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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 672, 10 January 1852, Page 1

JUST PUBLISHED, Price One Shilling and Sixpence, THE COOK’S STRAIT ALMANACK, For the year 1852. Contents—Preface, Signal Station, Eclipses for 1852, 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, Latitudes and Longitudes from observations by Captain Stokes, R.N., Scale of Fees in different Public Offices, Poundage Rates, Fees, &c., in the Administration of Waste Lands of the Crown, Military and Naval Directory, Directory for the Southern Settlements, Postage Regulations, List of Ordinances passed in the General Legislative Council, 1851, Table of Duties of Customs, Advertisements, &c. A few copies interleaved for memoranda may be had—Price 2s. Wellington, December 31, 1851. Ex “ Duke of Portland,” and on sale at the Office of this Paper, LjUt'ERFINE Writing Paper, various kinds O Screw’ CuTlifk'GlfiSses Superfine Sealing Wax Copy Books, various sizes Coloured Prints Mavor’s Spelling Books Johnson’s Dictionary Abram’s Arithmetic

Scotch Ps Ims Walkingham's Tutor’s Assistant Watts’ Psalms and Hymns Children’s Books, &c., &c., Src. On Sale at the Office of this Paper, RULED Account-Books, various sizes Superfine Foolscap Superfine Letter Paper, large Blue-wove and Ivory Do. Note Paper, Royal Albert, Queen’s size a id Ivory Do. Sealing-wax, Red, Black, and various colours Prayer-books and Proper Lessons MUSIC PAPER, Music-books, and Music Portfolios Royal, Imperial, Double-Elephant, and Antiquarian Drawing-paper Tracing - Paper, Drawing Portfolios, and Drawing Materials Superfine Drawing Pencils, Indian Ink, Camel Hair Pencils and Tools Sketch-books and Drawing-blocks Ackerman’s and Reeve’s Water-Colours Parallel Rulersand Mathematical Instruments Parchment, Pasteboards, Millboards Superfine Foolscap, ruled for acccunts Do. Blotting Paper, white and pink, and 1 Blotting Pads Best Hambro’ Quills assorted • Round Ebony Rulers 1 Black and Red Ink, Copying Ink, Sponge s Boxes Italian Pens, Wafers Envelopes, various sizes, Envelope Cases , Morocco Slates, Plain do. Metallic Memoranda Books , Mordan’s Leads for Patent Pencils Packets of Fancy and Mourning Paper Slates and Slate Pencils j One-quire Foolscap Books, ruled and feint f Pewter Inkstands, Screw Inks India Rubber, Ivory Reading Knives Ladies’ Companions, Writing Portfolios, ’ Card Cases, and Visiting Cards 1 Pocket-books, Morocco and Russia, Bill Case, Memoranda Books, various sizes Also,

Cheque Books, Bills of Lading, Bills of Exchange, Customhouse Forms, &c., &c.. &c. For Sale. DECEPTION, a Chesnut Gelding, G years old, by Riddlesworth, own brother to LieutenantTraftbrd’s well-known mare Naenae. This horse has never started in any race, and is consequently eligible for the ensuing Produce Stakes. He is perfectly sound, and can be seen at H. WlNTRINGham’s Lit ery Stabies, Te Aro. Wellington, December 10, 1851. Wellington Markets, Retail Prices, January 10, 1852. —First flour, £ll per ton ; Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4d. ; Beef, sd. to 6d. per lb.; Mutton, 4jd. to sd. per lb.; Pork, sd. to 6d. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair, 3s. ; Ducks, per pair, 4s. ; Geese, 4s. each ; Turkeys, ss. each; Fresh butter, os. Io<i. per lb.; Sait butter, Is. 2d. per lb.; Potatoes, £6 pe; ton ; Eggs, Is. 2d. perdoz. ; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. 2d. per lb. ; Bathurst, is. per lb. ; Maize, -3s. Gd. per bush.; Ale, 2s. per gallon ; Hum ami Bacon, 6d, to Jd« per lb. ; Firewood, per ton, 18s.