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Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1755, 4 October 1883, Page 2

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Tpe Waitoa Road Board, at the meeting on Satm day, loceived the following tcndci.s for the road contracts :— No. 1-— .fas. JKowe, Is (kl per yaid ; T. Russell, lid ])er yaid (accepted) ; Mainprice and Co., 11 Jd pei yaid. No. 2— D. Murphy, eaithwoik, per yaid, 1s 4d, 7d, 4d, pipes, 2» per foot (accepted) ; T. Casbidy, eaithwork, pei yaid, Is, !)d, (id, pipes 4s kl and 3s per foot ; .T. Wiseman, earthwork, per yaid, Is i)d, lid, fid, pipes, 3s 8d and 2s (id. No. 3— .). Kelly, informal ; H. Ross, earthwork, per yard, 7d, pipes, 2s 4d per foot ; S. JJurgo, earthwork, per yaid, (id, pipes, 2s (id per foot ; J. Shine, eaithwoik, per yaid, 10W, pipes, 4s per foot ; E. Voysev, eafthwork, per yaid, (id, pipes, 4.s 4d ; Mclntosh, e.uthwoik, pei yaid, lOd ; pipes, 7s per foot ; Rallers and Kelly, iufonnal ; J). Murphy, earthwork, per yard, (id, pipes, 2s (id pur foot. As Burge and Murphy were equal, the two agreed to decide the mattei by a tluowof dice, which resulted in favour of Murphy. No. 4 — J. Heathcote, tl l3s Gd per 100 feet of timber, 6d per 11) for iron, and Is IWI per yaid for earth woik. Fresh tenders aie to be called for this job. No. .*> — Mainpiice and Co., Is 2d per yaid (accepted) Jas. Rowe, 2.s per yard ; M. ODonoghue, ©iO for the job. The tender of Meicei and Marshall was accepted for re-building the bridge over the Waitakarnru at Morrinsville. The engiwill call lor tenderb for a number of other works soon. Accounts amounting to -GBG odd were passed for payment. We hear that the Post-office department intend to again start the mail coach fiom Hamilton to Te Aroha on the arrival of the train from Auckland instead of ii the morning as at present— leaving Hamilton ou Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I .suppoHO the object of the department is to try how long it can keep us from getting our newspapers after they are printed. When the mail leaves Hamilton in the afternoon tho.se living at a distance from the Post-office are unable to get their Waikato Times till next day, and if the above arrangement is carried out, the papers will be a day old before leaving Hamilton. We may evpect, J suppose, to be promoted to a weekly mail before long ! — (Own Correspondent. )