THIS DAY, MONDAY, 15th MAY. PUBLIC SALE. MEN'S, WOMEN'S~ND CHILDREN'S BOOTS. MESSRS VENNELL, MILLS & CO. will sell by public auction, at their Stores, Groy street, on Monduy next, tho 15th May, at 2 o'clock, 1 case girls' elastic side kid boots 1 do ladies' cashmere do 1 do do kid, E S 1 do girls' kid, G-9, 10-13 1 trunk do, 6 9 2 do ladies' kid boots 2 cases girls' leather do 1 .trunk gents' sporting boots 1 do napoleons 1 do bluchers 1 do ladies' cloth boots Sale afc 2 o'clock. Terms liberal. WEDNESDAY, 17th MAY. IMPORTANT SALE OF FREEHOLD LAND IN MOLESWORTH STREET. GEORGE THOMAS has been favored with instructions from the owner to sell by public auction, on Wednesday, 17th Mny, ut liis Auction Mart, ZZZLZLZ A valuablo piece of Land fronting Molesworth street, being part cf section No. 578, and subdivided in lots to ' suit purchasers. ■ Plan of subdivision to be scon at the Auction Mart. Terms at Sale. Sale fco commence afc 2 o'clock, | ' THUBSDAY, 18th MAY PRELIMINARY NOTICE. MR JAMES SMITH has received instructions from Lyell & Gowan, assignees in fche Insolvent Estate of Herman Brothers, Melbourne, to sell by public auction — ■ A quantity of first-class cloth'ng and woollen goods After which, A variety of general merchandise. WELLINGTON~MUTUAL IN VESM ENT SOCIETY. THE Seventh Annual General Meeting of this Society (including tho members of both classes) will be held in tho Hall of fche Athenaeum on Tuesday, the 30th May inskuit, afc half-past Seven o'ciock in the evening precisely, to receive Annual Report and Balance Sheets, Election of Comm'ttee, Auditors, mid other business. Agreeable to the Rulos, threo members of tho Committeo retire by rotation, viz , Messrs Or. Allen, J. Woodward, and H. Yates. Four members havo been nominated, aud will bo proposed to fill the vacancies, viz., Messrs G-. A'lenandJ. Woodward (retiring members), J. E. Natheu, and G-. H. VenneU, WILLIAM ALLEN, Manager. Wellington, 13th May, 1871. N.B. — Members can obtain copies of the Repoi fc and Balance Sheet on application at fcho Society's ofliee on and after Monday, 22nd May. NOTICE. THE Annual Meeting of the Ratepayers of the Karoii- Makara District will be held at Kells' Karori HaU on Wednesday, fche 14th day of June, 1871, afc 12 o'clock noon., for tbo purpose of fixing fche Rates for Repairing and Constructing for the ensuing year, imd other business. T. D. M'MANAWAY, Chairman Board of Wardens. Makara, May llth, 1871. THE WELLINGTON EXPORT MEAT COMPANY (Limited). IN consequence of the departure of Dr. Featherston aud the English Mail on Wednesday, the 17th iii6t;., the Meeting of Shareholders in the above Company, convened for thafc day, has beon postponed uutil Friday,' tbo 19th insfc., at the Highland Home, Upper Hutt, afc 1 p.m. A. BRAITHWAITE. WELLINOTON PATENT SLIP COMPANY (LIMITED.) NOTICE. THE adjourned General Meeting of the Shareholders in tho abovo Company will be held at tho Company's Offices on Monday nexfc, tho 15th inst., afc 3 p.m. EDWARD PEARCE, Chaiiman. Wellington, I2fch May, 1871. MUNGAROA ROAD BOARD. NOTICE is hereby given thafc the Assessment for the Mungaroa Highway District can be 6een at Mr Wilkie's, Posfc Ofliee, Upper Hufcfc. Objections will bo heard by lho Wardens, on Thursday, the 18th instant, at noon, at Mr J. Wilkies, Highland Home, Upper Hufcfc. I EDWARD MORGAN, I Chairman. | May 3, 1871. THE Annual Meefcinp of the Rate-payers of tho LOWER WAIWETU District will be held at Whitowood's Inn, Hutt, on Saturday evening, the 27th May, 1871, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of electing a new Board of Warden*.*-, fixinp* the road-rcpniring rato for Ui-J ei. auing *u*a;*, .*;* d .Hi:*'** .■•■si.n--J3. A. LUDLAM, Chairman Board of Wi>"'dens. Hutt, April 26, 1871. X FAREWELL DEJEUNER TO DR. FEATHERSTON Wil' be given in the ODD FELLOWS' HALL, ON I WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1871, Ono o'clock precisely. HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT Will take tho Chair. Tickets, Five Shillings each, for cither ladies or gentlemeu, May be obtained at Mr Lyon's, M>- H. Blundoll's, Mr Laing's, Mr F. G. Smith's, and Mr Burrett's ; or of any Member of the Featherston Testimonial Committee. A. F. HALCOMBE, Hon. Sec. I OST between Ingestre and Cuba streets a J Gold E**-rmg -51-t v/ith tuvquoiso. Any /.»-.- .V* ':'•>•)<*"'■■•, *.; "*<*■ JSimVV':- .NY