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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 766, 4 December 1852, Page 1

ALL EN,

M R.

COMMISSION AND GENERAL AGENT,' Wellington Auction Boom, Lambton-Quay, TS prepared to receive Goods and Pro- ■*• perty of every description intended for iin-

mediate sale. . . ' A WEEKLY SALE is held, or oftener if required, whenever , sufficient inducement is offered ; thereby affording facilities for the disposal of Goods, .&c, at the shortest possible notice. , t

As a General Commission Agency Office, the above will be found in every way worthy the attention of parties seeking either to buy or sell Houses, Land, Agricultural Produce, Stock, &c, &c, &c. ,

A Register kept of Houses, Land, &c, for disposal by private contract. Valuations made, Lands surveyed and mapped, and Estate Agencies carefully attended to. April 23, 1852.

Just Received, And on Sale at the Office of this Paper, QUPEHIOE, PLAYING CARDS *"' and Common do. do. October 2, 1852.

On Sale at the Office of this Paper,

"ROBINSON CRUSOE, translated into the New Zealand Language, tinder the direction of the Government. Price 2s. 6d. , Also, A, .SPELLING BOOK for the Use of Maori Children. Price 2s. July 10,, 1852.

Just arrived,

And on Sale at the Office of this Paper.

A NEW and General Assortment o£ 11 STATIONERY, consisting of Foolscap, Letter, and Note Paper, Coloured Paper, Envelopes, various sizes, in packets and fancy cases, Camphorated Sealing Wax, Slates with and without Frames, Dutch and other Slate Pencils, Mayor's Spelling Books, Church of England Prayer Books, in cases, boxes of India Rubber Bands, Date Boxes, &c. — Also, Drawings and Engravings in Frames

For Sale, A POWERFUL CAR ; T HORSE. -tX Apply to M. QUIN, Dixon-street. September 22, 1852.

For Hire, rj_COD SADDLE HORSES,, by the day or longer, Sabbaths excepted, , At M. QUIN's, Dixon-street. September 22, 1852. 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 and 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 J Reeve's Water-Colours Parallelßulersand Mathematical Instruments Parchment, Pasteboards, Millboards Superfine Foolscap, ruled for accounts Do. Blotting Paper, white and pink, and Blotting Pads Best Hambro 1 Quills assorted Round Ebony Rulers Black. and Red Ink, Copying Ink, Sponge Boxes Italian Pens, Wafers Envelopes, varipus 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' ' One-quire Foolscap Books, ruled and feint Pewterjjikstands, Screw Inks India Rubber, Ivory Reading Knives Ladies' Companions, Writing Portfolios^ Card Cases, and Visiting Cards Pocket-books, Morocco and Russia, Bill Case Memoranda Books, various sizes Cheque Books; Bills of Lading, Bills of Exchangej Customhouse Forms, &c, &c. &c«

Dixon-street.

Wellington Markets.

RETAIL PRICES, DECEMBER 4, 1852

First Flour, £40 per ton ; Bread, per 21b, loaf, Bd.; Beef, sd. to 6d. perlb.; Mutton, 4|d. to sd. per lb. : Pork, sd. to 6d. per lb. i Fowls, per pair, 3s. 6d. ; Ducks, per pair, 45. ; Geese, 4s. each ; Turkey, ss. each ; Fresh Butter, Is. per lb. ; Salt Butter,-; Is. 4d. perlb.; Potatoes, £8 per ton; Eggsi Is. Od. per doz.; .Cheese, New Zealand, Js. 2d. per lb. ; Batnurst, Is. per lb. ; Maize,' ] 7s. Od. per qushel ; , Ale,* 2s. per gallon ;, Hara and Bacon, 7d. to Bd. per lb. ; Firewood, per ton, l&s.