CONVEYANCE OF MAILS OVERLAND.

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume VI, Issue 6, 31 March 1859, Page 3

CONVEYANCE OF MAILS OVERLAND.

General Post Office, Auckland, March 31st, 1859. TENDERS will be received at this Office, or at the Post Offices, Wellington and New Plymouth, until the 31st May next, from persons desirous of contracting to perform the following service for twelve months, from the Ist July next: Ist. To convey Mails once a-week between Wellington and New Plymouth. 2nd. The Contractor to take the Mails from the Post Office in Wellington at Two p.m. every Monday, and deliver them at the Post Office, New Plymouth, by One r.M on the following Saturday.

3rd. To take the Mails from the Post Office, New Plymouth, at Two i\i>r. every Monday, and deliver them at the Post Office, Wellington,-by Eleven a.m. on the following' Saturday. 4th. To take up and deliver Mails at the follow ing* intermediate pluceSj viz.jWhanganui, Turakina, Rangitikei, Manawatu, Otaki, Waikanai, Pauhatanui, A orirua. sth. To deliver the Wellington Mail in Wanganui, every Wednesday by Three p.M. J 6th. To start from Whanganui for Wellington at Twelve o'clock, noon, on every Thurs- . day. Further particulars may be obtained on application to the Postmasters at Wellington, Vj uanganui, and New Plymouth. Henri- John Tancrsd. The following Blocks of Land have been acquired by the Government PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND, District of Kaipara. Kaukapakapa East Block, estimated to: contain 7200 acres.. Boundaries. A line commencing at Whakatiwai, at the Maioro, by the side of Kaukapakapa river, thence along the surveyed line to Waikiekie thence along the Kaipara river to Wharewhakaroro, it then runs inland seventy four degrees, forty minutes, (74 ° 40') nine thousand eight hundred and ninety nine (9899) liziks to Ruiotolara and Ohoia, tbence to Oruakopuai and Rongomaimatua, seventy nine degrees, twenty minutes, (79 ° 20') ten thousand eight hundred (10,800) links, thence to Waitoki, to Parekakau boundary, eighty degrees, thirty six minutes, (80° *s6')°two thousand and twenty seven (2027) links; it then runs along the course of Kaukapakapa river toßotowhiki, te Waikakaruhe, Tunhou, Oruwhau, till it reaches Whakatiwai at te Maioro at the point of commencement.. District of Bay of Islands. Houkoiuku Block, containing 255 acres. Boundaries. Commencing at Opihi and bounded by a line running due South to Houkoiuku on the Kaitaij river 9764 links, it then proceeds in a Westerly direction along the Kuitaia river until it roaches a stream which ii follows as

far as the bridge, thence bounded by a line bearing 120° 0'—590 links, thence by a line running West to Kote Kani where there is a marked Puriri- tree, thence along Mr. Clarke's survey line until it joins the Manurawa road which it follows as far as te Tiki a Taiki, and bounded thence by a line running in an easterly direction to Opiki where the boundary closes.