SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12th. At the Stores, Tyne street. T» 0 B E R T B L A I 1 ■*■■' will sell by public auction — Large Dining Table, Second-hand Haircloth Suite, Single and Double Bedsteads, Wire ai.d Spring Mattresses, Washstands, Dnchesse Tables, Chest of Drawers, Copper Boilers, Water Tanks, 2 Secondhand Shacklock Ranges. Also—- | 15 Acrea Clover Hay, in lots io suit purchasers. SATURDAY, 12th DECEMBER. At hi 3 Rooms, Tyne-street. "O BLAIR -*-*>• has received instructions from the Acclimatisation Society to sell by public auction—--7 Acres Grass, more or less. To be sold in one or more lots to suit purchasers. For further particulars apply to the Auctioneer. THEATRE ' Under the direction of J. F. MacMahon. ONE NIGHT ONLY. POSITIVELY ONE NIGHT. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15th. The Electrical Marvel of the Century. IHE riINEMATOGKAPH. Particulars in To-morrow's Papers. JOHN TAIT, Advance Agent. *"""*" Willi BE HELD IN THE HAKATERAMEA HALL On the Evening of the Children's Picnic, FRIDAY, 18th INST. "IHERE will be MASS at Kukow on SUNDAY, the 13th, at Livingstone on the 20th, and at Alma and Mahbno on JOHN MACKAY. THE OAMARU WOOLLEN FACTORY COMPANY (Limited). npHE ANNUAL General MEETING -*- of Shareholders of the above Com pany will be held in the Athenasum Hall on MONDAY, 14th DECEMBER, 1896, at 8 p.m. Business—Consideration of Annual Report and Balance-sheet, Election of Two Directors, Election of Auditor. W. G. ALEXANDER, Secretary. ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF WAITAKI. RESULT OF POLL. I HEREBY Give Notice that the Result of the Poll on the 4th instant was as follows : Clark, C. V 299 Votes Parker, H. R. ... 155 „ Steward, W. J. ... 2012 „ Sutherland, D. ... 1013 „ I therefore declare WILLIAM JUKES STEWAKD to be DULY ELECTED as Member of the House of Representatives for the above-named district. G. H. GRAHAM, Returning Officer. Waimate, December Stb, 1896. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS, 1896 97. HOLIDAY Excursion TICKETS will be issued from any Station to any Station on the Hurunui-Bluff section from MONDAY, 21st December, to SA'I URDAY, 2nd January, and will be available for return for One Calendar Month from Date of Issue, and may be Extended to make them available for Return for a further period of 14 days on payment of the difference in value between an ordinary Single Ticket and Half the Excursion Fare.' Persons desiriDg an Extension of time must apply at the Station to which the Ticket was Issued before the expiration of the Original Ticket. Fares—2d per mile first class and Id per mile second class; the minimum being 4s and 2s respectively. For further particulars see Posters exhibited at all Railway Stations. BY ORDER. A TRIAL OF THE iLANET JR. TOOLS and CULTIVATORS will be held at Me Thomas Hartley's Farm, Pukeuri, on SATUR» DAY FIRST, the 12th December, commencing at 10.30 a.m. A Trial will also be held at Me J. C. Coir's Paddock, corner of Wansbeck and Till streets, at 3 o'clock on SATURDAY. THE DUNEDIN MEAT AND EXPORT COMPANY, Local Agents. IN THE ESTATE OF JAMES POLLOCK, Hawker (Deceased.) ALL ACCOUNTS OWING to the above Estate are requested to be PAID AT ONCE to Messrs Milligan and Bond (Oamaru and Ngapara), whose receipt will be a sufficient discharge. MARGARET POLLOCK, Administatrix. 10 LET, Six-roomed COTTAGE, op posite Tennis Court, Hull street, near Wansbeck street, Rent 6s.—H. B. CbawpiNWALD RACING CLUB. NOMINATIONS FOB New Year's Gift, 30 sovs, 7 furlongs Pony Raoe, 20 sovs, 4 furlongs Tinwald Cup, 60 sovs, 1J miles Tinwald Teot, 35 sovs, 2 milea Weltee, 40 sovs, 1 mile Novel Race, 25 sovs, 4 furlongs Flying Handicap, 40 sovs, 6 furlongs CLOSE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12ra, 1896, At9p.tn.,! AT LAGAN'S HOTEL, MNWALD. ACCEPTANCES CLOSE At 9 p.m. ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 28th, A. A, FOOKS, Seofetary.'