BONUS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A WOOL-PACK AND SACK MANUFACTORY IN OTAGO.

THE Provincial Government being desirous of encouraging the manufacture of Wool-packs and Sacks, is prepared to receive offers from parties willing to embark in the enterprise, and is further prepared to pay a bonus of £1000 as under:—

On the erection of buildings and machinery to the value of at least £2000—£500.

On the production of Sacks or Wool-packs to a value of not less than £500—£250.

On the production of a further quantity of Sacks or Wool-packs to the value of not less than £1000—£250.

The cloth in each case to be produced by machinery permanently established in the Province, and to be manufactured either wholly or to a large extent from Phormium Tenax, or other indigenous plants, or from other material grown in the Province.

Offers will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, not later than the 10th of October, 1872, and should state the estimated cost and productive power of the machinery proposed to be erected, the date on which the same will be in operation, and that the parties are prepared to be bound in the sum of £1000 to produce sacks and woolpacks to the value of £1500 within three years from the date on which their offer is accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept any offer.

TENDERS

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 17th September, 1872, for

Contract No. 662—Metalling 40 chains of road Tokomairiro to Clutha, situate near end of Kaitangata road, and extending towards Stoney Creek.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Balclutha.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 662.”

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

JAMES SHAND,
Acting Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 30th August, 1872.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 17th September, 1872, for

Contract No. 663—Metalling of 24½ chains of road Tokomairiro to Clutha, situate near the junction of Mount Stewart road.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Balclutha.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 663.”

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

JAMES SHAND,
Acting Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 30th August, 1872.

BONUS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTORY.

THE Provincial Government being desirous of encouraging the manufacture of Glass Bottles in Otago, is prepared to receive offers from parties willing to embark in the enterprise, and is further prepared to pay a bonus of £300 as under:—

On the erection of building and plant, of a value of not less than £500—£100.

On production of 100 gross of bottles—£100.

On production of a further quantity of 200 gross—£100.

Offers will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, and should state the estimated cost of the works proposed to be erected, the date on which the same will be in operation, and that the parties are prepared to be bound in the sum of £250 to produce 500 gross of Bottles within two years from the date on which the tender is accepted.

The Government does not bind itself to accept any offer.

PAYMENT TO BE MADE IN LAND.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 17th October, 1872, for

Contract No. 633—Construction of Timber Bridge over the Shotover River, near Arthur’s Point.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Police Station, Queenstown.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 663.”

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

JAMES SHAND,
Acting Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 3rd September, 1872.

ABSTRACT FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

Of Impounding Notices:

27th Sept., Friday, noon, a Cow and two Steers, will be sold at Clyde Pound.

STATIONERY AND PRINTING.

Separate tenders will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of Saturday, 21st September, 1872, for supply of Stationery and for Printing for Provincial Government during the year 1873.

TENDERS

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Lands, until noon of Monday, the 7th October, for

Contract No. 75.—Trigonometrical and Topographical Survey of country between Ohau Lake and Mount Aspiring, and marking on the ground part of the boundary between Otago and Canterbury.

Tenders to be accompanied by a deposit of 5 percent. of the estimated cost.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 24th September, 1872, for

Contract No. 664—Formation of portion of road Glenomaru to Catlin’s River, near the Owake Stream.

Plans and specifications can be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at the Post Office, Port Molyneux.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 664.”

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

JAMES SHAND,
Acting Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 6th September, 1872.

PAYMENT TO BE MADE IN LAND.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 24th September, 1872, for

Contract No. 666—Formation of portion of road Tokomairiro to Coast, commencing at Devil’s Bridge, and extending towards Two Stone Hill.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 666.”

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

JAMES SHAND,
Acting Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 6th September, 1872.