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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 15 April 1901, Page 3

JONES' REFRESHMENT ROOMS, lainci Street, j (opposite Gilmer Hotel), VISITORS to town during the holi days may obtain REFRESHMENTS & HOT PIES, With tea and coffee, at all hour?. NEW ZEALiND GOVERMENT. M PER CENT DEBENTURE LOAN. ISSUE OF £500,000. Under the authority of " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Ac-, P.ICO. MIS I [CM PRICE OF ISSUE £IOO VEU GENT.

• •■f -HE COLONIAL TREASURER ni vites tenders for .€500,000 New ' Zealand Government 4 per cent DebenI ture. payable to Benrer ( and of the facevalue of £I,OOO, £SOO, £2OO, and £IOO respectively, as may be desired. These Debentures are secured on (lie Public Kcvemies of the Colony, and are issued repayable on the Ist April, l'.iOl, at the Treasury, Wellington, .New Zealand, or, (if the tenderer so requests in his tender) at the oflice of the AgentGeneral for New Zealand in London. Dividends, represented by coupons attached to the debentures, will be payable on the Ist April and the Ist October in each year during the currency of the Loan, at the Cashier's Otlice, Treasury, Wellington, or at any branch of the Bank of New Zealand in New Zealand* or (if the debentures are issued repayable in London) at the oflice of tile AgentGeneral for New Zealand in London. At the option of the holder of any debenture issued repayable in New Zealand, and on application made in that behalf at the Treasury, Wellington, New Zealand, he may at any time during its currency have it endorsed payable, • both as to principal and interest, at the office of the Agent-General for New Zealand, London, or at any specified branch of the Bank of New Zealand in Australia; Provided that in the former case the indorsement shall be made not less? than three months, and in the latter case not less than one month, before the due date of the next ensuing payment of interest. The first Interest-coupon will be payable on the Ist October, 1901, and will be for a sum equal to six months' interest on the nominal amount of the Debenture. £IOO in money for every £IOO expressed in debentures (below which no tender will be aacepted), payable as follows : Deposit ot 5 per cent on application. First instalment of 45 per cent on Tuesday, 7th May, 1901. Second Instalment of 50 per cent on Tuesday, 4th June, 1901. Payments may be made in full at any time on or after the 7th May, 1901, ana prior to the 4th June, 1901, at a discount at the rate of one-pound ten shillings per centum per annum. Sealed Tenders, addressed to tbo Secretary to the Treasury, Government Buildings, Wellington, accompanied with the 5 per cent deposit, will be received up to noon of Tuesday, 23rd April, 1901, when Colonial Treasurer and the Controller and Auditor-General, and allotment will forthwiih bo made. If cheques are lodged with a Tender, they must he drawn upon a Bank in Wellington, and be marked by such Bank as "good" for fourteen days. Cheques issued by a Bank need not bo so marked. Tenders may be for the whole or any part of the Loan, and must state what amount of money will be given for every £'loo of the Debentures tendered for. Tenders must be for even hundreds of pounds sterling, and at prices which are multiples of sixpence. Tenders at different prices must be on seperate forms. The nominal amount of debentures tendered for must be written on the outside of the Tender. In case of default in the payment of posit and instalment (if any) previously paid will be liable to forfeiture. If no allotment is made, the deposit will be returned. The first and second instalments may be paid at any Branch of the Bank of New Zealand either in the Colony or Australia, to the credit of the Public Account, or at the Treasury, Wellington, not later then the several dates previously mentioned. Scrip Certificates will bo issued, to he subsequently exchanged for the Debenture bonds. Tenders must be on printed forms, which may be obtained at the Cashier's Office, Treasury, Wellington, or at the Offices of the Bank of New Zealand at Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurcb,or Dunedin. Office of the Colonial Treasurer, Wellington, 2nd April, 1901 TO THE BURGESSES OP THE BOROUGH OP GREYMOUTH..

Ladies and Gentlemen.— |"N KESPONSE to the request of a JL large number of Ratepayers I offer myself as a candidate for a seat in the Borough Council. Having on a proviou3 occasion served you for three years as a Councillor, also one year as Mayor, and having always taken considerable interest in all matters for the improvement and advancement of the Town I respectfully solicit your votes and support at the forthcoming election. I remain, Yours Faithfully W. R. KETTLE. TO THE ELECTORS OP THE BURGESSES OF GREYMOUTH. Ladies and Gentlemen, — HAVING been nominated at the request of some of the Electors of Greymouth, as a member of the Borough Council, under the extended and, almost limitless powers given under the new Act, I beg to ask your support and interest, and if returned will do my best to keep down (lie Borough rates, consistent with the enormous extension and population now taking place, owing to dredging and other now industries. I have been connected with Greymouth and district for the last thirty-three years. I beg to remain, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, CLEMENT PARFITT.

YELLOW & BLACK STEIPE WEAPPEES. PENNY PACKETS