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Western Star, Issue 52, 7 November 1874, Page 4

PUBLIC MEETXm PUBLIC MEETING of the Ratepayers in the Aparima Bond District will be held in th® Court House, Riverton, on Saturday, the 14th November, at 2 o’clock p.m., when the matter of . CROSSINGS A XL) SIDINGS OX THE RAILWAYS Will be taken into consideration. JOHN CUMMINS, In terms of resolution of the Farmers’ Club. F o R A' " L E. That valuable property, situate next to the National Bank of New Zealand, being Section IX, Block 1., corner of Napier and Havelock streets. Also, Section 5, Block YL, South River (op, corner of Bates and George streets. Apply to GEORGE JAMES GRANT, Blacksmith, Palmerston street. r ■IAXHIC-BATION :psPpT r rjpENDERS are invited for the Supply of Coal —quality and price delivered Firewood —description, price per cord, stacked in Depot Yard in such quantities as may be required up to the •IR i _ ■ ... 31st December. Small Job in Bricklayers’line. JOHN WEBB, • Bamickm aster. IUVEHTOX AXL> QTAUTAU. ., 4 . Y ■ ' - v . 1..;.. COACH r V : - . . "T E AYES the Booking O.Tice, Palmerston Ju street, every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday . ~j V\ ’ ?•". V .... Morning, at 0 o’clock, returning same day from Otautan at 1 o’clock. Single through fare, 5s ; return Faro, 7s CL JOHN. N. SIMON. N.E. — delivered with cave, arid punctuality. J. W. CHAPMAN, Agent, TO STAND THIS SEASON AT BIVEBTON, AND TBAYEL THE WESTERN DISTRICT, ■ The pure bred Clydesdale Entire Horse A R QUIS M AID %A.

Marquis of Ailsa, imported from Scotland to Victoria by that famous judge of horseflesh Mr David Nesbit. Oo landing he was purchased by that large stud owner, W. T. Cox, Esq., of Springvale Farm, for the sum of £SOO. The Marquis, was bred by Mr J. Brown, near Edindureh; sire_ Mr Kerr’s Wellington, a most successful prize taker ; his dam was Mr Brown’s prize bay .marc Daisy, unequalled as a superior breeder ;' one of her colts was sold to goto America for the handsome sum of £B2O, and another to go to England for £2OO. Daisy’s sire was the famous Clydesdale ,iTam fher grandsire, Lothian Tam, which horse igainecl many first class prizes as a stallion from the Highland Society, and at Perth was awarded theHigbland Society’s Champion Medal, Lothian Tam, by Mr Clarke’s Clyde, considered by judges asnear aa possible a perfect horse. Marquis’s grandsire was-the.celebrated Kilbernie Champion, 'and when one and two,years old gained six .first prizes, and first;. aWtohnspn’s Sbpw, dper^e ; tlie world. ’ •/ - The Marquis of Ailsa, before leaving Scotland, took several,first-class prices'. He is a jet black horse, stands 16 hands 3 inches high, with black points, fine forehead, round, short barrel, splendid neck, powerful back and hind and fore quarters, with capital short hairy legs, and has the most perfect action of any horse iri the colony ; is of excellent temper, a good, worker, and has proved a sure foal getter,'producing splendid stock, lie has travelled- the same ground for three "cjasons with marked success ; took.first prizes at Newstead, Clunes, and Daylesford, and had bec giv.it favorite, a good proof of his capabililfiesi' His progeny arc extremely active, and, pf great promise. One filly, 18 months old, at a late sale at Spaingvnle Farm, roeh'spyi, to .go to South Australia. , ' s . " ■ •, A good paddock provided fer mares from a distance, and every* casev bake-U/ put..without responsibility. t ... • 1. Terms, £4’; ‘Grbomago Fee, 5s. —payable at the elqpqpf" the season. ;. if' * *C. W. DAWSON, Proprietor.