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Auckland Star, Volume IX, Issue 2609, 17 August 1878, Page 2

CHARLES BLOMFIELD, Wakefield-stkeet, DEALER IN OILS, COLOURS, GLASS, &c. A Large and Varied Ptook of PAPERHANGINGS, in Choice Designs, and Very Scrim, Hessian, Tacks, Mixed Paints, Oils, Turpentine, Varnishes, Brushes, &c, always on hand at lowest rates. ■ . Paintings of -New Zealand Scenery, including Bomo romantic views taken at Whangaroa, Bay of Islands Waikato, and the Hot Lakes; Oleographs. Chromos, and Engravings, at a great reduction. &II.T AND STATNED MOTTMMNGS. «, Picture Frames on hand, or made order. NOtet^HARLEs"^LOMFIELD, SIGN WRITER AND GENERAL HOUSE decorator, Foot op Wakefield-strekt, Auckland.

,4 UCKLAND GAS COMPANY (IjIMITED). Tho price of Coke is now 20a per ton, a the Works, for Cash; or, if so agreed, Monthly Accounts at 253, with 53 per ton discount. Cartage, within reasonable distances, at 2s S& per tou. A ton of Coke is equal to 60 bushels, or about double tho bulk of CoaL RE M N~A N* T O E CAEPET AT COST PRIOW! AT W. RATTRAY'S! XiEMNANTS i.-F FLOORCLOTH 1 _T COST PRICE! At W. RATTRAY'S ! REMNANTS OF MATTING ! AT COST PRICK! AT W. RATTRAY'S ! Hl^^^^ CC^S^O^c!!oTi l g Snd MATTINGS, which will be SOLD at COST PEIOJS, to efrect a Clearance. WILLIAM RATTRAY, BM-'ENISHING DRAPER & SILK MBROKR New Zealasd House, 66, QUEEN:STBEET, Auckland.

After the fire has drawn up, Coke may be added in small lumps (not in large masses), either aloue or mixed with Coal A lire made in this way is better for not being elirredj so long as there is space between the fragments of fuel for a free current of air. The value of COKE as a fuel < iuid as a means of economy of Coal is hardly .','■,„.•,-.-;atf'd' sufficiently. A mixed fuel of (Vii'ai'iVi Coke is invaluable for the ordinary r^WUsofh eating, and still more for those (V co,', kin" as it absorbs the smoke or in - f1!,,--r'ihltf Wmh given off by -Coal during ..un-'i.V's.i.ou'/and renders the fire bripMer, dearer :«»""4 7'°Uer> than lfc Ca" be madC V auv other means.—fAdvt.]