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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2813, 19 February 1878, Page 3

Tenders TO CARPENTERS, &c. fTIENDEBS will bo nviivnl by t i'o underX ss-iiccl up till Til 11USDAY, the 21bL inst, «l 4- o'clock p m., for SHINGLING I lie I'rcabyli'riiin Church, oT«hnnislowii. SpeciGwiMon may be ei'cn n( >• y Oflk-e, Owen street. IfOBHItT J. McvFAlttAl'l). Oralmmstown, 1 Gth February, 1878. 2098 TO UNDERTAKERS. mENERS nro invited for CONDUCTING JL FUNERALS for tlio Members and Families of the vnrioiis Friendly Societies on tlio Tliatnee, as per requirements to be Been at the Shop of Mr A. Baxckb, Mary tfcreet. Scaled Tenders to be delivered at the Office of Mr 0. Alllßß, Richmond Blreofc, on or boforo 4, p.m. THURSDAY, the 21at inah THAMES COUNTY COUNCIL. i OHINEMURI MAIN ROAD. I FTIENDERS are invited by the Council for J JL tho under-mentioned Works;— Oontraob No. 21—Bridge over tho Puriri Stream. Contract No. 22—Bridge over Hie Matnfcoko Stream. Contract No. 23 —Cutting and Filling near Puriri. . - : , ! TENDERS are also invited for— Contract No. 24—For Clearing, Cutting, Draining, Fnecining &c, Track from Hastings towards Mercury Bay. Separate Tenders for these Works, endorsed accordingly, will bo received till noon of FRIDAY, 22nd February. Tenders to be addressed to " The Chairman of the Thames County Council, Council Offices, Pollen street," where Plans and SpeciGcationa may be seen. By order. Alex. Aitken, County Surveyor. February 15, 1878. IN THE MATTER OF THE LIQUIDATION OF THE PARA PARA IRON AND COAL COMPANY (Limited). mENDERS will be received by the under_L signed until NOON of WEDNESDAY, March 6, FOE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AND PLANT Of the above-named Company situate NEAU CotIiINGWOOD, In the Provincial District of Nelson. Tenders will be received for the whole, or for the separate Lots ob hereinafter numbered, and must be accompanied by a marked cheque for ten per cent, of amount of tender, as a guarantee that ths Tenderer will complete the purchase, but the Liquidators do not bind themselves to accept the highest or any tender. Lot 1. Lease from tho Crown of all the Coal in 160 Acres of Land (Section 28, Square 15, of the Provincial District of Nelson), for Twentyone years from Ist day .of January 1870, at a royalty of two per cent., which ehnll not be less than £16 a year. This is tho Company's Coal Mine, and the seams have been driven into in several places. There are over 800 feet of iron tramway in the drives, and from thence there is an iron tramway about two miles long to the wharf. Part of tho land over which this goes is the Company's freehold, the rest has been held under a lease ab a peppercorn rent. Also, 2i Acres and 13 Sections of the Township of Ferntown, all freehold, on which are Six Cottages, Manager's House, Stables, Storehouses, a Paoley'a FiveTon Weighbridge with House, and tho Wharf, with coal bunkers. This lot will include all the Plant on the above described sections, which is everything necessary for working the Coal Mine. Lot 2. 150 Acres Freehold, situate about a mile from the wharf above mentioned. On it are two Cottages and Sheds, Brick-kiln, about 80,000 Bricks, Wharf, and a quautity of Plant. Lot 3. 105 Acres Freehold, comprising tho Iron Mine, situate on the Para Para river, and also a Lease from the Crown of all the Iron and other Minerals except Sold, in 600 Acres of Land, for 21 Years from the Ist of January, 1874, at a royalty of 2 per cent., which shall not be less than £30 per annum. Lot 4. Two 40-ton Barges, and 1 10-ton Punt lying near the Company's wharf. They were built in Nelson, and have been but little used. Conditions of Sale and Catalogues containing fuller particulars can be had irom the Liquidators, or at the Office of this Paper. The Manager at' the Mine will show the Property to any intending purchaser. Johnß. Mabih) T . „ . _ A.W.SCAIFE, | Ll«UldatoMGeneral Notices Cheap Heading. SURPLUS LIBRARY BOOKS,. OLD MAGAZINES, and ILLUSTRATED PAPETtS, very cheap. J. H. JEFFEKSON, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, POLLEN STREET. Large Assortment of First-class and Comic VALENTINES. • 1964 JUST ARRIVED. Ex Abbey Holme, from London. A LARGE SUPPLY of WESLEY'S NEW HYMN BOOKS, various prints and bindings ; also a Choice Selection of Newest Designs in VALENTINES, Commercial and Fancy Stationery, with Literature to suit all tastes. Note the Address— J. N O D D E R, Pollen • btbeet, Shoetland. 2039 PEACHES, in any Quantity, for PRESERVING. Price, Id per poundage*, First-class DES3ERT FRUIT of every variety, fresh every- day. H. STTLWELL, 2021 Parawai Nursery, j