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, Roxburgh.

Tenders to be endorsed "Roads and Works tender for Contract No. 701."

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 24th December, 1872.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 14th January, 1873, for—Contract No. 702.—Construction of 59 chains of road through Mr. A. Green’s property, block III, Akatore District.

Plans and Specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at the residence of Mr. Green, Akatore.

Tenders to be indorsed "Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 702."

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 24th December, 1872.

TENDERS are invited by the Blueskin Road Board for certain Road Works, being the expenditure of about £200. Intending contractors by meeting about one mile above Port Chalmers on the Port Chalmers and Blueskin road at 1 p.m. on Monday the 13th of January will be shown the work and specifications. Tenders to be numbered as per section and delivered to the undersigned on or before the 14th January. The lowest or any tender not to be necessarily accepted.—JOSEPH MAWSON, Clerk, Blueskin Road Board; Purakanui, by Port Chalmers.

NOTICE.—The Mornington Road Board invite Tenders for the supply of 1000 yards of good blue metal, to be deposited as appointed on the Main District Road leading from the Main South Road to the junction with Roslyn—broken two-inch and as directed. Tenders to be lodged with the Clerk, Post Office, Mornington, on or before the 3rd of January, 1873.—J. E. ATTWOOD, Clerk.

KAIKORAI District Road Board.—Tenders wanted for Surfaceman, at per day, in Abbotsford Subdivision. Also, Tenders wanted for making Culverts and Road formation. Specifications and work shown by Mr C. Samson on Saturday, 28th inst., at 12 o’clock. Tenders to be lodged not later than Monday evening, 30th inst., with clerk.—JAMES MILLER, Clerk.

KAIKORAI District Road Board.—Tenders wanted for formation of road in Abbots-hill Subdivision. Plans and specifications to be seen at Mr William Barr’s, Kaikorai Valley. Tenders to be lodged with Mr William Barr. Also, Tenders wanted for making culverts. Plans and specifications to be seen at Mr Donald Cameron’s, White Swamp. Tenders to be lodged with Mr Donald Cameron, White Swamp.—JAMES MILLER, Clerk.

ROSLYN Road District.—Tenders are invited for Works to be executed on Waverley and King streets. The hon. Inspectors will attend at the head of Waverley street, on Saturday, December 21st, to give information to intending tenderers. Tenders addressed to A. H. Ross, Chairman of the Roslyn Road Board, to be sent in on or before Friday, January 3rd, 1873.

SURVEYOR Wanted for Aparima and Wai-au District. Applications will be received at the Secretary for Works Office, Dunedin, until noon, of 3rd January, 1873.

TO TEACHERS.—An Examination of Teachers and Candidates for employment in the District Schools, will be held at the Education Office, Dunedin, on Thursday and Friday, the 9th and 10th of January, 1873, at 9.30 a.m. Candidates are requested to give me notice of their intention to attend, not later than January 4th, 1873. The notice must be accompanied by a list of the subjects in which the candidate is prepared to be examined.

Printed copies of the Education Board’s Regulations for the Examination and Classification of teachers may be had on application.

JOHN SPERREY, Secretary.

Education Office, Dunedin, December 16, 1872.

WANTED, a Teacher for the Taieri Beach Side School. Salary, Government allowance and school fees. Applications and testimonials to be lodged with the Clerk on or before 29th January, 1873.—THOMAS AGNEW, Clerk to the Taieri Beach School Committee.

PROVINCIAL Government Quartz Crushing Machine, Rattray-street Jetty, Dunedin.—Parties desirous of having quartz tested are informed that they can do so at the Government Battery. Charges and conditions as follows: One ton or less, 20s; one ton and not exceeding two tons, 1s per cwt; two tons up to 10 tons at the rate of 15s per ton. Payment to be made previous to commencing crushing, the party to send a representative to feed and assist during crushing.—T. E. DERMER, Manager. 23rd November, 1872.

EDUCATION MEETINGS.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Annual Statutory Meeting of the Owners and Occupiers of Land and Householders in each Educational District, for the Election of a new School Committee, and for the other purposes specified by Ordinance, will be held upon Monday, the 13th day of January, 1873, at seven o’clock p.m., at the following mentioned places respectively, viz.:—

At Dunedin, in the Middle District School-house, between York place and Dowling street.

At Tokomairiro, in the Main District School-house, Milton.

And in the respective School-houses, or buildings used as School-houses, in the following mentioned districts, viz.:—Port Chalmers, Portobello, North East Harbor, Anderson’s Bay, North East Valley, Wakari, Kaikorai, Mornington, Caversham, Green Island, East Taieri, Saddle Hill, North Taieri, Lake Waipori, Waihola, Balclutha, Warepa, Kaihiku, Blueskin, Waikouaiti, Hampden, Otepopo, Oamaru, Lawrence, Queenstown, Waihola Gorge, West Taieri, Maungatua, Clyde, Alexandra, Naseby (Mount Ida), Palmerston, Waitaki, Port Molyneux, Pleasant River, Arrowtown, Cromwell, East Clutha, Waitepeka, Inch Clutha, Kaitangata, Switzers, Teviot, Waipori, Invercargill, Long Bush, Wallace Town, Campbelltown, Woodlands, Waiainwa, Flint’s Bush, Myross Bush, Winton, Gummle’s Bush, One Tree Point, Riverton, and Waikivi.

The householders, in the following mentioned localities respectively, in which Side Schools have been established or authorised, are advised to meet in the School-houses or buildings used as School-houses, of their respective districts on the aforesaid Monday, the 13th day of January, 1873, at 7 o’clock p.m., for the purpose of electing School Committees for the ensuing year, viz.:—Moa Flat, Hamilton, Sowburn, St. Bathans, Blue Spur, Wetherstones, Otokia, Poppotunoa, Taieri Beach, Awamoko, Macraes, Hillend, Tapanui, Upper Harbor West, Lower Harbor, Whare Flat, Black’s, Te Honka, Waiwera, Merton, Waireka (Cave Valley), Mimihau (Mataura), Hyde, Wangaloa, Lower Shotover, Moeraki, Macetown, Glenore, South Akatore,