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Observer, Volume XVI, Issue 948, 27 February 1897, Page 2

T^TGARXJAWAHIA REGATTA AND -it>l . AQUATIC SPORTS. ST. PATRICK'S DAY, 17TH MARCH, 1897. PROGRAMME: << 1. HAEREMAI WELCOME DANCE, by assembled Maori Tribes. 2. WAR DANCE, by assembled Maori Tribes. 3. MAIDEN GIGS, under 10 stone. Entrance, ss. First prize, £5. 4. MADDEN GIGS, over 10 stone. Entrance, ss. First prize, £5. 5. JUNIOR GIGS, open. Entrance, ss. First prize, £5. 6. SENIOR GlGS, open. Entrance, ss. First prize, £5. 7. STUMP OUTRIGGER (handicap). Entrance, 2s 6d. First prize. Cup presented by_T. and S. Morrin and Co., value £4. 8. DINGY RACE, under 18. Entrance, la 6d. First prize, £1 10s. 9. DINGY RACE, over 18. Entrance Is 6d. Firstprize, £1 10s. 10. MAORI WAR CANOE RACE. Entrance, 30s. Firstprize. £3o. 11. CANOE HURDLE RACE (men). Entrance, 3s 6d. Firstprize, £2 10s. 12. MAORI CANOE HURDLE RACE (wahines). Entrance, 2s 6d. First prize, •£2los. 13. CANOE FLAT RACE. Entrance, 2s 6d. First prize, £2 10s. 14. UNDER AND OVER HURDLE CANOE RACE. (Canoes to go over and men under the hurdles). Entrance, 2s 6d. First prize, £2 10s. 15. SWIMMING RACE, 160 yds (handicap). Entrance, 23. First prize, £2 2s. 16. SWIMMING RACE; 220 yds (handicap). Entrance, 2s. Firstprize, £2 2s. 17. SWIMMING RACE; 440 yds (handicap). Entrance, 2s. First prize, £2 2s. 18. SWIMMING RACE, 100 yds (for boys under 16). Entrance, Is 6d. First prize, £1 10s. 19. LADIES' PaIR OAR. Entrance, nil. First prize, £3 3s. 20. LOCAL CLUBS' RACE. 21. WEST END R.C. V. NGARUAWAHIA R. C (in Ngaruawahia boats). First prize, £5. Swimming Races under N.Z.A.S.A. rules. Sec. H. Goldwater, of Auckland Swimming Club, will receive entries. Rowing Races under N.Z.A.R.A. rules. Entrance b close on the 28th FEBRUARY. In No. 10 there must be at least three entries, and not fewer than 20 men in a canoe. T. U. WELLS, Hon. Sec. Ngaruawahia Regatta Committee. QCOTTISH Ty/TETROPOLITAN T IFE A SSURANCE pO. HEAD OFFICE: EDINBURGH. Funds Exceed ... .. .. £370/,00. CHIEF OFFICE FOR NEW ZEALAND, 14, HIGH-STBEET, DUNEDIN. LEADING FEATURES : LIFE AND ACCIDENT ASSURANCE, combined under one policy at a rate LESS than that charged by most offices for a Life Assurance only. The ACME (Triple Benefit) ACCIDENT POLICY (introduced by this Company in 1895), insuring against DEATH, DISEASE, and DISABLEMENT, including a PENSION FOR LIFE. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY. — Favourable quotations for Protection of Employers under the Acts for Insurance of Employees and against public Risk. All Claims arranged and paid in the Colony. Agents and Canvassers Wanted. For rates and full particulars apply to JOHN HASTD3, Distbict Manages, Mercantile Chambers, Queen street, Auckland. rpHE NEW ZEALAND AND RIVER PLATE LAND MORTGAGE COMPANY LIMITED, Has FOR SALE on Easy Terms T AND IN DIRKENHEAD -pvISTRICT, 800 ACRES, Subdivided into Sections of 10 acres and upwards. This land is especially suitable for Fruitgrowing and vine Culture. Also T AND AT QT. TTELIER'S T>AY, 300 ACRES, Subdivided into allotments to suit the requirements of all purchasers. This district is a favourite summer resort. The view and beach are unsurpassed. For further particulars apply F. E. MASON, Secretary, No. 6, Wyndham Stbeet, Auckland. Public Works Office, Auckland. February 16, 1897. rpENDERS for Waitekauri Post Office JL Contract will be received at this Office till noon on March sth next. Plans, specifications, etc., may be seen at this ■Office, and at the Post Offices at Paeroa and Waitekauri. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. CHAS. R. VICKERMAN, Resident Engineer.