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Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 437, 10 January 1857, Page 9

BißMiNeiiAJi Coltveoe. —In answer to an appeal made by the Council of Queen's College, Birmingham, who, after the expenditure of £12 000 in the erection of the College, are in want of funds, Miss Burdett Coutts has presented a sum of £600 towards the objects of the museum. $,cU) 9fosierttfiSenmit». LYTTELTON AND CHRISTCHUBCH CONVEYANCE. BISHOP'S CART, carrying the Mail, starts punctually from the FostOftice, Christchurch, every day at 9 a.m., and 3 p.m. for Coppell's Cottage, Heathcote Valley, returning from the valkry at half-past 10 a.m. and half-past 4 p.m. Mr. Bruce, of Lyttelton, in connection with this Conveyance, manages the Lyttelton business and packing over the hill to and from the cart. N.B. All packages or parcels left at any of the undermentioned places for the above Conveyance, will receive strict attention, viz. : — Mitre Hotel; Mr. TumbuU's store, Norwich Quay; Mr. Me Cardell's Store, Oxfordstreet ; and Mr. Gee's Store, Canterburystreet. Parcels and packages are delivered the same day as received. C. W. BISHOP, Christchurch, T. BRUCE, Lyttelton, Mail Contractors. SKINLESS OATS. A New variety, la-.ely raised at Rangiora from imported seed, will shortly be ready for Sale at £1 per bushel. It has the following valuable properties:— Is naturally without husk ; Weighs from 58 to 601bs. per bushel; Is extremely prolific; WiJi not shake out, though dead ripe; Is well adapted for grinding ; and, Is not troublesome as a weed after harvest. j. Hamilton ward. Riingiora, January 1857. CONTRACT FOB SURVEYING. TcpUm Provincial Government are preJL pared to receive tenders for making s. survey and map of the LToyernor's Bay Road, i'roTti tLu Town of Lytteltou to the 17th mile post (near the Stone Cave) on the Lower Lincoln Road ; particulars may b-3 obtained of the Chief Surveyor, Land Office, Christchurch. Sealed Tenders will be received'up to Saturday, 24th January, at noon, addressed to THOMAS CASS, Chief Surveyor. Land Office, Christchurch, 7th January, 1857. KAY PORK S, &c. A SH handled hay forks -CL. Scythes with handles and mountings complete .Reaping and bagging hooks Scythe stones and hay rakes Children's toy spades Hedge-knives, hous and rakes W. WILSON Christchurch. CHBiSTCHUItCiI BOOK CLUB. TTNDIvR the 18th Rule of the Club, on _*U a requisilion addressed to me. and Pijrnad by Ten Members, 1 hereby call a. Special ; tteneral Meeting of the member's of the Club lor Saturday, the 17th instant, at my house,, at . Noon, " to consider whether any, and if so, what | relations « a .n be established between the Book \ Club and the College Library." I FEEDER LOK THOM PSO N", " _ Secretary, v-ashel-strcet, January Gth, 1857. UNIOtf BANK OF AUBTIULIA. ' tylT"*^'*'ll^ a stronS" native lad as ? » ? Messenger. Iteferences required < Apply to, ► JOSEPH PALMER, l Tii Miinager. f lyttelton, 9th January, 1857.