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Evening Star, Issue 3174, 23 April 1873, Page 3

TENDERS. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. BRUNNER TO GREYMOUTH. Public Works Office, Wellington, 14th March, 1873. WRITTEN TUN DEBS will be received at this Office up to 4 p.m., on Friday, 25th April, 1873, for the Construction of a Railway from Brunner to Greymouth. They must be addressed to the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside “ Tender, Frunner Railway.” Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Office, Wellington, on and after Thursday, 25th inst., and at the Public Works Offices, Greymouth, on the arrival of first mail from Wellington. After that date Telegraph Tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraph Office by Noon of the above date, provided that they be written in due form and be lodged at the District Engineer’s Office at Hokitika, Dunedin, Christchurch, Nelson, or Auckland, by the same hour. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By command. JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. BRUNNER TO GREYMOUTH. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Public Works Office, Wellington, April 8, 1873. BY a clerical error, one item has been omitted in the Schedule of Works attached to the Specification, viz., Side Cut, 25,616 cubic yards, which must be reckoned in addition to the quantity already specified under that heading. JOHN BLACKETT, A esistant-Eugineer-in-Chief. ISSUE OF £250,000 NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT DEBENTURES IN NEW ZEALAND. Treasury, Wellington, Bth April, 1873,

TENDERS are invited for the purchase of the whole or any portion of Two hundred and Fifty thousand Pounds New Zealand Government Debentures, issued under the Acts of the Legislature of the Colony, entitled “The Immigration and Public Woiks I oan Act, 1870,” and “ The Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870,” subject to the under-mentioned conditions : 1. 2. The Debentures will be payable to Rearer, and will be issued in sums of not less than One Hundred Founds each. The Debentures, which are secured on the Consolidated Revenue of the Colony, will bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, payable half-yearly, on the 15th day of April and the 15th day of October in eacli year, at the Bank of New Zealand at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Greymouth, Hokitika, Dunedin, or Invercargill, 3. The principal sura will be payable on the 15th day of April, 1913, at the Treasury at Wellington, or at any Branch of the Bank of New Zealand, in New Zealand, at the option of the holder, six months’ notice being required, previous to maturity, of the place at which payment will be required. Tenders will be opened at the Treasury at Wellington at noon on Friday, the ninth day of May next, in the presence of such of the tenderers as desire to be present —the minimum price under seal being first placed on the table. In the event of equal tenders being received for a sum in excess of the issue, a pro rata distribution will be made. The amount tendered for must be paid at the Treasury at Wellington, as under: — 5 per cent, accompanying application ; * the balance on or before the 16th May, 1873, Or at the option of the purchasers 5 per cent, on application. 20 per cent, in one month, \ 25 per cent, in two mouths, * 1 , 25 per cent, in three months, j fn to rest 4. 6. 25 per cent, in four months, * Purchasers electing to pay balance within a week will be entitled to interest from the 15th day of April. On payment of the final instalment, Debentures signed by the Agents appointed under the respective Acts, will be delivered to purchasers or thei,r nominees. Half per cent, brokerage will be allowed to brokers through whose applications sales are effected. Applications by telegraph, received not later than ten o’clock on the 9th May, will be accepted, provided the}' are accompanied by a telegram from the Manager of any Branch or Agency of the Bank of New Zealand, notifying that the necessary deposit has been paid into the Bank of New Zealand, to the credit of a Land Deposit Account, JULIUS VOGEL, Colonial Treasurer. Form of Tender. I hereby tender for £ New fan land Four per cent. Debentures at the price of £ for each £10(1 of such Debentures, and I agree to accept th e same or any less amount that may be allotted to me, and to pay for them in cash at the Bank of New Zealand (a) on (a) The name of the place at which the purchaser undertakes payment of the balance to be inserted here. Wanted for the Erection of X Wooden House, Brown street. Apply to Peter Gunn, Hanover street. FOR BURY PARK COMPANY, LIMITED. TENDERS will be received until Wednesday, 23rd Instant, for 30 Chains Post and Rail and Wire Fencing at the. Forbury Pai k. Specifications at my office, Princes street. SYDNEY JAMES, Secretary. TENDERS afe invited for Erecting a Two-.storcy Stone and Brick House at Walker street. MASON & WALES, Architects. TENDERS will be received till noon on Friday, 25th inst., for Building Transept and Chancel to All Saints Church. MASON & WALES. Architect. CAVERSHAM ROAD BOARD. TENDERS Wanted, till Thursday, at 7 p.m , for Works to be done on Clark street, Maria street, and Corstorphine Boa t Specifications may be seen at Mr Feger’s shop, or at my house. |OJIN CAMERON, Clerk to the Board,