ON THE RMGITUMAU AND OPAKI BLOCKS. lORNS & EERGUSSON Have been favored with instructions from Messrs Welch to offer by private contract some of the most magnificont Blocks of Land in the Province, either for grazing, agricultural purposes, or for sites for Saw-mills, Some portions have the finest Totara bush in tlio Valley, being virgin forest, Purchasers will have the option of selecting any Blocu, the wholo of which are bounded by public roads, and all easy of access. They have also a quantity of fencing &c., and other improvements, having in all cases a beautiful supply of never-failing water. The lot will consist of— Section 38, of 84 acres, Rangitumau. ALSO—--200 acres in the Rangitumau, adjoining Brandon's clearing, Section CI, of -105 acres, upon the Opiki Plain, near the Paerau Pah. Section 9,157J acres, Opaki Plain. Section 10 has 315 acres, partly plain and partly bush. 101 ASTERTON PROSPECTING ASSOCIATION, Provisional Directory : D. McGregor W. W. McCardle D.Donald A. S. Dreyer J. Brown, Treasurer : J. Pay ton, Secretaiu' ; E. A. S. Wyllie, Nominal Capital—£3oo, in 300 Shares £1 each, The object of the Association is to thoroughly test whether, in the Ranges adjacent to Mnsterton, Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron. Coal, Slate, or any other metal or mineral possessing commercial value is obtainable in payable quantities. The price of Shares is fixed at the low rate of £1 each, to enable all who desire to join an Association calculated to promote not only the prosperity of the District as a whole, but of the subscribing members individually.' It is proposed to issue 250 Shares only to the public, and to spend the capital realised by them on prospecting and general expenses, reserving 50 Shares to enable the Directors to offer a bonus to any prospectors m then' employ who may make a discovery which shall prove advantageous to the Association, _ In the event of any discovery of a commercial value, the operations of the Association Would have to .embrace mining as well as prospecting, anil the Association would have to be extended to enable Shareholders to have the full benefit of their eutcrpvize, It is believed that, with prudenco and economy, the present nominal capital will be sufficient to prospect the neighborhood. Applications for Shares will be received by the Secretaiy and the Provisional Directory up to May 9th, and all applications must be accompanied by a deposit of 5s per share and a further call of 5s will be made on allotment.
A special meeting of Shareholders will be held on .MAY 9th to elect permanent Directors and Officers, aud adopt Rules for the Association, £jHEAP LEGS OF MUTTON ! CHEAP LEGS OJF MUTTON!! ! CHEAP LEGS OP MUTTON !! The undersigned is now selling Prime LEGS of MUTTON AT Is EACH-CASH, usual price if booked. W. PERRY. In the Resident Magistrate's Court, Greytown, QUINN v. GORDON. I" HEREBY give notice tlwt by virtue of a J- Distress Warrant issued from the above Court, I have this day seized at Masterton the whole of tnc Household Furniture and Effects the property of the Defendant, and that I will sell the same at public auction at 12 o'clock noon on TUESDAY, 6th May, 1879, on the premises of the Defendant, unless previously redeemed or replevied. HENRY RHODES, , r , Bailiff, Masterton R.M. Court, April 20, 1879. 122 N 0 T __ l 0 E - J. NEILSON, Blacksmith and Farrier, jlam-street, Groytown, in returning thanks to his customers for their liberal support, begs to intimate that, in addition to his Elacksmithmg business he is now carrying on W licolwnght and Coaclibuilding, so that all who favor him with their support will get a thorough good article at lowest curront price, ierms, 3 months, overdue accounts charged 10 per cent, interest; 2J per cent, allowed on monthly payments, and 5 per cent, on cash trade. Greytown, April 28th, 1879, 117
uS T PUBLISHED, Price, 2s 6d, THE PROGRESSIVE POLICY OF THE MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY REVIEWED, Together with a comparative abstract of the expenses of English, American, and Australian Life Assurance Institutions, by MORRICE A. BLACK, F.L.A., Actuary to the Society, GEOKGE ItCjBEItTSON, 124 Sydney. JjlßU CATION BOARD OFFICE Tip BOARD invite .applications from leachers, whether in the service of this Board or not, for the Head Mastership of the Mount Cook Boys' School, the average attendance at which for the past three months was 42], Applications to be sent in or before the 27th instant. A Teacher is also required for the Kaitara School, near Greytown; and an Assistant Teacher for tho Upper Hutt School. ROBERT LEE. t , > Secretary, Wellington, Ist May, 1879.' ' 124
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 152, 6 May 1879, Page 3
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