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“Thon I must wnko things up ' - said Mid gentlemen as ho immediately filled up n lortu. 11 Hero you aro," said he, and tho efTeot was electrical. Tho emeunt wont up pound by pound until it was only a pound short of the proviotis lot, and would havo cqunllod it had not “ timo ” boon called us another oiler was boing propaved. But it was in rognrd to tho No. 2 issue that tho exoitemont grow intense. ‘U know you havo nil born waiting for thin, smilingly rotuarked tho chairman, us he I noticed tho numbor of application forms requited by expectant applicants. A start was at onoe made at £2O, and thon two ladies sitting eido by side took up tho running and kept it- going pound on pound for a time, when gontlomon in iMljrent parts of tho hall intervened. Tin highost ellor was X'iifi. tho applicant taking £2OO I of tho £SOO. Then tho remainder was submitted, tho oxcitemont being oven moro keen.

"Two effort] hero at £05,” said tho ohairuian, and members wore questioning each other as to how priotity would he decided in snob a caao. But there was no nood for tho tost, for another pound was offered, and another one on top of that again, the final being £57 for £2OO. Tho impression thon was that tho odd amouot of £IOO would almost go begging, but it was soon clour that thoro was to bo nothing of tho kind, for o good preliminary . bid wbs made, and tho total was ovontu ally earriod up to £SB, whioh concluded t l o busino-s, tho results in dctoil being No. 1 ismo : £IOO at £2O ; £2OO at £lO por £IOO No. 2 issue : £2OO at £SO per £IOO ; £2OO at £57 and £IOO ut £SB

INDEPENDENT OilPEll i F kechabites. ms MA.IESTV TDEATIiE. August Bth, nt 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY NEXT. EN L'EIiTAIISfM^JNT. Utiiquo Programme - Living PioLiros, Comedy, Chorus, SoDgs, Instrumental Items. Bcfrrshments. Tioket;—Adults la Gd, Children Is. M. O. NASMITH, F. SOMEKVELL, St oretaries fiSHS

(JIT Y I!_\ND CONCERT. J EXT TEUBSDAY, AUGUST 9ih POPULAR PRICES—‘2s and is. Bax Plan for Ureas Cirolo and Orchestral Stalls now cpon at Miller’s.

A BAEGAIN. \ ACRES of Goad Sheep P Country. Must ba old as onoe. Fcr price and particulars apply— W. LISSANT CLAYTON. LOST. fO3T, on Saturday night, between Manga--J pipa bridge and Pender's cornor-A PURSE, containing money and keys. Finder rewarded on voturning to J. B. KELLS, At Common, Shelton and Co 'a. OIL PAINTINGS 1 OIL PAINTINGS ! t—>—L—l BY PUBLIC AUCTION, WEDNESDAY NEXT, at 2 p m. MILLER AND CRAIG Eavo reoeivod insirac;ions from Mr W' YOUN ‘l, to sell the balance of his VALUABLE PAINTINGS On WEDNESDAY (To-morrow), At T IE POPULAR MART. Catalogues at time of sale. G. MILLER, Auotionocr COOK COUNTY COUNCIL.

A SPECIAL OIIDER rnado by the cBl. Cook County Ooimoil on Friday, 17th July, 1906 : Resolved that in accordauoa with the provisions of Section 107 of the L :cal Bodies Loana Act, 1901, this Council does now proceed by Special O.dor to levy the several Special Kates, which wero made to provide tho interest on Loanß raised by the Arab Whataupoho, and Haiti Road Boards, which Boards have boeu dissolved and tho districts “merged” into the County. RATES LEVIED BY LATE ARAI ROAD BOARD, (1) A rate of two farthings in HI to provide interest on a Loan of HISOO for Arai-Waimata Road, (2) A rate of of a penny in the HI to provide intorcst on a Loan of H6OO for building Avai Bridge. (3) A rate of two farthings in HI to provide interest on a Loan of H 1172 for Tokonui Road. (4) A rata of 1 sth of a penny in HI to provido intorost on a Loan of H69C for Road, RATES LEVIED BY LATE WHATAUPOKO ROAD BOARD. (1) A rale of 916 of a ponuy in H to provide interest on a loan of =82,300 for metalling streets in North Qisbovpc,

(2; A. rate of one penny in the £ to provido ir.trreat on a loan of £2OO for metalling Riverside Road, (3) A rate of nine farthings in the £ to provido interest on a loan of £4OO for roads in MaDgipap * Block. (4) A Rato of twopence in tbo £ to provido interest on a Loan of JGIOO for Upper Fes Street. (5) A Ra'o of threepence in the £ to provido interest on a Loan of £IOO for MatokitoUi Road, RATES LEVIED BY LATE HAITI BOARD. (1) A Rate of two farthings in tho £ ti provido interest on a Loan of £ISOO for making strer ts in Kali. (2) A Rato of throe farthings in the £ to provido interest on a Loan of £2OO for Darwin Road. (3) A Rato of two faitbiDgs in tho £ to provido interest on a Loan of £2OOO for tnakiDg streets in Haiti. That those Rates bo collected year by year for the remainder of the several periods for which tho Rales wero levied, and bo reduced to euGb amount as may ba suhioiout to provido tbo annual interest.

Ttn Council will meet tn conQrm Ihis Special Order on SATURDAY, 25sb August, 19CG, J. WARREN, Clcik. Gisborne, 28, b July, 10C(\. SPECIAL NOTICE. CASSIDY’S ROYAL MAIL COACHES

l.tw-iu. raoet tha looming Bed seeing ’ *’ Train U m Gisborne to Karaka. to carry pa. ; neH£,er6 to Wha - ata:u and other localties. j. t. cissipy. FOT Gold-! in tho hold and influenza Wiioda' Groat Poppeamim Cure, la 6d 2a 6d par boiUo.