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Kumara Times, Issue 2772, 10 August 1885, Page 3

COUNTY OF WESTLAND. THE TIME for receiving Applications for AID for PROSPECTING nailer the Council's Regulations, is EXTENDED until TUESDAY, 11th August, at 5 p.m. JOSEPH GRIMMOND, County Chairman. HEEDS! SEEDS! SEEDS! Just .--3 ffm Received £fa On hand. A MOST COMPLETE STOCK OF NEW GARDEN, FIELD, AND FLOWER SEEDS. Also, A Splendid Assortment of «fBUIX flllS 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, being 9000 more than last year, and 3000 over eriginal 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 thiuk 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.—9S Nominations. First L3OO ►second ... ... ... ••• 150 Third 100 Other starters, divided ... ... 300 Non-Starters, divided 600 L 1450 Grand Handicap.—lo 6 Nominations. First LIOOO Second 500 Third 250 Others Starters, divided ... 400 Non-Starters, divided ... ... 850 L3OOO 96 Cash Bonds. 1 at L 25 L 25 2 at 20 40 4 at 10 ~ 40 89 at 5 ... 445 Will Close as soon as Full, Bat not later than Tuesday, Bth September. Agents will bear in mind to send Returns as soon as possible. As we are certnin'of filling, tickets will be sold " High and Low" from the statt. Early application therefore necessary. Please send two 2d stamps for reply and result (two stamped addressed envelopes greatly expedites business). P. 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 HHOD COMPANY, Care of Stapleton and Fleming, Boi 238, P. 0., C'hristchurch. Or. E. C. PttTi-iuii. Diiiuian's Town,