WILLIAMS & KETTLE LIMITED HEAD OFFICE: NAPIER. Branohos: Port Ahurlri, Hastings, and Gisborne. DIRECTORS J. H. Coleman, Esq. Wm. Nelson, Esq. Capt.RußSell,M.H.R.RechabHarding.Eb<} A. M'Hardy, Esq. A. S. G. Carlyon, Esq. Manaoino Direotors : F. W. WILLIAMS. N. KETTLE. I THE COMPANY MAKES *- ADVANCES ON STOCK, ENSUING CLIP OP WOOL, AND OTHER PRODUCE Also undertakes the Supervision and Control of Properties for Trustees, Absentees, and others, and aota generally as PASTORALISTS 1 AND FARMERS' AGENTS. LOANS NEGOTIATED ON FREEHOID AND LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES if LOWEST CURRENT RATES OF INTEREST. Tho Company' negotiates— Privately or by Publio Auotion— the Sale of STATION PROPERTIES, FARMS, SHEEP" CATTLE, &tt, &O. FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE Effected at LOWEST CURRENT RATES. AUCTION SALES OF WOOii, SKINS, HIDES, TALLOW, &o. &cfl Heh> Fortnightly. FOR. SALE The Company supplie? tho following Goods at the very LOWEST AATES CURRENT- WOOLPACES CORNSACKSftm woigutand Seaming Twine FENCING WIRE Staples, &a, &c. AND ALL STATION REQUISITES. NORTHERN ROLLER COMPANYiS GERMINA. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL OUR SALES THIS SEASON WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS :- 2ND SALE— 27TH DECEMBER. 3RD SALK-24TH JANUARY. 4th SALE-28TH FEBRUARY. All Wool to be consigned to WILLIAMS & KETTLE, Ltd., 742 Spit. WILLIAMS AND KETTLE, LIMITED, Will hold a Sale of SHEEPSKINS HIDES. ATO TALLOW, ON WEDNESDAY, 13th DECEMBER All consignments to bo sent to thiersale room at Spit. WILLIAMS & KETTLE. LIMITED. ffltiplrtttfl, HUDDART, PARKER AND CO., LIMITED. LINE OF STEAMERS. Fine Powerful T ASM aTi A, 2250 Tons Register, CAPTAIN Til M'GEE, Will bo despatched for WELLINGTON AND LYTTELTON On or about WEDNESDAY, 27th DECEMBER. Saloon. Steerage. « s. d. £ s. d. Fares to Wellington ..100 010 0 Faros to Lyttelton. .. 1 10 0 10 0 Returning theneo for SYDNEY VIA AUCKLAND On SUNDAY, 31st DECEMBER. Saloon. Steerage. a b. d. £ s. d. Fares to Auckland. 1 10 0 10 0 ■ Faros to Sydney .. ..400 210 0 THRQUGH BOOKINGS TO MELBOURNE. RETURN TICKETS~AT EQUALLY LOW RATES. Freights as per arrangement. For furthor particulars apply to CRANBY AND PREBBLE, 1022 Agonts. TO EUROPE, &o. pXssengers booked and bkrths secured by all lines of steamers At Lowest Rates. Special Concessions to Family Parties. Drafts and Circular Notes issued on most favorablo terms. CRANBY a"nD~PREBBLE, Agents for THOS. COOK AND SON, Tourist and General Passenger Agents. Booking Office for Messrs Crowtiier and M'Cauley'b line of Taupo Coaches. 