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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5327, 24 April 1878, Page 3

Tenders ZEALAND RAILWAYS , SLEEPERS. ! ; Public Works Office, , Wellington, 10th April, 1878. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, - the 21th APRIL, 1878, for the SUPPLY and DELIVERY of 10,000 SLEEPERS, to be delivered on the line where required between 39 miles 20 chains'and ii miles 30 chains for the Wellington-Master-ton Railway. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside “ Tender for Sleeper’s, Welliugtoh-Mastertoii Railway.” Specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Foxton, Wanganui, and Wellington, the Railway Manager's Office, Picton, and the Post Office, Featherston. 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 one mouth, and to be in favor of the Receiver-General's Deposit Account only, 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, I Engineer-in-Chief. EW ZEALAND RAILWAYS SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OP STATIONERY. Railway Department, Wellington, 16th April, 1878. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office up to NOON on SATURDAY, the 11th MAY, 1878, for the supply and delivery of Printed Railway Stationery. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside “ Tender for the Supply of Railway Stationery.” Specifications, patterns, and forms of tender can be seen at the Office of Railway Managers, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill. Each tender must be made on the printed form, and must be accompanied by a price-list, and a cheque marked by a banker as good for 21 days, and to be made payable in Wellington, in favor of the Receiver-General's Deposit Account, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command. CHARLES PLAYTER, Acting Stores Manager. STEAM PORI” RUA HARBOR AND FOXTON. General Post Office, Wellington, 23rd April, 1878. In anticipation of the completion of the line of railway between Wanganui and Foxton, it is proposed to effect a DAILY EXCHANGE OF MAILS BETWEEN WELLINGTON AND WANGANUI by means of a coach service between Wellington and Porirua Harbor, thence to Foxton by steamer. Offers are therefore invited for the performance of a mail steam service, once a day each way, between Porirua Harbor and Foxton, for a period of two years, commencing on or about the 15 th May proxinio. The service to be performed in accordance with a time-table to be furnished from time to time by the Postmaster-General. Particulars of the service may be obtained on applicationat the General Post Office. Tenders, to state the names, tonnage, and horse-power of the vessels to be employed in the service. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. Tenders, addressed to the Hon. the Post-master-General, and endorsed “Tender for Porirua and Foxton Steam Service,” will be received at the General Post Office, Wellington, until NOON of SATURDAY, the sth PROXIMO. By order of the Postmaster-General. W. GRAY, Secretary. WANGANUI HARBOR AND RIVER CONSERVATORS BOARD. . SEALED TENDERS for Nos. 1,2, and 3 Contracts of the Wanganui River Improvements will be received by the Chairman up to NOON on THURSDAY the 16th of MAY. Telegraphic Tenders will also be received on conditions named in the specifications. Plans and specifications can be seen at the offices of the Public Works Department, Wellington ; the Harbor Boards at Auckland and Lyttelton ; Messrs. Barr and Oliver, Dunedin; and at that of the Board at Wanganui. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. EDWARD OHURTON, ’> Secretary. March 29, 1878., H Ifefvc OKITIKA HARBOR BOARD RIVER AND HARBOR WORKS. [Harbor Board Office, Hokitika, < , April IS, 1578._ TENDERS will be received at this office up to NOON on FRIDAY, 2-Ith MAY NEXT, for the construction of the Training and Breakwater Contract of the above-named works. They must be marked “ Tender for Harbor Works” on outside of envelope, and must be addressed.to the Chairman. Plans and specifications may be seen at this office, at the City Council Offices, Wellington, and at the offices of the Harbor Board at Auckland, at Lyttelton, and at Dunedin. Each tender must be sent in with properly filled in schedule on printed forms, which will be supplied on application. A deposit of li per cent, on the total amount, either in cash or marked cheque, must accompany each tender. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. P. CLAYTON, Secretary. rjT O BUTCHERS. TENDERS required for Supplying my Ships with Meat from the Ist of May, 1878, to 31st December, 1878. Tenders will he received at my office up to 25th APRIL inst. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. i For particulars apply to | W R, WILLIAMS, Coal Importer. ■ April 12. rp.O ...BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited until NOON of MONDAY, the 6IK MAY, for the Erection of a Country Hotel. Plans and specifications at my office, v THOMAS TURNBULL, ! ' ..... Architect, i Temple Chambers,