Gold Fields Office,

Dunedin, 9th Sept., 1873.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Mining Lease issued in favor of Robert Clark, for section 1, block 14, Shotover, has been cancelled, and the land is open for occupation by holders of miners’ rights, &c.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Provincial Gold Fields Secretary.

NOTICE TO DISTRICT ROAD BOARDS.

It is of importance that all road deviations should be recorded on the maps of the Land Office, and on those in the office of the Provincial Secretary; it is requested that in future whenever a new line of road is laid off by any of the surveyors to the District Road Boards, this office may be notified, and either the original or a certified copy of the plan forwarded for the above purpose. It would be as well, also, to forward any such plans of roads as have not hitherto been recorded.

ALEX. WILLIS,
Under-Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Dunedin, 19th August, 1873.

GAZETTE.—Persons to whom Gazettes are addressed

require to arrange to take them regularly from the Post Office, as the Postmasters have been requested to forward the names and addresses upon all Gazettes not called for, in order that the same may be struck off the list.

BRAND BOOK for the Province of Otago by William Logic,

Registrar of Brands, published 1868, may be had from Mr. A. R. Livingston, Bookseller, Dunedin. Price reduced to one shilling.

2t—5s.

ABSTRACTS FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES of Impounding Notices:

19th September, Friday, noon, a bay horse will be sold at Palmerston Pound.

19th September, Friday, noon, 2 mares and a colt will be sold at Lovell’s Flat Pound.

19th September, Friday, noon, a cow, a calf, and a heifer, will be sold at Lawrence Pound.

19th September, Friday, noon, 3 cows will be sold at East Taieri Pound.

19th September, Friday, noon, a bull will be sold at Oamaru Pound.

TENDERS

Tenders will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 23rd September, 1873, for:

1st. Contract No. 751—Metalling on road Clinton to Waipahi, commencing at a point 30 chains west of Cabbage Tree Creek, and extending towards Waipahi, 39 chains.

2nd. Contract No. 752—Metalling of 27 chains of road on road Clinton to Waipahi, near Scobie’s.

3rd. Contract No. 753—Metalling of 97 chains of road commencing at end of metal, Clinton, and extending towards Waipahi, including unmetalled portion of road through Clinton.

4th. Contract No. 754—Metalling of 21 chains of road Clutha to Mataura, end of metal to Boundary Creek, Clinton.

5th. Contract No. 755—Metalling of 63 chains of road Glenomaru to Catlin’s River, between Main Road and Henderson’s.

6th. Contract No. 756—Metalling of 33 chains of road Southern Trunk to Molyneux, from Puerua Bridge to top of Murdock’s Hotel (unmetalled portion).

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, Balclutha.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works tender for Contract No. 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756,” as the case may be.

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 2nd September, 1873.

TENDERS

Tenders will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 28th September, 1873, for:

Contract No. 683.—Construction of Embankment and Bridge at Kirby Lagoon, Brighton.

Plans and Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Engineer of Roads and Works, Dunedin; and at Peter McLaren’s Store, Brighton.

Tenders to be indorsed “Roads and Works, Tender for Contract No. 683.”

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 8th September, 1873.

NOTICE

TENDERS are invited by the Hampden District Road Board for Contracts Nos. 2 and 5, Chalfont subdivision. Plans and specifications may be seen at the store of Mr. Alex. McIntyre, Hampden; and at the office of Messrs. Barr and Oliver, Civil Engineers, Princes street, Dunedin.

Tenders to be sent in to the clerk, addressed to the Chairman by the 9th September, 1873. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

PETER W. YOUNG,
Clerk, Hampden Road Board.

2t.—8s.

TENDERS Wanted by the Kaikorai Road Board,

For Surface man for Abbots Hill Subdivision, at per day, for the ensuing year. Tenderers provide their own tools. Tenders to be left at Kaikorai Hotel, on or before 15th September.

JAMES THOMSON,
Clerk, Kaikorai Road Board.

2t.—5s.

NORTH-EAST VALLEY Road District.—Tenders

are invited to form and metal the lower portion of the old Port road at head of North-East Valley. Plans and specifications at North-East Valley Schoolhouse.

Tenders will be received till 12 o’clock noon on Saturday, the 6th September, at meeting of Board.

HUGH MACFADYEN,
Clerk to Board.

2t.—5s.

EXTENSION OF TIME.

TO CONTRACTORS.—Tenders are invited by the West Taieri Board of Conservators for erecting an embankment across the river frontage of the township of Outram. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Post Office, Outram. Tenders to be addressed to the Chairman of the Board not later than Saturday, the 13th of September next.

DAVID GRANT,
Engineer to the Board.

5s

CARTING.—Tenders will be received at the Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of Tuesday, the 16th September, 1873, for such carting as may be required by the Gaol Department, Dunedin, for the six months ending 31st March, 1874.

For further particulars, apply at the Gaol, Dunedin.

TENDERS will be received by the Seaside District Road Board until Wednesday, the 24th September, 1873, for Carting Three Hundred Yards (300 yds.) Road Metal from Jeffcoat’s Quarry to Main Road, to be laid in such places as shall be pointed out by the Board.

All Tenders must be lodged with the Chairman, Mr. Thos. Howorth, Walton Park. The Board does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

2t.—10s.

TENDERS for the office of Engineer to the Halfway Bush Road Board for the current year will be received up to noon of Saturday, September 20th, 1873, by the undersigned.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

W. JOHNSON, Clerk.

TENDERS for valuing the properties situate in the Halfway Bush Road Board District, will be received up to noon, Saturday, September 20th, 1873, by the undersigned.

The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

W. JOHNSON, Clerk.

Tenders for both offices combined will also be received up to the same time.

2t.—12s.