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Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1472, 23 April 1873, Page 3

Tenders. .-'. '.- . - •■".■..,.,.. . i Tl 6A D S.— W E W ZB£LA ND. The successful tenderer- not having taken op his contract, FRESH TENDERS are invited by the Colonial Government for the CONSTRUCTION of about Two Miles and a Half of DRA^Y ROAD, being part [of proposed road from Greymouth to Marsden. Plans and specification are to be seen at the District Engineer's Offices, Greymquth and Hokitika, and tenders addressed to District Engineer and labelled " Tender for Secion 01 Greymouth and Marsden Road," will be received at the latter place up to 4 p.m. on Monday, 28th April, 1873. The lowest or any! tender will not necessarily bje accepted. :•;■••..■:■ Hy Command, . JOHN BLACKETT, ! Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. Public Works Office, Wellington, 15th April, 1873/ r : ' PERSEV E RAN C E MINING COMPANY (REGISTERED.) : The Directors of this Company are prepared to receive OFFERS, until MONDAY, JUNE 2nd, from persons willing to WORK the above MINE on TRIBUTE. The claim is situate at Bedstead Gully, Collingwood, and comprises over thirty-five acre<> held under lease, fourteen and a-half of which have been recently acquired. There is a Battery of Twenty Stampers at the Minej ten of which have been in use for about three yeais, and are at present in perfect working order ; the others were recently erected, and only require the tables being laid to be ready for use. " The mine has been opened in various places by levels and an inclined drive, and | the average yield has .been over 7.dwts. 19 grains gold, worth about 75s 6d per ounce. The power for working, the. ten stampers hitherto used is derived from a race, the fluming of which was all new, and the earthwork repaired in 1871, and which can be made capable of carrying sufficient water to drive the twenty stampers. ; There is also a single-stamp Battery, Retort House, Manager's Residence, Stables, Huts, &c, and all the usual plant of a mine; Further particulars can be obtained at the Mine, from the Mining Manager, or from . JOHN R. MABIN, Legal Manager. Nelson, New Zealand, April 15, 1873. ISSUE OF £250,000 NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT DEBENTURES IN NEW ZEALAND. Treasury, Wellington, Bth AprU, 1873. ' TENDERS are invited for the purchase of the whole or any portion of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds New Zealand Government Debeniures, issued under the Acts of the Legislature of the Colony, entitled " The Immigration and Public Works Loan Apt, 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 at the rate of ipercent. per annum, payable half-yearly, on the '15th day. of April andi tb& 15th cliay/ of October in each year, at the Bank -of New Zealand at Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Greymoutb, Hokitika, Dunedin, or InvercargilL 3. The principal sum will be payable on the loch 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. 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 tbe 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 of the issue, a pro rata distribution will be made. 5. The amount tendered for must be paid at the Treasury at Wellington, asunder:— 5 per cent, accompanying application ;* the balance on or before the 16th May, 1873, Or at the option of the purchasers :— 5 per cent, on application. 20 per cent, in one month, \ 25 per cent, in two months, f with accrued 25 per cent, in three months, f interest. 25 per cent, in four months, ) * 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 are effected. Applications by telegraph, received not later than 10 o'clock on the 9th May, will be accepted, provided they are accompanied by a telegram from the Manager of any Branch or Agency of the Bank of JMew Zealand, notifying that the necessary deposit 1 has been paid into the Bank of New Zealand, to the credit of a; Loan Deposit Account.^: JULIUS YOGEL, Colonial Treasurer, FOKM OF TENDJJR. 1 I hereby tender for £ New Zealand Four per cent. Debentures at tho price of £ for each £100 of such Debentures, and f acn-ee to accept the same or any less amount that may be allotted to me, and to pay for " them in cash at the Bank of New Zealand (a) The name of the place at which the purchaser undertakes payment of tbe balance to be inserted here. Tyr O T 1 C E To Up-Country Storekeepers, Butchers, Waggoners, &c. The Undersigned respectfully intimates that he has erected, immediately adjoining his Hotel, a large and well-ventilated 30-stall STABLE, with every equine re* h lB1 *' JAMES OONES, , ■ . ' Jones's Hotel