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Evening Star, Issue 3384, 24 December 1873, Page 3

TENDERS. v. mmm? R. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. DUNEDIN AND MOERAKI RAILWAY. PRELIMINARY NOVICE. Drawings and Specifications for the X “ Deborah Bay Contract” of the Dunedin and Moeraki Railway, including a tunnel about 1,380 yards long, are expected to be ready on the 7th of January, 1874. By command. W. N. BLAIR, District Engineer. Public Works Office, Dunedin, December 13, 1873. E. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. TENDERS are invited by the Colonial Government for the construction of Four Highside Goods Waggons. Drawing and specification may be seen at this office, where Tenders will be received up till noon on Monday, the 29th December, 1873. The lowest or any Tender not necessarily accepted. By command. W. N. BLAIR. District Engineer. Public Works Office, Dunedin, 17th December, 1873. V. EXTENSION OF TOWNSHIP OF ROTHESAY. riIENDERS Wanted for Survey of the Ex I tension of tho above Township. To be left, on or before January 5, 1874. with Jas. Kilgour, Esq,, Hoslyn ; or with M'Landreea, Hepburn, and Co. TENDERS Wanted till noon on Tuesday, 30th instant, for the erection, in wood, of Immigration Barracks at Oamaru for the Provincial Government. Plans, Ac., to be seen at my office, and at Mr Galbraith’s Timber Yard, Oamaru. DAVID ROSS, Architect, Princes street. TENDERS received, till 6 p.m. on Monday, 29th inst., for the Erection of a Large Shed, alongside the Jetty street jetty, Dunedin. Plans and Specifications can be seen at the Octagon Timber Yard. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. WM. HARROP, Albany street. will he received till noon on Saturday, 27th instant, for erecting an Oddfellows’ Hall (brick and wood) at Albany Ilf MASON Sc WALES, Architects. TENDERS will be received by the Chief Postmaster, Dunedin, till 2(ith December inst., for the conveyance of a Postal Officer with correspondence, by Cab or Express, four times daily each way between the Receiving Boxes, Princes street south, the Chief Post Office, and Great King street, north end. Tenders to be at per day. For further particulars, apply to ARCHIBALD BARR, Chief Postmaster.

PUBLICATIONS. READY FOR X MAS. WILL ENDERBY, Second Edition, complete, in stiff paper covers. Price 3s 6d. Published by R. T. Wheeler, Stafford street, and sold by all Booksellers in New Zealand. Copies posted to any part o£ the World on receipt of Post Office Order for the amount. PROSPECTUS OF “THE SOUTHERN MERCURY,” A Weekly Chronicle of News, Politics, and Literature. Conducted by Vincent Pyre. UNDER the above title it is proposed to an original and independent Newspaper, untrammelled by party influences, and not subservient to any special interest; but having, as its guiding consideration, the general welfare of the entire community. We shall present to our readers all the current local news, and the fullest and most reliable information respecting all matters of public interest in the Australasian Colonies and the Mother Country. In politics, the Southern Mercury will be liberal and progressive. Agricultural and pastoral affairs will be fully recoided. Manufactures and local industries will be faithfully represented. The interests of the Goldfields "will obtain due recognition, and ample exposition of their resources and requirements. Sporting matters will be reported. To literature and science a proportion of space will be devoted. Correspondence.—The free e jpression of opinion will be encouraged. So that all Will find in thef Southern Mercury something of inten jst to themselves. The First Number will be it- sued on Saturday, January 3rd, 1874, and \ rill contain the first chapters of AN ORIGINAL SI &RY, (By the author of “Wild Endcrby.”) i SuRSCRIPTfO i'S : Payable in advance and exc fusi\</of postage— Per Quarter ... .... 6a Per Six Months ... * Hs Per Annum ... 20s Single copVes—6d. R. T. W HEELE-R, Manager and lyublisher, Dunedin. Agents wanted in every Town. Advertisements on liberal term#.