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Westport Times, Volume VII, Issue 1068, 2 May 1873, Page 4

NOW EEADY, EST COAST ALMANAC FOE 1873. OPINIONS OF THE PEESS. NELSON COLONIST. "We have received a copy of Messrs Eeid and Co.'s almanac ibr 1873, and can fairly recommend it as containing a large amount of useful information, specially selected for the trading and mining communities of tbe Coast, and therefore valuable for reference everywhere. The type, arrangement, and general " get-up" is very creditable, and this the fifth yearly publication of work, is even better than the good ones that preceded it. NELSON EXAMINER. We have received a copy of the " West Coast Almanac and Directory for 1873," published at Westport and Grreymouth by Eeid and Co. Besides the calendar, it contains about 180 pages of information of a highly useful and varied character, including a full directory for the West Coast towns, rolls for the different electoral districts, mercantile and mining statistics, and much general intelligence. So useful and complete is the wo-k, that it must prove highly serviceable to all persons having business with tbe West Coast, or seeking in"ormation in respect to it. WEST COAST TIMES. It is excellently compiled \ and will be found to be a valuab'e book of reference on mary local ma ers of interest. In alluding to tbe Almanac for IC7I the same paper says : —Tne almanac is one of the most admirably compiled issues of the kind that we have yet seen produced on the Coast. Besides tbe usual calendar there are 150 pages of mining, mercantile, and other information, besides any number of tables, " useful hints," and such items as constitute that valuable volume " Inquire W'tbin." The paper and letter-press are in keeping with the excellence of the production otherwise. The printing arid preparation of tbe work were done by Eeid and Co., of Westport, but tae contents are apparently made applicable to general use on the West Coast, or in similar mining districts." INANGAHUA HERALD. This is tbe fifth year of publication, and eac'i succeeding volume appears to be a coos'decable improvement upon its predecessor. As a bavd-bood of useful informalion appertaining to tbe portion of tbe Co'oav where it is i ltended to circulate, i'.s useiu loess caunot be over-esi'inri-rd, while in its general information the " West Almanac" will not bear uD>bvorab!e com arison with any of the more preI ten(- s almanacs pubMsbed in the ' co'od/. GREY VALLEY TIMES. We have received a copy of tbe " Wet Coast Almanac and Directory for 1873," published by Eeid and Co., Westpoi'i and G- oymouth. This woi-k bas novv attained the fifth year of publication, aud the present edition is one of the best pubb'cat'ons of tbe kind issued from the West Coast press. ROSS GUARDIAN. It is quite a thick volume, and contains upwards of 200 pages of reading matter, Lorn which a fund of useful informat ; on may be gleaned. Messrs Eeid and Co., of Westport and Greymouth, are the printers, and as a specimen of typography, it does them infinite credit. LYTTELTON TIMES. The "West Coast Almanac," for 1873, has been issued by Messrs Eeid and Co., of Westport, Greymoutb, and Charleston. It is decidedly well got up in every respect, and contains a large amount of useful information in convenient form. TIMARU HERALD. We bave to thank the publishers, Messrs Ee?'d and Co., of Westport and Greymouth, for a copy of the West Coast Almanac foe 1873. The almanac, beyond containing the usual useful information of such publications, has much matter of interest bearing exclusively on the West Coast goldfields. OTAGO DAILY TIMES. We have received a copy of the West Coast Almanac and Directory for 1873, published at Westport by Messrs Eeid and Co. It contains a quantity of information, both of a local and a general character, and is well printed throughout. WANGANUI HERALD. We have received from Messrs Eeid and Co. a copy of the West Coast Almanac lor 1873. The book is compiled particularly for a gold digging population, containing every information pertaining to that branch of industry. An excellent directory of tbe townships on the coast is given, also much of the matter usually found in works of a similar kind. The typographical portion of the work is most excellent, while the advertising support given to the book is full commensurate with its merits. ROSS NEWS. This work contains in addition to some very useful tables, a Westland Directory, Farm and Garden operations, Tbe Mining Companies Liabilities Act, digests of the Nelson Licensing Acts, and Westland Public House Ordinances, Useful Law Items, a Telegraphic Guide, Items from the Stamp Acts, West Coast Statistics, and other useful information. Times Office, Westport.