THE MANIOTOTO COUNIY COUNCIL. The Council of- the County of Maniototo met on Wednesday last; Present Ors. Laverty (Chairman), Cogan, Poster, Mac kenzie, Withers, M'Oullough, Anderson and Guffie. Among other business transacted (a full report of which wiUappear in next issue) was the opening of the undermentioned tenders under " The Eoads and Bridges Construction Act, ISS2"': Contract No 3.—Main Branch Road Hyde to Kyeburn (about 4 miH north of Hyde), —About 46 chains formation, etc. Accepted—R. Boyd and W. Annett ... £BB 4 0 Rejected—E, O'Connell ... 120 0 0 M. Prendergast ... 158 0 0 Contract No. 5-Main Road Shag to Lauder,'through- Blocks VII and VIII, Maniototo— About 65 chains formation, gravelling, etc. Accepted—James Gain ... £248-12 6 Rejected—Patrick Lewis ... • 357 10 0 Contkact No. 7—Main Road Shag to-' Lauder, through Blocks II and VI, Maniototo—About 80 chains forma tion, gravelling, etc. ! Accepted—James Cain ... £207 4 O Rejected—Giles Talty ... 324 0 0 T. Stephens ... 210 0 0 P. M'Uluskey ... 24S 0 0 Contract No. B—Main Road Shag to Lauder, between Shag River and Swin burn—About 3,000 cubic yards road, metal. :•.'." T. ,; > Accepted—John M'Kay ... £llOO 0 0 Rejected—Giles Talty ... 1337 10 0 Weir and Smith ~, 1162 10 0 John Scctfc ~. 1275 0 0 An amendment was moved on the motion fcVmfc the lender of John M'Kay bo accepted— "That the tender of Weir and Smith be accepted." This was lost, t.brej voting for the amendment and four for the motion. Contract No. 10.—Main Road Shag to Lauder, at Eden Creek—About 51 chains formation, gravel, lengthening culverts, etc. Accepted—John M'Kay ... £203 0 0 Rejected—Geo. MVluskey ... 259 18 0 H.Crossan ... 31)2 0 0 Contract No. 14.—Main road Shag to the- Lauder, below lum-off to St. About 106 chains culverts, etc. Accepted—Giles Talty ... £597 3 0. Rejected—Patrick Toomey ... 677 10 0 John M'Kajr - >•/" 781 0 0' George P. M'Cuffrey t. 895 9 0< The Council waslrffcsittiug,,

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£>h!js. :toJCSi6X SALE;: L on SATURDAY, April 7, at 2 p.m.— Cattle, Horses, Farm Produce, etc., etc. Present Entries.—Mixed - Store Cattle, Draugtt Mare (7 yrs), " Glascoa Geordie." " Persons desiring to sell are invited to give information to enable Auctioneer to give publicity. W. TNDER, Auctioneer. "~Tisr;ellttttjeaus. 