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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 268, 23 February 1848, Page 1

GARDEN ENGINE. A LARGE powetful Garden Engine for Sale. Price— £l4, cost— £24, may bo seen at P. M. Hervey's warehouse. Wellington, January 22, 1848.

JUST PUBLISHED, Price Gnt an* &i&mte t THE COOK'S STRAIT ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR 1848. Contents — Preface, Signal Station, 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, Right Ascension, Declination, and Meridian Passage of the Principal Stars in the Southern Hemisphere, Eclipses for 1848, New Zealand Itinerary, List of Whaling Stations, List of Ordinances passed in 1847, Principal Occurrences of 1847, Military and Naval Directory, Directory for the Southern Settlements, Weather Table, &c, Statistics, &c. A few copies interleaved for memoranda may be had, Price 2s. Wellington, January 12, 1848.

On Sale, at the office of this Paper.

T ADIES' CREAM Coloured Note Paper, JLJ tinted edges Do. tinted Letter Paper, gilt edges Tinted Demy various colours Wellington, January 19, 1848.

TO THE PUBLIC.

BOOK; CARD, JOB, and every other description of Printing, executed with neatness and despatch, at the Office of the "Spbctatok," Manners-street, Te-Aro, at moderate Prices.

TH E Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle (published at Nelson,) is regularly transmitted to Wellington, and may be had at the Office of this paper. The Nefcon Examiner will be found an excellent medium for advertisers. Terms for the paper, ten shillings per qu arts payable in advance. Orders for the paper and advertisement will be received at the office of this paper. April 18, 1845.

SIGNAL STATION.

MOUNT ALBERT.

The following are the Signals used at the Flag Staff at Mount Albert. A Square denotes a Ship, 1 When tht ACross " a Barque, ZS&ft, A Circle " a Brig, I™*'** A Triangle " a Schooner, l* B £?* A Diamond " a Cutter, \%S, LA9 A Parallelogram" a Steamer, J lowered. Remarks.— A White Flag at Mast Head de notes a sail in sight,* when the class is ascertained, the descriptive Signal will be hoisted at the Yard Arm. English vessel of war, Union Jack at Mast Head. Foreign vessel of war, Union Jack at Mast Head, with white Pendant. Government brig, white Pendant under descriptive Signal. When a vessel is at anchor, either inside or outside the Heads, the flag is lowered to half mast. A vessel in distress, or on shore, descriptive signal half mast. For» and aft schooner, a triangle hollow in the centre.

Wellington Markets, Retail Prices, Feb* 23, 1848. — First flour, £20 : 0 per ton; Bread, per 2 lb. loaf, 5d. ; Beef, 7d. to Bd. per lb. ; Mutton, 7d. to Bd. per lb. ; Pork, sd. to 6d. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair, 45. ; Ducks, per pair, ss. ; Geese, 7s. each; Turkeys, 7s. each ; Fresh butter, Is. 3d. ; per lb. ; Salt butter, Is. Od. per lb. ; Potatoes, £5 per ton ; Eggs, 2s. Od.per dozen; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. -4d. per lb.; Bathurst, Bd. per lb. ; Maize, 3s. 6d per bush. ; Ale, 2s; per gallon ; Ham and Bacon; 6d. to 7o\ per lb., Firewood, per cord, £1.

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