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New Zealand Mail, Issue 119, 26 July 1873, Page 19

Albion Hotel, Melbourne, July 20, 1869. TT\EAR SIRS, —Before leaving Victoria, *1 JLJ have the pleasure to acknowledge the gratification afforded me in inspecting your Manufactory and seeing all the preparations used iu the construction of your justly celebrated Tables, and you certainly deserve credit for the superior manner in which all your work is turned out. In reference to your Billiard Tables, and I have played on a great number of them since rny arrival, I pronounce them in every respect equal to any Tables produced in any part of the world, and for that great desideratum, correctness of angles, they cannot be surpassed Trusting you will always keep your well-won reputation,—Believe me, truly yours, CHABLEB HUGHES, Champion of Australia. Messrs Alcock & Co. * Albion Hotel, Melbourne. Dear Sirs, —Before leaving the Australian colonies, I have the greatest pleasure in expressing the extreme satisfaction I have had in playing or* your tables, and which I pronounce equal to any I have ever played on.— I remain, dear Sirs, yours faithfully, JNO. ROBERTS, Champion. Messrs Alcock & Co. ALCOCK & CO., O o 8 m BILLIARD l ABLE MANUFACTURERS By appointment to H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh, and his Excellency the Governor. SHOW ROOMS, 95 LITTLE BOUEKESTREET EAST ; MANFE '« '"‘TO H T ", 182 and 134 RUSSELL is TEE LX, MELBOURNE. Billiard Cloth, Balls, Cues, Tips, and every requisite for the Billiard Room. N.B. Bil!’"" 1 Balls sent per post to any part of New Zealand, 30s per set; best, 40s. Box of Tips for 4-s 6d on receipt of order, accompanied by Post Office, Order. BY ROYAL 1 COMMAND. JOSEPH GILLOT T’S CELEBRATED STEEL PENS. Sold by all Dealers throughout the World ■: YARROW AND HEDLEY’S 8 MALL STE4MERS AND STEAM LAUNCHES, built of Wood, Iron or Steel. 23 feet long, seats for 8 persons, complete from £192 to £270 ; 30 feet long, seats sor 14 persons, complete from £260 to £350 ; 37 feet long, seats for 20 persons, complete from £324 to £430 ; 43 feet long, seats for 30 pei sons, complete from £476 to £6lO : 50 feet long, seats for 60 persons, complete from £B6O to £IO4O, &c, &e. Steamers up to 45 feet in length can be transported on a ship’s deck entire, and ready for immediate use on arrival, or shipped in three or "more sections. The above may be used for conveying passengers, carrying cargo, or as tugs. The total working expenses of a steamer 43 feet long, amount to 15 shillings a day in England ; the consumption of fuel being about 6 cwt, and a man and a boy the crew required. Paddle and screw steamers constructed specially for river navigation, having a very shallow draught of water. Machinery supplied for boats built abroad. YARROW AND HEDLEY, Engineers and Builders, Isle of Dogs, Poplar, London. Prospectuses may be obtained at the office of this Journal. June 28, 1873. lm 13t.