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Otago Daily Times, Issue 176, 9 June 1862, Page 2

Government Notices. '. DESERTERS FROM HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE.—No. 282, Private Charles Ward, absent since 16th Dec , 186.. Size, 5 feet 11 inches ; complexion, sunburnt; eyes, grey; hair, ,d;irk brown; whiskers, sandy and short very thick ; age, about 80 years. ■ No. 579, Private Denis Hughes, absent since the Oth of March, 1862. Size, about a feet 8 inches ; age, 20 years ; complexion, fresh ; eyes, hazel; hair, dark brown ; no beard or whiskers. No. 310, Private James M'Partlin, absent since the 14th March, 186-2. Size, 5 feet 10 inches ; age, 23 years ; complexion fresh ; eyes, hazel; hair, black ; no beard nor whiskers. No. 332, Private Edward Doyle, absent since the 15th March, 1862. Size, 5 feet Hi iuches ; age, 22 years; complexion, fresh ; hair, dark brown; eyes, hazel ; no beard nor whiskers. No 3589 Private Thomas Duckworth, absent since the 28th March, 1862. Size, 6 feet; age, 26 years ; complexion, fresh; eves, grey; hair, brown; whiskers, sandy aud thick. John Develin. Size, 6 ft. half-inch; age, about 82 ; complexion, dark; eyes, grey : hair, black and short; whiskers, do ; age, about 32 years. No. 647, Private Thomas Lees Hall, absent since the 11th April, 1862. Size, 5 feet Oi inches; age, 20 yoara : complexion,, fresh; eyes, blue ; hair, light brown ; whiskers or beard, none ; has an impediment in his speech. £25 Reward for the arrest of each deserter. /^ROWN GRANTS.—Crown Grants in favor of \j the persons whose names appear in the annexed Schedule, are now ready for issue. CHAS. LOGIE, Heceiver of Land Revenue. Crown Grant Department, Waste Land Board Office. Dunediu, sth June, 1862. SCHEDULE. Name No. of Grants Cook, George : .. 1 l)oig, Henry ... 1 Edmouston, Thomas .. .. 3 Hood, Helen 3 Jackson, Alfred .. 1 Lund, William .. .. .. 7 M'Ncil, James 1 Mouson, Henvy. • ..... 1 Reilpr.th, Thomas 1 Redmayne, Thomas 1 Rosa, ArchibaldHilsou...- .• 2 Svmcns, Eliza 2 Walker, James 1 Watson, Andrew Jeils 1 Watson, Thomas Samuel .. 1 Welsh, William 1 PROSPECTUS DUNEDIN GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY. Capital—£ls,ooo, In 5000 Shares of £5 Each. Calls not to Exceed £1 per Share, To be registered under the Joint Stock Company's Act, with power to increase the capital. Offices :—Switzer's Buildings, Princes-street. Provisional Directors: John Cargili., Esq., Chairman, Tiios. Dick, Esq. J. SwiTi!l3R, Esq. Henry Driver, Esq. Tuos. J. I-'orsaitji, Esq. E. 13. Caroill, Esq. A. M'LANDitiiSS, Esq. • J. C. Cajipbeli,, Esq. J Banker, Esq. Edwin Jones, Esq. E. DkCaklb, Esq. Hugh Kirkpatriok, Esq. Bankers: Bake of New Zealand. Solicitors : Messiis. Richmond and Gii.libb. Engineer and Projector: • Stephen Hutchison, C. E., Late Engineer to the Melbourne and London Gas Companies. Secretary and Promoter: Martin Shoi/l, Late Secretary to the Geelong and Melbourne Railway Company. nHHIS Company has been formed to supply the City JL of Dunedin and its inhabitants with Gas, at a reasonable cost. The Company's Engineer, during his stay in Dunedin, has been enabled from personal observation to arrive at accurate details of the necessary expenditure ; and it. has been ascertained that Ihe works contemplated can be completed and placed in active operation for a sum within the proposed cnpital of £15,000, aud within a period of from three to four months from the time of completing the necessary preliminary arrangements. The great and permanent improvement to trade and town property which will be realized by the establishment of this Company has been fully recognised from the fact that upwards of one-third of the capital has been subscribed within a few days; and as an early allotment of shares wi'l take place* persons who ma 3' be desirous of becoming shareholders arc requested to make application for shares without delay, as it is confidently expected that the Share List will be filled up in the course of another week. The proposed course of lighting will be Georgestreet, Jail-street, Princes-street, Jetty-street. Jlanse-street, the Arcade, Hope-street, and portions of Walker street, SiaftbrU-street, High-street, Rattraystreet, and Maclaggan-street; and no doubt can exist as to the highly profitable returns which will be secured from the manufacturing operations of this Company, in proof of which it may be mentioned, that on the main pipes of the most important and prosperous Ga* Company in. the Colonies there is only an average of 35 consumers to the mile of main laid down ; whereas, in Dunedin, the average will be about 100 consumers to the mile; it may therefore be confidently anticipated that a return of £15 per cent on the capital invested will he realised, after ample provision has been made to provide for repairs, and all contingencies. The necessary permission to lay down pipes through the streets has already been obtained from the Town Board ; a period of six weeks will intervene between the calls of £1 each, 01 which due notice will be given. STEPHEN HUTCHISON, C.E., Engineer and Projector. fate Engineer-in-Chief to the Melbourne Gas and Coke Company; Engineer •" to the Plymouth and Devonport Gas-Com-panies ; Acting Engineer at the London Gas Works, &c. Applications for shares to be addressee; to the Provisional Directors, at the Company's offices, Switzer's Buildings, Princes-street, where, on application to the Company's Engineer, plans of the works can be seen, and any information required, obtained. DUNEDIN ATHENJLUM AND MECHANICS INSTITUTION President: His Honor the Superintendent. FTIHIS Institution will be opened" on the first of I June next. The object of its promoters has been to afford to the (subscribers the means of acquiring literary and scientific knowledge. It is sought to attain th se ends by means of a Library and Reading Room, aud lectures on Literature, Science, and Art. *• It is anticipated that the liberal manner in which 1 the Committee have provided for the intellectual wants of the place, and the heavy outlay they have ventured to incur, will secure for them the cordial support of all classes of the inhabitants. THE LIBRARY. A small but valuable collection of Books has been obtained, and will at once be placed in circulation. Upwards of 2000 volumes are on the way out from England ; aud it is expected that within twelve mouths nearly 4000 volumes of carefully selected and standard works will be available for the use of the members. Arrangements have also been made for receiving per mail, as pnbliiihed, all new works of interest. THE READING ROOM will be supplied with the following :— Quahteblies. —The Edinburgh, Westminster, Quarterly, North British, and National Reviews. MAGAZINE 3 AND OTHEK PERIODICALS.—BIackwood, Frazer, Coruhill, Dublin University, Macraillun's, and Mechanics' Magazines. Art Journal, Ather.seum, Chambers' Journal, Once a Week, All the Year Round. Illustrated London News, Punch, L'lllustration. Saturday Review, Examiner, Economist, Home News, European Times. Colonial Newspapers.—The Otago, Canterbury, Wellington, and Auckland papers. Melbourne Argus, Herald, Age, and Journal of Commerce. Sydney Herald, and Empire. South Australian Advertiser. Hobart Town Mercury. Members will have the privilege of obtainiOg free admission to the Reading Room, for one month in every year, for any person being a non-resident or the captain of any vessel trading to the Port. The Reading Room will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Library from 10 to 12 a.m., and from 4 to 8 p.m. Tebhs op SrßacKiPHoy : Annual £2 2 • Qsarterfy • M «