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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2332, 27 October 1908, Page 3

WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at • the District Road Engineer - ’® Office, Napier, up to Noon oi : 7th NOVEMBER, 1908, for five (5) miles of dray road construction on the Mangapoike Valley (East End), together with culverting, bushfellmg, stumping and clearing, and erecting twelve (12) small bridges, lhe locality of the work is situated about 28 miles from Gisborne (south). Plans and specifications may bo seen at the District Road Engineer’s Office, Napier, and at tho Road inspector’s Office, Gisborne. Tenders to be addressed to the District Road Engineer, Napier, and marked “Tender lor Mangapoike Valley Road Contract.” The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. D. n. McMillan , District Roads Engineer. Roads Department, Napier, 14th October, 1908. KITTEN TENDERS will be rey v ceivcd at the District Road Engineer’s Office, Napier, up to noon ot 7th NOVEMBER 1908, for the Erasertown to Mangapoike road contract, which consists of forming 232 chains of dray road, together with culvcrtting, etc. The work begins at the end of the present dray road formation (about 7 miles east from Erasertown) and ends at western bank oi Makaretu river. Specifications, funeral conditions, etc., may be seen at the District Road Engineer’s Office, Napier; at the Road Inspectors Office, Gisborne; and at the Post Office, Wairoa. Tenders to be addressed to the District Road Engineer, Napier, and marked “Tender -for Frascrtown-Mangapoike Road Contract.” Tho lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. d. n. McMillan, District Road Engineer. Roads Department, Napier, 19th October, 1908. COOK COUNTY COUNCIL. TRIENNIAL ELECTION. PATUTAHI RIDING. AN Election for the return of ONE (1) Member to represent the Riding will be held on WEDNESDAY, November 11th, 1908. I hereby appoint TUESDAY, the 3rd of November up to Noon, as the time, and the Public Hall, Patutalii, as the place, for receiving Nominations. Nomination forms can be had on application. F. AY. BILHAM, Returning Officer, Patutalii Riding. October 22nd. 1908.

COOK COUNTY COUNCIL; PATUTAHI TP AM WAY LOAN. AE is hereby given that this Co mini 1 proposes to raise a Loan under the Local Jlndies Loans Act. 1901. and its amendments. The work to be undertaken is tlie construction of a Public Tramway on the main road from the Borough of Gisborne at Lytton Road, to Section 81, Block 111., Patutabi Survey District, and also with the consent of the Gisborne Borough Council (now obtained) from the Lytton Hoad by way of the road through Wai-o-lii-harore Block, to the eastern end of Awapuni Road in the said Borough. The length of tramway to be constructed is 13 miles or thereby. The gauge is to be 2 feet 6 inches. The motive power to be steam.

It is proposed to cany road metal for the Gisborne Borough Council at a rate not exceeding 3s per yard. It is also proposed to carry all road metal from the Patutahi Quarry that is required for the principal roads in Arai, Patutahi, Gisborne, and Whataupoko Ridings. It is also proposed to carry goods and passengers at a rate to be hereafter fixed, with approved stoppingplaces for delivery eii route. The sum proposed to be borrowed is £27,000 for the construction of the tramway, building of stations and platforms, and purchase of such land as may be required for turning places, goods sheds, and other necessary appliances. The security to be given is the revenue from the carriage of goods and passengers and road metal, and a special rate of one-eighth of a penny in the £ upon the ratable valuation of all ratable property in the Arai, Patutahi, Hangaroa, Gisborne, and Whataupoko Ridings of the County of Cook, for a period of 36 years. It is proposed to apply* the net revenue from the tramway in payment of interest and sinking fund before collecting any part of the special rate. The estimated deficiency is £3OO per annum, or equal to one-six-teenth of a penny in the £ in the special district. It is proposed to make a sinking fund of one per cent per annum for 36 years. It is proposed to pay the cost- of raising the loan, and the interest for one year out of the loan moneys. Meetings of ratepayers will be held in the several Ridings during the first wee'k in November, due notice of which will be given. J. WARREN, Clerk. Gisborne, 29th Sept., 1908. WAIAPU COUNTY COUNCIL. TRIENNIAL ELECTION. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that tho Triennial Election of Members of this Council will be held on WEDNESDAY, the 11th day of November Next, as follows: For the MATAKAOA RIDING—One Member. For the AWANUI RIDING—One Member. For the PIRITARAU RIDING—Two Members. For the WAIPIRO RIDING—Two Members. For the TOKOMAIIU RIDING—Two Members. I hereby appoint WEDNESDAY, the 4th day of November, as the day, and the Waiapu County Council oJliee, as the place, for the Nomination df : - - - “ '' .’' 1 WILLIAM O'RYAN, Returning Ollicer. Waipiro Bay, 17th'Oc;iober, UJOSv. Nomination Papers may he obtained at the Council office, Waipiro Bay ; at Mr. Liddle’s_ Store, To Araroa; at Mr. Hughes’ Store, Port Awanui; at the Tuparoa Station Store, Tuparoa; and at the Fanners’ Co-operative Company's Store, Tokomarq Bay,