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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 5, Issue 252, 12 September 1861, Page 3

Wanganui Ploughing Match, For Season 1861. Open to' ail Subscribers of not less than 10s. Oil. JUDGES. Mr. James Alexander; Wanganui „ John Cameron, Marangai „ //ugh Montgomery, of Wanganui. COMMITTEE. Messrs. Thomas Me William, Senr. . „ , John Treweek " „ William Patterson David Peat and the Judges. • The Match will take place at the Westmere Farm, ori Tuesday, the Bth of October. The Ploughs to start at 9 o’clock, a.m.. The following-Prizes will be awarded: —■ Horse'Teams. Bullock Teams’ Ist Prize... ....45,10 £ 10 2nd Prize...... 6.. 6 3rd Prize...... 3...... 3 4th Prize 1 ••-•••• 1 RULE or MATCH. Each Plough to plough two Pidges, 9 chains long, by, yards wide., 'l ime for Horses 5 houi’s, and for Bullocks 6 hours. Pour Ploughs to start for each class or no Public Money will be given. Entries for the above Match to be sent in to the Secretary on or befo r e the 3rd October, 1861. . , Hon. Sec. and Treasurer. N g ß.—Messrs ; Taylor and Watt’s Carts will convey to and from the JTestmere all Ploughs and Harness that may be left at their Stores, Taupo Quay, by 12 o’Clock noon, on Monday, the 7tli October. SUBSCB/P TIONS. £ s. d. Taylor, Watt and Co 22 0 J. Jordan 1 0 0 D.Nathan 0 10 6 John Treweek —...... 1 10 James Alexander 1 1 0 a. N. McGrath 0 10 9 John Cameron, d/arangai 1 10 A/ajor Trafford v 1 0 0 P./mlay 1 1.6 {/apt. Plewitt 1 1, 0 G. II; Gibson 1 1 0 John Cameron, junr, Turakina ... 0 10 6

, Wanganui Ploughing Match, EXTEA PEIZE, j MR. POBEPT GRAY will give a Set of IRON /fARPOWS, value £7, as a Prize to the best Ploughman, on the Bth October next. The Judges will decide. EDWARD LEWIIS, Hon. Sec.

Wanganui, Sept. 12, 1861. Agricultural Society Dinner. ON the Day of the Ploughing Match there will be a D/MNER at Mr. Geo. Howe’s, Commercial Hotel. Chair to be taken at half-past 6 ; after which proposals will he brought forward for the Establishment of an Agricultural Society in Wanganui. Tickets to be obtained from the Secretary or any of the. members of Comjmttee. Sept. 12,1861.