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Grey River Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1735, 25 February 1874, Page 3

Meetings. rriHE EVERGETIC QUARTZ MINING A COMPANY (REGTSTEhEfI). The Second ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders of the above Company will be held af the Company's Office, Mackay street, Grejiuouth, on MONDAY, the 9th day of MARCH, 1874, at 3.30 p.m. Business :— To Receive the Directors Report and Balance Sheet ; To Elect Two Directors in the place of Messrs W. S. Smith and G. Perotti, retiring, and to elect Auditors for the ensuing year. Jr. W. MOSS, Legal Manager. Shareholders who cannot attend will please note the following Rales :— No person shall be a proxy who is not a shareholder. No proxy shall represent more than three shareholders. Proxies must be lodged at the office of the Company not loss than 24 hours before the time of holding the meeting. Art Union. TTOLY FAMILY SCHOOLS, AHAURA GRAND ART-UNION! In Aid of the Funds of the above Schools, namely — ST. MAR Y'S SCHOOI And ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE Will take place about May Next, 1874. 100 Prizes of the Value of £200. 2000 Tickets at Tei Shillings Each. PRIZES: One Piano, value £50 0 0 Three Harmoniums, each from 10 to 20 Two Portative do, do 4to 6 Three Musical boxes, do 2 to Two Silver Watches & Gold Chains 6to 10 Three do 3to 5 Four Clocks, Ito 4 Ten Framed Pictures Ito 4 Seventy-two other good articles of the aggregate value of 20 0 0 Note. — In order to afford each subscriber an opportunity of drawing his own ticket, a drawing will take place in each district where tickets have been sold. The lottery -box will be removed to the several districts until all tickets have been drawn for. The drawing will be conducted under the management of a temporary committee elected by the sbuscribers. (Signed) E. PERTIUS, Chairman of the Ahaura School Managing Committee. Amusements. "VTEY/" RIVER DISTRICT. A SWEEPS TAX E ON THE GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP, To be Run for on the 17th MARCH, 1874, Will be drawn AT MESSRS HAMILTON and CO.'S, Marsden, On MONDAY, the 16th MARCH, 1874, At 7 o'clock p.m., Under the supervision of a Committee appointed by the subscribers. Tickets ■ - £10 0 The number of tickets offered will be UNLIMITED, and to meet this the followng will be the scale of charges to cover expenses, viz.: — £100 10 percent. £150 74 percent. £200 and upwards... 5 percent. And the balance will be distributed as follows : — First horse One-half Second horse One-quarter Third horse One-twelfth Divided among starters ... One-twelfth Divided among non-starters ... One-twelfth Tickets can be had on receipt of Post Office order or draft, with exchange added, payable to J. Hamilton and Co. The Stakes will be paid to the respective • winners at Messrs Hamilton and Co.'s, Marsden, on and after the 18th day of March, 1874, upon the decision of the Judge. JAMES HAMILTON and CO., Treasurers. Business Notices. TTTALTON AND MURRAY, CONTRACTORS, BuiLDEBS, AND BRICKLAYERS. Importers of BRICKS, FIRE BRICKS, TILES, LIME, CEMENTS, &c. Yard, Mackay Btreet, Greymouth. 1%/TAGOFFIN AND FRASER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FAMILY GROCERS, Boundary street. ~\T M'DONNELL Wholesale and Family Grocer, Tainui street. ALL NEW GOODS (GUARANTEED). Cheapest House in Greymouth. BANK PRICE GIVEN FOR GOLD. T>IONEER HOTEL, MARSDEN. DERBY SWEEPSTAKE, 200 members at 10s, on Greymouth Jockey Club Handicap, Will be drawn by a Committee selected from the Subscribers, at the Pioneer Hotel, Marsden, on MONDAY, 16th March. J. CARD, Treasurer. TI/TACS BUCK'S HEAD HOTEL, -"■*• Coal Pits, D. M'MILLAN, Proprietor. Good accommodation for Families. No liquors kept except those bearing really I first-olass brands