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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 63, 25 October 1864, Page 3

PBOSPBC T TJ i SOUTHLAND" GRAIN' HILLS' " COMPANY. - - (LIMITED.) Oapitas, £10,000 in 1,000 Shabes o? £10 Each Pepoait Gs. per Share on Application, and 16nr on Allotment. - ' Calls -trill not be mad^/et Ws 1 intervals tb'«& Three Months, 05. exceed 20s. per Shaw. " It is not proposed to call up more than £6 per Share. ' - JIOT.ISIOHAI 'COMKtWM: Matthew Holmes, Esq. Nathaniel Chalmers, Esq. John Elacklock, Esq. Samuel Beaven, Esq. Alfred W. Gilles, Esq. John C. Henderson, Esq. Andrew Mowatt, Esq. William Miller,. Esq .. Charles S. Button,. Esq. William Stuart, Esq. ; BANKERS : , Union Bank of Australia. SOLICITOR: James Harvey, Esq. sbobetaby (pro tem.J : John Macdonald, Esq. Temporary Offices :— Esk-street, LvTBBCABO-iiiir. rnHE object contemplated by the promoters of JL this undertaking is the development of the agricultural resources of the Province. Immense tracts of land are constantly being' taken-up, atid if the occupiers of such lands turn their attention to ordinary farming pursuits, there wxlL.soori'be i largo yield of cereals. But up to thia tinao, whatever the quantity of com grown, there has been xio means of bringing it into use for human food ; and we have a considerable population daily consuming flour, every ounce of which is imported; from tho neighboring colonies. If the Southland farmers can find a mai'ket for their wheat in Invercargill, they will soon produce sufficient breadstuffs for the wants of the Province, and eventually make Southland one of the sources' of supply to Northern Australia. , „',. Tho Company will consist of One Thousand Shares, of £10 each ; the liability of each share, holder is limited to the. amount of his shares. It is intended to purchaser^ piece of land — say an acre or more — in the yicinity of the Jetty, or some equally suitable locality, and to erect thereon a Mill for the manufacture of flour and oatmeal, and a Malt-house — the Win of which would also serve for drying the oats to be. ground, and any wheat which may require it. It ia proposed* to construct the Mill of timber, . strongly framed and braced together, the Ehgine- ; house of brick. The Malt-house should, also be of brick. Stores for wheat and flour, either of brick or timber. The amount of business which may reasonably be expected at starting is as follows : — Estimating the population of the Province at eight thousand, there wil be an annual consumption of about fourteen hundred tons of flour, the produce of sixty -four thousand bushels of wheat, all of which might be Provincial grown, if the' farmers would produce it at a price to exclude importation. The proposed Mill, driving three pairs of stones three hundred days of twelve hours, and dressing ! threo hours each day, would turn out about that quantity. The consumption of oatmeal is not very great, i but a little might be done in it, and the mill would drive a pair of stones for grinding oats whilst dressing wheat meal. * The Malt-house might be constructed capablo * of turning out three or four hundred bushels per ) week for thirty weeks, if a supply of barley could * bo depended on ; any quantity not required * for the home market would find a ready sale in Melbourne or Sydney. Referring to the statement made above as to the quantity of flour annually required to meet the 1 wants of the Province ; if an average price of - twenty pounds per ton be assumed, we find that twenty-eight thousand pounds per annum has to be raised in the Province, and sent abroad in ex- j c change for one article of food alone. It is unne- | £ cessarv to point out how much benefit would j result from the retention of so large a sum in the E Province, besides the employment of an increased number of agricultural laborers, and tho creation of a class of small farmers. Having thus laid the prospects and advantages of the company before the public, the members of the provisional committee appeal to their fellow- j colonists to aid them in realizing an undertaking fraught with such important results, and trust J that the speedy completion of the share list will prove that- the people of Southland are not in- " different to their true interests. Applications for shares must be made in the " form annexed, accompanied by a deposit of ss. per share. FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. f No. — To the Secretary of the Southland Grain Mills Company (Limited). Sic, — I hereby apply for shares of £20 each, in the " Southland Grain Mills Com-' * pany (Limited "), and now hand you a deposit of ss. per share on that number. And I agree to accept that, Or any smaller number, when allotted to me, and to pay the balance of the deposit (155,) per share thereon, and' sign the articles of association whenever required so<. to do ; and I authorise you to place my name upon the register of members for the shares so allotted. I am, Sir, Tour obedient servant, Name in full .- Residence •„ Profession 59 te Date Hotels and Restaurants. I SOUTHERN CROSS RESTAURANT AND CAFE." H HICKS, late Proprietor of the New York • Dining- Rooms, begs to intimate to his Friends and the Public generally that he ha* LEASED the RESTAURANT DEPARTMENT OF THE . .. „; .. SOUTHERN CROSS HOTEL. Old friends and new patrons are assured that the motto of H. H. will bo as hitherto--^ A Firstclass Table, with the best of : evervthmjj, at the Lowest possible Charges." ■- - ■ - ■• ■&-. ■ ■ ■■ ■ "'" Ujgjj- Note the Address— , JjgJ SOUTHERN CROSS RESTAURANT^! CORNER OF DON AND DEE STREETS. 53 te RE-OPENING ~ OF Vr ' E W ■ V O B X HOTEL, AJTD SOUTHLAND RESTAURANT, JESK-STBEET. - - - Board arid Lodging 255. perVeek. Meals at all Hours Is. 6d. Beds..,. *. Is--88-66 WILLIAM MOBTLOCK