The New River Water-race Company now annonnce with pleasure that, after two and a half years' labor on the construction of their Race, they have completed it to Brandy Jack's Point, Limestone diggings, and, as it here commands a large -extent of payable ground, the Company, in antici- pation of a very great demand being made for water about this locality, have taken steps to bring in Ten Extra Heads of Water from Italian's Creek, which, when added to their present supply, will make about Thirty- five Heads of Water running in their Race, making it the Second Largest Race in the Cannty of Westland, and as the supply, by obstructing two reservoirs, will be almost unlimited, the Company have determined upon very liberal terms, so that miners may ' profitably work even poor ground. Full/particulars of terms can be ascertained from DAVID MADDEN, .'■-, Working Manager, i. - On the ground; Or JAMES HAMILTON, Legal Manager, : Greyosouth. ; ' Art Union. TTOLY FAMILY SCHOOLS, ABAURA. GRAND ART-UNION! In Aid of the Funds of the above Schools, namely-— ST; MARY'S SCHOOL. And ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE, Willtake place about May Next, 1874. 100, Prizes of the Value of £200. 2000 Tickets at Ten Shillings Each. P R I Z E S; One Piano, value ... ... £50 0 0 Three Harmoniums, each from 10 to 20 Two Portative do, do • 4to 6 Three Mußical boxes, do 2to 6 fwo Silver Watctiea & Gold Chains Gto 10 Three i, do ';;. 3to 5 Four Clocks, lto 4 Ten Framed Pictures lto : 4 Seventy-two other good articles of the aggregate value of ... ... 20 0 0 Note.— ln order to afford each subscriber an opportunicy of drawing his own ticket, a drawing will take place in each district where tickets si&ve been sold. The lottery-box will be removed to the several districts until all tickets have -been drawn for. The drawing will be conducted under the management of a temporary committee elected by the sbu- scribers. ■ ■ ; ' ! ; ;. ' ...':«'/ (Signed) j E. PERTIUS, ■ ■■<'■ >■■''■' Chairman of the Ahaura School Managing Committee;'' '



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