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North Otago Times, Volume II, Issue 44, 22 December 1864, Page 3

New Advertisements.

OTAGO GOVERNMENT TOWN LAND SALES. £< ALES BY PUBLIC AUCTION OF THE SECTIONS IN THE TOWNSHIPS OF LAWRENCE, HAWKSBURY, PALMERSTON, HAMPDEN, OAMARU, HERBERT, AND BALOLUTHA, Will take place as under-noted :— - 15th day of December, 1864 (Thursday), at noon, at Lawrence, Tuapeka, at the Camp there. 20th day of December, 1864 (Tuesday), at noon, at Hawkebury, at the Court-house there. 20th day of December, 1864 (Tuesday), at the Court-house, Hawksbury, after tho sale of Sections in nawksbury, Sections in Palmerston. 22nd day of December, 1864 (Thursday), at noon, at Hampden, at Mr Young's Store there. 23rd day of December, 1864 (Friday), at noon, at Oamaru, at the Court-house Oamaru. 23rd day of December, 1864 (Thiu'sday), at the Court-house, Oamaru, after the sale of tho Sections in Oamaru, Sections in tho town of Herbert. 5th day of January, 1865 (Thursday), at noon, at Balclutha, at the Crown Hotel, Clutha Ferry. 9th day of January, 1865 (Monday), at noon, at tho Land Office, Dunodin, Sections iu the Township of Moeraki. W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner. November 23rd, 1864.

UNSURVEYED WASTE LANDS OF THE CROWN, PROVINCE OF OTAGO. l^TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the _Ll following Districts having been triangulated, application for Un surveyed Lands thorcin will bo received at this Office on and after WEDNESDAY, the 4th day of January, 1865. Forms of Application may be obtained at this Office. List of Triangulated Districts : Otepopo Moeraki Hawkosbury Waikouaiti North Harbor and Blueskin (comprises tho lands between Dunedin and Waikouaiti) Clarendon (Waihola) Maungatua (West Taieri) Table Hill (Tokomairiro) Kaitangata (between Tokomairiro and Clutlm) Hillend (between the Clutha and Mt. Stuart) Waitahuna East Waitahuna West (betweon tho Tuapeka and Waitahuna Warepa (Clutha) Glonomaru (Catlin's River District). W. H. CUTTEN, Chief Commissioner. Waste Land Board Office, Dunedin, 2nd December, 1864.

OAMARU STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. AT a Meeting held in Oamaru, on 5th December, 1864, the following resolutions were carried unanimously : — 1. That a Company be formed, to bo styled the "Oamaru Steam Navigation Company," limited liability, with a capital of £8000, in 800 shares of JC10 each 5 tho first call to be £2 10s per share, the remaining calls to be rnado at periods of 3, 6, and 9 months. 2. That this Meeting do now adjourn till THURSDAY, the 5th day of January next, and that in tho meantime, tho above resolution be published in the local and in one of the Dunedin newspapers, and that Mr Black be requested to act in tho interim as Hon. Sec, and see this carried out. Signed, H. FRANCE, Chairman. All communications on the above subject to be addressed to the undersigned. WM. BLACK, Hon. Sec. Tyue-street, Oamaru. Oamaru, Dec. 8th, 1864.

OLD ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH GAMES. BOXING DAY. On MONDAY, 26th DECEMBER, 1864, AT THE NORTHERN HOTEL. rpilE PUBLIC are informed that these Games will take placo at Baker's Northern Hotol, on Monday, the 26th December, At 11 o'clock precisely. LIST OF THE GAMES :— 1st PrL:e. 2nd Prize. 1. Quoiting (entrance 2s 6d) £1 10 0 £0 15 0 2. Foot race, 120 yards (entrance, 2s 6d) ... 1 10 d 0 15 0 3. Throwing heavy hammer (entrance, 2s 6d) ... 110 0 0 15 0 4. Putting heavy stone . . 10 0 0 10 0 5. Running in sacks, 80 yards 0 10 0 0 5 0 6. Hurdle race, 150 yards, 3 feet hurdles ... 1 10 0 0 15 0 7. Throwing quoit 21bs ... 1 0 0 8. Rxinningleap ... 1 0 Q 0 10 0 9. One mile walking match (entrance, 2s 6d) ... 3 0 0> 100 10. 'Boyp' race (undei',15 years of age), 100 yards .. 0 15 0 0 10 0 11. Wheelbarrow race, blindfolded, 60 yards ... 0 15 0 0 10 0 12. One mile foot racs (entrance, 2b 6d> ... 2 10 0 10 0 13. Standing high leap ... 1 0 0 FREE DINNER Given to all the Competitors at 3 o'clock. A BALL AND SUPPER Will take placo at the above Hotol, On MONDAY, 2nd JANUARY, 1865. Double Tickets, 21s. ... Single Tickets, 15s. To be had from the Stewards, and at the Hotel and Stores. Ball to commence at 9 o'clock. Stewards — Messrs Smith and Hook. M.C. — Mr E. Rowland.