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Kumara Times, Issue 2768, 5 August 1885, Page 3

COUNTY OF WESTLAND. THE TIME for receiving Applications for AID for PROSPECTING nuclei' the Council's Regulations, is EXTENDED until TUESDAY, 11th August, at 5 p.m. JOSEPH GRIMMOND, County Chairman. EEDS! SEEDS! SEEDS Now Just On hand. Received A MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF NEW GARDEN, FIELD, AND FLOWER SEEDS. Also, A Splendid Assortment of SUIT fIIEES I SEED POTATOES, Best obtainable. 10,000 CABBAGE PLANTS, All kinds. BONEDUST AND GUANO ALWAYS ON HAND. H. BURGER, SEDDON STREET, KUMARA. “ TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION.” Robin hood company Have just closed their July Meet* ing with 11,000 Shares, bemg 9000 more than last year, and 3000 over original issue, thus enabling them to again allot 300 EXTRA CASH PRIZES OF £5 EACH. They have during the past Twelve Months allotted 63,910 SHARES, AND DISTRIBUTED £31,955. As the Robin Hood Company do not, for many reasons think it advisable to hold their clients' money for Four Months by opening on the Melbourne Cup, they have decided to open the following PROGRAMME ON THE COUNTY PURSE and HAWKESBURY GRAND HANDICAP, TO BE RUN AT SYDNEY, SEPTEMBER 10th and ’ 12th, 1885. 10,000 ™ £SOOO. FIRST PRIZE, £IOOO. 300 Prizes. County Purse. —98 Nominations. First L3OO Second ... ... ... ••• 150 Third 100 Other starters, divided ... ... 300 Non-Starters, divided ... ... 600 L 1450 Grand Handicap.— lo 6 Nominations. First ... ... ... ••• LI 000 Second ... ... ... ••• 500 Third 250 Others Starters, divided ... 400 Non-Starters, divided ... ... 850 L3OOO 96 Cash Bonds. 1 at L 25 L 25 2at 20 40 4at 10 . . ... ... 40 89 at 5 445 Will Close as soon as Full, But not later than Tuesday, Bth September. Agents will bear in mind to send Returns as soon as possible. As we are certain of filling, tickets will be sold “ High and Low” from the stait. Early application therefore necessary. Please send two 2d stamps for reply and result (two stamped addressed envelopes greatly expedites business). lA O. Orders preferred. Is exchange on Stamps and Cheques outside Canterbury. Coin or notes should be registered. Registered Letters and Telegrams received. If stamps are not sent, as requested, for reply and result, results will be sent, by Book Post Open. Address ; ROBIN HOOD COMPANY, Care of Stapleton and Fleming, Bot 238, P. 0., Christchurch. Or, N, C. P.LTj.'LSi DiihuacN Town,