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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 625, 3 November 1858, Page 3

FOR SALE IN LYTTELTON. riIOWN SECTIONS No. 89 and 90, situate i- in Exeter Stre«t. To be sold in small blocks for the convenience of purchasers. A deposit of 20 per cent, will be required on the purchase money; with from seven to ten years' credit for theremaincler. For further particulars apply to F. NOBLE CAMPBELL & CO. Oxford St., Lyttelton, Oct. 1, 185**. PUBLIC NOTICE. PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY TO WIT : PORT VICTORIA DISTRICT. "TTTHEREAS a Writ under the hand W of William Sefton Moorh'ouse, Esq., Superintendent of the said Province, bearing date the 12th day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, hath been directed to me, Frederick Noble Campbell, Esq., as Returning Officer for the Port Victoria District, in the said Province, requiring and commanding me to cause to be elected by and from the voters duly qualified for that purpose, freely and indifferently, and in manner and form by law prescribed, one person to serve as a member of the Provincial Council for the Port Victoria District, in place of Mark Sprot, Esq., resigned. Now, therefore, I, the said Frederick Noble Campbell, Returning Officer for the said District, do hereby, in pursuance of the said recited writ, give notice, that a public meeting of the electors of the said District will be holden at the Town Hall, Lyttelton, on Friday, the 29th day of October inst., at noon, for the purpose of nominating one person to serve as a member of the Provincial Council for the said District, and in the event of a poll being demanded for the candidates or any of them, such polling shall take place on Saturday, the 30th day of October inst., at the Police Office, Lyttelton. The voting to commence at any time after nine o'clock a.m., of the said day, and to close at 4 o'clock p.m. of the same day. FREDERICK NOBLE CAMPBELL, Returning Officer. Lyttelton, Oct. 14, 1858. WAIMAKARIRI BRIDGE. NOTICE TO ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND BUILDERS. FJ^ H E Provincial Government invite _-—• 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 twenty-five pounds for the second best design. The designs to become the property of the Provincial Government. The whole of the designs received wnT be submitted to Colonel Mould, Consulting Engineer to the Colony, by whose -judgment the Provincial Government will be guided in their award. The Provincial Engineer's 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, Christcliurch, and endorsed " Design for Waimakariri Bridge." The rejected designs will be returned to their owners as soon as possible after the Provincial Government have made their award. INSTRUCTIONS TO 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 ou 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 application to the Provincial Engineer, at the office of Public Works, Christchurch. E. DOBSON, Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, Sept. 16,1855. FOR SALE, ITown Section in the heart of Christchurch. 5 acres Rural Land with the house and im> provements thereon, adjoining the Papanui road, about 2 miles from Christchurch. For particulars, apply to MR. LONGDEN. SHEEP FOR SALE. £\ &. 4 toothed owes, deliverable in tho £l neighbourhood of Christchurch, in FEBRUARY and MARCH NEXT. J. LONGDEN.