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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 671, 19 December 1882, Page 3

ALARMING INFORMATION! NEWS FOR AKAROA:' GL F. SMITH Has Once More Arrived!!! THE B3jrOE/3VCOXTS BANKRUPT SALE OF DRAPERY & CLOTHING WILL COMMENCE ON Saturday, December, 2nd, 1882. IN THE PREMISES OPPOSITE THE WHARF, BEACH ROAD, AKAROA, M)R SIX WEEKS. Be sure atxd tell all yottr friends to call early. Circulars, containing a list of leading lines, issued daily. Beautiful Christmas Cards given away. Without a doubt the Largest, Cheapest, and most varied Stock of Goods ever seen in Akaroa, STEIOTLY CASH. HOURS OF BUSINESS FROM 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. TSetv - and Mercantile Ag-«ncy Company OteRISTOHUROH "Wool and Grain "Warehouses. NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). CAPITAL £3,000,000 RESERVE ...• £200,000 HAVING regard to the approach of the Wool Season (1882-83) the Company would direct the attention of WOOL to its arrangements for dealing with VV9(]L placed, in its hands for realisation, to the perfecting of which Bpecial care has been'derated by the management. It hat, therefore, every confidence in asking the consideration of Clients and others to the following features in connection therewith :— The Company holds PERIODICAL AUCTION SALES OF WOOL hroughout the Season, at which clients may offer the whole or a portion of their Clips, and in case of reserves not being reached, entries may either be carried forward to another Sale (STORAGE FREE) or shipped to London For Sale there. FARMERS' PARCELS receive Special Attention. Every lot, whether large or small, is valued by Experts engaged for the purpose, and fully protected up to Market Rates. The charges on any Lots not Bold are limited to ONE SHILLING PER BALE to cover Receiving, Cataloguing, Offering, Storage, and Delivering. Ample accommodation will be provided for the Efficient Display of Every Lot. The ADVANTAGEOUS POSITION OCCUPIED BY THE COMPANY'S WAREHOUSES"enabIes it to save clients the Cost of Cartage and Terminal.Railway Charges. The Company has passing through its hands every year A LARGER QUANTITY OF NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIAN WOOL by many Thousand Biles than any other House h the World, from which fact its capacity to deal with Consignments may be inferred. During the progress of the Wool Sales in London, FREQUENT TELEGRAPHIC ADVICES are received under cypher, stating the course of the market and the pries obtained for every description of Wool, which are immediately communicated to the Company's Constituents, account sales and remittances following with promptitude. ADVANCES ARE MADE ON A LIBERAL SCALE against Wool,either for sale here or in London ; or on Growing Clips under lien, free of commission. The position of the Company as the leading Wool House of Australasia may be shown by the following figures :— Bales. Shipments to London, 1881 75,904 Sales in Melbourne, 1881 21,259 Sales in New Zealand, 1881 6,530 Making a grand total of 103,693 CHARGES ON PRODUCE ARE AS FOLLOWS :— WOOL.—--Receiving, delivering and classifying, 2s per, bale, 6d per bag ; insurance, 6d per bale, 3d per bqg ; cataloguing and advertising, 3d per bale ; commission, 1| percent .>ver £500, per cent jinder £500. SHEEPSKINS. —Receiving and delivering, Is per 50 ;. commission, 21 per cent. HIDES.— Receiving and delivering ;If salted in store, Is each ; green,6d ; commission, 2-J- per cent. GRAlN.—lfeceiving, delivering, and storage, under 4 weeks, 2d per bag; over 4 weeks and under 8 weeks, 3d per bag ; commission, per cent. TALLOW AND FAT.—Receiving and delivering, 6d per cwt ; commission, 1\ per cent. "- .... : . ' , r Wool intended for sale at the Christch-urch Wool and Grain Warehouses hould be consigned to "The New.Zeaknd Loan and Mercantile Agency Comany'g Private Siding, Christehurch," and that intended for shipment should c sent to the Company's order, liyttelton. JOHN COOKE, Manager. E. S. HARLEY, Produce Manager.

Public Notices PASTRYCOOK & CONFECTIONER, BEACH ROAD, AKAROA. Tea and Coffee ready at all hours. NOTICE. AN JT person found tregpasaing on my land in pursuit of game, sheep, or pigs, or damaging or taking garden trees or fruit without permission, will be prosecuted; WILLIAM COOP. Little River, Dec. 9. 1682. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. "VTOTICE is hereby given, that I I\| intend to apply to the Akaroa County Council, in terms of the 24th section of " The Slaughter-house Act, 1877," for a License to slaughter cattle on Native Reserve No. 887, Little River. EDWIN OSBORNE, jLittle River.

Public Notion* RASS Q< EED Q1 ACKS ON SALE. Full size Sacks, 9s per dozen. 11. BILLENS. XMAS AND NEW YEAR'S CARDS. BY last mail from Melbourne we have received our usual assortment of the above. The present stock is the best ye have ever held. GAR-WOOD & CO. CHALLENGE. TO \V. B. TOSSWILL, ESQ. DREAM v. PINAFORE.—Today's Race not having been won by your Boat on her merits, but by the carrying away of the piu holding the Pinafore's centre-board, I challenge you to race again on Friday next, at 1 p.m. Course to be from Akaroa Wharf twice round Red House and Wainui Buoys. W. H. HENNING. 18th December.