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New Zealand Gazette and Wellington Spectator, Volume I, Issue 14, 11 July 1840, Page 1

FOR SYDNEY. J g*"3g. npHE fine fast sailing ship; "HOPE, OgjS© JL 400 tons, J.S. Coombs, commander. «gsggfc»Has superior accommodation for cabin and steerage passengers. ' For freight or passage, apply to the captain onboard. - , WANTED TO CHARTER. wsrfe. A VESSEL able to carry about 100 • Tons, to proceed to Queen Char#3ssss3te*lotte Sound for Logs to be'deliveredin Port Nicholson. " T. M. PARTRIDGE and CO. FOR SALE, *ggg.rriHE cutter HARRIETT, com- ' <rigjge^ X plete, and ready for sea; ' ppy o ;.: Ri j^j t^ rTi Thorndon, June 5." "c^ LOCAL BANK. THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE announce 'that this Bank will be ready to go into operation as soon after the delivery of the Town Lands as possible. June 19, 1840. | PUBLIC BALL AND FETE. COMMITTEE. Mr. J. DORSET, Major D. S. DURIE, i Mr. JAMES WATT, Mr. GEORGE DUPPA, Mr. F. A. MOLESWORTH, Mr. ROBERT R. STRANG, I Mr. GEORGE WHITE, I Mr. R. BARRETT, I Dr. JOHNSTON, M.D., Major BAKER, Mr. JOHN WADE, Mr. DODERY, Captain CHAFFERS, . Mr. JOHN THOMPSON. Mr. J. DORSET, Secretary and TreasurerThe Fete will take place as soon after the appropriation of the Town Sections as the Committee determine will suit public convenience. The following list of diversions have been determined upon, and the members of the Committee named are to be addressed respecting the arrangements. A Rowing Match, consisting of whale boats owned by the residents of Port Nicholson. Ist prize, £20 ; 2nd, £10 ; 3rd, £5. No race unless five boats start. Entrance fee, £2 each boat. And a Sailing Match, by boats owned by residents. Ist prize, £10; 2nd, £6. Entrance, £l ; — managing member, Capt. Chaffers. A Canoe Race, by Natives, £10 to be awarded as a prize, and a War Dance ;; — managing "member, Mr. R. Barrett. • ~~-~ ~-« — A Hurdle Race. Ist horse, £15 ; 2nd to save his stakes. Entrance fee, £3 each horse. Three horses to start, or no race ; — managing member, Mr. James Watt. A Rifle Match. Ist prize, £25, to purchase a rifle ; 2nd, £10, to purchase a fowling piece ; 3rd, £5, to purchase a brace of pistols. Entrance fee, £1 ; — managing members, Messrs, Molesworth and Duppa. Wrestling Match, Climbing Poles, Foot Races, &c. £20 awarded for the same; — managing members, Messrs. Dodery " and Barrett. THE BALL. Each subscriber .of £2 is allowed to introduce the ladies of his acquaintance; — managing members, Major Baker and Messrs: Dorset and R. Strang. All members of the Committee are empowered , to receive subscriptions. OIL! OIL! OIL! WELSDON informs his friends and the • public that he has a large supply of Whale Oil, on very moderate terms. June 13, 1840. SHOES! SHOES! SHOES! JUST received, ex the " Hope," a large assortment of boots and shoes. WILLIAM LYON. East end of the Company's Warehouses, June 27, 1840. RIFLE MATCH. THE Undersigned has on Sale, at his Store, three very superior RIFLES. W. LYON. . BUTTER, in firkins, for Sale by the Subscribers. ' ■ T. M. PARTRIDGE and CO. THE PUNT "LOUISA" T ~~ BEING now complete, is ready- for engagement for the conveyance of Goods or' Timber between Thorndon, Britannia, and the River Hutt. ' Should sufficient freight offer, she will ply twice a week between Thorndon and Britaniiia. Apply to Mr. W. Harvie, Caledonian Tavern, ° r tO C. J. ,STONE. . Britannia, July 11. ARCHIBALD ANDERSON BEGS to inform the public, that he has opened a Store atTliorndon, on the "north end of the Beach, where he will always have on hand' a supply of the following articles, on , sale at moderate prices. Jackets and Trowsers, in corderoy, beverteen, and duck. • Shirting, in fine regatta coloured, _blue stripes, and unbleached cotton. Groceries, at different prices; tea, coffe^B mustard, pepper, and rice. " ' r -^H Wines and Spirits, of wholesale quality. Oils and Lamp Wick. . j^H Hardware and Cutlery, of all kinds, and^H superior quality. --..-. Thorndon, July 8, 1840. . . . .^^M