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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 434, 20 December 1861, Page 2

rjHRISTMAS PRESENTS—what is the , most proper or the most acceptable gift at Christmas ? Why, your PORTRAIT, to be sure, done by OXLKY. You will find him in Trafalgar-street, pposite the Bank, and he will do you justice. Delay .ot. 587 NOTICE.— The undersigned will not be ~* accountable for any Goods, <ftc., obtained in his by any person after this date. JAMES BRIGER, Massacre Bay, 581 Late Waimea West. '\\f LANE begs to announce that he has »V • REMOVED his PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY to Snow's COTTAGES, Hardy-street-west. 584 1 79 ACRES of rich LAND, in QoailV % Li valley, for SALE on advantageous terras. It consists of one block, abutting on the main road, twenty-five miles from town, composed of undulating slopes, covered with high fern, flax, and grass, with several acres of timber. Title, Crown giant. Price low. Possession immediate. Apply to W. M. STANTON, Trafalgar and Hardy-streets, 588 Nelson. Waimea East. FHE DISTRIBUTION of PRIZES in -*- connection with the annual Cnriftmas Examinations of the several schools of this district will take place on the evening of FMIIMY next, the 20tli ecember,' at the Richmond School-room. The examination in common of the five schools of the district for the three grammar prizes given by Mr. aaunders, and for the six arithmetical prizes given by the Local Committee, will be conducted by the Inspector of Schools, and will begin at One o'clock iv the afternoon. There will be a TEA PARTY at Five o'clock in the evening, to which the friends and parents of the scho'ars are invited. Admission—scholars, free; adults, Is. 6d. each. J. W. BARNICOAT, 566 Secretary Local Committee. ANTED, two X ..nd FARM SERVANTS. aFEWALESERVANT.andastoutLAD who can drive bullocks. Apply to Mr. HAEKNTESS, Richmond ; or to Mr. GOULAND, at Mrs. Nalder's, Nelson. 560 \j\[ R. PARMENTER Photographer, * ' • Collingwood.street, one door from BridgeHtreet, begs to inform the inhabitants of Nelson, that he intends to take PORTRAITS in cases post free to Rngland at 5s 6d. 7s 6d. Us6d. In fancy frames, equally cheap. Portraits fitted to lockets and brooches, 5s each Any part of Nelson Photographed to order. Prize view on sale. Pictures warranted permanent. 590 CROWN GRANTS in favor of the undermentioned persons are NOW READY for isiue at this office: — J. Gibbs Salisbury and Dutton G. Mnrcott G.D. S.Tiedemann C. A. B. Pocock Tinline, B'isher, and J. Lewthwaite Tinline H. M. Simons W. L. Wrey. ALFRED DOMISTT, Commissioner. Land Office. Nelson. December 16, 1861. 583