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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1232, 23 December 1882, Page 3

I SALES BY GRAHAM, PITT, AND BENNETT. Graham, Pitt & Bennett Beg to intimate that they will hold regular •ales as under .— LIVE STOCK. Makahakt— Every alternate Wednesday, at 2 p.m, Wabbrkoa-A-hika— The second Tuesday ut each month, at 2 p.m. WOOL & SHEEPSKINS : ! MsKABAKA —First Wednesday in each Mont 1 At Noon. I The following are the dates for the quar i ter :— Mazabaka —6th December I Mattauaza —2oth December Waebbnga-a-hika— l2th December. I 86 TENDERS. TEFDERS are invited for supplying Carting, Stacking, and Thatching, Ten I Tons of unthrashed Hay. Tenders to be I sent in to EDWIN MATTHEW’S, Roebuck Road, Gisborne, not later than January 15th 1883. 383 TO CARPENTERS. WANTED Three or Four Good Hands, also a Good Bench Hand. Apply 384 HARRIES &

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S G- lit 9 . GRAHAM, PITT AND BENNETT, *T>EG to announce the arrival of a Magnifleent Shipment of Christmas Presents which they intend presenting to their Customers during this week. Every purchaser of Ten Shillings worth can select a Handsome Present, equal to *T E N PER CENT. Of the purchase, from a Large Collection, now on view. GRAHAM, PITT, and BENNETT will continue to sell at their well-known low prices. 398 ADVERTISER, who has had many years experience amongst stock of all kinds, and who thoroughly understands Agriculture as carried on in Otago and Canterbury, is desirous of engagement as MANAGER of either Farm or Station. Would be willing to serve a reasonable period GRATIS, upon trial. Reference kindly permitted to W. Wilson, Esq., at present in Gi® ome, and also to other gentlemen of indisputable standing in Christchurch and Otago. Was lately Manager for the late Sir J. Cracroft Wilson, at Cashmere. Address—“ MANAGER,” 406 Standasd Office, Gisborne. PBESH CANTERBURY CAKES Can be obtained for 9d. EACH from J CRAIG’S Bakery. 407

Karaka Race Meeting. TO be held at KARAKA, on the Ist January, 1883 (New Year’s Day). Stewards F. Ewen, Eeq.; Kuare ; W. Cooper, Esq.} Jno. Parsons, Esq.} M. J. McLeod, Esq. Starter : J. Brown, Esq. Clerk of the Course : E. Tait, Esq. Handicapper : P. Breingan, Esq. Judge :W. B. Mills, Esq. Clerk of Scales : G. Grey, Esq. KARAKA HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 10 Sova.; distance, 2 miles, over 8 flights of hurdles. Nominations, 20s ; acceptances, 20s ; open to all comers. HACK HURDLE RACE, of 5 sovs ; distance 1 mile, over 4 flights of hnrdles ; post entry, 10b ; lOst up ; for horses that have never been trained. STOCKMEN’S RACE, of 71 sovs.; distance, 1| miles ; owners up ; confined to Shepherds and Stockmen. Post entry, 20s. KARAKA HANDICAP, of 12| sovs.; distance 2 miles. Nominations, 20s; acceptances, 30s. MAORI RACE, of 5 sovs.; distance, 3 miles ; catch weights ; post entry, 10s. HACK RACE, of 5 sovs.; distance, 1 mile; catch weights. Post entry, 10s. CONSOLATION RACE, of 5 sovs.; distance 1 mile; catch weights ; entrance, 10s. The above Races are for horses that have been owned for three months by people residing between the Kaiteratahi and the Motu Districts, except in the Handicap Hurdles and Karaka Handicap, which are open to allcomers. These races will be run under the Poverty Bay Turf Club Rules. 405 o TURANGANUI HIGHWAY BOARD. NOTICE. I CONVENE a Special Meeting of the Ratepayers of Turanganui Highway Board Io be held at Tologa Bay, on WEDNESDAY-, Dec. 27th at 3 o’clock p.m. to take into consideration the advisability of altering the Boundaries of the Highway District as provided in the Highways Act of 1882, and the Counties Act of 1882. ANDREW REEVES. 350 Chairman.