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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 311, 29 December 1873, Page 2

A cler &WHPH|^a as swept away the old-e3tabn!fejPuleß of marrying for a fee, and announces thus he shall hareafter marry by weight, charging four cents per pound for the happy man, and two for the bride. __NEW^BVEETISEMENTS. Superin tendent's Office^ Nelson, Dec. 22, 1873 mHE PUBLIC OFFICES will be CLOSED on J- Thuwdsy, Isfe January, 1874, New Years' Day. ALFRED GREENFIELD, 33 " Provincial Secretary. PTIHE Next Meeting of the CENTRAL BO AUD X of ED OC ATroN will be held on FRIDAY January 2, Thursday falling oa New Year's Day. 3200 W.C HODGSON, ■* iUU Secretary. NELSON VOLUNTEERARTILLERY COMPANY. COMPANY DRILL in the Drill Shed THIS \J (MONDAY) EVENING, at Seven o'clock punctually. The Band to attend. ALBERT PITT, I December 29, 1873. CALEDONIAN SPO^TsTiSTIsT. TTOLDER'S COACH will leave Fox Hill at JLA half-past Seven a.m., and return from Nelson at Eight o'clock p,m. 3415 ST. MARY'S CONVENT SCHOOL. DRAMATICAL PLAY, •• Fabiola, or the Christian Drama," to be ACTED hv thp W°p U nS^ D v IES ° f k - WsTnvenC on WEDNESDAY, 31st December, at 7-30 p.m. Admittance, 2s. 6d. g416 THE ANNIVERSARY of the~WAIMEA SOUTH LITKRARY INSTITUTE will take place on THURSDAY, JANUARY the Ist, 1874. Sposts as usual, comprising Flat and Hurdle Races, Vaulting with the Pole, &c. The Wakefleld Band will be in attendance. Tea on Table at 4 p.m. Tickets 2a each ; Children half-price. RICHARD CHATTOCK, 3418 -Hon. Sec. TO BOOTMAKERS. WANTED, a GOOD HAND. Apply to HEALY & SON, 3417 Bridge-streef. JOSEPH'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS. mem gilt eight-day clock, as well JL as the WATCHES and other leading Prizes which were drawn, have been replaced for TO-NIGHT, At JOSEPH'S, Trafalgar-streefc. , 3420 MOUTERE ROAD BOARD. FRESH TENDERS fnone eligible having been sent in) will be received by the above Board up till SATURDAY the 3rd of January, for FORMING EOAD on HILLS between MOUTERE and WAIMEA WEST. Specification and Plan to be seen at the Golden Lion, Waimea West, and at Hensemann's Store and the Neudorf Hotel, Upper Moutere. ' The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted^ HENRY ALEX. TARRANF, _. , Secretary. December 24, 1873. uu JUST RECEIVED, PER~ ALBION. A FINE Lot of LADIES' and CHILDRENS' J-X. PLAIN and FANCY BOOTS, Cheap, At 34 °7 W. PATTERSON'S. IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF WBSTLAND NORTH, Holden at Westport. In the Matter of the Mining Companies Act 1872, and in the Matter of the Excelsior Quartz-Mining Company (Registered). NOTICE TO CREDITORS. "&T OTICB is hereby given that the Court hath X^j appointed Wednesday, the Twenty-eighth day of January, 1874, 33 the date on which the Creditors of the above-named Company are to come in and prove their debt* before the Court. It is further notified that any creditor not bo coming in shall be excluded from the beneflt of any distribution made before the debt of any suc6i creditor shall be proved. WILLIAM LLOYD, liquidator. Westport, December 18, 1873. 3394 FIRST-CLASS INVESTMENT IN WANGANUI. TTIOR SALE, the valuable FREEHOLD PRS£p A^ ISE . S ' CtOOI) WILL, and STOCK-IN-TRADE of the IRONMONGERY and SEED WAREHOUSE, Victoria Avenue, now doing a nrst-class business. To parties desirous of securing an excellent central freehold property, in » well-established and impioving line of business, the above presents an opportunity for profitable investment rarely to he met with. For particulars, apply to HENRY WILLIAMSON, Ironmonger and Seedsman, 3^ Wanganui. FOR HAVELOCK. j>~-|\ fTHHE Faat Sailing Ketch |||i||^ EMI L V leave on MONDAY AFTERNOON, at Three o'clock. For Freight or passage, apply on board. 3406 SHIP HARVEST dim HOME, Fbobi LONDON. rpH IS Vessel has been reported at the Customs, A Consignees will please pass Entries and tike delivery of car«»o. Goods not passed and impeding discharge of vessel will be landed and Stored at the risk and expense of the Consignee. Bills of Lading to be presented and freight paid before delivery ot cargo can be made. N. EDWARDS & Co . Agents, Captain HILL will NOT be responaible for DEBTS contracted by his Crew. 3 .09