HOLIDAYS. AS the 25th instant and the lat proximo fall upon a Sunday, Christmas and New Year's Day will be observed, as usual, on the respective MONDAYS following. On these Mondays the Government Offices will NOT be OPENED. ' By Order, JOHN LOGAN. Clerk to Superintendent. Superintendent's Office, Dunedin, 19th Dec, 1859. CHURCH OF ENGLAND. RURAL DEANERY BOARD, OTAGO. nPIIE FIRST MEETING of the Rural ' Deanery Board will take place at Dunedin on the Bth of February, and not on the Ist, as before announced. E. G. EDWARDS, Dunedin, Dec. 21, 1859. THE OTAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S SHOW WILL take place in the School-house, Dunedin, on FRIDAY, 20th January, 1860. It is desirable that all intending Competitors should place themselves in possession of a copy of the Rules and Regulations, as they will be adhered to as strictly as possible. All Members are respectfully requested to pay their Annual Subscription of ss. before the 20th of January. JOHN ANDERSON, Secretary. GRAND CHRISTMAS BALL. MR. LOWE begs leave to announce a GRAND BALL, to take place in the large Iron Store opposite the Club Hotel, on TUESDAY, December 27. Double Ticket, to admit a lady and gentleman, 10s. 6d. ; gentleman's single ticket, 7s. 6d. Tickets to be had of Mr. Murray, Confectioner, and all the stores. Admission by ticket only. Madaggan-street, Dec. 1859. WANTED, A RESPECTABLE FEMALE SERVANT, for a small family near town. Wages £40 per annum. Apply at the Colonist office. Dunpdin, Dec. 23, 1859. WANTED, • A RESPECTABLE MAN as BARMAN in a Hotel. Apply at the Colonist office. COFFEES. HAVING arranged with Messrs. Wilson and Mason for steam-power to drive his Coffee Roaster and Mills, the subscriber is now in a position to Execute the Orders of the Trade. Every care which along practical experience can suggest will be taken in roasting and packing the coffees, so as to preserve the delicate flavour so highly appreciated. JAS. M'INDOE. High-street, Dunedin. 'PEN THOUSAND CORN SACKS -fi- 2 tons Horse bhoes, light hammered. ! JAS. M'INDOE. The Subscriber is Agent in Otago for MESSRS. JOHN GRAY 4- CO. Agricultural Implement and Machine Manufacturer, UDDINGSTON, BY GLASGOW. nPIIE Manufacture of Ploughs and other A Agricultural Implements of Iron having originated with the lale Geoige Gi.iy, it hn,s been the careful itiuly oi' his Successor to contiiiuously iiupiove, simplify, and maintain tlie deseiml'y liifih imputation tlie SCOTCH SWING PLOUGH has obtained in all p.uts of the woiid since its first mtioduciion. No oilier description of Plough can be compared to the Scotch ; its pre-eminent simplicity, great duiabl ity, (if propeily made will last upivaii's of fifty years,) non liability to get out of j 01 dei, i.icliiy ol repair, and perfect adaptation to eveij description of soil and natuie of woik, gives it a decide I superiorly and preference to any other description ol Plough yet invented. Their piitem maybe considered the best modem specimen ol bcotch Plough yet constructed; and has been repeatedly awaided the Highland and Ajriicultuidl Society of .Scotland and the Ro\al Agiicnliuial Impiuveinenl Society of Ireland's Fust Prizes. The Fiame is entirely constructed of the Beit Wrought lion, combining lightness with the gieatest stiength, and of the very best woikmansliip. The irons can be so adjusted as to cut at plc.isuie the mo^t acute-angled turiow for lea ploughing or exposuie, or (he ob'use-ang'ed flu iow for stubble oi led Innd. The Mould boaid woiks clean in any soil, has. no tendency to drag the furrow along >v l l h it, tenderin,' the Plough a light draught, and leaving the iurrow unbroken as cut. «oon to Anive, Ploughs Harrows, Oat-bruiser?, j Fanners, Wheels and Axles, Coup Cart, Turnip ' Dulls. ' JAS. M'INDOE, Commission Merchant and Auctioneer. NOTICE. ALL Fowls found Trespassing on my propert}', adjoining Messrs. Stone & Co., will be Shot or otherwise destroyed, indis- j criminately, and the owners thereof will be I prosecuted to the utmost rigour of the Law. Also, any person or persons found trespassing on the said ground will be prosecuted under the Trespass Act. JOHN GALLIE. High Street, Dunedin, 19lh December 1859. NOTICE. WE have this clay discontinued to act as Agents for the cutter " Hope." YOUNG & M'GLASHAN. 21st Dec, 1859. FOR SALE, A THREE YEAR OLD FILLY, broken to carry a Lady. Colour — Bright Bay, with black points. Perfectly docile. Apply to Geo. Smith, London-street. HOUSE TO LET. A CONVENIENT 2-ROOMED COTTAGE to Let, with plenty of wood and water close at hand. For terms and particulars apply to C. J. Tilly, Water of Leith, Pelichet's Bay. FIRST WOOL SHIP OF THE SEASON. FOR LONDON, jJ^aSkjSK^ "T^IIE Magnificent Steam ■^yiiiiilfe "ROYAL BRIDE," 983 tons Register, ISOO tons Burthen, Alex. Newlands, Commander. This splendid Yes- • sel, built expressly for the Australian and New Zealand trade, is expected to anive at Otago about the 15th of December, and will be despatched with the first of the eeasonV Wool, for London, about the. sth. of January.! 1 Delivery of Wool in London will be qua- 1 ranteed in rime for the MAY SALES, under' penalty af forfeiture of Ten per cent from, the; Freight. Cabin accommodation very superior. Bath?),' Ladies' boudoir, and every convenience for the comfort of Passengers. , j ; This will be a good opportunity for obtainl' ing a first-class passage to London without the expense of going round by Australia. j For Freight or Passage apply to ' JONES, CARGILL, & CO., , Agents.
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Otago Witness, Issue 421, 24 December 1859, Page 3
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