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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 39, 16 January 1885, Page 3

STEVENS & GORTON. STOCK SALES— JANUARY. Buils (Stock sale) Tuesday, January 20 Feilding ... Tuusday, January 27 STEVENS & GORTON, Auctioneers.

"NEW YEAR ANNOUNCEMENT; Wollci'inaai & JHutclieson, ; ' GROCERS, Wholesale Wine and Spirit ■ ■; Merchants, Wish specially 'to direct the atlention of tlir-ir cufitnnicrs an d : tire jmldic o\' •Palriier^ton arid surrounding districts to; the. armii^Gm^nts they have jiiKt completed .for i the " Christihiis Holi,days. ;, ..'... .... Besides:i constant supply cf Dunedin and local Ales, wo have laid m a stock of choice .European and Colonial Wines, and are now ready to supply hampers of assorted dozens at exceptionally low prices. The following., are a few of the leading brands kept iii stci'ck :— ' ' "'". V ■."■/*", "■[' ' i . :' " l Brandies'— Henn essey 's 1 and 3 staf, ; Lucieri Bellotj Mewkow, &c. ' "WWskies — Kilmarnock V.0., ■ Dunville, Usher's : Special Reserve/ GarVick Blend, &c. ■■•'•'• - ■ ' ■' Ports & Sherries of the best' ■ selected' brands; : .■ ' ■ • i Australian Wines— Rich Constapctia,, Muscat; Co'mdoo, and others , top. .numerous to mention. : ; BprdeauxWines— St. Juiien, St. Gavin, , La Rpsej aiid Margaut. ■■.-,.. ..." Sparkling, Wines —, Clicquot, Pomerpy, Atn;oatel,&c. . I English' Ales $; Stouts m pints and quarts. , '•' ■''•W . and Ij. Would also call special , attention to.' their large' and, varied ' us'sortinent 6f Gb'ristmas FruitsValso, to their very large stock of Teas and Sugars, selected from the b&rt -markets, and ! guaraiiteed to be of the iinost qualities. ■ ■ ; ' ''. We .have also just opened ont a firstclass assortment of Crockery and GlaasWun.v And all who wish to. present, their friends with suitable Christmas Presents,, are .invited .to inspect .our stuck' of Ornamental Vases, , Flower Pots, &c. "" '

FEIENDLY SOCIETIES' SPORTS. TH E a Hove A 1 hlo+ic Sjmi'ts, j postponed from New Year's Day, will take, place-on THURSDAY ■ tin' :i22nd instant, on thenGromids, Ter-. race .End, canunencing at 11 aan. -, /Volunteer Band ia attendance. Fpr full particulars seQ prograiflms.i .' „,,." SPECIAL EVENT. : 1 Mile" Walking (Handicap) a '' Sweejrstake' of . r )/-. Ist Prize £2, sweepstake ' added ; 2nd Prize . Post entries. .Ball at the Foresters' Hall m tho evening. . . F. MOWLEM, '','■■ Secretary.

-GREAT LAND SALE./ UPPER RANGTTIKEI DIS- ; TRICT. FOE SALE .'■ Some time about the beginning ' of, . • MARCH, about 4,00 b ACRES 1 ...'.",-. .; ; ; OF LAND ' T)EING part, of the Rangatira _fl> Block, comprising the HUNTER VJ.LLK, TO WNSI-I.LP EXTENSION, and a largcr'number of Rural and Suburban Sections, varying from sto 320 Acres. The. -Town" Sections from Ito 3 Acrek ' 'Allthe Sections have frontage^ to wellgcaded rouds, «bme of which are formed; and are now being metalled ; 'otbeTs ' will ' be shortly cleared one ' 'chain, wide. : The Main Trunk Railway from Wellington ■ to Auckland passes through the' entire length of this Block, as also the Marton-Otamaka-pua-Mnrimotu Road. The biVsh on the Hunterville Town- ' ship Extension has been cleared ready for burning, l;he r jnirchasers will therefore' be- able to proceed with the erec- ' tioti 6f their buildings directly after the "sale. ' ■ - The whole tif the Rural and Suburban ■ Sections are covered with forest, the principal trees being tawa, rimu, rata, and patches of fine totmu suitable for milling- purposes. Tho undergrowth is as a rule light, and the general character of the soil of splendid quality. A Saw-mill will shortly be erected on the Block. The country is undulating, with a large proportion of flats, and when cleared and brought under cultivation threefourths will be fit tor agricWlturai purposes. ! Lithographs of the property and full particulars will shortly be obtainable. ; ' ■• " Th le, Land Transfer A ct. ■1 ;„, TVrnis very -liberal.''.- ■ '. BECKETT, HAMMOND, & DTCK. ;.-■.,..>.. , Marton.

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