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Government Notifications. THURSDAY, 17th DECEMBER, 1885, At 12 o'clock. SPLENDID SHEEP RUNS, Education Reserves. Leases for 14 years, and Valuation for Improvements at end of term, with indefeasible tenure. MB . MA R T I N, • under instructions from the School Commissioners, will offer for sale by auction, at the Crown Lands Office, Dunedin, on Thursday, the 17th December, at noon, The leases of the following line grazing properties t— Run 301b, comprising 58,660 acres, situated at the foot of Te Anau Luke, consists ot good low-lying country, with fine carrying capacity. Lease ior 14 years. Run 301 c, 'comprising 20,700 acres, situated south of Run 301b, and bounded by the Mararoa River ; same class of country as above Run. Lease for 14 years. 'I'he above Runs will be offered in one lot at an upset of 2d per acre, and possession will be given on tho Ist March, 1886. ' Also, Section 23, block V., Marewhenua District, containing 1473 acres of lirst-class pastoral land, for a term of 14 years from loth March, 1886. Upset, 2s per acre. Possession on 15th March, 1886. Section 1, block VIII, Waikouaiti, 54a 3r Op Section 2, block IX, „ B(sa Or Op ' for 14 years from 17th December. Upset rent, 6d per acre per annum. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE. The first half-year's rent to be paid on fall of' hammer, either by marked cheque or in cash, and thereafter by half-yearly payments in September and March "in each year. Valuation for improvements (if any), which shall in no case exceed three times the amount of the average annual rent paid under j existing leases, are to be paid to the Secretary to the j School ComniHsioner3, Colonial Bank Buildings, Dunedin, one month before getting possession. The new lessee shall be entitled to valuation for improve- I ments up to a limit ot three years' rental. For further particulars apply to THE AUCTIONEER, Grown Lands Office, Dunedin ; Or to the undersigned, C. MAC ANDREW, Secretary, 17n Colonial Bank Buildings. • Late Advertisements /CALEDONIAN SOCIETY OF OTAGO. ANNUAL GATHERING, Ist and 2nd Jamiary 1886, I SOCIETY'S GROUNDS, KENSINGTON. f £s®O Criveai in Prizes. Great increase in Prize Money for Kunning and Wrestling. Bagpipe Music and Dancing, £76 10s. Wrestling, £80. , Running and Walking, £265. Quoiting, £14. Hammer, Caber, and Ball, £28. Vaulting, Hop-Step-and-Leap, and Running High Leap, £15. Bicycle and Sack Races, £12. For Details sec Handbills. Elltl l ie^ for all events closo at the Society's Office, Victoria Chambers, Manse street, not later than 1 p.m. on SATURDAY, 26th December. Under no pretence will entries be received after snid date. Entry money for the Caledonian Graud Han- ! dicap, 10s each, which includes acceptance ; I Walking, Wrestling, Steeplechahc, One Mile, Five Miles, and Bicycle Handicaps, 5s each; all other events, 2s Gil ; Youihs' Running and Walking, Is each. Programmes may be had 011 application to any of the Directors or at the Society's Office. A. SLIGO, Treasurer ; I JAS. DAWSON, 112 d1 12d Secretary. KCOCKKRELL, of Yarrow street, Invcr- ® cargill, wishes to make known to Bush < /'ontractors and others the great labour saving of his, PATENT FOREST GIANT STUMP and TREE EXTRACTOR. A trial of one 38-tou power took place en the farm of Mr G. 11. Gilroj', Sterling, where sixteen Stumps and two Tiees were uprooted with TWO MEN at the LEV ED. Each stump and tree was e&tiinuial to be a good day's work for one man to grub ujj. The time occupied by the Extractor averaged from seven to ten minutes each. The Extractor was purchased on the ground. 12d TaferS Agricultural &o«aeily. THE TWENTY - FOURTH ANNUAL SHOW of the Society will be held at Outram, West Taieri, on the Grounds of W. Patrick, Esq., on TUESDAY, the 29th INST. The" following SPECIAL PRIZES, the gift of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory Company, will be given in addition to. the Society's prizes :—: — Two Pairs Mosgiel Blankets, value £4 4s, for the Largest Prizetaker in Butter, Cheese, and Oatcakes ; one Pair Mosgiel Blankets, value £2 2s, for tho second highest ; one Mosgiel Shawl, value £1 Is, for the third highest. Intending Exhibitors are requested to note that ENTRIES CLOSE on WEDNESDAY, the 23rd inst. ROBERT FINDLAY, Secretary. Mosgiel, December 8, 1885. 12d MISSING FRIENDS. Alexander Petrie. IF this should meet the eye of ALEXANDER PETRIE, from GLENTON, Monynmsk, kindly communicate with your brother Hugh Petrie, Arrow Post-office. 12d IF this should meet the eye of THOMAS M'DOWELL, native of County Cavan, Ireland, your father is anxious to hear from you, and you will hear of something to your advantagtt'by writing to your .sister, J.ANE WAUGH, Marsdon, Greymouth. West Coast. Any information of Thomas M'Dowell will bo thankfully received bythe above-mentioned Jane Waugh. As shines a good deed in a naughty world, stands out amidst tho mass of trashy specifics and deleterious concoctions, the pure, unadulterated, palatable preparation known afe Wolfe's Schnapps.

Secretary.