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Public Kofi 0 ; tju’ST arb.iv: HEO ONI7 SHI gTATIONERY, iVTJ DIRECT FROM THE MA' To Meet the Requiremi Countv of Ashbu WEEKS AND Are now Importing, direct fre Every description of Coo and General Stationery, in a position to supply, whe at prices that will compare any house in the Colony. The Goods now being opcue< Choice Assortment of PI Note Papers and Enveloj very superior kinds. Now Opening CASES STATICS 2 BALES PAPI



Public Notice JUST ARE A CHOICE fASSOR OF Com mercia AND Houj ST. ATIOB THE -arge ,*s£ ai»< d Fines op- enied up in A: A ND iqual to an '.y ex M C Colony



Useful Informal NEW ZEALAND STAM Affidavit or Declaratioa Agreements, where the valm £xo or upwards. Ditto ' deed, tos. counterp Anrual License, Joint Stock jpany, on every £ipo ol naj capital ... Appointments, of power ov perty Bill of Exchange, on demand Ditto, ditto, inland, not on d for every £s° or P art the Bill o» lading, or receipt, or Certificate of Incorporation ' Cheque or dra t for any sum Conveyance for every £S°> thereof , Deed of Settlement, for ever] or part thereof Deeds not otherwise charged Lease, without premium, fo £so, or part thereof rent Ditto, with premium, with o out rent, or with prem annual rent of or fame rate as Conveyanc the premium and rent : teipart of Lease Policy of Insurance, Mari cveiy £u>o or part 0f... . ••• Ditto, not exceeding six moi every r,ioo, is. ; 12 mor Power of Attorney ... Promissory Notes on demand Ditto, other than to Bearer, mand, not exceeding L not exceeding £s°> Is » every additional £ part Receipt for ,{,2, or upwards Transfer of Shares, where j money does not exceed £ya, zs6d; £IOO, s s ! every £s° thereof ... Transfer of station or Run, as a mortgage) for every value MOONLIGHT EVE The Moon at 3 days old sh o'clock. The Moon at 6 days old half-p ast 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old sh o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old down till about 4 in the morn The Moon at 15 days old is all night. | The Moon at 18 days old r and shines till morning. I The Moon at 31 days old ri; and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old n and shines till morning. The Moon at 2/ days old n: and shines till sunrise. THE HOUSEWIFE’S Hu. fallowing is a very vali le bv * hich P etsoßS ni weights a* hand may rea. üble of weighing extraordinary dryn ° r .® £ le weighed or measure.* 1 » Wheat flour, I pound is I S’ Indian meal, I pound 2 ounc Butter, when soft, 1 pound is Loaf sugar, broken, I pounc White sugar, powdered, 1 ate 1 quart. Ten eggs are t pound. Flour, 4 pecks are I bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful Eight large teaspoonslul are Four large teaspoonsful arc , Two gills are % pint. Two pints ate 1 quart. Four quarts are I gallon. A common sized tumbler ho A commen sized wine glass A tea-cup is I gill. A large wine-glass is I gill. Forty drops are equal to I t Four teaspoonfuls are equal REGISTRATION OF HI RIAGES, AND D Births. —Parents and all o sent at a birth, are liable un Registration under penalty of occupier of house in which place is liable. Births are r ... civtu.twr, <lavs. dav of birt



Useful Informs' VACCINATIO By an Act of the General A Zealand, it is made compuh parent to take his child, withii its bifth,. to the Medical Offic Government for the district, or t Medical Practitioner, to have I aied, and on the eighth day ft the' child back again for i breach of this law a fine not may be recovered before any E trates. If the child be prop the Medical Officer or Practith certificate of the fact. If the i ceptiblc, or unfit to endure the certificate is to be given, whicl parents of the consequences, though vaccinated, whose vac cates are not forwarded to the district are still liable to a fine dilation with the virus of smal punishable by a penalty of “parent ” means father, mbthe son having the care, nurture, o child. SLAUGHTER-HOUSE 1 “ 'ibe Slaughter-House A vides that “no license shall 1 pect of any slaughter-house half a mile from the outer 1 borough, unless such slaughtei erected, or was in course of e purpose immediately before th< 1577. If such slaughter-house is described limit, application for be made to the Council of the 1 If a slaughter-house is within a cept as aforesaid, the appl’t made to the Council of sue license, fnot being the renewal existing license, shall be issuec unless public notice shall have the applicant for the same, on for one month, immediately time when such application is MAGISTRATE’S COU Table of Fees to be taki of Proceedings undei .-’dent Magistrates’ Ai Bailiffs. Service of summons or sub or copy of notice of set-off, if of the Court House. 3s ; for ■ one way, is; bailiff’s fee up any warrant, or going to[ view each view, 4s; executing going to view tenement beyo the Court House, for every way, is ; poundage on sum le’ under distress, is ; for keepinj diem, any sum not exceeding commission on sale of goods tion, 5 per cent.; advertising cost ; poundage on sum for w taken in execution, is. Table of Fees to re t'K of Proceedings under dent Magistrates’ Act, Resident Magistrates, the Peace, or their Ci Filing plaint, including pliant ifote, if any Filing no! ice of set-off, accord ing to amount claimed Hearing... ••• ••• Payment of money into Court before judgment, according to amount paid in Judgment Summons to a party Summons to a witness (to n clude one name) Order not being in nature of final judgment ... Adjournment of hearing on application, ol plaintiff or defendant Sweating witnesses, exceeding 3 on either side...



Medicinal. Testimor Tuam Street, Chi To Professor Guscott. Sir, —I have been troub Complain these last six years, being able to attend to wor everything in the shape of p I hate been an outdoor patie ! tal; 1 got at times temporar; not sleep on my left side; about backwards and forward; I got up in the morning, I wi bed but work I bad to ant had eaten a light meal fo-ir.;l in my stomach. Always costi lation, pains across the chest larly under the left breast, i pain between the shoulders, f. as if any one was pouting back, (eet always cold. Hap; of .your bills when you camt street, which explained to me was laboring under. When 1 you told me all my symptoms, me a perfect cure, which, I a you have done through your h I should recommend those troi Complaint ta place themsel treatment. I am, Sir, Truly thankful. WII.LI Colombo St p To Professor Guscott. SIR,- —I have been troubled for the iast three months, so was perfectly exhausted, the intestines peeled away in flake; remedy tnat I could hear of, b Hearing that you were in C seeing the many wonderful cu to place myself under your trea happy to say in one week I ; diarrhcea, and gaining strei herbal treatment. 1 am, yours re; El | 1 give you this testimonial i others, as I know there an others suffering from the sai j Christchurch. Borough Hotel, Mancli Christchurch, i To Professor Guscott. 1 Sir, —I have been troubli and Rh-umatism since the o the West Coast diggings in l! to leave through medical adv Melbourne, and thence to Sy< thought 1 would try the tro I Queensland, and only found I I came to Christchurch, and [ the best medical repute, am I Thinking that it was useless | 1 gave up all hopes of being r scarcely walk, and staying at j he advised me to consult you, to say I am in as perfect h 1864, when I crossed the van j Coast, and was only ten c ' treatment. I To Professor Guscott SIR, —Having been trouhl for the last seven years, on se\ have been propped up in bed, 1 had ta get up and walk to g and had become so bad that 1 attend to my business ; in f .cl ; a burden to myseli and the pe i I was stopping. When I can me all my symptoms, which ga to place myself under your being a believer in herbs, and assortment in your establishnv references from other suffert myself, in looking back to suffering so long, and spendin without receiving any benefit ment until I applied to you.- ever thankful, Do Great King-street, Dunedir To Professor Guscott. Sir, —I have to inform you to return home after your trea duration, having been troub this last 4 years. 1 have beei I have been under the doctors also in Dunedin, and never rc fit from their treatment, called on you last April you t _ Cf Iv'il/’ln ami ctnn w



'Business Notice H L i i 11 CAN'l’.R BIJ K;Y REST : Road, near Foe Christchurch. ME A L AT ALL HOURS OF T Board and Lodging, 175., 18i FEDS & Mi '.LS -1> A. R. M A R K (V Montgomery's, Ch G E N i: R A L STORE HAVING taken over Messrs. Urr and 00., the slock, is prepared to sup Articles in Grocery,Drapery, etc. Agentfor THE ASH BIIRTC Medicinal. STEEDMAN’S SOOTHiN FOR . CHI LDREN CUTTING CAUTI N TO. PUR' The value'of this well-know cine has been lugely tested in world, and by all grades of socii of FIFTY VEAKts. Its we: sive sale lias induced SPUKI TIG NS, some of which ir APPEARANCE so closely re ginal as to have deceived in The proprietor therefore feels public to give a special caution ofSUCl'd IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore req to observe the four follow characteristics, without whi genuine ; Ist—ln every case the STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, 1 SURREY, are engraved on I Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd—Each Single Powder h Ihe dose, and the words, Jo Chemist, Walwo.th, Surrey, p 3rd —The name, Steedman, with two EE’s. 4lh —The manufacture is ca at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Cher cine Vendors. Sold by Kempthornf., PR' Auckland. GRATEFUL—COMFI UREAKFAi by a thorough knowledge laws which govern the operatii and nutrition, and. by a cared .he fine properties of well sch\ Epps has provided our break! delicately-Havoured beverage < us many heavy doctors’ trills, cious use of such articles of diet lion may be gradually built enough to resist every tende Hundreds of subtle maladies ar us, ready to attack wherever point. We may escape many keeping ourselves well fortified and a properly nourished fran Set vic e Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS J A M E S K P PS A Homoepatluc Chemists, BUGS, FLEAS, MOTIK , And all Other Insects aie DE KEATING’S INSEC' which is quite harmh animals. In exterminating Be of this Powder is extraordina need be troubled by those p fectly clean in application. Ask for and be sure you i ING’S POWDER,” as Imitat and fail in giving satisfaction. Sold by all Chemists in Tins, I



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