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West Coast Times, Issue 394, 29 December 1866, Page 3

Sporting. ' All horses must be ridden in colors. In all, or any disputes, the decision of the Stewards to be final. Any dogs on the course will be destroyed. All stakes paid less 5 per cent. A Qualification Fee must be paid by each owner (except packers) that enters or nominates a horse or horses, on the following scale, viz., for one or more l^ents, under L5O, 1 soy. ; for L5O, 2 •soys. ; for LlOO, 3 soys. — but the said fees kiot to be accumulative. Subscribers oS 3 or more soys., are not required to pay' any fee for qualification. N.B. — In case of unfavorable weather, the Stewards have the power to postpone the races from day to day, whether the meeting be absolutely commenced or not. Feed. D. Hamilton, 6070 Sec. and Clerk of the Course. Tenders. MUNICIPALITY OF HOKITIKA. TVENDERS will be received till 4 p.m., JL on Friday the 4th January, 1867, for Forming, Curbing, and Metalling Beach street. Plans and specifications may be seen, and forms of tender obtained, at the office of the Town Clerk. By order, John Lazae, 6118 Town Clerk. mENDEES wanted, for Putting the X Engines of the Thane into the Murray. Engines, schooner, and specifications to be seen at Greymouth. Tenders to be sent to Mr Kilgour, Union Hotel, Greymouth; to close on Saturday, the 29th instant. 6094' TENDERS FOli BOATING. mENDERS wanted for Conveying the X Machinery of the Prince of Wales Gold Mining Company from the Wharf, Hokitika, to the South Spit, above highwater mark. Specification can be seen at the Steam Packet Hotel, Hokitika, and tenders will be received at the Company's office, Ross, until the 31st instant. ROBEET ScHOFIELD, Manager. 24th December, 1866 ' 6097 TENDERS FOR CARTAGS. mENDERS wanted for Conve} r.v: ;jbe JL Machinery of the Prince of \\a ! ■•* Gold Mining Company, from, ths ooufclt Spit, Hokitika, to the Company's Grosod, Ross. Specification to be soon it t.t3 Steam Packet Hotel, Hokitika, -ibo. Ac Company's office, Ross. Tenders vili be received at the last-named place tiHths 31st instant. Robert Schofifld. > Manner. 24th December, 1866. t} « 01 mENDERS for the PURCHASE c." '.lie 1 Paddle Steamer SOUTHLAND, as she now lies at the Invercargill Jetij-, nill be received at this Office until iHvon of the 2nd January, 1867. Full particulars maybe obtained on r.pplication at the Office of the Clerk to the Superintendent, Invercargill. — By Order, W. H. Aylmeb, Clerk !-> SnperinisEu;.-^/-Superintendent's Office, Southland, 24th Nov., 1866. Description of the Paddle-yyiteei: . Steajieb Southland. Built of Iron Two masts, for fore and aft eauvas Deck flush, fore and aft Towing gear, fixed in sponsons No figure head Elliptical stern Length, as per register, 130 fret Breadth, do do 19 do Depth, do do 9 3-10ths do Boiler, tubular, age 18 momln, in use 6 months Name of builders of ~nffines, Thompson, Boyd & Co., Newca.-Ti.-on-Tyne Name of builder of ship, Mitchell Walker, on Tyne Description of engines, ordinary side s levers with disconnecting p ar Diameter of cylinder, 32 inches; length of stroke, 3 feet Thickness of plates — top vlates, 5-16tlis; bottom plates, inches Size and pitch of angle iron — s'^.e, 2\\ pitch 21 inches Consumption of coal, from 8 to 10 tons in 24 hours Cabin accommodation, 12 sofa berths; ladies' cabin, 4 sofa berths Fore cabin could hold about 30 tons cargo Cargo space in fore and main holds, 80 tons Draught of water when loaded, 7£ feet Coal bunkars would hold about 35 tons Speed, 11 knots per hour Net tonnage, 87 tons Classed on Lloyd's Bcoks, on 27th December, 1864, A 1 B Subject to periodical survey Built December, 1864 5808 Miscellaneous. rr\O LET, A Shop, corner of Weld -*- and Revell streets, Temple Chambers, lately Richardson's registry office. 6114 TJARRISON & CO., Sheet-iron and JtX Tin-plate Workers, Revell street North, have always on hand Pumps, Chimneys, and Tinware. Merchants and Dealers supplied at wholesale prices; All orders punctually attended to. Repairs neatly executed. 4222 npHE Business hitherto carried on by 1 E. B. PEARCE & CO., as Land and Estate Agents, in Revell-street, has this day been transferred to E. W. JONES & CO. In connection with tho above notice E. W. Jones & Co. beg to intimate that they are ready to conduct sales of laud, &c, and to take charge of properties ' situated in any part of Wesfcland. Having established agencies at Christchurch, East Canterbury* G-reymouth, Waimea, Rosstown, Kanieri, Okarita, . and other West Coast districts, they are prepared to undertake the recovery of accounts, and to perform general commission business at any of those places. -d 11 x , KW - JoNES & Co. Revell street, November 17, 1865. " »•->.