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Press, Volume III, Issue 130, 31 March 1863, Page 3

A L 111 O N II OTK L, I.DNDOX STUKKT, I.YTTIU.TON. TOIIX COLLI KR, in ivlirhiß from the nbovo f J named business, bogs to return bis be«f. thanks to bis friends ami the public in general for the liberal support be has met with, , llH j solicits the conliniuinco of tlioir favours to ltia successor, Mr. John Hill. JOHN HILL, having taken tho above nmne Hotel of Mr. Jolin Collior, ivs|>(<c)fully itifonr bis numerous friends and Uio public i)f Cantoi - bun that not bin;; shall bo wanting on bis part to continue tho business as a iirsl-nile Hotel, ami hopes Ivy keeping tho very bo.«t ofulu, boor, wines, and spirits, to merit, tho support so liberally bestowed to his predecessor. ANTl I6NY~l r HOMPSON begs to inform travel lers on the? South road and the. public in general that bo baa just <>i>cnod a blacksmiths shop near the Ashlmrton Anus, and is prepared to shoo horses, and execute, all kinds of smith's work on reasonable terms. By moderate charges and careful attention to business ho trusts to gain a fair aharo of public patronage. BKISTOL HOUSE, OAS It EL-STREET, Christchurch. TS UC X LIN Ot baa great pleasure in an- • noinicing to bis numerous friends, customers and the public in general, that having just cleared out nil bis surplus stock of boots and shoes, he is now prepared to meet their viuittt by supplying them with all descriptions of BOOTS AND S1IOE&, of first-class quality (just received ox Avalanche), which bo can guarantee to bo tho best BOOTS AND SHOES ever imported into tho colony. J.S. is also propnrod to liiako all deecrijitioiiao t Ladies' and Gentlemen's Boots and Shoos, having in stock a splendid assortment of ENOLTSII LEATHER, the quality of which is rarely to bo mot with. THE TOWN OP " IN THE LINCOLN DISTRICT Township in tho largest Agricultural DistricH in tho Province. MESSES. J. OLLIVIER AND SON Havo been favored with instructions to soil by public auction, at their Itooms, Caehcl and High Btreots, at an early date, THE Quarter-nero Sections applied for in tho Town of Lincoln, ✓ I When tho Canterbury Settlement waa finifc kid out by Captain Thomae, a eito was sot apart for a town in that large and rich agricultural district which lice in tho anglo between Banks' Peninsula and Lake Elleamore. Tho Government having abandoned tho intention of making a town for this district, and tho necessity for a town becoming daily more apparent, aa tho country becomes ]>coplcd and occupied, tho original plan of Captain Thomas has been revised, and tho Town of Lincoln is now laid out and offered for sale by privato pronrietore. Tho site of the Town of Lincoln, aa now. laid out, differing somewhat from that originally proposed, is on the banks of a stream known as No. 1 gidly, running from trig, polo 1, /in the Lincoln District, to wards tho Peninsula Hills It is situated on good dry land, lying on Tbotl sides of the valley, which is at this pFaco abou > twenty feet deep, having a beautiful atroam of clear and delicious water running rapidly at th bottom.

Two Public roads meet at tlic stream, and run nto one at the bridge which will form ji handsome object in the centre of the Town, having clustered around it the reserves for Churches, Schools, Market-place, and Court House. A broad terrace is carried down each side of tho stream, and the whole of the slope on both aides of the water comprising about eight acres will bo set apart for ever as Public Gardens, for tho use and enjoyment of the inhabitants. At a very short distance below the Town a Flour Mill will shortly be erected, on the same stream. Such is the extent of land already in cultivation in tho neighbourhood, and co rapidly aro fresh Farms being occupied that Blacksmiths and other mechanics would already find an excellent opening for business, while a country Inn a Store, a Butcher's and a Baker's shop would also find abundant Custom, The close neighbourhood of the Mill will create a good market for Hour in the Town. But alove all this, tho Town will be amply supplied with iirewood, and building materials. The Lowei Lincoln Ildad which runs through the ccntro of the Town passes through the swamp, and crossing the river Halswell reaches the base of he Hills at about three miles distance from LINCOLN, which is thus placed within four mile of tho extensive forests of the Peninsula. The money for opening this road is already voted, and the work is about to bo undertaken jnmediately by the Government. it may be added that the Little Kiver Railway, about to bo commenced will ran little more than a mile from Lincoln, so that a short branch line will connect it with the forested the Littlo River, on the one side, and with the market in the City of t'hristchurch, on the other. , •>. It may be said that no site can be found in the whole of this large district which contains the same advantages of dry, healthy situation, rising well above the swainii, excellent; wafer and abundant supply of building materials, ant which lies in the main thoroughfare through tho Principal AoKicuLrujEut District in run Province.