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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1423, 3 December 1886, Page 2

THE DISTRICT RAILWAYS PUR-: CHASING ACT, 1885, AND AMENDMENT ACT. THE RAKAIA AND ASHBURTON FORKS BaILWAY DISTRICT. NOTICE is hereby given ander the provisions of the I istrict Railways Purchasing Act, 1885, and the District Railways Purchasing Act, 1886, Extension and Amendment Act 188 G, that it is my intention to on the 4th December, a rate on all Prope-ty within the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway District, as defined in G- ■%ette of 17tli October, 1878. page 14L5, for the year ending 31st March, 188 G, as folio vs : 29,311 A rate of of a penny in the 100,000 pound on all land comprised .in the first class.

26,054 A rata of of a penny in the 100,000 pound on all land comprised in the second class. 19,541 A rate of of a penny in the 7.00,000 pound on all land comprised in the third class. 13,027 A rate of of a penny in the 100 000 pound on al land comprised in the fourth class. That such Rato will be payable to the Postmaster at Rakaia on the 11th December next, and that the Rate TJ ok will be open for inspection at the Post Office, Rakaia, between the hours of 9 a.ra. and 4 .-.m. daily from the 15th to the 30th November, b th inclusive. ,J. SRERREY, Property Tax Commissioner. Wellington, 12th November, 1886. 11 86

TO STAND THIS SEASON, AT NETHFRBY FARM, ASHBURTON, And visit the surrounding neighborhood, The Thoroughbred Stallion Johnny Faulkner. Pedigree : Ho is by St. Albans, out of Impudence, by Peter Wilkins, out of Prudence by Jersey, out of black Sail by Wanderer, out oi Fairy (imp.) (For tabulated pedigree see cards ) Terms : £lO 10s for thoroughbred mares. £5 5s for half-bred mares. Also, the Thoroughbred Stallion Rouser, By Messenger, out of Kate O’Shano, Will stand at Nolherby Farm, and travel ■, It districts of Aslib aitou, Methven. Mount Somers, and Alford Forest. Terms : £3 10 ; guarantees, £5 ss. Season, Ist January, 1887. Guarantees, Ist Ju y, 1887, L MARKEY, 9635 Propriotrr