VACCINATION.—His Honor the Superintendent directs it to be notified that he has appointed the gentleman afternamed, to be a Medical Officer under the “Vaccination Act 1863,” and that he will attend as aftermentioned, for the performance of Vaccination, and will also attend on the eighth day thereafter to inspect the result of the operation, as required by the said Act.

JOHN C. BARRETT, Esquire, Surgeon, will attend at his house, Waipori, every Monday, at two o’clock p.m.

E. B. CARGILL,
Provincial Secretary.

9th May, 1871.

PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.

PRIVATE PETITIONS.—The following resolution by the Private Petitions Committee, which was afterwards adopted by the Provincial Council, is published for general information :-

“In concluding their labours, your Committee would recommend to the consideration of the Council the advisability of laying down as a rule of this House, that all Petitions should be first submitted to the Government, if possible, during the recess, before being presented to the Provincial Council; so that the Government may be prepared beforehand with any evidence they wish to procure, bearing on the prayer of the Petitions; and all applications for Reserves should be made to the Government during the recess, and brought down to the Council with their opinion thereon.”

JOHN L. GILLIES, Chairman.

Dunedin, December 5, 1870.

NOTICE.

IN conformity with Section 23 of the Mining Leases Regulations, I hereby give notice that the application of Michael Sylvester Daffy and John Sing for a Mining Lease of eight acres of land at Hyde, made on June 30th, 1870, has been refused by me, and that such ground is open to persons holding miners’ rights or business licenses, or to applicants for leases, as if no lease of the said ground had ever been applied for.

H. W. ROBINSON, Warden.

Warden’s Office, Naseby,
May 5th, 1871.

ABSTRACT FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

of Impounding Notices:—

12th May, Friday noon, a Steer will be sold at Balclutha Pound.

12th May, Friday noon, two Bullocks, two Heifers, and a Steer will be sold at Lawrence Pound.

19th May, Friday, noon, a Mare will be sold at Oamaru Pound.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Land and Works until noon of Tuesday, 23rd May, for

CONTRACT No. 560—Erection of a Land and Survey Office, Mataura Bridge.

Plans and Specifications may be seen and Forms of Tender obtained at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, or at the Post-office, Mataura Bridge.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 560.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any Tender.

CH. E. HAUGHTON,
Secretary for Land and Works.

Dunedin, 1st May, 1871.

CONTRACTS wanted for forming between four and five chains of road-line to join No. 1 Road. The Inspectors will be on the ground on Saturday, the 20th inst., to shew the work at 3 o’clock p.m.—THOS. GRAINGER, Clerk. Highcliff, May 8th, 1871.

KAIKORAI ROAD BOARD.—Wanted, Tenders for the supply of about 240 yards Metal. Specifications may be seen, and Tenders lodged, at the house of Wm. Barr, Esquire, Spring Park, on or before Friday, the 12th May, 1871.—JAMES CUNNINGHAM, Clerk to the Board.

KURIMOTO ROAD DISTRICT.—Tenders wanted for certain Bridges, Culverts, and Cuttings, along the Beach Road; also, certain works to be done at the Yellow Pinch, Jenkin’s Hill, and Quill’s

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Land and Works until noon of Tuesday, 23rd May, for

CONTRACT No. 562—Gravelling about 25 chains of road, Lower Mataura District.

Specifications may be seen and Forms of Tender obtained at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, or at the Post-office, Mataura Bridge.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 562.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any Tender.

CH. E. HAUGHTON,
Secretary for Land and Works.

Dunedin, 4th May, 1871.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Land and Works until noon of Friday, 26th May, for—

Contract No. 563—Gravelling about 25 chains of Road from Invercargill to the Mataura Bridge.

Specifications may be seen, and Forms of Tender obtained, at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, or at the District Engineer’s Office, Invercargill.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works, Tender for Contract No. 563.”

The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any Tender.

C. E. HAUGHTON,
Secretary for Land and Works.

Dunedin, 9th May, 1871.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Land and Works until noon of Thursday, the 18th May, for

1st. CONTRACT No. 69—Revision of Survey Contract No. 57, Kawarau District.

2nd. CONTRACT No. 70—Survey of about 770 acres, Kawarau District, into sections.

Plans and Specifications may be seen and Forms of Tender obtained at the Survey Office, Dunedin.

Tenders to be accompanied by the usual deposit of ten per cent.

The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.

CH. E. HAUGHTON,
Secretary for Land and Works,

May, 1871.

TENDERS will be RECEIVED by the undersigned up to 20th May, for the execution of certain Road Works on Main District Road, Clarendon District. The following gentlemen will shew specifications and the work required on the undermentioned dates; Mr. James Sutherland, on the 15th May; Mr. Archd. Carrick, on the 16th May; Mr. Neil M’Bride, on the 17th May; Mr. George Graham, on the 17th May. The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted.—R. B. TWELFTR EE, Clerk to Board. Lake Waipori, 26th April, 1871.