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Inangahua Times, Volume X, Issue 1601, 16 September 1885, Page 3

> SPORTING NEWS. £4,000.-320 cash prizes. \ i ELEVENTH GRAND HAMBURG DRAWING IS NOW OPEN. To a Purchaser of 25 Programmes ont '. will be given gratis. \S the new Gaming Act will come into force on the Ist day of No vember, this Eleventh Grand Drawing will positively close not later than the 27th October ; therefore please send at once as this Eleventh Drawing will take place immediately it is Jilltd, which may probably be about the 20th October, and all applications that come too late will be returned. Over 900 applications came in too late for the tenth, which have been registered for thiß Eleventh Drawing. READ THIS. The return asked for by Mr Hart, of the number of money orders issued in favour of the " consultationists " shows that for the mouths of June and July last it was as follows : — Adamastor, 4 orders, L 3; Phcenix, 3 orders, L 2 ? Boaz, 166 orders, LlB9 ; Forttrua, 54 orders, L6ti ; A. Leo, 1 order, L 2 ; Robin Hood, 12 orders, L6O ; Jubal Fleming, 2 orders, Ll ; Adam Bede, 40 orders, L 7 3; total, 342 orders, L 392. The above was asked in Parliament, and the reply shows that Boaz was a long way ahead of all the others. Tlie Eleventh Grand Drafting vriW consist of 320 Mo net Prizes, amounting to L4OOO, subscribed by 8000 members at 10/- each. The various Money Prizes will be distributed as follows : — 1 L3OO Prize 15 L 25 Prizes 1 200 „ 15 20 „ 1 100 „ 15 15 „ 2 50 „ 160 10 „ 10 30 „ 100 5 „ Total Amount, £4000. 320 Money Prizes. To a Purchaser of 25 Ptoqrat.mes one will he given Oratis y The Grand principle of these Hamburg Drawings is that a purchaser of 25 Programmes is guaranteed a Prize, and the chances are in favour ofthe investor drawing a large prize, as there are 220 large prizes to 100 small one*. To an investor of L 2 the chances are only 6 to 1 against him drawing a prize, and the Head Prize or any other may be drawn by an investor of 10/. Read THIS. — In Boat's Grand Hamhurg tlrawinqs the greatest odds are only 25 to 1 against an investor of 10/- drawing a prize. But carefully note the enormous odds against investors drawing a Horse or Cash Prize in any of the Horse Consultations. The marbles are replaced for each Drawing of the cash prizes, which gives the enormous odds against investors. This Company would simply ask investors to calculate the odds before placing their investments in any horse consultations. 'I his Eleventh Grand J) rawing for L4OOO will take place under the supervision of a committee of eight Mibscribers, aud the prizes will be forwarded immediately after the drawing. NOTlCE.— Country Cheques marked correct by Bank, only payable to a number, and If- added for exchange. P.O. Order* preferred, made payable only to BOAZ. Bank Aotes accepted. Two 2d stamps for reply and result. Registered letters and telegrams not received. Name and address of applicant should be plainly written. All lettera must be addressed BOAZ, Care of Mr Mosely, Wholesale and Retail Tobacconist, Box 64, PP., Dunediu VALUABLE LEASE OF LAND AND BUSINESS AT DOBSON FOR SALE. TENDERS will be RECEIVED until THURSDAY, OCTOBER Ist, for CROWN LANDS LEASE (virtually perpetual) of about $ rds ACRE LAI*iD, fronting MAIN ROAD, with substantial BUILDING, known as the •• DOBSON POST OFFICE " (and its emoluments), and the small but well selected stock of GROCERIES, IRONMONGHY, CROCKERY, DR AVL UY, &c. The whole being the most valuable property in the town. Terms very liberal. For particulars apply to — COURTENAY SMITH & CO., Auction' si's, G*-pymootli. CATHOLIC SCHOOL, REEFTON A GRAND CONCERT, of Vocal and Instrumental Music, will be held at Kater's Hall, on FRIDAY, the 25th INSTANT. Full particulars in later Lsue. By order of the Committee, JAMES LYNCH. " The Foreign Companies Act, 1884." VICTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY, Limited., (FIRE MARINE AND FIDELITY GUARANTEE) Hf^t> Office Melbourne. New Z bat. *. nt> Branch . . . Principal Office. Dunedin. Ti, COMPLIANCE with the provisions I of " The Foreign Companies Act, 1884," NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the VICTORIA INSURANCE COMPAN ) Limited., having its head oflice m /li. i.DOURNE, now carrying on business in the Colony of New Zealand, aud elsewhere, has its head oflice for the P-iil Colony in Princesti.itct, DUNEDIN, in the Provincial District of Otago, where legal proceed iiigs may be served upon it, and to whicii notices may be addressed or given. Dated this Bth day of September, 1885. W. HINDMARSH, Agent for Reefton,