ABSTRACTS FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

Impounding Notices:—

5th December, Friday noon, two heifers and a steer will be sold at Popotunoa Pound; a heifer and a steer will be sold at Lawrence Pound; two heifers and a cow will be sold at Balclutha Pound.

Localities with School Committees to be Elected:

Moa Flat, Hamilton, Sowburn, St. Bathans, Blue Spur, Wetherstones, Otokia, Popotunoa, Taieri Beach, Awamoa, Waiareka, Maerewhenua, Hillend, Tapanui, Upper Harbour West, Lower Harbour, Whare Flat, Blacks, Te Houka, Waikawa, Morton, Waiwera, Miminui, Hyde, Wangaloa, Lower Shotover, Moeraki, Macetown, Glenore, South Akatore, South Bridge, Cardrona, Kakanui, Sawyer’s Bay, Highcliffe, Tuapeka Mouth, Thompson’s (Drybread and Tinkers), Tuturau, Taieri Ferry, Greytown, Tuakitoto, Albertown (Wanaka), Sandymount, Mount Cargill, Nokomai, Papakaio, Pukeuri, Kuri Bush, Adam’s Flat, Shag Valley, Clarke’s Flat, Upper Kyeburn, Lower Kyeburn, Inch Valley, Purakanui, Mosgiel, Evan’s Flat, Dunkeld (Beaumont), Walton, Brinn’s Point, Manuka Creek, Forest Hill, Maori Bush, Grove Bush, Groper’s Bush, Limestone Plains, Orepuki, Oreti, Wild Bush, Welshman’s Miller’s Flat, Havelock, Owaka Flat, Clifton, Ahuriri Flat, Kingston, Upper Waiareka, Kawarau Gorge, Bannockburn, and Blackstone Hill.

By order of the Education Board,
JOHN SPERREY, Secretary.
Dunedin, November 26th, 1873.

Extract from Section XIV of the Education Ordinance, 1864

On the second Monday in the month of January in each year, a public meeting of the owners and occupiers of land and householders in every Educational district, being male persons above twenty-one years of age, shall be held at a time and place to be fixed by the Secretary of the Board, and notified by public advertisement at least one month previously, and in such other manner as the Board shall direct, and at such meeting a Chairman shall be chosen and the School Committee for the preceding year shall give a full report of their proceedings, and thereupon the electors present shall proceed to elect, either by show of hands or by ballot, as shall be determined upon by the said meeting, a new School Committee for the ensuing year of not less than five nor more than nine persons possessing the qualifications prescribed by clause 13, and may re-elect all or any of the persons going out of office to be members of such new Committee, and every Committee so to be appointed shall hold office until the appointment of their successors.

PROVINCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

NOTICE TO INTENDING COMPETITORS

The Education Board, at a meeting held on the 14th instant, resolved to postpone the day of examination for Provincial Scholarships to the first Tuesday of April, 1874.

J. SPERREY,
Secretary.
Education Office, 15th Nov., 1873.

The following may be had from Mr A. R. Livingston, Bookseller, Dunedin:—

• Otago Roads Ordinance, with Amendment, 2s 6d.
• Land Clauses Consolidation Act, 2s 6d.

The usual discount to the trade.
11th November, 1873.

FREE Nominated Immigration

Forms of Application and Regulations may be obtained at any of the School-houses and Police Offices out of Dunedin.

ABSTRACTS FROM PREVIOUS GAZETTES

ELECTION OF A BOARD OF WARDENS FOR THE TUAPEKA DEPASTURING DISTRICT

NOTICE is hereby given that an election of a Board of Wardens for the Tuapeka Depasturing District will be held at the Court-house, Lawrence, on Saturday, the 20th December next; and that nominations of candidates, in form prescribed by the Depasturing Regulations, will be received by the Warden on or before Friday, the 19th of that month.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Gold Fields.
Gold Fields Office, Dunedin, 25th Nov., 1873.

ACCEPTED TENDERS

• Contract No. 752, George Dowse, £286.
• Contract No. 814, John Madden, £275 5s.
• Contract No. 815, G. Mackie, £450.
• Contract No. 816, G. Mackie, £280.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 25th November, 1873.

TENDERS

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 9th December, 1873, for:

Contract No. 829.—Construction of the Green Island Branch Railway.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin.

Tenders to be endorsed “Green Island Branch Railway Tender for Contract No. 829.” The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 24th November, 1873.

PRINTING

Tenders for 1874 due at noon of Friday, 28th November, 1873.

EAST TAIERI SUBDIVISION

TENDERS wanted for 200 yards of road metal. Apply to the clerk, who will receive tenders until noon, 1st December next. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

GAOL RATIONS, INVERCARGILL

TENDERS will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of Tuesday, 2nd December, 1873, for supply of the said Rations for the year 1874. Forms of tender may be obtained at the Gaoler, Invercargill. The Government will not be bound to accept the lowest or any tender.

TENDERS WANTED BY THE HAMPDEN ROAD BOARD

Contracts No. 6 and 7. Plans and specifications to be seen at the store of Mr Alex. McIntyre, Hampden, and at the office of Messrs Parr and Oliver, Princes street, Dunedin.

Tenders to be lodged with the clerk up to 2nd Dec.

PETER W. YOUNG,
Clerk to Board.

TENDERS are invited by the Portobello Road Board for the following Works:

No. 1.—Construction of about 42 chains of Road in Hooper’s Inlet, known as Clark’s Road. Mr A. Clark will show the work on Monday, the 1st of December, at 1 p.m.

No. 2.—Construction of Beach Road from jetty, Broad Bay, towards Mr Thomas Anderson’s. Mr G. Green will show the work on Thursday, the 4th December, at 2 p.m.

No. 3.—Removing Bush off Cowan’s Road, Sandymount. Mr D. Aitchison will show the work on Wednesday, the 3rd December, at 1 p.m.