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Southland Times, Issue 3783, 6 August 1880, Page 3

Public Notices "o ZEALAND RAILWAYS. k INVEROARGILL SECTION. - SOUTHLAND CHAMPION PLOUGHING J MATCH. ■*•'■>' ' Trains in connection with the above will run between Invercargill and Wallacetown Crossing, on Friday, 6th inst., as under — Leave Invercargili 10.15 a.m. „ 12.30 p.m. 2.0 „ Leave Wallacetown Crossing 1.0 p.m. 0 „ 4.30 „ 1 „ 4-51 „ Fares — First-classy single, Is 3d ; Second class, single, lOd. First-class, return, Is lid ; Second class. return, Is 3d. THUS. ARTHUR, Distiict Traffic Manager. Distiict Traffic Manager's Office, , Invercargil]. 4th August, 1880. "D ORO UGH OF INVERCARGILL To His Worship the Mayor of Inyercargil), Geokgk Goodwillie, Esq. Sir,— We, the undersigned, should feel obliged if you will invite the Citizens to make a half holiday on the occasion of the Annual Champion Ploughing Match to be held at , Waikiwi,on Friday. 6tfa August — John Dalorliesh Wm. Brown Robert Clare James Allan Brown, Leckie & Shepherd C. & H. Raines 1 A. Mair John Turnbull Wm. Lewis & Co. R. D. Yule & Co. And 51 other Citizens. IN compliance with the above Requisition I hereby invite the Citizens to observe Friday afternoon from 12 o'clock as a holiday. G. GOODWILLIE, Mayor. Municipal Offices, Invercargill, August 2nd, 1880. SOUTHLAND CHAMPION £5 PLOUGHING MATCH. FRIDAY, 6th AUGUST, 1880. PRIZE LIST. DOUBLE FURROWS. For the ploughman with most prizes — One combined clock, barometer and thermometer, from Mr G. F. Martin. Ist prize, £10, and lady's side-saddle, value £10 (presented by G. Goodwillie, Esq.) 2nd do. £7, with f>-ti:e grubber, value £6 (presented by Reid^and Gray) 3rd do, £o. with electro-plated cruet stand (presented by J. T. Martin, Esq.) Ith do, £3, with silk hat (presented by W. Smith, Dee street.) sth do, £1. SINGLE FURROWS. i Ut prize, £8, with two cart bridles, value £4 (presented by C. Brown and Sons), and lady's hat (presented by R. D. Yule and Co.) 2nd do, £6, with £2 10b (presented by H. West, Esq.) 3rd do, £4, with Freuch felt hat (presented by Price and Bulleid) 4th do, £2. SUB-BOILERS. , . Ist prize £3 2nd do 2 SPECIAL PRIZES. For the prize lot most equal in all its points, £2 2s, from Carswell, White & Co. For best break with double furrows — Brass preserving pan (presented by H. Jaggere) For best finish with double furrows — Pair trousers aud vest (presented by Hallenstein and Co.) For best finish with single furrows — Pair tweed trowsers (presented by W. Lewis) For best break with single furrowi— • Pair bal moral boots (presented by Sloan and Sons) For straight ploughing with double furrows — Wheelbarrow (picseuted by Anderson and Findlay) For best outs-and-ins, single furrows — Horse-cover (presented by A. McEwen) For straightest ploughing with single furrow— ' Meerschaum pipe (presented by R. G. Peters) For best groomed horses — Pair kangaroo leggings (presented by Kingsland and Co.) For best kept harness — One tin biscuits (presented by A. Gallagher) For best work of any class — Horse-power broadcast seed-sower, value £6 l()s (presented by Cowper and Wilson) First man off the field with a prize — One bag wheat " American Defiance" (presented by J. Shand), one dozen fruit trees from R. Birrell. Best outs-and-ins in double fum>ws — Twelve photos (cabinet size), (presented by D. Ross) | Youngest ploughman — One tin lol'lfes (presented'by H. Gregg) Best^looking ploughman — Pair hair brushes (presented by — Geogehan) Oldest ploughman — Teapot (presented by Brown, Leckie and Shepherd) Ploughmau with largest family — Teapot (presented by — Sherriff), and one box tea (presented by R. Buchanan and Co.), washing (machine (presented by N. Macrobic), one pair watertight boots from W. Murdoch. The ploughman that first gets married after the mateh — One hair mattrass (presented by W. Dunlop). Intending contributors, will please make their entries to the Secretary as early as possible. Entry money, £1. A. WHITK, Hon. Secretary, The Annual Dinner will be held in Galbrath's Hotel, Don street, at 7 p.m Tickets, 7s Gd each, may be had from the President, Vice- President, or Secretary. THOROUGH of INVERCARGILL PROPOSED LOAN OF £20,000. PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a poll of the Burgesses of the Borough of Invercargill will be taken at the Municipal Council Hall, Kelvin street, on Monday, 9th da}' of August, 1880, between the hours of 9 n.m. and ♦> p.m., for the purpose of decidiug on the proposal of the Council of the Borough to borrow the sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds for the purposes specified in the notice signed by the Town Clerk, and published in the Soathlaud News newspaper of the* 28th Juue, and 7th, Hth, 21st. and 28th July, 1880, and iv the Southland TiiMES newspaper of the same dates, and which said proposal was considered at (he Public Meeting held in the Theatre Royal, Conou Street, on the evening of Friday, 30th July, 1880. G. GOODWILLIE, Mayor, Municipal Offices, ;- ■ ■ Invercargill, 31st Juiy, 1880. WALLACE RABBIT DISTRICT. PHOSPHORISED OATS. This is to jive notice that the Trustees of the Wallace Babbit District have made arrangements with Mr George Bailey, druggist, Tay street, Invercargill, for an ample and ' con.stant supply of phosphori.sod Oats for the destruction of rabbits. The above oats having been fully tested ' and found thoioughly efficient, will be de- ' livered at Railway station, luvercargill, in small or large quantities, at lowest wholesale prices. (Signed) D. S. LAWLOR, Inspector W»llac« Rabbit District.