Auctions. . THIS DAY, SATURDAY, 7th JANUARY. GEORGE THOMAS will hold his usual weekly sale, at his rooms, Lambton Quay, on Saturday, 7th January, at 2 o'olock, when the following goods will be offered — Crockery — Cups and saucers, plates, slop basins, cream jugs, butters and sugars — whito and gold Dishes, plates, and dinner services ! Toilet sets 1 hogshead cut tumblers Flour, oatmeal, rico Tea, candles, soap Butter, bacon, and hams Wheafc, barley, oats Coffee, pepper, &o. Also, 10 cases bitters Chesfc drawers, meat safes Loo tables, one sewing machine, &c. And a lot of sundries Terms afc sale. THIS DAY, \ ~~ SATURDAY, 7th JANUARY. GEORGE THOMAS will sell by auction, fchis day, Saturday, on the premises lately occupied by J. M. Taylor, where the goods have been removed, the whole of the goods saved from fche lofce fire in Willis street, consisting of-~ Tea, sugar, candles Pickles, sauces, oilmen's stores Bacon, soap, lobster, salmon Chocolate, cocoa, &c, &c. Terms cash. No reserve. Sale at 12 o'clock. * MONDAY, 9th JANUARY. MESSRS JOHNSTON k CO. will sell by public auction, at their iron stores, Lombard street, on Monday noxt, the 9th instant, at 2 o'clock, 30 bales wool, in grease Terms at sale. FRIDAY, 6th JANUARY . PUBLIC SALE OF WHEAT AND BARLEY. Tt/TESSRS. BETHUNE & HUNTER have reIVI ceived instructions to sell by public auction, at the Exchange, on Friday, 6th January, at two o'clock, On account and risk of whom it may concern, 1488 bushelß of barley 272 bushels of wheat 1000 bushels of oats Terms cash, or equal to cash. Exchange Buildings, 3rd January., POSTPONEMENT OF SALE.j THE sale of the Old Government Houses, advertised to be sold by Mr Wallace on the 6th inst, is postponed until the Friday week following. . x " FRIDAY, 13fch JANUARY, 1871. PUBLIC SALE BY AUCTION. MR. J, H. WALLACE has been instructed to sell on the abovo day, The' whole of tho old Government House Buildings, as they now stand, and portions of same now lying ready for removal on the ground adjoining; also, tho the balance of material, plant, and tools, comprising — timber, galvanised iron, plate and sheet glass, workshops and outbuildings. Full particulars iv catalogue. Terms at sale. Deo. 29, 1870. Meetings, &o. NOTICE. THE Annual Public Meeting of the Ratepayers of the Karori and Makara Highways District will be held at the School- house, Karori, on Tuesday, tho 10th day of January, 1871, afc the hour of 12 o'clock noon, for tho purpose of levying a repairing rate for fche ensuing year. T. D. M'MANAWAY, Chairman. December 7, 1870. NOTIOE. THE annual publio meeting of the ratepayers of fche Ohariu Valley Highways District will be held at Brown's Hotel, on Tuesday, 17th January, 1«71, at 7.30 p.m., for the purpose of levying a repairing rate for the ensuing year. J. WILLIAMSON, Chairman. Dec. 17, 1870. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF WELLINGTON. A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at the ODD FELLOWS' HALL, at 8 o'clock p.m. on TUESDAY NEXT, the 10th INSTANT, in order that the late Representatives for the City may inform their Constituents of their action in the laßt Parliament. W. W. TAYLOR, C. B. BORLASE. 3rd January, 1871. C. V. F. B. THE usual Monthly Meeting of the above Brigade will take placo afc 'the side room, Odd Follows' Hall, on Monday, Oth inst., at 7.30 p.m. — By order, • LIONEL HARRIS, Hon. Sec. Education, TE ARO GRAMMAR and COMMERCIAL SOHOOL, Ingestre Streefc, Wellington, conducted by CECIL AUG. CURTIS (Formerly by the Rev. W. M. Fell), Will re-open on the 16th January, 1871. Prospectuses forwarded on application. Vacancies for Boarders. C.A.C. trusts thafc, by an efficient; course of instruction in the various branches of a Commercial Education, he will merit that patronago so long accorded to tho former conductor of this school. I have much pleasure in recommending Mr Curtis as an efficient teacher. W. M. FELL. Wellington, December Ist, 1870.