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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 32, 13 December 1878, Page 3

THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND Mercantile Agency Company (Limited,) WELLINGTON, Ara prepared to Make Advances oti the most Favorable Terms upon the ens:;ls~g clip of wool, Whether for shipment to London or for sale in Wellington. At the request of a large number of growers, ESPECIALLY THE PRODUCERS OF SMALL LOTS, The Company will, during the ensuing season, hold Weekly Auction Sales of Wool Sheepskins, Hides, & Tallow, At their new and commodious pre^ mises, Custom House Quay. Every lot submitted will be carefully valued prior to tho sale, thus affording the owners the satisfaction of knowing that no lots will be sacrificed, but that full market rates will be obtained. The Company acting strictly as SELL TG BROKERS ONLY is a further guarantee that ALL PRODUCE will realise its HIGHEST VALUE. The charges will be moderate On wool offered for sale and withdrawn the nominal charge is Is per bale. On wool sold the following is the scale : — Receiving, weighing, warehousing and store, l-Bth of Id per lb. Repacking sample bales (when required), 5s per bale. Insurance.— 2s Cd per cent on market value. This charge protects the goods from the time they enter the warehouse, and is made in all cases, unless specially instructed to the contrary. Advertising for sale and catalogue ing, 3d per bale. Commission : On soles over £500, 1£ per cent ; i >der that sum. 2A- per cent. Cjiakges on Pkcduce.— On Sheep* skins and Hides, 21 per cent, commission only. On Tallow, a receiving and delivering charge of Gd per cwt, in addition to commission of 2 \ per cent, will bo charged. A" wool for sale or shipment at Wellington should be consigned to THE AGENT OF THE COMPANY AT FOXTON. W. H. TRAPP, Pro. Agent. MANAWATU HIGHWAYS BOARD. November 21st, 1878. mENDEES are called for tho un--1- dermontioned Works : — NO. 1 WARD. Metalling forty chains Lee's lino of road Forming and metalling Wilson's line of road Forming and metalling Bailoy's lino of road Ihish -felling and stumping about lifty chains Speedy's lino of road. No. 2 WABD. Scrubbing 40 chains Jones' line of road Celling bush Campbell Town line of road NO. 3 WARD. Repairs to Cemetery line of road, Foxton. Felling bush and stumping fif» teen feet wide on Motoa road. NO. 4 WARD. Bridge at Eandolph and Walker's line of road. Forming forty chains Waldegrave's line of road Foiling and clearing forty chain? bush on Gascoigno's lino of ! road. NO. 5 WARD. Bridgo and approaches near New combe's property Scrubbing ewainp on Manawatu Bridge Gorgo Road Forming bridle track from Manawatu Uridge to Fitzherberton NO. o WARD. Forming biidle track. James's lino SEALED TEXDERS, addressed to the Chairman, must be sent in to I the Manawatu Highways Office, PalI merston, at or before ehven a.m. on •FRIDAY, the 13th December, 1878. Hans and specifications to bo seen at tho Highways i ffice, Palmer&ton, j and tho County Council Oflico, Foxton, on and ni'tor Monday, the 2nd December, 1878. 11. J. HAYNS. Engineer to tho Board. FURNISHING AND GENKKAL IHONMONGEU. W . J . SCOTT, Manners street, Wellington, New Zealand Cheapest house iv town. Country crdrrs puuctually uttendd to.