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Lyttelton Times, Volume X, Issue 628, 13 November 1858, Page 5

FOR SALE IN LYTTELTON. TOWN SECTIONS No. .89 and 90, situate ■*~ 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 & CO. Oxford St., Lyttelton, Oct. I, 185 S. WAIMAKARIRI BRIDGE. NOTICE TO ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND BUILDERS. HjPHE 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 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 Engineei-'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 iv not later than January 1, 1859, addressed to the Provincial 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 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 m cost. Any further information may be obtained on application to the Provincial Engineer, at "fife"" office of Public "Works, Christchurch. E. DOBSON, Provincial Engineer. Office of Public Works, Sept. 16, 1858. i ■ .■.•""..- ---! FOR SALE, . ITown Section in the heart of Christ-; church. 5 acres Rural Land with the house and im- .■ provements thereon, adjoining the Papanui road, about 2 miles from Christchurch. Forparticu- „ lars, apply to MR. LONGDEN. SHEEP FOR SALE. O &:4: toothed ewes, deliverable in the neighbourhood of Christchurch, in FEBRUARY and MARCH NEXT. ■ J. LONGDEN. ~FOR SALE, rpHREE HUNDRED AND FIFTF acres of -L LAND, being Rural Section, No. 145, lying between ■ the Riccarton. and Lincoln Roads, with frontage to both. Also, in one or more lots,, three and a half acres in the Town of Christchurch. (being Town Sections No. 441 to 45A inclusive) situated in one block, and fronting Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and the Government Domain. . For particulars apply to Mr. Habman, " Hereford.Street, Christchurch. TO BE SOLD Oil LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, THAT 50 acre section of Freehold •Land, known as "THE VVATERHOLES," desirably situated on the main road to the south, about nine miles from Christclmrch, with all the improvements, viz., fencing sheds, well, 50 feet deep, &c. The above v.rould form a capital site for an accommodation house. For further particulars, apply to : • ; • : MR. OLLTVrER, • „ Cashel Street. ; Christohureh, Oct. 24, 1858. ■ : CARGO BOAT FOR SAMS. A Five-ton BOAT, quite nPW > ■ with" anchor, sails, ours, &c. (complete). , Apply to John Williams, at Mrs. Roberts'*, Oxford 'Street. .- : ■ ■