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Meetings, &o---IyTATAURA P. & A. SOCIETY The annual general meeting of tho abovt society will be held in Leahy's Hall, Wynd ham, at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, sth day ol September. I. W. RAYMOND, (1388 Secretary. PROCEEDS TO GO TO ATHENE UM FUND. THE PUKERAU VARIETY CLUB will hold their Second Grand Enterta'nment in the Athenfeum Hall on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1883, Commencing at 8.15 p.m. Progbamme : Part I.— The amusing trifle "We all have our Little Fault. .', Part ll.— Songs, duets, stump speech, kc. Part lll.— The sidesplitting farce, "The Floural Artists." For particulars see bills. Admi. sion to Concert and Dance- Single Ticket, 2s ; Double Ticket (to admit Lady and Gentleman). 3s. ALEX. M'KENZIE, d 390 Hon. Sec. GIF 1' AUCTION. mHE MATAURA PRESBITERIAN -*- Church Oomoiittee intends to hold a Gifc Auction in aid of the Building Fund in Hump] res Hall on Friday, 14th September. Contributions will be reoeived at the sores of Messrs MacGibton and Sols and Park and Winning. ROBT. WINNIi- G, d2lO Sec SERVICES FOR SEPTEMBER. Tiff ATAURA RIVER MISSION DISTRICT 2.— Fortrose, 11.30 a.m. ; Wyndham, 7 p.m. 9.— Gore, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; catechizing, 2.30 p.m. 16.— Dipton, 11 a.m, ; Lumsden, 3.30 p.m. 23.— Gore, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. ; Mataura, 3 p.m, J. HOBBS, Curate. General Notices Q-EORGE Jjla ETT ,* TEA MERCHANT. Gordon. d 389 NOTICE TO FENCE. To the owner of section 6. Block IV, Wyndham. TAKE NOTICE that I desire a boundary fence to be erected between sections 6 and 7, Block IV, Wyndham, such fence to be of posts and two rails and picketed, and to be erected immediately. R. KIDD, ,d 391 Owner of section 7y ". / " ALL PRIZES ! ! NO BLANKS ! ! ! ' £200,000 to he distributed on the MELBOURNE OfUP, 1883, _._, , -fO-*be-runr6_r-Nove*_iber 6th. THE MELBOURNE Tufcp 1 CLUB desire to inform the Sporting Public that they have made arrangements for holding a Mammoth Sweep on the forthcoming Melbourne Cup, which for Novelty, Fidelity, and advantage has no equal in Australia. Capital £20,000 in 20,000 Shares of £1 Each. First Horse .. .. £3000 I 4 Prizes of LSOO £20,010 Second „ .. .. 1000 1 8 „ 350 2000 Third .. •• 1000 110 „ 200 2000 Starters Divide .. 1000 20 „ 100 2000 Noa-stertera „ .. 1000 "T7T~ Total .. ..15,000 The remaining £5000 will be employed by the Club in making a book on the Cup and other races, that is, laying and taking the odds by a new system, the success of which has been practically proved. It is estimated that the profits accruiiag from this source will range from £5000 to £15,000 tho whole of which, both capital and profits, will be equally divided amongst subscribers who were unsuccessful in drawing either a Horse or a Prize in the Mammoth Sweep. EACH Subscriber will be 'sure of obtainin <_- A PRIZE, BE IT LABGE OR SMALL. The Promoters of the M, T. C, aro well-known sporting gentlemen and guarantee the above to be a lonafide affair in. every particular. Ten per cent, commission deducted from all winnings. Drawing to take plaoe on Oct. 28, th. Results posed immediately after. Subscribers who wish to be present, will please notify us in time. Add 3d for reply and result. Address — THOMAS BENTLEY, Secty, d 396 M. T. C, Melbourne. TUTURAU ROAD BOARD. I "VTOTICE is hereby given that it is the in- -^ tention of the above Road Board at itsnext sitting on Saturday, the 16th September, to strike a rate of £d in the £ on all tho rateable property within the Roai District ; such rate to be for one year, commencing on the Ist April, 1883, and terminating on the 31st March, 1884. and will be made payable on the Ist November, 1883. The rate-book U opeu for inspection at Messrs MacGibboa and Son's store, Mataura. J. H. PERKINS. ! Clerk Tuturau Road Board. August 28th, 1883. d 393 NOTICE, ALL persons indebted to the late Andrew Muir, Mataura, are requested to pay their accounts without delay to JAMES MUIR, (1383 Administrator, j ADVANCES ON ENSUING WOOL CLIP THE undersigned are prepared to make Cash Advances to farmers on Growing Clips, at moderate rates of interest. NATIONAL MORTGAGE & AGENCY OQ G. F. MARTIN. Note.— The Company having erected large and well-lighted wool stores pp tha Crescent, clients c*-*tn upon their clips being exhibited to the best possible advantage when offered in the local market. d 264 DISC HARROWS, QAJ^Q AND SULKTf PLOUGHS. rpHE Undersigned have on hand for Sale -*- a consignment of the above celebrated Iniplements. CARSWELL, WHITE k CO;, d 350 Invercargill