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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 8, 15 June 1883, Page 18

Messrs. Wilkie and Co., Princes street, Danedin, are now holding a clearing sale of their books, in order to reduce stock prior to stock* taking. The sale will last a month, and will afford an unrivalled opportunity to the public generally for .the formation and inpfovement of libraries. Mr W. Robson's patent composition for making boots waterproof has now had a trial at his bootmaker's establishment, 55 Princes etreet, Dunedin, where for sir months a pair of boots has been con* stantly kept standing in water without admitting even one drop into their insides. Messrs. Law, Bomner and Co., Octagon, Duned'n, advertise a first-class stock of seeds of all varieties for farm and garden. — Trees, shrubs, and plants of every kind may also be ordered of them in any quantity desired, and will be found hardy and fully fit to be planted out during the season that is now opening. Country orders will receive most careful and prompt attention. P. M. Gbant and Co., Labour Agents, report for the week ending 13th June as follows :-?•" The severe wintry weather during the week has had a very depressing effect on the labour market, and business has been rather dull ; few engagements for country, and town requirements are limited. We have engaged 1 couple at £75 ; 1 shepherd, £60; 4 ploughmen, £52 to £65 ; 1 gardener, £65 per annum and found ; 5 general hands, 15s, 20s ; 3 youths, 10s, 13s ; | 2 boys, 7s ; 1 groom, 20s ; 3 hotelmen, 10s, 20s per week and found ; 3 pick and shovel men, 7s ; 1 quarryman, 9s. Female servants : We have numerous applications, but they are not of the right class to meet our order, being mostly girls entirely unfitted for domestic duties. We have engaged during the week : 6 farm girls, £30 to £40 ; 1 hcuse% keeper, £40 ; 1 at £45 per annum and found ; 5 general servants, > hotels and town, lOs, 15s ; 2 waitresses, 12s ; 3 housemaids, 12s, 15s ; 1 barmaid, 25s ; 2 cooks IB>, 20s per week. Otago Land Boakd.— At Wednesday's sitting, Maurice Clancy's application to transfer section 19, block V., Lower Hawea, was sanctioned. Agricultural leases were approved as follows :— John Gilbert, section 1, block IX., Eawarau ; Francis Coßgrove, section 7, block 1., Kawarau. Certificates for gold-mining leases were approved as follows : — The Maryborough Gold-mining and Quartz>crushing Compsny, section 34, block 12, Skippers Creek ; Alfred Burch, Bection 15, block XII., Skippers Creek. On the application of John Clarke, Section 12, block VL, Lee stream, was ordered to be advertised as open for application in terms of the Act. At the request of W. Gibson, section 1, block 111., Silver Peak, was ordered to be offered for pastoral leasing for ten yean at 4d. per acre, subject' to the approval of the Governor-in-Council,