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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 232, 19 December 1874, Page 3

POVERTY BAY DISTRICT HIGHWAY BOARD. N OT ICE. is hereby given that Mb. HUME will attend at the Highway Board Office, Court House, Gisborne, from 10 o’clock a.m. to 4 o’clock p.m. EVERY SATURDAY, for the purpose of receiving the “Highway Rates.” A. F. HARDY, Chairman, P.B. Highway Board. Gisborne, 14th Dec., 1874. CHRISTMAS SPORTS AT WAERENGA-A-HIKA, ON BOXING DAY. G SAUNDERS begs to announce that • the following SPORTS will be held in the WAERENGA-A-HIKA PADDOCKS, On the Estate of John Breingan, Esq., — which have been kindly let for the purpose by that gentleman—on SATURDAY, 26th DECEMBER. COMMITTEE: C. D. Berry 1 G. Saunders P. Breingan | John Dick H. M‘Caefrey JUDGE: SECRETARY $ TREASURER: P. Breingan. PROGRAMME: 1. —Hack Hurdle Race £ s. d 2.—Quoits 3.—100 yards Foot Race 4. —Putting the Stone s.—Standing High Jump 6.—Vaulting with Pole 7. —200 yds Flat Race (handicap) B.—Hop, Step, and Jump 9. —Hack Flat Race—one mile 10.—Running High Jump 11.— Three Legged Race—lso yds 12.—Tossing the Caber 13.—Hurdle Foot Race—44o yds over 4 flights of hurdles 14.—Tilting in the Ring 15.—Mile Foot Race (handicap) 16.—Hack Race—Consolation ... 17.—Throwing the Hammer. CONDITIONS: All Protests are to be made in writing within half an hour after the event to which they may relate, to the Committee, whose decision shall be final. Entrance Fees:—Five per cent on the amounts of the prizes. Horses having won any advertised race will not be allowed to run. The Sports will commence at 11 o’clock sharp. P. BREINGAN, Secretary. FOR SALE. Ex “Queen Bee.” r? FOUR - HUNDRED - GALLON ± I IBON TANKS. Apply to GRAHAM & CO. FOR SALE. TWO Shakes of the Growing Timber on the Makauri Block. The Block being unpartitioned these Shares are confined to no particular locality. Purchasers may cut close to the Saw Mill or elsewhere. Apply to the undersigned. J. WYLLIE. Mangapapa, Nov. 26, 1874. FOE SALE. PACK SADDLES, NEARLY NEW. Apply to W. S. GREENE, • Kaiariki. FOE SALE. rpHREE OR FOUR Teams of WORKING aULLOCKS, with Dbays, Gbab, and Tabpaulins, all complete. Apply to E. CAMERON, Toanga.