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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1233, 27 December 1882, Page 3

J SALES' BY W. RATCLIFFE £ & Wm. Will hold Regular Sales W follows LIVE STOCK. Bridge Hotel —Every alternate Thursday WOOL, LIVE STOCK. Waeresga-a-hika—Aonthly. Dates tor Quarter Waeresga-a-hiKA—23rd November Bridge Hotel—3oth November Bridge Hotel —14th December WabreSga-a-hika—2lst December 73 BRibbii HoTEL -28tli December. DIVINE SERVICES. The KEV. i. HILL will hold Divine Service at Makaraka, at 3 p.m., on Sunday next. Divine Service will be held at Patutahi on Sunday Evening next, at 7 o’clock, by the Ven. Archdeacon Williams. H. McKAY, (Sticceseor to W. K. McLean.) ACCOfTJrTAKT. HOUSE, LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. OtfiCE ... Lowe-street, H McKAY will undertake the sale of • Properties, Shares Ac. The Investment of Moneys on Mortgage ; also in Land, Shares and other safe investments. Valuations made of Ehnd, Buildings, Merchandise &c., in Town or Country. Agent for the Hamburg-Magdeburg Fire Insurance Company. Registry Office for Servants. Special facil ities offered to those desirous of obtaining situations. 273 JUST ARRIVED ! JUST ARRIVED ! ! COME AND SEE THE SPLENDID NEW SUMMER GOODS, All marked in Plain Figures, Cheaper than at any other house in Gisborne, AT—MRS. WILLSHIRE’S Gladstone Road. 396 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. WItSON, Esq , at present in Gis 1 orne, 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 Standard Office, Gisborne.

CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR'S Gk Itta. GRAHAM, PITT AND BENNETT, TJEG to announce the arrival of a Magnificent 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 TEN 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 Karaka Race Meeting.

TO be held at KAR AKA, on the Ist January, 1883 (New Year's Day). Stewards :—F. Ewen. Esq.; 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. Ct.brk of Scales : G. Grey, Esq. KARAKA HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of 10 sovs.; 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 hurdles ; post entry, 10s : 10t«t up ; for horses that nave never been trained. STOCKMEN’S RACE, of 7« sovs.; distance, 14 miles; owners up; confined to Shepherds, Stockmen, and Station Hands. Post entry, 20s. KAR AKA HANDICAP,of 124 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 t he Handicap Hurdlesand Karuka Handicap, which are open to allcomers. These races will be run under the Poverty Bay Turf Club Rules. 405