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Public Notices. E ' SHEEP SHEAES. ! J n o?,h E r f :Ki^j' lMo -""' ww , 8.8.A. N.Z. UA..N.Z. ■ 38 A.S. with and witbont Drivers 75. ALSO,— Real Turkey Oilstones. J. OEK & CO. (LATE^gHR AND ALQOBN.) ¥OBE BARGAINS. WE have received ANOTHER BIG LOT of TRAVELLEBS' SAMPLES, Whfoh we can Sell at English PRICE ™ Th ,° r, P t tlnol P»l Hues are Boys' anc Men s Suite and Trousera, Hats, Hosiery Towela, Qailts, Shirts, Infant's Pel Uses Oorßetß, Sunabadcß, etc. The lot are marked In plain Figures, and now Ready for Sale COME EARLY AND SAVE 60 PER OENT. JOHN OBR & CO. ECONOMY IN TIME : ECONOMY IN LABOR : ECONOMY IN FENCING MATERIAL. Patent Titan "lire Strainer. ADVANTAGES : IT straioa a wire anywhere, either at post or midway ; makes the best knot, and one which seldom breaks old wire ; does not slip about m working ; strains with nnrivalled power, ease, and freedom from annoyance ; does not allow the wire to slacken moro than ONESIXTERNTH of an inch while being Hecured ; combines lightness end strength m the highest degree ; can be conveniently applied to alt purposes which require wirea to be joined under tension. A REVOLUTION IN WIRE FENCING EFFECTED BY REID'S PATENT TRIPLEX WIRE STRAINER. (Patented m 1885 throughout Great Britain, tho United States, and the Colonies.) No Straining Posts required except at the angles of fences The boring of Straining Poets unnecessary. The advantages claimed for these, the latest and most improved means of Btraining wire fences, ure : - THEY COST NOTHING, because they pay their cost m the straining posts they ■aye THEY ARE A DIRECT GAIN m economy of time snd labor, because no boi ing of Btraining postß is required, and tho whole process of straining occupies only about quarter the usual »ime. THEY EFFECT A FURTHER SAVING of time and labor as long as the fence exists, because they are left permanently attached to the wires, which can therefoio be tightened or slackened when* ever desired. Comparative Estimate of 14 chains of 6- Wire Fence UNDER OKDINARY METHOD. No Wire Stretchers left attached. b. d. 2 Btraine of 7 chains each, requiring 3 straining posts at say 3s each 9 0 Labor at 2 strains of 6 wires, say 1 man for 1 hour, at Is per hour 1 Labour digging, erecting, and fixing =, 3 Btraining posts and stays for same, cay 1 man for 4 hours, at Is per hour 4 0 Labor boring two straining poßts, cay 1 man for 20 minutes ... 0 4 Total ... 14 4 UNDER NEW SYBTEM. Triplex Wire Stretchers being left attached to Wire, 0. d. 1 strain of 14 chains, Patent Triplex Wire Stretchers used midway, and straining 7 chainß on eaoh side ; only 2 straining posts required, at Bay 3a each .... 6 0 Labor at one strain of 6 wires, say 1 man for 20 minutes, only no fastening being required ... 0 4 Labor erecting, digging, and fixing 2 straiiing poßts and stays for name, cay 1 man for 2 hours, 40minut<? > 2 No boring required 0 0 *Cost of 6 Triple Wire Stretchers, at Buy übout 8J each 4 0 Total 13 0 ♦NOTE WELL - If 1 ITAN WIRE STRAINER be UFed and removed after \ straining, the above item of 4s will also be saved, though at the expense of future efficiency, r bowing New System to be so much ■ more economical than tin old *>ne — that a ; balance is left over ajter jnclwlng the cost «/ TripkK Wire Sfi~et elm !!! McCallura & Co. SotaAg t§ for .the County ot n&irt ;