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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 60, 11 June 1873, Page 1 (Supplement)

J ' POVERTY BAY DISTRICT HIGHWAY BOARD. TENDERS. SEPARATE TENDERS will be received up to NOON on SATURDAY, the 14th current, for the undermentioned works : — Ist. For cutting an outlet drain a length of about 50 chains, from the Main Road to Ormond, to French Bob’s, and for deepening the present side drain. 2nd. For building a culvert across the Main Road to Ormond, about half way between King’s comer and Colebrook’s Hotel. 3rd. For improving the Ford at the mouth of the Waikanae Stream. 4th. For formation, cutting drains, and building culvert in Derby-street, Gisborne. Specifications, &c., to be seen on application at the Road Board office. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Tenders to be sealed, and endorsed separately as follow : —“ Tender for ,** as the case may be, and addressed to the Chairman. By Order, R. M. SKEET, Engineer to the Board.

WANTED —To purchase a SPRING CART. Apply at once to G. J. WINTER, or at the Standard Office. ANTED—A SERVANT GlRL.—Apply ’ ’ to Mrs. Parsons, Matawhero.

NOTICE nVTR. STRONG is authorized to receive payT’-*- ments of all accounts due to the undersigned and receipt the same from this date. S. T. HORSFALL. May 17, 1873.

THE POVERTY BAY PETROLEUM AND KEROSINE COMPANY. (limited). To be incorporated under “ The Joint Stock Companies Acts.” CAPITAL—£SO,OOO in 10,000 shares of FIVE POUNDS EACH. Payments— Ten Shillings per share on application and the balance as may be required. PROVISIONAL DIRECTORS : Chairman : A. Graham, Esq. G. E. Read, Esq. A. M'Donald, Esq. W. Steuart, Esq. J. W. Johnson, Esq. W. S. Greene, Esq. J. H. Stubbs, Esq. Bankers : Bank of New Zealand. Solicitor : J. Cuff, Esq. BROKERS: Auckland Napier . Wellington Dunedin Nelson Christchurch Secretary: A. F. Habdy, Esq. Temporary Offices : Court-house, Gisborne. PROSPECTUS. ' I ’HIS Company is to be formed for the purpose of obtaining Petroleum and manufacturing kerosine therefrom, in the Poverty Bay District. The land which it is intended shall be prospected for oil, is called or known by the name of the “ Pakeke a Whirikoka” Block, and is situated about 30 miles from Gisborne. No engineering difficulties exist as to the formation of a road or tramway. Messrs. Cooper and Ross have obtained on favorable terms a lease of the above-named Block, from the Crown Grantees, for the term of twenty-one years. Mr. Ross, who has reported on the probability of striking payable oil, has had some years experience in working Petroleum springs in Pennsylvania, America. Mr. Cooper by trade an oil-refiner. It has for some years past been well known that Petroleum exists in great quantities on this block of land, so far as is indicated by exudation of crude oil from the soil. The name of the block, “ Pakeke,” or the “ Whale,” shews that the natives have been long aware of the fact that an oily substance “ hinu ” exudes from the earth in this locality. It cannot of course be definitely said that payable- petroleum will be found, yet, taking into, consideration the fact that in America the slightest signs of oil will induce capitalists to buy up land at enormous cost, and test the