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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3746, 4 October 1886, Page 1

Meetings, Amusements, «fe. GRAND CONCERT AND "OALL, TO lIE HELD AT JO ST. ANDREWS, ou THURSDAY, the Hth October, m Messrß. Bruce and McLaren's Granary (kindly lent for occasion). Is aid of Funds fob building Reading Roost. A SPECIAL TRAIN will leave Timaru at 7.15 p.m., returning at 2.30 a m., (stopping nt Normanby). Fares — Saturday Roturns. Programme m futuro advertisement. Tickets, two shillings each, may be had at Mr. Zander's, Timaru. 10-4 2342 LEVELS ROAD BOARD. NOTICE. A PUBLIO MEETING of Batepftyors will be held nt the Levels Road Board'B Office on TUESDAY, 12th October, at 11 o'clock, to take into consideration application for closing road running through part of the Clnremont Estate, nlso road through Sir Cleland's property at the Brothers. CHARLES WRIGHT, Clerk to the Levels Road Board. 9-23 2213 TIMARU AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. THE ASSOCIATION'S Twenty-First Annual Show OF STOCK, Ac. WILL be held on tub ASSOCIATION'S GROUNDS, WAI-ITI ROAD, ON Tuesday, 23tli and Wednesday, 27th October. CONSISTING OF SHEEP, CATTLE, HORSES, PIGS, DOGS, POULTRY, DAIRY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, IMPLEMENTS, WOOL, Ac, Ac. PRIZES amounting to about £550 will bo given m Pieces of Plato, Medals or Cash ; also the following additional prizes : — A Challenge Cup, value 40 Guineas, will be given by the members and friends of the Association to tho largest prize-taker m Breeding Stock — Sheep, Cattle nnd Horses. Vice-President, Mr G. IT. Rhodes, gives a cnp, value £10, for tho best horso that has hunted with any recognised pack. The Bame to bo entered m either class 151 or 152. The Hunt Clubs of South Canterbury givo a prize of £5 5s for tho best Light-weight Hunter. Mr F. LeCren, on behalf of tho N.Z. L. nnd M.A. Company, offers a Cup of the value £10 10s, for the best pen of not less than twenty (20) Sheep m the .wool, suitable for freezing for export ; open to all Farmers not occupying or owning moro than 3000 acres of land, the Sheep to have been bred nnd fattened by exhibitor. 'The Cup will not bo awarded unless thero be at least six exhibitors, but it will be uvailable for tho same object nt next year's show. Maximum number of points to bo 18, thus apportioned. Early maturity, G : wool, 6 ; carcase, 6. Special entry. The Association offer a prizo of £5, m addition to £5 offered by Mr William Balfour. For the best Dray Root-cutting Machine, to be drawn by not moro than two horses, the roots to bo dropped on the ground cut to size suitablo for sheep, certainty of automatic feeding, and capability o cutting tho largest quantity m a given time, to be specially considered, the dray to hold not less than loewt of roots. The Association offer a prizo of £5 for o Turnip Drill, to sow from 501bs to 2001bs to nn acre of Bone-Dust or Super-phosphate m tho same drills, To sow from 6ozs to 21bs of turnip seed to tho acre, suitable to cow either level or down lands. The Association offer a prize of £3 for tho best Automatic Chaff box, for feeding sheep, to hold not less than ten bags, to bo wind and water proof, and lo be easily movable. Mr James King offers a first nnd second prize of £3 and £2 respectively, for tho best ycarliDg colt or filly, by Quamby. Mr J. Ballantyno gives a prize of £2 2b for tho best Jar of Salt Butter suitablo for : export. This exhibit same conditions as for Potted Butter, must bo left with the Secretary ou or before Saturday, September 25th. Mr J. Ballantyno gives a prize of £2 2b for the best Chceso suitable for export. l£r A. Grant offers a prizo of £2 for the best English Leicester IS we, with or without lamb at foot. Mr S. Shappere offers a cup, for the largest prizetaker m Ham and Bacon Classes. FOR PARTICULARS SEE POSTERS. Programmes may bo obtained on application to the undersigned. F. W. STUBBS, 9-17 2128 . Secretary. Volunteer Announcements. '• JiSffL * SOUTH CANTERBURY DISTRICT. DISTRICT ORDERS. Headquarters, Timaru, lst October, 18S6. GOVERNMENT PARADE 3of the Undermentioned Corps will be held during October on the dates shown below nt 7 30 p.ra. at tho respective Drill-sheds: — Timaru Naval Artillery ") C Battery N.Z. Regt. ( Tuesday, 19th, nnd Artillery I Thursday, 28lh Timaru Rifles ... J Ashburton Rifles and) „ , „.,, Ashburton Guards... j Monday, 25th Geraldino Rifles ... Tuesday, 2Gth Temuka Rifles „, Wednesday, 27th Waimato Rifles ... Friday, 29th Judging Distanco Practice will bo conducted at the several stations at six o'clock on the morning following each of tho abovo mentioned Parades. The place of assembly will bo notified nt tho provious ovening'B parade. Undress Uniform and without arms or accoutrements. By order, STUART NEWALL, 10-4 2339 Major, Dijt. Adjt. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS AND OTHERS. ACCOUNTS -which aro too small to draw Cheques for, or which would be paid by Post-Offlce Orders, mat/ be Remitted by N.Z. Pottage Stampt. BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES, if Paid for at the time of Insertion, £s 6d Each (stampß may bo sent . ai payment) i if Boolsd, it wilj bf" charged. '