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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1036, 14 February 1882, Page 4

LONDON & LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established in the Colonies, ISS2. Capital, £1,852.000; Reserve Fund, £253,729. POVERTY BAY DISTRICT. THE undersigned having been appointed Agent for this Company, is prepared to receive proposals for all descriptions of Insurances, at lowest rates. JOHN COLEMAN, 232 Gladstone Road. Mrs. Hartnett, DRESS & HABIT-MAKER, Gladstone Road, Gisborne. BEGS to return thanks to the Ladies of Poverty Bay for past favors, and trusts to merit a continuance of the same. All Orders Promptly Executed. 36 MASONIC STABLES. Funerals!!! OIAM STEVENSON begs to notify that kO he has had a NEW HEARSE built, and is prepared to attend funerals at ordinray trap prices. 41 [A CARD.] T. W. PORTER, LAND PURCHASE AGENT, Gisborne. Native land titles adjusted, and Opinions given upon all questions of Native Land Tenure. Lands Purchased or Leased upon Part Interest or Commission, as per arrangement. Deeds aud other Documents Translated and Attested. 68 East Coast Association. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE : Chairman : — His Worship the Mayor of Gisborne. Jas. Woodbine-Johnson, Chairman Cook County Council. Allan McDonald, M.H.R. Arthur, A. C. Graham. A. Brassey, W. Matthews, J. Carroll, J. Nolan, J. Chambers, W. K. Penfold, C. J. Craig, S. P. Rees, W. L. Ferris, C. W. Tucker, W. H. Gannon, M. J. Ward, E. ff. Secretary, (pro. tem.) C. J. Penfold. Subscription lists are now opened at the Offices of the various Banks, the Office of the Chairman, and are in the hands of the Members of the Committee, and also at the Stores in the variouus centres of the District. All persons are earnestly solicited to enrol themselves as Members of the Association, and the Subscription, limited to 2s. 6d., will be gladly received by any of the above. KST The Committee will be happy to receive any suggestions or communications on the subject, which it is requested may be addressed to the Hon. Sec. 67

TOLOG-A BAY BACK MEETING, 1882. President : A. McDonald, Esq. Stewards : Messrs E. Murphy, A. Reeves, M. Mullooly, J. Trimmer, R. Finlay, J. Harding, T. E. R. Bloomfield, M. G. Nasmith, Albert Rangiwi. Judge : . Starter :Mr J. Trimmer. Clerk of Course: Mr S. Gillman. Clerk of Scales : Mr W. Phillips. Treasurer : Mr H. Trimmer. Handicappers. Wednesday, Ist March 1882. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, distance 2 miles ; over 8 hurdles, 3ft 6in high, open to all comers. All entries for this race to be sent to the Secretary, at the Ferry Hotel, by 9 p.m. of the 15th Feb., (or bear the Gisborne post mark of the 13th Feb.,) enclosing entrance fee of £l. Handicaps to be declared on the 21st of February. MAIDEN PLATE, for horses in this district (Whangara to the East Cape), that have never won an advertised race, of the value of £lO ; horses to be the property •of owners 3 months previous to the Ist of March j distance Ifc miles ; entrance, 10s. PONY RACE, for ponies 14 hands and under ; open to all comers ; distance 1 mile ; post entrance 10s. UAWA STAKES, open to all comers ; welter weight for age ; distance 2 miles ; entrance £l. FLYING STAKES, for horses in this district only ; distance 6 furlongs ; entrance 10s. HACK RACE, for horses in this district only ; distance 1 mile ; post entrance 10s. FORCED HANDICAP, distance 2 miles ; entrance £l. CONSOLATION, for all beaten horses at this Meeting ; distance miles ,• post ■entrance 10s. CONDITIONS: First Race to start at 11 o’clock. No Owner or Nominator shall be qualified to enter a horse unless both be subscribers of at least One Guinea to the funds. The winner of any race run on the ground to pay 10s to the funds. All Entries to include names, description and age of horses, and colors of riders. Jockeys to ride in colors described, otherwise subject to a penalty of £l. All entrance monies to be paid previous to starting. In all cases the decision of the Stewards to be final. Entries to be forwarded by 9 p.m. of the 15th inst. to— W. M. PHILLIPS, Hon. Sec. 88 Ferry Hotel, Tologa Bay.