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New Zealander, Volume 8, Issue 672, 22 September 1852, Page 1

Commissariat Office, Auckland, 9th September, 1852. HpENDERS will be received at this Office A until noon of Friday the 241h instant, I from persons willing to Contract to furnish such means of Transport, and also such Supplies of Waleras maybe demanded by this Department between the Ist October, 1852, and the 51st March, 1855. The rales for the following distances to be slated at per 100 feet for Timber, and at per ton of 2240 lbs. for all other articles, viz. :— Between the Beach and the Coal Depot in Official Bay. " Beach and Britomart Barracks. " Beach and Albert Barracks. " Beach and ihe various Officers Quarters. i c Albert Barracks and Britomart Barracks. From any one part of the town to any other part of the town, or to Albert or Britomart Barracks. When any smaller quantity than a ton or than 100 feet may be conveyed, payment to be made in the proper proportion. The Water to be of the best description, and to be delivered at either of the Barracks as may be directed. Price lo be stated at per 100 gallons. The Contractor will be required to provide such assistance in loadingand unloading as is given customarily by carters in that respect. The Contractor will be required to give a bond Avith sureties for £100, for the due performance of his Contract. Payments to be made Monthly, when under £50 in cash, when exceeding that amount, in Treasury Bills at Par. Philip Turner, Assistant Commissary General.

COAL, To Frederick Whitaker, John Salmon, and W. S. Grahame, Esquires. /GENTLEMEN,— The Cropping out of vJT Coal in several places, both to the North and South of Auckland, seems to indicate the existence of extensive Coal-fields in the Northern District of New Zealand. Seeing the probability of Steam Communication being established by way of Panama, between England and the Australasian Colonies, I know of nothing which would more certainly contribute to the advantage of the Port of Auckland and its neighbourhood, than the discovery, within a convenient distance, of Coal suitable for purposes of Steam navigation. In the hope of promoting this object, I shall have much pleasure in placing at your disposal the sum of One Hundred Pounds, to be paid to the person who, within Six Months from this date, shall discover a Seam of Coal, which, in point of quality and locality, (as to distance and accessibility) shall, in your opinion, be of practical value to the Port of Auckland for the purposes of Steam Navigation. I shall be glad to leave it to yourselves to make any further explanations which you may think it desirable to add, with a view to the attainment of the desired object. I have the honour to be, &c, &c, &c. September 15th, 1852. The Undersigned, to whom the above Letter was addressed, are prepared to pay the Sum of ONE HUNDRED POUNDS to the first person who shall discover and make known lo them, within the time limited, a Seam of Coal equivalent, in their opinion, lo the above description. They also pledge themselves to use their best endeavours to secure to the Discoverer the right of working the Seam, if he should desire it. Fred. Whitaker, John Salmon, W. S. Grahame. Auckland, Sept. 10th, 1852,