x 2¼ in., to fit on bolts as above.
24 calculagraph clocks.
2,000 cords, mounted, 4-conductor.
25 tons sal-ammoniac, powdered.

Tenders must be addressed to the Chairman, Public Service
Stores Tender Board, Wellington. Delivery of the material
is to be made within six months from date of order. Par-
ticulars and conditions of tendering may be obtained at the
offices of the Controller of Stores, Post and Telegraph Depart-
ment, Wellington, the District Storekeeper, Post and Tele-
graph Department, Christchurch, or the Telegraph Engineers
at Auckland and Dunedin, where samples may be seen.
Tenders must be accompanied by the deposit stipulated in
the Conditions.

The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman.

Applications invited for the Positions of Attendants (3) at the
Addington Substation of the Lake Coleridge Electric-power
Plant.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 21st October, 1914.

1. APPLICATIONS will be received by the undersigned
   up till noon on the 6th November, 1914, for the
   positions of Attendants (3) at the Addington Substation of
   the Lake Coleridge electric-power plant.

2. Applications must be addressed to the Secretary to the
   Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, and must embrace
   a statement of education and experience, particulars of
   age, &c.

3. Applicants must be qualified mechanics, with a know-
   ledge of the operation of high-tension electric-power plant
   and switchboard connections.

4. The substation has a capacity of 9,000 kilowatts step-
   ping down from 66,000 volts to 11,000 volts for distribution
   to the system of primary distributors, and applicants should
   give details of any experience they have had in the equip-
   ment or operation of any similar plant.

5. The duties will consist of shift work amounting to forty-
   eight hours per week, at such hours and times as the Elec-
   trical Engineer, Christchurch, shall direct ; but in case of
   emergency the attendants appointed will be required to work
   whatever hours are necessary either inside the substation or
   at outside work until the emergency conditions are removed.

6. The positions will be graded in the General Division.
   Salaries £140, £150, and £160 per annum respectively ;
   maximum in each case £20 higher. Annual increments of
   £10.

7. Applicants are to state whether they are prepared to
   accept any of these positions.

8. The appointments will be subject to the provisions of
   the Public Service Act, 1912.

A. J. H. BENGE,
Secretary.

Applications for Licenses to use the Totalizator.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 22nd October, 1914.

IT is hereby notified for general information that the
Gaming Amendment Act, 1914 (known as Mr. Hunter’s
Act), having received His Excellency’s assent, there are
now available for issue to clubs that do not already hold a
license to use the totalizator, thirty-one licenses to be dis-
tributed as follows: Fifteen to racing clubs, eight to hunt
clubs, and eight to trotting clubs.

A license is available for one day only in each racing year.
The Minister of Internal Affairs invites written applica-
tions from those clubs not holding totalizator licenses, and
every application must be accompanied by—

1. Statement giving date of first formation of club,
   whether registered or not, and date of last meeting held.

2. A list of the present members of the club, and a copy
   of the club’s latest balance-sheet.

3. Particulars of racecourse, circumference in furlongs,
   tenure thereof, and accommodation thereon, and also
   whether course is fenced or not on the inside of the course.

4. Distance from nearest places at which race meetings
   are held by—

(a.) Clubs using the totalizator ;
(b.) Clubs not using the totalizator.

5. Any particulars which club considers give it a special
   claim for consideration.

Applications are to be addressed to the Under-Secretary,
Internal Affairs Department, and must reach him on or
before the 10th December next.

H. D. BELL,
Minister of Internal Affairs.

Applications invited for the Position of Palæontologist to
the Mines Department, Wellington.

Office of Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, N.Z., 9th July, 1914.

APPLICATIONS, to be addressed to the Secretary to the
Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, New Zealand,
will be received up till noon on the 30th November, 1914, for
the position of Palæontologist to the Mines Department,
Wellington.

Applicants must give full particulars of education, age,
health, and experience, and must—

(a.) Have a good knowledge of geology ;
(b.) Have performed original work in connection with
palæontology.

A knowledge of one or more foreign languages is desirable.
The chief duties will be—

(1.) To classify the fossil collections of the Geological
Survey ;

(2.) To specialize in some branch of New Zealand palæon-
tology, preferably in connection with the Cretaceous
and Tertiary fauna or flora ;

(3.) To assist field geologists in determination of fossils, &c. ;
and

(4.) To perform any necessary fieldwork in connection with
general palæontological work.

Salary, £365 ; maximum, £400. Professional Division.
Deductions to be made for superannuation, and appointment
to be subject to the Public Service Act, 1912.

A. J. H. BENGE,
Secretary.

Public Service Stores Tender Board.—Supply and Delivery
of Stores.

Wellington, 9th September, 1914.

SEPARATE tenders will be received at the office of the
Chairman (Government Printing Office) not later than
5 p.m. on Wednesday, the 25th November, 1914, for the
supply and delivery, C.I.F. and E., main ports, N.Z., of the
undermentioned material :—

50 miles wire, insulated and braided, twin-twisted, 1/20.
7,000 cells, dry, for telephone.
8,000 reams paper, manifold, 9¾ in. x 8 in., in reams.
600 reams paper, absorbent, in reams.

Tenders must be addressed to the Chairman, Public Service
Stores Tender Board, Wellington. Delivery of the material
is to be made as shown in the Conditions of Tender, and the
successful tenderer must give the security required by the
Conditions for the due performance of the contract. Par-
ticulars and conditions of tendering and specifications may
be obtained at the office of the Controller of Stores, Post and
Telegraph Department, Wellington ; the District Store-
keeper, Post and Telegraph Department, Christchurch ; or
the Telegraph Engineers at Auckland and Dunedin, where
samples of the papers may be seen. A deposit as shown in
the Conditions must accompany each tender.

J. MACKAY,
Chairman,