The Waste Land Board consists of the following Members:—

John Turnbull Thompson, Esq., Chief Commissioner
John Hughes, Esq., Commissioner
George Duncan, Esq., do
James Allan, Esq., do
Donald Reid, Esq., do
William Alexander Tolmie, Esq., do

20th November, 1872.

ABSTRACT FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

Of Impounding Notices:—

6th December, Friday noon, 5 geldings, 6 mares, and 1 filly will be sold at Clyde Pound.

6th December, Friday noon, a mare and a colt will be sold at South Dunedin Pound.

TENDERS

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 3rd December, 1872, for:—

Contract No. 491.—Gravelling 103 chains of road, Palmerston to Oamaru.

Contract No. 692.—Forming, pitching and gravelling of 126 chains of road, Palmerston to Oamaru, commencing from east end of Contract 691, and extending towards Oamaru.

Contract No. 693.—Forming and metalling 123 chains 30 links of road, Palmerston to Oamaru, commencing from the east end of Contract No. 692, and extending towards Oamaru.

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, Oamaru.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works tender for Contracts No. 691, 692, or 693, as the case may be.”

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

PAYMENT TO BE MADE IN LAND OR CASH AT OPTION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 3rd December, 1872, for—

Contract No. 694.—Formation of portions of road between Winton and Wrey’s Bush, commencing about 40 chains north of Winton Bush, on the north road, and terminating at the Aparima River, near Wrey’s Bush.

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, Winton.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works tender for Contract No. 694.”

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

TENDERS will be received at the Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of Tuesday, 3rd December, 1872, for the following Services and Supplies for the Provincial Government of Otago, for the year 1873—the Ironmongery and Bread Contracts may be terminated at half year, by either party giving a month’s previous notice.

• Bookbinding
• Cleaning Cesspools
• Cleaning Chimneys
• Funerals
• Mixed Firewood; must be cut at least six months. Tender to state the kinds of wood he will mix, and about what quantities of each he will supply
  • Provincial Coal
    • Green Island
    • Shag Point
    • Kaitangata
  • English, Scotch and Newcastle, do
• Ironmongery
• Kerosene, Neatsfoot, and Colza Oil
• Castor Oil
• Plumber’s Material
• Paint’s Colors and Glazing (specification altered)
• Powder and Fuse
• Rock Render
• Rations and Medical Comforts for Dunedin Gaol
• Milk for Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, Dunedin
• Do for Industrial School
• Rations and Medical Comforts (exclusive of Bread) for Hospital, Lunatic Asylum, and, if required, Immigration Depot
• Bread for Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, for 6 months. A deposit of £20 must be lodged with the tender, to be forfeited if tender is not taken up
• Bread for Industrial School, and, if required, for Immigration Depot
• Rations—Meat for Hospital, Lunatic Asylum, and, if required, for Immigration Depot
• Meat for Industrial School
• Forage
• Potatoes
• Sawn Timber

The names of the Sureties must be lodged with the Tender, and it must be shown at the same time that the Sureties consent.

Schedules for Tendering may be had from the Government Storekeeper, after 23rd November, 1872.

Accounts to be rendered on the 25th of each month, and all items against a Department to be put into one account.

The Government will not be bound to accept any tender.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 10th December, 1872 for,—

Contract No. 695.—Formation of 36 chains of road at Benmore, on road, Winton, to Kingston, commencing at Morrison’s Accommodation House.

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, Winton.

Tenders to be endorsed, “Roads and Works tender for Contract No. 695.”

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

PAYMENT TO BE MADE IN CASH OR LAND AT THE OPTION OF THE GOVERNMENT.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 10th December, 1872, for—

Contract No. 696.—Formation and Gravelling of 88 chains of road at the “Fern Hill” on road, Winton, to Benmore.

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, Winton.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 696.”

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

FRESH TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 3rd December, 1872, for—

Contract No. 689.—Construction and metalling of portion of road Southern Trunk to Molyneux, near the Warepa Church.

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, Balclutha.

Tenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works tender for Contract No. 689.”

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