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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 129, 30 April 1884, Page 3

STEVENS & GORTON. Grass Seeds Grass Seeds ! ! Grass Seeds ! ! JUST ARRIVED Ex s.s. Aorangiand Doris from London, Alayke Cow Grass, White Clover, " Hed do, Trefoil, and Fescues, Also, English Rye Grass (machine dressed) from old pastures, Italian Rye, Timothy, Cocksfoot, Field Turnips, Rape, &c. Nevsr Zealand Barb Wires, Nos. 6, 7, and 8 Fencing Wires. OATS, CHAFF, COO PERM BUEEP DIP, Also, Few Boxes Tea, @ 16/6. N.B. — The Clovers are of the best quality obtainable m the London market this season. Special quotations for large quantities. STEVENS & GORTON, 8.-LKIGH, Manager. Mph~vlvian7~ to.se p h tt iti a n AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION AGENT, The Squarb, Palmeus-toi* Nohth. Prompt rendering of account sales a speciality. $gP Office — Front of Foresters Hall OROfTA COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given, m accordance with sections 49 and 50 of "■ The Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1882,°' that the Orona County Council propose to construct the road known as the Bunny thorpe-K^hanga Road, and th>t the estimated cost of the parts; for which a special rate over cert. in properties m the Tnotiui Riding is now required is £1820 7s lOd. The yearly payment required to be made thereon is £45 10s 2d, and the amount of s ecial rate required to meet such payment is one-third of a penny m the £ annually on the rateable value of the following sections m the Taonui riding, viz. : — Sections 431 to 438, &I' 6' to 51 9j 533, 534, 541,t0..548,586, 587, 598, 599. 1555 to 1561, 1563, 1566, 1567, 1569, 1570, 1575, 1576J 1,581,-. 1582, 1585, 1586 4 1589, 1590J 1598, 1599, 1600,1601 to 1607. : The plans, specification?, art'd detailed estimates of the cost of such proposed work may be seen at the County Couri- I cil Office, Feilding, during ordinary business hours. The poll for «he above special rate will be taken on the 16th May, 1884, of which future notice will be given, D. H. MA GARTH CJR, Chairman. Sporting News. SECOND GRAND DRAWING IS NOW OPEN. T7IIR-ST Drawing for £2000 on the _IJ Hamburg principle filled up before the advertised time. The, money will be returned lor the large of applications that came too late tor the first drawing, or programmes will be forwarded for Second- Drawing. The Second Drawing is now open, for the grand and equal distribution of Money Prizes, amounting to £3000, to be drawn the same as m Hamburg and other Continental Cities,: . This Second Drawing will take place not later than the end of April, or earlier if filled, and the Third Drawing will open Ist May. \ i : TJipse Grnnd, Drawings will take place every two months. , ' ,i> Over. 3000 applications for programmes are now registered for Second Drawing. The Company were induced to ma,ke this Second Drawing for £300Q, m consequence of the first drawing having filled so rapidly, also to enableithem to, give larger prizes ! This Second Grand Drawing will consist of 240 Money Prizes, amounting to £3000, subscribed by 6000 members at 10/- each. The vai ions Money Prizes will be distributed as follows: — 1 £300 Prize.; 1 £150 Pp.izh ; 1 £100 Prize; 2 £60 Prizss ; 10 £30 Prizes; i £25 Prizes; 20 £20 Prizes; 20 £15 Prizes; 65 £10 Prizes; 116 £5 Prize*. Total Amount, £3000. 240 Monet Phizes. The grand principle of these Ham burg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Prize, as it is so drawn that a prize must I come out to every 25 numbers, and the chances are m favour of the investor drawing a large prize, as there are 124 large prizes against 1 16 small ones. I o any investor of £2 the chances are only Q to I against him drawing a prise, and the Head Prize or any other may be drawn by any investor of 10/. The large bulk of • the Money m this Grand Drawing is not given away m one big prize, as it is m the Horse Consultations, but you will observe, m this Hamburg Drawing that the £3000 is fairly proportioned inio 240 Phizes, giving every shareholder kn equal cr-auce of getting a good prize. " This Hamburg Drawing is on the most novel, and will be conducted on the fairest principle possible, t-o as to give entire public satisfaction. 'Jhis Second Drawing for £3000 will take place under the supervision of a committee of eigl.t-gen.Uernen, and the .priz.es \ v ill be paid over, as ea.ily as possible after t]ie drawing. Notice — Country Cheques, marked correct by Bank, only payable to a number and 1/- added for exchange. P.O. Orders preferred, made payable only to B >AZ. Bank Notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and i % esult. Registered letters and telegrams not leceived. Name and address of applicant' should be plainly written. All lrtlers .must be »d<liessed — " BOAZ," care Mi Mosely, Wholesale and Retail Tobbacconist, Box 64, Poot Office. Dunedia,