1 Notic.es>. MANCHESTER UNITY HALL COMPANY. TjIXTRAORDINARY Meeting of the JCj Shareholders on Friday next, July 15, 1870, 8 pin., at the Hand and Hart Hotel. Business— Consideration of the financial \ osition of the company. WM. EDWD. Ai'LEVIE, !264a Chairman. ELECTION NOTIUF, IIOKITIKA ELECTORAL DISTRICT. FN puisuance of the provisions of an -*- Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The County of Westland Act, 1868," I, GERARD GEORGE FITZGERALD, Esquire, Returning Officer for the Ilokitika Electoral Distrct, do hereby give notice that an Election will I c held for tho return of one qualified person to strve us a member of the County Council of We&tknd for the said electoral district, in the r->om of liicLard Hannan Jeffares Keevcs, E- quire, resigned; and that the Nomination of Candidates will take place at the Warden's Court, Hokitika, at noon on Wednesday, the twentieth day of July, IS7O ; and that the pollin,',if necessary, will be taken on Wednesday, the twenty-seventh day of July, 1870. And I further give notice that at such nominatio 1 every candidate must be proposed by an elector duly qualified to vote at the election, and seconded by another elector so qualified. Dated ths 12th day of July, 1870. G. G. FITZGERALD, Returning Officer. The following is the polling place for Ilokitika Electoral District : — The Warden's Court, Hokitika. ! Dated ti.is 12th day of July, 1870. | G. G. FITZGEPtALD, j 1265 a Returning Officer i I . - — - j Ilokitika. July 11, 1870. ' I PURSUANT to the j.r.. visions of the 67th section of "The County of Westland Act, 18G8," ihe County Council will meet for the despatch of business on Wednesday, the 13th inst., at twelve o'clock noon, at the j Supreme Court House, Ilokitika. A. E. TENNANT, 1278 a Secretary to the Council. IIOKITIKA HOSPITAL. rpHE Treasurer othe Ilokitika Hospital X acknowledges the receipt of the sum of £8 45., from Mr Benjamin, being the balance, unclaimed, of a collection at i Stafford and the Waimea fora local hosni:al there. I WILL. WI. KINSON, 1274 a Secretary. FOIi PIUVATE SALE. A SUBSTANTIAL Sfore and Butcher's Shop, opposite the Eight-mile landing, Woodstock, with large Garden ; a good trade being done. The owner will take in a partner with £40 capital, or sell at a very nominal figure. For further particulars apply to MR. JAME3 PYPE. On the Ground, or, WM. 'lUDD, Auctione r, 1277 a Wharf-street. JOYCE'S SPORTING AMMUNITION | Established 1820. FREDERICK JOYCE & CO. XNVTTF, the attention of Sportsmen to J. the following Ammunition, ot'the best quality, novr in gpiiTal use- throughout I'lnghmiij India, :;iid Mic Colonies :—: — JOYCE'S TREBLE WATERPROOF CENTRAL FIRE PERCU33ION CAPS Chemically-prepared Cloth and Felt Gnu Wadding, Cartridge Oases of superior quality for "Breech-loading Guns, and Wire- Cartridge's for killing Game at long distances, and EVERY DESCRIPTION OF SPORTING AMMUNITION, old by all Gunmakers and Dealers in Gunpowder. FREDERICK JOfCE & CO., Patentees and Manufacturers, 57, Upper Thamps-streot, London. ADAMS' PATENT CENT I SAL FIRE BREECH LOADING REVOLVERS, AS exclusively adopted by H.M. War Department. Proved by trial at the Koyal Arsenal, Woolwich, to possess all the finest and most essential qualities of a revolver. See special articles on the recent competitive trial (Colt v. Adams). Times, October 21. Daily Telegraph, October 22. Jivpincer, October 22. Pall Mall Gazette, ( 'ctober 23. Reprints o f ." articles and particulars to be obtained of John Adams, at tre Manufactory, 391 Strand, London. 123 1 a NOTICE TO ADVERTISES. A DVERTISKRS sending in advertisej\. ments to the office of this paper are requested to mark the space and number ot I insertions thereon, otherwise the advertisements will be continued until a written gr<Jer i B received countevraaodrng them,