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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5736, 18 August 1879, Page 3

Tenders HIGHTENDERS will be received by the Wellington District Highway Board until WEDNESDAY, 3rd September next, at 10 o’clock a.m., for the Collecting of Rates in the various Wards of the District for the year ending the 30th June, 1860, together with the Hutt River Rates in Nos. 3 and 5 Wards. Particulars of bond required and conditions to be complied with can be seen on application to the undersigned at the Highway Office, Hutt. By order of the Board. W. JONES, Treasurer. Hutt, August 14, 1879. CJIENDERS FOR STOCK-IN-TRADE ASSIGNED ESTATE OP HOOPER, AITKEN, AND CO., Ashed btox. The Trustees invite Tenders for the whole of the Stock in the above Estate, which consists of a large well-selected assortment of Drapery Clothing Boots and Shoes Ironmongery Grocery &c., &c., &c. Inspection is especially invited, as the stock is all new and in excellent condition. FULL INFORMATION Is afforded in the printed Stock Lists, which may be obtained on application to Messrs. Ross and Glendcnning ... Dunedin Messrs. Bing, Harris & Co. ... Dunedin Messrs. Bing, Harris & Co. ... Christchurch Messrs. Hooper, Aitken & Co, ... Ashburton Messrs. Turnbull, Smith & Co Wellington Mr. C. W. Turner ... ... Christchurch Written Tenders to be forwarded, addressed to the Trustees in Hooper, Aitken and Co.'a Estate, Box No. 243, Post Office, Christchurch, not later than the 15th SEPTEMBER, 1879. Tenders may be for the whole or for any one department. The highest or any Tender will not necessarily be accepted. rjl O BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited until NOON of MONDAY, the 25th of AUGUST, for the Erection of Wesleyan Church in Taranakistreet. Plans and specifications at my office, THOS. TURNBULL, Architect, Temple Chambers. £ WELLINGTON DISTRICT WAY BOARD. RENDERS INVITED. For LEASE those Valuable Premises adjoining the Empire Hotel, just completed, consisting of ; Three Shops.—Plate glass fronts, patent shutters, gas and water laid on, back premises, and in every respect complete. Also, Eight fine large rooms upstairs, suitable for offices, private apartments, or a club, fire place in each room, with the necessary conveniences. To be Let in one or more Lota for a term to be agreed upon. Conditions of Leases to be had on application to the undersigned, or to Messrs. Duller and Lewis, Solicitors, Hunterstreet. CHAS. P. POWLES, Secretary, The Northern Land, Loan, and Building Company of Wellington. Wellington, August 13, 1879. rjNENDEKS FOR GRAVING DOCK. The LYTTELTON HARBOR BOARD invite TENDERS for the Construction of a Graving Dock in the Harbor’ of Lyttelton, Canterbury, N.Z. The general dimensions of the proposed Dock are as follows : Length on floor ... ... 400 ft. Depth on sill at high water ... 23ft. Width on floor ... ... 46ft. Width on top ... ... ... 82ft. Width of entrance ... ... 62ft. Plans and specifications and conditions of contract may be seen at the following places ; —■ Christchurch, at the Lyttelton Harbor Board Office in Christchurch.

Lyttelton, at the Lyttelton Harbor Board Office in Lyttelton. Dunedin, at the Otago Harbor Board Office, Dunedin. Wellington, at the Public Works Office, Wellington. Auckland, at the Auckland Harbor Board Office, Auckland. Melbourne, at the Melbourne Harbor Trust Office, Melbourne. Sydney, at the office of the Marine Board, Sydney. • Sealed tenders, endorsed “ Tenders for Graving Dock,” must be addressed to the Chairman, Lyttelton Harbor Board, and sent in to the Lyttelton Harbor Board Office, at Christchurch, by 12 o’clock noon, on WEDNESDAY, the Ist day of OCTOBER, 1879. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By order. C. H. WILLIAMS, Secretary, Lyttelton Harbor Board. Lyttelton Harbor Board Office, Herofordstreet, Christchurch, June 7, 1879. Electoral Notices TO THE ELECTORS OF THE WELLINGTON COUNTRY DISTRICT. Gentlemen, —I beg to inform you that at the request of many among you I am a candidate for the high honor of representing your constituency in the Parliament about to be elected. The large majority which was declared against the present Government on the amendment t» the Address was, I believe, a true indication of public opinion throughput the colony as to the way in which the affairs of the colony have been mismanaged by the Government. Though some of the measures of reform indicated in his Excellency’s Address will meet with my support if I am returned by you, still I could not be a supporter of the present Ministry. The Parliament about to be summoned will have many grave questions to legislate upon. I think that the electoral districts of the colony must be revised, and constituencies more equally distributed ; and I also think that so large and important a constituency as yours should have a second member, or that the constituency should be sub-divided. I believe that a strong feeling is arising throughout the country for triennial Parliaments. I should not oppose a measure for effectuating that object. The financial condition of the colony requires the most careful consideration. Every effort ought to be made to retrench the present large expenditure, and I should always be found voting on the side of economy. An income tax is, I think, inevitable, but I should oppose taxing incomes below a fixed amount. The present land tax is very oppressive and unequal, and in my opinion should be abolished altogether. I think that the Education Act requires amendment, so as to give larger powers to the local committees, and should support a measure for that purpose. I am anxious, as far as possible, to avoid reference to the native difficulty, as I think this should not be made a hustings question. Any Government that may be in power should be supported in a course of firm and open treatment of the natives, and it is essential that law and order should be maintained.

If elected, I shall devote my especial care to the interests of the district. You have been so long neglected in the matter of the railway to the West Coast that I fear many of you can scarcely believe in the possibility of that most necessary work being really begun and pushed on. I beg to assure you that I shall not passively submit on your behalf to the injustice which, though keenly felt, has never been properly urged on the House. In conclusion, I beg to remind you that I am not a stranger to your district, where I resided for many years, and that my interests are in all respects identical with your own. I have the honor to be. Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, CHARLES B. IZARD.