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Amusements, &o. |VIFLE Opposite Bank of Now Zealand. Open for practice from Twelve o'clock daily. S-2 2530 J. DONALDSON. NEW ODDFELLOWS' HALL. THURSDAY, MAY 9th, 1871. Under Distinguished Patronage. FIRST GRAND fNTEBTAINMENT r/EALANDU T»| INSTRELS IN AID OF Till RECREATION FUND OF THE SUNNYBIDE LUNATIC ASYLUM. XO PEEFORMERS lo Seats may be reserved at Bunz's Music Warehouse, High street. _ Far particulars see day bills. 5-4 2616 Meetings, &c. cTntekbdry boo SHOW. A COMMITTEE MFETING will bo hold on TUESDAY EVENING, at eight o'clock, at Morton's Hotel, to receive financial statement. 5-6 2758 C. W. DUMERGUE, Sec. NORTH RAKAI& BOARD OF'"~CON' SERVATORS. THE Ratepayers of this district nro invited to attond a PUBLIC MEETING at tho Town Hall, Southbridge, on WEDNESDAY", Bth May, at 12 o'clock noon, when the inten. tions of the Board as to providing funds for recouping the expenditure incurred on the protective works will be explained, and tho engineer's general rt port upon the works will be laid before the meeting. EDWARD JAMES LEE, Chnirman. 5-3 2600 LEESTON TOWN HALL COMPANY,

LIMITED. MM HE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of X Shareholders will be held at tho Town Hall, Leeston, on MONDAY, May 13th, 1878. THOS. S. LEWIS, Hon. So rctary. ;5.f» 2?ii BAKAIA ROAD DISTRICT. "VTOTICE is hereby given, that a MEETING XII of RATEPAYERS of this District will be held at the Road Board Office, Hororata, on MONDAY, the 20th May, at noon, to consider proposals .— 1. For stopping the road running from the north-eastern corner of section 10,889, across tho Hororata to the south-western corner of section 14,521. 2. For stopping the road on the south of tho Hororata, running from the southeastern corner of section 19,025 to the junction of roads north of the northern corner of 14,3'i7, in exchange for a road on the western tide of sections 14.327 and 26,575. 5-6 2717 W. BAKER, Overseer. CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT DRAINAGE BOARD. AT a SPECIAL MEETING of tho above Board, held this 6th day of May, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-eight, it was resolved to notify the intention cf the Board to make the following RATES on the undermentioned districts under the control of the Board, viz: Sydenham—Fivepence Halfpenny in tho w£. Htathcote—Sixpence in the £. Avon—Sevenpence in the £. I iccarton—Sevenpence in the £, Spreydon— Sevenpence in the £. Also—That the said Rate shall be for the

period ending the 31st DECEMBER, 1878, and that the paid Rates shall be payable on the 20th day of MAY, 1878, and that the Rate Books are open for inspection at the office of the Board, Hereford street, Christchurch. (Signed), THOS. GORDON, Secretary. May 6th, 1878. 5-7 2779 WAIKARI. CHEVIOT ELECTION. MR ALFRED SAUNDERS invites tho ELECTORS to MEET HIM in tho Waikari School Room, at seven o'clock, on MONDAY EVENING, May 13th. 5-6 2715 ART UNION. TO be Disposed of by ART UNION, One Oblique, Cross String, TricboTd, Ironframed PIANOFORTE, with double check repeater action, by Grossman and Co. • The Piano can be seen at Rudcliffe's Hotol, where tickets can be obtained. One Hundred Members at One Pound each. To be drawn by a committee of subscribers as soon as full. 4-13 1509 Election Notices. TO E. L. COSTER, ESQ., Somerton, South Rakaia. SIR, —A Seat in tho Ashburton County Council for the South Rakaia Riding having become vacant through the nnfortunato illness of C. N. Mackie, Esq., we the undersigned electors hereby request that you will come forward for the vacant seat. JOHN LAMBIE.

NIEL MACLEAN, JAMES SHARP, A. MAKEIG. Somerton, 6th May, 1878. To Messrs J. Lambie, N. Maclean and others, Gentlemen,—l have much pleasure in complying with your request. Yours faithfully, 5-7 2794 E. S. COSTER. HotelsGROSVENOB HOTEL, Corner of Madras street and South Belt (Opposite Railway Station. THIS NEW HOTEL is now OPEN to the public, and often every convenience and comfort to BOARDERS, VISITORS, and TRAVELLERS. The BEDROOMS are well furnished and properly ventilated; the public and private rooms cheerful and pleasant. 11-27 3825 J. MUMFORD. 818 D'S CRITERION. riIHE Proprietor has much pleasure in an: X nouncing that the ABOVE HOTEL IS NOW OPEN. THE ACCOMMODATION CANNOT BE SURPASSED IN CHRISTCHURCH. 4-8 Friends please take notica. _ 1197 ORAM'S SOMERSET COMMERCIAL AND FAMILY HOTEL, Ashburtpn. Under the patronage of Sir George Grey, K.C.B. Premier of New Zealand, Sir James Ferguson, Bart., late Governor of New Zealand, and Sir Charles Ducane, late Governor of Tasmania. THIS centrally situated hotel is pronounced to be one of the finest in the Southern Hemisphere. The Cuisine is under the supervision of an eminent Chef, and the Proprietor hopes that his long experience in the trade is a saffident qua. ranteeaato the quality of the contents of the cellar. E. W. SHEARMAN, Proprietor. 10-23 2290 W ill Forms ON SALE AT mHE -pRESS QFJICE.