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Western Star, Issue 930, 14 March 1885, Page 3

OEAKA SCHOOL. TO THE EDITOR, Sir,— Surely, it must be a stretch of imagination on the part of the Colac deputation re the 40 children of school ago, which they aay are to attend the school they wish the Board to erect at Oraka; and as most of the children from the mill attend school, I think the Paihi is more desenrmg of consideration at the hands of the Board,—l am, &c., Paihi.

Bel grate House & large two-storey building j situated at the corner of Nith and Tyne I Inrereargill used as a boarding house, was do. j stroyed by fire on Thursday morning. Thr e cottages adjoining also succumbed. The insurances are:—Belgrate House (owned by Mr D. C. Urquharfc, and occupied by Mrs Morrison), £1250, of which £625 was reinsured in the New Zealand Office, and, of this, £3OO reinsure lin the Colonial Office. Sir Crawford’s cottage was insured for £75, and the furniture for £BO, both in the Norwich Unioe. The | building owned by Mr McK-iy was insure I for £2OO, and the furniture t'so in the Ham- , burg-Magdeburg. Mr Hardie’s house whicn * was seriously damaged, was insured for £75 in the Colonial Office, The following appears in the Gazette —The Government desires to publicly notify that it has received numerous offers for actiuo service in the Soudan at the present juncture and to express its gratification at the patriotic spirit displayed by those volunteers and i others who have so generously offered themselves. At the same time the Government ment has to intimate that, however desirous it might be to form a body of New Zealand troops to assist Her Majesty’s forces in the locality in question, it can take no stops towards that object wiehout the sanction of Parliament. Ten defendants were charged with sly grog selling at Nenthorn. Fines ranging from £lO to £3O were inflicted in several cases. See fourth page. Sales by Auction. ssssmiissnsrs^ SATURDAY, 28th MARCH, 1885. WHITE & CO, hare reoeived instructions from Mr T. Caiman to sell by auction in the Prince of Wales Hotel, on above data, at 2 p.m., A Compact Farm, being section 200, Tariagiitura, containing 200 acres rich wheat-growing land. Improvements consist of a new dwelling-house and other necessary oatbuildings. The farm is fenced and subdivided into four paddocks, and is situated within five miles of Shand’s Centre Bush railway siding. The owner being about to leave New Zealand is the solo cause of this property being in the market, and will be sold a bargain. Full particulars and tef’-s at sale. SATURDAY, 14th MARCH, At 2 p.m. COMPACT FARM, 199 ACRES, WAiMATUKD 199 By order of the Mortgagee. JO. McARDELL (on behalf of the * British and New Zealand Mortgage and Agenc, Co., Ltd.) has received instructions from the Mortgagee to sell by auction, at the sale room, Don street, Invercargill, on the above date — That Valuable and Compact Freehold Farm, being section 46, block 16, New River Hundred, comprising 199 ACRES OF DEEP, RICH SOIL. The land is within 4 miles of Waimatuku Railway Station, is all fenced and subdivided into 4 paddocks ; about 80 acres ore laid down in English grass, and the remainder surface sown. The other improvements comprise 3-roomed Cottage, 4-stalled Stable, and Loosebox. Terms —One fourth cash; balance within 21 days from date of sale. J. 0. McARDELL, Auction?*?. ;