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Southland Times, Issue 1607, 19 July 1872, Page 4

Public Notices. SOUTHLAND AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. A MEETING of Directors will be held at the Prince of Wales Hotel, next Saturday, at 3 p.m. Business — Consideration of correspondence suggestive of a Provincial Show, and other business. D. MACRORIE, Secretary. PROFESSOR SENEI'3 Pay and Evening Classes for English and Modern Languages, also, Book-keeping and Drawing, have now been commenced at his residence, opposite the Cricket Ground. Along with an English commercial education, parents will be at liberty to choose one of the modern languages in which they may desiro to have their children instructed, at the same scale of fees. A Young Ladies' Seminary will be conducted by Mrs Henri, including (at 15s or 20s per ! quarter), Plain and Fancy Needlework, and I Vocal Music. Scale of Fees — 15s, 18s, and 20s per quarter. Instruction on the Pianoforte — Two guineas per quarter. Pupils admitted at any time, the month or quarter commencing from the date of entry. Professor Henri will be happy to have his Classes examined every six months by any gentleman of the profession, or any other educated person. The first examination for prizes will take place on the 23rd December. C. W. LANGS TO N, CATTLE SPAYER, INTIMATES to the graziers of Southland that having had considerable experience in different parts of New Zealand, he can undertake to give satisfaction to those who may employ him. Orders left with Mr D. Macrorie, auctioneer, will receive prompt attention. WINTON AND EOREST HILL FARMERS' CLUB. A MEETING will be held at the Winton Hotel, on Monday, the 22nd in9t., at 7 o'clock, p.m. All parties interested are invited to attend. Business — The Annual Ploughing Match. THOMAS S. BREMNER, Hon. Secretary. SOUTHLAND BUILDING, LAND, AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ESTABLISHED, MAY, 1869. NEW SHARES are now being issued by (.lie Secretary, at the office of the Society, Invercargill. The objects of the Society shall be the raising of a Stock, or fund, to enable its members to purchase freehold properties, either in town or country, and also to enable persons possessed of land to erect buildings thereon, to grant loans on the security of freehold, and to afford a safe and profitable investment for savings. Payment . ot subscriptions may be made in advance, for which a discount at the rate of 2\ per cent, is allowed for periods of six months. Trustees—Thos. Watson, Esq., A. J. Elles, Esq., W. Wood, Esq. Entrance fee, 2s 6d per share. Subscriptions, 2s per fortnight. Number of shares taken up to date, 1200. Amount already advanced to shareholders, £10,215. A printed book of the Rules of the Society to be had at the Secretary's Office, ls 6d each. JAMES BROWN, Secretary. Invercargill, May, 1872. CORPORATION OE RIVERTON. ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS AND AUDITORS. NOTICE is hereby given that the nomination of candidates for the offices of Councillors and Auditors for the year ending Ist Ausust, 1873, will be declared at the Court-house, Riverton, on Thursday, the 25th day of July, 1872, at the hour of noon. One Councillor for the North Ward, and one Councillor for the South Ward, and two Auditors, to be elected. Nomi- j nations must be lodged at the Town Clerk's Office before noon of the day herein fixed for the declaration. L. M'GILLIVRAY, Mayor. Biverton, 15th July, 1872. [Extract from page 80 of New Zealand Gazette No. 8, February 4, 1871.] Colonial Secretary's Office, Wellington, 3rd February, 1871. IN compliance with recommendations contained in the Reports of the Flax Commission Committee, and of the Joint Committee on Colonial Industries, to the effect that " premiums not exceeding in the whole £500 should be granted for the encouragement of Sericiculture in the Colony," and that the development of certain industrial pursuits would often be best promoted by the offer of a bonus on production, the following Rewards are offered, subject to the under* mentioned conditions : — A bonus of 50 per cent, on the value realized is offered for the production of the first £1,000 worth of cocoons of the Silkworm or eggs of the Silkworm produced in the Colony, to be paid on quantities of not less value than £50, or more han £100 produced by any one person. To any person or persons who shall manufacture within the Colony, from New Zealand flax — For the first 500 reams of Printing Paper, a sum of £400 ; and *=■• further sum of £250 for the first 500 reams of Packing Paper ; and the Uke sum for the first 10,000 yards of Scrim-cloth suitable for covering flax bales. Conditions. The required quantity of each article to be ompleted before the 30th June, 1872. The weight of each ream of printin paper to be not less than 30 lbs., of each ream of packing paper not less than 40 lbs., and of each piece of scrim-cloth of 100 yards in length and double vidth, not less than 30 lbs. The rewards will be paid on the certificate of an officer to be appointed by the Government that the above conditions have been complied with. W. GiSBOBNE. NOTICE. APPLICATIONS will be received at this office for Agricultural Laborers arrived at Dunedin per ship William Davie. W. H. PEARSON, Immigration Officer. Immigration Office, Invercargill, 10th July, 1872. i