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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1174, 8 May 1874, Page 3

[For remainder of news see ±t7i page v. zmkl e. rNTEEPEOYINCIAL MAIL STEAM L SEEVICES. SEALED TENDERS will be EECEIVED at the General Post Office, Wellington, till MONDAY, the 11th May proximo, for the PERFORMANCE of the undermentioned MAIL STEAM SEEYICES : 1. Between the Manukau and Picton, calling at Taranaki and Nelson, and back to the Manukau by the same route, once every four weeks. 2. Between Nelson and Ilokitika, calling at West-port and Greymouth, ana deck to JNeison uy the same route once every four weeks. The names, tonnage, and horse-power of the vessels proposed to be employed to be stated. Tho vessels to bo approved by the Postmaster-General, and to bo surveyed whenever considered necessary, by some person appointed by him, A proper and secure room to be provided for tho mails, and tho mails to be lauded and shipped by and at the expense of the contractor. The days and hours of arrival ami departure at and from the various ports to be fixed by the Postmaster-General, orbv some one duly appointed by him, who shall also have the power of detaining the vessels, if necessary, for forty-eight (43) hours after the due date of the arrival of the San Francisco Mails at Auckland and Nelson, without charge. For any other detention tho rate of demurrage per diem to be Service No. 1 to commence at the Manukau on the 22nd proximo, and service No. 2 to commence at Nelson on the arrival of the steamer performing service No. 1. The services to be terminated by either party giving two (2) months' notice in writing to the other. The lowe. c ccepted. : any tender not necessarily JULIUS VOGEL, Postmaster-General. Wellington, 25th April, IS7-L v. &mß> e. TEMPORARY PEOTECTIVE WORKS ON THE RANKS OF THE BULLER EIVEE AT WESTPOET. mHE Time for Receiving Tenders JL for the execution of this work is hereby extended to noon of THURSDAY, 21st May, 1874. Tenders must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside "Tender for Buller River Temporary Protective Works." Drawings and Specifications may be seen at the Engineer's Office here, on and after Thursday, April 30, 1874. Telegraphic Tenders similarly addressed and marked will bo 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 Eesident Engineer's Office by the same hour. By Command, EDWAED EVANS, Eesident Engineer. Wcstport alid Mount Eochfort Eailway Office, April 27, 1574.

V T Jfi W Z E A L A N D .M INSURANCE COMPANY. [E E AND MARINE. CAPITAL, £250,000, With the unlimited liability of a large THE OLDEST LOCAL COMPANY. The whole of the funds retained and invested in the Colouv. MODERATE PREMIUMS. rmiOPT SETTLEMENT OF LOSSES. Agent for Wcstport and Charleston, JNO. MUNRO. NELSON SOUTH-WEST GOLD FIELDS. APPLICATION EOR AGRICULTURAL LEASE. Puller River, District of Ecefton, April 30, 1874 To Waiiden Broad, IHEKEBY apply for a Lease of Land for Agricultural Purposes, situate at South side of Buller River, opposite Macley's Creel*, aud comprising .150 acres or thereabouts ; and I deposit herewith the Receiver's receipt for Twenty Pounds (£2O), in accordance with the Agricultural Lease Regulations of the Ist day of September 1873, made under the Goldfields Act, ISG6. ALEXANDER M'KAY, White Cliffs, Duller Road, before me at Christy's, on Tuesday the 30th day of June, 1874. ?■■ CHARLES BROAD, Warden.