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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 92, 4 May 1903, Page 4

i VERSE COMPETITION! 8 £THE Proprietors of WOQDS» GREAT PEPPERMINT I **-** CURE beg to announce that they have inaugurated a COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL CITIZENS OF AUSTRALASIA. whereby cash prizes to the value of £35 will be awarded to the authors of the Best Verses on subjects upon the conditions I hereunder set out. •-•■; ;. .-; '■ P-- : : The Competition is being held par^y with the object of keeping this Great Cure pronimently before oep^ thereby being of incalculable benefit to : those who have the misfortune to be affected by Coughs or Colds; and alio to encourage literary effort amongst Citizens; • ■ ■ ; -OONDITIONB — The Competition' is open to all, without entnujct fte iwh-tfm, ft|d Ht v W~» Money will bo digtributed b»I61Iow«:— , . • , To the Author of the best set of Verses - • _B2Q To the Author of the next b*st set Of Verses • JSXO To the Author of the third best set of Verses « £5 The Judges (whose decision «h»U Tie, final) «re wntlemen promineml la tk* , educational world, viz. : DANIEL L_W. E«q.^ KA,. _L.B.,^hol«r u Pr_*man «n4 : Gold Medallist of Sydney Unlver-itv; VICTOR A* AOAMV gw^J»fln^Mi -." 9H St. Mirks Crescent ; College, Darling Point.; SydiMry; QEORQE PTrrY BARBOUR, Esq , M A., Scholar and Prizeman of Bydney Unlver»it». Coinpeiitors must send six verses of -eight l_j_s _aicb. .Two veties being on subjects connected with Australasia. • Two on humblOUS Of I s topic_l_ubjects. Two oil any subject or _u_jc^:fte VQflnßrtltW cliooses. Every verse most embody in it a reference to . WOODS' GREAT PEPPERMINTT CtJRE.v Competitors mnst send varies in ah. envelope addressed to w WOO_V_-OW_»t > : Peppermint Curo Co., Box 014, Q.P.0., &4"fYi\j™*j*Qi^_*_S^iwJ 30th day ot* July, 1903. with a nam-it-ptume at tbe foot thereof, and man MM -■.■: enclo-e their full names an«T addreises o» a^^ separate alip of paper. A Compeatbt WH -. send any number of sets of vertef, prorfded ttuit each set be endoßed _»; » fltptlM* / ;.. l envelope. Any Compelitor may gain all the prizes offered, provided that he or ihe (ntaattf three sets of verses ot greater merit than those of the other Competitors. The result of the Competition will be announced, and the prizes will be payable not later than the 30th September, I 003» Tltc. rrjpriclor* r&servc the right to publish any of the verses submitted by Cumpetitorx, whether successful or riot. ■■-_ >.';...;.. v,;,-y-.B_.T-ar^-^^ .il.^u^---_-W---l--_M_i-M

In the matter of a Bill inituled, an Act to provide for the Holding of Real and Personal .Property by Trustees on behalf of the Grand La'dge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand and Lodges subject to such Grand Lodge and to provide for the succession of title thereto. "V" OTICE is hereby given tbat *-~ application is intended &j ba made to the General Assembly of New Zealand for leave to bring in a Bill at the next Session thereof hawing the title above named, and that copies of the said Bill will be deposited at the o,ffice of the Examiner of Standing Orders on Private Bills before the commencement of the next Session of Parliament, or within 14 days thereafter. The objects of the said Bill are to provide that all real and personal property which belongs now or may hereafter belong to the Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand or Lodges subject thereto may vest in and be managed by trustees and that on any change in ttie Trutiteeship becoming necessary the title to such property shall devolve upon succeeding trustees without the expense of Conveyance or transfer being Incurred, and to provide facilities of proof aa to Trnstees. Dated at Wellington this 30th day day of April, 1903. KIRK & WILSON, Solicitors to the Bill, Wellington. i I ii ■ i m -i lii' i . ■

wmu ouuitty co_s.il. TENDERS for the under-mention-ed works will be received at the County Office, Nelson, until 8 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, MAY 6th. : Plans a_& specifications may be seen at the County Office er at the . lace mentioned after eacb. 1. Moutere River, improvement.— ' Boyes & Canavan's Store, Lower Moutere, 2. Riwaka-Takaka. Hill, maintenance.— Kavanagb's Store, Riwaka.: 8, MarshaJl's Eluff, Motueka River, widening.— Mr J, A. Guy's^dNgatijmota. '.•■•• ■"'* c,i7: ' ■■■ • :l '- 14, O^Brien's Bluff, Bfotueka River, widening.— Mr J. -Af Guy's,, Ngatinioti, i>:: - ' '. PX 5. Poverty Creek Briilge.--Mr H. W. Phillips, Sherry, 6. Upper Tadmor, formation and metalling. — Palmer's Store, Tadmor. 7. Upper Motupiko, formation.*--!-* ' v Job Newpor-'s. 8. Cowin's Cutting, M6(Aiek* Valley ■ Road, widening.— tbe Hotel, Motupiko. 9. Metal supply, Main Road.-May's ! Store, Richmond. 10. Beckmaroi's Valley, formation.— County Office only. 11. Purchase of, old timber from Annesbrook Bridge. — County i Office only. > J.Q. LITTLEJOHN, | Qounty Engineer. i _ WAIMEACOUMYNOTICE is hereby given tbat at a Special Meeting of the Waimea County Council held on the 4th March, 1903, "By-Laws on the following subjects were adopted, viz. : — 1. Regulation of Business at Meetings 2. Lighting of Vehicles 3. Traffic over Bridges 4. Wheel Tires 5 Licensing of Vehicles 6. Licensing Pedlars and Hawkers 7. Begulating Engine Traffic and Licensing Engines 8. Pollution of Streams and Drains And notice is hereby further given _that the confirmation of the said By-laws will be proposed at a meeting of the said Council to be held on Thursday, the 7th May next, «nd that a copy of the proposed By-lawa ia Open for inspection at the County Office during office hours. S. BLOMFIELD, County Clerk, Waimea County Office, Nelson, 2nd April, 1903 FOR SALE. 10UUD SECONDHAND PIANO, by John Broad wood &' Sone, London. A. bargain for Ca«h, or on Terms- Apply Bharp. DRESDEN PIANO CO. I MUST HAVE It CURED ME P^EiItOR^P "Tracker" Brand Eucajry^rtus can be obtained at One Shilling, from any of the following chemists oi storekeepers;:— J. Boon, chemist, M. Webster, Chisholm Bros., J v/Fi. Hardey, D. Stewart, J. Giaxdiner, W. Wilkie, J. Scott, A. Kitching, W. Roughton, J. Davies, T. PettaV Mrs Walker, storekeepers, Nelson ; F, Franzen So Co., The Port ; G. Balck, Hope; Granville Bros., Brightwater ; J, Palmer, Spring Grove ; Hodgson Bros., E. Hooper Ss Sons, Wakefield; Langridge «fc Co., D. Kirk __ Co., Page' and Spurge, Boyo and Breeman, store* -.i keepers, Takaka ; D. Rait, W; Riley Si Co., E. T. Riley, R, Allan^ stor^ keepers, Collingwiood ; Ranlun A Sons, storekeeers, Motueka, or wholesale from J; H. Cocij & Co.. Nelson. .

GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. Established 11870. i EVERY POLICY GUARANTEED ! BY THE STATE. Fob the following amongiifc many reasons New-Zealanders should suppo tt tueirnationaJ office:— T. Its Security Is absolute. 2. Its Premiums are low. 3. Its Bonuses aye high. 4. Its Funds are all invested In the colony. 5. Its business is restricted to New Zealand, the HEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. New-Zealanders who insure in offices which obtain the bulk of their business from the Old World and the other colonies (includin*; Western Australia and Fiji) have to pay for the LOSS ARISING FROM THE HEAVIER MORTALITY OF THOSE COUNTRIES. The death-rato in New Zealand was under 10 per thousand in 1893, while in tho other colonies it ranged from 12$ per thousand in New South Wales to 16 per thousand in Western Australia. Accumulated Fun.B at present date amount to over THREE MILLION POJ^NDS. ANNUAL INCOME, ever £-300,000. J. H. EICHAKDSON, 11 Commissioner.

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,___ m AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PRO VIDENT SOCIETY, NEW ZEALAND BRANCH :— HEAD OFFICE : CUSTOMHOUSE-QUAY, WELLINCfTON. LOCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS •- The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.D., CM G ML f* rw-«,_--?.2Sis____^_#* ■&*"* The Hon. Edward Richardson, C.M.G John Duncan, Esq. ■'■■'-.■". ' ' ' '^_S_^St^ L ?S^I^W M^ t PROSPEROUS AUSRA^nF T : - I SE^r5 0B * AND THE LARGEST MUm*rnFS AIL OPF ICE IN THEBRITISH EMPIRE THE ONLY MUTUAL LIFE OFFICE WHICH DECLARER A BOtfUS EYEKY YEAR. ACCUMULATED FUND _: : £18,000,000 (EIGHEEEN MILLIONS STERLING). V » VV V*VVV ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2 400 00ft STERLING. " ww )*v")VV]/ POLICIES IN FORCE .. , IM9 „ SUM ASSURED .. .. * caZ 1 3TZ CASH BONUSES DIVIDED .. # \ £9789_8 BONUSES.] CASH BONUS FOR ONE YEAR, 1901 £«» 7015 „/,_. * sionary Bonuses amounting to £1,000,000 _ite • m_J? cld _?l RESERVES. ' *"** mafc U*g SPECIAL CASH BONUSES declared for las. FIVE YFApcj rtT r-- »--,-. MILLIONS, yieWing _-«*^ B-JT _2__J* °g» "» ; EXPENSES OP UUODRi Hm. : cent on the total incom* - EDWARD ,1-O WE. Resident. S«Jri_.T- - ' Branch Office-Customhouse <I<ia7, Wellington &eo!retar y- ' ' Nelww* DistaricC DH_a_ fi Dkß-lQn E&tfy ' E. PERCIVAL RISKWORTH,' . ._-_ ■ ■. "" _)i__ricf.\.S_>-~v_4.___i