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Evening Post, Volume XXI, Issue 137, 14 June 1881, Page 4

DAVIS "fTERTICAL FEED SEWING V MACHINE Was awarded the only First Prizes for Family Sewing Machiuo3 at the Sydney and Melbourne International Exhibitions, 1879, 1530, 1881, over all other Sewing Machines. Seeing is Believing. Come One ! Come All! MACBINES SHOWN WITH PLEASURE. Samples of work given away. Full instructions gratis, and a liberal time payment system. Every Machine guaranteed. We will show the Machine in operation I making up samples of the following list of work, which the "Davis" does without TACKING :— Bind dress goods with the same material, either scallops, points, squares, or straight. It will puc on skirt braid and sew on facing at one operation, without Bhowing the stitches. Make French folds and sew on at the same time. Make milliners' folds with different colors and pieces of goods at one operation, and sew on at the same time. It will erathor between two pieces and sew on at the same timo. It will cover the cord and sew it in between edges at the same time. It puffs. It will do felling, bias, or straight, lothcr on cotton or woollen goods. It spws from lace to leather without changing stitch or tension. For tucking, cording, braiding, quilting, ruffling, fringing, embroidering, shoe fitting, tailoring, dressmaking, and family use, it ha 3no equal. It will make wide and narrow hems, hem all manner of bias woollen goods, as soft merino, crape, or goods difficult to hem on other machines. It will fold hems with cordß enclosed, and stitch them down at ona operation. It makes a more elastic stitch thau any other machine. It will sew over uneven surfaces as well as plain. It will gather without sewing on. It will gather and sew on at the same time. It will gather botwean two bands, showing the stitches on the riarht sido at one operation. Purchasers will be instructed to do all the above work. H. C. FISKE A CO., Christchnrch, Sole Agents for New Zealand. ROBERT HOLLIDAY, Lambton Quay, Agent for Wellington. A PERFECT SEWING MACHINE. WHEELER A WILSON'S NSW STRAIGHT-NEEDLE MACHINES. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES. q xt the latest improved. Paris Exhibition, 1878. " Commisßariat-General, Etats Unis d'Amerique, " Champ de Mars, Paris, Bth November, 1878. " I have examined ths official lists of awards at the Universal Exposition, as published by the Fronch authorities, and find that only one Grand Prize was awarded for Sewiug Machines. That was given to Wheeler and Wilson Company, of Now York. "R. C. M'Cormick, Com.-General." TWO SI A CHINES COMBINED IN TH NEW HAND-AND-FOOT. THE NEW WHEELER A WILSON Will do Every Description of Sowing on any sorts of Material from MUSLIN TO LEATHER. Inspoot the Now Machines and be convinced. The Now Machines are warranted to give complete satisfaction. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. Time Payments. Time payments arranged on tho most LIBERAL SCALE. For fnll particulars apply to ROBERT GARDNER, Lambton Quay, Sole Agent for Wellintfton NOTICE. I BEG to notify that, having retired from the firm of Jacob Joseph A Co., I have this day commenced business as Hardware Importer and General and Commission Merchant, Under tho name and stylo of WALTER NATHAN A CO. The business will be temporarily carried on in the two lower flats of Messrs. Joseph and Co.'s warehouse, Lambton Quay. I have purchased from my lato firm on favorable terms their large and well assorte 1 stock of Hardware, which department will be, as heretofore, under tho management of Mr. Alfred Dunk, to whom I have given an interest in tho businesp. Arrangements are in progresa by which the various agencies of my lato firm will be handed over to mo. I shall be prepared to take charge of consignments of all descriptions of merchandise and lo execute indents through my agent in London for English, American, and Continental Manufactures. WALTER I. NATHAN. Wellington, Ist June, ISSI. HARDY, ORNAMENTAL, AND EVERGREEN SHRUBS, FOREST TREES, FRUIT TREES. Ac Norwood Hill Nursery, (Established I860.) rWIHE Proprietor of the above begs to call A the attention of the public to his largo and varied stock of hardy, evergreen, and flowering shrubs, comferso, shelter trees, hedge plants, fruit trees, Ac, the whole of which are fine strong healthy plants, quite hardy, being grown in an exposed situation, and all transplanted. A few quotations given : — Cupressus Macrocarpa, from £2 0 0 per 100 Pinus lnsignis, do 110 0 do Pinus Halepenßis, do ... 1 10 0 do Hollies (transplanted), do ... 1 10 0 do Enonymus Japonica, do ... 10 0 do Laurestinus (very hardy), do 1 10 0 do Olearia (hedge plant), do ... 150 do Pittosporum (of • orfc), do ... 110 0 do Fruit trees (of sorts) per doz, 15s to 18s Gooseberries and Cnrrants, per doz, from 6s Rhubarb Roots, per doz, from 63 Roses (choice named), per doz, from 12s Also, a lar^e collection of Carnations, Picotees, Fuschias, Chrysanthemums. Ac, Ac. F. MOUNTIER, Nurseryman, Tasman-street. Wellington. NURSERY STOCK ! NURSERY STOCK ! ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY. THE undersigned h<»B now on Sale a large collection of all that is Necessary, Useful, and Ornamental in the furnishing of Gardens of every description, all of which will be sold a3 cheaply as catalogued prices throughout the colonies. We call particnlar attention to a few of our SPECIALITIES, which are this soason extra fine :— Cupressus in varieties, Pinus Insignis, Ponderosa, Cephalotaxus Anstraica, Canarienses, Excelsa, &c , Albus of Sorts. Araucarias Biotas, Cedrus, Cryptomarias, Frenellas (Calitris) Junipera, Lach, Piceaßetinesporas, Taxus, Thujas, Thnjopsi3, Wedringtonia, Wellingtonia Gigantoa, Ac. Also Native and Exotic Shrubs for Hedges and Breakwinds, Borders, Edgings, and Ornatnen,fcal" Bedding. Apple Trees, Pears, Plums, Grape Vines, Cherries, Peaches, Nuts, Figs, Mulberries, Gooseberrio , Currants, Raspberries, and Strawberries. Rhubarb — between 400 and 500 roots, cl ng our Excelsior and Prolific Aspara s, Seakale, Artichokes. Horse Radish, Ac. P< »T-GR< >WN PLANTS — by far the largest collection in this province ; also Shrubs for open garden deoorations, in all cultivated classes. Our Bijou Nurseries, Taranaki and Hopper Street*, Te Aro, and Alicetown, Lower Hutt. are open from 8 am. till 5 p.m. on working days ; but all country communications must be sent to the following address, when orders will be promptly attended to. F. COOPER. Seedsman and Florist, Corner of Herbert and Mannsrs Streets, Wellington. r*W GENTLEMEN AND OTHERS JL PLANTING. FOR SALE, FRUIT AND FOREST TREES. 50,000 Pinus Insignia 2ft high, 20s per 100 ; 20,000 Scotch Fir. do do 17s do ; 20.000 Pines, in varieties from 15s to 303 do ; 10,000 Cupressus Macrocapa, 2ft, 203 do ; 20,000 Cypress, in varieties, from 13s to 40s do ; 2U.V00 Frnit Trees, from 103 per dozen; 2i.'0,000 Quicks (strong) 5s per 10d0. JNO. HALE, Nurseryman, Waimea Itoad, Nelson. COAL. COAL. COAL. f jHHE undersigned is supplying beat Newcastle Coal at tha following rates :—: — From Yard, in bags ... S2s per ton From Ship side ... ... 27s „ For larger quantities, as per agreement. The barque 3. R. Lubrs will shortly arrive with a cargo of superior coals. For particulars, apply to W. R. WILLIAMS CHARLES P. POWLES, LICENSED BROKER UNDER THE LAND TRANSFER ACT. CertiEcat- coountant in Bankruptcy. Offioe— Wfll ia-Htm* t.