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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 384, 28 June 1861, Page 4

NE&SOXT INSTITUTE, A LECTURE in connection with the above Institute will be «iven by Mr. H. DREW, in the Provincial Hall, on FRIDAY evening next, June 28th, 1861. Subject—ELECTRICITY, or an Evening with the Electrifying Machine. . Doors open at Seven o'clock. Lecture to commence at half-past Seven. Anruission, Is. JNO. PERCY, 752 -' Secretary. Dun Mountain Railway. 'TENDERS will be received until the Ist •*• July next, for Twenty TRUCKS and Two HORSE BOXES, including woodwork, iron, and delivery. Samples of the Tracks can be seen at the workshop of Mr. C. Balme, in Kelson. T. R. HACKET, Manager. . Nelson, June 19,1861. . 756 To Busbmen and Cthers. TENDERS are required, by the 15th July ■*- next, for the supply of, TIMBER in the ROUGH, in quantities of 50,000 or 100,000 feet, at per hundred, either superficial or cube; to bo delivered in Nelson Harbour. TREES to bo White or Red Pines, Rimu and Totara, any lengths. Tenders to be addressed to the undersigned, of whom further particulars may be^obtained. 751 W. KOUT. Waimea West local Committee of Education. WANTED a MASTER for the Waimea West Village SCHOOL. Salary £80 per annum, and house. Applications will be received to the sth July next, addressed to the Chairman of tho Committee, 764 JOHN KERR, sen. Rifle Shooting-. THREE PRIZES for RIFLE SHOOTING will be given by No. 9 Company Volunteer Rifles, Waimea South. The Ist Prize will be Six Pounds ; 2nd Prize, Four Pounds; 3rd Prize, Two Pounds. The PRIZES will bo SHOT FOR on WEDNESDAY, the 17th day of July next, on the Practice Ground of Ho. 9 Company, Spring Grove. Any Volunteer or Militiaman of the Province of Nelson may compete for the Prizes by paying an entrance fee of live shillings. Persons desirous of competing for the same will please send in their names to tho undersigned on or before July Ist. Each person to fire three rounds each at one hundred, two hundred, and three hundred yards' range. The person making the highest score to win the Ist Prize; second highest, 2nd Prize; third highest, 3rd prize. Should ties be made, the persons making them will have to fire three rounds each, at four hundred yards, to decide the same.. .. Firing to commence at Nine o'clock, a.m., precisely. Competitors are requested to be punctual. Should any one bo absent when his name is called, he will forfeit his chance-, provided he is not there by Ten a'clock. H. W. PERRYMAN, 673 Lieutenant No. 9 Company. Notice of Alteration. ON and AFTER NEW YEAR'S DAY 1861, tho ROYAL MAIL will leave WAKE-, FIELD every Tuesday, Thuesday, and Saturday, at Half-past Seven, a.m., if the river permits, arriving in Nelson at Eleven a.m., and leaving the Royal Hotel at Three o'clock, p.m. - , N.B.—All orders executed on commission, Parcels delivered, &c, &c, by : J. ANDREWS, Mail Contractor. NEI.SOOT DANCING AC&DBXWnr. 11/TR. D. CHITTENDEN begs to inform •*-*-*- his friends, parents, and the public generally, that, on and after the 14th. instant, he - will open his Dancing Classes, at his rooms, Toi-Toi Valley, ■ . . Every Tuesday and Friday Evening, and trusts, by strict attention to his duties and the selectness of his pupils, to merit a share of the public patronage. D. C. begs also to state that he will give private lessons to Ladies and Gentlemen of any age in all the newest dances of the day, and which can be obtained at all hours of the day by those wishing privacy and expedition. Juvenile class every Tuesday and Friday from 3 to 5. Adults, 7. . Private Lessons as per arrangement. Private Families and Schools punctually attended to, with Music included. Terms known on application. Fees paid in adance. _ , 647 NOTICE. T^IWAKA ROAD BOARD.—In ac- ■*-*' cordance with the provisions of the •' Country Roads Amendment Act, 1858," the board of this district give notice, that a meeting of the ratepayers will be held at the School-room, Riwaka; on MONDAY, Ist July next, at noon, for the purpose of ELECTING THREE MEMBERS from among the persons qualified to vote at such meeting, to serve on the said Road Board for the ensuing year, in tho room of the three members whose term of office then expires. In the event of a POLL being demanded by any candidate or .elector* the polling will take place on thesame day,' after the meeting at the School-house, Riwaka, and will close at Five o'clock. FRANK ROCHFORT, Chairman. June 13,1861. 736 Bishop's School, Nelson. THE WINTER QUARTER will com--1- mence on MONDAY, July Bth. Pupils are desired to meet on that day, at Two o'clock, when PRIZES merited during tho past halfyear, will be awarded. The Rev. T. A. Bowden will attend at the Schoolroom, from Two to Four o'clock, on Thursday, Juno 27th, and Thursday, July 4th, to examine and admit fresh pupils. Terms.—3os. per Quarter, in advance; 20s. Bookmoney, on entrance. 758 IVIEBICAX, HAXiXi. DR. TATTON has REMOVED to his new premises, Bridge-street, with a choice assortment of ■ jDrugs, Chemicals, & Select Family Articles, &c., &c. Artificial Teeth. Dr. Tatton continues to adjust Artificial Teeth upon the latest and most improved principle. These can now be obtained irom one to a complete set. Decayed Teeth stopped with newly discovered compositions, such as Aluminium, Platinum, or Gold. Teeth extracted on scientific principles, avoiding pain. Children's Teeth regulated. ME3>XC&.Xi HiIXX., BRIDGE-STREET, NELSON. ! 693 WANTED, about 500 bushels CHARCOAL, suitable for. Malting purposes. For particulars apply at the Colonist office, Nelson, or to J. N. WILKINSON, 60S Wakefield Store. To Paperhangers, &c» A MERICAN CUT TACKS, all sizes, in -£"■*• any quantity. T. C. BATCHELOR, 731 Bridge-street. EX GEORGE CANNING.— 1 Four-wheeled DRAY, with reversible hind seat, with Lamps, Splinter-bar, Pole, &c, &c, complete, 1 Four-wheeled DRAG, with Lamps, &c. 2 Two-wheeled DOG-CARTS. On view at Woodstock Park, Stoke. W. M'RAE, 759 $tetopan^