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Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 660, 5 March 1859, Page 4

, F 0 R SALE, „ To'arrive per' Christopher George. ; ABOUT 25,000 -"'feet- Baltic weather boards; flooring-! boards, i tong-ued and groved, plained boards'and battens. For particulars, apply to P. NOBLE CAMPBELL ;& CO. I The above Timber will bo sold at; Union Wharf, unless ifc.be sold to arrive, in which case it could be 'landedat eitlior of the Wharf's to suit the convbnience of the purchasers. • ■ Lyttelton, 25th February, 1559.' ~~~ PHOTOGRAPHIC EOOM. MR; C. SWINBQURNE has 'the' pleasure to announce to his friends and the public that his New 'Portrait 'Room (built expressly for the purpose) is now open, and correct; likenesses. taken daily, and tastefully coloured, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. High Street, Christchurch, East of the Town Hall. ' March: 1, 1859. —~ — : NOTICE, ~~ THE entries for the ensuing meeting- will close at 6 o'clock p.m., on SATURDAY NEXT. All persons wishing to erect booths or places for refreshment on the race course, will please notify their wishes to the Acting Secretary. ' •■ . .. " ' ' FRANK. GUINNESS.'; CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. * NOTICE. nPHE General Meeting of the.Canter-" :•*■■•■■• bury Jockey Club will be held at the Golden Fleece, on SATURDAY. Business.•-i-To ballot for joining members To receive reports, and other business. PUBLIC NOTICE. CONVEYANCE OF MAILS.: 1. LYTTELTON AND" CHRISTCHURCH HAIL. r pENDERS will be received at this . office until . -*- noon on Wednesday, the 23rd day of March, instant^for-the conveyance of a mail between Lyttelton and-Chnstchurch, and the delivery of letters daily, for 12 months, from the Ist April, 1859; The mail to start from Christchurch daily (except on Sundays) at 9 o'clock' a.m., conveying letters and Post-office parcels, arid newspapers for delivery at the Post-office, Lyttelton, and an open bag containing letters and'newspapers for delivery to persons-living on the road side along- the line of route. . Another'mail to start from;Lyttelton daily (except on: Sundays) at 9 o'clock a.rriij conveying letters.arid newspapers for delivery at; the Post-office, Christchurch; and an open bag containing' letters and newspapers for; delivery to persons living on the road side along the line of route. | >. ■ twelve '-maila are expected yearly from England via Australia.; .The contractor to undertake to con- . veyariy such mail or any colonial mail brought by steamers to Port Lyttelton out id Christchurch, to start whenever required, at: any time between the hours of 6 o'olock a.m., and 8 o'clock p.m., from Lyttelton.. ' '''..'. Tenders must .state. whether ;it: is-proposed to carry the mail by the Sumner-road or by the bridle-1 path.- - ""'..' ! All letters'and papers to-be delivered on the day they- are received, either: at the;respective Post- ; offices',or at the;residences>: either in Lyttelton or' Christchurch, 6f the persons to whom they are addressed*. "" '• • .. ■. . . . This delivery to include all letters and news''■papers^frbih, other Post-offices, handed by the postmaster to the contractor../; 2.- GHRISTCHURCH AND KAIAPOI MAIL. Tenders wilibe received at/this' Office/until noon on Wednesday/the 23rd day of March1} instant, for the conveyance of, a mail between Christchurchiand Kaiapoi twice a week, for 12 months', from the Ist' day of April; 1859. The mail to start from Christchurch on Mondays and Thursdays,, and from Kaiapoi on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 12 o'clock.; 3. KAIAPOI AND EANGIORA MAIL. . Tenders will be. received at this office until noon on Wednesday; the 23rd day of March, 1859, for the conveyance of mails between Kaiapoi arid Rangiora twicea week, for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1859. Mails'to start from Kaiapoi on Mondays and Thursday*, half an hour after the arrival of the mail from Chfistchurchj and from Rarigiora on Tuesdays, arid Fridays, so as to'reach Kaiarioi by 11.30 a.m. ; 4. LYTTELTON AND AKAROA 1 MAIL. Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Wednesday, the 23rd day of March/for the conveyancei of a mail weekly between Lyttelton and Akaroa, for 12 months, from the Ist day of April, 1859, by one of the following routes : Ist. By the present route, viz., by boat to Pigeon Bay, thence by land toDuvauchelle Bay, thence by boaf to Akaroa, or varying this latter part of the route, by land from Duvauchelle Bay to Akaroa. 2nd. From Lyttelton to Purao (or Rhodes's Bay), from Purao by the direct road to Duvauchelle Bay, thence to Akaroa by land or water. 3rd. To Purao and thence by landi .(a), by the usual foot track via Port Levy +o Pigeon Bay arid Akaroa. (b), to Purao' and thence across to Port Levy valley, proceeding up the valley into the Akaroa arid Purao direct road. If the route proposed be either from Purao direct, or from Purao to Port Levy and up the valley to the direct road:— Tenders must provide for: receipt and delivery of the Pigeon Bay mail on the journey either way between Akaroa and Lyttelton. It is believed that from the Akaroa.direct road the contractor could, without much loss of time, ■ branch off'to Pigeon Bay, or might arrange for a messenger to meet him at the junction of the Toads. An open bag to be taken up and delivered at Duvauchelle Bay, if required. No mail to exceed 40 pounds in weight. Three hours to be allowed after the delivery of a mail to the Postmaster for the return mail to be, -made The mail to start from Lyttelton every Wednesday, and from Akaroa every Tuesday. Tenders for this service must include the cost of conveyance of branch mails to and from Pigeon Bay, and must state the route proposed to be adopted and the spot at which the branch mails will join the main line. No mail to exceed 28 lbs. in weight. 5. CHRISTCHURCH AND TIMARU MAIL. "... Tenders will be received at this office until noon on Wednesday, the .2*3 rd day of March, 1859, for the'conveyance .of.'a mail fortnightly/ between Christehuroh and Timaru, for 12; months, from the Ist day of April, 1859. The tenders to state separately- th^.charges-of , •conveyance,if—■ . .■ •/ ; ;•■ (/.■;'■'■ ''■'.■■■'••■ (1) The mail to star^ftom Chrislchurch every alternate Wednesday/at-'-rioon, commencing on the first Wednesday in May:,. and from Timaru on. the following Wednesday, sV,e'ather permitting. : . (2) Or to return,from' Timaru not later than 24 -honr.3 after arrival there. . ■ Except owing to unavoidable accident, the mail not to be more than thee.e days in summer, and four days iv winter on the'-route' (summer7 months-