Page 3 Advertisements Column 1

Western Star, Issue 20, 28 March 1874, Page 3

c ORPORATION 0 E RIVER T 0 K. Balance Sheet foe the Year Ending 31st December, 1873. De. To cash in Bank, 18th January, “ Cash from rates, 1872-73 41 “ Dog registration “ “ Municipal reserves “ “ Wholesale licenses “ “ Bottle licenses “ “ General licenses “ “ Temporary licenses “ “ Billiard table do. “ Theatre do. “ “ Transfer do. “ Boat and boatmen’s do. “ “ Carriers do. “ “ Brewers do. “ “ Hawkers do. “ “ Rent Powder Magazine, “ “ Provincial Govermuent pairs to jetty “ “ Kerbing Pahficrston-street “ “ Subsidy Provincial Govern-meutTMain-street Cr, 11 13 4 19 10 0 120 0 0 % £OGG 6 0 Examined and found correct, PETER GRANT, Town Clerk. G. S. OABSELS I . r . J. D. MENZIES > Audltors - Riverton, 23rd March, 1874. £666 6 0

ROSPE 0 T U S LONGWOOD MINERAL PROSPECTING ASSOCIATION. Capital op £6lO, in GlO Shaves of £1 each. —of which 400 are now offered for subscription, 10s. payable on application, and 10s. in one call when required. Provisional Directors : Christopher Basstian, Esq. P. Lloyd Francis, Esq. George Grey, Esq. •I. C. Kerr, Esq. W. 11. Pcarsov, Esq. John Potchell, Esq. Joseph Stock, Esq. Treasurer: • Mr. Peter Grant. .* Secretary and Broker: Mr. Peter Grant. The Association is formed for the pun-pose of continuing mining operations on a block of SO acres of land granted by the Waste Land Board for the purpose of mining for minerals. Sinking was commenced on the Ist November last, and has been carried on by and at the expense of the Promoters up to the present time ; the shaft is now about 50ft. deep, and nine quartz leaders have been cut through, one of which contains a vein of very valuable Hematite Iron Ore; should this metal exist in large quantities its commercial importance and bearing generally upon the future prosperity of this district cannot be over-esti-mated, for with the large deposits of coal at Orepuki no special difficulty will exist in manufacturing a marketable article. But apart from Iron the other metallic resources of the range arc of such a character as have led to the wide-spread opinion that rich gold-bearing quartz reefs exist. It is now proved beyond doubt that leaders are to be found in many localities, and it is well-known that very numerous and inch surface specimens of auriferous quartz have been picked up in several gullies on the range. The shares arc fixed at one pound with a view to enable all classes to avail themselves of ibis opportunity of assisting in a work which can be looked upon only in the light of a duty we owe to the well-being of the district, and the undoubted wealth of its natural resources. Shareholders’ liability will be strictly limited to the amount of their shares. The directors reserve to themselves the right of continuing operations on behalf of the association, even though all the shares of the association may not be taken up. Any shares unsold to be the property -of the then existing shareholders, agd may be taken up by them hi proportion to their shares at any time. Applications for shares can be made to Mr. Peter Riverton, Mr. D. Macrorio, Invercargill, and Mr. Henry Howells, Orepuki, where copies of reports by Professor -Black and the manager of the mine may be sccn.oe the

ESTERN DISTRICT BUILDING AND LAND SOCIETY. SHARES in'the above Society can be taken up at any time on application to the undersigned. Monday, the 23rd hist., being the commencement of a new series, shares may be taken up without paying any back subscriptions. J. R. MILLS, ( Secretary. Riverton, fifcth March, 1874. T E R Y. I CE tend interred purchase the allot- , according to the unjStchased one month constated as Class C or 3 old .femes will be reManagcrs,, * D. MURQT sec Hon ■far.) 20ih I V PARTIES in the above Cemete 1 ments and erect rules and regulations.' All those remain]’ after this date public ground, moved. ■% o NOTICE is hereby given that we have this day entcrcSJnto partnership with Mr. IT. Reed, Draper, of tffc business of Wn\ Lewis and Co. aHa 11. Rood and Co. will bo carja&l on in the Brick Buildings, Dee-street, under tSe style or/firm of “Lewis, Reed, & Co, ~ LEWIS & CO. Invercargill, 4th March^.B74. WITH refcrencaao the al)Wp, I bog to thank my for the sutoport they have given mo durinaGhe number of yeafe I have been in business hptTnvcrcavgill. I trust receive a continuano/of their favour in my neW*connection, justified in saying that the Business arrangements concluded with Messrs. and Co. and myself will be advantageous to our customers. 11. REED. U B L I C NOTICE. The undersigned begs respectfully to thank his friends and the public generally for the liberal support they have rendered him since he started the Blacksmith’s business here on his own account, and hopes for a continuation of favours. G. J. GRANT, Palmerston-street, Riverton. 26th February, 1872. 4 JUST RECEIVED, All the SERIALS for 1873, The DOLLY YARDEN SEWING MACHINE, THE PATENT SILBER COOKING APPARATUS, Etc. Etc. Etc. SIMON BROS. & ERSKINE.