Ti'NDKRS arc invited till noon of the 14th inst. for the office of secretary to theNcwcastleDistric- Highvvay Hoard. Mr Gkorgk C. Eli.is, of Oakhurst Mill, Tao. taoroa, notifies through our advertising columns that he is prepared to deliver firewood in any lengths. Thk Quarterly Licensing Meeting for the districts ot Raglan and K.irohia will be held at the Resident Magistrate's Court-house, Raglan, on the 7th of September. A mi.i iin-g of the Newcastle Highway District Board is called for the 28th inst , in the schoolhouse, Wh.itawhata, for the purpose of. striking a rate of one shilling in the £. Mr Jv.mis Parki r Hautapu, has a large quantity ot one-year-old quicks for sale at 8s per 1000. Mr Kkv.vpdyHiix will offer for public compe tition on Saturday next, an allotment of land in Hamilton West. Mr J. Ma\o, nursery and seedsman, Drury, notifies through our columns the arrival of a large and choice selection ot larch, spruce Scotch, Austri.m, Corsican, and other tree seeds ex Famenoth, and the price is per 01, ; or free by post, is 3d. Mr T, P. C\Mpm.tr., chairman of the Cam bridge North Township Highway District Hoard has convened a public meeting of the settlers in and around Cambridge, to consider the question of iailway communication in connection with the Commissoner's report, and the Public Works Statement, which i> to take place in the Public- Hall, Cambridge, on Wednesday, the nth inst., at 3 p.m. A KhQi'istriox h.is hern drawn up and presen ted to Mr Cornelius Day, lequesting him to call a public meeting of the ratepajers to elicit an opinion on the action of the trustees. The meet ing will be held at the Delta Hotel, Ngaruawa hia, on Saturday, the 14th inst., .it 2 p.m. Thk new Pure Cash System now being initiated by G. and C. will certainlj prove a benefit to the public. It has been a great success in Sjdney and Melbourne, and when strictly carried out the customer who buys at an establishment wheie the goods are marked low to ensure a rapid sale must be a gieat gainer. G. and C. sell their drapery millinary, and clothing at such prices for cash .is gives the bin or the advantages of a .shareholder in a co-operativ e society, vv ithout the risk of being called upon tobearaportionofthelossshould the year's business prove unsatisfactory. 