Auctions. POSTPONEMENT OF SALE. TO TIMBER MERCHANTS, BUILDERS, AND OTHERS. THE SALE of Timber, Battens, Palings, Shingles, and Laths, ex Free Trader, from HobartTown, advertised for this day, is UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED . UNTIL MONDAY, the 14TH JANUARY. WILSON & ALPORT, 5431 Auctioneers. TO TIMBER MERCHANTS, BUILDERS, AND OTHERS. IMPORTANT SALE OP V,D.L. TIMBER, PALINGS, BATTENS, LATHS, AND SHINGLES. Landing ex Free Trader, from Hobart Town. MESSRS/ WILSON AND ALPORT will sell by PUBLIC AUCTION, At the Railway Station, Christchurch, MONDAY,JANUARY 14, ' The cargo of the above-named vessel, as follows, viz:— 52,000 ft timber, assorted—--3x2 lengths 8 to 20 ft 4x2 „ 11 to 20 ft V. 6x2 : Bx2 12X2 Bx3 5x3 6x3 7,8, and 9x 3 6x4 10 to 20 ft 12 ft 12 and 14 ft 10 to 18 ft 10 to 15 ft 10 to 19 ft 12 and 14 ft 10 to 19 ft 7000 ft battens, 8 to 18 175,000 shingles 12,000 laths, 3 ft 6 in 9000 do, 3 ft 25,000 box palings, 5 ft 15,000 do do, 6 ft. V Sale at Twelve o'clock. . Terms|at sale. Luncheon provided. HORSES ! : HORSES 1! HORSES 1! I UICCARTON YARDS. MONDAY,* JANUARY 14TH, 1867. rR, E. BURNELL has received inL, structions to Bell by PUBLIC AUCTION,
TWENTY TO THIRTY HORSES, Selected with, great care in "Wairau, Marlborough, and can be seen until day of sale at bis paddock, Colombo street. J. H. BENNETT, 5475 Auctioneer. M MATSON'S WOOL STORES, LICHFIELD STREET. H. MATSON & CO., will, hold their next WOOL SALE, Atfctheir Wool Stores, Lichfield street, on MONDAY, 14TH JANUARY, When they will offer SEVENTY BALES OF WOOL, Consisting of ; SCOURED, GREASE, AND FLEECE, And. any other parcels that may arrive in itiirie for sale. 5388 Sale at 3 o'clock. IMPORTANT SALE OP PURE-BRED IMPORTED SHEEP, Selected by W. S. Cox, Esq., of Melbourne, : from the choicest stud-flocks in Tasmania and Australia. JyJESSRS. H. MATSON & CO., will sell b7 PUBLIC AUCTION, At the Central Sale Yards, next their Wool : .; Stores, Lichfield street, on FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1867, 220 ptire- bred Leicesters, Lincolns, Cotswolds, and Rambouillets (ewes and rams), viz. -.—106 two-tooth purebred Leicester ewes, bred by Wm. Feild, of Enfield. Tasmania. 40 4 and 6-tooth pure-bred Leicester '■..■ ewes 20 ram lambs do do 25 ewe lambs do do 1 2-tooth ram do do. These sheep are descended from ewes bought about twenty years ago from Mr Forester, Raeselands—one of the greatest prize-takers in England,—and crossed by the best tups which , could be procured from Mr Bell, Bromptoh; Mr Bell, Seale Hill; Mr Robinson,. Leakby. Palace i Mr Beatie, Neeby House i and the Duke of Devonshire ; no expense, having been spared in combining good quality with plenty of wool and mutton. 9 2 and 6-tooth ewes, bred by —Jones, Esq., of Tasmania; '4 6-tooth pure- ;; bred Lincolnrams,bredby Dr Brown, of South Australia, from imported stock; 4 4-tooth Cotswold rams (prize takers), bred by John Brown and Co., of Teatree Creek, Victoria, .the product 1 of imported ewes and i runs j 4 2-tooth do' do do; 26-tooth : Leicester rams, bred by John Aitken, Esq., Of Aitken's Gap j 24-tooth do do; 1 seven-month-old ; do do; 5 2,4, and 6-tooth Rambouillet rams, got by pure Rambouillet rams, out of Peppin's, Merino ewes, on the Billabong. • The above flrst-class sheep are now being depastured in our Riccurton paddock, opposite the Bush Inn, where intending purchasers are invited to inspect them, and can obtain from. the shepherds in charge every information with respect to the various classes. H. M. & Co; hftri every confidence in reCommending the above sheep to the notice of as tney have beert'carefully selected by W. S. Cox, Esq., of Melbourne, who is admitted to be one of the best judges of longwoolled sheep in the colonies; and have been pronounced b/'Messrs,' Wright, Robertson and Co., of assisted in their transhipment, and others, to be the .best lot of »heep ever landed in Otago. / Those who really wish 1 to become possessed of Good Stock should not lose this Opportunity .for the selection of either ewes orrajns, ~. ■ ~-i / : rSamples of wool may be seen at the offices of the auctioneers, • W n ■' , H: i MA:TSbN'& : CO. .■■■X !.j| p!clock. ! i Terms liberal at sale. 5389