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Government STotifications. "TVTEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. EASTER HOLIDAYS, IS<R EXCURSION PARES. HOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS will be issued from any Station to any Station on Hurunui-Bluff Section from 6th to 11th APRIL. The Return Fares will be : First Clas«. Second Class. 2d Per Mile 3d Per Milp. Minimum, Four Shillings and Two Shillings respectively. These Tickets will be available for Be* urn up to and including 'IUR3DAY, April 26, and may be extend- d to uiake tbem avail. ibis for return for-a -further period of 14 days on pavnient of the difference in value between an ordinary Single Ticket and half the Excursion Fare. Persons desiring an extension 'of .time must apply at the Station to wbieh tte Ticket was issued on or before APRIL 26 The journey must be commenced on the date that Ticket is taken out, and may be broken at any Station wlure the 'i'raiu is timed to stop after travelling 25 miles from the original starting .station, provided the specified time is not exceeded. 31m By Order. CHEAP MONEY! CHEAP MONEY! -IN SUMS OF v&JL\J\J TO £10,000 ♦ ON COUNTRY, -- CITY, A-sro SUBUEBAN. " FREEHOLDS At4iper cent to 5 per cent Apply at any Agency of the GOVERNMENT INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. J. H. RICHARDSON. Government Insurance Commissioner. Auctions. SATURDAY, 16rh APRIL, 1898, At 2.30 p.m. Important Land Sale. TOTHILL, WATSON, &CO have been favoured with instructions to sell by public auction at their Rooms, Bsk ■street. Invercargill, as above, that portion of Mr William Butter's well-known HOKONUI PROPERTY, Compris'ng — Section 53, Forest Hill Hundred, 954- Acres 5* „ „ 493 „ 221 . „ „ 534 „ 19* i, „ 199 " 2260 The land is of excellent quality, and both flat -and terrace, the greater parb of it in English gras*. and within two miles of the terminus of the Hokonui -railway. If desired by purchasers, the.vendor will consider the propriety of offering the land in smaller sections. Terms easy. Further particulars on application to 17m' THE 'AUCTIONEERS. - TUESDAY, sth APRIL, Afc 12 o'clock. At Milton. riIHE FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANY, JsL LIMITED (in conjunction with Messrs J. A. DUTHIE & CO.), will sell by auction, at Milton, on Tuesday, sth April : 2750 four-tooth crossbredmaiden Ewes 650 four and six-tooth crossbred Wethers. The above are Messrs Brown's annual draft from Lamb Hill, and are a splendid lot of sheep For positive sale, in lots to suit purchasers. SALE, TUESDAY, sth APRIL. 24m CENTRAL OTAGO STOCK SALES. THE FARMERS' AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED) beg to inform country clients and others that they will hold their third series of sales as under — Afc Fißher's Yards, Becks— MONDAY, April 25 At Cald well's Yard", Wedderburn— TUESDAY, April 26 At Miller's Yards, Eweburn— WEDNESDAY, April 27 At Harris' Yards, Kyeburn— THURSDAY, April 28 At Middlemarch Yards— FRIDAY, April ' 29. Entries are now being taken, and will be published in later issue. JOHN GRINDLEY, 31m " Auctioneer