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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5578, 13 February 1879, Page 3

Funeral Notice npHE Funeral Procession of the late Mr. A ALFRED BRADY will leave the "Wellington Hospital, at 2 o’clock THIS DAY (THURSDAY), the 13th INSTANT. Friends are respectfully requested to attend. W. NICHOLSON. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF RECHABITES. Members are requested to Attend the Funeral of the late BROTHER JONES, which will leave his late residence, Courtneyplace, at 2 o’clock This Afternoon. F. H. FRASER. greetings HE EQUITABLE BUILDING AND INVESTMENT COMPANY OF WELLINGTON, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE First Annual General Meeting will be held at the Chamber of Commerce, Lambtonquay, on FRIDAY, 21st FEBRUARY, at 7.30 p.m. Business:— To receive Directors’ Report and Balance Sheet. ; The declaration of a dividend Te elect Directors To elector Auditor, and General Proxy papers may be obtained at the Company’s office?, Temple Chambers. J. H. OTTO SCHWARTZ, Secretary. Wellington, Ist February, 1879. Hi NORTHERN LAND, • LOAN AND BUILDING COMPANY, OF WELLINTON (LIMITED). NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Chamber of Commerce, Wellington, on TUESDAY, 18th FEBRUARY INST., at 3 o'clock p.m. By order of the Board. OHAS. P. POWLES, Secretary. BUSINESS : To receive Report of Directors and balance-sheet ; The declaration of a Dividend, and issue of new shares; To elect Directors ; To elect Auditors; and General. Shareholders are reminded that by the Articles of Association no Shareholder other than a Director is eligible for election as a Director unless notice in writing of the intention to propose such Shareholder as a Director, under the hand of a Shareholder, shall have been left at the registered office of the Company seven days at least previous to the date of the meeting at which such election is to take place. ATHENAEUM, SPECIAL MEETING POSTPONED TO TUESDAY, FEB. 18, At 8 p.m. business: To consider proposition to Open Reading Rooms on Sundays, say from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. H. F. LOGAN, Hon. Sec. Fidelity and accident guaranty COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. The HALF-YEARLY GENERAL MEETING of Shareholders of this Company will be held at the Company’s Office, in Wellington, on TUESDAY, the 25th FEBRUARY INST., at 3 o’clock p.m., to receive Directors’ Report and Balance-sheet for the half-year ending 31st December, 1878, and general. By order of the Board, S. CARROLL, Secretary. Wellington, 10th February, 1879. ASSOCIATION. THIS EVENING (THURSDAY). IMPORTANT BUSINESS at 8 p.m. Duke of Edinburgh Hotel. Wantea WANTED, Employment as a Circular Sawyer or Saw Sharpener and Armorer. Apply office of this paper. EEF TO N HOSPITAL WANTED, a legally qualified Medical Practitioner for the above institution. Salary £250 per annum, with guarantee of all the friendly societies. Applications, with testimonials, to be forwarded to the undersigned not later than MONDAY, 10th MARCH. Duties to commence about 10th April. Further particulars may be obtained at the office of this paper. WILLIAM McLEAN, Secretary.

Public Notices CITY COUNCIL, WATER SUPPLY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,—That the Water Supply will be CUT OFF from THURSDAY NIGHT, at 10 p.m., during the Cleansing of the Distributing Basin, and will be discontinued until SATURDAY, at 10 p.m. It will therefore be necessary to store forty-eight hours’ supply tor domestic use. Notice is also given,—That a Night Watchman is always in attendance at the Corporation Yards, Manners-street, to whom all notices must be given in-cases of accidents to pipes, &c: C. C. GRAHAM, Town Clerk. Wellington, 12th February, 1879. ZEALAND TELEGRAPHS. Head Office, Wellington, . 11th February, 1879. ’he Telegraph Commissioner is prepared receive APPLICATIONS for CADETIPS in the New Zealand Telegraph ,Detment. applications must be made in applicant’s i handwriting, stating age, and accompanied references as to character, &c., addressed he General Manager, New Zealand Telephs, Wellington. 5y order of the Telegraph Commissioner. C. LEMON, General Manager. rpo SURVEY DRAFTSMEN. Surveyor-General's Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Bth January, 1879. The SERVICES of duly qualified DRAFTSMEN being required in the Sur-veyor-General’s Office, Sydney, New South Wales, applications are invited from gentlemen competent to perform the duties, for which purpose they will have to pass a satisfactory examination in the following subjects, viz.:— 1. Writing from dictation 2. Writing a description of the boundaries of a portion of land 3. Lettering (free-hand) in large and open Roman capitals and Arabic numerals 4. Ordinary map drawing 5. Reducing 6. Plotting traverses 7. Computation of latitude and [departure, and applied plane trigonometry generally, including computation of areas by the system of doable longitudes, &0., and satisfy the Surveyor-General that they are generally competent to perform the duties of a survey draftsman. In the event of passing the examination the remuneration will depend upon, the degree of efficiency that may then and thereafter be exhibited. Temporary draftsmen are divided into seven classes, at rates varying from 6s. to 17a. per diem, for five and a half working days per week. In opening communication on this subject applicants are invited to forward specimens of their draftsmanship. ROBERT FITZGERALD, For Surveyor-General,