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Auction Sales. ■U/fKSSRS. ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & ]VI GO..have received instructions from the Trustees in the Estate'ol the late V. Buchlay, to Sell by Public Auction, the equity of redemption IN 113 AC R E s 113 RICH AGRICULTURAL LAND, Beta* Rural Sections -Nos. 8371 and 8390, Sale to take place at THE BAZAAR, ASHBURTON, On SATURDAY, JANUARY 3bd, 1880, At 12 o’clock. The above is a very Valuable Property, and is situated about three miles from the WINSLOW RAILWAY STATION, And is one of the Finest Sections in the LONGBEAOH ESTATE. About 80 acres are under cultivation. Crops- to be sold by auction or taken at a valuation, at the option of the purchasers. The land is all fenced and sub-divided. There is a Two-roomed. Cottage on the Vann. For full particulars apply to ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & CO., 285- Auctioneers. Public Notice. .V'j ;V*i J. E. Buchanan.& Co., :sAiUGTI<*>NEERS, Land*& Estate Agents, ASHBURTON. THE Proprietors wish to call attention to their " •' LAND’i AND' ESTATE DEPARTMENT. la this Department Farms can be Leased or Sold, and Stock, Plant, &c., valued for outgoing or incoming tenants. General: Business carefully exe cuted: ..K'JGC.VAii •; Sales of Stock, Merchandise, and Genera Effects: are held every Saturday, at,the Auctioneers’ Rooms, y ' imi Yards adjoining. MR. BUCHANAN Attends the Ashburton and Tinwald Yards on Sale days, for the Sale of every , Description of Stock. Weekly' sales every Satur day, at 12.30. i:ov ■>:; Auction Booms and Yards Havelock .. Street. 37 THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN gUBSCBIBBRS in the Country are particularly-requested to communicate with the Publishers if their papers are not properly addressed. The number of Sub •cribexs has increased so rapidly that un- tstaken in giving orders as ■ to address and how to be scnt, the papers v .o v •. : may be left at the wrong place. All orders xxf **%--..* ■: ■. jrjn receive oar prompt attention. ANbDIXON, Proprietors. r«Q GUARDIAN, Psios TWOKSNCE, AN from the folloaiug Agents, who will receive orders;- H. M. Jones ,E. A. Garnett K. Sando D. Williamson M. Gniuney M. Atkinson G. Leadley T. M—Jones & Co. J. Lsmbia Wm. Cox W. 0. Morgan Wi Harris J. , j.Stephens , C. E. Tomlinson , ?/Tisch Spread Eagle .'SWSSfe W. Hv Wake ... Ashton ... Mayfield [-Subscribers will plesae fill up lib, gjii hs jjbtaiaed from any or ,wU) also oblige «{ the order te ’■ subscriptions fJJDDIXOIf lib Pobuwwm The Trikhgle East Street East Street East Street Wakanni Seafield Wakanni Cre»l Seafield Kyle Rakaia AlfordForesi Winslow Westerfield Alford Forest Mount Sqmeis DM



General Merchants. NEW IRONMONGERY BUSINESS. ORR AND Co., WILL open the Premises lately occupied as their Drapery Depart ment, corner of East and Tancred Streets, on Saturday, the 13th December, with a well assorted Stock of HOUSE FURNISHING AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY The Success attending this Depart ment of our Business has induced us to give it special attention. To do this more effectively we will devote the Premises as above to this trade only, and trust that our sedulous endeavours to meet the growing wants of this important district wUI in future, as in the past, be amply repaid for this addition to our Business. The following leading lines, as well as the numberless useful articles in an Iron mongers stock, will be found in value to bear favorable comparison with any other house in the colony : McCORMACK S REAPERS AND BINDERS. Harvesting Tools Bolts and Nuts Files and Rasps Lard and Castor Oil Machine Fittings Sewing Twine Weighing Machines Spring Balances Churns and Buckets Tubs and Cheese Vats Ranges and Grates Fenders and Fireirons Sash Cords and Weights Brass Foundry Hammers and Sledges Copper Rivets and Washers Spanners and Wrenches Blacksmiths Tools Carpenters Tools Bedsteads and Cots Perambulators Bolts' and Springs Axes and Hatchets Gate Hinges Nails and Washers Mortice Locks Rim Locks Padlocks Augers and Boring Machines Braces and Bits Hedge Knives Hope and Ream Cord Lawn Mowers Sheet Lead and Zinc Plain Sheet Iron Galvanised Iron Bar and Rod Iron Pumps and Piping Washing Machines Wringing Machines Mangles Tin Goods, All kinds Kettles, Boilers, and Saucepans Boilers and Frames Baths and Sponges Portable Forges Guns, Breechloaders Guns, Slug and Double Barrel Powder, Shcts, Caps, &c. Preserving Pans Stew Pans Plated Goods Cruets Table Cutlery Spoons and Forks Scales and Weights American Stoves Colonial Ovens Camp Ovens Fencing Wiia Ploughs and Harrows ■ Chaffcutters Horse Gears ORR AND CO., Importers & General Merchants ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Business Notices. Office Requisites, STATIONERY, &e., • JUST OPEiv^D. c OPYING PRESSES, Letter and 'Foolscap Sizes. BOOKS, BRUSHES, Waterwells, Oil Paper, Ac. s TEPHENS’ WRITING INKS, Blue, Black, Violet Red, «fcc. L EDGERS. CASH BOOKS, JOUR NALS, DAY BOOKS, &c. X>ANK H.M. NOTE AND LETTER PAPER AND ENVELOPES. ■JjINVELOPES, Blue and White, Commercial and Fancy. J>BNS, GILLOTT’S, MITCHELL’S, Waverley and Pickwick. 'OTE AND LETTER PAPERS : Cream and Blue, Fine, Ruled. fJ ~ Superfine, Ruled. ~ , > Extra ~ ~ ~ Waterlined. Vellum Antique, Extra Superfine, plain Satin Note, Chamois, Waterlined. Foreign Note, Colored, &c. WEEKS AND DIXON, IMPORTERS OP COMMERCIAL STATIONERY Herald ani* Guardian OFFICES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



General Merchants. MU S T B E SOL D; r ” TO , „ MAKE .RiOQM- UOR’ QQM-ING ’ SHIPMENTS,; NOVELTIES! NOVELTIES! NOVELTIES! —o—- — ' - v WE ARE NOW OPENING OUR SPRING AND SUMMER DRAPERY a so •< u a o S. E z D O U in s nj; The Newest Prints, from 6£d per yd. The Newest Brilliants, ‘Fast Colors ’ Fashionable. Navy Blue Prints, choice patterns. Angira Cloth, the Latest Novelty Best Quality Only in Frencn Merinos Brown Hollands Dressed ~ Striped ~ Check Muslins Pique’s ~ Marcella ~ Crochet Antimacassars, from 2/11 Beautiful Lace Curtains, large variety Muslin Long Curtains ~ ~ Muslin and Lace Short Window Blinds, large variety Grey and White Sheetings, all widths Felt Carpets, spendid patterns Cocoa Mattings, in Iyd., l|yd., and liyd. widths. I Leather Cloths and Table Baizes Velvet Pile Table Covers Window Hollands, all widths Flannels and Table Damasks Horrockses well-known Long Cloths Grey Calicoes White and Colored Quilts All Wool Plaids, the very best Hosiery, Corsets, Silk Scarfs, Braids, in great variety Dress Buttons, Crochet Cotton (in reels and skeins) Brooks’ 500-yd Reels Cotton, best for machine use Baldwin’s Fingering Yarns Paton & Sons’ Alloa ~ Cotton and Union Sheetings Blankets, in great variety Floor Cloths, choice patterns Cocoa Mats, various sizes. , O 03 O o c H o 30 o > in .as fJIHE Above Goods are imported Direct from the Manufacturers and will be sold | remarkably CHEAP, in order to make room for coming shipments. OUR OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT IS NOW REPLETE WITH THE MOST FASHIONABLE AND SERVICEABLE GOODS. Boys’ Knickerbocker and Tunic Suits , Boys’ and Youths’ Tweed Galatea Suits ~ ~ Hats, in large variety , ~ ~ Trousers and Vests | ~ ~ Moleskin Trousers ~ ~ Crimean Shirts Collars, Braces, Ties, Etc., Etc., Etc. T Men’s Tweed Galatea Sac and Paget Suits ~ Waterproof Coats ■I ~ Blouses and Overalls (Patented), American Duck Shirts, Scarves, Collars (Socks and Half-Hose of every description, Ac., &c. SUPERIOR BOOTS AND SHOES, OF COLONIAL MANUFACTURE. *S a SHEARING. SHEARING. SHEARING. We are now prepared for the coming season with a LARGE and WELL SELECTED STOCK of SHEEPSHEARS, including WARD AND PAYNE’S No. 38 and 79, and numerous other Brands. WASHITA, ARKANSAS, HINDOSTAN, and TURKEY STONES. STOVER AND SON’S RAW AND BOILED OILS. RADDLE, LAMPBLACK, INK POWDER, Ac., Ac. CALCUTTA WOOLPACKS—FULL WEIGHTS. IMPLEMENTS. Etc. TO FARMERS WE CAN ESPECIALLY OFFER, AT REDUCED PRICES ; Hornsby’s Ploughs, H., H.H., R. 8., and R.C., and extras for same Reid and Grey’s Double and Treble Furrow Ploughs, and extras for same Drays, 2£, 2|, and 3 axles Zigzag and Flexible Chain Harrows Cambridge and Plain Field Rollers Broadcast and Hand Sowing Machines Best Ironbark 2,3, and 4-horse Swingle Trees Cheese Presses. Bentall’s Chaff-Cutters and Corn-Crushers, all sizes Corrugated Iron, from G to 9 feet, best brands Ryland’s Best Fencing Wire, No. 6 to 11 Fencing Material, Consisting of Staples, Stakes, Posts, Rails, and Wire Strainers. ALSO A VERY LARGE STOCK OF Douglas’ and Goulds’ American Pumps, Force Pumps, and Piping (IJ, l£ and 2), and Farm and Station Stores of all kinds. WE HAVE ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF SADDLES, SHAFT, LEADING, AND PLOUGH HARNESS HORSE-CLOTHS IN EVERY VARIETY. WE ARE NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR REAPERS AND BINDERS FOR THE COMING SEASON. ;o IRONMONGERY DEPARTMENT. We beg to call special attention to the above, and have determined (to meet the present depressed times) to reduce prices to the lowest remunerative rates To parties furnishing we can offer advantages seldom met with, having just received a large and well-selected stock of household requisites, comprising Single and Double English and French Iron Bedsteads, Fenders, Fireirous, Coal Vases, Scuttles, Fountains, Boilers, Kettles, Saucepans, Stew and Preserving Pans, all sizes; Electro-plated, Nickel Silver, Britannia Metul, and Tinware, of all descriptions. To builders and contractors we offer special inducements, having a very heavy stock of Leamington Patent Ranges (2ft Gin to 4ft Gin); Cindrella, Queens, Victoria, Vesper, and Kaiser Stoves, Register Grates, Carpenters’ Rim, Mortice, and Plate Hocks, and general builders’ ironmongery. We have also on hand an extensive stock of painters’, glaziers’ and paperhangers’ materials, consisting of Red and White Lead, I’aints, and Colors, of all kinds; Raw and Boiled Linseed Oils, Turpentine, Varnishes, Brushes, Window Glass, of all kinds; Putty, Paperhangings, etc., ate. Carpenters and joiners would do well to call and inspect our stock of Tools. We are now landing a shipment of American Goods, containing a great variety of Tools and Yankee Notions. A large stock of Rod, Bar, and Sheet Iron, also a large and good stock of Blacksmiths and Farriers tools on hand. o GROCERY DEPARTMENT. THE ABOVE DEPARTMENT IS NOW WELL STOCKED WITH New Seaosn’s Teas, in Half-Chests and Boxes Superior Mauritius Sugars, white and brown crystals and Counters Venus Twist and Black Swan Tobacco Currants, Elfeme Raisins, Sultanas, Muscatell Raisins (new fruit) Jordan and Shell Almonds. Bottled Fruit, Figs, Essences, etc., etc. A Large Stock of English and Colonial Lollies, and a full assortment of Pink’s, Morton’s, and Crosse and Blackwell’s Pickles, Jams. Jellies, Sauces, Potted and Preserved Meats, etc., etc. o CHINA AND GLASSWARE, Wo invite inspection of this Department in Particular, as we have just unpacked twenty-three crates of General Crockery and eight casks of Glassware consisting of Sets of Cut and Pressed Decanters; Water-Crafts; Tumblers ; Wine, Custard, and Jelly Glasses. INSPECT OUR STOCK BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. ERIEDLANDER BROS. 8 Agents Colonial Fire Insurance Company.



General Mercliants. ; JUST RECEIVED ? Per S.S. Durham and otlxer,Jate arrivals, EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS TO STOCK OF GOODS SUITABLE FOR THE PRESENT SEASON, HOLIDAYS AND CHRISTMAS. ON SALE AT T. R. HOLDER . ‘ " Xni) Company’s, THE NEW STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON (opposm; A large assortment of Rich Dress Fabrics, chiefly Lustres, Silk Mixed Mohairs, Orient Cloths, Satin Cloths, Grenadines, Galateas, Pompadours, Mus lins, and Prints. Newest designs in Hats, Bonnets, Cos tumes, Capelets, Fischus, Jackets, &c. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF Feencj* : Ribbons,'Scarves, Gloves, Ties in the New Tints. The La Figure and other new shapes in Corsets. GREAT BARGAINS IN Underclothing, Baby Linen, Cambric Handkerchiefs and Shirts. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING By Competent Artistes. Hosiery, Calicoes, Sheeting, Towels, Druggets, and Tweeds, To reduce heavy stock will be sold regardless of cost price. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Well fitted up with everything suitable for everybody. TAILORING IN AIL ITS BRANCHES BY EFFI CIENT HANDS. Orders promptly and correctly attended to. Boy’s, Youth’s, and Men’s Straw, Leg* horn, Tuscan, Rush, Tweed, and Cloth Hats and Helnets. A Lot of Good Tuscans at Is 6d each. A Lot of Good Felts at Is 9d each. BOOTS AND SHOES Best Imported and Colonial Makes at the MOST REASONABLE PRICES. GROCERY, CROCKERY, AND HARD WARE DEPARTMENTS. Well fitted up. NEW SEASONS’ TEAS. Splendid quality, not to be surpassed for prices. SUGARS—Brown, Soft, White, Yarra- j villa, Crushed Loaf, and Chopped. Christmas Fruits, Currants, Raisins, Almonds, Nuts, Jams, Tart Fruits, &c. PRIME HAMS and OLD CHEESE with every necessary and luxury. WANTED 5000 DOZEN OF EGGS, T. R. HODDER AND COMPANY, MERCHANT STOREKEEPERS, Agents for The Norwich Union Fixe Insurance Society.



General Merchants. GREAT KXtRAORDINARV SUCCESS - OF THE GREAT BANKRUPT SALE AT ORR AND CO.’S BANKRUPT STOCKS AMOUNTING TO £8,321 I2S. 20. I The Cheap Sale will be con tinued from day to day up to January ist, when we expect to have all the Bankrupt Stocks purchased by us cleared out. We are now selling the above Stocks at Less than Half Price, to effect a complete clearance. SEE PRICE LIST. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. Prints at 4£d, sd, and 6d per yard. Brown Holland, 7d, Bd, and 9d per yard. Dressed do., 9d and lOd per yard. Printed Muslins, 6d and 7d per yard. Black Alapaca, 8d to Is per yard. Coloured Alapaca, 6d to Is 4d per yard. Mixed Cords, 8d to 3s per yard. 10 doz Ladies’ Straw Hats, Is each. 6 doz Lads’ do., Ts 3d to la 9d each. Trimmed Hats in great variety, 3a 6d to 7s 6d. Paris Trimmed Bonnets and Hata in great variety. Ladies’ Stockings at 6d, Bd, to la 6<L per pair. Ladies' Ballriggan Hose, Is 3d to 2s 6d. Children’s Socks at 2d to 6d per pair. | Horrock’s Calico half price. I Cotton Ticking at 6d and Bd. Linen Ticking at 8d to Is. Best Wincey, at 6d to Is. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Boy’s Suits at 9s 6d to .255, Gent’s Suits at 40s, 47s 6d, to 60s. Gent’s Trousers at 8s 6d to 14s 6d. Gent’s Hats at 3a 6d, 4s 6d, 6a 9d, to 7s 7d. Boy’s Straw Hats, Is each. BOOTS. 1 case Children’s Boots, slightly knocked about, Is 6d per pair. Children’s Elastic Sides, 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 6d. Children’s Laco-up, 2s 3d to 4s 6d. Ladies’ Best Kidd Boots at 7s 6d to 10* 6d. I Gent’s Boots at 8s 6d to 16s 6d. CARPETS. China Matting at 8d to Is. Cocoanut Matting at Is 9d to 2s 6<L Felt Carpet, 2s, 2s 6d, and 3s 6d. Kidder Carpet at 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 6d. Tapestry in great variety at 3s. Brussels at 2s 6d under regular prices. DRESSMAKING under the superin tendence of a most experienced dress maker. All orders executed on the shortest possible notice. Charges very moderate. COME AT ONCE AND SECURE BARGAINS. ORR AND CO., IMPORTERS, ASHBURTCN AND' RAKAT \. m