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: ~"" SJEKTQ-ER'S SEWING MACHINES. nHHE SINGER MANUFACTURING J- COMPANY beg to Intimate to th public of Canterbury that they have taken Business Premises in COLOMBO STREET SOUTH, Opposite Reece, Ironmonger, A 8 A DIRcCT AGENCY, To be worked in connection with the Branch Agency carried on by the Company's) Original Agents, MEBSRS HOBB3 & CO., Of High street. We at the same time desire to thank the public for their very liberal and unparalleled patronage daring the last fifteen years. Our Machines have uow been brought to the highest point of perfection, and will favourably compare with any others manufactured. The great superiority of the Singer Sewing Machine Is proved by the fact that we sold last year over Half a Million Machine?, which far exceeds the total sales of all other sewing machines manufactured in the world. Any of the Machines manufactured by the Company can be obtained on deferred payments of 2s 6d per week, or 10 Iper cent, for cash, from TEE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Colombo street j or HOBBS & CO . HIUH STREET. 1101 NOTICE OP REMOVAL. W. H A RRI S , IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT. IHE above BUSINESS is THI* DAY . (Saturday, January 21st) REMOVED ANDERSON'S NEW BUILDINGS, Opposite the " Press " Office, and is opened with an immense variety of Boots and Shoes of all descriptions at reduced prices. IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT, Anderson's Buildings, Cashel street W.

VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT. 0" /"I 0 R R I O K Desires to intimate that he has Purchased a Consignment of SUMMER GOODS At a Price that will enable him to Sell at Considerably LOWER PRICES THAN EVER. Note the following : Ladies' Prnnella Boots, sewn, 6s, 7s 6d, 9s, and 10s 6d per pahLadles' Kid Elastic Sides, from 6s 6d, 7s, to 10b Patent Leather Boots, at 4s 6d, 10a to 13s Do, 5s 6d Also an Immense quantity of Ladies' Venetian Slippers at 2s 8d per pair Other lines equally oheap The above consignment must be sold to make room for Incoming goods. H. CORRICK, VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT VICTORIA STREET. 82

THE NEW DAVIS Vertical Feed SEWING MACHINE ROVED itself superior to all other Machines in the Melbourne Exhibition. Bead the following : COPY OP REPORT. Melbourne International Exhibition, 11th April, 1881. To J. Cosmo Newbery, Esq., Superintendent of Juries and Awards. Sir, —According to your instructions we have made a practical test and thorough examination of the following Sewing Machines, viz., the Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co., Wertheim, and the Davis, and the results of our experiments are set forth in the tabulated statement attached. We find that the Wertheim and Jones all of the Singer type and similar in construction, and should be olassed in the same order. The Wheeler and Wilson differs in construction, hut the results of our experiments are similar to the former named. A* regards the DAVIS, we cannot but agree with the jury that it is very buperlor to any of the others, and went through every test to our entire satisfaction. We therefore beg to recommend that the Machines be placed in the following order : FAMILY MACHINES. lßt, The Davis; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jcnea and Co., Wertheim. HAND MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 2nd, Wertheim j 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co. (Signed) BOBARDT 1„ QUARRY ] Experts. STATEMENT OP EXPERTS AT THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. DAVIS. Threads broken " Needles broken Stitching on Leather Good Long stitching through thiok and thin [Good Binding _ Good Ruffling „. .„ Good Lace Prilling Good Number of parts composing machine 133 ii <> hard steel ... 11 ~ ~ in motion" ... H Speed 550 Speed in stitching 575 Height of arm ... ... ... 4 m Gap or open space under arm ... gin Shuttle movement ... ... ... Radial Lift of needle ... ... ... 1 jln Number of accessories .„ ... 17 Besnlfc of Go-as-you-Please Contest for half an hour in Melbourne Exhibition before Experts : Sample of good work ... ... 22 Variation of upper tension ... 0 „ lower tension ~\ I.6th Don't purchase a Bewing Machine until you have seen the DAVIS. Remember that the DAVIB was awarded the only First Prize at the Melbourne Exhibition for Hand and Treadle Sewing Machines ; also, First Prize at Sydney Exhibition. The Becond Prize was awarded to tho improved Singer. Remember 1 No matter in what part the oolony, yon can obtain a Davis' Sewing Machine on time payment of Five Shillings per week. H. C. FIBRE & CO., Corner Colombo street and Cathedral square, Agents. 8800