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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 297, 20 December 1904, Page 3

Department of Roads, Now Plymouth. rpENDERS will be received till ! noon of SATURDAY, 24th inst., for lease of Mokau Ferry Service for the year ending DECEMBER 31st, 1905. Specifications may be seen at this oflice and at the Post Offices, Waitara and Mokau. Written tenders, accompanied by deposit, to be odidressixl to the unxlorsdgTied. TENDERS will be received till noon of FRIDAY, 80th inst. for Contract No. 2—S, metalling or gravelling 40 chains. Contract No. 3—S, mctal'ing or gravelling 38 chains. Roth on Ngamotu Road, Spotswood Settlement. Tenders accompanied by deposits to be addßWtd to thv undersigned. G. T. MURRAY, District Road Enginoor. R. Department of Roaidd, Now Plymouth. 0. T. MURRAY, District Road Enginuor.

THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNmeut Siate Fire Insurance O-f----tice will be pivpaivd to accept Fire Risks on and after 4th January, 1005. Advantages : , Insured share profits. State Guarantee. I .iiucst Rules. Equitable and prompt settlements. lIIOKMAN F. RUSSELL, New Plymouth Agent. EGMONT COUNTY COUNCIL. CONTRACTS. np ENDERS will be received at the A County OMice, Opunake, until V2 noon on FRIDAY, the 21& d December, for the following contracts • Rahotu Hiding : Contract No. 21.—300 yards boulder stone between Puniho Road and and Waiweranui River. Contract No. 22.—300 yards boulder stone between Bayly and Parihuka Roads. Contract No. ,23.-400 yards boulder stone between Parihaka lioad and Oaonui River. Contract No. 24.—300 yards boulder stone between Oaonui and Tc Namu Rivers. Contract No. 25'.—800 yards boulder stone between Waiaua and Taungutara Rivers, Main South Road. Contract No. 2(5.-450 yards boulder stone between Wuiaua and Taungutara Rivers, Eltham lioad. Opunake Riding : Contract No. 27.—250 yards boulder stone. Specitications for Nos. )'2l, 22, and 23 can be seen at Messrs PVjlham and Co.'s store, PuHgarclm, and tor the whole at County Office. GEO. W. ROGERS, Clerk. MAKOTUKU BRIDGE CONTRACT. IIENDERS addressed to the undersigned and marked on outside as above will be received up to noon of WEDNESDAY, the ÜBth .lanunry, 1905, for lithci <cans.truelikm of a bridge over the Makotuku Stream, on the Pipiriki-Wuiouru Road, at Raetihi. The length of t'he bridge will be 120 feet, and it is to be built of Totara, Mutai, and Rimu. Plans, specifications, and conditions of contract may be seen at the Post Offices, Stratford, Pahnerstoil North and Itaetihi, and at the offices of the District Road Engineers at Napier and Wanganui. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. . ROBERT 11. REANEY, District Road Engineer, Wangianui. ARE YOti GOING TO SEE GUS IiLANC? Axemen's Championship : Garnival s ELTIIAM, DEC I£M 1113U 2«th & 27th. GUS ItLANC, the World's Champion Axeman ; E. R. Terry, World's Record-holder in Small Blocks ; G. A. Goold, World's Champion Sawyer ; Charles Hutton, Champion Axeman of New Zealand ; 0. YV. Casey, Champion Sawyer of New Zealand, and 92 other Renowned Axeman and Sawyers competing. GUS BLANC will attempt to establish a fresh record for New Zbalnod in tho Championship Chop, 2ft logs (present record 5 minutes, C. Hutton. World's record 3 minutes 58 seconds, Gus Blanc). No weary watting. Events being contested every few minutes. "Now Grandstand) will seat 1000 peoplo. Excursion fares on railway. F. E. HARDY, Secretary. AUCKLAND STEAMERS. TO enable passengers to gst on board aarly and secure their berths in comfort a 'bus will leave town for the breakwater every evening at 7.30. M. JONES, Proprietor.

Boots. Boots. Boots. rj??, GIVING UP BUSINESS. BOOTS AND SHOES TO BE CLEARED REGARDLESS OP COST Thomas Bnansgrove's CITY BOOT PALACE. Wo quote a few prices : GENTS' LINES. Usual price. Now. Glace Button Bools 25/- 15/0 Chrome Llalmorals l'2/O 8/6 Patent Evening' Shoes 8/6 5/0 liost Goloshes 0/0 3/0 Curpet Slippers 4/1 L 2)'ll LADIES' LINES. Glace Button Boots 1.1/0 8/0 Glace J.ace Hoots 13/6 ft/0 Glace I/.i(» Shoos 10/0 0/0 Best Goloshes 3/0 2|'o Nice Slippers from 9*l Girls'aiwl boys' boots from 4/0 pair. Children's boots from 2/0 ~ Children's shoes from 1/- ~ PLENTY OF OTHER LINES TOO NUMEROUS 'IX) MENTION. ALL AT BEDROCK PIHCES. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. Note address | T. BRANSGROVE, I CITY BOOT PALACE,