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Manawatu Times, Volume II, Issue 69, 16 June 1877, Page 3

IV"EW; ZEALAND RAILWAYS; SLEEPERS — PiTEA-MANA-WATU RAILWAY; V Public Works Office^ ■ N '■< Wellington, 21st May, 1877.' WRITTEN' TENDERS will be re* ceived at this office up to NOON" oh WEDNESDAY, the 20th June,. 1877; for -the" supply and delivery of 28,000 SLEEPERS; to be delivered on the" Wanganui Wharf, i'or the Patea-Mana^ watu Railway. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside "Tender for Sleepers, Patea^-Manawatu ' Railway." Specifications may be seen at • the Public Works* Offices, Foxton, Auckland, and Wellington. Telegraphid tenders, similarly addressed and inarkedj will be received if presented af *auy Telegraph Office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District of Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour, and accompanied by a cheque -on some bank in the town where the tender is lodged; such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for'- one' month, and to be in favour of the Res ceiier-General's Deposit Account onlyj and not to bearer or order. Alternative tenders will be received for sawn or split sleepers. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be 'accepted; By command." -„ ' JOHN CARRUTHERS, "Engineer-ih-Chief: IVTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS » 20;000 SLEEPERS— WELLINGTON TO MASTERTON RAILWAY. Public Works Office, ' Wellington, 22nd May, 1877. WRITTEN TENDERS will be>e-> ceived at this office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, the 20th June, 1877, for the supply and delivery of 20,000 SLEEPERS, to be delivered at any of the Railway Stations or Sidings on the line between Wellington and the Upper Hutt, or within half a chain of. the centre line of Railway along ike Mungaroa Flat f for the Wellington-Master-ton Railway. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside, "Tender for Sleepers, Wellington-Masterton Railway." Specifications may be sSeii at the Public Works Offices, Foxton, Picton, Anckland, and Wellington. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked,, "will be received if presented at any Telegraph Office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour, and accom ; panied by a cheque on some -bank in the town where the tender is" lodged j siich cheque to be specially marked by ajbanker as good for on"e month, and to bein favour of the Receive^General's Deposit Account onlyj and not, to beared or order. The- lowest or any tender will not necessarily "be accepted. x . By command. \ •. " . JOHN CAREUTHERSj •* Engineer-ih-Chidf. ~VTEW ZEALAND 'RAILWAYS; NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.' BE SLEEPERS, WELLINGTON--MASTERTON RAILWAY. With reference; to the above adver ' | tisement. Contractors may Tender to supply either Sawn or Split Sleepers. JOHN CARRUTHERS, Engineer-in-Chief . - -vf O T " I C E> MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD. The above-named Board will meet ori the 18th inst. for the purpose' of striking a RATE of NINEPENGE Tin^ the Pound for the Nine Months^commenc- " ing on the Ist July, 1877, and ending on the 31st March, 1878. The Rate will be payable at the Board's Office, Palmerslon North, on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, the Ist and 2nd August, ' between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.nr< The Rate Book can be inspected at Mr Keeling's Office* during office hours; from the 6fch to the 18th inst. , (Signed) HENRY McNEIL, Chairman. *Palmerston North* June sth, 1877. IV/rANAWATU HIGHWAYS J>J_ - OFFICE. • TENDERS are invited for wort on Rosina Line, Carnarvon. Specifica^ tions may be seen at Mr Rdckel's. Tenders' to be addressed to the Chairmanj a.nd sent ifl not later than 10 a.ni; on the 1 18th insi The lowest o* &nf tender not necessarily accepted. ByoYder.- ,' , JAMES LINTON; . . Inspector of Works.Paimerston North, June oth/ 1877, :