1855-6.

VICTORIA.

'PUBLIC WORKS, GEELONG.

ll,etuttt to ~bbtf~~,

MR. FYFE-21sT DECEMBER, 1855.

LAID UPON THE COUNCIL TABLE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC WORKS,

BY COMMAND OF

HIS EXCELLENCY THE OFFICER ADMINISTERING THE GOVERNMENT,

AND

ORDERED BY THE COUNCIL TO BE PRINTED,

~» ~ tltbortt» : JOHN ll'ERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE.

U-No. 12, a.

CUSTOM IIOUSE.

TENDERS FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW CUSTOi\I HOUSE, GEELONG.

No. 14. David Lya.ll •.. 15. Bradshaw and Clarke

. 16. James Leggatt 17. Frith and Hood 18. W.C. Cornish and Co. 19. Balding and Kemp 20. 'ViIliam Schofield ...

£ 8,200

10,565 ..• 11,000

11,361 ... 12,000 •.. 12,500 ... 13,264

8. d. No. ° 0* 21. James Burgoyne ... ° 0 22. John Sinclair and Son ° ot 23. Enoch Nickless •.• o 0 24. Thomas Marshall •.• ° 0 25. Buxton Brothers ... o 0 26. Robert Rankin 9 ° 27. C. and D. Baillie ...

SCHEDULES.

£ 8. d. 13,400 0 0 13,448 0 0 14,900 0 0 18,115 0 0 16,500 0 0 18,200 ° 0

... 18,900 0 0

(COPY). Geelong, 8th December, 1854.

IN pursu'anee of an advertisement contained. in the Govel'nment Gazette of 18 , hereby tender for the whole of the. excavations, masons and bricklayers' work intended to be done in the erection of a new Custom House, Geelong, according to plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Eight thousand two hundred pounds; and also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed

£8200.

by the day of One thousand eight hundred and And in the event of Tender being accepted beg to submit the two names given

below of parties willing to enter into a Bond with , binding us severally in the penal sum of pounds, for the due performance of the W 01'1,5; which Bond

we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of Tender.

(Signed) DAVID LYALL, Corio-street, east, Contractor.

} Bondsmen.

(COPY). Melbourne, 9th January, 1855.

It-! pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Government Gazette of December , 1854, we hereby tender for the erection of a Custom House, Geelong, according to plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public Works at lVlelbourne, for the sum of Ten thousand five hundred £10565. and sixty·five pounds; and we also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the 25th day of September, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.·

, And in the event of our Tender being accepted we beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a Rond with . ,binding us severally in the pcnal sum of

pounds, for the due performance of the Works; which Bond we will deli~er to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of Tender.

JOSEPH BRADSHAW,} , ROBERT CLARKE, Contractors. ~

JAMES CONOROY, lYlerchant, Williamstown,' } I~ENRY TAVER.NER, Wine Merchant, Williamstown, Bondsmen.

• A portion of the work. . t Withdrawn.-C. P.

£11000. '

£11361.

£12500.

4

(COPY.) Gcclong, 8th January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Government Gazette of 18 ., hereby tender for the execution of the whole of the Works required in erecting the proposed Custom House, Geelong, according to plans arid specification DOW lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Eleven thousand pounds sterling; and also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the day of One tho.usand eight bundred and

And in the event of tender being accepted, beg to submit the two Dames given below of parties willing to enter into a bond with , binding us seyerally ill the penal snm of

pounds, for the dlle performance of the Works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of tender

BENJAMIN HOLDSWORTH, Builder, 1 (Signed) JAMES LEGG AT, Contractor.'

Gcolong, ~ EZRA FIRTH, Quarl'ier, Barrabool I

Hills, . )

Bondsmen.

(COPY.) . Melbourne, 8th ,ranuary, 1855-.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the .Government Gazette of December 21st~ 1854, we hercbytenJer for the Custom House, Geelong, according to plans and specification now. lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of }ii/even t.housand three hundred and sixty-one pounds; and we also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the' 31st day of October, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. .

And in the event of our tender being ,accepted, we beg to submit the two ns.mes given below of p:lrties willing to enter into a bond with us, binding us severally in tho penal sum of Twelve hundred pounds, for the du,,: pcrformimce of the Works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within twelve days of the acceptance of our tcnder.

(Signed) ,JOHN FRI'fH, l THOMAS HOOD, J Contractor£;.

F. F. K,A,WERAN, Architect, Geelong, .} CHARLES CORBET'f, Licensed Victualler, Bondsmen.

Geelong, '

(COpy.)

To the Chairman of the Tender BoaI'd.

SIR, 100, Gore-street, Collingwood,

9th January, 1855.

We hereby offer to erect the Custom House at Geelong, in accordance with the plans and specifications for t.he same, for the sum of Twelve thousand pounds sterling, to be completed within six lDonths, and to perform any extra stone work if required in the foundations' at 40s; per perch, including excavation and baling out watcr.

(Signed) W. C. CORNISH &; CO . • J Acon CLEAL, } S . . COltNELIUS GLEESON, uretIes.

(COPY.) Geelong, 8th January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained 'inthe Gove1'nrnent Gazette of December ,1854, we hereby tender for the Custom House, Geelong, according to plans and specifications now lying at the Office of..Public 'Yorks at Melbourne, for the sum of twelve thousand five hundred pounds; . and we also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the 25th day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. '. .

. And in the eyent.ofour tender being accepted we beg to submit the two names gIven below of parties willing to enter into a Bond with us, binding us severally in the penal sum of

, pounds for the due performance of the Works; wbich Bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within ten days of the acceptance of our tender.

(Signed) ROBERT BALDING,} Contractors PHILIP KEMP, .. .

Bellerine·street, B d GEORGE WRIGHT, Allctioneer,}

JAl\!ES MILI,ER, Ship Chandler, on smen. M06rabool·street,

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76, Spring-street, Melbourne, 9th January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Government Gazette of 18, hereby tender for the whole of the works required in the erection of the Custom House, Geelong, according to plans and specification now lying at the. Office of Public Works at rrlelbourn?, for thc sum of Thirteen thousand four hundred pounds, and also undertake to have the entIre of the works completed in seven months, one thousand eight hundred and

And in the event of tender being accepted beg to submit the two names given below of parties willinO' to cnter into a bond with , binding us severally in the penal sum of

p~unds, for the due performance of the Works j which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of tender. .

Additional stone work in foundations 42s. per perch, 48. 'per yard for exeavatlOns.

JOlIN NESBIT, } B d \\' R on smen. '. lClIARDSON,

(Signed) JAMES BURGOYNE, Contractor.

(Copy.) Melbourne, 9th January, 1855.

.£13400.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Government Gazette of December and January, ISb4 and 1855, we herebY tender for the Custom House, Geelong, according to plans and speci-fication now lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Thirteen thousand .£13448 four hundred and fo.rty-eight pounds, and also undertake to have· the entire of the works com-pleted by the six months from the date of signing the contract unless preventeq. by circumstances over ,vbich we have no control.

And in the event of our tender being accepted, we beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a bond with us, binding us severally in the penal sum of (sufficient for the due performance of the contract) pounds, for the due performance of the works j which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of our tender.

(Signed) JOHN SINCLAIR,} . PETER SINCLAIR, Contractors.

l'tIrt. J. L. BUTTERIL, Merchant,} . ]~lizabeth-street, B ndsmen

111&. glOSES D. CRAVEN, Builder, 0 •

J oh nston-street, Collingwood,

(COpy.) Melbourne, 8t,h January; 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Government Gazette of 1855, I hereby tender for the erection and completion of a new Custom House, Geelong, according to plans and specification now lying at thc Office of Public Works at rtlelbourne, for the sum of Fonrteen thousand nine hundred pounds j and also undertake to have the entire of the Works £1490(}. completed by the 30th day of July, One thousand eigbt hundred and :fifty-five.

And in the event of this tender being accepted} I beg to submit the two names given l)elo'IV of parties willing to enter into a bond with , binding us severally in the penal sum of Ouo thousand pounds, for the due performance of the Works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within ten days of the acceptance of this tender.

(Signed) ENOCH NICKLESS, Emerald Hill,

HENRY NICKLESS} Builder, Emerald} Hill,

STEPHEN BARTON, Contractor, Sand­doge,

Contractor.

Bondimen.

(COpy.) Gcclong, 8th January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Govel'nment Gazette of December, 1854, I hereby tender for the whole of thc ,,yorks required in the erection of a Custom House, Geelong, accord.in~. to plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public Works at Geelong, for the sum of hIgh teen thousand one hundred and fifteen pounds sterling j and I also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the 1st d3y of November, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

And in the event of my tender being accepted; I beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a bond with me, binding us severally in the pcnal sum of

C.-No. 12, b.

.£18115.

6

pounds, for the duo performance of the Works; which bond we will deliver .to the Crown Solicitor wi~hin days of the acceptance of tender.

Per perch extra bluestone, £2 5s.-Gum planking, 3s. Gd. per foot. (Signed) J. MARSIIALL, Gcelong,

Contractor. J. JAOKSON, Esq., Timber Merchant, I · Ryrie-street, { Bondsmen R. THOMPSON, G:ontleman, Malop- ( .

street, Geelong, . J

(COpy.) Geelong, 8th January, 1.855 .

. IN pursuance of 'an advertisement contained in the GOIJeI'nment Gazette of 1854, we hereby tender for the new Custom Bouse, Geelong, according to plans and specification

.£l6500. now lying at the Office of Public Works at Geelong, for the sum of Sixteen thousar;d five hundred pounds sterling, .,and £2 5s. per perch for extra foundations if required; and we also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the 25th day of December, One thomand eight hundred and fifty-five.

£18200 ..

£18(lOO.

And in the event of our tender being accepted, we beg to submit the two names given . below of parties willing to enter into a bond with us, binding us severally in the penal sum of

. pounds, for the due performance of the V{ orks; which bond we will deliver to' the Crown Solicitor within fourteen days of the acceptance of our tender .

. (Signed) BUXTON )5ROTHERS, Builders, Victoria-terrace, Geelong,

Contractors. THOMAS KELLEY, Crown Hotel, )

Ash by, Geelong, l Bondsmen. ALLAN .MCPHERSON, Kildare,' )

(COPY.) Geclong, 8th January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement cont-ained in tile Govel·ltment Guzette of December, 1854, I hereby tender for the whole of the Work required in the erection of a Custom House, Gcelong .• according to plans and specification now lying at the Officc of l'ul1lie Works at :'ITelbourne, for the sum of Eighteen thousand two hundred pounds; and I also und~.l'take to have the entire of the Works completed by the day of One thousand eight hundred and

And in the event of tender being accepted, beg to· submit tile two names given · below of parties willing to enter into a bond with , binding us ~everally in the penal sum of

. pounds, for the d.ue performance of the Works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of tender.

£2 lOs. per. perch extra bluestone.-3s. Gd. per foot gum planking.

(Signed) ROBERT RANKIN, Spring-street, Gcelong, Contractor.

GEORGE FRAZER, La Trobc-terraee, J · Geclonn'

0' • Bondsmen. DUNCAN MALCOLM, Sprmg-street,

Geelong,

--~ .. -.---

ll1elbourne, 91,h January, 1855. IN pursuance of an ad"crtisemont coritained in the Govcl'Jlment Gazette of 6th Nove)11bcr, 185-1, we hereby tender for the erection and completion of a Custom House, to be built at Gee\oTlg, according to plans and specification now lying at the Office· of Public Works at Melbournc, frH' the sum of Eighteen thousand nine hundred pounds; and we also undertake to hare the entirc of the Works completed by the ;>Oth day of July, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

And in the e\'ent of our tender being aecepted, we beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a boud,with us, binding us sevorally in the penal sum of Two thousand pounds, for the 'due performance of the Works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within ten days of the acceptance of our tender.

(Signed) . C. and D. BAILLIE, 118, Flinders-lane, cast, Con tractors.

J. H. J()HNSON, Plumber, Eliz!1beth-") street, north, . ~ B d

. SA1UUEL KNOTT and Co., Blaeksmiths, t.. on smen. Little Collins-street, east, ,1.

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SUPREME COURT"HOUSE.

(COPY.)

TENDEltS Fon THE ERECTION OF SUPREl\'IE COURT HOU~E; GEELONG.

No. £ 8 • d. I No'. £ s. d. .. 1. Brad3haw and Clarke 12,254 0 o I 8. JolIn Sinclair and Son 18,594 0 0 2. Frith and Hood 16,315 0 0 9. Hobert Rankin 20,500 0 0 3. W. C. Cornish and Co. 16,700 0 0 10. Buxton, Brothers .•. 20,550 0 ° 4. Balding and Kemp ... 16,900 0 0 11. Thomas Marshall ... 20,749 0 0 5. D. and W. Anderson ... 17,180 0 0 12. Growden and Grenfell 21,762 10 0 6. James Burgoyne 17,650 0 0 13. Enoch Nickless 22,000 ° 0 7. W. Schofield ... 18,233 5 0

()

SCHEDULES.

(COpy.) :Melbournc, January 9th 1855.

I:!i pursuance of an advertisement contained in the GCiVel'nment Gazette of December, 1854, we hereby tender for the ereetion of the Supreme Court House Geelong, according to plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Twelve thousand two hundred and fifty·four pounds; and we also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the 25th day of September, One thousand eight hundred and fifty·five.

And in the event of our Tender being accepted, we beg to submit the two names glven below of parties willing to enter into a Bond with us, binding us severally in the penal sum of

pounds, for t,he due performance of the Works; which Bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within seven days of the acceptance of our Tender.

(Signed) J, OSITIPH lmADSHA W,} C t t ' ROBERT CLARKE, on rae or~.

JAMES CONOROY, Merchant, Williams.} town, B d

HENRY TAVERNER, Wine Merchant, on smen. Williamstown.

(COPY.) Melbourne, January 8th, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Go-cel'1tment Gazette of December 27th, 1854, we hereby tcnder for the Supreme Court Honse, Geelong, according to plans and specification now lying at the office of Public Works ut Melbourne, for thc sum of Sixteen thousand three hundred and fifteen pounds; and we also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the 30th day of November, One thousand eight hnndred and fifty-five.

And in the event of our Tender being accepted, we beg to submit the two names given below of parties wi.lling to enter into a Bond with us, binding us severally in the penal sum of Two thousand pounds, for the due performance of tbe Works; whieh Bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within twelve days of thc acceptance of our 'fender. ,

(Signed) .JOHN FRITH, } THOMAS HOOD, Contractors.

F. F. KAwERAN, Esq., Architect, } Geelong, .

CHARLES CORBETT, Lieensed Vic- Bond~men. tUll.llcr, Geelong.

£12254.

£ 6315.

£16iOO.

8

(COPY.)

To Tke. Qnail'man oftke Tendel' Boal,d.

100, Gore-street, Collingwood, Sm, 9th January, 185;).

WE hereby offer to erect the Supreme Court House at Geelcng, in accordance with the plans, specifications, and conditions for the same, for the sum of Sixteen thousand seven hundred pounds stcrlillg, to be completed in eight months, and to perform any extra stone work required ill foundation for the sum of 40s. per perch, including excavation and baling out water.

(Signed) W. C; COR~ISH & C.o. , J Aeon CLEAL, . } Sureties.

CORNLS. GLEESON,

(COpy,)

, Geelong, January 8th, 1855. IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Government Gazette of December, 1854, we hereby tender for the Supreme Court House, Geelong, according to plans and specification now

£16900. lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Sixteen thousand nine llundred pounds' and we also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the 25th day of

, December, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.' , .

£17180,

.£17650.

, And in the event of our Tender being ,accepted, we beg to submit tho two names given below of parties willing to enter into a Bond with us, binding us severally in the penal sum of

, " pounds, for the due performance of the Works; which Bond' .. : we will deliver to the Crgwn Solicitor within ten days of the acceptance of our Tender. , '

(Signed) ROBERT BALDING, 1 ' '. ,PHILIP K:E:MP, 'J Contracto,rs ..

GE'O.RGE WRIGHT, Es~" Auctioneer,} . Bellerine-street, Geelong, Sureties

J'AMES ~IILLER, Ship Chandler, . " , Moorabool-street, Geelong, ' ' '

(COpy,) Melbourne, 9th January, 1855',

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Govel'nment Gazette of 7th November 1854 we hereby tender 'for the erection of Supreme Court House, Geelong, according to pl~ns and specification now lying at thc Office of Publie Works at Melbourne, for the sum of SBventecn thousand one hundred and eighty pounds, and we also undertake to have the entire of the work" completed by the 23rd day of,July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. '

And in the event of our tender being accepted we beg to submi.t the two names £Civet! below of parties willing to enter into a, bond with. us, binding us severally in the penal S~lll of Seventeen thousand one hundred and eighty pounds, for the due performance of the works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within ten days of the acceptance of our tender.

, F.or such extra work and material as ,may be necessary in foundations, we will :Jgree to. execute at the rate of five pounds per perch.

(Signe4)

J. GRAIG, 24, Bourke-street, 'east,} , MATTHEW Jlt!cC.i\.w, ll:Iurroobark, Bondsmen.

Upper Yarra, '

DAVID ANDERSON, } WILLIA~I ANDERSO};, .

, 63, Bourke-street, west, Contractors. and Bacchus :Marsh,

(COpy.) Melbourne, 9th .Tanuary, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Government Garzette, of 18,. " hereby tender for the Supreme Court House, Geelong, according to plans a.nd specification now lying at the Office 6f Public Works at 1YIelbourne} for the sum of seventeen thousand'six hundred and fifty pounds sterling, and, als9, undertake to have the entire of the works completed; in nine months, one thousand eight hundred and

And in the event of .tender being accepted beg to submit the two names given b'~low of parties willing to enter into a bond with , binding us severally in the penal sum of

. pounds for the due performance of the works; which bond w~ will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of tender. .

Additional stonework for foundations 428. per perch, extra eX(javation's 4s. per yard.

(Signed) JAMES BURGOYNE, Contr:1ctor. " JOHN NESBIT, }

W. RICHARDSON, Bondsmen.

9 ".

(COPY.) QueensclitT, 8th January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the GotJernment Gazette of 18, hereby tender for the erection of a new Court House, Geelong, according to plans and speci-

fieation now lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourn,e, for the sum of Eighteen thousand £18233 5s two hundred and thirty-three pounds five shillings, and also undertake to have the entire of the works completed in ten calendar months from date of contract.

And in the event of tender being accepted beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a bond with , binding us severally in the penal sum of

pounds for the due performance of the works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of tender.

(Signed) WILLIA.M SCHOFIELD, Contractor. W.lII. DOWNS, Eureka Hotel,}

Little !\Jalop-street, Bondsmen. REV. W. RYAN, New Town, .

(COPY.) Melbourne, 9th January, 1855:

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Govel·p.ment Gazette of December and January 1854 and 1855, we hereby tender for. the Supreme Court at Geelong, according to plans and specification n:)w lying at thc Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Eighteen £18594. thousand five hundred and ninety-four pounds sterling, and also undertal~e to have the entire of the works (lompletcd by six months from the date of signing the contract, One thousand eight hundred and , unless prevented by some circumstances over which we have no control.

And in the event of our tender being accepted we beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a Bond with us, binding us severally in the penal sum of (sufficient for the due performance of the contract) pounds for the due performance of the works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within <lays of the acceptance of our tender.

(Signed) PETER SINCLAIR, Contractors. JOHN SINCLAIR, } .

. (As JOHN SINCLAIR AND SON,) . Mit. THOS. MAHONY, Builder, f'

Collins'street, B d MR. JOHN CRAVEN, C0.nt~actor, on smen.

G,eorge-street, Colhngwood,

(COPY.) Geelong, 8th January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Government Gazette of October, 1854, hereby tender for the whole of the works required in the erection of a Supreme Court House, Gcelong, according to plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Twenty thousand five hundred pounds, and also undertake to have the entire of the works completed by the day of . one thousand eigllt hundred and

A.nd in the event of tender bcing accepted beg to submit the two names given beloW' of parties willing to cuter into a bond with , binding us severally in the penal S)lm of

pounds, for the due performance of the works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of tender.

(Signed) ROBERT RANKIN, Spring-street, Geelong, Contractor.

GEORGI? FRAZER, Esq., La TrObe} Terrace. 13 d

D .. ~ L S· on smen. UNCAN me EAN, Esq., prwg-strest, Geelong,

(Cory.) Geclong, January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement eontained in the' Government Gazette of October 1854, we hereby tender for the wholQ of the Works required in the erection of a Supreme Court

. House, Geelong, according to plans and specification now lying at the Office ·.of. Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Twenty thousand five hundred and fifty pounds sterling, and two pounds five shillings fcr perch extra if required; an~ we also. undertake to have the entire of the workiJ completed by the twenty.fifth day of December, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

And in the event of our tender being accepted we beg to submit the two names given C.-No. 12, c. .

£20.500.

£20500.

£21762 lOs.

.£22000 ..

,.

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below of parties willing to enter into a hond with us, binding us severally i~ the penal sum of , . pounds for the due performance of the Works; which bond wo will

deliver to the Crown Solicitor within fourteen days of tho acceptance of our tender. .

'(Signed) BUXTON .BROTHERS, Builders, Victoria Terrace, GeelonO',

JOSEPH ,SUTHERLAND,EsQ., Gentleman, I . Con~ctot:s. . .Melbourne, at Mr. Matheson~s, Mana- I

,gerof Bank ,of Victoria, . }. Bondsmen. W. JACKSON, ESQ., Gentleman, La Trobe I

Terrace, and .Mercer-street, GecloI1g,.J

·(COpr·) Geelong,8th January, 1855.

TN pursuance of an advertiselqent contained in the Government Gaz~tte of D~cernber, 1854,' . I hereby tender forthe whole of the Works required ill the erection of a Supreme Court House

at Geelong, according to plans and specifrcationnow lying at the Office of Public Works at Geelong, for the sum of Twenty thousand seven hundred and.forty-nine pounds sterlinO', and I also undertake to have the entire of the works completed bi the first day of Sovember, O~e thousand eight hundred und'frfty-five. '

And in the event of my tender being accepted, I beg to submit the two names given below of:parties willing,;to enter in to a 'bond with me, binding us severally in the penal sum of

pounds, for the due performance of th'e works; whi(lh bond-we will deliver to the Crow:n Solicitor within days of the acceptance of .tender:·· ,

• (Signed~" J. J.\'lAltSHALL, Geelong, Contractor .

.JOHN J:::CKSON,. ESQ.; 'Timber MerChant,} , Ryrle-street, ·B' . d

·R T E G I .. on smen OBERT HOMPSON, iSQ" ent eman" . , Malop .Street, Geelong,'

.(COPY.) Geelong, 8th January, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement contained in the GoveJ'mnent Gazette 'of Fl'iday, December 29th, 1854, we hereby tender for the erection of a Supreme Court House, Geelong, according ttl plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public Works at Geelong, for the sum of Twenty-one thousand seven hundred and sixty-two pounds ten shillings, and will also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed by the twenty·eighth day of February, One thousand eight huodred ond fifty-six. .

And in the event of our Tender being'accepted, we beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a Bond'withus, binding us severally in the penal sum of

pounds, for the due performance of the works; which bond· we will deIiverto 'tbe Crown Solicitor within . days of the acc,eptilllce of . tender.

'(Signed) GROWDEN AND' GRENFELL.

.. JOHN r~ow, ESQ., }

'REUBEN B,A,RTLETT, ESQ." . Bondsmen.

(COPY.)

WILLIA~IGROWDEN, HENRY GROWDEN, MICHAEJ ... GRENFELL,

} Contraetors.

Melbourne, 9tli January, 1855: IN pursuance of an advertisement contained'in the Government Gazette of 1855;' ' I hereby tender for the erection of a Dew Supreme CourtHouse, Geelong, according tOlllans ,and speeifieation now lying at.the Office of Public Works.at Melbourne, for the. sum of TWlmty-two thousand pounds, and I also undertake to have the entire of the works completed by the 30th day of August, One thousand'eight hundred and fifty-five. " •

And in the event of this. tender being accepted, I beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing t? enter into a. bond with me,binding us se:erally in the p,eutll s~rn· of Two thousand pounds for the due performance of the works; w!uch boud we mll dehyer to the Crown Solicitor within ten days of the acceptance of this tender. , -,

Rubble mason~y 90s .. per perch; excavating 4s. 6d. per cubic yard, (Signed) ENOCH NICKLESS,

Contractor, Emerald .Hill. CHARLES WATS.ON, 'South Yarra,}.

'Merchant, . B' d II N " B 'ld .' on smen. ,ENRY . £ CKLESS, .U1 er, ,

Emerald Hill, "

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POST OFFI,CE.

'. (COPY.)

'TENDERS FOR THE ERECTION OF NEW POST OFFICE, GEELONG.

No. £ ' s. d. No. £ s. d. 28. W. Schofield 7282 12 0 33. ,James Burgoyne, 9600 0 0 29. Frith and Hood 785i 0 0 34. Bradshaw and Clarke 10300 0 0 '30. W. C. Cornish and Co. 8200 0 0 35. Thomas Marshall ... 10800 0 0 31. Watson, Brown, and Co. 8770 0 0 36. Enoch Nickless 11700 0 0 22. James Leggat 9500 o ' 0 37. Samuel Langfora, ... 13626 4.0

;SCHED'ULES.

(COpy.) Melhourne, January 8th, 1855.

IN pursuanoe of an advertisement contained in the Government Gazette of December 21st, 1854, we hereby tender for the Post Office, Geelong, according, to plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Sev,enthousand eight hundred £7851. ,and fiftv-one pounds; and we also undertake to have the entire of the works completed by the 30th day of September, One thousand eight hundred: and fifty-five. '

And in the event of our tender being accepted, we beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a bond with us; binqing us severally in the penal sum of One thousand pounds, fOl'the due performance of the Works; which bond we will deliver to the CrowuSolicitorwithiu twelve days of the acceptance of our tender.

F. F. KAWERAN, Esq., 'Arehite(lt, '}', Geelong,

CHARLES CORBET, Licensed Victualler, Geelong,

(Signed)

Bondsmen.

JOHN FRITH, 'THOMAS HOOD, } Contractors.

,T.o tIle Ollairman of the 'Tender Board, lrlelbourne.

Sm, 100, Gore-street, Collingwood,

9th January, 1855.

We hereby offer to e:rect that portion of the building for the Geelong Post Office contained within the red line on the ground plan with the footings and foundations for the whole for the sum of Eight thousand two hundred pounds sterling, the p'rice for the foundations not enclosed within the red line,35s. per ,perch, and also 35s. per perch for the description of bluestone ,work in foundation as specified.; price per foot superficial for red gum, 9 by 3 if required, 8d., and 40s. pef perch for extra masonry in foundation if any required, this to include excavation, balinfl' out water, &c. The whole to'be com,pleted in four months. b

(Signed) W. C. CORNISH & CO_ JACOB CLEAr" } 8 . {)ORNELIUS . G;LEESON". uretles.

£8770.

£9500.

£9600.

£10300.

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(CoPY.) Gcclpng, 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertiserpcnt contained ill the G(lIJe1'nment Gazette' of December 15th, _ 1854, we·hereby tender for the erection of a nc\y Post Office at -Geelong, according to plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public Works at l''Ielbourne, for- the sum _ of :)j:ight thousand seven hundred and sc):enty pound~; and we also undertake to have the' entire of the works completed by the ht day of January, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-six,

And in tho event of our tender being accepted, we. beg to submit the two names given belo,,, of parties willing to enter into n bond-w.ith us, binding us severally in the penal sum of Five hundred ponnds, for t11e due performance of the Works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within ten days of the acceptance of the tender.

(Signed) W ATSON,BROWN & CO., Contractors.

'Y. l\1CLEMENT, Timber Mer-) . chant, Gcelong, l Bondsmen.

GEORGE HARDIE, Geelong. ),

Geelong, 8th Janu'!-ry, 1855~

IN pursuance of an advcrtisement contained in the Government Gazette of l~ , I IJCl'eby ten<ier' for the Works required in erecting propoRed Post Office, Geelong, according to plans and_specification now lying at the Office of Publie Works at Melbourne, for the SUIn of Nine thousand five hundred pounds s~erIing, extra rubble foundations £190 j and I undertake to have the eu tire of- the Works completed by the day of ' One thousand eight hundred arid

A,nd in the event of tender being aecep~ed, beg to submit the t~o namcs given below of parties willing to enter into a bond with , binding us severally in the penal sum of

pou~ds, for the due performance of the works; which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptanee of tender.

(Signed) JAMES L]~GGAT, Contractor.

Gec]ong, Bondsmen. BENJAMIN HOLDSWORTH, Builder, }

EZP.A FIRTII, Quarrier, Barrabool Hills,

!

(COPY.) 76, Spring-street, Melbourne,

9th January; 1855.

IN pllrsuance of an advertisementeontained in the Governme1lt Gazette of. 18, hereby tender for the whole of the works required in the erection of the Post Office, Geelong, as included· in the red line on the plan, with footings and foundations for the

:whole, according to plans and specification now lying at the Office of Public W orl,s· at Melbourne, for the smn of Nine thousand six' hundred pounds; and also undertake to have the entire of the Works completed in five months.

And in the event of tender being accepted beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a bond with , binding us severally in the penal sum of

pounds, for the due performnnce of the works j which bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within days of the acceptance of' tender.

Extra stone work at the rate of 42s.per perch j excavations at 4s. per yard j 9 x: 3 red gum, 9d. per foot superficial.

JOHN 'NESBIT, }' WM, RICIIARDSON, Bondsmen.

(Signed) . J AMES BURGOYNE, Contractor.

(COpy.) -Melbourne, 9th January, 1855.

IN pursuance o(an advertisement contained in the Govel'nment Gazette of December, 1854, we hereby tender for the erection of the Generp.l .Post Office; Geelong, according 'to plans and speei- • fieation now lying at the Office of Public Works a~ Melbourne, for the sum of Ten thousand three hundred pounds j and we also undertake to have the entire of the works completed by the 25th day of September, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

And in the event of our Tender b~ing aecepted, we beg to submit the two names given I,

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below of parties willing to enter into a Bond with us, binding us severally in the penal snm of , , pounds, for the due performance of the Works; which

Bond we will deliver to thc Crown Solicitor within ,seven days of the' acceptance of our Tendcr.

(Signed) JOSEPH BRADSHAW, } ROBERT CLARKE, . Contractors.

J A:\fES CONOROY, Merchant, Williamstown, } Bonds~en H. TAVERNER, Wine Mcrchant, Williamstown" .

(COpy,) "

, Geelong, January 8th, 1855.

IN .pursuance of an advertisement contained in the Govel'1iment Gazette of December 22nd, 1854, IllCrcby tender for the whole of the works required in the erection of a Post Office at G:edong, according to plans and specification now lying at ~he Ofliee of Public Works at Geelong, for the sum of Ten thousand eight hundred pounds i and I also undertake to have the entire of the £10800. Works completed by the 1st day of Augrist, One thousand eight hundred and fifty.five.

And in thc event of my Tender being accepted, I beg to submit the two mHlles given below .of parties willing to cnter into a BQnd with me, binding us severally iu the penal sum of

, pounds, for tho due 'performance of the Works; which Bond we will deliver to the Crown Solicitor within • days of the tteceptanee of Tender. llubble work, extra} £2 88. per'perch; Freestone} £5 per porch.

(Sign,ed) THOMAS II:IARSHALL} Geelong, , , Contractor.

'J.JA.CKSON, ESQ",Timber Mer.} • chant, Ryrie-strect, 'B d on smen. ROBERT 'l'HO}1l?SON. Gentleman, Malop·s treot. "

, .

(Copy.) ]';Ielbourne, January 8th} 1855.

IN pursuance of an advertisement. e~ntained in t~e Govel'71ment Gazette of 1855, I hereby tender for the erection of a Post Office at Geelong,' viz :-the portion within the red line' ()n plan according to plans and specification now lying at t.he Office of Public Works at Melbournc, ,for the sum of Eleven thousand seven hundred pounds; and I also undertake to have the ontirl), £11700. ,of the works completed by thc 30th day of June, One thousand eight hundred and fifty-five.

And in ,the event of this tender being accepted, I beg to submit the two names given below of parties willing to enter into a bond wiW , binding us severally in the penal sum of Qne thousand pounds; for the due performance of the Works; which bond "e will deliver to th0 Crown Solicitor within ten days of the acceritance of t~is tender,' . .

, Hubble masonry, 90s. per perch, for foundations j excavating, 4s, 6d. per cubic yard, do. '

{Signed) ENOCH NICKLESS, Emerald Hill, Contractor.

CHARTJES TOMfjINS, South Yarra} } Gentlerr:an,

STEPHEN BARTON, 'Contractor} '~olldsmen. San~ridge,

(Copy.) . Madeline-street,

:Melbourne, 8thJ anuary} 1855.

IN Pllrsllance of an advertisement contained in tho Government Gazette of 5th January, 1855,. I he['eloy tender for the new PostOfficc} Geelong, according to plans and speeific!!tion now lying a.t the Office of Public Works at Melbourne, for the sum of Thirteen thou~and six hundred and twenty·six pounds four shillings; and I also undertake to have the entire of the Works 90mpleted by the tenth day of J nne, One thousand eight hundred and fifty~five.

And in the ev-ent of my tender being accepted, I beg to submit the two names given bclow of parties willing to enter into a bond withme"biriding llS severally in the penal s1Jm of ' . 'pounds, for the due performance of the Worb; which bond we will deliver to the Crown .Solicih?r within three days of the acceptance of my tender: . ,

,:MIt. Wl\L CALDWELL, Pl,asterer, }' Queen,sbury·street, and

, :MR. JAMES ROBERTSON, Joiner, Cross'street,N orth Melbourne,

,C.-No. 12, d. . '

(Signed) SAMUEL LAN(1FORD, Contractor.

Eondsmen.

£13626 4:;.

Copy Sch!ltluic closed. "

James Leggat.' Frith ana Hood.

:';IlOOO.

eu-

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CORUESPONDENCE.

No. 551. 52. :CCOpy.) Colonial Engineer's 'Office,

l\lelbourne, 11 th January, IR55. ' SIR, I have the honor to enclose a: copy of the schedule of the tenderers for the S'upreme Court

Hou~e, Custom .House, and Post Office, Geelong, and to request you will report which of these p~rtles you consider eompetent to carry out ~he works for which they tendeI', more particularly WIth !eference to those named in the margin: ,

A. Scurry, Esq., ' Clerk of Works, Geelong.

I bave the bonor to be, Sir,

Your most olJedient servant,

(Signc:d) .

for the Colonial Engineer,

THOS. C. BALMAIN, Chief Clerk.

--.--~~.~~~~-. ,

(COPY.) Clerk of Works Office,

8IR, Geelong, 12th January, 1855.

In answer to your letter of the 11th instant resp'ecting the competency of parties tendering for the Court House, Custom House, and Post Offiee, Geelong, I h\lYe the honor t.o report that the first party named in tire margin of your letter 0'11'. James JJeggul) has this morning declined to take the. CustoJl1 House at his estimated eo~t of eleven thousand pounds. , With regard to the second parties' named {Messrs. Frith and Hood) they are each working men, Ilk Hood alone having property to the amount"of about; £1500; they [lni willing to be aceepted for the Coui·t House at their tendered priee of £lG315, and their ~ureties ar~ each sound and respectable gentlemen. Failing this, I should suggest that either of the followingpal'ties be accepted for the same building;viz:, W. C. ,Cornish and Co. at £16700, .or Balding and Kemp"at £16900. ' . , . For the Post Offiee, I shoul~ mggest the choice, of the two :ollowing fil'msas the 1l10~t eligible, viz., W. C. Cornish and CO:,at .£8200, or 'Watson, 13ro\vn and Co: at £8770, the .latter being nearest the average ; and for t11e Cu~tom House, either W. C. Cornish and 00. 'at £l~OOO,

. or Balding I;tnd Kemp at £12500. " . I ha~'e, &e" &c., .

Custom. HOllse, Gec­lOllg. £10565.

Post Ollicc, GCc!ODg, £10300:"

Sll]l1'CmcConrl; House Gcc16ng, £12254.

(Signed) ALFRED SOURRY, , Clerk of Worb

The Colonial Engineer.

5 1117. (GoPY,) Colonial Engineer's Office, '

8IR, Melbourne, 24th Jalluary!1855.

Messrs. Bradshaw and Clarke, of Williamstown; haying tendered for the er'ection 'of the buildings nU!lled in the margin, and huvin.g submitted yom' numc together with that of Mr .. J amC8 Cono!'ov, of 'Williamstown, as suretie8 for the due performance of the contract, Ihuve the honor to requ"est y:ou will inform -me :vhether in the event of tw~ or more of these tende;s beiD~ acceP.tcd you are willIng to become suretIes for thc,abov?named partles for the whole, or de"rous of confilllng your responsibility to one work. ' , . : , ~ . (Slgned) , C. PASLEY. IIII'. H. Taverner,

Wine Merchant, Willianlstown.

55 1118.

Mr. James Couoroy, Williamstown. '

Similar lette~ to 55 I 117.

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(GoPY,) Pier Hotel, Williamstown,

29th January, ,1855. Sm, . In reply to your Jetter of the 24th instant, No. 55 1117, relative to becoming surety for

.1\1e8srs. Bradshaw' and Clarke, I beg to decline for this reason, that my name was submitted without my permission.

I have, &c.

(Signed) Hl11NRY TAVERNER. C. Pas!ey,.Esq.,

Colonial Bngineer.

.j

(COPY.) SIR, Williamstown, 26th January, 1855. . I regret, it is not in my power to undertake the .securities for Messrs. Bradshaw and ·Clarke,

referred to in your lett.ar of the 2'lth instant. I have, &c,

(Signed) JAl\IES CONROY. The Colonial Engineer,

l"lelbourne.

(COpy.) . Colonial Engineer's Office,

GENTLEMEN, . Melbourne, 29th March, 1855. With reference to your tender for the erection of a new Post Office at Gcorong, for the sum

of £8200, dated January last, I have the honor to request that you will inform me if you are still willing to abide by your tender, and in what time you will engage to complete'the work.

1 have, &e.,. &e.,

C. PASLEY, . ColonIal Engineer.

(Signed)

:Messrs. W. C. Cornish and Cpo

(COPY.) Sm, Collingwood, 30th March, 1855.

We have the honor to acknowledge yours of yesterday's dute, and noting contents we hereby inform you that we are yet willing to abide by ou.1' tenders for the erection of a Post Office at Geelong, and with reference to the' extension of time, we shall not require more than we may de~m sufficient on our re-examination of the quarry and roads, so as to ascertain how fhe rains already fallen have affected them, which shall be attended to on lHonday neit, anu the reslilt made known to you immediately. . .

For your furtJier satisfaction, we may add, that 'we are in a position to take every possible advantage ot the dry weather; and' hope to be able to name Bucha limited extension as you will ~onsider reasonable. .

'We have, &0" &c.,

The Colonial Engineer. (Signed) . W. C. CORNISH AND CO.

551 869 .. (COpy)

Colonial Engineer's Office, GENTLEIIIEN, Melbourne, 31 st March, 1855.

~ith reference to your tender for the erection of a new Court Honse at veelong, for thc sum of Slxteen thousand three hundred and fifteen pounds; dated J nnnary last, I lJave tile honor to request you will .inform me, whether. in the event of the J~egislative Council voting funds' for the work you are still willing to abide by your tcnder, and in what time you will engage to complete the work." .

1I1cssrs, I;'rith and Hood, Geelong.

. (Signed) C. PASLEY .

£lG315;

Approvct! by His 'Ex­cellency 19th April, ] 855 ; returned Colonial Engineer 20th April, 1855.

ltoBER'1" J'AlIIlESON, Clerk onhe Boart!.

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'(COpy) SIR, Geelo~g, 7th Ap~i1, 1855.

We are still willing.to abide by our tender, 'dated January last, for a new c.ourt House at Geelong, for the snm of Sixteen thousand thrc.e hundred' and fiftcen pounds, and will engaae to finish the building in twelve months from the time of commencing the work: . 0

, . We have &c., &c:,

(Signed) .JOHN .FRITH, C. P{tsleyj Esq,,' THOMAS HOOD.

Colonial Engineer.

(COpy.) ,SIR, Collingwood, 3rd April, 1855.

. We have the honor toinform you, that from our,re-examination of the quarries and'roads. at Geelong, and taking into cons'idcration that there is much more work in progress there now than when we tendered, 'and the summer weather passed, ,we are of opinion tllatone month,

longer will be required for the completion of the Post Office works, and six weeks for the Custom House. Hoping you will not deem this an unrilasonll:ble equivalent, and that we shall be advised of the adoption immediately., ' . ,

, We have, &c., &c"

The Colonial Engineer. ' (Signed) W. C. CORNISH & CO ..

(COpy.)

CUSTOM HOUSE, GEELONG.

The tender of Messrs. Bradshaw and Clarke is recommended as being the'lowest for the. w hole work. . , "

16th' January, 1855.

(Signed)

----------,-­.,

, (Copy.)

c. PASLEY, RQW;P. GRIMES.,

Thc 'tender of :w .. Cornish ,is recommended, the securities named l)y Br:tdshaw ane} Ciarke having refused to be responsible, and the time named by Frith and Hood being too. long.

(Signed)·

5th April, 1855.

(COpy.) , .

POST OFFICE, GEELONG.

C. PASLEY, ' CHARLES SLADEN~ ANDREW CLARKE.

Approved by His Ex-' . The tend~r of Messrs, Cornis4 and Co. is recommended becau~e Mr. Schofield h.as ~1re~dy .cell~ncy 19th April, ,had a contract which he has not pcrformed in a satisfactory manner~ and Messrs, Frith and Hood

C1,85

1" 1 I Eret~ed do not propose to complete the work before the 30th September.

, 0 OUll! 'ngmcer, '. , 20th April. 185;;. (SIgned)

(Signed)., 16th January, 1855. " C. ¥ASLEJ;.

IUmER'!' JAJUESON, , eler];; to the Boaril,

£[2000:

It is recommended that thi'l t~~der be now accepted; the necessary vote ha,ing been passed.,

5th April, '1855.

: -(COpy.)

(Signed) C. PASLEY, . CHARLES SI~ADEN, ANDRE\V CLARKE.

Colonial Engineer'::; Offiee, GENTLEMEN, l\lelbourne, 20th April, 1855,

I,have the honor to 'inform you that your tender for the.erection of Ii Ct;sto~ HO\lse at' Geelong, for the sum of Twelve thousand poulfds has been accepted ,by the Government; and to request that yo.u will attend this Office at your earliest convenience, to make arrangements for signing the necessary bond.

~Iessrs, W. C, Cornishand Co" (Signed) C. PASLEY.

100, Gore-street, Collingwood.

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(COPY.) . Oolonial Engineer's Office, .

Melbourne, 20th April, 1855. GENTLEMEN,

I have the honor to inform you that your tellde!. for the erection of a new Post Office, Geelong, for the sum of Eight thousand two hundred pounds has been accepted by the Govern­ment j and to request you will attend this Office at your earliest convenience, to ma.ke

£8200.

arrangements for signing the necessary bond. (Signed) O. PASLEY.

Messrs. W. O. Oornish and 00., 100, Gore-street, Oollingwood.

No. 55 I 447. Oolonial Engineer'S Office,

Melbourne, 23rd April, 1855.

(OOPY.)

SIR, I have the honor to inform you that the tenders of Messrs. W. Oornish and 00., for the

erection of the Post Office and Oustom House, Geelong, for the sums of Eight thousand two hundred pounds, and Twelve thousand pounds, respectively, have. been accepted by the Government j and to request you will point out to the contractors; on applicatioD, the sites upon which it is intended that these buildings shall be erected.

I have the honor to be, &e., (Signed) O. PASLEY,

Oolonial Engineer. A. Scurry, Esq., Olerk of Works, Geelong.

(OOPY.) Olerk of Works' Office,

SIR, Geelong, 2nd May, 1855.

I have the honor herewith to forward a tracing of the lower portion of the Post Office, Geelong, shewing the section of the ground on Which the building is to be erected, and also (in blue lines) the extra foundations which will be required. I should suggest, however, to save a quantity of work, that the internal walls should be carried on arches.

Ihavc, &c., &c.,

(Signed) ALFRED SOURRY, O.W. To the Oolonial Engineer.

55 1492. (OOPY.) Oolonial Engineer's Office,

SIR, Melbourne, Srd May, 1855.

In acknowledging your letter of the Srd instant, No. 100, in which you enclose a tracing of the lower portion of the intended Post Office, and state that additional foundations will be required, I have the honor to request that you report what has led to your contemplating this addition to the original plan, and at the sanie time to inform you that no extra can, on any account, be allowed in the contract entered into for this building, nor on that for the Custom House.

Alfred Scurry, Esq., Clerk of Works, Geelong.

(Signed)

(OOPY.)

For the Oolonial Engineer, TROS. C. BALMAIN.

Clerk of Works Office, SIR, Geelong, 7th May, 1855.

In reply to your letter of the Srd instant, respecting too levels of the new Post Office, Geelong, and requesting to be informed" what has led to my contemplating this addition to the original plan, and informing me that no extras can on any account be· allowed on the contract for this building or the Oustom House," I have the honor t,o report, with regard to the Post Office, that when the drawings were made the site of the building was not fixed (the drawings being completed on the 21st March, 1854), and the site not determined till the 9th May, and it was therefore impossible to regulate the neecssary quantity of foundations, I therefore inserted a clause in the specification stating, It that a price per perch for the description of stone work specified should bc given to parties tendering," and the extra foundations now required are in consequence of the roads and finished pavement lines of the streets being two feet three inches

C.-No. 12, e.

£8200.

£12000.

, , (Appended heroto.)

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. above the natural level of the ground (on the Une of street); and tbe same gradually falling towards Little Ryrie-street. A port.ion of the extra foundations, however, could be avoided by doing away witb the base course which is sbewn on the drawings, three feet" in height, and making tbe floor line of the building eighteen inches closer to the level of the present groimd ,line, but as the building is only one storey high, I am of opinion that it should be raised as mucb as is shewn to give it some importance. .

I have, &c.} &0.,

The Colonial Engine~r. (Signed) ALFRED SCURRY,C. W.

(COPY.) Colonial Engineer's Office,

SIR, Melbourne, 11th :May, 1855. , I have tbe honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 7th instant, and to

inform you that your explanation relative to the cause of your proposing certain additional work in the foundation of the new Post Office, Geelong, is satisfactory. Tbe plans are now being altered, with a view of obviating the neeessity for the extra work, and as soon as an arrangement is arrived at you will be informed.

Alfred Scurry, Esq., ,Clerk of Works} Geelong.

(Signed) C. PASLEY.

, (COPY.)

Supl'eme Court Hciuse, Geelong. 16th January, 1855.

Messrs. Bradshaw and Clarke have be~n recommended for another contract (Custom House, Geelong), which will probably be as much as they cun undertake. The two next tenders being nearly of the same amount; ,that of Mellsrs. Cornish and Co. is recommended on account of their having named a shorter time lor completion than Frith and Hood, and also. on account of their having carried out ,in a very satisfactory manner many former contracts.

(Signed) C. PASLEY.

The difference betwee!l the tender of Bradshaw and Clarke and the two next lowest is very large·; would it not be well to take steps to ascertain how far the first named firm is in a position ~~~~~~oo~~? .

them.

(Signed) EDWD. ,GRIMES.

The persons named by Messrs, Br~dshaw and Clarke have declined to become sureties for I would tberefore again recommend th'e tender of Cornish and Co. for acceptance.

(Signed) C. PASLEY.

15th May, 1855 ..

A letter has been received from J'rfessrs. Cornish and Co., in which they offer to erect the Court House for tbe sum £16,500, and to complete the same by the 24th December next; their tender therefore is recommended for acceptance.

(Signed)

"

C. PASLEY, . EDWD. GRHlES, ANDREW CLARKE.

(COPY.)

SCHEDULE of TENDERS forwarded by,t.he TENDER. BOARD to the Honorable the Colonial Secretary, 1'01' the decision or IHs Excellency the Lieutenant Governor . . No. Tellderers. Natnre of Tender. Amount.

. ~~ -

£ s; d. 1 Bradshaw Irnd Co. . •• ... '" Erecting Supreme'Court House, Geelong .. , 12254 0 0

16315 0 0 2 Frith and Hood ... . .. 3 W. C. Cornish and Co. ... ... 4 Balding and Kemp ... ... . .. 5 D. and 'vV. Anderson ... . .. 6 James Burgoyne ••. ... . .. 7 William Schofield ... ... ... 9 J. Sinclair and 1:Ion ••. ... ... 9 Robert Rankin ... ... ...

10 Buxton Brothers ... ... ... 11 Thomas Marshall ... '" 12 Growden and Grenfell ... . .. 13 Enoch NickJess ... , .. ...

-- ~- -

11: i For what pUrpose Contract Pal'ticulars of each is required. Tender.

~

Public ,Works Geelong , .. . 13 . Er!l.tmon Si/erne Court Gee ong

I I I

Colonial Secretary's Office, Melbourne, 185

Ditto ' ditto ... Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto

Amount recommended

for AcceptancE!,

£ s. d. 16500 0 0

ditto ... 16500 0 0 ditto ... 16900 0 0 ditto ... 17180 0 0 ditto ... 17650 0 0 ditto ... 18233 5 0 ditto ... 18594 0 0 ditto ... 20500 0 0'

' ditto ., . 20550 0 0 ditto ... 20749 0 0 ditto '" 21762 10 0 ditto ... 22000 0 0

(Copy,)

CONTRACT ACCEPTED.

Has the person recommended Nilme for Appruvill. been a Contractor ,prilviously ?

w. b. Cornish and Co .... Yes ... "

Opinion of Board. p 11embers of Board.present.

... ...

... . .. Recommended ... .. . ... ... Honorable the Anditor ... .. . ... . .. Gen';ral, the Surveyor Gene-... .. . raI, and tlle Colonial Engineer •

ROBERT JAMIESON, Clerk to the Board

How did he fulfil Geneml Remarks. Approved by His Excellency. his Contract.

Satisfactorily ... Lowest Tender aVllil-able

"This work cannot be proceeded with until I see how financial de-ficiency is to be alTanged."

Mlly 19, 1855. C. H.

"I cannot sanction this contract seeing that there I\l'e no funds provided."

June 7, 1855. c.n.

ROBERT JAMIESON, Clerk of the BOl\l'd

This is the subject of an arrangement with the Contractor for the Custom House and Post Office by which he agrees to do a large amount of extra work required on these Buildings free of cost, on consideration of obtaining this contract also. His Exeel,leney is acquainted with this arrangement and will therefore, I hopcJ authorise the Contract being taken.-5th Junc, 1855. '" (Signed) C. PASLEY,

J-l ~

i

· £8200.

£12000.

£16;;00.

20

(COPY).

SIR, 100, Gore-street, Collingwood,

7th May, 1855. I have the honor of addressing you with referenee to our contracts at Geelong j I started

for Geelong on Monday last duly advised of. the Clerk.of the Works there having proper instruc­tionto point out the sites and enable uato commence the erection of the Post Office and Custom 'lIouse. After getting the sites pointed out I found there was not any possibility of proceeding with the works without incurring great extra expellse, amounting in the 1)08t Office 'to about £1 OOO~ and in the Custom House about £3000, and having been instructed by Mr. Balmain that most positively no extra work would be allowed; I was compelled to return again on Thursday and leave the parties whom I took down to carryon the works there at a heavy expense and doing

, nothing until my return. I have attended attended your Office on Friday and 8aturday hoping to receive some definite instructions as to how to proceed, but I find.! am now entered on another week and not yet able to proc\!ed. I beg to impress upon you that we are vcry uncasy under the expenses now being incurred there, and desirous to be enabled to carry out the contracts we have made there with quarrymen and ma(~hanics, and although we shall be prepared to erect the Custom House with the alterations, that you may 'please to direct to avoid extra expense; I have not any hesitatioll in stating that it' is quite impossible to erect the Post Office on the site without incurring some hundreds of pounds extra expense, :1nd to stop. the. furt.her waste of expense and· time, and to. proceed immediately with the works; we hereby offer (that in case when you have· altered the plans for tbe Custom House, they. contain about the same number of cubic feet as at prescnt, and altered the plans for th\! Post Offiee as suggested by lVIr. Balmain) to erect these two buildings without extra charge if you will give us the Court House at £16,500, thus completing the whole of the three buildings for the amounts voted in the Estimates. ·Should this offer be accepted we will gh·e you the most complete satisfaction in every particular, soliciting your immediate attention to the matter so as to PFcvent unnecessary expenditure.

I have, &0.,

To the Colonial Engineer. (Signed) W. C. CORNISH

(COPY).

SIR, 100, Gore-street, Collingwood,. .

8th lYlay, 1855. We have the honor to address yon with reference to our accepted tenders for the Post

Office and CustOlll House, Geelong, and we hereby offer: first) to complete the Post Office in accordance with the plans as altered to suit the new site with the extfa foundations, as you'or your Offioer­superintending may deem necessary- to make the building seeure, for the sum of Eight thousand two hundred pounds as namcd in our tender, without further charge for the extra work. Second, to complete' the Custom Ho.use on such alt()fed. plan as you may approve, provided that the altered plan shall not have greater cllbie contents than the present one, and the description of the w00d be the same, for the sum of Twelve thousand pounds as named in our tender ~ithout extra charge, on condition that our tender fOf tile Court House be also acoepted, after deducting the sum of Two hundred pounds from tbe amount of the same, making it the sum of SiKteen thousand five hundred pounds, the amount voted. The Post Office and Custom House to be completed by the times aheady agreed or stated in a. former communication, viz. :':""'One month for the Pqst Office and six weeks for the Custom House in, addition to the periods mentioned in our tendcrs/ and the Court House by the 24th day of December next. The whole to be completed to your entire satisfaction, and in strict compliance with any alterations you mny think requisite in the specifioations' to make these harmoni~e with the plans altered.

C.Pasley, Esq., Colonial Engineer.

(Signed)

(COpy.)

We have, &0., W. C. CORNISH AN]) CO.

Sm, Geelong, 3th May, 1855. Could you inform us whether there are any hopes of the Supreme Court House being built

in Geelong, and in the event of its being built if onr tender will be accepted as we are postponing other arrangements. Your answer· to this will greatly oblige your bumble servants.

(Signed) FRITH AND HOOD. The Colonial Engineer.

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551 522 (COPY.)

Colonial Engineer's Office, GENTLEMEN, :Melbourne, 11th May, 1855.

, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yo~r letter. of t~e 9th instant, ~nd. in reply to inform you, that iII consequence of th~ length of tIme speCIfied III your commumcatlOll of the 7th ultimo as being necessary for the completion of the work, I have been under the necessity of recommending another tender.

lIIessrs. Frith and Ho~d, Contractors, Geelong.

SIR,

(Signed) For the Colonial Engineer,

T. C. BALMAIN.

(COPY.) 60, Myers-street,

Geelong, 11th June, 1855.

We have the honor to report, with reference to the Post Office,now being erected by us at Geelong, that that building is far advanced, and the greater portion of the outlay required to' crect it is already invested, so much so tliat it will not require a greater outlay than from .twelve hundred to fifteen hundred pounds to complete it. We apprise you of the above facts, that in case His Excellency or the Executive may think proper to order the. cessation of the public works at Geelong, you may be able to judge whether it would not be better to complete this building than to compromise with the sub-contractors.' .

We have, &c,)

W. C. CORNISH AND· CO. (Signed) C. Pasley, Esq., Oolonial Engineer.

(COPY.) 100, Gore-street,

SIR, ' Collingwood, 18th June, 1855. With· reference to the extension of time for the completion of the contracts in progress by

llS at Geelong. we have the houor to report that, the Post Office building is so far forward that the walls are up ready for the roof, and it will uot require more than £liOO to complcte it j and as the moulded work, such as cornices, is nearly r.Ll ready, it must be fixed and the roof put ou to secure the masonry, all the materials for which, and also the doors and windows, are on the site, and the outlay for the remaining labor is the whole no:w required.

The whole of the quarrying and delivery of the stone, and also the working and building the ~ame, for the Court Hou~e, .is sub-let, to. be completed in four months from the (I think) 4th i'nstant; the inner walls are already about fiv:e feet high, the outer walls about half' that height when I left, with . sufficient material on the ground, and worked to raise the whole much higher, and sufficient timber on the ground to complete the contract. The Oustom House is not yet commenced, but arrangements are made for ciuarrying the bluestone for the foundations and urea walls, and theexeavations for this building would have .been commenced this d:1Y, but this was delayed on receipt of the telegraphio eommunication calling Mr. Oornish to ,~ielbourne, and, consequently, no other expense has been incurred on account of this building than the delivery of the timhor required in it. There are at present employed on the works and in the quarries about 150 men and 50 horaes, and the number of unemployed at present in Gcclong is large.

We have been conducting these works with the intention of getting them completed thi::; year, which we are of opinion we should have no difficulty in doing.

Our outlay at present is large, and we expected to Teccive £5000 per month on account commencing with this current (which I hope to get now before I return), and if we can get £=WOO next month we shall no~ be inconvenienced in future, as it will now be in our power to regulate the fLlturc progress. After roofing the Court House, which we shall do as early as po~siblc after the walls are up, this,. with completion of the Post,Office, will cost about £20,000' but we shall not ask money when we can possibly get on without it, and if you inform us, w~ 8~all b~ l1blo to cash on account to the ?mount of £20,000 as we may require it. We shall go on WIth toe whole of the works at once j If not, perhaps the Oustom House had better be delayed a little j. but 1'.'0 shall at all times be ready to comply with yoltr instruotions, even should you at. any time desire to countermand previous orders.

We have, &c.,

C. Pasley, Esct-, Colonial Engineer. (Signed) W. C. OORNISH AND CO.

C.-No. 12, f.

£3800

£8200

.£12000

£12700

:£3800

Approved, . C.H. 21st Dec., 1855.

55" 7996. F. B. 55 I 151.

SIR, ,

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(COPY.) Colonial Secretary's Office,

Melbourne, 26th J Ulle, 1855.

. I. have received. His' Excellency the Governor's commands to direct you to make arrange­ments With !\ir. Cornish, Contractor for the Post Office, CustomHouse and Court H,ousc,. at Geelong, so as to extend the ·time within which these contracts are to be completed, that not more th~n one-third of the wholc cost shall be paid before thc 31st day of January, 1856.

I have the honor to be, Sir, . . .'

Your most obedient servant,

The Coiouial Engineer, Melbourne. (Signed) J. MOORE, A.C.S.

55 1196. (COPY.) , Oolonial Engineer's Office,

SIR, Melbourne, 28th June, 1855 .

. " I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th instant, conveying to me the commands 'Of His Excellency the Governor to make ~uch arrangGmGnts with Mr. Cornish relative to his contract for the Post Office, Custom House and Court Hou,se, at Geelong, that not more than one-third of the whole cost of these works shall be paid before the 31st of January next, and, in .reply, I beg to report, for His Excellency's information, that as the erection of the Supreme Oourt House has been proceeded with to some extent, although the contract has not yet been signed, it i:3 necessary for me (in order that the rcquisite vouchers may be passed at the Audit Office) to request spccial authority ·for the payment of Three thousand eigut hundred pounds on. account bf this undertaking.

2.-This sum, with the amount of the contract for the Post Offica (now nearly completed), namely, Eight thousand two hundred pounds, will be about a third (Twelvc thousand pounds) of tllC cost of the three works. I may add that, in' pursuance of His Excellency's instructions, I had previously informed Mr. Cornish that Twelve thousand pounds 'Was the utmost amount that would be available for these works during the period !cferred to. I have, in connexioll with this subject, to report that the erection of the Custom Housc· has not yet becn commeneG~, and that no payment will therefore be required to be made for that building during the period specified in your letter. .

The Honorable the ,Colonial Secretary, (Signed) C.IJASLEY

&c., &c., &e.

55 J 9064. (COPT.)

F. B. No. 174. SIR,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Melbourne, 19th July, 1855.

Referring to your letter of the 28th uhimo, Xo. 196, applying for the Governor's authority to pass vouchers for the sum of £3800, expended on the Cciurt House at Gcclong, I have thc honor to convey to you the authority requcstcd~

The ,Colonial Jl:ngineer.

I have the honor to bc, Sir,

Your most obedient sorvant,

(Signed) J. MOORE, A.C.S.

(COPY.) Melbourne, 28th Dece!11ber, 1855.

His Excellency's authority 'is requested for the expenditure of Twelve thousand seven hundred pounds, being the balance of l\fessrs. Cornish and CO.'8 tender for· the Cciurt House, Geelong, over and above the sum of Three thousand eight hundred pounds already authorised.

(Signed) C, PASLEY·

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