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Public Notices. OP NEW ZEALAND. MONDAY, the 3rd January next, has been appointed a Special BANK HOLIDAY throughout the Colony. D. L. MURDOCH, 839 General Manager. The union bank of Australia, LIMITED. Established 1837. Incorporated 1880. Paid-Up Capital, £1,500,000; Reserve Funds£Bl6,soo ; t0gether...£2,316,500 Reserve Liability of Proprietors ... ... ... 3,000,000 Total Capital and Reserve Funds £5,316,500 In terms of Clause 27 of the Bank and Bankers’ Act, 1880, notice is hereby given that this Bank will be CLOSED on MONDAY, 3rd January, 1881, throughout New Zealand. JOSEPH PALMER, Chief Officer for New Zealand. Christchurch, N.Z., 24th December, 1880. 827 [card.] f|IHEODORE B. JACOBSEN, ARCHITECT. Note office— HEREFORD STREET, WEST, Christchurch. 571 JMPCPTANT TO FARMERS. Osborne Harvesting Machinery. Osborne Harvester and Binder, to bind with both string and wire, price L7O. Ditto ditto, with iron road wheel, and patent lifting apparatus, price L 75. String attachments to fit on old wire Binders, price L 6 10a. N.B.—No charge for fitting if sent to our store. Osborne No. 6 Side Delivery Reapers and Mowers. Osborne No. G Tilter or Back Delivery Reapers and Mowers. Osborne No. 5 Mowers. EXTRAS FOR ALL THE ABOVE MACHINES KEPT IN STOCK. Sole Agents in New Zealand— ROBERT WILKIN & CO., New Zealand Wool Stores, 624 Christchurch. McDongall’s Carbolic Sheep Dip IS the Best and Safest in the Market. A true specific for Pcab, instantly destroying Ticks, Lice, and all Insects, effectually cleansing and stimulating the growth of the Fleece. Sold in 101 b. and 201 b. tins, and 501 b. kegs, by ROBERT WILKIN & CO., New r Zealand Wool Stores, 627 Christchurch. FARMERS ! FARMERS I FARMERS ! R. McKERROW AND CO., RE Cash Purchasers of Wool, Grain, and all kinds of Farm Produce, and are algo prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES on the above placed in their hands either for sale or shipment to the English or Colonial Markets. A Large Stock of Cornsacks, Woolpacks, &c., for sale at lowest current prices. R. McKERROW & CO., GRAIN MERCHANTS, RAKAIA. 36 Publications. The trade protection society’s PRIVATE CIRCULAR (instituted 1873) gives a weekly list of Bills of Sale, Mortgages of Stock, Liens, Bankruptcies, &c., throughout New Zealand. On Monday, an “ Extra” is printed for Canterbury, containing information up to 12 o’clock on the preceding Saturday. For particulars, apply at the Office, Hobbs’ Buildings, High street, Christchurch.—T. B. Ceaig, Agent for Canterbury. 816 Melbourne international EXHIBITION. ■ ; The NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA (LIMITED) have recently PUBLISHED a small BOOK entitled “ A GUIDE TO MELBOURNE,” for the use of intending visitors to the Melbourne Exhibition. It contains also a variety of information of interest to the general public, and COPIES may be had FREE OF CHARGE on application at any of the offices of the Association throughout the Australasian colonies. Head office for New Zealand —Temple Chambers, Feathekston street, Wellington. Resident Secretary— Thomas Swain. District Agent, Ashburton — S. SAUNDERS. 800 Conveyances. :• " THE LONGBEACH COACH ! THOMAS COTTON wishes to inform the travelling public between Ashburton and Longbeach that he has taken over the Coach Business from Mr. George Willcocks, and hopes for a continuance of the support hitherto accorded to his predecessor. The fares by Cotton’s coach are exactly 3d. per mile ordinary fares, and l|d. per mile for Saturday return. They are as under— Longbeach to Ashburton, ordinary 55., return Bs.

Water ton to Ashburton, 3s. 6d. ordinary, Os, return. Ashton to Ashburton, 3s. ordinary, 5&. return. Wheatstone to Ashburton, 2s. Cd. ordinary, 4s. return. The coach leaves Longbeach daily at 7.30 a.m., arriving at Ashburton at 10 a.m.; and returns, leaving the Booking Office, Baldwin’s Central Hotel, each day at 4.30 p.m. ; Post Office, 4.45 p.ra. 4g ECOOKSON, Wills Street, runs the . MATTi COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alforc Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at 3 n.m THE GUARDIAN is published every evening, giving every day’s news, up to the hour of going to press. This is better than buying a sixpenny weekly.