Railway Notices. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. (Christchurch Section.) ALTERATIONS IN TIME TABLE OF TRAINS. THE following ALTERATIONS in the Time Table for this section will come nto force on the Ist February next : SOUTH LINE. The 10'50 a.m. from Ashburton to Christchurch, and the 11 "50 a.m. from Christchurch to Ashburton WILL BE DISCONTINUED, and a TRAIN will run on SATURDAYS ONLY, leaving Ashburton at 10 'SO a. m. and Christchurch at 11-30 a.m. The 4‘45 p.m. train from Christchurch to Ashburton will leave at 4*55 p.m. The 4 - 25 p.m. express from Ashburton to Christchurch will leave at 5 0 p.m., and will stop at Rakaia. The 4-40 p.m from Ashburton to Christ church will leave at STO p.m. The 6-40 p.m. from Christchurch to Homby WILL BE DISCONTINUED. The 11’5 a.m. from Ashburton to Timaru, and the 11 "30 a. m. from Timarsi to Ashburton WILL BE DISCON TINUED, and a train will run oh SATURDAYS ONLY, leaving Ashbur ton at 11'5 a.m. and Timaru at 11 '4O a.m. The 11 "0 a.m express from Ashburtoh to Timaru will stop at Winslow, Orari, and Winchester. The 2-22 p.m. express from Timaru to Ashburton will leave at 2'43 p.m. and will stop at Winchester, Orari, and Winslow. The 3'25 p.m. from Ashburton to Timaru will leave at 4‘o p.m., and the 4-15 from Timaru to Ashburton at 4*50 p.m. The name of Lovat station (on the Malvern branch) will be changed to Ayles bury. For alterations on other lines and times at intermediate stations see posters. FREDK. BACK, General Manager. General Manager’s Office, Christchurch, Jan. 28 ] 1880. 992 a



Tenders. v. R * NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. KAWAKAWA RAILWAY. TAUMARERE CONTRACT—FORMA TION ONLY. LENGTH ABOUT ONE MILE. Public Worlts Office, Wellington, 15th January, 1880. - TENDERS will be received ’ ’ at this office, until NOON on WEDNESDAY the 25th February, 1880, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside “ Tender for Taumarere Contract/’ Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Wellington, after the 21st instant, and at Auckland, Graliamstown, KawaKawa, Christchurch, and Dunedin on arrival of first mail after that date. 