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Mataura Ensign, Issue 1034, 17 May 1902, Page 2

General Notices. BOROUGH OF GORE. Election of Councillor. NORTH WARD. ■JWJOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the _l\ following Candidates have been duly Nominated to till the Vacancy caused by the Election of Councillor D. McFarlane to the Office of Mayor:— BALLINTINE, JOHN BOWLEB, EDMUND B. There being more than the required number, a POLL will be taken on WEDNESDAY, the 21st day of May, 1002, in the Temperance Hall, Traflord Street, North Ward, between the hours of 0 o'clock a.m. and 7 o'clock p.m. GEORGE BRETT, Returning Officer. Council Chambers, Mersey Street, May 13,1902. East Gore Butchery. CLACEY begs to intimate that he has • taken over the EAST GORE BUTCHERY, and has OPENED with a FULL STOCK of PRIME MEAT of all descriptions. None but the best quality kept. Families waited on daily. In connection with the above, I beg to thank the public for their past patronage, and solicit a continuance of the same for my successor, MR C. LACEY. W. TRETHEWAY.

THE wise young man will kill two birds with one stone by making the Engagement Eing the Christmas present; and the wise young woman will commend his economy. No such pretty selection of Engagement Rings elsewhere in town as we are showing. Rings at all prices—but every one a beauty. • W. BAKER, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER, Opposite Bank of New Zealand, GORE Broughton Street Nursery, OPPOSITE SALEYARDS, GORE. Fruit and Shelter Trees for Sale. I BEG to draw attention to all Intending Purchasers of any of the above that I have the following Varieties of Exceptionally Strong, well-grown Trees: — Apple Trees (on Blight-proof Stocks), 10s to 18s per doz. Pears and Plums, 12s to 18s per doz. Gooseberries (on Blight-proof Stocks), 3s to 6s per doz. Currants, 5s to Cs per doz. Rhubarb Roots, Gs per doz. Cuppressus Macrocarpa, extra strong trees (2yrs transplanted), 8s to 10s per 100. Cuppressus Macrocarpa, extra strong trees (3yrs, twice transplanted), lis per 100. Pinus Insignis (2yrs transplanted), 6s to 8s per 100. A Large Assortment of Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Border Flowering Plants, Roses, etc. Cabbage and Caulifiower Plants, Seed Potatoes, Vegetable and Flower Seed in Season. INSPECTION CORDIALLY INVITED. J. B. PERKS, BIiODGHTON STREET NURSERY, GORE. 2 Sings FOB 1

PRELIMINARY NOTICE. CHEAP TIMBER. D WILSON (late Manager for Massey • and Co., Timber Merchants, Gore) has OPENED A TIMBER YARD in MerseyStreet, Gore, below Wesieyan Church. All Information as to Truck Lots, Quotations, etc., can be obtained on application to D. WILSON, Hedgehope Post-office. Telephone No. 7. SOUTHLAND COUNTY. DOG TAX COLLECTION, 1902. NOTICE is hereby given that the Dog Registration Fees were due on Ist January. The Fee fixed by Council is Five Shillings per dot', except in the case of sheep and cattle owned by farmers, shepherds, or drovers, the Fee for which is Two Shillings and Sixpence for each dog up to three in number for any one owner who signs the declaration required by Statute, the remainder over the three being charged Five Shillings each. The following Registrars of Dogs andEegistration Oftices have also been appointed : For Waihopai Biding—Abraham McKenzie, at his residence, Oteramika. For Awarua Riding—John Adamson, at his residence, North Road, Waikiwi. For Wallacetown Riding—John Crawford, at his residence, Waianiwa. For Winton Riding—Robert Sands, at his residence, Winton. For Oreti Riding—James Martin, at office of Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Lumsden. For Hokonui Riding—W. H. Wood, at his residence, Gore. For Waikaia Riding—John Milne, at his residence, Waikaia. For Mataura Riding—Richard Bailone, at his residence, Chatton. For Toi Toi Riding—J. L. McFarlane, at his residence, Toi Toi, near Fortrose. The above Registrars will also perform an out-door collection in their respective ridings. Dogs may also be Registered at the County Council Office, Clyde Street, Invercargill, as already appointed. R. P. MACGOUN, County Clerk and Treasurer.

AJ AX SOAP AND POWDERS HAVE NO EQUAL. EAD what EXPERTS SAY, and be Possesses great cleansing properties.—City Steam Laundry, Dunedin. Used Ajax over two years. Better than anything else. —Female Refuge Laundry, Dunedin. Ajax Soap and Powders excellent; used them nearly three years.—Mrs Cowan's Laundry, Port Chalmers. Can testify to merits of Ajax; free from anything injurious; used it sixteen months.—Mrs Traill's Laundry, Waiwera South. Ajax Soap for wool gives us the best results. —D. Manson, manager of Craigieburn Station, Springfield. Ajax Soap gives us most satisfaction for wool-washing.—Murray, Roberts and Co., Dunedin. Ajax Soap for wool-washing is superior to anything we have tried.—Boslyn Woollen Mills (Ross and Glendining, Limited). Agents—JOHN MacGIBBON & SONS, Gore The lo vell's flat coal company are now in a position to supply Screened Coal and Nuts in any quantity at the followng Rates : COAL.—IOs net per ton on truck at Lovell's Flat Siding. NUTS.—6s Gd per ton net on truck at Lovell's Flat Siding. LOVELL'S FLAT COAL is a First-class Coal for HOUSEHOLD AND STEAM PUBPOSES. Special quotations on application for Large and Regular Supplies for Dredges. All Orders addressed to THE LOVELL'S FLAT COAL COMPANY, Vogel Street, Dunedin, or to MR GEORGE HICKS, Gore, will receive prompt and careful attention. GEO. B CHEESEMAN, General Manager. Vogel Street, Dunedin. convinced. and Mataura. COAL.