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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 627, 10 November 1858, Page 10

\" ■ FOR SALE- IN LYTTELTQN.: jr rOWN SECTiONS; NoV 89 and-soi situate i J^_ in Exeter Street. 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 the remainder. For further particulars apply to : F: NOBLE CAMPBELL &CQ>. > Oxford St., Lyttelton, Oct. I,' 185s. WAIMAKARIRF BRIDGE. NOTICE TO ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS,: AND BUILDERS. fpH IT Provincial Government invitee J». Designs for Building1; a Bridge over the River Waimakariri, seven: miles from Christchui'ch. Each Design must be accompanied by,a detailed estimate of' the cost of construction, which must not exceedtwelve thousand pounds. Fifty pounds-will be paid; for the best, and ■ jhventy-five pounds'fo'r the second -bestdesign.'iThe 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'1' Provincial Government will be guided;in their awai-d. ■ 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 Proi.vincial Secretary, Government Offices, Christchurch, 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- theibanks! are on; a level 7 with • the; Hue 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 bo obtained on application to the Provincial • Engineer/ at the office of Public Works, Christchurch. E. DOBSON, Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, Sept. 16,1858. FOR SALE, LTown Section in the heart of Christchurch. . 5 acres Rural Land with the house and im> provements thereon, adjoining the Papanai road, about 2 miles fiotn Christchurch. For particulars, apply to MR. LONGDEN. SHEEP FOR SALE. £^ 8c 4 toothed ewes, deliverable in the -mi neighbourhood'- of Ghristchurch, -in FEBRUARY and MARCH NEXT. ■ J. LONGDEN. 9 AAA EWES, delivered at ■ mJ +J XJ \J \J Timaru in all November. app|y.'*?.MILES KINGTON & Co. Lyttelton. FOR, SALE, HHHREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY acres of *• juAND, beihjj-Rural Sec-lion, i\o. 145, lying between tho -Kiccavton and Lincoln Koivh, vviUi-frontage to both. Also, in ono or more lot«. three and a half «cres in the Town of Chnstchurch, (being Town Sections No. 441 to 454 inclusive) situated in one block, and fronting Hereford Street, Gashel street, and the Government Domain. For particulars apply to Mr. Hauman, Hereford Street, Chtistchurch. TO BE SOLD OR LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, rTIHAT 50 acre section of Freehold; JL Land, known as ; "THE ■ WATJ3RHOLES," jj desirably situated on tho main rood to the foulli >{ sibont, nine'miles from Cliriatcliurch, with all thfl improvoaioiitsi viz., fencing R j. ( . f i, . iH .i, 5 q j ic(it deep, An. ' | Tim above would form a ft.-ipij.ju sitn for mi I ftccominodation house. Fov iurthcr partitu!"-«» 1 appiy to l '; MR. OLLIVJF-R. • /<. „4, v « , „ C'ashel Street. Lhtktebvitck, Oct. 21,1858.