2nd June, Friday noon, a Cow will be sold at Balclutha Pound.

2nd June, Friday noon, a Cow and a Heifer will be sold at Caversham Pound.

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.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Land and Works until noon of Tuesday, May 30, for—

Contract No. 564—Carting about 100 cubic yards of Road Metal from the Old Botanic Reserve to between the Imperial Hotel and Hillside Toll-bar.

Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 564.”

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

C. E. HAUGHTON,
Secretary for Land and Works.
Dunedin, May 22, 1871.

TO CONTRACTORS.

ESTIMATES wanted, for the construction of Road Works in the Flagstaff Road District, as follow, viz.:—

1st. For Contract No. 2 of 1, Whare Flat
2nd. For Contract No. 2 of 2, do do
3rd. For Contract No. 3 do do
4th. For the making of creek fords, and approaches thereto, and the diversion of the Whare Creek on Contract No. 4.

Plans and specifications may be seen at the Schoolhouse, Whare Flat, up to Friday, the 26th inst., and tenders must be lodged with the Chairman of the Road Board at his house at Flagstaff, not later than 12 noon of Saturday, the 27th inst.

Mr. Cameron, Woodside, will point out the different works to intending contractors on Tuesday, the 23rd inst., and will attend for this purpose on that day at the Schoolhouse at 1 P.M.—By order,

DONALD A. McLEOD,
Civil Engineer.
Rattray street, Dunedin, 15th May, 1871.

TENDERS wanted for Forming 5 Chains, more or less, on Road No. 7, North-East Harbour District.

Mr. Telfer will show the work at his house, near the Portobello Road, on Saturday, the 27th inst., at noon. Tenders to be lodged with him on the same day.—

Geo. P. Bell, Clerk.
N.E. Harbour, May 20, 1871.

TENDERS wanted for Re-formation and Metal on Sandymount Road.

Specifications will be seen with Mr. James Weipers, who will show the work on Saturday, the 27th May, from 10 to 12 o’clock. Tenders to close at 2 o’clock same day.

Also for Formation and Metal on Seal Point Road. Specifications to be seen with Mr. George Boyles, who will show the work on Saturday, the 27th of May, from 10 to 12 o’clock. Tenders to close at 2 o’clock same day.—

W. Riddell, Clerk to Local Board.
Sandymount, May 13, 1871.

TENDERS wanted for gravelling 18 chains, 10 yards (more or less) of West Taieri Cemetery Walks, 8 feet wide by 6 inches deep.

Tenders to be left with Wm. Snow on or before 31st May, 1871. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.—

Dav. Bonar, Clerk to Managers.

DEBORAH BAY ROAD DISTRICT.—Tenders

TENDERS will be received by the undersigned till noon on Saturday, 10th June, for the undermentioned works:—

Clearing bush from road line, from junction of Purakanui and Heads roads to Middle road, Lower Harbour West. Also,

Forming about 20 chains of Road No. 3.

Intending contractors, by meeting at the house of the undersigned on Thursday, 8th June, at 9 o’clock a.m., will be shown the work. Particulars at same place.—

Geo. C. Hutton, Clerk, Deborah Bay District Road Board.
Port Chalmers, 20th May, 1871.

WASTE LAND BOARD ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE is hereby given that Section 52, Block I, Otokia District, will be offered for sale by public auction, as land of special value, at the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 26th day of June next, at 12 o’clock noon, at the upset price of 21s per acre.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Sale of the Township of Ophir (Black’s), advertised to take place at the Shamrock Hotel there on Friday, the 26th of May next, is postponed till further notice.

LAND OPEN FOR SALE on 22nd February 1871.—See Gazette of 23rd February, 1871, which may be had at the various Survey and Police Stations throughout the Province; and at the Land Offices, Dunedin and Invercargill.

NOTICE is hereby given that Section 60, Block IV, Oamaru District, part of Quarry Reserve, containing 61a. 2r. 20p., will be offered for sale by public auction at the Auction Rooms of Mr. Shrimski, Oamaru, on Monday, the 5th day of June next, at the upset price of £2 per acre, reserving the right to the present licensees to quarry thereon to the expiry of their license.

NOTICE is hereby given that Sections 4, 5, and 6, Block XVI, Waihola District, 50 acres each, more or less, will be offered for sale by public auction at the Auction Rooms of Mr. W. Capstick, Toko Mairiro, on Monday, the 5th day of June next, at the upset price of 10s. per acre. And that, on and after that date, Section 31, Block VI, Maungatua, containing 30a. 3r. 30p., will be open for application as ordinary Rural Land, at the upset price of £1 per acre.

40,000 ACRES.

OPEN FOR APPLICATION, in the Hundreds of Crookston and Wairuna, including Greenvale, Blocks 1, 2, 4, and 5; Crookston, Blocks 2 and 3; and Waipahi, Blocks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8, Raukleburn, Block 9, and Glenkenich, Block 15, surveyed into Sections of from 50 to 300 Acres each, is now open for application at the Waste Lands Board Office, Dunedin.

Lithograph maps may be had at this Office, at the Survey Office, Lawrence; and of Messrs. Hibbard and Co., Toko Mairiro.

UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO.

Professorships.

Classics and the English Language and Literature—

Prof. Sale.