[70 300 acres, within easy distance of town, good land. Moderate rent. In fair working order. Stock at valuation. [69 1,200 Acres, good land, mixed hill and flat, within 15 miles of Giaborne, with 1,000 sheep ; rent nominal. [73 First-class Country Store, good position, doing extensive trade. On easy terms. [68 Several country hotels. F DUFAUr*, Land W. FRASER, PRACTICAL WATCH-MAKER AND JEWELLER, Nasmith's Buildings, Gisborne. (Late with F. W. Collins, Napier.) WATCHES AND CLOCKS Cleaned and Repaired. —Jewellery of every des- cription Made to Order.—^Masonic Jewels, Medals, Rings, &c. Meerschaum Pipes Mounted and repaired. —Tarnished Gold and Silver Jewellery Re-colored and Cleaned equal to new at moderate charges. W.F. has received a Collection of Ferns, pressed and botanicilly named by Mrs Armstrong, of Duuedin, whose name is a hosuehold word in the Colonies, having taken Prizes at the following Exhibitions: Sydney, Melbourne, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellng;on. 530 MR SYDNEY HOBEN, PIANIST aud TEACHER OF MUSIC, has arrived, and is prepared to receive Pupils or accept Concert or other engage nents. Pupils will be instruoted at their homes if desired. ' Particulars at Mr lownley's. 557



Special Advertisements. .jO'BW ZEALAND LOAN AND •^ MERCANTILE AGENCY COM- PANY. [Limitbd]. Capital £3,600,000 XuMnFoan £260,000 Bup Ornos—l Queen Victoria Street, Mansion flouts, London, E.O. JHead Office (or the Colonies—Auckland. Biaxchh at Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane Eockhampton, LauceaUw, Fiji. San Francisco, and throughout New Zealand. THE COMPANY grants Loans on Stations, Stock, Crowing Clips of Wool. Grass-Beed, Grain, and other .uduce, on specially advantageous terms. RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, Skins, Tal- |6W. and Produce of every kind, for sale in New Zealand, Australian, and London markets, and under- takes the vale of properties in all parts of tho colonies. Account Salea Rendered and proceeds are remitted with the utmost regularity and promptitude. UNDERTAKES AOEMCY BUSINESS for absentee Proprietors. Makes a speciality of the Frozen Meat Trade, and undertakes all agency work connected therewith.' INDENTS UNDERTAKEN for British, Continental, East Indian, and American Uoods on the meat favor- able terms, and all station and household requisites purchased for clients at lowest wholesale rates. STATION AND FARM PROPERTIES rOR SALE all parts of the Colonies. OUR LONDON and COLONIAL SPECIAL TRADE CIRCULARS are supplied gratis and post dee to our constituents. AGBMS FOR— Mew Zealand Sugar Co. Bus ton, Proctor^ and Co/c Steam Engine and Com bined Finishing Threshing Machines. Gandy's Patent Cotton Belting. 