FRIDAY, 31st DECEMBER. rjEORGE THOMAS has received instrucVJ tions to sell on Friday, 31st December, immediately before the sale of general merchandise, at 2 o'clock, a well assorted invoice of wire nails, direct from the Imperial Wire Company's Works, Birmingham, ex Commissary, consisting of — 5 kegs flat head wire nails, 1| x 17 2 » „ „ L}xl6 10 „ „ „ 2 xl 2 J 5 » „ „ 2ixlO 10 ; , „ „ 3xß 5 „ „ „ 4x7 5 „ „ 5x6 5 „ „ „ 6x5 57 kegs. Terms at sale.
FRIDAY, 31st DECEMBER. GENUINE CLEARANCE SALE OF MAIZE, SADDLERY, TEAS, &c, &c, &c. n EORGE THOMAS will sell by auction, VJ on Friday, 31st December, at his rooms, Brandon-street, at 2 o'clock, the following Merchandise, to close consignments — 250 bags N.Z. maize 20 tons flour, 50's, 100's, 200's 200 bags oats 100 do bran 2 tons household soap 1 do 2-crown do '2 do 3-crown and mottled do 20 cases Associated Vineyard and Bisquit Doubouche Champagne Vineyard brandy 20 do claret 20 casks ArroFs ale An invoice of saddlery from Butler Bros, ' Walsall, England— 3 cases gents' saddles and mounts, bridles, saddle cloths, and girths 1 do ladies' do do do 45 i-chests tea, No 16, Anna Dorothea 39 i do do, No 40, do do 12 i do do, No 45, Voni 50 boxes do, No 67, Anna Dorothea 20 do do, No 2, Medora 100 do De Roubaix candles Oatmeal, oats, 2 tons brewing crystals 100 boxes cisars 2 bales woolpacks &c. &c. &c. Terms, three and four months.
EXTENSIVE LAND SALE. MR. J. H. WALLACE'S SALE OF iIL VALUABLE PROPERTIES situated in the following districts, will take place on THURSDAY, 13th JANUARY, 1876 :— Wellington, Featherston, Palmerston, Foxton, Waipoua, Wairarapa, Wades Town, Takapu, Porirna, and, other districts. . Full particulars in catalogues.
NOTICE. TO OWNERS AND HOLDERS OF DOGS VTOTICE is hereby given that Rogistra_Ll tion Badges will be ready for delivery for^the year 1876, on and after the First day of January next. J. H. MARRIOTT, Registrar of I)ogs. TO BRICKMAKERS. " fTENDERS wanted for the making and X burning of about 300,000 bricks upon the Pakuratahi contract of the Wellington and Masterton Railway. Apply at once to • ' WM. OAKES. Bth December. • TO BUILDERS. mENDERS will be received by the underJl signed up to Friday, the 31st inst, for additions and alterations to a dwelling-house in Majoribank-street. ** Plans and specifications to be seen on application to JOHN HILL, 20th December. , Majoribank-street. DRAIN PIPES ON SALE, of all sizes, at considerably under lowest current rates. S,.J. DUNCAN, QTRANGERS visiting Wellington during 0 CHRISTMAS WEEK should call and inspect the IMMENSE STOCK of DRAPERY and CLOTHING now being shown at EMPIRE HOUSE. A SAVING of- 50 per cent, on usual prices. GEO. PIRIE, Draper and Clothier, Corner of Cuba and Manners Streets. f
MEN'S MERCERY. FOR THE HOLIDAYS, AT TE ARO HOUSE. "White puggaries, fancy ends, 9d each White pnggaries, fancy ends, Is each Men's new Leghorn hats, - 2s each Men's new Leghorn hats, 3s 6d each Men's double straw hats, 4s each FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS Men's Harvard shirts, Is lid each Men's regatta shirts, 2s 9d each Men's twilled regatta shirts, 3s 9d each Men's white shirts, 4s 6d each Men's white shirts, 5s 6d each New scarfs, new ties, new collars, &c, &c. JAMES SMITH, TE ARO HOUSE.
CITY CORPORATION. NOTICE TO RATEPAYERS. NOTICE is hereby given that the General City Rate is now due and payable at my- office, Provincial Government Buildings. All Ratepayers have the option of paying this rate in two half-yearly instalments, provided that the first payment be made within thirty jUvjns from this date. By order, WM. HESTER, Town Clerk. Town Clerk's Office, * Wellington, 28th December, 187 S.