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Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1616, 10 September 1861, Page 3

* Government Notices. PUBLIC WORKS. Provincial Secretary's Office, 3rd September, 1861. T>LANS and Specifications may be -*- seen at Mr. Abbot's. Featherston, Wairarapa, and at the Engineer's Office, Wellington, for the formation of a portion of the G. N. E. Road, Featherston. Parties, desirous of tendering "will forward their . Tenders to the Office of the Provincial Secretary, on Tuesday, the 17th of September, marked on the outside " Tender for formation of Road, near Featherston." J. WOODWARD, Acting Provincial Seoretary. PUBLIC WORKS. Provincial Secretary's Office, 3rd September, 1861. "DLANS and Specifications may be •■- seen at Mr. Ray's Carterton, Wairarapa, and'at the Engineer's Office Wellington, for the formation of a portion of the G. N. E. Road, on the Taratahi Plain. [ Parties desirous of tendering "will forward their tenders to the Office of the Provincial Secretary, on Tuesday, the 17th September, marked on the outside " Tender for formation of Road, Taratahi Plain." J; WOODWARD, Acting Provincial Seoretary, ■■■■■*■•■■*■■■■■■■>*■■■■■■■■■*■'■■ WELLINGTON ATHEN2EUM AND MECHANICS' INSTITITUTE. THE COMMITTEE of the above Institution beg to inform Members and the Publio, that the Library has been re-opened with a Seleotion of new Books, amongst whioh are the following, viz., Adam Bede, by Q. Elliot Silas Marner, " " Woman in White, by W. Collins Autobiography of Earl Dundonald Macaulay-s History of England, vol. 5 &c:, &c, Sect H. F. LOGAN, Hon. Seo. sth September, 1861. IMPORTANT. TO SHEEP BREEDERS. . SALE OF MERINO SHEEP. TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ON MONDAY, the 28th of OCTOBER NEXT, ANB THB FOLLOWING DATS, IN A FIELD NEAR THE NEW CLUB HOUSE* CHRISTCHURCH, CANTERBURY, THE whole of the Mount Eden anU-^Jhrist*' ' \ohurch valuable Ram. Breeding Flocks of GeorgeNEjich, Esq., Mount Eden, Auckland, who is about to a&cjine business in the Southern Hemisphere and ret&rn^to England. >v Lmo, The newly-impokro pure Spanish and Frenoh MERINO FLOCKS, chosen by Mr. Rich, in Europe, with great oare, and landed here a few months since. The imported Sheep will be sold SINGLY, unless otherwise agreed upon at the time of sale ; some of these will be sold each day. The Mount Eden and Christohuroh Shakspere Merino Flocks will be sold in lots of FIVE EWES to suit purchasers, and to enable each sheep holder to become his own ram breeder. The following is a list of the Lots. whioh will be offered for competition :-— 235 Two Tooth and Four Tooth Rams, 100 are Two Tooth, and by imported Spanish Rams, out of the Mount Eden Ewes. COS Shakspere Merino Ewes, from Two Tooth upwards, 100 of which are by imported Spanish Rams. 400 Ram and Ewe Lamhs, more or less by imj ' ported pure Spanish and Shakspere Rams, out of the above Ewes. 65 Imported Spanish Ewes, 15 have a dash of French Blood; about 40 of tbem will lamb in, December next, by the Prize Ram. 15 Imported Spanish and Frenoh Merino Bams, one of whioh gained a first-olass prize in Germany two years following. The Weights of the Fleeces from these imported sheep clipped in England, clean river washed, as follows : — French Merino Ewes averaged lOibs. each. Spanish do. varied from 71bs. to lllbs. of wool, eleven mouths and a half growth. Imported Spanish Rams, sires of the above mentioned yearlings and lambs, dipped last season, over 151bs. each in the grease. The Auckland Mount Eden Shakßpere Merino flock has been removed to Canterbury, partly owing to the disturbed state of the Northern Island ; and Mr. Rich has sinoe decided to dispose of the whole of his Mount Eden and otber sheep, and to return to England; The Ewes have been selected for Ram Breeding, and their wool has been moßt^favorably reported on by Mr. Hughes, the eminent wool broker of London. The impoited Spanish Merino flooks is of ano lent and pure blood, the fleece heing remarbly fine, very closely set, and of great weight. None of the Ewes of this flock have ever been disposee uf since their importation from Spain. This is one of the most valuable flooks of sheep, ever offered for Sale in the Southern Hemisphere. At the same time will be sold Mr. Rich's mare "Matilda," a German sheep Dog, and a patent German Ear Brand. The imported sheep follow the call of the shepherd. The whole of the sheep will be sold with the wool on. If there is a good attendanoe and fair competition at the at the Sale, it is Mr. Rich's intention to .dispose of the entire Flock without reserve. Terms will be given at time of Sale. . For further partioulars, apply to GEORGE RICH, Christohuroh; or MILES & CO., Lyttelton and Christohuroh. N.B.— Steamers will Sail from Canterbury for Australia and the neighbouring Provinces in New Zealand, a few days after tbe Auotion. a«th August, 1881. MISS CLARK, Dress-maker,' Sewing of ,every kind done by the day or week, at Mrs. Parkei's, Molesworth atreet, Thorndon Flat. Juue 18, 1861.