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Kumara Times, Issue 2536, 20 October 1884, Page 3

ROBERT B. JONES, W 1 TO ISll TO W' W 1& GUNSMITH, AND MACHINIST, HOKITIKA, ING AND OTHER MACHINES, Well and promptly Kepaired, either in Town or Country. Having had many years' experience with the largest firms in the Colony, I undertake the preparation of Estimates and Specifications for Batteries, Hydraulic Mining, Sawmill, and other Machinery.

JOHNSTON AND WATKINS, O CIVIL AND MINING ENGINEERS, AUTHORISED AND LICENSED SURVEYORS. Underground Surveys contracted for by the year and otherwise. Plans of Mining Machinery prepared. Offices: Reefton, Lyell, and Kumara. Kuraara address : Times Office. ROBIN HOOD'S GREAT NOVELTY COMPANY'S PROGRAMME ON THE MELBOURNE AND NEW ZEALAND CUPS, NOVEMBER,, 1884, | Is NOW OPEN, With a Subscribed Capital, £IO,OOO, in 20,000 Shares of 10s each. 404 Prizes, each share having seven chances. To an investor of 20s the odds are 25 to 1, and £3llO may be won with one ticket. Mebourne Cup, 134 Prizes. First Horse L2OOO Second Horse 900 Third Horse 450 Starters (about L 33 each) ... 900 Non-Starters (about LI 6 each) 1750 L6OOO New Zealand Cup, 70 Prizes. First Horse LI 000 Second Horse ... ~. ... 400 Third Horse 200 Starters (about L 27 each) ... 250 Non-Starters (about Lll each 650 200 Cash Bonds. 2 at LSO each 6at 25 6at 20 „ 40 at 10 „ 146 at 5 .. LISOO Will Close on November Ist. 55,000 Shares on various events have been sold by us since starting. Applications as usual. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Money orders or cheques marked Correct, with Is exchange added, preferred. If coin or Bank notes are sent, letters should be registered. Telegrams and Registered Letters received. Ten per cent, deducted from all Prize Moneys, four per cent, of which is given to agents who sell tickets, or clieuts who purchase books of twenty-five tickets each. Programmes with nominations and full particulars (of past, present, and future), forwarded post free on application. Agents' returns must reach us not later than 31st October, or they will not be recognised. Address:— "ROBIN HOOD," " Care of Thomas Stapleton, " Box 238, P. 0., "Christen 11 rcli;" Or, " Jubal Fleming, City Baths, " Colombo street, Christchurch." N.B.—Although we send to Newspapers throughout New Zealand the Names and Addresses of principal wiuners in our Company, as many other consultationists advertise they do, we respectfully remind the Public and'our Clients that our books are at all times open for inspection tc any Subscriber. Information not confined to Press. We consi.W PH.-l, sni.soril.or | m „„ "pq.j.ij light of iiispeetioa.j '

THE WESTLAND "MELBOURNE CUP" MINING COMPANY. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. A CALL OF TEN SHILLINGS (10s) PER SHARE has been made in the above Company, payable in cash or by P. 0. Order, and the following Dividends will be declared on the Ist November. Ist Dividend £SOO 2nd Dividend ... 400 3rd Dividend 200 Starters 200 Non-Starters 400 Should the Washing Up not realise full amount, the Dividends will be distributed pro rata. Full particulars, with Prospectus, can be obtained on application to Mr Gilbert Stewart; or to " NUGGET," Manager, Care of Mr J. Peake, Royal Mail Hotel, Revell street, Hokitika. \ECLARATION OF WAR. When the first note of preparation was sounded in the East, and the warcloud was no larger than a man's hand ; and while the principal potentates of Europe, though breathing peace, were silently girding up their loins for a struggle as fierce in the encounter and more baneful in its results than any which has hitherto devastated the face of our mother earth : it was then that he sought every means in his power to avoid such another calamity that befel Plevna by obtaiuing for the coming year a very large assortment of WEST OF ENGLAND CLOTHS, COATINGS, TWEEDS, Also, COLONIAL TWEEDS, To enable the inhabitants of Kumara to stand a long siege. Who has done this I —Why JOHN DAVIES, TAILOR, Seddon street. N.B. Charges moderate ; repairs neatly executed. WAR ! WAR !—NO RETREAT. NOTICE TO MINERS AND OTHERS. THE Undersigned having made arrangements with Mr George Simmons to manufacture, sell, and protect his patent for the manufacturing of LEATHER HOSE FOR SLUICING PURPOSES, Consignments of Leather suitable are daily expected. N.B.—Agents for Aspinall's Patent Sluicing Ripples, which for gold saving and durability are unequalled by any Ripples in use. JOHN & MATTHEW DAVIDSON. Kumara, April 25, 1884. WROUGHT - IRON RAILS~FOR WATER-RACES. THE DISPATCH FOUNDRY COMPANY, Greymouth, have any quantity. They will cut to lengths required, at half the cost of cast iron. Sfind for particulars to Mr Foldi, Dill man's, or to WM. RAE, Secretary, Givy month. Greym.au.tl], Qytuber 2, ISS-L