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

Tenders to be endorsed, “Tenders for Contract No. 1,111.”

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

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.

ESCORT.—TENDERS will be received at the Provincial Government Offices, Dunedin, until noon of Tuesday, 22nd August, 1876, for the Conveyance of the Police Escort and Treasure from Naseby to Tokomairiro, via Black, Clyde, Roxburgh, and Lawrence. For particulars as to the requirements of the service apply to the Commissioner of Police, Dunedin.

ALEX. WILLIS,
For Provincial Secretary.

31st July, 1876.

NOTICE TO IMMIGRANTS.

IMMIGRANTS per following Ships, viz. —

Wild Deer Buckinghamshire
Wm. Davie Atrato
Hydaspes Caroline
May Queen Cartsburn
Christian M’Ausland Sussex
Palmerston Maori Bahu
Zealandia Corona
Charlotte Gladstone Parsee
Euterpe Tweed
Michael Angelo Invercargill
Jas. N. Fleming Jessie Readman
Allahabad Auckland
Dover Castle Nelson
Otago City of Dunedin
Lady Jocelyn Gareloch
Peter Denny Oamaru
Helen Denny Wellington
Surat Dallam Tower
Dunfillan Wennington
Carnatic Earl of Zetland
Scimitar Hannibal
Asia Aldergrove
Hindostan Waimate
Peeress Waimea
Janet Court Janet Court

Are hereby informed that unless payment be made, or arrangements entered into for the payment by instalments of Promissory Notes given by them on account of Passage Money and Outfit, at the Immigration Office, Dunedin, legal proceedings will be taken for the recovery of the same.

COLIN ALLAN,
Immigration Officer.

7th June, 1876.

STATEMENT of the AFFAIRS of “THE SURPRISE WATER-RACE AND SLUICING COMPANY, Registered, for Half-year, ending July 1st, 1876:—

Name of the Company—Surprise Water-Race and Sluicing Company, Registered.

When formed and date of registration—April, 1868; May, 1868.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager—Naseby—Jacob Lory.

Nominal capital—£2,000.

Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders—All.

Number of shares into which capital is divided—240.

Number of shares taken—240.

Amount of calls made—None.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up—Not on record.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company—6.

Amount of cash in hand—Nil.

Whether in operation or not—In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared—NIL.

Number of shares unallotted—Nil.

JACOB LORY,
Manager.

rt.—15s. pd.

STATEMENT of the AFFAIRS of “THE MAEREWHENUA WATER-RACE and MINING COMPANY, Registered, for the Half-Year ending July 1st, 1876:—

Name of Company—Maerewhenua Water-Race and Mining Company, Registered.

When formed—23rd January, 1872. Registered—January 27, 1873.

Business conducted—Maerewhenua.

Name of Legal Manager—Jacob Lory.

Nominal capital—£3,000.

Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders—All.

Number of shares into which capital is divided—200.

Number of shares taken—200.

Amount of calls made—none.

Total amount subscribed capital, paid-up—£1,650 5s. 11d.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company—6.

Amount of cash in hand—£37.

Whether in operation or not—In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared—Nil.

Number of shares unallotted—Nil.

JACOB LORY,
Manager.

rt.—15s. pd.

INCENDIARISM

FIFTY POUNDS REWARD, AND A FREE PARDON TO AN ACCOMPLICE.

MALICIOUSLY SETTING FIRE TO TWO STACKS OF OATS.

WHEREAS about seven o’clock on the morning of the 10th instant two stacks of oats, situate at Holmside Farm, near Riverton, the property of Matthew Fallow and John A. Hall, value £75, were discovered on fire, by which they were destroyed. And whereas at an inquest held on the 14th instant at the Carriers’ Arms Hotel, Riverton, by F. M. Monckton, Esquire, coroner, to enquire as to the cause of the origin of the said fire, the jury returned the following verdict, “That the stacks were set on fire by some person or persons to the jurors unknown.”

Notice is hereby given that a reward of £50 will be paid by the Provincial Government of Otago to any person who shall first give such information to the police as shall lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons by whom the said fire was caused; and in addition thereto His Excellency the Governor will be advised to grant a free pardon to an accomplice, not being the person who actually caused the fire, who will give such information as shall lead to a like result.

T. K. WELDON,
Commissioner of Police.

Police Office, Dunedin,
21st July, 1876.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by GEORGE JONES, of High-street, Dunedin, Printer to said Provincial Government for time being.