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Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1692, 10 December 1861, Page 2

GROCERY, BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY, Desirable opportunity for entering into a lucrative business. > ■pOR SALE,— The lease of the premises and the goodwill of the business so successfully conducted during 11 years, by MR. THOS. GEE, IN CANTERBURY STREET, LYTTELTON. The situation of the premises is known to be unexceptionable, and Mr. Gee's business connection is over the whole province of Canterbury. The property has the large frontage of nearly 70 feet iv Canterbury Street, and consists of commodious shop, 9 dwelling rooms, bake-house, etore- ! bouses, and wash-house. The shop is about 85 fee* long, fitted with every accommodation for the extensive trade which has hitherto been carried on ; has plate-glass windows and doors, and strong securing shutters. The dwelling rooms are in excellent repair, light and well ventilated. The bake-house and store-houses are adjoining ; the former contains 2 ovens, built of English filebricks ; overhead are 2 large lofts ; in the storehouses there is safe and dry storage for from 150 to 200 tons of goods. In the yard there is a well which, during the dryest seasons, never contains less thau 20 feet of beautiful clear spring water, with force pump attached. • ; . /. , The lease has 13 years to run from the present time ; and the ground-rent is quite a nominal one. The present stock-in-trade may be taken at a vuluation, but at the option of the purchaser. The business above referred to is not only the oldest established iv Canterbury, but, has also been most successful. The Proprietor, if treating with a bona fide pur. chaser, will feel great pleasure in giving satisfactory reasons for retiring, and will also be glad to produce his hooks to show that an energetic and enterprising purchaser will be placed in a position to realise a speedy independence. The terms are moderate, and the amount of cash required to be paid down is small. For further particulars, apply to MR. THOMAS GEE, Proprietor, Canterbury Street, Lyttelton. WELLINGTON ATHENAEUM DEBATING SOCIETY. ("1 BNTLEMKN desirous of joining this discusX sion class are requested to apply to the Secretary of the Society, or to the Librarian of the Mechanics Institute, who will afford every information connected with the objects and arrangements of the Society. W. J. TAGG. Hon. Sec. December Oth. WELLINGTON ATHENAEUM DEBATING SOCIETY. f |^HE following is the subject chosen for discusJL sion, on Friday I3th inst., at 8 p.m. " Knowledge ia Power." H. J. lAGG, December Oth. " I. C. R. M. COMPANY. Ayf^&Sb T^HE Company's Steamship Js\ML\ "LORD WORSLEY," a will he despatched as follows FOBLYTTELTON AND OTAGO, On 6f about the 15th inst. FOR NELSON, TARANAKI & MANAKAU, On or about the 24th instant. Apply at the COMPANY'S OFFICE. passengers by the Company's Steamers will please pay fares aid obtain tickets at the Company's Office prior to their going on board, Deo. 5, 1861.