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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 306, 5 July 1848, Page 1

Just Received, ex " Robert Syers," A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF WINTER GOODS, consisting of— Woollen, Tartan, and Shepherds' Plaid Shawls Silk, Satin, Cashmere, and French Merino Dresses A large assortment of Tartan Plaids Mantillas and Polka Jackets Merino, Cashmere, and Silk Stockings and Gloves _ Children's Lambs' Wool and Worsted Socks Knitted Tippets, superior French Contill Stays Damask Table Cloths and Table Covers Fine Linen and Linen Diaper & Huckaback Shepherds' Plaids, Umbrellas Superfine Cloths, Black, Blue, Invisible Green, ' and Oxford Mixture An assortment of Doeskins Superior Beaver and Pilot Cloths Colonial Tweeds, &c. Boys' and Men's Pilot Cloth and Colonial Tweed Coats and Trousers An assortment of Ladies' and Children's Boots and Shoes Superior Tea, Chocolate, Soap, Starch, Blue, and Sydney Matches The above Goods must be disposed of for Cash, as the undersigned is about removing from his Premises. Geo. Scott, Thorndon Flat. May 31, 1848.

ON SALE ex "ELORA." THE FOLLOWING superior WINES, Rutherford, Drury, & Co.'s brand, [double diamond]: — 4 qr. casks Old Port Wine 6 do. casks Old Brown Sherry 4 do. casks superior Pale do. 6 do. casks Old Madeira 40 cases Gold, Pale, and Brown Sherry 16 cases Old Port Wine 14 cases Old Madeira Robert Waitt. Wellington, June 2, 1848

TO THE PUBLIC. "DOOK, CARD, JOB, and every other -*-* d^criptien of Printing, executed with ' neatness and despatch, at the Office of the "Spectator," Manners-street, Te-Aro, at moderate Prices.

Mathematical Instruments for Sale. A 5 inch Theodolite A Circumferenter with Clamp and Tangent A single Index Glass Box Sextant A 30 inch Brass Pentagraph A Spirit Level ► A Brass' Protractot*on the newest principle The above instruments are made by Troughton & Simms, and are in first rate order, having never been used- For particulars apply at the Office of this Paper. Also for Sale, 2 Chains and Arrows Wellington, 19th April, 1848.

SIGNAL STATION.

MOUNT ALBERT. The following are the Signals used at the Flag Staff at Mount Albeit. A Square denotes a Ship, ") When the ACross " a Barque, £2^SA/t i (> t> • i inttac the Circle a Brig, \ A Triangle " a Schooner, (£.*£,■"£ A Diamond " a Cutter, J& £ i4G 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 distrert', or on shore, descriptive signal half mast. Fore and aft schooner, a triangle hollow in the centre.

Wellington Maekets, Retail Prices, Juljr 5, 1848. — Fiist flour, £17: 0 per ton; Bread, per 2 lb. loaf, 5d. ; Beef, 63. to 7d; per lb. ; Mutton, *6d. to 7d. per lb. ; Pork; sd. to'6d. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair, 45.; Ducks, per pair, 5s v ; Geese, 7s. each, Turkeys, 7s. ea<h; Fresh butter, Is. 9d. , per lb. ; Salt butter, Is. Od. perlb. ; Potatoes, £4 per ton ; Eggs, 2s. Od.per dozen ; Cheese. New Zealand, Is. 4Vd. per lb.; • Bathurst, Bd. per lb. ; Maize, 3s. 6d per bush. ; Ale, 2s. per gallon ; Ham and Bacon, 6d. to 7d. per lb.; Firewood, per coid* £i.