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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1671, 12 December 1873, Page 1

Tenders. ; ■jVTEW ZEALAND ROADS. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received " at the Public Works Office, Hokitika, up to Noon on WEDNESDAY, 17thDECBMBER, for the CONSTRUCTION of SECTION No. - 1 of ROAD, Hokitika to Blue Spur, being in length about one hundred and fifty-two chains. . .• ; They must be addressed to the District Engineer, and marked outside "Tender for Road." Plans and specifications may be seen at' the , Public Works Offices, Hokitika and Greymouth. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, Assistant Engineer-in-Chief. Public Works Office, Wellington, 4th December,. 1873. "j^TEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH. TENDERS are required for the'SUPPLY and DELIVERY of Six Hundred, more or less, TELEGRAPH POLES, between Reefton and Lyell, at mark pegs along or near the dray road. They must be totara saplings, or sawn square; if saplings they must be not less than ten inches at the butts and eight inchea at the heads, twenty and twenty-five, feet ong, straight and sound, and stripped of the bark two feet at the top end ; if sawn they must be eight inches at the bntts and six inches at the heads, sound, free from sap, bad knots, shakes or speckled timber, same lengths as above, and will have to be submitted to inspection before they are accepted^^^Delivery must be completed within eight weeks after the contract is-signecT. Tenders must enclose the sum of twenty pounds to be forfeited in the event of refusing to take up the contract. Two approved sureties must be found by the accepted tenderer, or cash deposited to the amount of twenty -pAn__cent. of the. contract, as a guarantee for itlTcrue-fuifiUaent. Tenders marked " TendersToVroUo^i.andV addressed the "Inspector of TelegraphsT^^-. Reefton," will be received up. till Noon of SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1873. By order of the Telegraph Commissioner, C. LEMON, .-..'", General Manager.- --' Wellington, December!, 1873. . "JVTEW ZEALAND TELEGRAPH. The time for receiving TENDERS for supply of TELEGRAPH POLES between Reefton and- Lyeil, is EXTENDED to SATURDAY, the 20th DECEMBER inst. By order of the Telegraph Commissioner, U. LEMON, General Manager. Wellington, D.cemberl, 1873. T3OROUGH COUNCIL, GREYMOUTH. TENDERS are invited for CUTTING a DRAIN in Alexander and Murray streets. Also, foe the Construction of Chapel street and the Reconstruction of Mount street. .-■•' : < Plans and speci6cations may be seen at the Town Hall, Gresson street, where tenders will be received untii 6 p.m. on TUESDAY, 16th DECEMBER, 1873. . N.B.— The Town Surveyor will b 8 in attendance at his office daily, at 10 a.m., to - accompany intending contractors over the above works. . By order, JOQN A. WffALL, . Town Clerk. T7INERGETIC QUARTZ-MINING CO. Hi ' (Registered). TENDERS are invited for the CONVEYANCE of a Portable Engine, with Boiler, &c, from Greymouth to the Company's maohine site. The weight is about 34 tons. The engine is now in Greymouth, and can be inspected by intending tenderers. . Tenders will close at the office Of the Company, Mackay street, on THURSDAY, the 18th inst., at noon. : G. W. MOSS, Legal Manager. A deposit of £10 must accompany each tender. -....■' Public Notices. "VT O T I C E JURORS who have been summoned to attend the District Court on FRIDAY, the 12th inst., are informed that their services will NOT be REQUIRED. HARRY KENRICK, Clerk of Court. . 1^ OTICE OF REMOVAL R, TOWNSEND, Saddle and Harness-maker, In returning thanks to his patrons for past favors, would respectfully inform them and the t public ia general that he Has REMOVED to l more central premises, lately occupied by Mr l Fraser, grocer, CORNER of TAINUI and , MACKAY STREETS, where he is prepared . to receive orders for every description of j Saddlery, &c, as hitherto. N.B. — Collate made to order at the t shortest notice^ . . ORELIMINARY RACING NOTICE. s Jt ' .-.'■.■ c Ist January 1874. $ — — — .- The GREYMOUTH JOCKE! CLUB ', will hold a Race Meeting on Ist .January, • 1874. < , . £ Programme, Ac, in future advertisement, i) By order,, a * JAMBS PAYNE,