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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4589, 4 December 1875, Page 3

Public Notices. 0 IT Y COUNCIL. ELECTION OF MAYOR. NOTICE is hereby given that an Election of Mayor for the City will take place on Wednesday, the 15th day of_ December next. Any person desirous of Nominating a Candidate must before 4 o’clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, the Bth day of December next, deliver at the office of the Town Clerk, addressed “To the Returning Officer,” a nomination paper in the prescribed form, which must bo signed by not less than three persons duly qualified to vote at such election, and also by the person named therein as a Candidate, in token of his assent to being so named. Nomination papers may be obtained at the offices of the Council. (Signed), W. S. MOORHOUSE, Returning Officer. Wellington, 30th November, 1875. TVTOTICE.—The Drapery and Clothing Establishments of the Undersigned will be CLOSED on TUESDAY NEXT, December 7th ; Kirkcaldie & Stains Wilson & Richardson Samuel W. Alcorn J. McDowell & Co. George Pirie W. Clark James Smith Casey & McDonald W. Munro & Co. E. Wilson A. McLean 11. Owen & Co. ANTED A SCHOOLMISTRESS. - BLENHEIM BOROUGH SCHOOL. A Mistress and also an Assistant Teacher are wanted for the Girls' School. The salary of the Mistress will be £IOO per annum, and for the Assistant £4O per annum. Applications, with testimonials, including certificate of competency, from a recognised Inspector of Schools, must be sent in to the undersigued on or before the 23rd December, 1875. Duties to coifimcuce on January 24th, 1870. WM. NOS WORTHY, Chairman of Committee. Blenheim, November 25th, 1875. B ROWN’S SWEEP LINGTON ON THE WELCUP. List showing the numbers of tickets and the 1 name of horse drawn in the above sweep. No. Horse. - 27—Rory O’More 29—Kauri 32; —Pungawerewer 44 — Blair Athol 45 — Tommy Dodd 90—Voltaire 1 123.—Templeton 13 6-—-Voltariue 200.—Banker 207—Chief 211 —Guy Fawkes 219—King Philip 227-—Tambourini No. Horse. 293—-Cornelia 337—Follefairne 341—Glenavy 353—Tadmor 3 So— Castillian 399 —Korari 414 —Hercules 455 Ranolph 456 Princess Mary 461—Cloth of Gold 479—Haphazard ■4B4—Maid of the Mountain 497—Cocksure WELLINGTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. President : ! Geo. Crawford, Esq. Vice-President: Thomas Buchanan, Esq. Hon, Treasurer: ; Captain Mclntyre. Directors : Messrs. T. McKenzie, W. N. Grant, J. McDowell, Greenfield, Mace, G. S. Thompson, J. Dransfield, R. J. Duncan, J. Laurie, J. Gilligan, W. Graham, A. Young, G. Hunter, E. Pearce, Sellars, Lockie, J. H. Pollock, Bethuue, T. K. Macdonald, and Dr. Diver. PROGRAMME for Ist JANUARY, 1876. Bagpipe Music Boys’ Race, under 11 Highland Fling Maiden Plate, 100 yards .. .. Stone-and-Basket Race, 50 stones Quarter-Mile Handicap Race.. Putting the Heavy Stone, 22lbs. .. Sailor’s Hornpipe ... Two-Mile Walking Handicap Vaulting with Pole .. .. •. 100 Yards’ Handicap Sword Dance : 18, 80 yards .. One-Mile Handicap Bicycle Race, 1 mile Running Hop-Stop-and-Jump 220 Yards Handicap Hurdle Race, five jumps Irish Jig Mile Walking Race, youths under 16 Throwing the Heavy Hammer Half-Mile Handicap Race Running High Leap .. .. .. Vaulting with Pole, youths under 10 ( Firomau’s Race, in uniform .. Consolation Handicap Race, once ‘ round .. .. .. •• JUIUU.IVE) IUI ■Ring to the Secretary, at Mclntosh’s Hotel, tore 8 p.m. on or before 27th December, d entries for all other events before 8 p.m. st December. J. W. KEEBY, 1 Secretary. Government Notices ZEALAND RAILWAYS. WAITAR A-W AN G AN UI—WAIO NGONA CONTRACT. (Formation Only.) Public Works Office, Wellington, 19th November, 1875. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, the 29th December, 1875, for the above centract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside “ Tender for Waiongoua Contract.” Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Wellington, Wanganui, and New Plymouth. 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 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 twenty-one days, and to be in favor of “The ReceiverGeneral’s deposit account only,” and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Bv command. JOHN CARRUTHERS, _ Engineer-in-Chief. N OTICE TO CONTRACTORS. CASTLE POINT TO ALEREDTON ROAD. CONTRACT No. 12. Provincial Secretary’s Office, Wellington, November 24, 1875. TENDERS .wiU be received at this office up to noon of WEDNESDAY the 15th day of DECEMBER, for the Formation of One mile twenty chains of Road, and the Erection of two small Bridges. Plans and specifications may bo inspected at tho Club Hotel, Masterton ; Engineer’s Office, Tinui, and Provincial Engineer’s Office here. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted, HENRY BUNNY, Provincial Secretary.