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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5638, 25 April 1879, Page 5

Public Notices CUE BIT OK S’ PROOFS AGAINST BANKRUPT ESTATES. SPECIAL NOTICE TO CREDITORS. An exceedingly pernicious system having grown up during the last fifteen months of Certificated Accountants in Bankruptcy collecting proxies from creditors, and THROUGH THESE PROXIES VOTING THEMSELVES IN AS Trustees op the Estate, fixing their own remuneration, &c., I Hereby Give Notice that, as I consider the practice most degrading to all concerned, and calculated sooner or later to result most disastrously to creditors, after this date no proxies will be requested by any of my clerks, but that I will bs happy to act as heretofore for creditors' unable to attend meetings of the Debtors, when specially requested by them so to do. T. KENNEDY MACDONALD, Certificated Accountant in Bankruptcy. Exchange Chambers, Wellington, 23rd April, 1879. CITY COUNCIL. £IOO,OOO LOAN. NOTICE is hereby given that the Poll taken in accordance with the terms of the Municipal Corporations Act, on the 22 nd April, 1879, to decide the question of raising £IOO,OOO by way of Loan for Street-making purposes, resulted as follows : For 951 Against.. ... ' 571 Majority ... ... ... 380 1 therefore declare the result of the poll to bo in favor of the proposal to raise the loan. J. DKANSEIELD, Mayor. Wellington, 24th April, 1879. CITY COUNCIL. Competitive Designs for Proposed Town Hall and Municipal Buildings for Christchurch. The City Council of Christchurch are prepared to receive DESIGNS for a TOWN HALL and MUNICIPAL OFFICES in accordance with the Conditions and Plan of Site deposited at the Office of the Town Clerk at Dunedin, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Hokitika, Oamaru, Tirnaru, Napier, Wanganui, Invercargill, and Christchurch. Premiums offered are £IOO for the Best Design, and £SO for the second. Designs, addressed to the Town Clerk, are to be sent to the Town Clerk's Office, Christchurch, by Noon of the 14th July, 1879. F. J. HASKINS, Town Clerk. City Council Office, Christchurch, 18th April, 1879. Copies of the Conditions and Plans of the Site can be obtained at the Town Clerk’s Office of any of the Boroughs above named. Business Notices J MPORTANT INFORMATION. MESSRS. CLARK & PRICE, Having purchased Mr. L. T. Bowden’s Book and Stationery Business FOR CASH, at a considerable reduction under cost, are now offering, for ONE MONTH ONLY, their large, valuable, and varied Stock at prices which must effect a speedy sale, so as to make room fer fresh shipments expected daily to arrive. Note the Address— CLARK AND PRICE, Athenaeum Building. THE SMITH ORGANS, The finest Cabinet Organs in the world, samples of which may be seen in the Athenaeum Building, consigned to us by Allen & Co. (Wilkie’s), and offered at Melbourne prices. They are remarkable beyond all others for their power, brilliancy, and rapid articulation. The profession are invited to test them alongside with other makers, and judge for themselves of their immense superiority. CLARK AND PRICE, Agents for Wellington. A WANT SUPPLIED. WARD’S CELEBRATED PIANOS, ON TIME PAYMENTS, TWO POUNDS MONTHLY, Can be purchased for the price of a Pianette, SEND FOR CIRCULAR TO CLARK AND PRICE, AthentEum Building, Wellington. rip KENNEDY MACDONALD & CO , JL a Land Auctioneers and Land Agents Exchange Land Offices, Grey and Featherston Streets, Wellington. The Auction operations of the firmare strictly limited to the sale of Freehold and Leasehold Lands, Houses, Station Properties, and Shares; a/ad by thus making the business a speciality, the firm are enabled to give their clients superior advantages for disposing of such interests either by public or private sale. Land Sales are held every Monday fortnight Particulars of properties intended for these sales should be furnished ten days before the sale. Government Land Sales attended. Selections taken up. Purchases of selections completed, and loans advanced thereon. Surveys in town or country executed with despatch. Valuations of town and country properties made. T. KENNEDY MACDONALD & CO., Professional Accountants, Auditors, and Liquidators, . Grey and Featherston streets, Wellington. Investors will find great facilities offered by the firm for the investment of capita in the purchase of Land and House Property, Joint Stock Companies’ or Building Societies’ Stock, Advances on Mortgage, &c., &c. Rents, interests, and dividends collected punctually, and prompt accounts rendered. Borrowers may obtain any sum of money from £25 upwards on the mortgage of approved Freehold or Leasehold Properties, at rates of interest ranging from 8 per cent, per annum. Mr. Macdonald being a Certificated Accountant in Bankruptcy, special attention is devoted to the speedy realisation of estates liquidated under the Debtors and Creditors Act, the firm acting as Trustees, oh Agents for Trustees. Special Arrangements Made respecting Arbitration Business. J. Gr WALKER, GUNMAKER AND LOCKSMITH, Manners-street, Wellington E REIOHARDT’S Planoforte & Mdsio Warehouse. PIANOS FROM THE FACTORIES OF—KIRKMAN AND SON BEINSMEAD AND SON KAPS HOBLLING AND SPANGENBERG ROLOFF And other Celebrated Makers, at prices varying from Fifty to Eighty Guineas, sold for Cash at only Ten per cent, above London Prices, or on the Deferred Payment System at a small advance on the above Quotations. A Large Assortment of VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC To hand ex Rialto and Margaret Galbraith, CHAPPELL’S & BOOSEY’S MUSICAL CABINET, PRICE—ONE SHILLING. All Sheet Music at Half Price. NOVELTIES. NOVELTIES. GEO. REICHARDT’S PIANOFORTE & MUSIC WAREHOUSE Lambton-quat, Adjoining Mr. James’ Furniture Warehouse. ENRY WALTON’S STEAM-WOOL SCOURING 7BLISHMENT & FBLLMONGERY cragie, Ngahauranga Line, Wellington, Buyer of Wool, Hfdes, Tallow, and Sheepskins ,