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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 130, 1 May 1884, Page 3

STEVENS & GORTON^ Grass Seeds Crass Seeds ! ! Grass Seeds ! ! JUST ARRIVED Ex s.s. Aorangiand Doric from London, Alsyke Cow Grass, White Clover, " Red do, Trefoil, and Fescues, &c, &c Also, English Rye Grass (machine - dressed)- from ' old pastures, Italian Rye*, Timothy, Cocksfoot, Field Turnips, Rape, &c. -, Ke«r Zealand Barb Wires,v Nos. 6, 7i and-, 8 Fencing Wires. ''..:■■ . OATS, CHAFF,: COOPER' \ SHEEP 1)1 P, ■ ■•■ Also, "! Few Boxes Tea, @ l ! 6/6. N.B.— Tho Clovers are of the best quality obtainable m llie London market this Reason. '. ; , Special quotations for large quantities. STEVENS &"■ GORTON, I. - R- LKJGH, v -„., ,-.,,.- .:■; Manager. JOSEPH YIV IA N AUCTIONEER AND .COMMISSION AGENT, T&e Square, Palmersto^ Nohth. Prompt rendering of account sales a ".. i■; :'■ •• , speciality. ' • : ...■:. O^f ipE-j-Front of Foresters Hall OROOA CpUNTY COUNCIL. "iLrOT ICE in hereby given, iinaccord_l3| . anue with sections 49 ! and 50 of ''The Jtoad.s an(T ßridges Construction Act, 1885," -that the Oroua County Council propose to construct the road known sis the BunnythorpejKahanga Road, and th it the estimated cost of the parts for which a special! rate over cert iiu properties iv the Taonui Riding is now required is £1820 7s IQd. j y\ The yearly payment roqu'ired to be made thereon is £i 5 10s 2ili, and the amount of s ecial rate required to meet such payment is one-third of penny , m the £ annually on the rateable value of the following sections m t|ie Taonui' riding, \iz. :— Sections 431 to 438,, 516---•to 519, 533,-534,^41^ £45,i58p\ 587, ; 598, 509. 1555 't0" 1501," 156.°., 1566,' 15(37, 1569, 1570, 1-575, 15f6, 1551, i 58 12,l 2, 1585,,1586, 1589., 15^0,r 1598f ■ 15^,1660,1(50110 1607;^; , . The plans, spp.cific;vtionsj and detailed estimates of the cost of, su;ch proposed work- may be seen at the County Council Otfico, Feilding, during: ordinary business hours. The poll, for ihe above special rate will, be taken on the 16th May, 1884, ot which, future notice will bfe given, D. H. MACARTHUR, Chairman. Sporting News. SECOND GRAND DRAWING IS NOW OPtfN. FIRST Drawing for £2000 on the Hamburg principle filled up bofore theadvertised time. The money will be. returned for the large number of applications that came too late tor the iirst drawing, or prftgraunnes will be forwarded for Second Drawing. The Second Drawing is now open, for the £rawd-.»ind equal distribution of Money Prizes, amounting to £3000, to be drawn the same as iv Hamburg and oilier Continental Gitieii This Secovid Drawing will take place not later than the end of April, or earlier if rilled, and tlie Third Drawing will open Ist May. These Grand Drawings will take place every two months. • Over 3000 applications for programmer are nbw registered for, the Second Drawing. • Tlie Company were induced to make this Second Drawing for £3000, m consequence "of fiie first drawing having filled so rapidly, also to enable them M give larger prizes "' This Second Grand Drawing will consist of 240 Money Piiize^, amount-' ing to £3000, subscribed ; by 6000 members at 10/- each. j The vai ions Money Prizes will be distributed as follows ; — : 1 £300 Prize; 1 £150 Prijsr j 1 £100 Prize; 2 £60 Priors ; 10 £3,0 Prtzes ; 4 £25 Prtzes ; 20 £20 Prices; 20 £15 Phizes; 65 £10 PnrssES; 116 £5 Phizes. Total Amount, £3000. 240 Money Prizes. ,y • The grand principle of these Ham burg 'Drawings is that a purchaser, of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Prize x as it is so drawn that a prize miist come out to every, 25 numbers, and the chances are m favour of the investor drawing v large prize, as there are 124 large prizes against 116 small ones. ' o any investor of £2 the'ch'a'nces are only. C to 1 against him drawing a pri^e, and the Head Prize ov any other may be drawn" by any investor of 10/. . . , ; SY«? large: bulk of tho Money in r this, . Gvafod Drawing isinot'..giv.eu avvay 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 into 240- Phizes, giviug every shareholder an equal cbance of getting a good prize. 2'his Hamburg Drawing is on the most novel, and will be -"conducted on the fairest principle possible, >o as to give entire public satisfaction. 'J his Second Drawing for £3000 will take place under the supervision of a committee of eigl.t genUemen, and the prizes v."ill be paid over as eaijy as possible after the drawing. Notice — Country Clieques, marked correct by Bank, only payable to a number and 1/- added for exchange. P.O. Orders preferred, made payable only to B )AZ. flank. Notes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Registered letters and telegrams not >eceived. , . Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All letters must be adibessed- " BOAZ," care Mi Mo.Mjly, Wholesale and Retail Tobbacconist, Box 64, Post Office, DunediiL '