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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1632, 11 February 1886, Page 4

A W.HRMIM& TO PUBLMH. JBKS. LOOK OUT FOR THE SWINDLE. I>EAn Sii{S : Having received from many of the Australian -and 'New Zealand publishers, (for my investigation and approval) an Rtlveitising proposal sent them by a New York cotiueru under the uameof " I'IiMBBHTON, Ayek & C 0.," offerins a doublu-column advertisement of the '• NoR- ~. vx El :iCTitic Light C 0.," of Phila<i>:i|ihia, Pu., to be inserted "m all mini' beisof Yi>ur p:i])er for three months." 1 h a*e ;invest"igatetl the character of these cmioenis. (hoih " Ageiicy " and advertisers) an I fiittl them both unmitigated frauds. and swinlles. ■ : The Press of the countries named, 1 fear, have Wen largely taken m by these impostors, and miy have unwittingly l«jd their rciders to make remittances to the Philadelphia concern ; if so, they may render, a valu ible service t«» the public by cautionii.g them against the impbstora. ;••«•- , I append- a telegitiphin dispatch which appeared m the New York Tribune of Jau i uaryUth, 188C>. Yours, m behalf of Honest Advertising, H. P. HUBBAUD. New Havkn, Jan. 7, 1886. [From the Ne>v York Tribune, Jan., 1886. J The " Norman Electric Light Company." Philadelphia, Jau, sth, (Special), — Mayor Smith this morning received a letter from the Inspector-Generai of Police ot ' New South Wales and ? citizen of New Zealand, asking particulars about 'the "Norman Electric Light t CompanVj °f Philadelphia," which has been advertisidg extensively m Sydney and other parts of tne c-4ony. The authorities answered thnt the company is doubtless one of t.he'scheniesdf Emil Basset of New York,: who under the name of Marsh t Bassett, was detected m carrying on. a bogus - watch business m this city and i-? now awaiting trial m th^JJnited States Court.

" THE tfBOPERTY ASSESSMENT ACT, 1885," AND "THE RATING ACT, 1882," SECTION 3. Property-Tax Office, "Wellington, Ist .February, 1886. , THE Statements of values of properties under the above Acts; for the districts enumerated below, have been deposited at the offices of, the local bodies for public inspection. J. SPERREY, ■j •> ? s ?* ,-i ? r -,v. •. Commission^. - Borough of Ralmei^ston North" * ; Borough of Feildhig , .;.. ■ Manawatu Road t)istrict . j nHalcombe Town District „' \ Manchester ißdad District ' ! ; Kiwitea itoad District ' : / ' , Poxtqn Town District ; ' Sandoh-Cariiaryon Boad ! District' \. , Outlying District Manawatvr'Couiffy NOTE— The last day for sending m objections is the 20th Feb.

MANAWATU ROAD DISTRICT*. Foil for Mangaone and Six; * ' ' lotlier - Bridges ; m Karere j Ridings ■'•' j NOTICE is hereby, eriven that the following amended notice will take the place of the previous advertisement referring to the above- '. mentioned poll In accordance with sections" 27 and "32 of the Roads' 'and • Bridges Construction Act, 1882, the Manawatu Road Board -propose .to; construct a Bridge over the Mongaone Stream, .on the Karere Road ; th^tt tjiei estimated^ cpst \<if siioh construction, for which 'a special rate ; over all properties m No. 1 Ward is now required is £700, The yearly, p;iy ; men t t required? , to i be made thereon is *,63';* Vhd^ Ibe amount of special rate required to meet such payment is one-fourth of a penny m the £ annually, on the rateable' value of the b^elpw-mentioned sections and subdivisions m the • Kareie Biding. i ■ A : further poll will betaken; under 12 to 15 of the lioads and Bridgfß CbiißtructiJn Act, for the construction of six other Bridges on the/same road^t an; jestiriiatedjbd^tjof ; jf3i2 ; tlie yearly payment reqnire&to be made for the repayment of onefourth of the said £312 b'ein> £8, and the amount of special rate re- : quired to! mcct 1 such payflaent :is .one- i fortieth of a penny m the pound on . tile annual rateable value of the same properties. j

The 'sections and . subdtvisjonii m the Karere Riding rateable for the above mentioned forks' dre fas', follows : — ;.•'■" ■ : " : N"o8. 3, 1, 44, 45, '46,47^48,49,. 50, 51, 85, 87> 58, 52, 43, 72, 82, 1, 2, 20,;. 17, 88, 30, 33, 34, lfl, 21, 21, 5, 6, 7, 89, 22, 23, 24, 20^ 14, 5, 6, 4, 6, 33/34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 21, 89, 31, 80, 80, 19, 5| 6,. 32. 32, 10, 8, 4, 56, 60, 6J, 88,. 10, 9, 11, 61, 86, 63, 64, 18, 21, 20, 40, 41, 42, 14, I3^k 11, M, 44. B,^/ 15, 16, JlB, t t 'i$ t 75/77, ?9j8l;83, 90^78^76, 57, 84, 25, 53, 54, 55. 59, 65, 67, 69, 71/46; 68; 1 74^ 70^ 3$ 2^A^ 9,^3, 372, 12, 13. 17,-14, 351, 361, 18, 19, 20, 21, 368, 369^370. 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 863, 364, 365, 366, 373, 374. The -plans', 'specifications ''and. detailed estimate of the proposed, work mtty* < W secti J 'at f tb'e Road : Board Oflice; ;Pahnerston North^-during ; free hours., i .'..'■: C> " il The Poll for the above will be ! taken on the 23rd day of February, ( Itiß6, :i at the house of Mr -Rowe,! Karere, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. , . ■'■ ■■•"•• •: a. m. snelson, : Chairman. Jan. 25th, 1886. BOROUGH OF PALMERSTON NORTH. :;■..; , Notification of Valuation List. irrUKE NOTICE.— The Valua- ! X tion Lists for the Borough of: PaJmerston; North, for the year 1886-87 are now open for Inspeo tion at the Borough Council Office. All objections thereto must be left at t 1 c Court-house, . Palmerston North, on or before the 15th Feb; ru ftry, addressed to the Assessment Court, and a copy of every, such objection jmust be left at the Borough Council Office not less than sever* da ys before the next sitting of the eaid Court .; BOBT. N. KEELING, Town Cterfc,