BUTCHER'S GULLY TO CLYDE.

CORRECTED NOTICE.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until Noon of Tuesday, 29th August, for Contract No. 1,111. Formation of about 133 Chains of Road between Butcher’s Gully and Clyde.

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, “Tender for Contract No. 1,111.”

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

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.

TENDERS WANTED by the Portobello Road Board for Work on Road leading from the Beach towards the property of Messrs. McFarlane.

Mr. Mears will show contractor the work. Specification at the house of Mr. George Green, Broadbay. Tender to be in by the 2nd of September, at twelve o’clock.

GEORGE J. CLARK,
Secretary to the Board.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 12th September, for Contract No. 1089, Construction, Pitching, and Gravelling of 56 Chains 44 Links of the Road Tuapeka to Teviot, situate in Block III, Tuapeka West District.

Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at the Police Station, Lawrence. Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 1089.” The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, August 22, 1876.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 29th August, for Contract No. 1129, Forming and Metalling 47 Chains of Road, “Southern Trunk to Molyneux,” situate between top of hill near School-house and Oamaru Bridge.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Police Station, Balclutha. Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 1129.” The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 8th August, 1876.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 29th August, for Contract No. 1091, Metalling 5½ Chains Road, “Southern Trunk to Kaitangata,” in Block 13, North Molyneux district.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Police Station, Balclutha. Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 1091.” The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 8th August, 1876.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 29th August, for Contract No. 1128, Formation and Gravelling of Approaches to Bridge over Molyneux at Roxburgh; also Approaches to Ford Teviot Stream.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Police Station, Roxburgh. Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 1128.” The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, 8th August, 1876.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 19th day of September, for Contract No. 1090, Formation, Pitching, and Gravelling of 80 Chains of Road, Tuapeka to Teviot, situate in Block I, Beaumont District.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Police Station, Lawrence. Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 1090.” The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, August 22nd, 1876.

TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works until noon of Tuesday, 26th day of September, for Contract No. 1083, Gravelling 164 Chains of Road Tuapeka to Teviot situate in Block II, Benger District.

Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Office of the Provincial Engineer, Dunedin, and at Police Station, Lawrence. Tenders to be endorsed “Tender for Contract No. 1083.” The Government does not undertake to accept the lowest or any tender.

J. GREEN,
Secretary for Works.
Dunedin, August 22nd, 1876.

The following report is published for general information:

NEW ZEALAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY LABORATORY.

RESULTS of Analysis of Specimen No. 1849,

forwarded by his Honor the Superintendent of Otago.

Locality: West Coast of South Island.
Received 7th August, 1876.
Reported on 11th.

GUANO.

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This Guano contains 36.98 per cent. of water as received by me, but when exposed freely to the air for three days as a coarse powder it lost nearly 20 per cent. of this; the exact amount of water remaining in it after such treatment being 17.58 per cent.

The following are the results afforded by its analysis:—

• Phosphate of Lime and Magnesia ... 45.62
• Carbonate of Lime ... 2.14
• Soluble Salts ... 2.1
• Siliceous matters ... 5.18
• Organic matters ... 9.87
• Water ... 36.98

100.00

Phosphoric acid, 23.86 per cent.
Soluble phosphates, traces.

This guano is therefore eminently a phosphatic one, and after exposure to the air under cover for some time would somewhat resemble that occurring on Coral Island (see Jurors’ Report, N.Z. Exhibition, 1865, page 423), and should serve the same purposes as those to which it has been applied.

W. SKEY,
Dunedin.