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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 251, 25 December 1847, Page 1

On t^e first January will be Published fit the "Spectator" Office, $xitt Qnt £$inittff *nfc Siypttict, THE COOK'S STRAJ* ALMANACK FOR TJIE YEAR 1848, I Contents — Preface, Signal Stasipn» Duties, Principal Articles of the Calendar; Almanack, Gardener's Calendar, Latitude, Longitude, &c, of Port Nicholson and Nelson, Table of Port Establishment of the Principal Harbours, &c, of New Zealand, Table for finding High. .Water, &c, Eight Ascension, Declination,,, and' Meridian Passage of the Principal Starrin the Southern Hemisphere, Eclipses forlB4Ss-NewjZea-land Itinerary, List of Whaling Stations, Lift; of Ordinances passed in 1847, Principal Qcjgi|r- • rences of 1847, Military and Naval Directory, Director 3' for the Southern Settlements, Wea* ther- Table, &c, Statistics, &c. A few copies interleaved for memoranda may be had, Price 2s, Wellington, December 15, 1848; * ~~~" BOXING NIGHT!!! ♦ — On Monday Evening Next, Dec. 27. ■•■ The performanpe will cpmmence by partipi}* lar desire with the Favorite drama called THS MILLER AND HIS MEN | After which, a variety of Singing, &C. To conclude with the Farce called - Hunting • Wellington, 25th December 1847.

, SAW MILL, PORIRtJA ROAD.

BOARDS anp SCANTLING SUPPLIED at the lowest market prices, and on the shortest notice. Messrs. Hurley 8c Lownpes. Wellington, July 17, 1,847.

TO THE PUBLIC,

T3OOK, CARP, JOB, and every other -*-* descriptibn of Printing, executed -with, neatness and "despatch, at the Office of the "Spectator," Mamiers^street, Te-Aro, at moderate Prices.

SIGNAL STATION,

MOUKT ALBERT,

The following are the Signals used at' the Flag Staff at Mount Albert. A Square denotes a Ship, ") When the ACross " a Barque, 1 23£SL A Circle " a Brigr "Iw^A Triangle " a Schooner, f** *"* A Diamond " a Cutter, ~ l^upM A Parallelogram" a Steamer, J Idvere^ ' Remarks.— A Whitp Flag at Mast Head de notes a sail in sight; when the class isj ascer* tamed. the descriptive Signal will be hoisted at the Yard Arm. ; English vessel of war, Unipn Jack at Mast Head. > Foreign vessel of war, Union Jack at M*s£ Head, with white Pendant. Government brig, whitp Pendajjt under descriptive Signal. When a vessel is at anchor, either iftsidp ojr outside the Heads, the flag is lowered' \o half mast. ' , , . , A vpssel in distress, or on shore/ deseriptfvft signal half mast. ' ■♦"<•''* - ' " Fore and aft sphooner, • triangle^ hollo* in the centre. - ' ?

Wej4,inpton Maj&ksxi, Retail Prices, Pec, 25, 1847. — First flour, £20:0 per ton; Bread, per 2 lb. loaf, £d. ; Beef, 7d. to Bd, perlb.; Mutton, 1&. tp-S4. per lb.} PprJc, sd. to 6d. per lb. : Fowls, per pair, 45. ; Ducks, per pair, £s. Geese, 7 S « each; Turkeys, 7v- each ; Fresh butter, /is. Sd. ; per lb. ; Salt butter, Is. od. perlb.; Potatoes, £7 per ton ; Eggs, Is, 6d,per do?en; Cheese, New Zealand, Is, 4d. per lb,; Btthurtt; Bd. per lb. ; Maize, 3s, 6d per bpsb. ; Ale, 2s, per gallon ; Ham and J?acop, $d, to 74* per lb,, Firewpod, per cprd, %\.

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