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.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited* WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Company, Ld. CAPITAL £3,500,000. RESERVE FUND £220,000. THE PREMIER OF THE WORLD. IJ!HE COMPANY'S TRANSACTIONS FOR THE LAST SEASON WE AS FOLLOWS:— SHIPMENTS TO LONDON 72,721 BALES f SALES IN MELBOURNE 37,686 „ SYDNEY 2,900 „ , „ NEW ZEALAND 11,132 „ Or a total of 124,439 BALES Showing an increase of 15,263 Bales over the operations of 1882-83. As the Wool Season 1884 5 is now approaching, we would direct the attention of Wool Growers to the advantageous opportunities that the Company offers for the disposal of their Clips. Throughout the Season Periodical Auction Sales of Wool will beheld in our WAREHOUSES, DURHAM STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, where special attention is given FOR THE EFFICIENT DISPLAY OF EVERY BALE, and all Lota on arrival will be valued and classed by Experts. FREE STORAGE on all Wool intended for sale locally, or for shipment to the London Market, given at any of our Stores, at ASHBURTON, CHER • SEY, or RAKAIA. Liberal Cash Advances Will be made on all WOOL placed in our hands, either for Local Sale or Shipment to London FREE OF COMMISSION GROWERS are reminded that, as we act solely as Selling Brokers, they may rely upon their Consignments obtaining HIGHEST MARKET VALUE, Further particulars on application to H, H. SECRETAN, Agent, Ashburton; and to 9 1789 C. W. TURNER, Agent, Rakaia.

Andrew Orr. Great Slaughter of Boots! ANDREW ORR jg-A.B SECURED THE BALANCE OF A MANUFACTURER’S STOCK OF BOOTS, AMOUNTING TO NEARLY £BOO, AT HALF PRICE. THEY WILL BE OPEN FOR SALE ON SATURDAY MORNING. As to Price, Sizes, and Particulars, ee Friday evening’s Guuuuan.

Requisition. A S H BURTON BOROUGH ELECTION OF MAYOR. To RUDOLPH FRIEDLANDER, Esq. Dear Sir, —We the undersigned ratepayers of the Borough of Ashburton respectfully request that you will allow yourself to be nominated to the Mayoralty for the ensuing year, and should you consent we pledge ourselves to do our utmost to secure your return. As you have been associated with the Council since its formation we sincerely hope that you will accede to our requei John Orr George Cates Alex. Craighead Andrew Orr Sam. B.Nelson J. R. Chapman Dimant and Coe H. M. Carson Sam. W. Alcorn Fredk. Clark J. M. Cambridge David Amos Laurence Thomson W. Reid H. Hepburn J. L. Brown W, Sparrow R. McOallum Weymouth Roberts S. Satmdei s C. Reid Joshua Tucker James Elliott H. W. Barrett C. By el R. Minnis A. W. Tennant T. Sealy R, Cullen G. A. Vincent M. Mayo If, T. Toppin G. Kidd J. Sealy D. Zander W. Patching Nelson Eden Andrewes Bros. W. Davis W. C. Page H. J. Jones D. Williamson Q. St Hill J. C. Duncan Joseph Hale Alfred C. Prichard H. D. Hopkins F. Ferriman W. H. Gundry W. Mitchell James Tait Fredk. Hill S. S. Be vans John Hefford James Bradley M. M. Bradley W. T. Davison J. Ward T. Taylor James Campbell W. Turton To John Orr, Esq., and others signing the above requisition. i Gentlemen, —I esteem it a great honor I to have been psked by such a numerous and influential requisition to allow myself to be nominated for the high and important position of Mayor of this town, and I cannot otherwise but accede to your kind request. While thanking you for the honor you wish to confer on me, 1 can assure you that it will at all times give me the greatest pleasure, whether as your Mayor, Councillor or Borough ratepayer, to work for the advancement of our town. 1 am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, RUDOLPH FRIEDLANDER. 9 1791

Coals, Coals. HAYING 1,000 TONS on hand of the BEST COALS imported, viz,, OLD LA B TON, We beg to solicit a share of public patronage. Farmers would do well to give us a trial. 8 1570 MATSON, COX & CO. TO TRAVEL TH i-> SEASON IN THE ASHBURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. CELEBRATED THOROUGHBRED HORSE - KINGFISHER. ADMITTED by all real judges, including Colonel Williams, Indian Re-mount officer, to be the grandest horse in the Australian Colonies, for producing weight carrying saddle horses. Colonel Williams visited every stud horse of any note in the colonies, and this was his unsolicited opinion Kingfisher's stock top the market in the North Island, and they will assuredly do the same here. Good paddock for mares frnm a distance at Is per week, until stinted. Groom’s fee, ss, payable at first service. For terms, etc., apply to E, COOKSON 1887 Os Grot in iu