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Colonist, Volume III, Issue 281, 29 June 1860, Page 2

TTfNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA.KJ This Bank will CLOSE; on MONDAY, 2nd July, for the HALF-YEARLY BALANCE. A. KERR, Manager. 27th June. . 731 . A VALUABLE ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE BEST PART OF WAIMEA WEST. HPO BE SOLD, an unincumbered pro- •*• perty in Waimea West, consisting of upwards of TWO HUNDRED ACRES OF EXCELLENT LAND, part of which is fenced and has yielded very superior crops, also including a HANDSOME DWELLING, 33 feet square with spacious Verandah and 7 Rooms. This Estate has a good aspect, contains a fine Valley of more than one hundred acres of level Land, and several small available Hills and Valleys. Abundance of Fencing and Firewood may always be obtained upon It. It grows superior Grass, Corn, Potatoes, Apple trees and General Produce. It commands many fine SEA VIEWS, is easy of access by either land or Water,- is surrounded by thousands of. acres of open country, is a pleasant ride from Richmond, and near the road to^Motueka; schools and places of worship are easy »f access, the roads are unexceptionable, and the situation altogether for sheep, cattle, pigs, and general farming is well worthy of notice. . Terms moderate. Parties wishing to purchase can obtain all necessary information of Mr. ,W. WILKIE, Bridge-street; or the Publisher of this paper. a Kelson, June 26th, 1860. 728 TTOR SALE, or to be LET on Lease, in -*- Waimea-street, Nelson, : opposite the Fleece Hotel, some of the BEST BUILDING SITES in the Town. For Stores or Private Families this block of land can scarcely be surpassed, as a desirable location, since it commands the entire current of the Waimea trade. It already brings a ground rent of per annum, and arrangements can be made to. raise the rent to £150 by quarterly payments. For terms, apply to Mr. RICHARDSON, lieece Hotel; or to the Publisher of this paper. ■■ . Nelson, June 26th, 1860. " 732 FOR SALE. - fjNE HUNDRED ACRES of very superior LAND, situated in Wesdale, Waimea "West, This property, in partial cultivation, yields admirable crops, and is well adapted to the growth of grain and grass. It offers several noble sites for a Dwelling and for Orchards. With a fine sea-frontage at is veiy suitable for boatage to Nelson and for fishing. Fuel and Fencing convenient and abundant. Terms very reasonable. *£*' There is no better place in the settlement* Apply to Mr. WILKIE, Bridge-street; to,; Mr. KICHARDSON, Waimea-street; or the Publisher of this paper.' Nelson, June 26th, 1860. ■; « 733 TO BE SOLD or LET.—The COTTAGE and TWENTY-FIVE ACRES OF LAND, fenced in, fronting ■ the Richmond-road, Waimea East, lately in the possession of Mr. Dengker. Immediate possession.can he given. Apply to B. JACKSON, . SO . Hardy-street. IVINE SERVICE in connection with the BAPTIST DENOMINATION will be conducted by the Rev. W. M. Biss, from Auckland, every Lord's Day, until further notice, in the FREEMASONS' HALL, Trafalgar-street; in the morning at Eleven, and in the Evening at half-past Six o'clock PLOUGHING MATCH. : THE ANNUAL PROVINCIAL PLOUGHING MATCH in connection with the Agricultural Association will take place on TUESDAY, July 3rd, in a field at Richmond, belonging to Mr. Harkjiess, opposite Mr. John Young's Blacksmith's Shop. The following PRIZES will then be offered for public competition :— CLASS I. . HORSES without a Driver and Ploughman, of any age:— .•■-■..- : • First Prize, £± ; Second Prize; £2 ; Third Prize, £l CLASS 11. BULLOCKS, without a Driver and Ploughman, of any age:— . - First Prize, £3; Second Prize, £1. If more than six teams should compete in this class, the prizes will be the same as in the first and third class. CLASS lIT. BULLOCKS, with a Driver and Ploughman, of any age :— Frst Prize, £4; Second Prize, £2; Third Prize, £1. CLASS IV. • HORSES or BULLOCKS, with or without a Driver, for Ploughmen under sixteen years of age:—> Fiist Prize, £3 ; Second Prize, £1. All Ploughs to start at Ten o'clock, a.m., and to finish by Three o'clock, p.m. . Quantity of land'to be ploughed by each plough will not exceed one half acre. The furrow slice not to be less than five ■ inches deep,.hor more than nine inches wide. The Judges, will be instructed to withhold any prize now advertised in any of the above classes, unless the ploughing be meritorious. The owners of any ploughs not being the property of a member of the Agricultural Association must pay an entrance of 2s. 6d. Parties who reside at a distance from the ground may put their working cattle in the Fair Ground on Slights before, and after, the Ploughing Match. . FEDOR KILLING, j: 669 * . . . Secretary. NELSON MILLINERY AND DRAPERY ESTABLISHMENT. ' Next door to the Bank, Trafalgar-street. MRS. R. B. WALCOT respectfully announces to the Ladies of Nelson that she has EE-OPENED the above premises with a small; but well-selected assortment of WINTER BONNETS, DRESSES, MANTLES, and the usual requisites for Ladies' and Children's wear. She hopes by strict attention to orders and'economical prices to receive- .a chare of public patronage. ■ Those ladies who ■ have Mndly accorded their favors during past years to her mother, Mrs. H. Green, will find, every care and attention bestowed to secure a continuance of. the same.' v , . : . ■ Mrs. H, GREEN embraces,the present opportunity of sincerely thanking her friends for their kind jstjpport during the paßt nine years, and most especially through a period Of protracted personal-suffering and unusually painful events. She solicits a continuation of .their favors for her daughter,-Mrs. R. B. Walcot, 'and pledges herself to assist in the execution of all'ordera, 80 far as her health will permit. > '' ' < Trafalgar-street, Nelson, £ May 12,1860. 642' BUSH, TURNER, • NILE-STREET, " 885 Waimea-road. ' foiromeitt |foto* ~ Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson, 27th June, 1860. . will be received at this Ojfice ■J- until MONDAY, the 16th July next, fbfoL"Persons desirous of Contracting for MAKING, PAINiING, and LETTERING TWO BOARDS for PUBLIC POUNDS. Plan and' Specification may be seen at this Office.; ALFRED DOMETT, . , 734 Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson, 18lh June, 1860. "MO ELIGIBLE TENDERS having been «*■ * received for the ERECTION of a BRIDGE over the Slate River, afc Washbouine's Flat, Aorere, Tenders ate again invited, and will be received at this office until FRIDAY, the 13th July. Plans of Specifications (as altered) may be seen at this office, and also on application to the Inspector Koade, of OoUingwood. ALFRED DOMETT, • 689 Provincial Secretary.