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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3735, 21 September 1886, Page 1

Notices. TO PLOUGH CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS. OWING to EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS to our Grain Store, we beg to intimato that wo MUST REDUCE our large stock of FEED OATS. MORRIS AND GALL, 9-21 2192 Fairlio Creek. GERALDINE ROAD BOARD. OWNERS OF GATES, which have been erected on Public Boads, ars hereby notified, that tho GATES will beBEMOVED from the roads m ONE MONTH from date, unless tho conditions under which they were, permitted to erect them, aro complied with within that time. See clauso 139, "Boad Board Act 1882." By order of tho Board, WILLIAM SHtERS, Clerk to Board. September 17th, 1886. 9-20 2173 GERALDINE ROAD BOAED. GOESE NOTICE. OWNERS OB OCCUPIERS of LAND m this Road District are hereby notified to GRUB nnd CLEAR all GORSE and BBOOM from their road frontages AT ONCE. If not cleared m ono month from dato, tho Board will proceed to enforce tho penalty as laid down under tho " Public Works Act." By order of tho Board, WILLIAM SHIERS, Clerk to Board. Soplcmber 17th, 18S6. 9 20 2174 ASSISTANT HARBOUB-MASTEB. A PPLICATIONS for tho positson of J\. ASSISTANT HARBOUR-MABXEB for tho Port of Timaru, addressed to the Chairman of tho Timaru Harbour Board, will be received up till Noon on tho 11th October. Salary— £2oo per annum. Information as to duties can be obtained from tho Harbour-master. W. J. TENNENT, 9-20 2175 Secretary. Meetings, Anisucnieiits, di'c. VICTORIA LODGE, No. 19, 1.0.0. F., GERALDINE. THE MEMBERS of tho above Lodge arc requested to meet nt tho Lodgo Room, on WEDNESDAY, 22nd inst., at 1.30 p.m. sharp, to attend the funeral of their late Bro. Geokob Pye. Members of the sister Lodges are invited to attend. By order of tho N.G. G. H. PATRICK, 9-21 2187 Secretary. npiMARU AGRICULTURAL AND X PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION'S Twenty-First Annual Show OF STOCK, &o. TVIIL BE UEID OK THE ASSOCIATION'S GROUNDS, WAI-ITI ROAD, ON Tuesday, 26th and Wednesday, 27th. October. CONSISTING OF SHEEP, CATTLE, HORSES, PIGS, DOGS, POULTRY, DAIRY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, IMPLEMENTS, WOOL, &c, &c. PRIZES amounting to about £550 will bo given m Pieces of Plato, Medals or Cash ; also tho following additional prizes : — A Ohallengo Cup, valuo 40 Guineas, will be given by the mombors and frionds of the Association to tho largest prize-taker iv Breeding . Stook — Sheep, Cattlo and Horses. Vice-President, Mr G. 11. Rhodes, gives a cup, value £10, for the best horso that has hunted with any recognised pack. Tho samo to be entered m either class 151 or 152. Tho Hunt Clubs of South C&nterbury give n prizo of £5 5s for tho best Light-weight Hunter. Mr F. LeCren, on behnlf of tho N.Z. L. and M.A. Company, offers a Cup of tho valuo £10 10s, for tho best pen of not less than twenty (20) Sheep m the wool, suitablo for freezing for export ; open to all Farmers not occupying or owning moro than 3000 acres of land, tho Sheep to havo been bred and fattened by exhibitor. Tho Cup will not bo awarded unless there bo at least six exhibitors, but it will bo available for tho samo object at noxt year's show. Maximum number of points to bo 18, thus apportioned. Early maturity, 6 : wool, 6 ; carcaso, 6. Special entry. The Association offer a prizo of £5, m addition to £5 offered by Mr William Balfour. For tho best Dray Boot-cutting Machine, to bo drawn by not moro than two horses, tho roots to bo dropped on the ground cut to size suitablo for sheep, certainty of automatic feeding, nnd capability of cutting tho largest quantity m a given time, to be specially considered, the dray to hold not less than 15cwt of roots. The Association offer a prizo of £5 for a Turnip Drill, to bow from 501bs to 2001bs to an aero of Bono-Dust or Super-phosphate m tho same drills, To bow from 6ozs to 21bs of turnip seed to tho acre, suitable to sow either lovol or down lands. Tho Association offer a prizo of £3 for tho best Automatic Chaff box, for feeding sheep, to hold not los 3 than ton bags, to bo wind and water proof, and to be easily movable. Mr James King offers a first and second prizo of £3 and £2 respectively, for tho best yearling colt or filly, by Qunuiby. Mr J. Ballantyno gives a prize of £2 2s for tho best Jar of Salt Butter suitablo for export. This exhibit samo conditions as for Potted Butter, must bo left with tho Secretary on or beforo Saturday, Soptomber 25th. Mr J. Ballantyno gives a prize of £2 2s for the best Checso suitable for export. Mr A. Grant offers a prizo of £2 for the best English Leicestor IS we, wilh ox- without lamb at foot. Mr S. Shappero offers n cup, for the largest prizctaker m Hnm and Bacon Classes. FOR PARTICULARS SEE POSTERS. Programmes may bo obtained on application to the undersigned. F. W. STUBB3, Secretary. ■ 0-17 2128 '