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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 673, 27 December 1882, Page 3

C. _F. Smilli ALARMING INFORMATION! NEWS FOR AKAROAi: G. F. SMITH Has Once More Arrived!!! a?_E3:__-_i _3_^roiiMous BANKRUPT SALE OF JDRAPERY& CLOTHING WILL COMMENCE ON Saturday, December, 2nd, 1882. IN THE PREMISES OPPOSITE THE WHARF, BEACH ROAD, AKAROA, FOR SIX WEEKS. Be sure aud tell all your 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, STRICTLY o_A.S_E__:_ HOURS OP BUSINESS FROM 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ifew Zealand -Loan anil Mercantile Agency Company OHRIBTOHUROH "Wool and Grain "Warehouses. NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). CAPITAL £8,000,000 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 WOOL placed in its hands for realisation, to the perfecting of which special care has been devoted by the management. It hae, therefore, every confidence in asking the consideration of Clients and others to the following features in connection therewith :— The Company holds PERIODICAL AUCTION SALES OP WOOL broughout 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 sold 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 enables 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 Bales than any other House i i 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 prices obtained for every description of Wool, which are imme- | diately 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 iv New Zealand, 1881 6,530 Making a grand total of 103,693 CHARGES OS PRODUCE ARE AS FOLLOWS:— WOOL.— Receiving, delivering and classifying, 2s per bale, 6d per bag ; insurance 6d per bale, 3d per bag ; cataloguing and advertising, 3d per bale ; commission, 1£ per cent over £500, 2_V per cent under £500. SHEEPSKINS.—Receiving and delivering, Is per 50 ; commission, 2h per cent. HlDES.—Receiving and delivering ;If salted in store, Is each ; green,6d ; commission, 2\ per cent. GRAlN.—Receiving, 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, per cent. Wool intended for sale at the Christchurch Wool and Grain Warehouses liould be consigned to " The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Comany's Private Sidinsr, Christchurch," and that intended for shipment should c sent to the Company's order, Lyttelton. JOHN COOKE, Manager. E. S. HAI.LEY, Produce Manager. C.'arw«MM! -fc tU>. MERCHANTS AND GHEEBE FACTORS, BBAOH ROAJD. AKAROA INDENTS EXECUTED ON THE HOME AND COLONIAL MARKETS. | London Agency—2B St. Paul's Buildings, Paternoster Row E. C.

I.o;.«l Hoard I-otices BOARD. A PUBLIC MEETING of Ratepayers of the above District will be held at the Road Board Office, at twelve o'clock on Thursday, January 4th, 1883, to take into consideration the following:— Financial State of the Board, Abolition of the County Council, Subdividing the District, Closing certain Roads, and various other matters of importance. All Rates not paid by December 31st will be sued for. By order of the Board. T. QUEALY, Clerk.

NOTICE. AN V person found trespassing 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. ~M M X, N 00 ***' PASTRYCOOK & CONFECTIONER, BEACH ROAD, AKAROA. Tea and Coffee ready at all hours.