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THE “ CANTERBURY TIMES.” MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER, A JOURNAL OP THE NEWS KNOWLEDGE And LITERATURE OF T H E W O R L D. SIXPENCE 'WEEKLY., '■ This increasingly popular journal provides an amount of Useful and Entertaining Reading not to be found in any other publication of the same class in. the colonies. INFORMATION, . INSTRUCTION And RECREATION FOR A L L CLASSES Are to be found hi its pages. THE GREAT IMPROVEMENTS Which have receniiv been effected in tbe “CANTERBURY TIMES'’ Have made the Always Popular Journal THE BEST WEEKLY PAPER IN NEW ZEALAND. Not only lias every effort been made to maintain the always high character of its General Contents, but • NEW FEATURES have been introduced to suit the requirements of popular taste, until this OLD-ESTABLISHED BUT PROGRESSIVE Journal admittedly stands at the head of the Weekly Newspapers of 'New Zealand. 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