Works and Gold Fields Office,

Dunedin, May 12, 1873.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Agricultural Lease prepared in favor of Duncan M’Pherson for Section 1, Block VI, Waitahuna East District, has been cancelled, and the land is now open for application under the Agricultural Lease Regulations.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works and Gold Fields.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 3rd June, 1873, for

Contract No. 734.—Construction of light railway between Pukeuri Point and the Marewhenua.

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 “Awamoko Railway Tender for Contract No. 734.”

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

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 10th June, 1873, for

Contract No. 735.—Construction of 2 miles 12 chains of the Orepuki Tramway.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin, and after 15th inst., and at Court House, Riverton.

Tenders to be endorsed “Orepuki Tramway Tender for Contract No. 735.”

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

MOUNT IDA WATER RACE WORKS.

FRESH TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 20th May, 1873, for

Contract No. 5.—Construction of about 6 miles of head race.

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, Naseby.

Tenders to be endorsed “Mount Ida water works. Tender for Contract No. 5.”

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

PORTOBELLO ROAD DISTRICT.

FRESH Tenders will be received at my office until Friday, May 16th, at 4 p.m. for Contracts 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, and 14.

Plans and specifications at the office of the undersigned after Monday, May 12th.

The Board do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any tender.

W. STEWART,
Engineer to Board,
Mansie street.

2t6s.

NORTH-EAST VALLEY ROAD DISTRICT.

TENDERS are invited for the following works:

1st. Reform Potter’s Road, &c.
2nd. Contract No. 2 on old Port Road—Formation.
3rd. To widen lower end Signal Hill Road, at per chain.
4th. To break and spread metal on Signal Hill Road.

Plans and specifications of the above works at North-East Valley School-house, and tenders to be left and considered by the Board, on Saturday, the 17th May, at 12 noon.

H. McFADYEN,
Clerk to Board.

20/5 6d.

LEASES OF TOLLS.

TENDERS will be received at the Provincial Government Offices until Tuesday, the 20th day of May, at noon, for leasing the various Tolls throughout the Province for 12 months from 1st July, 1873. Particulars of terms and conditions can be obtained on application at the Treasury.

The Government will not be bound to accept any tender.

For the information of intending tenderers, the following are the gross sums received from the gatekeepers for the twelve months ended 31st March, 1873, viz.:

Anderson’s Bay ... £798 18 6
Balclutha ... 552 15 3
Blueskin ... 808 16 7
Clutha and Tuapeka ... 873 16 1
East Taieri ... 645 9 5
Hillside ... 241 16 4
Saddle Hill ... 1698 11 8
Stoney Creek ... 391 14 3
Pleasant Valley ... 885 16 5
Wakari ... 381 18 6
Water of Leith ... 1560 17 8
Waihola ... 628 6 0
West Taieri ... 668 16 4
Waikouaiti ... 767 0 1

£13,073 13 1

GEORGE TURNBULL,
Provincial Treasurer.

Provincial Treasury,
Dunedin, April 30, 1873.

*In last week’s Gazette this sum was printed by mistake £678 6s. 8d.

NOTICE.

Fresh Tenders wanted by the Peninsula Road Board for works in the different subdivisions.

Works will be shown by the undersigned on Thursday, the 16th inst., at noon:

• North-east Harbor Beach Road, by Mr Hooper;
• District Road, by Mr A. Stuart;
• Highcliff No. 1 Road, by Mr W. Tinnock;
• No. 4 Road, by Mr T. Robertson;
• Tomahawk, by Messrs Small and Matheson;
• Anderson’s Bay, by Messrs Scott and Somerville.

Tenders to be endorsed, “Tender, Peninsula Road Board,” and lodged at the Highcliff Schoolhouse, on or before noon of the 17th inst. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

JOHN H. PATRICK,
Clerk.

3sd

TO CONTRACTORS.

TENDERS are invited by the Waihola Road Board for gravelling 120 chains of the Main District Road (being from West Taieri Church to McIntosh’s corner); also for forming portion of the District Road from West Taieri Pound to Weir’s, where it joins the Waikouaiti main district road.

Plans and specifications may be seen at Granton farm. Tenders to be addressed to the Chairman of the Waihola Road Board not later than noon on Saturday, the 31st day of May current.

DAVID GRANT,
Engineer to the Board.

Granton, May 12, 1873.

5s

HALF-WAY BUSH Road District.

Tenders wanted for supplying, breaking, and spreading metal, about 1000 yards, to be lodged with the undersigned on or before Saturday, the 17th inst., at 12 o’clock, who will show specifications.

J. DOUGHTY,
Clerk to Board.

MANSE STREET (opposite Cobb’s Coach Office), DUNEDIN.

KURI BUSH Road District.—Notice, Tenders wanted for metalling about 20 chains of the School Gully Road. Specifications to be seen at the school-house, Outram, and tenders lodged with the undersigned on or before noon of the 23rd inst.

PETER LEITCH,
Clerk.

Otakia, 12th May, 1873.

2s 6d

WANTED,

a teacher for the Campbell Town School. Married man preferred. Salary, including Government grant, £150 per annum, with £25 additional if wife will assist a portion of the day in the school. Free house containing five rooms. Applications and testimonials must be lodged with the undersigned on or before the 31st May, 1873.

W. HENDERSON,
Secretary, School Committee.

TEACHER wanted for Mihiau Side School, Mataura. Salary—Government Grant; with School Fees, Master’s Residence, ten acres of land, and enclosed Garden, and prospect of succeeding late Teacher as Reg. Teacher of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged with the Clerk, on or before 20th May, 1873.

ALEXANDER BEANGE,
Clerk to School Committee.