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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 682, 26 January 1883, Page 3

«. 1 , . Smith WAR! WAR!! WAR!!! ifyHjißt Jlaillf I *>f ®atit{t^tttuit! BLOODLESS VICTORY I 6k F. SMITH TRIUMPHANT!!! TO the inhabitants of Akaroa and the surrounding Bays. The above great battle has been raging during the past five weeks at G. F. SMITH'S ENORMOUS SALE OF DRAPERY AND CLOTHING, OPPOSITE THE WHARF, BEACH ROAD, AKAROA. Special News from the Seat of War. The Banner still Flying. Unprecedented success having attended my Great Sale, I have decided to hold a FINAL CLEARING SALE for FOUR WEEKS, during which period the Stock MUST BE SOLD ! This is no humbug, but the honest truth ; being heavily stocked with the following Goods, they must go, Call early and judge for yourselves. Heaps of Remnants having collected during my Sale, they will also be cleared at absurd prices. DRESS DEPARTMENT. Lustres, 9£d per yard. Fancy Dress Stuff, well worth Is 6d per If you want a dress, be sure and call. yard, now selling at 7id & Bid per yd Good All-wool Beiges, suitable for win- CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. ter. Is per yard Good Tweed Suits, 37s 6d Heavy Cotton Tweeds, 10|d per yard Good Tweed Trousers, 5s lid Beautiful New French Cashmeres, double Good Mole Trousers, 5s lid width, 2s 3d per yard Hats, all shapes and sizes Homespuns, Is 2d per yard Shirts of every description, from Is 6d ea. A lot of Ladies' and Children's Straw Hats, from 9d each ; also, Children's Sailor Hats, 6d each. MUST BE SOLD ! Underclothing, Hosiery, Corset?, Gloves, &c, &c, &c, an endless variety. BE STTiR/IE JIHTJD GJLULj .A.T OPEN FROM 9 TILL 9. OPPOSITE WHARF, AKAROA. cash. Hew Zealand loan and Mercantile Ag-wiey Company OBLRISTOBTtJROH: "Wool and Grain "Warehouses. NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANtTITaGENOY 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 GROWERS 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 has, 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 throughout 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 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 in the WorM, from which fact its capacity to deal with Consignments may be inferred. rinrATTTIMnI mnT „ 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 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 Saks in New Zealand, 1881 6,530 Making a grand total of ... ... ...103,693 CHARGES ON PRODUCE ARE AS FOLLOWS :— ■WOOL.—deceiving, delivering and classifying, 2s per bale, 6d per bag ; insurance 6tl per bale, 3d per bag ; cataloguing and advertising, 3d per bale ; commission U per cent over £500, 2h per cent under £500. SHEEPSKlNS.—Receiving"and delivering, Is per 50 ; commission, 2£ per cent. HlDES.—Receiving and delivering ;If salted in store, Is each ; green,6d ; commission, 2-| per cent. GRAlN.—deceiving, 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, 2£ per cent. Wool intended for sale at the Christchurch Wool and Grain Warehouses should be consigned to " The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's Private Siding, Christchurch," and that intended for shipment should be sent to the Company's order, lyttelton. JOHN COOKE, Manager. E. S. HARLEY, Produce Manager.

X&ontl Board Notices BOARD. is hereby given, that all _lN Rates not psid within fifteen days from the receipt of the Board's notice to that effect, will be sued for. All Rates to be paid to me, or sent by letter addre.-sed to me, at the Board's Office, Duvauchelle's Bay. By order. JOHN BABWTGK, Clerk to the Board. Vernier* TENDERS. rpENDERS are invited for Cleaning JL the Main German Bay School from the Ist of February, 1883, to Ist of February, 1884, and the Side School, Long Bay road, from Ist of April, 1883, to Ist of Feby., 1884. Tenders to bo sent in on or before Wednesday, February 7th, addressed W. JOLLY, Chairman of Committee, from whom all particulars may be obtained.

Borougrh Council Wotices AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL. "VTOTICE is hereby given, that the _TN portion of Jolie street between the Printing Office and Farr's Bridge is closed for horse and wheeled traffic, pending the formation of the said street. WILLIAM SIMS, Town Clerk. AKAROA BOROUGH COUNCIL. are invited for Leasing J. for a term of seven years the Right to Collect and Receive the Wharfage and Sterage Dues chargeable in respect of the Wharves afc Akaroa, and known as the Akaroa Wharf and Daly's Wharf. Tenderers must state the amount per cent, of commission required. Conditions of lease may be seen, and particulars obtained, at the Office of the Council, where endorsed and sealed tenders will be received up to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, 31st hist. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. WILLIAM SIMS, Town Clerk.