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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 562, 21 December 1850, Page 2

On Sale at the Stores of the Undersigned PINE Congou Tea in Cattie Boxes "" Do. do. Half-chests Crushed, Siam, China, and Pampanga Sugar English and Sydney Loaf Sugar Coffee, Oilman's Stores, Muscatell Raisins Jordan Almonds, Currants and Raisins Candied Peel, Spices, and all kinds of groceries Also, Fine Manila Cheroots Earthenware and Glass Hollow Ware Hard Ware Cutlery, &c, &c, &c. William Spinks. Late Langdon & Spinks. Herbert-street, Te Aro, December 20, 1850.

Public Notice.

AT a Meeting of the Blacksmiths of Wellington, held at the Nelson Hotel, December 12, 1850, it was Tesolved — That in consequence of the high price of Iron and Coals in this Colony, the price for Shoeing Horses, after the Ist January next, will be as follows: — New set of Shoes, 65. ; removing Shoes, 35. ; and all other work on as reasonable terms as the cost *>f the materials will allow. Wellington, December 13, 1850.

For Sale, EIGHT COWS just Calved, with their Calves by their sides, and one Two Year old Heifer. For Particulars apply to Lot Hunt, Thorndoh Flat. Wellington, December 21, 1850.

Notice to Resident Land Purchasers from the New Zealand Company. THE Committee of Resident Land Purchasers from the New Zealand Company will sit at the office of the undersigned on Monday next, the 23rd instant, from 2 to 3 o'clock, p.m., to receive and consider the statements of all Purchasers who have not yet preferred their claims to compensation, to which they may deem themselves entitled under the agreement of the 16th of September, 1848. William Hickson, Chairman of the Committee. Wellington, 20th December, 1850.

To be Seen, at Mr. Hunt's, Gardener, Thorndon Flat, A SKULL of that GIGANTIC BIRD, The MOA, just arrived from the Middle Island. December 21, 1850.

'The New Zealand Pacific Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, No. 758. THE Brethren of the above Lodge will celebrate the Festival of St. John, on FRIDAY, the 27th inst M at iheir Lodge Booms, Barrett's Hotel. .The Lodge will he opened at 3 p.m. .Banquet on the table at 7 p.m. JBjy command of the W. M., Robt. Lambert, Secretary. ■WeHißgfcoa, December 18, 1350.

JUST PUBLISHED, Price One Shilling and Sixpence, TftE COOK'S STRAIT ALMANACK, For the year 1851. Con tents— Preface, Signal Station, Duties, Principal Articles of the Calendar, Almanack, -Gardener's Calendar, Latitude, Longitude, &c. of the Harbours in the Southern Province 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 1851, Scale of Fees in different Public Offices, &c, Poundage Rates, Post Office Regulations, Latitude and Longitude from observations by Captain Stokes, R. N., Military and Naval Directory, Directory for the Southern Settlements, Principal occurrences of 1850, Directions for restoring Suspended Animation, &c. A few copies interleaved for memoranda may be had — Price 2s. Also, The SHEET ALMANACK for 1851, price Is. Wellington, December 18, 1851.

On Sale. AT the Stores of the Undersigned, and in Bonded Warehouses, the following "Wines and Spirits of the first quality : — Pale and Golden Sherries in quarter casks or in bottle .Port Wine, fine old wine bottled in London, .or in draught : Claret, Marsala, and Sparkling^ Champagne Scotch Whisky, 1 1 o.p. Genlivet Brandy The duty paid stock is being sold at little -jahove the wholesale market prices, and all are of the most superior description. R. J. Duncan. Wellington, December 11, 1850.

Port Lyttelton. FOR SALE, by private contract, or to be Let .on Building Leases, several Plots of Town Land.at Port Lyttelton, or in the Capital, 'with, valuable 1 frontages for business and build•ing purposes, and early-right of selection. 'For particulars apply to • CJE. Dampier, Esq., ' ' Solicitor, Port JLyttelton. November 23, 1850.