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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4921, 30 December 1876, Page 3

Missing Friends H® IP S WANTED.—If ARTHUR .STUART WILLIAMSON, son of the deceased Dr. B. Williamson; of Aberdeen, Scotland, who was last heard of at Rockhampton,'Queensland, Australia, in 1863,| and was then* believed to be starting’ for the Darling Downs, is alive ; or, if he is dead, if any lawful childof his is alive, he will hear Of something to his advantage, on applying to Messrs. Cochran and Anderson, advocates, 15p Unionstreet, Aberdeen, Scotland. ; Government Notices ZEALAND RAILWAYS NAPIBR-MANAWATU RAILWAY—- ' KOPUA BRIDGE CONTRACT. - Public Works Office ’ Wellington, 20th WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, the 31st JANUARY, 1876, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked, outside “ Tenderfor Kopua Bridge Contract.” - Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Auckland, Wellington,: Napier, Foxfon,- and Wanganui. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will. I,be j 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 . game 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 Receiver-General's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. Tho lowest or any tender null not ■ necessarily* be accepted. ■ , : By command. - 1 i JOHN CARRUTHERS, ; . Engineer-in-Chief. & W , ZEALAND RAILWAYS. WAITAKI-INVERCARGILL RAILWAY, * WAIPAHI CONTRACT. f , , Public Works Office, Wellington, 21st December, 1876. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to NOON on , MONDAY, the 15th January, iß77j for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside “Tender for Waipahi Contract, Wai-taki-Invercargill Railway.” Plans and specifications may be seen at the ,Public Works Offices, Wellington, Invercargill? Dunedin, and Christchurch. • telegraphic | tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if: presented, at any Telegraph Office by NOON of the , same date, provided that the 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 1 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 Re-ceiver-General’s Deposit’Account only, and not ,to bearer or order. The : lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. ®y command. JOHN CARRUTHERS, Engineer-in-Chief.

PublioWorka Office, (Colonial Architect’s Branch), Wellington, Dec. 28, 1876. TENDERS are invited for making one hundred and fifty Sheet-iron Coalscuttles. A sample may be seen at the office of the Colonial Architect, Wellington. , , Tenders addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside “ Tender for Coalscuttles,” will be received at the office of the undersigned •up to noon of Monday, the 15th day of January, 1877. Tlie lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. H. CLAYTON, Colonial Architect. N 1 BW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. WELLINGTON-MASTERTON. TIME-TABLE FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY. On NEW YEAR’S DAY, In addition to the ordinary service, trains will Leave Wellington at 1.15 p.m. and 11 p.m.; returning from the Lower Hutt at 2 p.m. and 11.40 p.m. There will also be an EXCURSION* TRAIN to the Upper Hutt, leaving Wellington at 10 a.m., and the Upper Hutt at 5.10 p.m. By this train ONLY Single Tickets vnll be available for return journey. ALLISON D. SMITH, General Manage-

Armed Constabulary Depot, H Wellington, December 27,1876.. SEPARATE TENDERS, in duplicate, will be received up to MONDAY, the Ist JANUARY, 1877, at NOON, for the undermentioned services for the Armed Constabulary Force, Wellington District, for SLX MONTHS ending 30th JUNE, 1877.'viz. Oats, at per bushel Bran, at per bushel i Chaff, St per ton . ' *,» Carrots, at per ton a ■ Hay, meadow, at per ton | Hay, oaten, at per ton - “ . L Straw, at per ton * _ ■ . I New shoes, at per set Farriery. nor.KPt Forage. j Remove's,,at per.set Forms of tender and further information can be bbtained’on application to the Storekeeper, A.O. Forge Depot, Wellington. _ Tk®’ lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. * ■ * . W. J. STACK, Capt., 1.M., Commanding A.C. Force, Depot, Wellington. A SECOND CABLE BUOY has been put down under the following magnetic bearings, viz.:— i . Taouraldra Head,|E. by N. Cape Terawiti, N.W. i N. Pcin’t Palmer, N;E. by N. G. R. SIMS, Commander s.s. Agnes. Wellington, 9th November,, X 876. Properties for Sale Fob sale.—at timaru, Canter-bury.--a First-class. Coachbuilder’s Business. For full particulars, apply . CHARLES BOWKER, Land and Estate Agent, Timaru.