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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 316, 9 August 1848, Page 1

ON SALE,

Ex " LADY LEIGH," " ALPHA," and "OSPREY." -' VAN DIEMEN'S LAND NEW FLOUR of the First Quality at £14 10s. per ton, in small quantities.. • Apply to. RIDGWAYS, HICKSON, & Co. Wellington, 2nd August, 1848.

TO ARRIVE PER BRIO "NELSON/! Daily expected from Manila direct. 14£^ TONS Pampanga Sugar, assorted Xv^J qualities 10 Tons Coffee 10 Tons Rice . 5 Tons Rope 10 Hogsheads Rum 250,000 No. 4 Cigars Apply to RIDGWAYS, HICKSON, & Co. Wellington, 25th April, 1848.

ON SALE BY THE UNDERSIGNED. VERY superior Old Bottled Port and Sherry Wine Figuera White Wine in hhds, and quarter casks Sicilian Red do. in do. do. Madeira Wine in quarter casks Champagne in 1 dozen cases Claret and Hock in 3 dozen cases Byass' and Dunbar's Bottled Ale Bass & Co's well-known No. 3 Ale in hhds. Negrohead and Cavendish Tobacco English Hops, Liverpool Salt, Lump and Crushed Sugar English Cordage and Whale Linei S puny am, Amberline, &c. Anchors and Chain Cables, Bar Iron Hoop Iron, Ash Oars Paints, Paint Oil, Bleached & unbleached Canvass Nos. 2 @ t Yorkshire Flag Stones, Stoves, Ranges, &c. Also, Per " NELSON/ direct from Manila. Pouchong, in chests and half chests 1 Tongbi in chests, very superior V Tea Hyson in Catty boxes J Coffee, No. 3 Cigars in 500 and 1000 boxes Patent Cordage and Whale Lines RIDGWAYS, HICKSON & Co. Wellington, 26th April 1848.

To Merchants, Shippers, and Others. MR. WILLIAM HENRY CUTTEN, Auctioneer and Commission Agent, at the New Settlement, DUN EDI N, Otakou, NewZealand, will be happy to receive Consignments to sell by Auction or on Commission. May 31,. 1848.

TO 'I HE PUBLIC.

T>OOK, CARP, JOB, and every other -^-* description of Printing, executed -with neatness and despatch, at the Office of the "Spectator," Manners- street, Te-Aro, at moderate Prices.

SIGNAL STATION.

MOUNT ALBERT. The following are the Signals us«d at th» Flag Staff at Mount Albert. A Square denotes a Ship, ") When the ACross " a Barque, 2S£!L A Circle " a Brig, IT* J*» * A Triangle " a Schooner, [%f £/*£ A Diamond " a Cutter, 3u £, A Parallelogram" a Stearafer, 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 Mait Head. Foreign vessel of war, Union Jack at Mail 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 h*lf mast. Tore and aft schooner, a triangle hollow is the centre.

Wellington Marxvts, Retail Prices, Aug. 9, 1848. — Fiist flour, £16: 0 per ton; Bread, per 2 lb. loaf, 4d. i Beef, 6fJ. to 7d. per lb. ; Mutton, 6d. to 7d. per lb. ; Port, sd. to 6d. per llu; Fowls, per pair, 45.; Ducks, per pair, ' ss. ; Geese/ 7 s * each ; Turkeys, 7s. each; Fresh bjatter, Is. $d.; r per lb. ; Salt butter, Is. 4d. per lb. ; Potatoes, £4 per ton ; Eggs, 2s. jOd. per dozen; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. Od. per lb.; Bathurst, Bd. per lb. ; Maize, 3s. 6d per busji. • Al,e,2y. pet gallo* ; Ham and Bacon, 6d. to 73. p>jr lt>.; Fk*woj»d, per c«id, £1. <