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Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1648, 15 November 1873, Page 1

.■■■■'■•■■■ ;!i: '■ -TeiMlers. •' v; "' ' •j-w o ;t 15/I 5 / c c; TENDERS will be received at the Engineer's Office, Ahaura, up to 2 p.ny on SATURDAY, 22rid NOVEMBER', for the ' CONSTRUCTION of the Saddle and" Starvation Point Sections of the AMURI ROAD. Specifications and plans to be seen at the Ahaura Office. ' By command, : JOHN BLACKETT, ' Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. r TV'EW ZEALAND. RAILWAYS ' ■"' -; •' SL E E PER S. , ', " ??'/: Public Works Office, Wellington, October 28, 1873. TENDF.RS will be received at this office uritn noon on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1873, for , the supply and delivery of about 93,000 RAILW V SLEEPERS, viz., 46,000 for the* Winton and KingstblTiElaUway, 29,000 for the Waitaki and Mperaki Railway; and 18,000 for the Timaru and Temuka Railway. } - i They must be addressed to tlie Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and " marked outside " Tender for Sleepers." : Specifications may now ba seen at the Public Works Office, Wellington, and at, Wanganui, Auckland, Foxton, Nelson^ Greyi' mouth, Hokitika, Christchurch, .. Timaru, Oamaru, Diinedin, Invercargill, and at the Post Office, Greytown, Wairarapa^ on the arrival of the first mail at those places. .; Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received, if presented at any Telegraph office by NOON cf the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged- ac the office of a District Engineer by the same hour. No tender to be for less than 5000 sleepers; and the lowest or any tender : will not necessarily be accepted.- ' By command,- .;, , ; JOHtf BLACKETT, •; Assistant Engineefrin'-Chief. "VTELSON , - CREEK WA.TER RA CE . , :,.. Public Works Office, : WftUington, October 28, 1873. WRITTEN- TENDERS- wiU' be received at this office up" to noon, on WEDNESDAY. 10th DECEMBER,: for the construction of a : portion of the above Race, in .FOUR SECTIONS, being altogether , about :164 / miles. - They must' be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside "Tender Nelson Creek Waterßace." . . Plans and specifications may be seen at office oh and after Monday, lOiin November, and at the Public Works Office, Grey* month, on the arrival of the first mail after that date. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraphic office' by NOON of the same date, provided that written, tenders in due :J,^ form are lodged at a District Engineer's office by the same hour. Tenders may be sent in for ONE or MORE sections ; but the lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. . ! By command, ' : JOHN BLACKETT, : • , Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. Racing ;_ : ■ ° .:■ . , ■ , r ' Y^REY MOUTH JOCKEY CLUB , ;'V** ] ANNUAL RACES. '"' ' ./. 1874 MEETING, MARCH ,17, 18, and 19 PRELIMINARY NOTICE. GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB - HANDICAP, To be run on the 17th March, Of 175 soya., with a sweep of 7 soys., acceptances added; second horse to receive 25 : soys. from the stake. Distance, 2| miles. Nominations with 3 sovs.. will be received ' up to 22nd December, 1573. Handicap declared on 22nd January, J874, and acceptances with 7 soys. received up to 28th February. WESTLAND HURDLE HANDICAP, To be run on the I7th March, Of 75 soys. ; -second horse to receive 15 soys. from the stake. Distance, 2i miles. Nqgflinations 2 soys.; acceptances 4 soys. Dates of nomination, declaration, ' arid accept* ances, same as in Jockey Club Handicap. GOLD FIELDS HANDICAP, To be run oh the 18th March, Of 125 soys.; second horse to rerieive 20 soys. from, the stake. Distance, If miles.) Nominations, with 2 soys., to close on 28th . February. ■ Handicap declared : at 9 pirn., 17th March, and acceptances, with 6 soys., received up to 11 o'clock same evening. R. HUSTLER, Esq., Handicapper. <f 4 Nominations and acceptances addressed to the Secretary Greyraouth Jockey ; Club, bearing postmarks of the above dates will be received. The remainder of programme for three days' racing will be published at a'future date. •. ■ ; - ;: ■'■'■ ■■ '■'■'■ '"' ? ■'■* '■- '■ " : ■ JAMES PAYNE, ' Secretary. Tobacconists. \ merioan tobacco warehouse, ■j[jL ■'■■■'."•' :< ' ' ■'■■-■'■■■■■;. \- :■■■■■; Mawhera Quay, , N Greymouth. A. M. 1 HUNTER, Proprwtwv