POLICE and other Provincial Government De-

part ment in Districts undermentioned—Tenders
accepted for Prison Rations for the year ending 31st
December, 1874:—

JOHN LOGAN,
Provincial Government Storekeeper.

POLICE and other Provincial Government De-

partments in Districts undermentioned—Tenders
accepted for Fuel for the year ending 31st December, 1874:—

JOHN LOGAN,
Provincial Government Storekeeper.

PORT CHALMERS WATERWORKS.

TENDERS are invited for the construction of the above works, according to plans and specifica-tions to be seen at the Engineer’s office, Port Chalmers.

Tenders, marked outside “Tender for Waterworks,” to be addressed to the Corporation Engineer, C. D. Irvine, Esq., Port Chalmers, not later than the 28th February, 1874. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

Port Chalmers, Dec. 5, 1873.

H. McDERMID, Mayor.

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OTAGO WASTE LANDS ACT, 1872.

SECTION 65, SUB-SECTION 1.—TENTH SCHEDULE.

To the District Land Officer at Naseby.

We hereby give Notice, that we intend to con-struct a Water-race, for irrigation and supplying water to paddocks, commencing at a point in the Pigburn Stream about a quarter of a mile above our homestead freehold, and terminating in the Taieri River at a point near the sheepwash.

The length of such water-race is three miles and a half, or thereabouts, and its intended course is nearly north and south. The mean depth and breadth of such water-race, 3 feet by 1 foot 6 inches, and it is capable of carrying four sluice heads of water.

ALURED G. MATHIAS,
For Rowley and Hamilton, Runholders, Hamiltons.

Any person objecting to the issue of a License to the above named applicants, must lodge his objection in writing at my office within fourteen clear days from the date hereof; and February 5th 1874 is fixed as the day for deciding such application, if unopposed, and for notifying objections, if any.

H. W. ROBINSON,
District Officer.

LEASE OF TOLLS.

THE Leases, for the Year from 1st April 1874 to 31st March 1875, of the various Tolls throughout the Province, will be sold by public auction, at the Provincial Government Buildings, on the 20th day of March, at noon.

The following are the different gates and the amounts received by the Government for the year ended 31st December last:—

JOHN LOGAN,
Provincial Government Storekeeper.

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that all that portion of the Otago Goldfield described in the Schedule hereto, has been declared open for occupation in extended claims under Regulation IV of the Goldfields Regulations.

Given under my hand at Lawrence, this first day of January, 1874.

E. H. CAREW,
Warden.

That portion of the Province of Otago known as the Tuapeka Goldfield.

IMPOUNDED on the 26th day of January, 1874,

by Henry Moore,
1 brown horse; branded L M near shoulder, W I-B off shoulder.

Supposed owner written to, for trespassing on grass paddock at Palmerston, and in default of being released, the above cattle will be sold at the Public Pound at Palmerston on Friday, the 13th day of February, 1874, at 12 o’clock noon.

JOHN FLANAGAN,
Poundkeeper of the Palmerston Pound.

IMPOUNDED at Invercargill Pound, on the 9th

January, 1874, from streets of town,
1 dark bay horse, star on forehead; no visible brand.
If not released, will be sold at the Pound on Friday, the 13th February, 1874, at noon.

WM. CRUICKSHANK,
Poundkeeper.

IMPOUNDED on the 27th day of January, 1874,

by James Nelson, Lovel’s Flat,
1 dark bay horse, star on forehead; no visible brands.
Owner unknown; for trespassing on growing crops, for which 4s. damages are claimed, and in default of being released will be sold at the Pound on Friday, the 13th February, 1874, at noon.

E. H. CAREW,
Warden.