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Grey River Argus, Volume XVI, Issue 2228, 29 September 1875, Page 3

Public Notices f^ ENUINE BONE DUST FOR SALE, In large or small quantities, Now ready— Price 8a and 10s per cwt. Apply FOUNDRY. STANDARD FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £1,000,000. Unlimited Liability of a large body of Colonial Shareholders. Insurers in this Company participate in the Profits. Insurances effected at aß.low rates as any other Office. HINDMARSH and CO., Agents for Grey District. "VTEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE. A TRULY MOTUAL OFFICE. By an Act passed in the last session of the General Assembly, all profit, after laying aside a portion for a Reserve Fund, is divisable among the insured. PUBLICITY OF ACCOUNTS. Accounts of all sums received and paid have to be submitted yearly to the General j Assembly. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. NO STAMP DUTY. Correspondence to the Commissioner, Chief Agent, or Postmaster, referring to Insurances, passes through the Post Office Free. POLICIES NONFORFEITABLE. All policies on which a year's premium have been paid are kept open for a year | after default of payment. INDUSTRIAL BRANCH. Weekly Payment of Premiums. Mr WILLIAM JAMES RUDD, Agent for the Members and their Wives of Friendly Societies in Greymouth — Oddfellows, For* resters, and Good Templars. The Chief Agent is now in Greymouth, and will be happy to give all information on the subject. Inquire at the Post Office; F. E. WEIGHT, Chief Agent. Sporting*. f^\ REYMODTH JOCREY CLUB MIDVT SUMMER MEETING. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, 27th and 28th December, 1875. Stewards— Mr W. F. Strike Mr F. W. Lahman Mr A. R. Guinness Mr T. W. Hnngerford Mr John Walton. Judge — Hon. H. H. Lahman. Starter— Mr James Hamilton. Clerk of the Course— Mr Wallace Woolfe. Clerk of the Pcales— Mr James Kerr. Honorary Treasurer — Mr W. F. Strike. Handicapper — Mr Richard Hustler. Secretary— Mr James Payne. FIRST DAY-MONDAY, DEC. 27, 1875. Trial Stakes of 40 soys ; 1-J miles ; weight for age ; winners of any race of LSO to carry 31b extra j of LIOO 71b extra ; of L2OO 101 b extra ; entrance, 2 soys; Hack Race of LlO ; 1 mile heats ; minimum weight, 9at ; the second horse in the deciding heat, if any, to receive 2 soys , from the stake; entrance, 1 soy; post entries. Greymouth Midsummer Handicap of Ll5O, with a sweepstake of 5 soys, acceptances added ; second horse to receive L 25 from the stake; nominations, with 3 soys, will be received up to 10th November, 1875, and acceptances, with 5 soys, will be received up to 10th December ; the handicap will be declared not later than 20th November. Distance, two miles Railway Stakes Handicap of LSO; distance 1£ miles ; nominations, 2 soys ; acceptances, 3 soys ; nominations to be received on night of general entry, and acceptances up to 8 p.m. on the night of 25th December, at the Albion Hotel. All Comers' Handicap, of 30 soys; distance, 14 miles ; nomination, 1 soy ; acceptance, 2 soys ; nominations and acceptances as in Railway Stakes. SECOND DAY— TUESDAY, DEC. 28. Grey Valley Stakes Handicap, of 125 soys; second horse to receive 20 soys from the stake ; If miles ; nominations, 2 soys ; acceptances, 5 soys ; nominations to be sent in addressed to the Secretary, Albion Hotel, Greymouth, before 8 p.m. on the night of general entry ; handicap to be declared on the 27th December, at the Club Room, at 10 p.m., and acceptances received up to 11 o'clock same evening. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 40 soys ; distance, 2 miles ; nominations, 2 soys ; acceptances, 2 soys ; over eight flights of hurdles ; nominations to be made on night of general entry, and acceptances received up to 1 p.m. on Saturday, 25th December, at the Albion Hotel. Borough Handicap, of 50 soys; distance, 2 miles ; nominations, 2 soys ; acceptance, 3 soys ; nominations to be made on night of general entry, and acceptances received up to 11 o'clock on night of 27th December ; handicap to be declared at 10 o'clock on evening of Monday, 27th December. Novel Bace, of L3O ; weight for age ; 2 miles ; entrance, 2 soys ; the winner of the race to be sold, and the entire proceeds realised by the sale to go to the funds of the Jockey Club; nominations received on night of general entry. Consolation Handicap, of 20 soys; 1| miles ; entrance, 1 soy ; open to all beaten horses that have run and qualified during the meeting ; post entries. All entries and nominations must be sent to the Secretary, at the Albion Hotel, Greymouth, by 8 p.m. on Dec. 20, tha night of general entry. All stakes paid less 5 per cent. Three horses must be nominated for each handicap or the public money will be withheld. The races will be run under the Greymouth Jockey Club Rules. The handicaps will be made by Mr Hustler, or whoever the Stewards may appoint. ■■•-■ - : JAMES PAYNE, : ' ■■ Secretary.