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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 997, 16 September 1903, Page 3

Air-ships are the last invention, They navigate the air ; In future we’ll be in suspension Travelling here to there. We’ll gaily sail up in the sky, Till us the eloudt immuse, And catch bad colds, but won’t say die, With— WOODS’ GREAT PEPPERMINTCURE. B hSHFELLI N G.. EN are Wanted to fall 100 Acres Light Bush, by Ist November. All easy work. Good wag.cs can be earned. Apply, immediately, toll. St. J. CHRISTOPHERS, Matawai, or, WILLIAMS & KETTLE, Ltd.

FOR AUCKLAND VIA BAST COAST PORTS. , "jnHE Auxiliary Schooner AOTEA (Captain -B_ J. H. Skinner) leaves Gisborne for East Coast Ports and Auckland on THURSDAY EVENING (weather permitting). For freight or passage, apply on board to J. H. Skinner, Master j or, COMMON, SHELTON & CO., Ltd., Agents. POVERTY BAY ROAD' BOARD., NOTICE. mHE Road known as HARDY’S ROAD is JL now CLOSED to Traffic until further notice. ARTHUR F. CUFF, Clerk and Overseer. Dated Makaraka, 13th September, 1903. ,TO STATIONHOLDERS.

TANTED, by a thoroughly Practical . . and Capable Man—SITUATION, as Manager, or would work on shares. Satisiactory references and guarantee given. Apply— BOX 236, Post Office, Auckland. TENDERS FOR INLAND MAIL SERVICES FOR 1904, 1905, AND 1906.

0 General Post Office, Wellington, 28th August, 1903. SEALED TENDERS will he received at , the several Chief Post Offices in the colony until Monday, the sth October, 1903, for the conveyance of mails between the undermentioned places, for a period of THitEE years, from Ist January, 1904, to the 31st December, 190 G. POSTAL DISTRICT OF GISBORNE. 1. Gisborne and "Patutahi, thrice weekly. (alti-i-native to No. 2.) 2. Gisborne and Patmahi, daily. (Alternative to No. 1.) *3. Kaiteratahi Railway Station and Te Karaka, twice daily ; and Whatatutu, daily. , , 4. Te Karaka, Poututu, Whakarau, and Motu, weekly, (alternative to No. 5 and 6.) 5. Te Karaka and Poututu, twice weekly ; and Whakarau and Motu, weekly, (alternative to No. 4 and 6 ) 6. Te Karaka, Poututu, Whakarau, and Motu, twice weekly. (Alternative to No. 4 and 5.) 7. Gisborne and Waimata Valley, twioe weekly ; Araltihi, weekly. 8. Gisborne, Pakarae, Hauiti, and Tolago Bay, twice weekly. (alternative to No. 9.) 9. Gisborne, Pakarae, Hauiti, and Tolago Bay, f our times weekly. (Alternative to No. 8.) § 10. Tolago Bay, Tokomaru Bay, Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa, and Port Awanui, weekly. (Alternative to No. 11.) _ . 811. Tolago Bay, Tokomaru Bay, Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa, and Port Awanui, twice weekly. (Alternative to No. 10.) Sl2. Tolago Bay, Tokomaru Bay, and Waipiro Bay, twice weekly. (Alternative to No 10 and 11.) § 13. Waipiro Bay, Whareponga, Tuparoa, and Port Awanui twioe weekly. (Alternative to No. 10 and 11.) 14. Port Awanui Kahukura, Rangitukia, Te Araroa, and Hicks Bay, weekly. (Alterna'ive to No. 15.) 15. Port Awanui, Kahukura, Rangitukia, Te Araroa, and Hicks Bay, twice weekly. (Alternative to No. 14.) 10 V Gisborne, Waerengaokuri, Tiniroto, Marumaru, Fratertawn, and Wairoa, • . weekly. (Alternative to No. 24.) 17. Gisborne, Matawhcro, Te Arai bridge, and Murewai, daily. § 18. Gisborne Tarewa, Morere, Nuhaka, and Wairoa, weekly. 19. Whakarau, and Bakauroa. weekly. 20. Te Karaka and Kanalcanae, weekly. 21. Ngatapa and Wharekopae, weekly, 22. Tokomaru Bay and Huiarua, weekly. 23. Gisborne Post Office and Wharves and Railway'Starion, as required. 24. Napier, Port Ahuriri, Mohaka, Turiroa, Wairoa, Frasertown, Marumaru, Ruakituri, Tiniroto, Waerengaokuri, and Gisborne, weekly. (Alternative to No. IG.) The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. The attention of intending tenderers is directed to the terms and conditions of contract printed at the back of tbo trnder forms. Successful tenderers will be required to show that they are in a position to satisfactorily carry out the services. Contractors whose tenders may be accepted must be prepared to crrry out the services for which they tender according to time-tables framed by the Department. Where the tender is over £SOO for any one service the attention of the tenderer is directed to clauses 2G and 2Ga of the terms and conditions. Forms of tender, with the terms and conditions of contract, may be procured at any post-office. No tender will be considered unless made made on the printed form. Tenders, indorsed “ Tender for Mail Service No. t 0 be addressed to the Chief Postmaster of the postal district to which the tender may speoially refer. W. GRAY, Secretary. * Service may be affected by railway extension and may be terminated by the Post-master-General on his giving one months notice in writing. § Special conditions attach to these services. Particulars may be ascertained from any Chief Postmaster. In delivering and receiving mails ai rail-way-stations it is understood that contractors deal with the guards of trains, and that delivery of the mails is to be made into the railway-vans il required.