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Otago Witness, Issue 23, 25 October 1851, Page 1

OTACrO BANKING COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Interim Directors of this Company will finally allocate the Shares applied for on Wednesday, sth November next, at 12 o'clock noon, after which no further application will be received. The Interim Directors have it in their power to allocate the whole 1500 Shares among the present applicants (39 in number), but deeming it for the interest of the Bank that it should stand on the broadest basis as to the number of Shareholders, and to prevent any intending applicants being disappointed, they have postponed the closing of the Share List until the sth proximo as above. Applications for Shares to be made to the Interim Directors, at the Office of Messrs. JAMES MACANDREW & Co. Dunedin. TO BRICKLAYEBS AND CAEPENTEES. NEW CHURCH, PORT CHALMERS. __________ • PERSONS desirous of offering Tenders for the Erection of the above Church, may see the Drawings and Specifications, and obtain Quantities and every information, by applying to Mr. Daniel Macandrew, Architect, on and after the 22nd inst. Sealed Tenders, endorsed " Tender for Port Chalmers Church," to be addressed to the Rev. Mr. Burns, on or before Saturday, the Ist November next. The Building Committee do not pledge . themselves to- accept the lowest or any other Tender. Dunedin, 16th October, 18-51. NOTICE. ALL Persons indebted to Mr. John MCGibbon, Storekeeper, Princes Street, are requested to pay their Accounts to Mr. Jajiks Brown, Post Office, who is authorised to receive the same. STOCK FOR SALE. Bullocks, aged 4 years off, perfectly -*- quiet, and warranted to work in Harness ; a Horse 16 hands high ; and also a Mare in Foal, warranted sound, free from vice, and to work in Plough or Cart. The above useful lot of Stock can be recommended to small Farmers. For particulars apply to Mr. W. H. Gotten. Dunedin Retail Prices Current, October 25,1851. First Flour, ty 100 lbs., 355. 00s.;Bread, ty 4 ft> loaf, Is. 2d. ; Beef, od. to Od. W K>. ; Mutton, Od. to 6d. ; Pork, 6d. to 6 id. ; Fresh Butter, Is. 6d. ; Salt do., Is. 4d. to Is. 6d. ; Ground Coffee, Is. lOd. ; Tea, 2s. 6d. ; Raw Sugar, 3id. to 4^d. ; Loaf do., 7^d. to Bd.; Mould Candles, 7d. ; Cheese, Is. ; Milk, 3d. to 4d. ffi quart Potatoes, 4s. to ss. Od. & cwt. ; Firewood, & cord, 12s. to 165. ; Sawn Timber, 10s. to 12s. W 100 ft. ; Shingles, 12s. W 1,000; Bricks, £2 ss. W 1,000. RATES OF POSTAGE. Ship Letters, not exceeding & oz 2d Do., do., exceeding -| oz". and not exceeding 1 oz 4d. Exceeding 1 oz. and not exceeding 1J oz. 6d. " IJoz. " " 2 oz. Bd. And so on in proportion, bein» 2d. for every half ounce, or fractional part of half an ounce. Letters for any part of New Zealand need not be prepaid, and Newspapers are sent Free.