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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4285, 25 September 1882, Page 3

11 Is it.not a strange fact," observed an old resident, " that when there is no business dping .the people are all sober, but as soon as thiugs commercial begin to look up, then— — ? " Here the old man broke off, and went into the nearest pub to have a drink. We' take following from the Wairarapa Observer:—" He was standing in the middle of the main road talking to a friend. His conversation was vulgarly loud, and. seemed addressed to anybody bat the person to whom, he was speaking. Among other things he said, ' I'm to have a meeting to-night.' A passer-by '* chipped' in with—' of creditors.'"

' Tenders ■ EOADS, NOETH ISLAND. OAMBRIDBE-ROTORUA ROAD BUSH CONTRACT. . .'; • -Public Works Office, . -„ Auckland, September 5,1882. WRITTEN TENDERS wiil be received at this Office until noon of WEDNESDAY, September 27, 1882, for the abovenamed 'Contract! Plans, Specifications, and Conditions of-^ Contract, can be Been at this office, at the Warden's Office, Thames; at j the -Constabulary Barracks, Cambridge, and , at the Poet-office, Taurang*. Tenders must be addressed to the Hop;, the.. Minister for Public Works, A ucklandVand* marked outside 11 Tender for Bush Contract." The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.'• By command, W.S. Haxbs, 424 n •-. District-Engineer. E^OENNAITS Chests of Drawers and Chiffoniers are still the Admiration.—: Tables from It i 6d each. ' • I W3»H it tfi be understood that my object ;< in lelling 38;'lBl. is'the groateet good to the great»«tjDambePj *od that the greatest number i mumber one, therefore try MoGoWAfl's 8s