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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 617, 6 October 1858, Page 7

RANGtTA'fA FERRY. .... James Colling, on the terms proposed by the Prdvmcial Government.—Accepted: Joseph Ward, ditto ditto and bonus of £50 for first ye'iir. Robert Smith, ditto ditto and bonus of £100 for Ist year; £50 for 2nd ditto'; Benjamin Monk, ditto ditto and bonus of £200 for first year. Robert Burbush, ditto ditto und bonus of £80 per annum for three years. * SCHEDULE OF CONTRACTS ADVERTISED AND TENDERS RECEIVED, SEPTEMBER 25th, 1858. WIDENING THE FERRY ROAD. Name of Parties Work afthe At ChrUtcharch „.,,,.., , Between ChristTendering. Ferry. Quiy. At CWchurch. chareh & Remark.. Thomas Hughes... For the whole Work 2154 10 0 Declined. J.F05ter............ do. do. 1388 0 0 Do. „T. Lingard 510 0 0 No Tender. Do. F. Marshall 235 0 0 No Tender. 180 0 0 Accepted. A. Webb 297 5 0 No Tender. Do. METALLING FERRY ROAD., Name of Parties Cashel-street, Hills Hills Road to ChristchnrehQuay to „ . Tendering. Road. Ca.heUtreet. tho Ferry Kemarua. ■■■■■ j ; ___ Thomas Hughes... 7s. per yard, j 9s. per yard. 10s. 6d. per yard Declined. J. O'Neill 6s. 6d. per yard.; . ("Declined, O'Neill [ having thrown up a ■{ Government Con- | tract on a previous W. Parish j 6s. 9d. peryard. Declined. FORMING HOON HAY ROAD 38 CHAINS IN LENGTH. Olerenshaw and Armitage, £228 os. Od. —Declined. R. Bowen, £216 Ids. od.—Accepted. METALLING HOON HAY ROAD, 2670 CUBIC YARDS. J. Fantham, at 6s. per yard.—Declined. BRIDGES AT COLOMBO STREET AND WOODFORD'S MILL, CHRISTCHURCH,. INCLUDING LABOUR AND IRONWORK. Colombo Street. Vv roodford 1s Mill. - T. Hughes j 198 0 0 140 0 0 1 Declined. Ward : ... 202 0 0 143 0 0 Do. Dartnall 195 0 0 125 0 0 Do. I Harrington, sen.... 115 0 0 Accepted. DRAINAGE AT KAIAPOI. Boddington, £175. —Declined. -■■•• Stanton, £60.—Accepted. JOHN OLLIYIER, } ■"• . ' , . Provincial Secretary.

NOTICE. "'"rA LL persons indebted to Eli Salt, of -LA. London Street, Lyttelton, are requested to pay the amount of their respective debts within one month from the date hereof; otherwise legal proceedings will be taken, against them without further notice. E. SALT, London Street, Lyttelton. Sept. 14,1858. ....'. __—___ , SCHOONER FATHER THAMES, FOSTER, MASTER, I T7IREIGHT from Quay.—Grain, sd. ? IJD bushel. Freight from Ferry.—Grain, 4d. bushel. Potatoes from Quay and Ferry.—2ls. ton.. EDWARD GENET, Agent. Norwich Quay, Lyttelton Feb. 18th, 1858. TO be sold in one or more lots, twentyfive acres of land, fronting' the Town Belt and .the Windmill Road. The property has a most substantially built house upon it, and is conveniently divided into three paddocks, two of which are surrounded with a high gorse fence. For terms, apply to MR. HARMAN, Christchurch. . WAIMAKARIRI BIUDGE. NOTICE TO ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND. BUILDERS. rTI H E Provincial Government invite _tw Designs for Building- a Bridge over the River Waimakariri, seven miles from Christchurch. Each Design must be accompanied by a detailed estimate of the cost of construction, which must not exceed twelve thousand pounds. Fifty pounds will be paid for the best, and twentv-flve pounds for the second best design. The designs to become the property of the Provincial Government. The whole of the designs received will be submitted to Colonel Mould, Consulting Engineer to the Colony, by whose judgment the Provincial Government will be guided in their award. , The Provincial Engineers designs will be submitted to Colonel Mould with the rest, but will not be admitted to the competition for the premiums. Designs must be sent in not later than January 1, 1859, addressed to the. Provincial Secretary, Government Offices. Christchurch, and endorsed " Design for Waiinakariri Bridge." The rejected designs will he returned to thenowners as soon as possible nfter the Provincial t Government have made their award.

INSTRUCTIONS-T0... COMPETITORS. The width of the River is 1290 feet from bank to bank. The ground on each side of the River is flat for some distance, and the banks are on a level with the line of the highest freshes. The ordinary water line is eight feet, and the deepest part of the channel twelve feet below the banks. The bottom of the River is a shifting bed of shingle at a depth of from four to twelve feet | below the banks., resting on clay at a further depth of four feet and upwards. The soil of the banks is sand and light loom. The material of the Bridge is left to the discretion of competitors. Competitors will attend especially to the following points :— Risk of scouring the foundations. Danger from drift timber in freshes. Difficulty of securing the banks. Simplicity of construction. Facility of repairs. Economy in cost. Any further information may be obtained on j application to the Provincial Engineer, at the office of Public Works, Christ-church. '• E. DOBSON; i • Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, Sept. 16, ISSS. NOTICE, \ Public Meeting of the Stockowners of -£j^- this province is invited at the Town Hall, Christelmrch, on SATURDAY, 16th October, at Noon, for the purpose of selecting for recommendation to the Provincial Government, a person duly qualified for the office of Inspector of Sheep, in the room of Sir Wm. Congreve, : Bart., resigned. By order of his honor the Superintendent, J. OLLIYIER, j Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Christchurch, Sept. 13, 185 S. PUBLIC NOTICE. A Special Meeting of Justices of the Peace will be held at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, on WEDNESDAY, the ISth day of October next, at 11 o'clock, a.m., for the purpose of granting Slaughter House Licenses for the ensuing year. Persons desirous oil" obtaining licenses are reminded that they must forward to the Clerk to the Bench, ten days before the above meeting, notice of their intention to apply for such license, and with such notice a description of the placo intended to he licensed. GEO. TURNER, Clork to the Bench. Resident Magistrate's Office, . Christchurch, Sept. 17, 1858.