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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3549, 11 May 1880, Page 3

Tenders THAMES NAVAL BRIGADE. mENDERS are invited for REPAIRING JL NAVAL GIG-. Specifications to bo seen at Mr W. Burton's, Junction Hotel, Pollen street. Tenders close on SATURDAY, the 15th May at 12 o'clock. By order. William H. Potts, 698 Secretary and Paymaster. NEW ZEALAND ROADS. WHATAWHATA BRIDGE CONTRACT. WAIPA AND I?AGLAN TOUNTIES. ' Public Works Office, Wellington, May 4th, 1880. ~\\T BITTEN TENDERS will be received at tV this Office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY, the 26frh May, 1880, for the above contract.. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside, "Tender for Whatawbata Bridge Contract." Plane and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Auckland, Grahamstown, and Wellington, and at the Railway Manager's Office, Napier. Telegraph tendeTß similarly addre-sed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraph Office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in the town where the tender is lodged ; such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for twenty-one days, and to be in favour of tlie Receiver- General's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By Command. John Blackett, 594> Engineer-in-Charge North Island. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. FOXTONNEW PLYMOUTH RAILWAY. WAINGONGORO CONTRACT. LENGTH ABOUT 4 MILES 34 CHAINS. Public Works Office, Wellington, 30th April, 1880. TT7RITTBN TENDERS will be received V? at this Office up to NOON on FRIDAY, the 28th May, 1880, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for Waingongoro Contract." Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Auckland, Thames, Now Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington, Christchurcb, and Dunedin. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraph office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tendars in dne form are lodged at any of the above-named Offices by the Same hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in the town where tbe tender is lodged 5 such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good'for twenty-one days, and to he in favour of the Receiver-Geiieral's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command. • „ ' John Biackbtt, 595 Engineer in Charge, North Island. NEW ZEALAND ROADS. WAIPA AND RAGLAN COUNTIES. TB RORE BRIDGE CONTRACT. Public Works Office. Wellington, 3rd May, 1880. TIT RITTEN TENDERS will be received at - V? this office up to NOON on WEDNESDAY 26th May, 1880, for tbe above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for Te Rore Bridge Contract." Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Auckland, Grahamstown and Wellington,and at the Railway Manager's Office, Napier. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraph Office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in the town where the tender is lodged; such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for twenty-one days, and to be in favour of the ReceiverGeneral's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command. JOHH BLACKBTT, 593 Engineer in Charge, North Island. PRINTING ELECTORAL ROLLS. mENDERS will be 'received ab my office X until Noon on SATURDAY, the 29fch May, 1880, for Printing the Electoral Roll for *|Ahe District of Thames. They musfc be ad- ~ dressed to the Registrar of Electors for the District of Thames, and marked outside, ■■•■•« Tenders for Printing Electoral Rol'." Conditions; 1. The number of copies to be printed is two hundred and fifty. 2. The paper, type, and size of pages to be according to sample to be seen at my office. 3. The tender to state the rate per page, which must cover all expenses of composition, presswork, paper, folding and stitching, aud alterations and corrections in. proofs. Blank pages not; to be charged for. 4. Proofs and revises to be furnished in duplicate to the Registrar of Electors, who will return the same to the printer within two days after being received. 5. Should the printing of the Roll not bo completed before the 15th day of October, 1880, the contractor shall forfeit the sum of ten shillings for every day bayond that date during which the work shall remain unfinished. 6. Security, to be approved by the Registrar of Eleotors, to be given for the due performance of the contract. 7. The.lowest or any tender willnofc necessarily be accepted. Albkbt J. Allom, Registrar of Electors for 1 599 * District of Thames. The difference between a Gent and a Gentleman .-■— The Gent turns up what he has for a nose and s*ya, Oh, Ah. The Gentleman walks into McGowan's and says, Mac give me a pound of ;y'our Tea, arid^send^for orders every week. ,