POST OFFICE NOTICE; MAILS CLOSK— Tms Day, Saturday, 80th January. For Southland, per Express,,at 2p m. For Timaru, Lyttelton, Christchurch, and "West land, per Beautiful Star, at 4.30 p.m. Tuesday, 2nd February. For Northern Ports of New Zealand, pev .Welling ton, at 11.45 a.m. For Southland and Australian Colonies, per Alham bra, at 2 p.m. (Signed) A. STEVENSON, Acting Chief Postmaster. Chief Post Office, Dunedin, Jauuarj 30,1876. TT STRODDEK WAYS. The Substance of a SERMON BY AN EMINENT DIVINE, Will appear in this Week's J3 T A G O WITNESS. These Religious Readings will be continued Weekly. Price Sixpence. Published every Saturday. "IW'OYELTIES AT WISE'S, JL l Opposite Bank of New Zealand. SUPERNATURAL RELIGION. —Division 11. The Synoptic Gospels. Part I. DAVIDSON'S TEMPERANCE MELODIES. NEW MAP OF OTAGO, corrected to January, 1875, finely coloured, showing Railways, Roads, Stations, Hundreds. Recent Surveys, &c. Price, 3s tid ; post free, 3s 8d; or mounted on linen in handy case, for pocket, 7s 6d; post free, Bs. SHILLING ALMANAC, and Cheap Annnal of Infor mation for 1875. OVER 1,000,000 IN USE. rTIHE great success of the WHEELER JL and WILSON Company is without doubt due to the superior excellence of their machines, and the LITTLE EXERTION required to work them, which render them the most suitable FOR FEMALES. These qualities are owing to the Rotatory Hook System on which they are constructed, and which combine GREAT SPEED with surprising durability and simplicity. It has been clearly proved that the genuine WHEELER and WILSON MACHINE Will do ONE-THIRD MORE WORK, and has double the durability of the Singer. The new No. SIX, For Manufacturers, will sew any material from MDSLIN to MOLESKIN, and LEATHEKWORK Of all kinds. We warrant every genuine W. and W. Machine to give entire satisfaction. Beware of spurious imitations. JAMES WALLS, PRINCES STKEET, Sole Agent for Dunedin. 24n gTANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY FIRE AND MARINE. Fire and Marine risks of all descriptions taken at current rates. Inaorsrs in this Company will participate in the profits pro rata CHARLES REID, Oja Manager. T ETTS'S DIARIES FOR 1875. ANOTHER CONSIGNMENT JUST RECEIVED, Comprising EVERY VARIETY, To be sold at ENGLISH PUBLISHED PRICES. THE NEW ZEALAND SONGSTER. 9G Pages. NO. 1, NOW READY, Price, 6d; or by Post to any part of N.Z. for Sd, Contains 9:j of the MOST POPULAR SONGS, &c. No. 2, NEW ZEALAND SONGSTER-RECITER, Same price as No. 