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Sporting. Any dogs on the course will be destroyed. All stakes paid less 5 per cent. A Qualification Fee must be paid by each owner (exrept packers) that enters or nominates a horse or horses, on the following scale, viz., for one or more eveuts, under LSO, 1 soy. ; for L 50..2 soys. ; for LIOO, 3 soys.— but the said fee» not to be accumulative. Subscribers of 3 or more soys., are not required to pay any fee for qualification. N\H. — In case of unfavorable weather, the Stewards have the power to postpone the races from day to day, whether the meeting be absolutely commenced or not. C^A Grand Stand will be erected opposite the winning-post ; and sites for ten Booths (five on each side), with 30ft. frontage each, will be sold at auction by Messrs Jones, M'Glashan & Co., at 12 noon, on Wednesday, December 26th. Purchasers will haVe the privilege of cutting timber on Ihe ground, for uprights, &c. ; and boats can land their goods within 100 yards of the Booths. For any further particulars in connection with the races, application may be made to the undersigned, personally or by letter, at the Criterion Hotel. Fhed. D. Hamilton, 6070 Sec. and Clerk of the Course. Tenders. TO ENGINEERS. mENDERS wanted for putting the L Engines of the s.s. Thane into the Murray, schooner. For further particulars apply to J. Kilgour on board the Dispatch. 6817 I RENDERS for the PURCHASE of the ! 1 Paddle Steamer SOUTHLAND, as she now lies at the Invercargill Jetty, will I be received at this Office until Noon of the 2nd January, 1867. Full particulars maybe obtained on application at the Office of the Clerk to the Superintendent, Invercargill. — By Order. W . H. Aylmeh, Clerk to Superintendent. Superintendent's Office, Southland, 24th Nov., 1866. Desceiption op the Paddle-wheel Steambe Southland. Built of Iron Two masts, for fore and aft canvas Deck flush, fore and aft Towing gear, fixed in sponsons No figure head Elliptical stern Length, as per register, 130 feet Breadth, do do 19 do Depth, do do 9 3-10ths do Boiler, tubular, age 18 months, ia use H months Name of builders ot engines, Thompson, Boyd & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne Name of builder of ship, Mitchell Walker, on Tyne Description of engines, ordinary side, levers with disconnecting gear Diameter of cylinder, 32 inches; length of stroke, 3 feet Thickness of plates — top plates, 5-16ths; bottom plates, 3-Bths inches Size and pitch of angle iron — size, 2£; pitch 21 inches Consumption of coal, from 8 to 10 tons in 24 hours Cabin accommodation, 12 sofa berths; ladies' cabin, 4 sofa berths Fore cabin could hold about 30 tons cargo Cargo space in fore and main holds, 80 tons Draught of water when loaded, 7^ feet Coal bunkars would hold about 35 tons Speed, 11 knots per hour Net tonnage, 87 tons Classed on LJoyd's Bcoks, on 27th December, 1864, A 1 B Subject to periodical survey Built December, 1864 5808

Miscellaneous. LOST, on the 23rd instant, a small black Terrier Pup, white feet, whit© tip to tail. Anyone, bringing same to Bank of New South Wales will be rewarded 6063 NOTICE OF REMOVAL.— T. R. PROCTER begs to inform Ihe public that he has Removed to his newpremises opposite Union Bank of Australia. 5900 MATHESON'S AGENCY. CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND. NOTICE is hereby given, thit the businrss in Canterbury hitherto carried on ny me, and in my name, for Messrs Matheson and Co., of London. will, from and alter the first of January next, be continued by them under the style of Matlieson's Agency. J. Dbumsiond Macphebson. Christchurch, December 4, 1866. 5967 fPHE Business hitherto carried on by 1 E. B. PEARCE & CO., as Land and Estate Agents, in Revell-street, has this day been transferred to E. W. JONES & CO. In connection with the above notice, E. W. Jones & Co. beg to intimate that they are ready to conduct sales of land, &g , and to take charge of properties situated in any part of Westland. Hay» ing established agencies at Christchurch, East Canterbury, I Greymouth, Waimea, Rosstown, » Kanieri, Okarita, I and other West Coast districts, they are prepared to undertake the recovery of accounts, and to perform general commis- ! sion business at any of tnose places. E. W. Jones & Co. Hevell street, j Novembpr 17, 1866. 5377 A. O. F. T)RETHREN of the above Order are IJ3 informed that a Court will be held at Brother Turner's Oddfellow's Hotel, Revell street, on Monday, the 3rd December, on the 17th December, and on every alternate Monday thereafter. 651 8 By order of the C. R. A L-FitljD DI'SON is a Cash PurJ\. chaser of HIDES, SKINS, WOOL, 1 ALLOW , RORN S, and HOOFS. Tha highest price given.- Bight-of-wey oppc* •ite Tramway Hotel. 378 ft