RESH TENDERS will be received at the office of
\nthe Secretary for Works until noon of Friday, 24th
\nJanuary, 1873, for
\nContract No. 699—Formation of portion of bridle track
\nbetween Arrowtown and Maori point, commencing one
\nchain east of Miller’s Creek and terminating at a point
\nabout 30 chains south of the saddle on the track from
\nArthur’s Point to Maori point.
\n
\nPlans and specifications may be seen and forms of
\ntender obtained at the office of the Engineer of Roads
\nand Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Arrowtown.
\nTenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works tender for
\nContract No. 699.”
\n
\nThe Government does not undertake to accept the
\nlowest or any tender.
\n
\nHORACE BASTINGS,
\nSecretary for Works.
\n
\nDunedin, 7th January, 1873.
\n
\nPAYMENT TO BE MADE IN LAND OR CASH AT
\nOPTION OF THE GOVERNMENT.
\n
\nRESH TENDERS will be received at the Office of
\nthe Secretary for Works until noon of Friday, 24th
\nJanuary, 1873, for
\nContract No. 694—Formation of portions of road be-
\ntween Winton and Wrey’s bush, commencing about 49
\nchains north of Winton bush, on the north road, and ter-
\nminating at the Aparima river, near Wrey’s bush.
\n
\nPlans and specifications may be seen, and forms of
\ntender obtained at the office of the Engineer of Roads
\nand Works, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Winton.
\n
\nTenders to be endorsed “Roads and Works tender for
\ncontract No. 694.”
\n
\nThe Government does not undertake to accept the
\nlowest or any tender.
\n
\nCONDITIONAL TENDERS will be received at the
\noffice of the Secretary for Works, until 7th Feb.,
\n1873, from persons desirous of constructing a bridge over
\nthe Clutha River at the Beaumont, in terms of conditions
\nto be seen at the office of the Provincial Engineer, Dun-
\nedin, and at the Police Camp, Tuapeka, on and after the
\n16th instant.
\n
\nHORACE BASTINGS,
\nSecretary for Works.
\n
\nDunedin, 7th January, 1873.
\n
\nTENDERS wanted by the Seaside District Road
\nBoard, for
\nContract No. 1—Cutting and metalling certain portions
\nof the Main District Road. Works to be shown on appli-
\ncation to Mr Thos. Howorth, chairman, Walton Park.
\nContract No. 2—Cutting and metalling certain portions
\nof Miller’s Hill; and wooden bridge to be erected over
\ncreek at Mr Shand’s farm. Works to be shown on appli-
\ncation to Mr Hugh Graham, Boat Harbor.
\nContract No. 3—Building stone culvert at Port Wine
\nBridge, Brighton; also, cutting and embankment. Allan
\nCameron will point out the work to intending contractors
\non the 15th inst., at noon.
\n
\nTenders to be lodged with the Chairman until noon of
\nWednesday, the 22nd inst.
\n
\nThe Board does not undertake to accept the lowest or
\nany Tender.
\n
\nBy order,
\nALLAN CAMERON, Clerk.
\n3rd January, 1873.
\n
\nTENDERS are invited by the Blueskin Road Board
\nfor certain Road Works, being the expenditure of
\nabout £200. Intending Contractors by meeting about one
\nmile above Port Chalmers, on the Port Chalmers and
\nBlueskin road, at one p.m. on Monday, the 13th January,
\nwill be shown the work and specifications. Tenders to
\nbe numbered as per section, and delivered to the under-
\nsigned on or before the 14th January. The lowest or any
\ntender not to be necessarily accepted.
\n
\nJOSEPH MAWSON,
\nClerk, Blueskin Road Board.
\nPurakanui, by Port Chalmers.
\n
\nWANTED, a Teacher for the Taieri Beach Side
\nSchool. Salary—Government allowance and
\nschool fees. Applications and testimonials to be lodged
\nwith the Clerk on or before 29th January, 1873.
\n
\nTHOMAS AGNEW,
\nClerk to the Taieri Beach School Committee.
\n
\nWANTED, a Schoolmistress for Green Island Dis-
\ntrict School. Salary £85 per year. Applications,
\nwith certificates and testimonials of character, to be
\nlodged with the undersigned until 10th January, 1873.
\n
\nTHOMAS KING,
\nClerk to School Committee.
\n
\nTOKOMAIRIRO GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
\nWANTED, a Schoolmistress; salary, £100 a year,
\nwith prospect of a bonus. Applications, with
\ntestimonials, received until 20th inst.
\n
\nR. R. JONES,
\nClerk to the School Committee.
\nJanuary 6, 1873.
\n
\nSCHOOLMASTER wanted for the Waipori Main
\nSchool. There is a free residence; the income will
\nprobably be about £200 per annum. Applications, with
\ntestimonials, to be lodged as soon as possible with
\nJOSEPH COX,
\nHon. Sec.
\n
\nWANTED, a Teacher for the Waipori School. Salary
\nover two hundred per annum; free residence—
\nFor particulars apply to
\nJOSEPH COX, Hon. Sec.
\nWaipori, 4th January, 1873.
\n
\nPROVINCIAL Government Quartz Crushing Machine,
\nRattray street Jetty, Dunedin.—Parties desirous of
\nhaving quartz tested are informed that they can do so at
\nthe Government Battery. Charges and conditions as
\nfollows: One ton or less, 20s; one ton and not exceeding
\ntwo tons, 1s per cwt.; two tons up to ten tons at the rate
\nof 1s per ton. Payment to be made previous to com-
\nmencing crushing, the party to send a representative to
\nfeed and assist during crushing.
\n
\nT. E. DERMER,
\nManager.
\n23rd November, 1872.
\n
\nTHE Otago Waste Lands Act 1872, which comes into
\nforce on 1st January, 1873, may be had from Mr A.
\nR. Livingston and Mr Henry Wise, booksellers, Dunedin,
\nor from the Provincial Government Storekeeper there.
\nPrice 2s 6d. The usual discount to the trade.
\n
\nEDUCATION MEETINGS.
\n
\nNOTICE is hereby given that the annual Statutory
\nmeeting of the owners and occupiers of land and
\nhouseholders in each educational district, for the election
\nof a new School Committee, and for the other purposes
\nspecified by Ordinance, will be held upon Monday, the
\n13th day of January, 1873, at 7 o’clock p.m. at the follow-
\ning mentioned places respectively, viz.:—
\n
\nAt Dunedin, in the Middle District Schoolhouse, be-
\ntween York Place and Dowling street.
\nAt Tokomairiro, in the Main District Schoolhouse,
\nMilton.
\n
\nAnd in the respective Schoolhouses, or buildings used as
\nSchoolhouses, in the following-mentioned districts, viz.:
\nPort Chalmers, Portobello, North East Harbor, Ander-
\nson’s Bay, North Taieri, Lake Waipori, Waikouaiti, Hampden,
\nOtepopo, Oamaru, Lawrence, Queenstown, Waihola Gorge,
\nWest Taieri, Maungatua, Clyde, Alexandra, Naseby
\n(Mount Ida), Palmerston, Waitahuna, Port Molyneux,
\nPleasant River, Arrowtown, Cromwell, East Clutha,
\nWaitepeka, Inch Clutha, Kaitangata, Switzers, Teviot,
\nWaipori, Invercargill, Long Bush, Wallaeotown, Camp-
\nbelltown, Woodlands, Waianiwa, Flint’s Bush, Myross,
\nBush, Winton, Gummie’s Bush, One Tree Point, River-
\nton, and Waikivi.
\n
\nThe householders, in the following-mentioned localit-
\nies respectively, in which Side Schools have been esta-
\nblished or authorised, are advised to meet in the Schoolhouses
\nor buildings used as Schoolhouses of their respective dis-
\ntricts, on the aforesaid Monday, the 13th day of January,
\n1873, at 7 o’clock p.m., for the purpose of electing School