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Evening Star, Issue 3182, 2 May 1873, Page 3

TENDERS. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TO ENGINEERS. mENDERS are invited by the Colonial i Government for - the Construction of Three Malleable Iron Traversers for the Dunedin Station. Drawing and Specification may be seen at this office, where tenders will be received up till noon of Monday, the sth May, 1873. The lowest or any tender not necessarily acepted. By command. W. N. BLAIR, District Engineer. Public Works Office, Dunedin, April 26, 1873. ISSUE OF £260,000 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 Works Loan Act, 1870,” and “ The Defence and Other Purposes Loan Act, 1870,” subject to the under-mentioned conditions : 1. The Debentures will be payable to Bearer, and will be issued in sums of not less than One Hundred Pounds each. 2. The Debentures, which are secured on the Consolidated Revenue of the Colony, will bear interest ats.jthe rate of 4 per cent per annum, payable half-yearly, on the 15th day of April and the 15th day of October in each year, at the Bank of New Zealand at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Greymouth, Hokitika, Dunedin, or Invercargill. 3. The principal sum 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. 4. 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 or the issue, a pro rata distribution will be made. 5. The amount tendered for must he paid at the Treasury at Wellington, as under:— 5 per cent, accompanying application ; * the balance on or before the 16th May, 18735, Q* at the opt%i pf the purchasers 5, cen,t. application. 20 p©s gept. in one month, 26 per cent, in two months, 25 per cent, in three months, 23 per cent, in four months, j * 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 their nominees. Half per cent, brokerage will be allowed to brokers through whose applications sales with accrued interest. are effected. Applications by telegraph, received not later than ten o’clock on the 9th May, will be accepted, provided they are accompanied by a telegram from the Manager of any Branch or Agenpy of thq Bank pf New Zealand, notifying th,ah 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 I hereby tender for £ New Zealand Four per cent. Debentures at the price of £ for each £IOO of such. Debentures, | and I agree to accept the same or any less I amount that may hj? allotted to me, and to | pay for thew in cash at the Bank x»f Now | Zealand (a) on j (a) The name of the place at which the | purchaser undertakes payment of the balance to be inserted here, |_ i LEASES OF TOLLS. ' TENDERS will be received at the Provincial Government Offices until Tuesday, the 20th day of May, at neon, for Leasing the various Tolls throughout the Province for twelve months from Ist July, 1873. Particulars of terms and conditions can be obtained on application at the Treasury. The Government will not be bound to accept any tenders. For the information of intending tenderers, the following are the gross sums received from the gatekeepers for the twelve months ended 31st March, 1873, vis, GEORGE TURNBULL, Provincial Treasurer, Provincial Treasury, Dunedin, April 39, 1873. CAVERSHAM ROAD BOARD. TENDERS Wanted, till Thursday, the Bth inst,, at Seven p.m., for 300 yards Metal, for the Kensington Section of St Kilda Road ; also, for Repairs to be done to Alexander street, near Benevolent Institution. Specifications may be seen at Kensington Hotel, and at Mr Read Smith, Caversham. JOHN CAMERON, Clerk to Board. TO CONTRACTORS. TENDERS will be received at the Office of the Secretary for Works, until noon of 9th May, for Excavating at Queen street and Removal of Material therefrom to Castle street. Plans and specifications to be seen at Provincial Engineer’s Office. HORACE BASTINGS, Secretary for Works. Dunedin, Ist May, 1873. TENDERS wanted till Saturday, 3rd May, for the erection of Brick Shops, &c., in George street, for Messrs Esther and Low. DAVID ROSS, Architect, fringes street,