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Colonist, Volume IV, Issue 419, 29 October 1861, Page 2

ttefo % ferfi«nte> H/TESSRS. nTeDWARDS AND: CO. IYX i^ve received instructions from the Executors to sell by auction, at their Warehouse,. _ On Saturday next, November the 2nd, the PERSONAL EFFECTS of the late Samuel Poarse, consisting of A few articles of Furniture, Sundry Books ana Pictures, a collection of Old Coins, Glass, Nnils, Paint Oil, Lead Piping, several bundles of Hoop Iron and Iron Wire, Tools, &c, &c, &c. ' Sale to commence at One o'clock. »«* New and Extensive Shipment of Choice Drapery and Fancy Goods, now opening at Somerset House. JPAUL AND CO. beg to announce to • the Ladies of Nelson and its vicinity that they have just arrived with an entirely new and wellselected stock of GENERAL DRAPERY, SILKS, SHAWLS, MANTLES, lace; fancy goods, etc., which has been purchased with the greatest care, under the most favorable circumstances, direct from the manufacturers, and which they are now opening and intend submitting on SATURDAY, the 2nd of November, at prices that cannot fail to give every satisfaction to those who will kindly favor them with their patronage. .T. PAUL AND CO. beg particularly to call attention to a very choice lot of new fabrics in SUMMER DRESSES (so much worn in England) consisting of Pure Mohair, Grenadine Palmetta Robes, French Muslins (warranted fast colours); Also, a choice lot of neat patterns for children's wear, any length cut. SILKS. 3000 yards of choice Silks, consisting of Black Gace, Black Ducapes, Moire Antique, G^sde Athens, JVlillraye Checks, Stripes, &c, &c. MANTLES. Tins department will be fpand replete in all tha new and fashionable designs hy the last mail. FANCY. Particular attention has been paid in selecting a ch(.ii>e stock of Ivies' Collars, Sleeves, Ribbons, Hair Nets, Ladies' Beits, Fancy Buttons, Quilted Silks, and Ribbons for Bonnets, Hats in all the newest shapes, Ostrich Feathers, &c., Ladies' Josephine Kid Gloves, warranted the best quality; also, a large stock of Calicos, Sheetings, Print?. Flannels, &c, &c, and an immense assortment of J..uiic\s' and Gentlemen's Hosisry, Haberdashery, &0,, <ie., &c gC§" Note the address— J. PAUL AND CO., SOMERSET HOUSE, BItIDGE-STREET. Ladies in the country forwarding their orders may depend on having tliem attended to with promptness r.i.d executed with the greatest enre. 312 American Sewing1 Machines. rPIIB undersigned invites the attention of -k- Housekeepers, Sempstresses, Dressmakers, and Tai'ors to the perfect adaptation and unrivalled excellence of these Sewing Machines for their uses. "They arc simple in construction, efficient and tluiid'le in operation, beautiful in model and finish, ii-ted to adorn the pailor, and suited to the workshop —applicable alike to the use of the family and the manufacturer. Their speed is from 1200 to 2000 .stitches per minute, or equal in efficiency to twelve sempstresses. Substituting, as they do, healthful exercises ai:d rational employment for the soul-and-l:ofl.y-dcstroving drudgery of hand-sewing, they are hailed as V/oman's Friend A book with directions for use with each machine. :323 JOHN SYMONS AND CO. ■BURNISHING FURNISHING. -■- Single Iron Bedsteads, from 30s \ A large Double do. do. do. 535./ assortment. Also, Children's Cots. On sale at the stores of 322 JOHN SYMONS AND CO. 'TENDERS ACCEPTED by the Waimea -*- Road Board, October 23, 1861. PerChaih £ b. d. C. P. K'ftrns—Ditching by Mr. Fowler's.. O 12 6 J.'ipp an ! French—Ditto Mill Road Richn;ond .. .. .. ~ 210 0 W. ?]'<•]■ ering—Ditto ditto ditto 2 5 0 J. P. I'orn—Ditto Appleby Road ..150 11. Large—Forming by Stratford's, Waimea West .. .. .. ..140 T. '.Virdleborn—Forming by Ford's ~ 0 15 0 \Y. Andrews—Gravelling Haddock's Bush 15 0 W. Jkads—Ditto ditto ditto 14 0 T. J. THOMPSON, Co:) Secretary, "Waimea Districts Road Rate. A FTER the 9th of November proceed- •*■■*- ings will be taken against all persons who have lioi then paid the. Road Rate. liy order of the Road Board, T. J. THOMPSON, 308 Secretary. Gorse Hedges. Caution. OCCUPIERS of LAND having GORSE. v^ HEDGES adjoining any public read in the Waimea Districts arc required to CLIP the same, so as they shall not overhang the ditch or road. And the said occupiers are further required immediately to remove saich clipping, so as not to occasion any obstruction either to the road or to its drainage. Any parties not complying with these requirements will by sntil by the Board without further notice. N.l'i.—The iurze is not on any account to be burnt on ilie road. 13y order of the Road Board, ! T. J. THOMPSON, 310 . Secretary. Teacher Wanted. rjpllE Local Committee of Education of -*- WAI ME A EAST require a master for the school at IJANZAU, whose duties will commence on"MONDAY, the 11th November next. The salary is £80 per annum (with a house) and a probable increase depending on certain rules laid down by the CentralISoanl of Education. The sum of £\2 per annum is also allowed for the occasional assistance of a female teacher, who is generally the wife or daughter of the master. Further information may be had from any of tke Committee, or from the undersigned to whom all applications are to be addressed on or before FRIDAY, the Bth November. . ' . . •■ ■ J. W. BARNICOAT, 2"5 Secretary Local Committee. Bank of New Zealand. THE SHARE LIST is NOW OPEN at •J- the office of the undersigned. (See Prospectus in another part of this paper.) CURTIS BROTHERS. Nelson, 22nd July. . 877 New Zealand Insurance Company. INSURANCE FROM FIRE—The un- -^ dersijuicd are authorised, by power of attorney from the above Company, to grant POLICIES of Insurance fioa. loss or damage by FIRE upon BUILDINGS and FURNITURE, and Goods and Merchandise of all descriptions. ■': ■'■■■■■■■:■ CURTIS BROTHERS. Kelson, August 20, 1861. • 993 "ft 1 OR SALE, .that very substantial and -*-• newly-arranged DWELLING MOUSE, situ-' ated at the junction of Washington and Victory Valleys, in the City of Nelson, known as Bow Cottage, together with the well laid ou.t Garden and Paddock, containing about 1£ acre more or lesa, the property of J. G. Gordon, Esq. For particulars arid terms (which are most liberal) *pply to •••; . NASH-'AND SCAIFE. Nelson, 12th March, 1861. '