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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 49, 18 February 1881, Page 3

PRINCE ALPBED AND THE FISHERMAN'S BOY. • . When the present Duke of Edinburgh was twelve years of age, and then called Prince Alfred, the Queen and Prince Alfred were spending the autumn months at Balmoral. The young prince slipped his attendants and wandered some distance away. Finding himself tired, he wished to return home, but bad quite forgotten the way ho came, and looked hither and thither Tor some outline of Balmoral. At length he saw a boy about his own age coming along with a basket of cockles on his head. "Hallo, boy!" cried the prince; (For continuation of reading matter see fourth pane.) _______-_-_____■--------■—"-----■--< WANTED a Sh-pherd. Must be a steady man. — Apply at once. JNO. DAVIES, Wirokino Station. pEOWN LANDS SALES NORTH ISLAND. OX DEFERRED AND JMMEDIATE PAYMENTS. | Waimate Plains, Parihaka, Forty Mile Rush, and Manawatu Districts. To be held in the month of February, as follows : — IN THE WELLINGTON LAND DISTRICT. Bth and 10-h Feb run ry, at Masterton 15,000 acres, Pahiatua Mock, Forty-Mile Hush 21st and 24th February, at Palmerston North : — 15,500 acres, in Kairanga and Fitzherbert Blocks ; sections, 60 to 320 acres each ; prices per acre, from £■ I Is to £3 10s. WEST COAST DISTRICT, NORTH ISLAND. 14th and 17th February, at New Plymouth : — 5000 acres, Parihaka Block. Includes tbe Village Settlement of Waroa, 600, acrep. 25th to 28th February, at Hawem— 10,000 acres of Waimate PI ins. in sections from 15 to 3*o acres; prices £1 10s to £4 per acre. Townships of Marmia and Opu-n->ke; quarter- acre sections from £10 to £20 each. Suburban land. £7 to £8 an acre. These lands have all been opened '.jp by roads connecting either with railways or main roads. Li hograpb plans and full particulars obtainable at every land office in the colony. war. ROLLESTON, Minister of Lands. General Crown Lands Office, Wellh-ato-i, 2<3ih January, 1881. ri^ENDrRS are invited till 2nd 1 March for deepening about 28 miles of drains, f-peeifioations can be seou at Oroua Downs. Intending tenderers will be met to show work in tlio Horso Shoe on 25 th February Rig Swamp on 20th „ Pope Pope on 23th „ each day at i) o'clock. The lowest or any tendor not necessarily accepted. JOHN M'LENNAN. WORK AT MOUTOA ESTATE. PENDKRS wanted for making a *■ drain 90 chains long, 10 feet wide and 6 feet deep. Specifications to be seen at Mr G. Cfatherley'w, Moutoa. Tenders to be sent addressed to Mv J. W Gower by 12 o'clock Tuesday, the Ist of March Also — 20 acres of flaxcutting. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. JOHN W GOWER. Foxton, Feb 26th, 1881. JUST HAVING COMPLKTKD T A K I N G STOCK AT THE MANAWATU CASH STORE, The balance of Sto-mer. Gcods in prints, straw hats, clothing, shirts, - hats, &c., &c., will be sold off at a GREAT UEDTTC TIO N . An early call is invited to secure bargains. MANAWATU CASH STORE, (please NOTE TnE address) OPPOSITE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, -FOXTON. C. HONORE, Proprietor. Feb. 17, 1881,