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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 92, 25 March 1884, Page 3

Spurious goods are being condemned wholesale lately, consignments of tea and spirits shipped to several Melbourne firms having been challenged under the New Public Health Act, have been sent whence they came—tea and brandy to Sydney, whisky to Adelaide, and port wine to Hamburg. The way in which the Governorship of this “ blue-ribbon” Colony, diplomatically speaking, is being hawked, is causing much annoyance, as we think it ought to be regarded as a prize worth winning.

Wanted. WANTED —A Girl about 16 to make herself generally useful in a small family.—Apply Telephone Office. 2048 WANTED TO BENT—A Six or Eightroomed House, within ten minutes' walk of Post Office.—Apply, James W. Wittt, Telephone Office. 2030 WANTED TO BENT, a Four-roomed House. Apply, J. W. Wittt. 1080 WANTED KNOWN. WASTE PAPEB can be had in any quantities to suit purchasers at the 1087 TELEPHONE OFFICE. Amusements. PARNELL AND BOYLAN’S HALL, GISBOBNE. POSITIVELY FOB FOUR NIGHTS ONLY, KENNEDY’S FINAL FAREWELL. Auld Scots Songs, Humorous Stories, and Gaelic Airs! COMMENCING TO-NIGHT (TUESDAY), “ TWA HOUBS AT HAME 1” “ Come all ye jolly Shepherds.” “ There came a Young Man to my Daddie's Door.” •' The Blue Bells of Scotland.” “ Bird of the Wilderness.” “ Caller Herrin’.” “ The Auld Man’s Mare's Dead." ” Jenny dang the Weaver.” The Scottish Emigrant’s Farewell.” Humorous Story, “ The Coortshipof Saunders M’Glashan,” MB. KENNEDY Beds and Strathspeys (Pianoforte duets). ” The Death of Nelson,” (English song). •• Mo run gad dileas," (My faithful fair one), Trio. “ Get up and Bar the Door, O." “ O, gin I were where Gadie rins.” “ The Macgregor’s Gathering.” “ Weel may the keel row,” (Trio). “ Sae will we yet.” “ AULD LANG SYNE.” WEDNESDAY NIGHT—- “ A NICHT WT BURNS.” THURSDAY NIGHT—- “ A NICHT Wl’ THE JACOBITES.” FRIDAY NIGHT—THE LAST TIME FOB EVERI No performances in the interior. Commence at Eight o'clock. Admission: 35., 25., Is. Tickets at Mr. Adams’s. Children in arms not admitted. E. KENNEDY, 2052 Manager. Tenders. TO BUILDERS. r|"HENDERS will be received up till noon on SATUBDAY, the 29th inst., for the Erection of WAREHOUSE AND OFFICES at Gisborne, for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Plans, Ac., at the Company's Offices, Gisborne. JOHN CRAIG, 2044 Agent. County Council Notices. COOK COUNTY COUNCIL. APPLICATIONS will be received at this Office until 7 p.m., on THURSDAY, 10th April, 1884, from persons willing to act as Ranger for the County. The duties will be to impound all Cattle, Horses, Pigs, or Sheep found straying upon the County Roads. The Salary is to be £lOO per annum. The first engagement to be for six months. Particulars as to Duties, Collection of Driving Fees, Ac., may be obtained at the office, Gisborne. JOHN WARREN, County Clerk. 14th March, 1884. 2037 COOK COUNTY. DISTRICT RAILWAYS ACT 1877-88. TO CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS. THE Cook County Council is desirous of placing itself in communication with a Company, or Capitalist, who may be willing to construct a line of Railway in the County of Cook, in terms of the District Railways Act, 1877-83, or otherwise, as may be thought advisable. Every facility to acquire the necessary data as to County traffic, Ac., will be given on application to Mr. Geo. J. Winter, Engineer to the Council, Gisborne. The length of the first section required is 11 miles, commencing at the Port of Gisborne. Communications are requested to be sent in not later than the Bth May, 1884. W. K. CHAMBERS, 2038 Chairman Cook County Council. COOK COUNTY COUNCIL. TENDERS will be received until 12 noon SATURDAY, 29th inst., for the undermentioned works.— B 24.—For the supply of 1,000 and 500 cubic yards of gravel, between Wae-renga-a-hika and Makaraka. B 25. —For clearing outlet drain from Biggs’ Corner to Brick Culvert on Main Road. Specifications may be seen at the office. GEO. J. WINTER, County Engineer. Gisborne, 24th March, 1884. 2057 FOR SALE, Ir\ r~\ /A FRESH Full - mouthed jVjkJv? Merino Wethers, in splendid condition, most of them fat. Delivery in March. Apply, JAMES WM. WITTY, 1018 Telephone Office.