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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 440, 29 December 1876, Page 3

SALE A. T THE “S T -A. LT 2D A. 3D ” OFFICE.

LEVIATHAN INVESTMENT. A WELL FINISHED Four Roomed HOUSE, built of the Best Kauri timber, standing on an ACRE and THREE QUARTERS of choice land in the township of Gisborne, with 759 Links of Road Frontage, OR A First Class 2 Acre Section WITH 190 Links of Road Frontage, also in the township of Gisborne, FOB, Both of these Valuable Lots are securely fenced, ploughed, &c., and are now in an excellent state of repair- The undersigned has determined on affording his friends and the general public A CHANCE of acquiring these DESIRABLE PROPERTIES, at the Ridicvlously Low Figure before mentioned, but as the buyers ut that price would of necessity be like “ the sands on the seashore,” he Las DECIDED on LIMITING the number to 325 Members at £2 each. THE PROPERTIES Are Honestly Worth £7OO Thus the Fortunate Winner of either of them, wi'l be secured a valuable property which will set him up FOR LIFE. Tickets may be obtained at nil the Hotels in the district, and from Messrs Adams, Stubbs, Hurrey, and R« Colebrook at the Waerenga-a-hika store. The Drawing, which will be conducted on the Art Union principle, will take place ut an early date, of which duo notice will be given. 1313 IL COLEBROOK. New Zealand Steam Shipping Company, (Limited.) RETUBN TICKETS at SINGLE FABES will be iasued by the above Company between Poverty Bay and Napier during the Christmas Holidays. GRAHAM A CO., 1310 Agents. A CALCUTTA SWEEP ON THB County Stakes. To be run for at the Poverty Bay Turf Club Meeting will be DRAWN at the Masonic Hotel, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1877, al 8 p.m. 5Q MEMBERS AT 10s EACH. First Horse £l5 0« Second House 7 10« Third Horse 210 s The Monies resulting from the sale of the Horses will be apportioned as follow : —Half to the Drawers, us usual; the remaining half to the First Prize. Five per cent, to be deducted to pay expenses. In the event of the List not being filled up, the Money will be delivered pro rata. • 1320 PA G E & CO. A Calcutta Sweep ON THE Turanga Stakes Handicap. To be run for at the Poverty Bay Turf* Club Meeting will be DRAWN at the Masonic Hotel, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 20th, 1877, at 8 p.m. 100 MEMBEKS AT 108 EACH First Horse £35 Second Horse £lO Third Horsb £5 • The monies resulting from the sale of the Horses will be apportioned as follow : —Half to the Drawers, as usual; the remaining half to the First Prize. Five per cent, to be deducted to pay expenses. In the event of the List not being filled up, the money will be divided pro rata. 1321 - PAGE & CO. JUST ARRIVED A direct shipment from Walsall, Englund, Ex Lochnagar IO CASES Saddles, Ladies’ and Gents’ ; saddle cloths, Ladies’ and Gents’ ; spurs, Ladies’ A Gents’ in great variety. Breast plates and Mart ingales. Whips, Greenhide, Kangaroo, and Malacca. Ladies’ and Gents’ Hunting Whips, Curt Whips and Kungaroo Thongs. RACING Saddles and Bridles, Jockey Whips and spurs, Best English Riding Boots, finest make, Courier bags. BRUSHES. Body, Dandy, Weed and Whalebone Brushes, Chamois skins, Turkey and Honey combed sponges, and every other requisite fur a saddler’s stock. The whole of these Goods are of the very Best Quality, and the Latest Fashions ; ami in order to make room for future shipments, they will be sold at a nominal advance on the original cost FOR CASH. 1356 11. M‘CAFFERY. £3O Reward. WILL be paid for the discovery of the person or persons who on or about t he 10th inst., wantonly removed several NU TS from my Reaping Machine, in order that it might be broken when set in S. C. 1351

POVERTY BAY CRICKET CLUB. New Years’ Ball. Stewards ; G. J. Winter, T. W. Porter, S. Parsons, H. E. Webb, C. W. Ferris. A BALI under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Cricket Club, will be held in the Masonic Hall, Gisborne, on TUESDAY EVENING, the 2nd January, 1877, in honor of the visit of the Napier Cricketing Team to Poverty Bay. Ticket* 17s 6d each, to be had utjhe Herald and {Standard offices, at Mr Adams’, Mr Stubbs’, Mr E. K. Brown’s stores, Gisborne ; at Mr Saunders’ Shelbourne Hotel, Makaraka ; and at Mr Barrie’s Store, Ormond. T. W. PORTER, 1339 For the Committee. Eradication of Scab, East Coast District. TENDERS will be received until the 15th JANUARY, 1877, for PURCHASING & BOILING DOWN FBOM 20,000 to 25,000 Scabby Sheep, In the East Coast District. Full particulars and copies of Conditions may be obtained on application to Mr Commissioner Kemp, Auckland, S. Locke, Esq., Napier, or to T. W. PORTER, Captain and Adjutant, 1274 East Coast District. COUNTY Counoil Election. For the Return of Two Councillors for the Gisborne Riding. Returning Officer’s Office, Gisborne, December 22, 1876. I THE undersigned, Returning Officer , for the Gisborne Riding in the County Cook, hereby give NOTICE that the following ELECTORS have been NOMINATED to serve as Councillors in the Council of the above named County, namely:— John Robert Hurrey, Stapylton Cotton Csulton, Josiah Tutchen, Christopher David Berry, Charles William Ferris, AND James Buchanan. And I further give notice that a POLL will take place, for the election of any TWO of trie above Nominees, on Friday the sth day of January, 1877, That the Polling Booths for the Riding will be as follow :— viz., the Court House at Gisborne, and Villers’ Public Hall, at Ormond, and That the Poll will open at 9 a.m., and close at 6 p.m., on the above named day. W. K. NESBITT, 1354 Returning Officer. “ NONPAREIL ” FELLMONGERY, WIEBENGA-A-HIKA. J. COOPER & CO., ABE prepared to purchase siibepkins or WOOL in any quantities FOR CASH. WOOL — Sorted, Cleaned, and Scoured, BY THE POUND. Sheepskins Cured and Dressed for Mats or any other purpose according to order. 1327 J. COOPER & CO. QUARTERLY AUCTION SALES. tIIHE subscriber begs to notify that he will hold Quarterly Auction Sales, at Mr Stegga'.l’s Yards, Makaraka, on the last WEDNESDAY in each quarter. / M. HALL, 501 Auctioneer. LAW NOTI C E . THE offices of the undersigned will be closed from 25th December inst. till WEDNESDAY, 3rd January next. BROOKE TAYLOR, W. WILFRID WILSON, J. E. ROGAN, 1355 A. E. WHITAKER. The Blood Purifier. NO ONE Residing in Warm Climates Should Ever be Without Old Dr. Jacob Townsend’s Sarsaparilla, which acts like a charm in curing all Liver, Kidney, and Bilious complaints, and in strengthening the system so as to enable every one to withstand all attacks of Fever, Cholera, and other diseases. Recommended and used by the Faculty. Also the OLD Dr.’s FAMILY PILLS. Are the most popular medicine known for all bilious liver and stomach complaints, and indigestion, as proved by thousands. — Wholesale Agents, Messrs Graham and Co., Gisborne, Poverty Bay, Depot, 131, Fleet-street, London. / 1277 NEW STORE, WAERENGA-A-HIKA, Nearly opposite the Wacrenga-a-hika Hotel. R COLEBROOK begs to announce to the • residents of Waerenga-a-hika, Ormond, and the surrounding neighborhood, that pending the erection of his New Premises, He is NOW CARRYING on Bubivj sr n the STORE lately occupied by Wi Pe,re. I 'i* ry of Goods at Lowest Gisboriw Prices. 1312

Important Notice. TO THE INHABITANTS OF COOK COUNTY. rpHE undersigned having now completed his purchases for the SUMMER SEASON, begs to announce that every Department is replete with all the Latest Novelties. A GREAT VARIETY OF LADIES' COSTUMES IN Japanese Silk Lustre Tussore and Prints FROM 15s UPWARDS. AN IMMENSE VARIETY OF DRESS MATERIAL FROM 4n Upwards 200 PIECES HOYLES’ PRINTS. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LADIES’ STAYS. A GREAT VARIETY OF LADIES’ STRAW SAILOR HATS. A BEAUTIFUL VARIETY OF LACE FISSUES AND CROSSOVERS. A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF LADIES’ BOOTS. Men s, Boys\ and Youths 1 IN ENDLESS VARIETY. Men's Boys’ and Youths' Boots, 500 Pairs to Select from. Having earned the reputation of being the cheapest house in Gisborne, he is determined to maintain that position by selling a really good article at the smallest possible living profit. A large and varied stock of » I O ZST OZTG- IE 2R, "ST, AND LOCKWOOD’S CUTLERY. A SUPERIOR STOCK OF GROCERIES. A Large Stock of Oils and Paints. WINES AND SPIRITS IN NOT LESS THAN 2 GALLONS. 1360 ROBJOHNS, TEAT & CO.

New Advertisements. ~~ E. BURCH, Locksmith, Belch an gee, &c., BEGS to inform the public generally, that he has commenced business as a Jobbing Smith, in the shop lately occupied by MR BEYER, and hopes by Good Workmanship, and moderate charges to merit a fair share of patronage. All kinds of light jobbing neatly executed. Scissors ground. Razors set, Umbrellas repaired. *»* TERMS CASH. 1361 New Year’s Day. CALEDONIAN SPORTS, to be held at Makaraka, pn Monday, January Ist, 1877. COMMITTEE : Messrs Saunders, Dick, Maynard, Dufour, Nasmith, P. Breingan, Webb, and Berry. Secretary and Treasurer : Mr Quigley Starter : Mr Berry. Handicappers: P. Breingan and C. D. Berry. Pbogbammb : i—loo y,rds Foot Race; Ist prize £3 ; 2nd prize £1 2—Quoita; Ist prize £1 10s 3—Standing High Jump; Ist prize £2 ; 2nd prize, £l. 4 —Vaultiie with Pole; Ist prize £4 ; 2nd prife £1 10s 51—200 yards Handicap Foot Race; Ist prize £4 ; 2nd prize £1 10s 6—Hop, Step, and Jump ; Ist prize £1 10s; 2nd prize 15s 7-ri-Hack Jumping ; Ist prize £4; 2nd prize ■I £llos B—-Running High Jump; Ist prize £1 10s ; 2nd grize 15s 9—200 yards Handicap Foot Race, open to Boys 14 years of age and under; Ist . prize. 10s ; 2nd prize 10s 10 —Hurdle Rale, 300 yards, over 4 flights of Hhrdlis, Bft. in height ; Ist prize £3 ; 2id prize £1 11—Half mile Itandicep Foot Race; Ist prize £4; 2nd prize £1 10s 12—Tossing the Caber; Ist prize £2 13—Tilting in the Ring; Ist prize £6; 2nd prize £2 CONDITIONS : All protests must be made to the Committee, in writing, within half an hour after the event to which they relate. The decision of the Committee in every case to be final. Post Entries. Entrance Fees :—5 per cent, on the value of the prizes The Sports to commence at 11 a.m. sharp. 1272 SHEEP FOR SALE. r}r\r\r\ merino wethrrs, full X month, delivery February. 2000 Merino Ewes, full mouth, delivery February 350 Wethers, Merinos and Cross breds, full mouth. 500 Ewes, Merino and Cross-bred, mixed ages, delivery at weaning time. 7 Romney Marsh Earns, bred by Moorcroft, Canterbury 4 J-Lincolns, bred by J, N. Williams. FERRIS & PITT, 1238 Auctioneers. FOR SALE. A LARGE NUMBER of GOOD, SOUND, empty Floun Bags at TENPENCE EACH, eq sale by 1341 f Jas. ERSKINE. CAUTION. ON and after THIS DATE POISON will be laid in our PADDOCKS at Waerenga-a-hika. 899 R. BREINGAN & SON. Chandos Hotel, ORMOND. IN connection wfih the above Hotel, the undersigned having engaged the services OF REALLY First Class Workmen, intends to carry on the tides’ of BLACKSMITH AND SADDLER, in all their brah ' A HORSE POWER SAW cuts firewood to any requisite length on tils premises. * J. VILLERS, Proprietor. OMANI. KAI au nga kai mahi ftuo mohio ara HE PARAKIMETE. ’ HE KAI TUI NOHdANGA. Kei au hoki he miliini koti kiti wahie, NA HONi WIRA, 1171 Omana. Ormond Sawmill. rpHE undersigned begs to inform the public that the above SAW MILL HAS STARTED WORK, and that he is now prepared to supply SAWN TIMBER, in all sizes and dimensions, at Market Rates, namely : — Ordinary Sizes, 10s per 100 Extra Sizes by Arrangement. ALSO, FIRST CLASS SHINGLES. All orders sent to the mill, addresm-f t° undersigned, or left at Mr Barri X’s store, Ormond, will be promptly attended if J RICHARD CLljlo, 354 Pro P *> c ’ or '

Children’s PRINT & PIQUE DRESSES «OM 3s 6d Each. Ladies’ COSTUMES IN Great Variety 12s 6d. HATS, HATS, UNTRIMMED, ~ Is 6d up. TRIMMED 3s 9d Up. NEW •TWEEDS 3-UST ARRIVED. 1276

GEELONG AND MELBOURNE Specially for the TAILORING DEPARTMENT. Men’s and Boys’ Boots & Hats, IN GREAT VARIETY. F New Season’s T ZE _A_ S DAILY EXPECTED, AND GROCERY , FOR THE