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Lyttelton Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1055, 20 December 1862, Page 7

"VTOTICE is hereby given that, from and after tl h day of March next, theWasteLandeißoa; !t will discontinue granting any further Licenses ( f Cut Timber on the Waste Lands-. of the, Grown ,t this province. By ,order of the Bpardj . . 0 WILLIAM GUISE BRITTAN, if , Chief Commissioner, if Land Office, Christchurch, Jan. 13, 1862. 41 U ' > ' i !——— ;t "VTOTICE hereby given to the holders of Pa - 1\ turage Licenses in the Upper Ashley Distric i- Nos. 21, 109,170, 235, 219, 271, 66,: 73, 75, 127, 14i tl 191, 232,i234,> 283, 284, 303, 309, 310, 323,. 336, 33 1 ' 346, 434, 438,439, and 440, that the country has bee ", surveyed, and that the Commissioners of the Wasl I, Lands Board. will; proceed to - adjust the boundarie , of these runs, on Thursday, the Bth of J"anuarj 1 1863, at noon; when all parties interested 1 at required to attend. ? . By order of the Waste Lands Board,; j WILLIAM GUISE BRITTAN, ; - Chief Commissioner. , Land Office, Christchurch, ' . . J ; November L4tfy 1862. 449 1 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. THE Offices of the Provincial Government will b CLOSED oil the following days, viz.—-fror , the 24th to the 26th both inclusive,, and on th Ist and 2nd January, 1863. : ; THOMAS WM. MAUDE, 11 Provincial Secretary. Provincial Secretary's Office, ' Chi'istchurch, Dec. 10, 1862, 492; TIMARU MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. THE above lnstitutioh was opened at Mr. Durand' house on the Ist of November. j The News Room is open- every day (Sundays efx ! cepted) from TO a.m. to 9.30 p.m.; and the Library I from 6.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.; and oh Saturdays fron 112 a.m to 2 p.m. > . j Scale of subscription to constitute a member:— I - : s.-cl.- • . s. d ; Anriual subscription- ... 20 0 Entrance ... 10 ( iHalf-yearly -.u ... 12 6 ... Ditto ... 5 ( | Quarterly ... ... ... 7 & ... Ditto ... 2( Life member ..i : ... - ... £1< ' By order of the Committee, ! SPENCER A; PERCEVAL. I Timaru, Dec. 2, 1862. 479f CHRISTCHURCH MECHANICS' INSTITUTE TO ABCHIECTS, &0. THE Committee of Management will give th< sum of £20 for the best; and£l 0 for the seconc test design for a building, to be erected for the purposes of the it being understood that th( j premium of the architect whose services are retained i shall be included in his Ordinary commission. ! Particulars as to site, amount to be expanded, rei ■quirements, &c., to be obtained of the Clerk at th( i Beading Room, Town Hall. Designs to be sent in i directed to the Committee of' the Institution, on oi , before Saturday, January 10, 1863. C. J. READER, i 4944 1 Clerk. I THE CHRISTCHURCH HORTICULTURAL I. ; ..\i - • SOCIETY - • i■: 1 WILL hold their First Exhibition'of Fruit, Flowers, and Vegetables, in the Government ! Gardens, Cathedral square, ' | On FRIDAY, the 26th day of December 1862. i Intending exhibitors will please to have all articles i for competition on the ground by ,11 o'clock, a.m. j Stewards will be appointed by the committee to i receive and arrange all articles sent. The Christchurch brass band will be in attendance. i Admission to non-subscribers," Is. each? children, half-price. - : ; . , , i Tickets and schedules may be obtained at the j following places:—Messrs. Gould & Miles; Duncan & i Son; J; C. BrOoke, & Co.; Tunmer;-W;-Hislop; W. ! Wilson, Christchurch, Dr. Donald; Ly ttelton. j 4969 J. C. BROOKE, Hon. Sec. TO LET in Exeter street—a four-room verandah COTTAGE, slated roof, detached kitchen, in good repair, with one-third of fin acre of garden ground and a well of water upon ; the premises, and fenced all round? rent moderate to a : respectable tenant. Apply to : - ■ - ALEX. SPfiOUL. Exeter street, Ly ttelton, Dec. 12.' 4963 fjl IMA R. U RACE S . TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, the 17th and 18th Of FEBRUARY, 1863. STEWARDS: • M. Studholme, Esq. I H. A. Kpight, Esq. R. Thoir)SQn, Esq. | IL Belfield, Esq. ' L. C. Thomson, Esq. .. Judge: A. Cox, Esq. TUESDAY. - (Maiden Plate of £100; added to a sweepstakes of <£5 each, £or, all horses that have never won public, money. For 3 yrs. Bst.< 9fiJs; 14 yrs, 9sf 13ffis5,5:yrs, 1-Gst 71155; 6 yrS and aged, lOst lOlbs. Second horse to receive £20; One mile and a half. , ~ : Innkeepers' Ppbsb of £—, added to a sweepstake of £5.. T.G'.W. Two miles. Hack Race of £10, added to a sweepstakes of 10s, ! for all horses that have not entered for any race of the meeting. Catch weights. Once round. Heats. • • ' ' </'. ' Hubdle Race of £50, adjied to a sweepstakes of £5 each.' Eor 3 yrs old, 9st 9lbs; 4 yrs, lOst 13lbs; 5 yrs, llst7lbs; 6 yrsand-aged, list %vfo miles, over, seven flights. Hack HmntE RAbEof £20 added to a sweepstakes of £2 each./ Catch weights. Once round thb course, over' four flights. For' all horses that have never'won an advertised Htirdle Race tir Steeple Chase. • ■ WEDNESDAY. Teial Stakes of £50, added to a sweepstakes of-£5, each; for S year olds, foaled in the disi trict (Ashburton to 9ll?s. Once round and a distanced ,1 | iTiMARU Cup of £100, added to a sweepstakes of £10 each' 1 For 3 yrs old, Bst 9lbs; 4 yrs, 9st 13lbs; 5 yrs, lOst 7ffis; 6 yrs and aged, lOst lOlbs; the winner of the Innkeepers' Purse to carry 71bs extra. Three miles. i ; - i ; Handicap Staked of £40, added "to a sweepstakes 1 ,! £5 eacli. Weights and h. ft. to be declared before 10 o'clock on the morning of; the race. Once round and a distance. Ladies'Pußflßi of 450, added to a sweepstakes of £5. T.C.W. One and a half miles. Consolation Stakes of £20, added to a ;sweepstakes ' of £2 each; for all beaten horses in the previous races. T;C.W. Once round. Forced Handicap of 10 per cent, on the winnings; h. ft. for the winner of any race of the meeting except the Hack Races and the Consolation Stakes} any other horses iallowed to run on paying £3. Entrances to be made immediately" after the Ladies' Purse has been run for, and ttofl weights to be declared half ari hour after the last race. One mile. Mares and geldings allowed 41158. . . i V Horses to be entered, and, the color of the riders stated (except for the Hack under a sealed Cover, addressed to the Secretary of the Timaru Jockey Club, at th« Royal Hptel, Timfti'u. or before 6 o'clock p.nv. on the Saturday previous to the races. J. EDWARD DUFF, Hon. Sec. T.J.C. . OLD ENGLISH SPORTS, ON Boxing Day, Dec. 26 v at the He?ithcote Valley, to consist; of j Wrestling, Quoits, and other amusements, for prizes. Further particulars will appear in a future, advertisement. , 4907