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Lyttelton Times, Volume VI, Issue 420, 12 November 1856, Page 2

riIKMMINAKY NOTICE. CHRTSTCHURCH AND SUMNER RAILWAY and NAVIGATION COMPANY, Capital £50,000. in ten thousand shares of £5 each. THE Provincial Council having finally decided that no efficient/communica. lion shall exist between Lyttclton and the rest of the province of Canterbury, the object of the S resent Company" is to supply a safe and expeitious mode of conveyance, for exports and imports, to and from the producing part of the province. The objects of tho Company are as follows :—. 1. To lay down heavy moorings," "fit'to hold an 81 gun ship, at the distance of about one mile from the shore in the road-stead off Sunnier beach. 2. To build a small boat harbour in the bight called Sumner Nook, accessible for steam lighters, at all times of the tide, and in all weathers. 3. To construct a complete railway with steam locomotive power, from the landing jetty in the boat harbour, to the -Market-Place at Christen urch. It is proposed ultimately to extend this railway to Kaiapoi, Rangiora, and the coal mines in the Malvern hills. ",. > 4. To procure two steam lighters, of sufficient power to answer the purpose of tug "boats for the purpose of loading and discharging vessels in the roadstead. The rough estimates of the cost of the above works are as follows :— Two steam lighters, at £2,500 . £5,000 Moorings 1,000 Stone jetty at Sumner Nook. . 10,000 Nine mile > of railway, single line of rails at £3,000 per mile . 27,000 Contingencies . . . . 7,000 £50,000 It is intended to apply to the Provincial Couicil at its next sitting, for the necessary powers to enable the company to complete their work, and also for a bonus of 50,000 acres of land to cover any contingent risks. Further information will shortly l)e published. TOE FREIGHT OR CHARTER, THE FOLLOWING VESSELS :— Caledonia Gypsy Canterbury Rory O'More Emerald Sea Bird Fanny Palinurus j Waterlily. Freight to Ferry, 21s. per ton " to Quay, 255. do. " to Kaiapoi 255. do. N. B. Freight and charges payable on delivery of the goods. John C. Aikman, 917-1 AgentsTO LET, FOR ONE OR TWO YEARS, A CAPITAL MOUSE, with fire acres of land, situated on the North Lincoln Road, and within'four mill's (if Christcliurch. Apply to Mr. Thomson, Accountant. M. WHIN COP, Columbo Stkkkt, Chiustchubch, HAS JUST RECEIVED a Large' Assortment of Stationery, Letter-pa^er, Envelopes, Drawing and Chart Paper, Plain Cards and Card-boards, Wrapping-paper, of all sorts Ledgers, Day, and Account Books, &c., &c. September 19. 9209. WAN TED, AMAIMHEI) COUPLE, apply to Mr. Baii/v, butcher, Clnistchurch. 898 c TO BE SOLD, THE GOOD WILL OF A TIN SMITH, AT Chi-islchurch, including the Tools and Siock-in-Trade. Apply to Mr. GRIFFITHS, Opposite the " Golden Fleece," Who is leaving the Colony.