IIBMTNISCBNOBS 0? WBLLmui'ON.-lntllC year 1845 & worthy citizen pioaded his way with Borne difficulty througli fern and ti-trec to Te Aro Flat baing in search of the survey's opeg which had heen driven in at tho corner of what is< now Cuba and Dixon streets, Upon this spot was oreoted a small houso, in which a. very successful drapery business was carried on by two ladies of remarkable talent arid energy, who have long since retired from the scene to the 1 nd of their birth—: ' " Land oHho mountain and the flood, Land of brown heath and shaggy wood, In the year 1866 it passed into the hands of Mb Jambs Smith, the present proprietor, who gavo to the jreinises the appropriate name of To Aro House, and under whose management business has steadily progressed with the rising fortunes of the city, until at length it was found that a considerable enlargement was necessary, and tho result was, Te Aro House, as at present, one of the most complete and Extensive Drapery Establishments in the colony of ' New Zealand. Tho Jenoral Drapery occupies alargespace,being49 feet by2s feet, amply sufficient for all Manchester goods, Fancy Dresses', Silks, Gloves, Hosiery, Kibbons, Laces, 4c. The Men's, Boy's, and Youths' Clothing Department measures 24 i feet by 14 foot/and has attached a comfortable, fitting-room. Carpots and Household furnishings have a similar space allotted to them.. The Show-room for tho s<\lc of Millinery, Mantles, Jackets, Costumes, 4c, is a very spacious apartment, elegantly fitted up, and beautifully lighted from the roof, and measures 39 feet by 22 feet. The stock of goods "i at all times large and well selected, and patterns aro forwarded post ' free on application. A special feature at To Aro House is the Order Department, and very careful attention is paid to the wants of Country Residents, Allordersare executed under tho immediate supervision of tho proprietor, and securely packed and forwarded to their destination with that promptness and despatch which have always distin giiished Te Aro House, Cuba-street, Welling on,—fADVT.I
TENDERS are invited to FRIDAY, at ' 12 o'clock, for SHINGLING a House at Chapel-street South. Labor only. ' Particulars On applying to R. BROWN & CO., 737 Council Chambers. TJURIPUNI PROPOSED NEW HALL. THE Committee for managing the- affairs of the Proposed New Hall, beg to inform the public generally that the promoters of this object, seeing for a long time past tho great necessity which has existed, and which still exists, for suoh a building at this end of the Borough, have, after careful consideration and a meeting on the subject, determined if possible to eroct it for tho many uses for which it is likely to be required, viz., the consideration of all local matte, holding of- Religious Services, Sunday Schools, and Public Entertainments. With these views before thorn, it has been proposed to erect tho said Hall by VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS on Freehold Land, already secured. Tho Committee have appointed the following persons to receive subscriptions:—Messrs Eaves (Chairman . and Treasurer), C. E. Daniell (Secretary), C. Wilton, and T. W. Shiito; and, in en. doavoring to carry oat this work, thoy earnestly ask for the sympathy and assistance of the general public. CHAS, E, DANIELL, 737 Secretary. mSmsm CROWN LANDS. Wellington, April 4th, 1881. H'OTICE is hereby Riven, as required by >| Section 65 of tho " Land Act, 1877," that .WILLIAM A. D'ARCY, the Selector I of Section No 30, of Block VIII, Mahgahao, I 40-mile. Rush, has applied to tho Land Board to transfer the same to FRANCIS ASPIL GODFREY HUGHES. JOS. G. HOLDSWORTH. 737 Commissioner for Crown Lands. HHi TTIHE Masterton Volunteers Parade for . Inspection-on FRIDAY (To-morrow), Evening, at the Town Hall, at 7.3,0 p.m. Band to attend F. W, RUCK, 737.. Captain Commanding M.R.V.. , ABE Masterton Volunteers and Cadets X Parade for Divine Servico on SUNDAY ; NEXT, at 10 a.m. at Renall's Bridge. Band to.attend. F. W. RUCK, Captain Commanding M.R.V, & O.C. ... OTICE is hereby given that the MasteriM ton Borough Council will hold a upcoial meetiflg on WEDNESDAY, 27th day of April, 1881, at 7 p.m., to confirm the following resolution, passed at a special meeting held on Tuesday, 29th March :-- •" That by-laws 90,91,92,93,15G, 157,158, 159,160, 161,162,163, 164, 165, 166, be repealed,' and the following new and amended by-laws be adopted in their steal for the Borough of Masterton, in accordance with Clause 340 of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, and a copy of the said now an amended by-laws is published as a supple ment to the Wairarafa Daily. ■ B BfiOWN, 756 TownClerl 111111 TTTBUiINGTON LAND DISTRICT LAND'OF SPECIAL VALUE.Crown Lands Officio, Wellington, March 10, 1881. It is hereby notified that tho unsold sec tionfl of Crown Land in the Pahiatua Block Forty-mile Bush, and in the Kairanga ant Arawaru, Palmerston and Mtzherbert, wil be open to purchase at this office by appli cation on and after TUESDAY, April 19th 25 per cent cash with application, th balance within one month, 'iN THE FITZHEItBERT BLOCK, 25 sections', varying in atea from 60 t 290 acres, at|2lß to 27a 6d pe acre. IN THE KAIRANGA BLOOK. 14-sections, varying in area from 681 196 acres, at 25s to £3 per acre, IN THE PAHIATUA BLOCK. 89 sections, varying in area from 41' 316 acres, at 21s to 35b per aero. The above sections contain rich, del Mil", are level and undulating, covered wil mixed timber, mostly tawa, and are a proaohed by made roads, Maps, application .forms, schedule^ • contents, and upset price of each sectio can be obtained at the Wellington T,ai Office, and at the Post Offices, Palmersto Woodyille, and Masterton. . J. G.' HOLDSWORTH,. 178 Commissioner of Crown Lan
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 737, 7 April 1881, Page 3
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