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Kumara Times, Issue 2587, 7 October 1884, Page 3

JOHNSTON AND WATKINS, tl CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEERS, AUTHORISED AND LICENSED SURVEYORS. Underground Surveys contracted for by the year and otherwise. Plans of Mining Machinery prepared. Offices: Reefton, Lyell, and Kuraara. Kumara address ; Times Office. Robin hood’s great NOVELTY COMPANY’S PROGRAMME ON THE MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEALAND CUPS, NOVEMBER, 1884, Is NOW OPEN, With a Subscribed Capital, £IO,OOO, in 20,000 Shares of 10s each. 404 Prizes, each share having seven chances. To an investor of 20s the odds are 25 to 1, and £3llO may be won with one ticket. Mebourne Cup, 134 Prizes. First Horse L2OOO Second Horse ... ... ... 900 Third Horse ... ... ... 450 Starters (about L 33 each) ... 900 Non-Starters (about LI 6 each) 1750 L6OOO New Zealand Cup, 70 Prizes. First Horse ... ... ... LIOOO Second Horse ... ... ... 400 Third Horse 200 Starters (about L 27 each) ... 250 Non-Starters (about Lll each 650 L 2500 . LIOO . 150 . 120 . 400 . 730 LISOO Will Close on November Ist. 55,000 Shares on various events have been sold by us since starting. Applications as usual. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Money orders or cheques marked Correct, with Is exchange added, preferred. If coin or Bank notes are sent, letters should be registered. Telegrams and Registered Letters received. Ten per cent, deducted from all Prize Moneys, four percent. of which is given to agents who sell tickets, or clients who purchase books of twenty-five tickets each. Programmes with nominations and full particulars (of past, present, and future), forwarded post free on application. Agents’ returns must reach us not later than 31st October, or they will not be recognised. Address:— “ ROBIN HOOD,” | “Care of Thomas Stapleton, I “Box 238, P. 0., “ Christchurch •” Or, “ Jubal Fleming, City Baths, “Colombo street, Christchurch.” N.B.—Although we send to Newspapers throughout New Zealand the Names and Addresses of principal winners in our Company, as many other consultationists advertise they do, we respectfully remind the Public and our i Clients that our books are at all times open lor inspection to any Subscriber, Information not confined to Press. We consider each subscriber has an equal ! right of inspection. 200 Cash Bonds. 2 at LSO each 6at 25 „ 6at 20 „ 40 at 10 „ 146 at 5 „