Lane, John, Livery and Bait Stable Proprietor, Tattersalls' Royal Horse Repository, opposite Parliamentary Buildings, Molesworth Street, Wellington. Telephone 429. Mr. Lane, who was born in Cork, Ireland, in 1863, came to the Colony in 1878, per ship “City of Auckland,” which was wrecked at Otaki Beach. His destination was Napier, but owing to the casualty to the vessel he settled in Wellington, establishing himself in business three years later, in Thorndon Quay. In 1886, Mr. Lane removed to Sydney Street, where he conducted a large livery business till April, 1895, when his premises were destroyed by fire. The buildings at present occupied are erected on a section having ninety feet frontage by 300 feet deep, and contain over 10,000-square feet of floorage space. Mr. Lane's residence is in a two-story brick structure, having thirteen rooms, besides two shops in front, which latter are let. On one side, and behind the house, Mr. Lane has built the New Royal Horse Repository, of iron and wood, which has every convenience for the business. The stables—which contain twenty stalls and twenty-one loose boxes—are floored with concrete and drained thoroughly, a large loft, for fodder, having been constructed overhead. Further back, there is plenty of room for stabling to accommodate a hundred horses more. About fifty horses are employed in the business, together with twenty-five vehicles, principally for private hiring. Mr. Lane has been fortunate in securing a special appointment to His Excellency the Earl of Glasgow, whose patronage is very valuable. As an exhibitor at the Shows of the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Society, Mr. Lane succeeded in carrying off a shield, value £25, presented by Messrs. J. G. Thompson and Co., of Leith, for the greatest number of points in blood horses, to be gained only by one who was first in two consecutive years. In the second year (1894) he scored no less than thirty-seven points all told. Mr. Lane employs competent drivers, and undertakes wedding and other special livery work The public may rely upon receiving every attention at Tattersalls' Royal Horse Repository.