tender obtained at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and at Railway Office, Invercargill.

Tenders to be endorsed "Roads and Works Tender for Contract No. 698."

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 21st January, 1873.

CONDITIONAL TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works, until 7th Feb., 1873, from persons desirous of constructing a bridge over the Clutha River at the Beaumont, in terms of conditions to be seen at the office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at the Police Camp, Tuapeka, on and after the 15th instant.

WANTED Tenders by the Peninsula Road Board for the following works:-

NORTH-WEST HARBOR Subdivision.--For repairing wall and clearing slips on Beach road; altering and metalling No. 1 and repairing No. 2 Roads.

Specifications for the first to be seen at Mr Hooper's, and for second and third at Mr Stuart's. Messrs Hunter & Hooper will meet intending contractors at the house of the latter at 11 o'clock on the 18th instant, and Messrs Stuart and Hooper will also meet contractors at the house of Mr Roger on the same day at 1 o'clock.

HIGHCLIFFE Subdivision.--For procuring and breaking one hundred and twenty-six (126) cubic yards metal for road leading off No. 1.

Specifications to be seen at the residence of Mr Waugh. Messrs Tinnoek and Waugh will meet contractors at the house of the former, on the 20th instant at 1 o'clock.

ANDERSON'S BAY Subdivision.--For metalling fourteen (14) chains of District Road; also cutting and filling up road line from the residence of Mr F. Grainger to said district road.

Specifications may be seen at the house of Mr Somerville. Works to be shown by Messrs Somerville and Scott on the 23rd instant at 1 o'clock, meeting at the residence of the former.

Tenders to be endorsed "Tender Peninsula Road Board," and lodged with the clerk, or, if more convenient, with any of the members of the board, not later than the 1st day of February next, at 11 o'clock a.m.

JOHN H. PATRICK,
Clerk to the Peninsula Road Board.

January 7, 1873.

BLUESKIN Road District.--Extension of time.--Tenders for the works upon the Port Chalmers and Blueskin road will be received by the Board at the house of Mr James Baird, up till noon of the 28th instant.

TEACHER WANTED for the Side School, Te Houka. Applications, with testimonials, will be received until the 29th day of January, 1873, by

JAMES WILSON,
Sec. School Committee, Te Houka, Balclutha.

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.

SCHOOLMASTER wanted for the Waipori Main School. There is a free residence; the income will probably be about £200 per annum. Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged as soon as possible with

JOSEPH COX,
Hon. Sec.

GIRLS’ High School, Dunedin.--This school will be re-opened on Monday, the 27th January, 1873. Prospectuses containing full information as to the course of study, school fees, terms for board, &c., will be forwarded on application to the Secretary, Education Board, or to

M. G. BURN, Principal.

BOYS’ High School, Dunedin.--This school will be re-opened on Monday, the 27th January, 1873.

Prospectuses containing full information as to the course of study, school fees, terms for board, &c., will be forwarded on application to the Secretary, Education Board, or to

STUART HAWTHORNE, Rector.

AUCTIONEERS’ LICENSES.

A MEETING for taking into consideration the following application for an Auctioneers’ License will be held in the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, at noon of Thursday, 30th January, 1873.

John Davie, Dunedin.

WASTE LAND BOARD ADVERTISEMENTS.

ON and after the 17th February next, the 8000 acres reserved from sale by order of the Superintendent of Southland, on the 12th October, 1869, will be open for sale. The area and situation of the land are as follows:-

1210 acres on Run 165
1670 acres on Run 156s2
4600 acres on Run 156a2
520 acres on Run 143

} Waiau District.

... Wairo District.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

NOTICE is hereby given that the auction sales of the Townships of Alexandra, Clyde, Cromwell, Bendigo, Newcasle, Pembroke, Gladstone, Ettrick, Manuherikia, and Ophir, are postponed till further notice, owing to the necessary absence of the Auctioneer.

RUNS FOR SALE.

MONDAY, 3rd day of February, 1873, at noon.

NOTICE is hereby given, that pastoral leases for 10 years, of the following Runs, will be offered for sale by public auction, at the Land Office, Dunedin, on the above date, at noon.

Run No. 328, situated on the Waikaia River, contains 35,800 acres, about 3000 acres of which are agricultural lands, about 5000 acres are bush, the rest is rough hilly country.

The rental will be an assessment on not less than 8500 sheep. The lease will commence on the 26th February, 1874, when the balance of the first year’s assessment will be payable.

Run No. 359, situated at Nokomai, at the head of the Nevis, contains 15,000 acres, is composed principally of rough country.

The rental will be 7d per head on 3750 sheep. The lease will commence on the 3rd day of February, 1873.

Run No. 432, situate at the head of the Nevis River, at Nokomai, containing 9500 acres rough pastoral country. The lease will commence on the date of sale, and the rent will be an assessment of 7d per head on not less than 1000 sheep, that being the minimum number the run is estimated to carry.

The sale will be in terms of the Otago Waste Land Act 1872. The upset premium in each case will be one half-penny per acre of the estimated area of the run. A deposit of 1-10th part of the premium and of the first year’s rent will be payable on the fall of the hammer, and the balance within a month, except for Run 328, when the balance will be payable on the 26th February, 1874.

The rent or assessment will be payable, after the first year, on the 1st day of October of each succeeding year.

The runs will be leased for a period of ten years, terminable during that time, without compensation, by the lessor giving 12 months notice.

The agricultural land as delineated on the plans to be seen at this office, to be resumable at any time without notice or compensation.

MONDAY, 27th January, 1873, at noon.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Sections 2 of 13, 14, 17, and 18, Block III, Otokia District, containing respectively 31a 3r 35p, 190a 0r 32p, 144a 1r 16p, and 110a 1r 3p, will be offered for sale by public auction at the Land Office, Dunedin, on Monday, the 27th January next, at noon, at the upset price of 10s. per acre.