At Hamilton we hear 'hat a one-seveniSi share in the Cornishmen's claim was sold this week for £250 ; Mr. a John Kundle sold to D. ; LVeiiiewan. --Mr Bundle has bought into a claim in Coalpit Gul y for the sum of £BO. '•" 1 We were misled by a Dunedin paper with regard to the purchase of Messrs. Comber and Douglas' old station. Wrong punctua tion jumbled up" two ' distinct sales. The real buyers are Messrs.'Roland and Cargill."

At the sale of 4,080 acres in Glenkennich district on the 2nd, Captain M'Kenzie bought nearly everything at from £l.to £2 lis. per acre. Three other sections "were purchased' by Mr. Carew at from £2 Bs. to £4 2s. per acre.
The English mail via San Francisco .closes, at the district post offices this day at the' usual hours. A later chance by parcel could, on emergency, be made use of on Sun day morning by Mr. Laverty's coach, leav ing .Naseby-at an early hour. - '_ - Miss Fansty Sara and Mr. Fred Clifton give one of their capital concerts to-night, (Friday), at the Masonic Hall; Naseby.' All their old friends will no doubt be there.. They; are to be assisted by Mr. J. Connell/yiolinist. The programme will be seen in our advertis ing columns. - ' -. TitE following bank j-at'-s will come irto operation at Dunedin from and after M<>ndny last:—Discount.': 95 diiy«, 7 percent.;' over 95 days, 8 per cent. Deposits: 3 months, 3 per cent. ; 6 months, 4 per cent. ; 12 months, "5 per cent. Money is becoming" scarcer; hence the advance in the rates of discount.
