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 Kumara. Kumara address: Times Office. THE WESTLAND "MELBOURNE CUP" MINING COMPANY. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. A CALL OF TEN SHILLINGS ft (10s) PER SHARE has been made in the above Company, payable in cash or by P. 0. Order, and the following Dividends will be declared on the Ist November. Ist Dividend 2nd Dividend 3rd Dividend Starters ... Non-Starters .. £BOO .. 400 .. 200 .. 200 .. 400 Should the Washing Up not realise full amount, the Dividends will he distributed pro rata. Full particulars, with Prospectus, can be obtained on application to Mr Gilbert Stewart; or to "NUGGET," Manager, Care of Mr J. Peake, Royal Mail Hotel, Revell street, Hokitika. T)OBIN HOOD'S GREAT ti 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 LI 000 Second Horse ... ... ... 400 Third Horse 200 j Starters (about L 27 each) ... 250 Non-Starters' (about Lll each 650 • 200 Cash Bonds. 2 at LSO each LIOO 6at 25 „ 150 6at 20 „ 120 40 at 10 „ 400 146 at 5 „ 730 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 uotes are sent, letters should be registered. Telegrams and Registered Letters received. Ten per cent, deducted from all Prize Moneys, four per cent, 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 mnst reach us not later than 31st October, or they will not be recognised. Address:— "ROBIN HOOD," " Care of Thomas Stapleton, " Box 238, P. 0., " Christchurch;" Or, " Jucal 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 Clients that our books are at all times open for inspection to any Subscriber. Information not confined to Press. We consider each Subscriber has an equal right of inspection,
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Kumara Times, Issue 2546, 31 October 1884, Page 3
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462Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 Kumara Times, Issue 2546, 31 October 1884, Page 3
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