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Manawatu Herald, Volume I, Issue 39, 10 January 1879, Page 3

THE -EDUCATION TiOAKD OF THE DISTRICT i-K WANGANUr. IN accordanco with i!:o filth clause of the Education Ac:, 1877, a PUBLIC MINTING of HOUSEHOLDERS in tho undermentioned school districts will- bo held on MONDAY, the 27th day of January, 1879, at 7.30 p.m., at their respective sehoolhouses, for the purpose of elect* ing a school committee for the current year, viz, at Awahuri, Carnarvon, Foxton, Feilding, Halcombe, Karere, Motoa, Otaki, ralmerston North, Stoney Greek, Sandon, Taonui, Wai. tohi ; and at Runny thorpe at Bailey's sawmills, at Carnarvon Junction, at the house of Mr A. Simpson. A. A. BROWNE, Socretary. January 1, 1879. THE VTEW ZEALAND LOAN JN ' aSd; Mercantile Agenoj Company (Limited,) , WELLINGTON, Are prepared to Mate. Advances on the most Favorable Terms upon the ENSUING CLIP OF AVOOL, Whether for shipment to London or for sale in Wellington. " At the request of a large number of growers, ESPECIALLY THE PRODUCERS OF feMALL LOTS, The Company will, during tho ensuing season, hold Weekly Auction Sales of Wool Sheepskins, Hides, & Tallow, At their new and commodious pres mises, Custom House Quay. Every lot submitted will be carefnlly valued prior to the sale, thus affording the owners the satisfaction of knowing that no lota will be sao rificed, but that full market rates will be obtained. The Company acting strictly as SELLING 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 On wool offered for sale and withdrawn I the nominal charge is Is per bale. ' On wool sold the following is the scale : — ; ' R eceiving, weighing, warehousing and store, 1- Bth of Id per lb. Repacking sample bales (when required), 5s per bale. Insurance. — 2s 6d 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 f to the contrary Advertising for sale and catalogue ing, 3d per bale. Commission : On soles over £500, li per cent ; under that sum, 2£ per cent. Chahges oxPjrodi/ce. — Oil Sheep* skins and Hides, 2?V per cent, commission only. On Tallow, a receiving and delivering charge of 6d per qwt, in addition to commission of 2-h per cent, will bo chai'ged. All wool for sale or shipment at Wellington should be consigned to THE AGENT OF THE COMPANY AT FOXTON. W. H. TRAPP, Pro. Agent. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. 10,000 RAILWAY SLEKPERS. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this offico nntil NOON on MONDAY, the 20th January, 1879, for the supply, and -delivery 'of 10,000 RAILWAY SLEEPERS, to bo delivered and stacked on Waitara Wharf or alongtide the line, at any Railway Station between Waitara, New Ply-, mouth, and Inglewood, or at specified distances alongside the formation between Inglewood and Stratford, as directed. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Miaiater ' for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for Railway Sleepers." Specifications may ! be seen at the Public Works Offices, New Plymouth, Foxton, 1 Wanganui, Auckland, and Wellington, and the Railway Manager's Office, Picton. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed anl marked, will be received if presented at any Telegraphic Office by iNOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour, and accom- ) panied by a cheque on some bank . in the toun where the tender is I lodged ; such cheque to be specially i marked by a banker as good for one month, and to bo in favor of , tho Receiver-General's Deposit Acl count only, and not to bearer or order. The highest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. JOIUN BLACKETT, Engineer in Charge, North Is' and.