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Colonist, Volume XX, Issue 2398, 8 June 1878, Page 2

. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. DOLL 3in War and China—Glass and China Mugs—Garden Tools—Matal Parlor Bells—China and Wood Tea Sets—Shell Cottages—Shell Money Boxei—Shell Pin' atid Work Boxes— Gloves Dissecting Puzzles—Brick Alphabets——Feather Duatura—Glass and China Vases Pipei Cloth Glotbb Noah's Arks—Glass Candlesticks—Large Paiot Boxes—Metal Rulers, con- Cigar Cases Thread Gloves taining Pencil, Pen Erasers, &c—Scissors—School "Bags— Cigar Holders Ledgers—Purses Balls—Remnants Calico, 4 yds long—lo Packets Envelopes ciothes Brushci Carpenters' Tools Pooket Books—Knife and Pork—Skipping Ropes Hair Brushes, Mats Woollen Gaiters, Jet Gilt Pencils—Silver Pencils—Pen Knives Pouches—l 2 Crayons Brooches, Jet Sets, Jet Earrings ©m^^M^M^^^^^^m Back Combs' 801 l Combs. Small Baby's Boots, Woollen Mitts, &o, &« T~» A T>n A TMC! *<$$ Tooth Combs, Patent Slat*,, with Ladies' Wool Clouds, Braid Hair | g m ' jg | Pencil aad Sponge, Egg Boiler* Nets, Linen Fronts, Broidered &J$ TXTVA/in \T Fi ?^i Untearable Picture Books] Fiw Toilet Mats, Infants' Booties, gg; . ND c , g^ .Quires Paper, Corkscrews, Toys Spring Tapes, Hair Oils, Soaps in i S -g ri rr\ A T>T "n «§> (TarioUß)i Pistols, Elastic .Braces' |i I fe, I AJiJuiii |g Fancy, Brown Windsor, and Glj- tft •*- •*- - g@ Portmonies,' Three Bla'tto, Knifes oenne, ijime Juice & briycenne o^3 ) j*t^^fe^^siss§J^ssra^S^&Sss©' Jumping Jacks, Balloons, Doileyi Ladies' Silk Scarves, Toilet Rimmel's Perfumery—Wo9l Mufflers Hair Creams, Hair, ..Pint Covers—Lace Collars Crochet Antimacassars—Ribbom and Laces • Dress Suspenders/, eto MultuminParvo (Three to Four Yards)—Towels—Women's Wool Novelties in endless Cottons of all Hosiery—Children's Woollen Hosiery—Men's and Boys'' Variety, and ;surdescriptions Woollen and Cotton Sox—Linen Sets (Collars and Cuffs)— Ladies' , .passing CheapLace Sets and Maids' Straw Hats—Two to Six Handkerchiefs—Ladies' and Children's •• ; t ness'^W ... ■ •, : Plain and Fancy Cotton Hosiery, half ordinary Prices.—Church Organs—Twelve Gold ' ■ Pens and Holder, Lead Pencil, Ink Eraser, Paper Clip, and Purse Clasp, all for One Shilling. ■ • • ■ 1074,

GOVERNMENT NOTICES. . NOTICE TO LEASEHOLDERS. Crown Lands Office, Nelson, May 30,1878, HOLDEES of LEASES of CROWN LANDS are reminded that all RENTS DUE must be Paid to the Receiver of Land Revenue, NelBon on or before 30th JUNE, instant, after which j date amounts outstanding are DOUBLED. ALFRED GREENFIELD, 1031 Commissioner. SbiiPPINGr INTELLIGENCE. High Watbb at Nblsok. ■ a.m. p.m. Saturday, June 8 ... 1-50 227 Sunday, June 9 ... 254 321 Monday, June 10 ... 353 425 Tuesday, June LI ... 4-55 530 : ENTEBBD INWABDS. , June 6—Maid of Italy, cutter, 14, Clark, from Rrwaka. ■• -■■/ ■:'■■■ : ■ ■/■. ■ " ;•; • ' 7—Taranaki, as, 327, Malcolm, from Taranaki and Manukau. Passengers—Mrs Thomas, Messrs Bishop, Ormond (2), 8 others, and 14 for South. 7—Wellington, ss, 273, M'Gee, from Pieton and Wellington. Passengers—Mrs Stanton, Messrs Cook, M'AUiater, M'Kay, Hunter (2), Welton, Turner, Cook, Driscoll, and Fulton. 7—Charles Edward, ps, 126, Whitwell, from New Plymouth. Passengers—Miss Morey, Mr White. CLEAEED OUTWABDS. June 7—Taranaki, ss, 327, Malcolm, for Wellington and South. Passengers—Mrs Aduin and child, Mrs Gibbs, Mr* Tomperley, Messrs Teachemaker, O'Leary, White, and Delbridge. 7—Maid of Italy, outter, 14, Clark, for Riwaka. 7—Charles Edward,, ps, 126, Whitwell, for Wellington. ;IMPOSTS.- , ', . Ex Wellington, from Picton and Wellington : 70 pkgs, ci Wanaka, Cawthron ; 4 cases Order ; 20 bales sacks, T. Harley ; 7 pkcs, Railway Department; 1 case, Hadfield ; 1 truss, Everett; 11 kegs, Cross ; 1 pkg, Hamilton ; 1 box, Tarrant. Ex Charles EJward, from New Plymouth : .20 kegs, butter, Order; 5 bundles skins Bettany; 1 dog, Lifton ; 2 pkgs, Grubb. Ex Taranaki, from North : 1 keg, St.itt Bros; box, Mullen; 2 cases, Jones; 2 pkgs, Watkins ; 20* caßes, Moeller ; 26 pkgs, Order; 1 pkg, Moses ; 1 box, Boveredge j 1 pkg, Sheriff. BXFOBTS. Per Charles Edward, for Wellington : 18 bales wool, N. Edwards & Co ; 100 sacks malt, 10 pockets hops, T. Harley ; 33 bundles hides, Lightband ; 1 case, Burrell j 16 bales hops, Mabiu ; 20 bales hops, Buchholz. Per Taraniki, for Sourh • 1 pkg, 1 case, Bolton ; 3 rolls leather, Sedgwick & Gouland ; 1 case Rotbier ; 3 pkgs, Hood ; 2 case, Lavien ; 3 bales hops, Buchholz ; 4 pkgs trees, Hale; 10 case* hematite, Johnston Bros ; 6 bales hops, Good. The Kennedy is to start for West Coaßfc Ports on arrival of the Charles Edwnrd, with the English mail , to-morrow. The Awaroa left for Wanganui at 2 p.m. yesterday, as it was a calm little progress was made by dark. Thb Taiaroa will arrive from South this morning. She is to start for Taranaki and Manukau at- 2 o'clock this afternoon. The Lyttelton arrived at Blenheim at mid-day yesterday, and will leave there for Wellington to-day. The Wallace left Wanganui at T3O p.m yesterday, and should arrive here early this morning. She returns to the same port at 10 p.m on Monday. The Murray left Westport for Nelson at I*3o p.m yesterday. She is to tail for Wellington direct on Monday. Th» Charles Edward sailed'for Wellington last evening. Sho is expected back in port to-morrow, with the Nelson and West Coast portion of the San Francisco mail. A'telegeasi from the Captain of the Ringarooma states that he will airive in Nelson on Monday. She is to start for Wellington, South, aud Melbourne on the same tide as her arrival. A brig supposed to be the Robin Hood, bound to to Wellington, with coal was passed by the Wellington in the Straits on Thursday afternoon. The Wellington arrived in port yesterday morning During the afternoon she took on board for Wellington a largo boiler built by Messrs Moutray and Croßbie, and intended for a saw mill in the Wairarapa She is to sail for Picton aad Wellington at'll a.m to-day. The Taranaki, from North, arrived in harbor at 1 a.m yesterday, discharged a qunatity of cargo, and sailed tor Wellington direct at 11 u.tn. The Torea was at Picton yesterday morning. The German ironclad ship of war Grosser Kurfurst, which was sunk in the fatal collision with another German ironclad, the Konig Wilhelm, off Folkeston last Saturday morning, was a vessel of 6663 tons and s*oo, effective horse, power. She was plated with armor 8& inches iv thickness. Her armament consisted of four 28-ton and two 21-ton Krupp guns. 'Jhe Wbeck op the Look .Abd.—The wreck of this ship, which was recorded in our cablegrams on Tuesday last, was (says the f New Zealand Herald") oommanded by Captain Gibbs, a mariner well-known in the Anglo-Australiim trade, hhe sunk within ten minutes of striking the rocks, and all on board save two—a lady paeseuger nanmd Miss Oartuiohael and a midshipman—were drowned. She left London with 16 passengers and a craw of about 25 all told, bo that no fewer than 40 persons have lost their lives by this sad calamity. ■ . The ss Bjaokbird, which' was wrecked on' the Australian coast last week, was insured for £3750.' The New Zealand Inauranoe Company loses £1000, ■did National of New Zealand £260.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gbain, &c (wholesale)— Wheat, 4s 6d to 5b per bushel; oats, 4s to 4s 6d per bushel; barley, 4s 6d to 5a per bushel; pollard, £6 10b per ton ; bran, £5 per ton; flour, £13 per ton; oatmeal, £20; potatoes, £3 10a to £4 per ton ; peas, 3s 9d to 4s per buehel; beans, 4s per bushel. ■■ PROVISION PRICES—EETAIL. = •• B. d. ■ : ' ». d. > Flour, per lb ... 0 3 Potatoes, per cwt. 4 0 Oatmeal, do ... 0 4 Wheat, per bußhel 5 0 I Rice, do 3d to 0 4 Maize 6 0 I Pearl Barley ... 0 4 Pollard ... „ 9 0 Butter—fresh ... 1 6 Oats 5 0 „ —Bait, ... 010 Peas 4 6 . Eggs, per dozen... 2 0 Barley. .....; 4 6 Ducks, pair ... 5s to 6 o Carrots, per cwt 4 0 Geese,.each... 4s to 5 0 Turkeys, ench, 3s to 4 0 Fowls,'pair 2s 6d to 3 0 Hay, grass, £5,t0 £5 10« Ham, per lb, lOd to 1 2 Oaten hay £5 10 to £6 0 Bacon, do., ... 0 9 Bread, 4lb loaf. 7d to 8d 7 NOTICE OF "MAILS."" To Picroy, Wei/Lino-ton', &c.—Per Wellington, to-day, Saturday, at 10 a.m , : , . To Nbw Pi/Yhouth and Auckiand.—Per h Taiaroa, today, Saturday, at 1 p.m To Wbstpoet, Greymotjth, and Hokitika-.— Per Kennedy, to-day, Saturday, at 5 p.m To WELMNGTOtf, South, and the. AiraTBALIAK Colonies—Per Ringamouna, on Monday, at 2 p.m Note'. —Late letters (for despatch by steamer) bearing oue rate of postage extra, may be posted forty minutes after the hour of closing such mails at the Chief Office. . ' ',■'.' : { MARRIAGE. , ....•:■■ Gilbebt —Sampson.—May 30, at ; the Episcopal Church, Te Hua, by the: Rer. H. H. Brown, Edward Ellery. Gilbert, of New Plymouth; fifth son of Mr Thomas Gilbert, of Nelson, to Lydia : Augusta, sixth daughter of Mr Charles, Sampson, of Te Hua. ~ \: ~ -, ■._' SAVE YOUR MONEY. • '- To-day, atNbon^ A TTBXD PATTERSON AND CQi'S XX SALE at Noon TO-DAY, of / . 'j,,'/' Beef and Mutton! No Reserve. . ■ 1073 UNION FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital . £2,000,000. Insuea.nces Effected on Pbopertj:l -at Lowest Cuueent Rites. ' • ' ~1 H. D r Jackson, - NELSON AGENT. '■ „ -'.jjV County ofjishhtftoi :Tf. %HE Underfilled have sevmjff .;. liM&tft&a and TTnimmfove^ FARMS FOB SALEyJh the . ~ Ashburton district;?- &G7ne of which r x ; are in the neighborhood and adjoining ■ those Magnificent Properties lately ' "■ purchased by Messrs. Hooper and ■ .... Dodson Sf Joseph BeidDodson, JEsg. , ■)' We have also several Desirable - : Farms, varying from 100 Acres to > 1,200 Acres in extent to LEASE, on most favorable terms, with right , *■ ; to Purchase at expiration of Lease.. We are also prepared to receive^ s /o^v..: Consignments of Draught HOUSES :•:. ,for Sale on Owners account. There '■ _. being at present a very keen demand x.* for First Glass Plough, Horses in! the Ashburton and neighboring Dis-. ,; ■. i tricts, where the Farmers are busily engaged in preparing their land for seed sowing.l Every possible care '*'■'■■ taken of LIVE SWUK/romiha, : rox ship's side at Lyttelton... . : . ■■::•■ ..■ ci« Terms for the Purchase, of Land '-- extremely Liberal. . ;; ' {ri Sunders Brottiei^^ ASHBURTON AND CHRISTCHURpjj; t , E ME. RAWSON, DENTIST, will be 'at Clabemont Housk (Mrs. Picket t'a) for, a FEW DAYS. , ' ■ ' '„? May 23rd. , , . ■ ■ --j ■• ■' • ' -flg TOHNBKINSME^D & SONS'GrOLD^1 1 v tl ;MEDAL PIANOS are the only instruments 1 throughout the world that have been awarded first- ; class -Medals of Honor :" ut London, 1862 ; Paris, 1867; Netherlands, 1869; Paris, 1870; Paritylß74; '^ Philadelphia, 1876; Africa, .1877,, &c. Illuitrate* f{ Lists free.—lß, Wigmore-street, London, the"W.^ Brinsmead Works, Kentish Town, N.W.j and »t all th* ptinoipal Muaio WatehoiuM. 7G&