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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 May 1901, Page 3

GREY EDUCATION BOARD. WANTED,— A Teacher for NO TOWN school. Present average attendance, 8. Salary according fo cal e. Applications', accompanied with testimonials, will he received up to 4 p m on Monday, 3rd June, 1901. F. W. RIEMEN,SCHNEIDER, Secretary. E. I*. District Engineer’s Office, Oreymouth, 22nd April, 1901. The railway department will purchase SLEEPERS, 7ft by Sin by sin in size, in lots of 250 or more, delivered and stacked at any railway station or siding, at the following rates, viz: Hewn or Silver or Yellow Pine sleepers at os 3d each. Hewn or Sawn, Totava Sleepsfs, cut from matured trees only, at 3s 3d each. Offers to supply will be received at the District Engineer’s Office up to the 31st MAY, 1900. j The trees from which sleepers will be ' cut shall be felled during the months of June, July and August. All timber must be felled by September. Sleepers to bo all heart-wood free from largo knots, shakes and other defects; hewn true in shape, and out of winding ; to be sawn square at ends ; ti be cut from large trees (no honeycombed or burnt timber will be accepted) ; to be stacked as directed, and to be approved and passed by the Railway Inspector.Sleepers will be inspected in the btlsh if so required by the suppliers, but no Inspector Will be sent to pass a less number than 250. On receiving notice of sleepers being ready for the District Engineer, Greymouth, will send an inspector to pass and brand them. After the sleepers have been passed and branded, the supplier must deliver them at the railway station or siding at which he offered oo supply ; after such delivery has been made the Inspector will give the supplier his certificate, and for such as have passed inspection payment will be made on delivery. Fifty per cent of the number under taken to no supplied, to be delivered by the end of October, and the whole by the 31st December, 1901. Condemned sleepers must be distinctly branded by the Inspector. Before commencing to fell the trees notice must be given to the District Engineer, Greymouth, that he may send the Inspector into the bush to view the trees intended to be cut. This does not refer to silver pine. BY ORDER.

10,000 SILVERPINE SLEEPERS. The Public Works Department is prepared to purchase approved SLEEPERS in lots to suit cutters at three slitilings and threepence each, delivered at railway sidings. Apply to Public Works Office, Greyraouth. Public Works Office, Greymouth, 22nd Mar, 1001. JOHN THOMPSON, Resident Engineer. GREY COUNTY COUNCIL, WRITTEN TENDERS are invited and will he received at County Chambers, Greymouth, up to 12 o.elock (NOON) on MONDAY, 27th MAY,; 1001, for construction of dray bridge over Maori Gully at Orima township. ; Tenders to be marked on outside of envelope “Tender for Maori Gully bridge, and addressed to County Chair- j man. Drawings and spccitications can be j seen at County Chambers, Greymouth, JOHN HIGGINS, County Engineer. County Chambers, Greymoutn, 21st May, 1901, NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. queen Victoria” day, Friday, 24th MAY, 1901. Excursion tickets win be issued at 2d per mile first-class (minimum 4/-), and Id per mile second class (minimum 2/-), (mileage counted one way only) from any station to any station on the Westland section on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, 23rd and 24th MAY, available for return up to and including Saturday, Ist Juno, 1901. On FRIDAY, 24th MAY, the trains leaving Hokitika for Greymouth at 2 5 p.m., and Greymouth for Hokitika at 4 45 p.m. will not run. Specials in lieu thereof will leave Hokitika for Greymouth at 12 30 p.m., and Greymouth for Hokitika at 7 30 p.m. BY ORDER. FOt. SALE. SECTION in Cowper Street, the property of James O. Reilly. For particulars apply to M. Phillips. STILLWATER SCHOOL COM MITTEE, A Social and Ball. In aid of the above fund, will be held in the SCHOOLROOM (STILLWATER.) ON FRIDAY', MAY 31st. Commence 8 o’clock. Admission to Social and Ball 3/W. SHANNAHAN, Hon. Sec. WAIPUNA GOLD DREDGING COMPANY. » APPLICATIONS (closing at the Company’s office at NOON on WED- ( NESDAY', MAY 29th), are invited for , the position of Dredge Master for the, above Company’s dredge. E A. WICKES, Secretary

FOB SALE. OFFERS aro invited for tho PURCHASE of all that compact freehold farm f-ituate at Totara Flat, Grey Valley {in the centre of dredging areas), containing 300 acres more or less, with dairy, 24 stall cow shed, six-room dwelling house, and other improvements. The Baupo railway station is on tho land. This offer will remain open for three weeks from date. Apply to Heney Gilmee, Totara Flat, or to J. VV. Jones, Mining Agent, Ahaura. Totara Fiat, 14th May. temporary premises. Hildebrand & Co. ’Of y IdHES to inform their customers \'V that they have removed into those buildings, known as the London Butchery, corner of Mackay and Boundary Streets, where their customers may rely on being served with the saaio aivility and punctuality aS' in the pfift.