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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1067, 4 March 1911, Page 6

Mr. A. H. Brooke, clerk in tho General Post Office, lias retired on compensation on tho grounds of ill-health.-Mr. J. M. Wilson, of the Valuation Department, has been appointed an inspector of tho Advances to Settlers Department. His duty will ho to inspect properties in connection with the Department's' operations. Messrs. Poynton and W. B. Montgomery (secretary to the Customs Department) havo been appointed to two vacancies on tho Government Officers' Guarantee Board. The Government lias decided to givo , £ for £ subsidy up to £250 to local bodies throughout tho Dominion in connection with Coronation celebrations.

Cabinet has decided to contribute £2000 towards tho expense of enabling the members of the British Association who aro to visit Australia to como to Now Zealand. It is expected that much good would result to tho colony from their visit. Tho general meeting of the New Zealand Society of Accountants lias been adjourned until Wednesday, March 15. Messrs. Gualter, Dykes and Co. advertise particulars of a dairy larm at Haywards for lease by tender. Mr. J. W. M. Harrison announces particulars regarding his physical culture elates, which aro being-held on Tuesdays and Fridays. Owners of dairy farms are requested to communicate with. Mr. H. Ernest Leightoil, auctioneer, land and estate agent, Feather-lon Street, who. has many, buyers waiting to purchase good properties. Messrs. -Atkins and Bacon, architects, invito tenders for the supply of furniture for the AVanganui College. Tho Royalty Stores, 11 Manners Street, have for sale a stock of high-grade Eng-lish-made boots branded "Sasouia." As to-day is the last day of tho sale, Colo's Drapery Co. announce that they aro offering great bargains in all kinds of drapery goods., Messrs. Kay and M'Callum, land agents, Vulcan Lane, Auckland, advertise particulars of a splendid sheep and cattle farm for sale in tho north of Auckland. Messrs. A. L. Wilson and Co. will sell at their rooms, 26 Brandon Street, on Wednesday, March S, tho complete contents of a superior 9-roonied house. Two-thinls of the world's total beetroot crou is used for making sugar t