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IMPORTANT TO SHEEP BREEDERS. SALE OF MERINO SHEEP. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ' By Mr. OLLIVIER, On THURSDAY, the 31st of October Nkxt, AND THE FOLLOWING DAYS, IN A FIELD neah the New Club House, CHRISTCHURCH, CANTERBURY. I whole of the Mount Eden and -*- Christchurch valuable Ram Breeding Flocks of George Rich, Esq., Mount Eden* Auckland, who is about to decline business in | the southern hemisphere and return to England ' Also, The newly-imported pure Spanish and French Merino Flocks, chosen by Mr. Rich in Europe, with great care, and landed here a few months since. The imported sheep will be sold singly, unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of sale ; some of these will lie sold each day. The Mount Eden and Christchurch Shakspere Merino Flocks will be sold in lots of five ewes to suit ptirchasers, and to enable each sheep holder to become his own ram breeder. The following is a list of the lots which will be offered for competition :— 235 two and four tooth rams, one hundred are two tooth, and by imported Spanish rams, out of the Mount Eden ewes 505 Shakspere Merino ewes, from two tooth upwards; the greater part of the twotooths are from the imported Spanish Merino rams 400 ram and ewe lambs, more or less by imported pure Spanish or Shakspere rams, out of the above ewes 65 imported Spanish ewes, fifteen have a dash of French blood; about forty of them will lamb in December next, by the prize ram 15 imported Spanish and French Merino rams, one of which gained a first-class prize in Germany, two years following The weights of the fleeces from these imported sheep clipped in England, clean river washed, as follows:— French Merino ewes averaged lOlbs. each. Spanish do. varied from 71bs. to lllbs. of wool, eleven months and a half growth Imported Spanish rams, sire of the above mentioned yearlings and lambs, clipped last season, over 151bs. each in ths grease. The Auckland Mount Eden Shakspere Merino flock has been removed to Canterbury, partly owing to the disturbed state of the Northern Island; and Mr. Rich has since decided to dispose of the whole of his Mount Eden and other sheep, and to return to England. The ewes have been selected for ram breeding, and their wool has been most favourably reported on by Mr. Hughes, the eminent wool broker of London. The imported Spanish Merino flock is of ancient and pure blood, the fleece being remarkably fine, very closely Bet, and of great weight. None of the ewes of this flock have ever been disposed of since their importation from Spain. This is one of the most valuable flocks of sheep ever offered for sale in the southern hemisphere. At the same time will be sold Mr. Rich's mare "Matilda." A German sheep dog, and a patent German ear brand. The imported sheep follow the call of the shepherd. The whole of the sheep will be sold with the wool on. If there is a good attendance and fair competition at the sale, it is Mr. Rich's intention to dispose of the entire flock, without reserve. Terms will be given at time of sale. For further particulars, apply to GEORGE RICH, Christchurch; or MILES & CO., Lyttelton and Chrietchurch. N.B.—Steamers will sail from Canterbury for Australia and the neighbouring Provinces in New Zealand, a few days after the auction. 265 JUST RECEIVED. A CONSIGNMENT OF STATION- --*- ERY, consisting of:—30,000 Envelopes of every variety and colour, Portfenilles, red and black sealing wax, Mitchell's Steel Pens, Linear Note and Letter Paper, Double Double Crown Tracing Paper, Drawing Paper (4 sizes) Bank Post, Cream Laid Note ruled, Post do. ruled, Pencils, Children's Colours from 3d to 2s 6d each box, Adhesive Newspaper Envelopes, &c. Ex ROYAL STUART. Budget of Puzzles. Mirth for the Million. . Song Books in great variety, Ciphering Books, j Bill Books, Copying Letter Books, Caret Boards, Elastic Bands, Gelatine Poetry Cards, White ' and pink Blotting paper, Inkstands in great variety, Letter clips, Letter files, Scotcli, Irish, Comic, and Christy Minstrels, Maync Reid's Novels, Tales from Blackwood, &c, &c. To Arrive Per DERWENTWATER. A large consignment of Books, coinprisin-** the works of Dickens, Lever, Marryat, Bulwer and works on Science, History, Travels, Biography, Poetry &c, &c. To Arrive in NOVEMBER. A consignment of Celestial and Terrestrial Globes of various sizes, I*2oo pieces of New Music, Sow* Books, fyc. E. MILLS, London street, 260 Lyitcltou.