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THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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iDAY, December 30;

Printed and published by Horace John Weeks and' Charles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton. Tuesday, December 30, 1879.



Public Notices. JUST ARRIVED— SECOND SHIPMENT OF gTATIONERY, STATIONERY, DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTORY. Now Opening Up . Tp Meet the Requirements of the County of Ashburton, WEEKS AND DIXON\ Are.now Importing, direct from the makers, ■s''' Every description of Commercial, Law, and General Stationery, which they are in a position to supply, wholesale or retail, , at prices that will compare favorably with ' any house in the Colony. The Goods now being opened up include a Choice Assortment of Plain and Fancy Note Papers and Envelopes, and some very superior kinds. 10 CASES STATIONERY 10 2 BALES PAPER Full particulars in Printed Lists. Commercial and Law Stationery Notepapers in great variety Envelopes of the newest styles Inkstands and Bottles Pens and Penholders Pencils and Pencilcases Account and Pocket Books, Etc. Wholesale and Retail. > . WEEKS AND DIXON Saundees’ Buildings, East Street



Public Notices. JUST ARRIVED. -o- CHOICE [ASSORTMENT OF Commercial AND | Household STATIONERY. o THE Largest and Finest Lot ever opened up in Ashburton, AND Equal to any exhibited in the Colony. WEEKS & DIXON, Printers, Publishers, and COMMERCIAL, LAW, AND General Stationers, Guardian Om«, FAS T STR EE T ASHBURTON.



Useful Information. NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES. Affidavit or Declaration ... ... O 2 6 Agreements, where the value is of £2O or upwards. ... ... o I o Ditto deed, ios. counterpart Anrual License, Joint Stock Com pany, on every of nomi . nal capital ... ... o i o Appointments, of power over pro petty, ... ... ... o to o Bill of Exehange, on demand ... o o 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, for every £so or part thereof ... o i o Bill ol Lading, or receipt, or copy... o i o Certificate of Incorporation ... 5 ° ° Cheque or dra't for any sum ... O O 1 Conveyance for every s°> or P 3rt thereof .. . . ...050 Deed of Settlement, foi every £IOO, or part thereof ... o 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged ... o 10 o Lease, without premium, for every ,£SO, or part thereof annual rent ... ... ... o 2 o Ditto, with premium, with or with . out rent, or with premium an annual rent of jC 2 ° or more, same rate as Conveyances, on the premium and rent : Coun teipart of Lease ... ... o 2 6 Policy of Insurance, Marine, lor every £too or part there of... ... ... ... o I o Ditto, not exceeding six months for every j£ioo. Is, ;12 months ... o 2 o Power of Attorney ... ... o 10 o Promissory Notes on demand ... o o I Ditto, other than to bearer, on de mand, not exceeding £ 25, 6d ; not exceeding £w, is ; and for every additional ,£SO, or part ... ... ... O 1 O Receipt for £2, 01 upwards ... o o I Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed 20, is; 2s 6d ; j£ioo, ss; exceed ing £IOO for every ,£SO or part thereof ... ... ...026 Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every .£IOO of value ... ... ... o 10 o MOONLIGHT EVENINGS. The Moon at 3 days old shines till about 8 o’clock. The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly I o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sun down till about 4 in the morning. The Moon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 21 days old rises about 11 p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about*4 a.m. and shines till sunrise. THE HOUSEWIFE’S TABLE. The following is a very valuable housewife’s table, by which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the article wanted to form any recipe without the trouble of weighing, allowance to be made for an extraordinary dryness or moisture of the ar ticle weighed or measured Wheat flour, 1 pound is 1 quart. Indian meal, I pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, I pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, 1 pound is 1 quart. White sugar, powdered, I pound 1 ounce are I quart. Ten eggs are I pound. | Flour, 4 pecks are I bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are 1 pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are 1 gill. Four large teaspoonsful are % gill. Two gills are % pint. Two pints are 1 quart. Four quarts are 1 gallon. A common sized tumbler holds % pint. A common sized wine glass is y z a gill. A tea-cup is I gill. _ A large wine-glass is I gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. Four teaspoonfuls are equal to I tablespoon* ful. REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MAR RIAGES, AND DEATHS. Births. —Parents and all other persons pre sent at a birth, are liable under the Act for Registration under penalty of £\o; failing, the occupier of house in which such birth took place is liable. Births are registered free up to sixty-two days, day of birth and of registra ti*n, both inclusive; afterwards up to sjs months, on payment of 5 s - penalty, .and after deeJajjrtlon as to truth of particulars being jjvfiy tffadg f and beyond six months only after ednyifttjon before a Magistrate, and on pro duction of eertjfcafo fif ponviction signed by Magistrate or Clerk lo Reqcto and within one month of such, conviction. There rfffi Other provisions as to registration of children found exposed, and registration of names within one year of birth. Marriages.— Marriages must be solem nized with open doors, between eight in the morning and four in the afternoon, in the presence of two or more witnesses. Persons objecting to be married by a clergyman, can be married in a Registrar’s office by a Registrar. Persons desirous of being married must give notice to the Registrar of the district, and take out a Marriage Certificate j but before doing so, must have resided in the district three clear days immediately precccding the application for certificate. The fees are; —for Notice and Certificate, £1 2s fid ; Marriage by Registrar, £1 ; and as fid for Copyof Marriage Registrar, Persons wishing to be married out of the dis trict in which they live, can only do so by residing in the district in which they wish to be married for three clear days, and obtaining certificate from the Registrar of that district. And persons frying in different districts must (either both reside for #h r e? clear days in the same district, or else obtain two Certificates, viz!—one from the Registrar of each ,qf (the I districts in which they reside. Any person (making false affirmation, declaration, or repre sentation before a Registrar, is gnilfy of mis demeanour. Deaths. — The occupier of house in which death occurs, and all persons present at a death, are liable for the registration within thirty one days; and failing these, the Undertaker or person so acting, under penalty of £10; but any of the persona liable may depute, ill writing, some person acquainted with par ticulars required to attend and R?gi.efer ; and the person registering MUST in all cases tak,e to the Registrar the Doctor’s Certificate ,of Death. In all cases of burial, the Undertaker or person so acting, must return to the Registrar within seven days, the Burial Cer tificate, duly signed by Undertaker and officiating Minister, or two householders pre sent at such burial. Undertakers not return ing such Burial Certificates within seven days are liable to a penalty of £$ • »nd Clergymen officiating and not signing Burial Certificate! are also liable to a penalty of £s. Any person not attending to register, after notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to a penalty of £zo There are various other provisions defining powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing penalties for neglect in complying with various of tb* Act,



Useful Information. VACCINATION. By an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, it is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by Government forthe district, or to some qualified Medical Prac: itioner, to have the child vaccin ated, and on the eighth day following to Lake the child back again for inspection. For breach of this law a fine not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. If the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer or Practitioner is to give a certificate of the fact. If the child be not sus ceptible, or unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the patents of the consequences. Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates are not forwarded to the Registrar of the district are still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culation with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty of The word “ parent ” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, or custody of the child. SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES. “The Slaughter-House Act, 18771” P ro * vides that “no license shall be issued in res pect of any slaughter-house situated within half a mile from the outer boundary of any borough, unless such slaughter-house has been erected, or was in course of erection for that purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1577. If suchshiughter-houseis within the above described limit, application for the license must be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. If a slaughter-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, fnot being the renewal of a previously existing license, shall be issued to any person, unless public notice shall have been given by the applicant for the same, once in each week for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be heard.” MAGISTRATE’S COURT FEES. Table ok Fees to be taken in respect of Proceedings under “The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by Bailiffs. Service of summons or subpoena, or order or copy of notice of set-off, if within 2 miles of the Court House, 3s ; for every extra mile, one way, is ; bailiffs fee upon execution of any warrant, or going to,’ view tenement, upon each view, 4s; executing any warrant, or going to view tenement beyond 2 miles from the Court House, for every extra mile, one way, is ; poundage on sum levied or received under distress, is ; for keeping possession, per diem, any sum not exceeding 8s; auctioneer’s commission on sale of goods .taken in execu tion, 5 per cent.; advertising sale, the actual cost; poundage on sum for which the body is taken in execution, is. Table of Fees to be tvken in respect of Proceedings under “ The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by the Resident Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, or their Clerks. o o 2 s* u-> IT, M '-•» S? S? For issuing every warrant of apprehension or committal, except in cases hereinafter ex pressly provided for, 6d in the £. For every summons for copppitment under section of “The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 186*,” 3d in the £ on the amount of the original demand remaining due. por every hearing of the I matters mentioned in such summons for commitment, <)d ip the £ op the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of apprehension under the Bth section of “The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1868,” 3d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of committal under the gth section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, iSbtJ,” (54 in the £ on the amount last afore said- For every bail-bond under section seventeen of “The Resident Magistrates’ Act, jB(SS for any sura not exceeding £20 —ss. Ditto not exceeding^so—7s 6d. Dit’o not exceed ing ;£ioo — ids. For every hearing and order under sections tS and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,”; for any sum not exceeding £s~ 4s ; n.it exceeding £lO ■ ss; not exceed'bg £?p —8s } not exceeding 12s; not exceeding —2os, For any process pr proceeding isspe.d Of taken under the twentieth section of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,” the same fees as payable in respect of the like proceed ngs under “ ”'he District Courts Act.”



Business Notice?*. B L I G H’S CANTERBURY RESTAURANT, Papanui Road, near Post Office, Christchurch. Tu E A L S AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 175., 18s., £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS—Is. Each. 452 CHERTSEY. A. R. MARKHAM (N Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAVING taken over the store of Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery. etc. Agentfor THE ASHBURTON HERALD. 423 Medicinal. STEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and hyall grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine : 1st —In every case the words JOHN STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walwotth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd —The name. Steed man, is always spelt with two EE’s. 4th —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi cine Vendors. Sold by Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 490 GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of .he fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with ? delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by tue judi cious use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating arc und us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata shaft h\ keeping ourselves well fortified with p\ue bicod and a properly nourished frame.” —The c.'z? Service Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAMES EPPS AND CO Homcepathic Chemists, London. BUGS, PLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES And all other Insects ate DESTROYED lay * KEATING’S INSECT POWDER, which is quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary, and no one need be troubled by those pests. It is per fectly clean jn application. Ask for and he sure yon obtain “ KEAT ING’S POWDER,” as limitations are Noxious, and fail in giving satisfaction. Sold by all Chemists in Tins, is. & as, fid. each. 637 KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, ooth in appearance and lasts, furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certajn remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WQRMS, It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and ig especially adapted for children, TESTIMONIAL. Medical Hall Gildersome, Nov. 28th, 1876. Mr. Keating, Dear Sir, —I think it nothing hut my duty to inform) yon .O.f the inppensje sale I have for your Worm tablets,’ which I may jnsfiy .say is enormous, and in every case gives the greatest satisfaction. I have now in stock two bottles containing the Round Worms brought me during the last few days by customers, one Worm 40 yards long. I dare not be without the remedy.—yours respectfully, M. A. Walker. Sold In tfns by all Chemists and Druggists Proprietor, THOS. IiJSAyiNCf, London, REWARD AND CAUTION-—Whereas fraudulent imitations of this umsurpassed remedy huye been sold, I hereby request any one knowing the vender ef the same to com municate with me, on conviction of the offender a liberal reward will be paid- 637 IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at fhpip Office, East Street North,- ■ PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also,—» FORMS of TO LET and FOR SALE. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the ‘ ‘ HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. Price ; Two Shillings and Sixpence. JSTeatlv Bottn» in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman. A MAN is not wise if ho don’t advertise An I Twenty Words cost a Shilling.



Medicinal. Testimonials. Tuam Street, Christchurch, April 28, 1879. To Professor Guscott. Sir, —I .have .been troubled with Livei Complain these last six years, many times not being *ble. to attend to work. I have tried everything in the shape of patent nt tdicines. I have been an outdoor patient in tl a Hospi tal; I got at tim,es temporary relief. I could not sleep on my left side; 1 kept rolling about backwards and forwards in bed. When I got up in the morning, I would rather be in bed but work I had to attend to. When I had eaten a light meal I found it always lodged in my stomach. Always costive, a great palpi tation, pains across the chest, more particu larly under the left breast, always a violent pain between the shoulders, felt just the same as if any one was pouring water down my back, feet always cold. Happened to get one' of your bills when you came to St. Asaph street, which explained to me the symptoms I was laboring under. When I applied to you, ■ you told'me all my symptoms, and guaranteed me a perfect cure, which,- I am happy to say,.- you have done through your herbal treatment.. I should recommend those troubled with Liver Complaint ta place themselves under your treatment. 1 am, Sir, Truly thankful, William Manson. Colombo Street, April 21; 1879. To Professor Guscott. Sir,- - I have been troubled with Dysentery for the last three months, so much so that I was perfectly exhausted, the linings of my intestines peeled away in llakes. I tri- <1 every ••cmedy that I could hear of, but to no purpose. Hearing that you were in Christchurch, and seeing the many wonderful cures, was induced to place myself under your treatment, and I am happy to say in one week 1 am free from the diarrhoea, and gaining strength from your herbal treatment. I am, yours respectfully, Ellen Brown. I give you this testimonial for the benefit o others, as 1 know there are a great-many others suffering from the same complaint in •Christchurch. ' Borough Hotel, Manchester Street, Christchurch, April 21, 1879. To Professor Guscott. have been troubled with Sciataca and kh.umatism since the commencement cf the West Coast diggings in 1864, where 1 had to leave through medical advice, and went to Melbourne, and thence to Sydney, and then I thought 1 would try the tropical climate of Queensland, and only found temporary relief. I came to Christchurch, and tried doctors of the best medical repute, and got no better. Thinking that it was useless to go any further I gave up all hopes of being restored ; 1 could scarcely walk, and staying at an old friend’s, iie advised me to consult you, and I am happy to say I am in as perfect health as I was in 1864, when I crossed the ranges of the West Coast, and was only ten days under your treatment. John O’Brien. To Professor Guscott Sir, —Having been troubled with asthma for the last seven years, on several occasions I have been propped up in bed, and many times I bad to get up and walk to get a breath of air,. and had become to bad that 1 was not able to attend to my business ; in Let, I had become a burden to myself and the people with whom I was stopping. When I came to you you told me all my symptoms, which gave me confidence to place myself under your treatment,, and, being a believer in herbs, and seeing the large assortment in your establishment, and also the references from other sufferers the same as myself, in looking back to the time of my suffering so long, and spending so much money without receiving any benefit from the treat ment until I applied to you.—l remain, yours ever thankful, Donald Smith. Great King-street, Dunedin, May 30. To Professor Guscott. Sir, —I have to inform you that I am able to return home after your treatment of 4 weeks’ duration, having been troubled with dropsy this last 4 years. 1 have been tapped twice ; I have been under the doctors in Oamaru, and also in Dunedin, and never received any bene fit frott) their treatment. When my sister called on you last April you told her if I would c line to St. Kilda and stop with her you would treat me for a fortnight free of charge, and after that time, if 1 were no better, you would require no payment ; but 1 am hanpy to inform you that I feel as well as ever I felt, and free or dropsy, and can eat and sleep well. I trust that your days nay be long in Dunedin. You may be assured that I will speak of the cure you have effected in me on my return home, as I leave my to-morrow.—l remain ever"graVefuf, Mrs. Isabella Ep.aser. St. Kilda, June 10, 1878. Manchester Street, Christchurch, April 39th, 1879. To Professor Guscott, Sir, —I have been troubled with Neuralgia for a length of time, and have suffered the most excruciating pains ; tried everything that 1 could hear of, I then saw your testimonials in the papers, and the “ Slav. ” I was advised to give you a trial, hut I have this to say that { Km perfectly free ffqrt] pain. I can eaf apd sleep well, apd ipi} not dispirited at nights or meal times as I have been for a length of time. I have told several the pain I suffered, and the wonderful relief I have had, and 1 would ad vise anyone troubled with Neuralgia to apply ’■p yoti, 4s they car; depend Off a perfect cure, Yours ever grateful, H. B. Williams, Tuam street, Christchurch. To Professor Guscott, Sir, —Having for the last four years suffere from bad eyes, being totally blind in one, and from using a solution of nitrate of silver as a lotion, which had penetrated my whole system, causing me the most acute pains, which, added to rheumatism, prevented my sleeping at night, and rendered my life absolutely burdensome to me, I have consulted and been treated by doc tors in different parts of Canterbury, as also in the Christchurch Hospital, but without obtain ing the slightest relief. Determined to leave no stone unturned while the smallest chance remained of an abatement of my sufferings. I applied to you immediately I heard »of your arrival, and the cure which you have effected would seem to many incredible, but as I am still here a living proof of the success of your treatment, as can only be testified by hundreds in Christchurch, who knowing what I was like for so long up to a week ago, look with astonishment at the change which you hava wrought. Wishing you many years of happi ness and prosperity in pursuing your useful career, I am, dear Sir, yours respectfully, Patrick Burns. Sexton's Allenton House, St. Asaph-street, Christchurch,



Commercial Printeya. IF YOU WANT ' A NEAT BUSINESS CARD. GO TO THE “ HERALD ” OFFICE IF YOU WANT WELL-PRINTED CIRCULAR, TRY THE “ HERALD’ OFFICE; IF YOU WANT ATTRACTIVE HANDBII^ .TRY THE I OFFICE. IF YOU WANT MAGNIFICENT POSTER;f : CALL AT THE HERALD OFFICE. IF YOU WANT ANY'DESCRIPTION OF PLAIN OR ORNAMENTAL PRINTING, CALL AT THE “HERALD OFFWSE, ,F East Sirut North. WEEKS & DIXON, PROPRIETORS.