■ ' LECTURES. , ' -;'■** -£vf| s: J J. meikle; ' ' :'.vr.' l ijS| The. Es-Convfet, , '*• WILL .on THURSDAY, 30th November, *% 8 -}$$ p.m., ' . . --ftp Ist, "How ho, an innocent man, wee matt* ,iif? a Convict in New Zealand, and act - ?-J| fered seven years' impriaoomMit," jfelfl^ ELECTION NOTICES. "*"*3 ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF ELLES* - v|J MERE. v *«, ,■%! IN Pursuance of The Licensing Poll lation Act, 1599, I, ALEXANDER Jfc >'/%k NBS McGREGOR, Retunang Officer lor Vffi\m above Electoral District do hereby giv». J publio "notice that afc Noon on FRIDAY, tt* 'hjm Ist day of December, 1899, in the Courthouat r *S* Leeeton, I will publicly consider all ti«, -%i NOMINATION PAPERS duly lodged unaj the eaid Act, and, after hearing all objecUdtyr thereto, eeleot therefrom Two Fit Persons to c appoint ONE SCRUTINEER and Two fet- /'I Perfone to appoint the OTHER SCRTJTJ.J • vsl NE43R to act at each Ballot Box in <§te,V : ?'p-; respective interests of those electors who tet ;r "'lst in favour of the proposal that no licenaea be. -\£l granted in the district, and of those eJectgj* "Y----who are not in favour of auch proposal, t-j - ,■> -if a. innes McGregor, - S"-£-Returning OiEoer. ► > •>''? Akaroa, 28th November 1899. STt"' \;X KAIAPOI ELECTORAL DISTRICT. S,\f^ I THE UNDERSIGNED, hereby > notice that ■ - i^ - Buddo, David " "■*■s? Moore, Richard \^t ~yerrals, John Miles . . , 'V-tJv h*w been DULY NOMINATED as Qmih dates for Election aa a member of the c M of Repreaentaiaves for tho aforesaid Eke-"- -\T3 toral District, the Poll wherefore is appointed /?-- for the SIXTH DAY of December, 18»1 • *i MICHAEL LYNSItEY. \\~: 725 Returning OflScer. •'*>' * ~~~ ""*^ nfHHE following CANDIDATES for tie <%-t ■L Electoral "Uietrict of Selvryn have been f,-" DULY NOMINATED:— . . . Barrett, John, Farmer, Kirwee "S>j\ Hardy, Charies Albert Creery, jJ& M Rakaia ' " "'"£? Rennie, John, Farmer, Doyleston ' ~~'\ Wilson, Kenneth, Farmer, Hororata. v>. ?_»; ROBERT OOLTHART, ""$ Returning Officer. ,'" ; !| Sheffield, -November 30Ui, 1899. j& V,|| ' WOOLSTON BOROUGH. :^f ELECTION OF MAYOR. ' - %; rpHE following is the RESULT ol.'flii* % X POLL held This Day for the Elocifc tf . T. Mayor:— ,' > ' f Win. T. Thomas ... .... 196 k\- i'^ Mathew L. Gimblett ... 106. Informal papers ... ..." 5 "L '"-%,/, 807 ,v.-rf Majority for Mr Thomas ... 90 '^xi I therefore DECLARE MR THOMAS Duly , V ELECTBD as Mayor for the ensuing year. V^ WM. WILLS, M - *.'£ ' , itetuxning Officer." >, J . 1, Woolston, 29th November', 1899. 43P "'^ RAILWAYS. ' ' *•£ i£* NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. ■ EXTRA TRAIN LITTLE RIVER LINE?';!': ON TUESDAYS, from sth December, till-C^ , further notice, a Goods Train, with TBH'"& aenger Carriage attached, will leave River at 3.45 p.m., and return from Lincoln , -f at 5.40 p.m., connecting with the Evening : " Trains for and from Christchurch. 701 BY ORDER. -'" ■ ■ —.■--■ —~ mm wai^.— ~ t [ i fl _■ ' JJ '&i MINING NOTICES. Jj\ THE WAIWHERO SLUICING - ?»p COMPANY (.No Liability). ,1 f |J_ Aff a Meeting of the' Directors of the abort -£X Company, held on Monday, 27th instant, iSf A CALL, being No. 25, of SIXPENCE pc chare, was made, due and payable to th«, Manager, H. A. Bruce, at the office of the ■.& Company, 140 'Hereford street, Christchuroh, ';& on WEDNESDAY, 13th December, 1899, ~-=& H. A. BRUCE, 685 Manager, .■C^ THE T?* '-"I NEW RIVER GOLD DREDGING CQIE V| PANY. LTD. ' <i i,| On Tuesday the Provisional Directors will .4': proceed to allot the Shares. *.Ji ,rl The recent photograph to illustrate » GRESZLEY appearing in the Christum* .'VS Number qi the "Weekly Prees" was taken ***$ of a miner working 'oa. this Company's claim, vft^ SEVEN. , M SEVEN FEATURES OF THIS PROMIS< *{ ING COMPANY ARE:- ,V*.%t FUIST. " . .«■-' f% 1 200 Acres estimated good dredging groun3. \? SECOND. , 'I 1 Proximity To the Railway, being as clp«e '/ to the railway line as the authorities will J allow a dredge to work. 'IHIRD. V - ' The acquiring of a dredge enabling work w . be begun in aoout five months. FOURTH. £750 is all the CASH that the vendor* ci ', v the Dredge and the 200 acres ask for. FIFTH. - .„• * The Provisional Directors and the PiM«Vf i ters take 2000 contributing Shares.,- betweef;^, •,- them, while others on the Coast bavfe iWttO"- i\ 1073. - > - 4 SIXTH. ' .; - i The Promotera undertake, not to sell thett_ ; i paid-up shares received as part payment •• •-„ ; tho dredge and ground before the dredge « ." t | at work. ■ ''*. < ? SEVENTH. • - :- r A Everyone who knows it epeiks well of tttjU , "New Kwer Gold Dredging Company, an« ', : , - what everybody cays is,usually true. -. ~ t For Prospectus and Plan on application the Brokers, • - '"* BAKER BROS.. & , ,7' AUCTIONEERS AND LAND ]j Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellir.glon, :*»'' Auckland. . /" MAGNUS, PATERSON and CO., °L ; Gold Dredging Brokers, Colonial Mutual Buildings, ,High strewr ~. Chrifluchuarch, ■ ./;„'! fi UARANTEES Close Market Price 00 r*,,. > i VX ceipt of instructions. . -__.--, Reliable and straightforward advice given «■ <, ; : Otago and West Coast Dredging Claunfc "MAGNUS PETERSON," • 7295 OhrietcnW B*,8* , LOST AND FOUND. LOST, Stolen or Strayed from . Has Lordship's Larder, BIKE. Anyone returning isame ta' Vincent's Pharmacy _wffl[_be_xewarded T OST—On Saturday night, from *ow«K , JU road, Yaiahurst, One Brown " ING, shod all round, had coyer and t««" - on when lost. Anyone returning . giving information of same be m , by E. - —..'it 7 F~ OUND-A Scotch I on. If not Claimed by 7th »«*» - and expenses paid, will be SoWto«W, f same. Appjy 75. Hereford street, -| B~~AMBOO Verandah Blinds, best &&%-*'[ 6ft 3s 6d, Bft 4S 6d, 10ft 5s 9d, 15» », ; ¥ 9d. White's -> will buy inpej y - 65-Guinea Instrument, lovely x ,\ feet touch, overstrung; owner going » ~, land; genuine bargain. . Apply between *gfr*S__ street I ___^ /;- PERSONS looking out for '"? Dwellings- on EasY Terms should Bee . Catalogue with full parti «**hjg££\'; * plication. Dearsley and Lane, Estate ** , , $ 71 —g-JJ . TVURNKHED HOUSES To LetJ<« L» / * periods; also nice V*to™**,?3R ' situate in Worcester street, City, sunny wm . 9 rooms, bath, h. and c, every »~ e » rn venience, lawn, etc.; £60 per annum- «- sley and Lane, Cathedral 4 ■17IOR SALE-An Electric &™i?jtZjga* : J £ the greatest attraction at the J Exhibition*, awarded'lst prize; 9 private concert or .«** l *J%' ¥ 2irW Pticulars on application. Address x>«* , i-,, Auckland. . '—■' >"^