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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 13, Issue 659, 25 February 1869, Page 2

Mew Advertisements. M.Z.S.M. COMPANY. FOE AUCKLAND. THE Fine Screw Steamer ‘AHURIRI,’ 131 tons, Captain FloweeDAY, expected to arrive from Wellington THIS DAY {THUKS DAY), will leave for Auckland on FRIDAY, (TO-MORROW), 26th FEB. For Freight or Passage, apply to KINROSS & Co., Agents. Napier, Feb. 25, 1869. WANTED,— A FEMALE COOK, and a BOY to make himself generally useful. Address M.M., Post Office, Napier. HAWKE’S. BAY JOCKEY CLUB RACES. THE SALE OF THE BOOTHS for the above RACES, is hereby POSTPONED till FRIDAY (TO-MOR-ROW), 26th February, at 8 p.m., at Swan’s Hotel. By order, O. E. O. RICHARDSON, Sec. H.B.J.C. HAWKE’S BAY JOCKEY CLUB RACES. CALCUTTA SWEEPS for the above RACKS will bo RESUMED at Swan’s Hotel immediately after the Sale pf the Booths on FRIDAY (TO-MOR-ROW), 26th February. 0. H. SWAN, 149 Proprietor. JMPOUMDED AT MEAMEE— By Charles Lambert, Feb. 19,1869. One dark bay Oelding, about 15 hands, branded BH near shoulder One black Q-elding, about 15 hands, branded K R near shottlder One-.giey mare, about 14 hands, branded Q within circle near shoulder K One bay Filly Foal at foot By James Hawkins, Feb. 22. One dark chestnut Mare, about 15 hands, branded H blotched npar neck, and H near shoulder Will be sold this day fordnight, at noon, unless redeemed. R. D. MANEY, Poundkeeper.

government Advertisements. BULE3 AND REGULAT lONS for the GOVERNMENT PRIZE FIRING, NORTH ISLAND, 1869. [Extract from the New Zealand Gazette of the 13th January, 1869.] Colonial Defence Office, Wellington, 11th January, 1869. The following Regulations arc published for general information. T. M. Haultain. Regulations toe Peize Fihing in the Noeth Island, toe the Yeae 1869. One-half the money voted by the General Assembly for Prize Firing (viz. £500), will be divided amongst the districts named below under the following regulations : Districts, * * *■ # « 4. Poverty Ray and Wairoa 5. Napier * * • # * 1. Each district will receive a sum of money to be fired for in proportion to the number of Volunteers, Cadets, and Constabulary that are enrolled, and of Militiamen that are armed on the Ist February, 1869; and Officers commanding are to send to the Defence Office, as soon as possible after that date, Returns showing the number of men they are entitled to reckon under the above heads. 2. All Officers of the Colonial Forces, all persons enrolled in the Militia or Armed Constabulary, and all members of Volunteer or Cadet Corps are eligible to become competitors for the prizes. 3. The Officer commanding each District will fix a day or days, in the months of March or April, for the competitive firing to take place. Where two or more places are named as one district, the senior pfiicer will make the necessary arrange ments for the whole. 4. The firing may take place at one or more places within the district, at the discretion of the Commanding Officer. 5. In each district a prize of £lO, or a Mont Storm carbine of that value, and two prizes of £7 and £5 respectively, will be given to the three competitors who make the highest scores, not being less than 35. 6. The remainder of the money apportioned to the district, will be divided, according to their score, amongst all thpse (winners of the prizes included) who make a crpajer number of marks than 35 at the