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Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 558, 10 March 1858, Page 5

No mail will exceed forty pounds in weight. QENEEAL CONDITIONS. Contractors will not be albwed to take up at any place within 1 mile of a Po.st office letters or newspapers for delivery on the roadside without having them taxed at the office, and in like manner will not be allowed to deliver within 1 mile of any Post office letters or newspapers taken up on the way previous to their being taxed. But letters and newspapers may be carried by the contractors between places along the road which are more than a mile distant from the post office. Contractors must undertake to receive and deliver letter bags at such houses or places along the road as may be desired by the postmasters? Contractors will be bound to proceed with mails without any undue delay or stoppage on the road after the hour of departing from the Post office. # The Postmaster to have the option at any time of delaying the carrier for half-an-hour after the usual hour for the departure of the mail. Contractors will have to find Sureties for the performance of their respective contracts. Penalties for breach of contract will be enforced as well by deductions from the amounts due to contractors as also by putting their bonds in suit. Tenders will be received for either service separately, or for two or more services together. W. L. HOWARD, Postmaster. Post office, Lyttelton, March 8, 1858. CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT SAVINGS BANK. AJ OTICE is hereby given that a Dis--1 \ trict Branch" of the Lyttelt >n Savings' Bank will be opened at Christchurch, on the FLRST SATURDAY IN APJRIL, for the receipt of deposits. The office of the Bank will be at Messrs. Gould and Miles', and will be open every Saturday between the hours of seven and eight o'clock p.m. The following gentlemen have been gazetted as District Trustees:—H. E. Alport, John Bealey, C. W. Bishop, G. Gould, E. C. Latter, Grosvenor Miles, R. Packer, and Frederick Thompson, Esqrs.; two of -whom will attend evarySaturday for the receipt and payment of deposits, and who will be glad to give any information required. By order of the Trustees, F. E. WRIGHT, Accountant. FOR SALE. ALL that piece or parcel of freehold land, containing by admeasurement 10 acres, more or less, situate on the Stanmore Road, near the town reserves; on the eastern side of Christehurch., with a substantial family residence thereon erected, and now in the occupation of the Rev. Charles Mackie. The land I is laid down with English grasses in convenient paddocks, and there is an'excellent garden well stocked with fruit trees. For further particulars, apply to MR. HA KM AN, Christchurch; or to MR. C. W. WYATT, Solicitor, Colombo Street, Christchurch. March sth, 1858. PUBLIC NOTICE. for the erection of a Public Pound, adjoining the Court House at Kaiapoi, will be received at this office until 4 p.m. on SATURDAY, the 13th instant. Further particulars can be obtained on application to W. H. REVELL, Sub-Inspector of Police. Police Office, Kaiapoi, March sth, 1858. FOR SALE. SEVERAL sheep runs. Apply to MR. OLLIVIER, Cashel Street. WANTED A Lad to work in the garden and make himself generally useful. Apply to GOULD "& MILES, Christchurch* IMPORTANT SALE OF KAURI TIMBER. (Now landing ex Spray.) MR. ALPORT is instructed by Messrs. Miles, King-ton, & CO., to Sell by Public Auction at Messrs. Peacock's Wharf, on MONDAY, MARCH 15th, 185S, the following heart kauri timber, consisting of about— 10,426 feet * in. boards 9 in. wide 9,661 do. 4 do. do. 3,325 do. 1 (\r>. do. 1,300 do. 1 do. 12 do. 550 do. 1 do. 8 do. 200 do. 1 do. 7 do. 3,000 do. 1 do. 6 do. 3.500 planks 6 x 1J and 6x2 2,000 do. 9x2" 3,500 scantlings 6 x 3 6,000 do. 4x4.ai.cUs3 in various lengths up to 2-i- feet. N.B.—The above timber will be sold in lots to suit purchasers, and deserves the attention of the. building trade from the superior quality. Detailed specifications of'dimensions can be seen at the office of tbe Auctioneer. Sale .'it Noon. Terms Liberal. Lyttelton, March 9th, ISSB.