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Tuapeka Times, Volume III, Issue 178, 6 July 1871, Page 4

ANNIVERSARY PLOUGHING MATCH. A DINNER will be given at the Shamrock Hotel, Peel-street, Lawrence, on the evening of the Match, Jiily 13th, at half-past seven o'clock. j Tickets - - ss. ATHENJEUM READINGS. THE usual fortnightly READINGS will take place TO-MORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING, At eight p.m. Mrs. Hanson will preside ivt the Piano. IMPORTANT NOTICE. IN consequence of the inclemency of the weather, the Public Meeting for the purpose of devising means for the abolition of the Gold Duty, advertised to be held in the Athenaeum last evening, is adjourned till Saturday Evening next, at 8 o'clock, to Bastings' Assembly Rooms. J. C. LOVE, Secretary pro. tern. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT. rpHE LAWRENCE AMATEUR 1 CHRISTY MINSTRELS Will give a Grand Performance on Thursday, 6th July, 1871, At BASTINGS' ASSEMBLY ROOM, LAWRENCE, Proceeds to be devoted to the purpose of liquidating liabilities incurred by the Club in pxirchasing Musical Instruments, &c. NEW SONGS ! NFAV JOKES ! ! NEW EVERYTHING ! ! ! Programme. — Part I. Overture from the opera of " Vampa " Opening chorus, " Strike, boys, strike," by the the Company " Ellen Bayne," (Cuff) Mr Holmes " Fireworks on the brain," (quite new) (Tony) Mr F. Bastings "Write me a letter from home" (quite new) (Pompey) Mr Browne 1 ' Ten little Tnjuns, " (Cato) Mr Groome " Driven from home," (quite new) (Johnson) Mr Downes "Gal from the South," (Bones) Mr Muirhead "Say a kind word when you can," (Sambo) Mr Grant " Wait for the turn of the tide," (quite new) (Coesar) Mr Leary "Camptown races," (Hero) Mr Armstrong INTERVAL OF TEN MINUTES. Song and Dance (comic) Mr Muirhead Song „ „ Downes Song „ „ Bastings Song „ „ (Jraiit IXTERVAL OF FIVE MIXUTES, When will be introduced ail original, screaming, and side-splitting negro farce, entitled, THE DUMB DETECTIVE; Or, the Bobby Bamboozled ! Daniel Doolittle, the duffing detective, or the dumb bobby -Mr Downes Frederick the Funny, or Frolicsome Fred, flabergasted - - Air Bastings Steve the Swindled, or the slashing stepper slewed - - Mr Muirhead Uriah the Uppish, or the unhung umpire - - - - Mr Grant Homo, the homcepathic howling Ilottentct - - - Mr Holmes And other humbugs too numerous to mention. The whole to conclude with the celebrated Plantation Walk-Round DIXIES LAND. Doors open at half -past 7; Performance to commence at 8 o'clock sharp. Prices of Admission : — Front Seats, 2s. ; Back, Is. MILLION PRICRS! APPLICATION FOR A MINING LEASE. 19th June, 1871. To W. L. Simpson, Esq., Warden, Lawrence. SIR, — E hereby deposit the sum of ] twenty pounds, as required by the Mining Leases Regulations of Otago, and I agree, if my application (the particulars of which are hereunder set forth) be investigated, that such sum shall in all respects be held subject to the terms of such Regulations, and that upon the approval of tiiis^application, I will execute a lease upon the basis therein stated, if the Governor shall think fit to grant the same. — I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, < JOHN TANTON. Name and Address of Applicant — John Tanton, Lawrence. Extent of land applied for — Ten acres, more or less. M inimum numbev of men to be employed by Lessee — For the first six months, six men ; subsequently, when in full work, ten men. Amount of capital proposed to be invested — One thousand pounds sterling. Proposed mode of working the land — By ground sluicing. Precise locality — On the top of the Big Hill, Havelock, and adjoining CoghilPs ground on its south and east boundary, and being on block X, Waitahuna Last. Term for which lease is required — Lease required for fifteen years, at a rental of £2 10s. an acre per annum. Time of commencing operations — Immediately on obtainiug certificate of lease. The above application, and any objections thereto, will be heard before me at Lawrence, on Wednesday, the 26th- day of July, LB7l. Any person desiring to object to the issue of a mining lease upon the above application, must, within thirty-seven clear days from the date of such application, enter his objection at my office, at Lawrence, W. LAWRENCE SIMPSON, Warden,