OTAGO LIGHT RAILWAYS.

Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained at the office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and Police Camp, Lawrence.

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 3rd March, 1874.

MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 24th March, 1874, for Contracts Nos. 896 to 899, maintenance of portion of road between Tokomairiro and Clutha, from the 1st day of April, 1874, to 31st March, 1875.

Specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Police Camp, Balclutha.

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 3rd March, 1874.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 24th March, 1874, for Contract No. 908, construction of portion of road through Swamp, between Finnegan’s and Port Molyneux.

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

Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for contract No. 908.”

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 3rd March, 1874.

MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.

TENDERS will be received at the office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Tuesday, 24th March, 1874, for Contracts Nos. 910 to 921 — Maintenance of portions of road between Dunedin to Waikouaiti.

Contract No. 902 — Maintenance of road Dunedin to North Taieri.
Contracts Nos. 923 to 925 — Maintenance of portions of road Dunedin to Portobello.
Contracts Nos. 926 to 930 — Maintenance of portions of road Waikouaiti to Palmerston.
Contracts Nos. 931 and 932 — Maintenance of portions of road Saddle Hill to West Taieri Bridge.
Contract No. 933 — Maintenance of Pine Hill Road.
Contract No. 934 — Maintenance of road Northern Trunk to Port Chalmers.

Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928, 929, 930, 931, 932, 933, or 934,” as the case may be.

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

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 10th March, 1874.

OTAGO LIGHT RAILWAYS.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of Friday, 27th March, for Contracts Nos. 877, 878, and 879, Construction of Light Railways in the Western District of Southland, embracing “Riverton to Orepuki,” “Riverton to Invercargill and Winton Line at Makarewa Bridge.”

Drawings, Specifications, and General Conditions may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin.

Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contracts Nos. 877, 878, and 879,” as the case may be. The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Dunedin, 3rd March, 1874.

INSTRUCTIONS have been given to the various Gold Receivers to receive parcels of Gold for transmission to the Melbourne Mint. Each parcel to be not less than ten ounces, and to have the weight of the contents written thereon by the transmitters.

The parcels must be lodged with the Receivers the day preceding the departure of the next Escort.

All information may be obtained from the Receivers.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Goldfields.

Dunedin, February 13, 1874.

WAKATIPU DESPATCHING DISTRICT.

SALE OF RUNS.

MONDAY, 16th MARCH.

The Sale of Leases of Runs in the above district, by Mr. J. O. H. Macdonald, Government Auctioneer, will take place at the Lands Office, Queenstown, on Monday, the 16th March, 1874.

Particulars and conditions of sale at the Warden’s Office, Queenstown and Arrowtown.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Gold Fields.

Dunedin, 23rd Feb., 1874.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the Government have agreed to cancel the undernamed portion of the agricultural lease issued to George Kirk, for section 4, block XI., Skipper’s Creek District:

All that portion of section 4, block XI., Skipper’s Creek District, containing 3a. 0r. 10p., more or less, and comprised by the following boundary lines, viz.:— Commencing at the south-eastern angle of said section — where it coincides with Sub. Trig. (17) thence by line running 283 links bearing 274 deg. 55 min.; thence 1189 links bearing 23 deg. 08 min.; thence 267 links bearing 113 deg. 08 min.; thence 1103 links bearing 203 deg. 08 min. to starting point.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Goldfields.

Dunedin, 10th March, 1874.

TENDERS will be received at the Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of Friday 20th March current, from parties willing to do the carting required in connection with prison work, also for other carting in Dunedin required by the Government and not contracted for. Particulars as to the carting required may be obtained from the Gaoler.

HORACE BASTINGS,
Secretary for Works.

Gold Fields Office,
Dunedin, 10th March, 1874.