MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD.

• The ordinary monthly meeting of this Board was held at the office, Mount Somers, on Monday, February 9th, 1880. Present —Messrs. W. C. Walker (Chair man), D. Cameron, and J. E. Taylor. The minutes of the last special meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was read as follows ; From the Provincial District Auditor, relative to the audit of the Board’s accounts. The Board resolved to accept the accounts as audited, after which they were signed by the Chairman. From the Union Bank of Australia, Ashburton, relative to the Board’s ac count. The Clerk’s report was read and con sidered. A letter was received from the Mount Hutt Road Board, enclosing cheque for L 153 18s. 2d. for work done by the Mount Somers Road Board on the West Coast road. From Messrs. R. Wilkin and Co., en closing form re the Clerk’s fidelity bond, and requesting that it may bo filled in by the Board, and returned at once. The Board having complied with the request, the Clerk was directed to return it forth with. A circular was received from Messrs. Ford and Ogdon, relative to drainpipes, and enclosing price list. The Clerk was instructed to write to Mr. John Hood and to Mr. John Devery, informing them that as they both hold authorities to receive all moneys due to Michael M'Avey, the Board are com pelled to hold his cheque over for the pre sent. Tenders were opened, arid one .accepted for each of the following works : —No. 1 contract, house and stable, William How son ; No. 2 contract, protective works, Ashburton Gorge, Alex. Forbes. The Clerk was instructed to write to Mr. E. G. Tripp, informing him that the amount of Ll3O 4s. 6d., for contract on Coalpit road, has been paid to the con tractor, and requesting him to forward his promised contribution of half that amount —viz., L 65 2s. 3d. The Clerk was instructed to report upon the immigrants’ cottages at the Spread Eagle, and also upon those at Mount Somers. Mr. Cookson, jun., was requested to re port upon the difference in measurement on the Ashburton Gorge road made by Mr. Fraser and the contractor. The pay-sheet, amounting to LG76 4s. 7d., having been parsed for payment, the Board adiourned until Monday, March Ist, 1880.

ASHBURTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of the local School Com mittee was held on Tuesday. Present—Mr. St. Hill (in the chair) and Messrs. W. E. Bojde, Bean, J. Orr, and G. W. Andrews. Correspondence was read from the Education Board, stating that the Board would accept the nomination of Miss Jane Gooden as a pupil teacher. From the same, requesting the com mittee to nominate three members for the Education Board. The following names were submitted from which to choose candidates :—Messrs. Geo. Booth, Rev. H. B. Cocks, A. H. Cunningham, R. L. Higgins, E. J. Leo, H. W. Peryman, A. Saunders, H. J. Tancred, Rev. H. B. M. Watson, H. E. Webb, and the ballot re sulted in the nomination of Messrs. Saunders, Tancrcd, and Webb. From the Board, stating that the sum of L7B Ids. 2d. had been passed to the committee for salaries., THE SCHOOL. The master reported that the attendance at the school since the holidays had aver aged weekly 326; that day’s attendance was 355. The number on the roll was 392—197 boys, and 195 girls. The parents had subscribed Ll 3 4s. Bd. for the school prize fund. The report was considered eminently satisfactory. Regarding school necessaries, it was stated by the Chairman that the late Com mittee had resolved to commission the Secretary to procure all these necessaries as his judgment pointed' out. It was resolved that the action of the former Committee be sustained The Chairman, as one of the visiting committee, reported that there were very few repairs necessary, and the .charges on the committee were very light. He de tailed a few minor matt era requiring at-

The Secretary, in reply to a question, stated that the incidental expenses were paid for out of a capitation allowance which amounted last year to about L 125. SALARIES OF TEACHERS. The Secretary said he had been in structed last year to apply for an increase of salary for some of the teachers, and it would be a part of the business of the pre sent committee to attend to this matter. There was now a staff of ten teachers, and the Inspector had reported favorably on three of them. Mr. Orr proposed, and Mr. Bean seconded —“ That the Board he requested to increase the salaries of Miss Stewart L2O, and the Misses Henderson LlO each.” The motion was carried. SCHOOL REGISTER. The Chairman said it was pari of the committee’s duty to see that the School Records were correctly kept, and it was resolved that Mr. Ward be appointed to inspect the register. Mr. Boyle wished to know what was to be done about a school treat. The Secretary reported having a sum of Ll 4 9s. Bd. in hand towards the treat. Mr. Orr proposed that Messrs. Boyle, St. Hill, and Orr, be appointed a sub committee to collect subscriptions to sup plement the sum in hand for the treat, and to report at next meeting, when the date of the treat should be fixed. This was agreed to, and the meeting adjourned.

THE TAY BRIDGE DISASTER.

The foliowing regarding the Tay Bridge disaster has been received by the San Francisco mail; —The most awful railway accident which has ever occurred in Scot land took place near Dundee on the night of Monday after Christmas Day, when a portion of the famous Tay Bridge, together with a train which happened to be passing over at the time were blown into the water. The circumstances of the catrstropho are very extraordinary. In the evening a terrific tempest arose, and the wind blew up the river with fearful force. So severe was the hurricane, that many found it im possible to walk, and had to crawl along on all fours. When the gale was at its height the passenger train due from Edin burgh at about 7.15 p.m., arrived at the Stratliford. station on the Fife side of the river, where the Dundee tickets were col lected. In the excitement following on the discovery of the catastrophe after wards, the railway officials stated that there appeared to be over 200 persons in the train, but it now transpires that there were barely 75. At any rate, only 53 tickets were taken. To this number must be added a few season ticket-holders and infants in arms. After the train left Stratliford station it was seen to speed on its way across the south end of the bridge, the lights on the sides and front of the engine andcarriagcs being distinctly visible. The train continued its way onwards, entering between the high girders in the middle of the bridge, and was just about emerging from them when a fearful crash, like thunder, swept up the river. At that moment two intensely brilliant sheets of flame and showers of sparks were seen at the high girders, evidently resulting from the ftiction of the ponderous mass of iron, as it crashed and tumbled into the river from a height of 100 ft. Nothing more .than this is known of the affair. About 7-30 p.m. the Dundee station master be gan to feel uneasy, and together with an other oflicial crawled along the bridge to see if the train was visi'olc. The bright moonlight revealed an immense fissure in the centre of the bridge, and the two men returned and announced the dreadful catastrophe that must have happened. About 11 o’clock the gale abated some what. A large steamer proceeded to tho scene of the accident. No signs of the ill-fated train or passengers could be dis covered ; indeed, all aboard must have perished instantaneously. One of the men on the deck of the Mars training ship, which was moored not very far from the bridge, says that the gale was the strongest he Had. experienced _for years, and he and others on the vessel were watching the bridge. According to the accounts published in Dundee the reason he gave was that the wind was so high that they thought the bridge would be down. Dwellers on the banks of the river looked to see if tho train would ven ture on the bridge on such a nigjit. At the time it was due tho gale was sweeping down the valley of the Tay, and appeared to have reached its height. The sensation produced by this terrible calamity in Scotland was immense. No thing like it has ever occurred before in the north, and the people were horror struck. ' Tho engineer who erected tho bridge states that the severest possible tests were applied to it before the structure was handed over to the North British Rail way Company. He professes himself unable to account for tho accident. Other particulars of the disaster state that the gap in the bridge was about half a mile long. All the rails were recovered. The railway authorities estimate the total number of lives lost at 75. The state ment that only 56 passenger tickets were taken up at the last stopping place does »Qt

children requiring no tickets, nor for the number of railway employees, or passen gers for Broughly Ferry, whose tickets were not taken up. The opinion of Sir Thomas Bouch, and other engineers, who have visited the scene of the calamity, is that the disaster occurred in this way ; The train, in their view, had entered within the high girders intact about 20 minutes past 7. The gale was then at its height, and the supposition is that the end carriages had been blown off the rails. If this had occurred they would have been dragged along the track, and would have torn off the lattice work. Most of those who had witnessed the calamity spoke of having seen showers of sparks, and if the conjecture of the engineers is the true one, that is just what might have been suspected. Had the train kept the rails, they say, no damage would have been done to the bridge, and the catas trophe would have been averted.

RESIDENT MAGISTRATE’S COURT.

ASHBURTON— Tuesday, Feb. 10. (Before Mr. F. Guinness, R.M.) DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. James Storey was charged with having been drunk and disorderly. Sergeant Pratt deponed ho found the accused drunk in Burnett street. Fined 10s. or 48 hours. Philip Parker for the same offence, and being an old offender, was also mulcted in 40s. or the usual imprisonment. James Anderson acknowledged his of fence, and was fined 10s. and costs. Patrick M'Cormack, for the same of fence had nothing to say, and got 10s. for it. , WIFE DESERTION. Thomas Dawson was charged with hav ing deserted his wife at Palmerston, and was remanded there. LARCENY, James Stephens was charged with hav ing stolen goods of over the value of L 25. Inspector Pender conducted the prosecu tion, and Mr. O’Reilly appeared for ac cused, -who pleaded not guilty. Henry C. Turner, sworn—l am a part ner in the firm of Mitchell and Turner, storekeepers, of Ashburton. On Doc. 2nd I w; s at Mount Somei's, selling goods from my waggon. I stayed there for the night, and I slept in the waggon in front of the hotel. Before retiring, about 9 p.m., I saw prison- r in the hotel. There wore several in the room. Had spoken to him previously—near the waggon, in the house, and at several other places. Our conversation had reference to the goods I had for sale. I went to bed shortly after eleven, and I then missed a bundle of shirts, from four to six dozen of cotton shirts, a tin box of ladies’ collars, cuffs, and setts, kid gloves, and hair nets. The value of the goods I missed was L 26 10s. When I missed the goods the prisoner had disappeared. From the time I last saw prisoner till I missed the goods would he about two hours. When I. saw him lie had a horse and trap. When I missed the goods, his trap was tied up within a few feet of my waggon. On Feb. 3rd I went with Trooper Farmer to prisoner’s store at Alford Forest, and found first three shirts produced. I recognise them by the figures on them, which I made myself, and by the patterns. The other mark (the ss. 6d.) has been added since I lost them ; the second I can also swear to by the 5 under the mark ; the third I can’t swear to. The two shirts I recognise I saw in prisoner’s store in a bundle. The prisoner produced the bundle containing 23 shirts—l don’t know where he took them from—and he said, “ There are your shirts, and he was willing to pa}' for ail which were missing, and hoped we would not be too hard on him, and that these were all he hid in his possession.” I told him wo could do nothing ; the con stable was not present then. Eleven of the shirts produced were made to order for our firm. (Mr. O’Reilly here applied to have this bundle marked, and his Worship ordered the bundle to be put on one side. Mr. O’Reilly objected, and wanted them marked, and a passage at arms took place between Bench and bar, on the question of criminal procedure.) The other eleven shirts are exactly similar to the others wc lost. Mr. Mitchell, my partner, was present when the shirts were handed over to me by prisoner. I left the shirts at the police camp the same night. The collars, cuffs, Ac., produced, I also recognise, and they wore handed over to me by Stephens on the same occasion, who said they were ours. I can identify some of them by marks made in plain figures with a peculiar pencil my self ; others I cannot positively swear to. I have never sol 1 prisoner any goods. Cross-examined by Mr. O Reilly—Our place of business is in Tancred street Ash burton, 25 miles from prisoner’s residence. Wc are hawkers and do business in the neighborhood of prisoner’s residence. Prisoner carries on a similar business to ours. Before prisoner started business there we wore doing a fair business. I don’t know what he did, there wore other hawkers and stores in the neighborhood doing drapery business. I did not feel annoyed at prisoner opening a store ; don’t recollect ever giving expression of ill feeling towards him. I don’t recollect saying anything as to taking s tops to prevent prisoner getting hail ; my memory is good in some things. I might have given ex pression to hostile feelings other than in the way of trade. I never heard pri soner’s reputation spoken of ; never heard anything against him as a business man. I have since heard that he had gooc credit. I knew prisoner casually before the 2nd December. After I missed the goods I gave information to the police. My reason for laying the information was because I heard prisoner was selling shirts. I got the information from my partner. Wm. Mitchell, sworn —I am a partner of the last witness. On the Sad inst. I went with him and Constable Farmer to Stephens’ store at Alford Forest. The constable had a search warrant. He went into the store first, and Turner and I went in together afterwards. Prisoner was there. We went in search of goods missing from our wagon. Constable Farmer told prisoner we wore in search of stolen goods, and if he had any in the place to give them up. Prisoner said “If you think I have, you can search for them.” We did search, and in the hack store my partner pulled three shirts out of a bundle. We then searched the front store, and saw nothing, Then prisoner called mo into the back store, and said— “ I have a lot of yonr goods, and am perfectly willing to pay for them. ” He said he did not take them himself, and never had them all, and he would pay for the goods if wc would hush the thing up. I told him v/e could not do that, as he must see Sergeant Pratt. I called in my partner and the constable, and told them what accused had said. I asked him to fetch out the goods he had. He brought out two bundles of shuts, and I said that was not all. He then fetched another bundle. I asked him what about the collars, cuffs, and gloves. First he said ho had no more, but afterwards fetched them, and said that was all he had got left, as he had sold the remainder. Constable Farmer took pos session of them and brought them to Ash burton. The goods in Court are the same. We mark our goods in plain figures. Two or three shirts in the bundle are marked with Turner’s mark, and I also identify them by the patterns and make. By Mr. O’Reilly—l first knew of the loss of the goods after Christmas. I was down South at the time of the loss. My partner put a notice up offering a reward for the goods. He told rue that the goods had been taken out of the wagon at Mount Somers.

R. F. Farmer, mounted constable, de poned—l accompanied Miteliell and Turner to Stephens’ house on February

with me. Wa searched the place for some time when Mitchell said he had found three shirts, belonging to him, and he asked the accused if he had any more. Accused then went into the shop, and brought out some brown paper parcels con taining shirts. He brought out some cuffs and collars afterwards. He said he would pay for the missing goods. I brought the goods to the railway station, and those in Court are the same. The prisoner said he had bought the things from an old swagger*, whose name he did not know. By Mr. O’Reilly—At this time no illicit still had been found on the premises. Accused produced all the things except the three shirts from a loft. Mr. O’Reilly said the only evidence against the accused was the alleged state ment said to have been made by accused himself, and it was evident that the objec tions of the accused to have a search made were in consequence of his having a private still on the premises, which he did not wish to be discovered. Accused had very crude ideas of business, and he would call evidence to that effect. He called Andrew Orr, merchant, Ashburton, who deponed that lie had known the prisoner for two years and five months. He had been dealing with witness’s firm continuously for that period. Knew him to have means. He paid us LIOO to his credit before having any goods at all, the greater portion of which lay to his credit for nearly two months. He dealt with us largely, and ho has been in our debt upwards of LSOO on occasions, and lias never had a bill dishonored. On the day he was remanded a bill was due by him for LI3S, which he paid. I don’t know of any small store keeper who bought with greater caution. The class of goods in Court is quite common in the trade. I would, not like to swear to any marks I make on goods in plain figures ; the pencil marks are usual ones. By Inspector Pender—l never sent goods to prisoner by a swagmau. I can’t say whether we ever supplied goods of this class with any of the marks on the goods. All the goods are common in the trade. His Worship believing that a prima facie case existed against the prisoner, committed him for trial at the nest session of the Supremo Court. Bail would bo allowed, himself iu LIOO and two sureties of LSO each. THE ILLICIT STILL CASH. James Stephens, the same prisoner, pleaded guilty to having an illicit still on his premises. The still was found by Constable Farmer while searching Step hens’ premises at Mount Somers for stolen goods. Inspector Ponder said the still had evi dently not been used for some time. Ho Worship said ha had no option, but to inflict a line, .and ho would inflict as mitigated a penalty as possible—viz., LSO and costs. BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT. James Wallace, hotel-keeper, Chertsey, was charged with having sold lialf-a-pint of beer after hours. James Blunt, blacksmith’s apprentice at Chertsey, sworn, deponed—Was at defendant’s house on Jan. 24th up till ll o'clock p.m., and perhaps after. I couldn’t say what time I was turned out. I was told to go out by Mr. Wallace. Ho said it was closing up time. I went back about 10 minutes afterwards and got one bottle of beer and one of shandy gaff. Went in by the side door for that. Can’t say if the front door was open or closed. Went to the bar window, and we were served ,by Mr. Wallace, and paid him Is. for it. Tom Childs was with me. We took the beer outside. By Mr. Branson—We often go through the passage to get drink. Tom Childs, blacksmith’s boy at Chertsey, deponed—l know Mr. Wallace. I was at the hotel on Jan. 24th. Up till the time Mr, Wallace told us to go out, the former witness was with me. We went back to the hotel about a quarter of an hour afterwards—We went in through the door fronting the line. We got two pints of shandy gaff. Mr Wallace’s barman supplied it, and defen dant was present. We paid sixpence cadi for it. Can’t say if the bar door was open. By Mr. Branson—lt may have been about half-past ten when Mr. Wallace turned us out. James Scarlett, farmer, Chertsey—-Was about Chertsey on the night of the 24tli inst. Don’t know what time I left. Hie door was not shut when I left. I re mained about a good while, and had several liquors. I was there more than an hour after I left the house. Saw the last two witnesses about, but not in the hotel. Mr. Branson did not see that any de fence was needed, as there was no proof of the time of the house being closed. James Wallace, defendant, sworn—l did not supply any liquor to any person on the night of the 24th January. The two boys obtained the shandy-gaff before 11 o’clock. By Sergeant Pratt—There was a largo crowd of people about, and I told them to leave. It was not 11 o’clock when I told them to go ; and I closed up the bar door. The boys returned about ton minutes afterwards. It was not then 11 o’clock. The drink was taken out of the house. The case was dismissed, Sergeant Pratt remarking that the boys had sworn alto gether different to the statements they made to the. police, on the strength of which the charge was laid against Wallace. CIVIL CASES. Friedlancler Bros. v. M'Avoy.—Claim L3G 10s., for goods supplied. Judgment for amount claimed, with costs Ll 11s. UNPAID RATES. The Ashburton Council v. Macpherson. Mr. Crisp for plaintiffs. Claim L2 12s. for rates. Judgment for amount claimed, and costs. Same v. H. B. Johnstone.—Paid into court. Same v. R. Hodgson.—Ho appearance. Claim L2. Judgment for amount claimed, costs 55., and professional fee Ll Is. Stevenson v. Earle.—Claim, L 9 2s. The amount was paid into Court on Saturday, and accepted, but notice was not given by plaintiff of the acceptance till Court day, and defendant claimed costs, as the notice had not been given in time. After a long argument his Worship granted costs to defendant. Bartlett v. Andrews.—No appearance. Butler v. Conolly. —Claim L3G 95., on a dishonored promissory note. Miss Butler deponed that the note handed into Court was drawn by defen dant. Judgment for amount and costs, with immediate execution.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1880.



Lecture. PASTOR OHINIQUY IN ASHBUR TON. nvrOTTCE IS HEREBY GIVEN that J3J the Rev Mr. Chiniquy will (D. V.) preach in the PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH On SUNDAY MORNING, 15th INST., And in the WESLEYAN CHURCH on the Evening of the same day. The Rev. Gentleman will deliver a Lecture in the TOWN HALL ON MONDAY, ICth INSTANT., At 7.30 Sharp. Tickets to be had from Messrs, St. Hill, Nelson, or at the door.



Wanted. WANTED, by a Young Widow, a SITUATION as Housekeeper to a gentleman, or Housekeeper and Gover ness to a widower with children. She teaches thorough English, French, Music, Singing, and Needlework, is a good Cook, and understands a dairy.—Apply to Mrs. C., West Oxford. 4440 SHEEP. WANTED— To PURCHASE 5000 Sound Mouthed Merinos or Cross breds, in lots. Apply to SAUNDERS BROS. 313 Ashburton. TIT ANTED Known, thrA TWENTY V y Words are inserted in this Column for ONE SHILLING prepaid, and FORTY Words for TWO SHILLINGS prepaid. W ANTED KNOWN—That we are now Selling 250 Cream Laid Connnerciat Envelopes for 25., cash ; 500 ditto, 3s.- Gd. cash ; and 1000 ditto, Gs. Cd., for prompl cash only. Wkeks & Dixon. ANTED KNOWN, that Envelopes , . and’Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “ Herald ” Office, East-street North. G 4-2 WANTED KNOWN—That Money can be. saved by purchasing your Sta tionery and Account Books, for cash, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” Whole sale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Build ings, near Station. X&7ANTBD IMMEDIATELY A \ V BED-ROOM and SITTING ROOM, with or without Board and atten dance, for a gentleman. Apply to office of 0. Percy Cox, East street. 491g-48c WANTED KNOYv 7 N—That the cheap est ?.nd neatest CARDS may be had at i'is “GUARDIAN OFFICE.” T. Bullock. TO FARMERS AND CONTRACTORS. rjIENDERS WANTED for Cutting with Reaper and Binder 100 Acres Wheat, at THOMAS BULLOCK. THE undersigned has the following PROPERTIES to LET with a pur chasing clause, or FOR SALE on liberal terms of payment— -8 Kf\ ACRES good WHEAT LAND, JLeJ> v/ all ploughed and ready for cross ploughing for wheat ; situated about three miles from the township. ACRES, near the above ; also good WHEAT LAND, ploughed once, md ready for cross-ploughing. ACRES,partly improved, near Wins low. This will lie sold very cheap, and on very liberal terms. rj ACRES, fenced and planted ; situated * near the East Town Belt, good site for private residence. TOWN PROPERTIES. Y 7 ALU ABLE BUSINESS SITE in Bur- nett Street, being T.S. 177, next the “ Mail” office. ID ART of T.S. 139, Peter Street. This will be sold cheap, and on liberal terms. TO Railway Employes, Mechanics, and Others. —FOR SALE, cheap, Lot 78, situated on East Town Belt. Terms, £5 cash ; balance by monthly or quarterly payments. T. BULLOCK. Tenders. CARTING. TENDERS are invited for Carting 100,009 bushels grain. Particulars can be obtained from MR. E. SAUNDERS, Dvmdas ; MR. 11. W. PARSON, Seafield; Or 4G40 SAUNDERS EROS. WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. TO BUILDERS. TENDERS arc invited for ADDITIONS to Overseer's COTTAGE. Specifica tions can bo seen at the Board’s Office ; and tenders will be received till 10 a. in. on WEDNESDAY, Fob. 11th. FOOKS & SON, 31c—48Gg Surveyors to the Board. Y. ■w, g wV -v!. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. KAWAKAWA RAILWAY. TAUMARERE CONTRACT—FORMA TION ONLY. LENGTH ABOUT ONE MILE. Public Works Office, Wellington, 15th January, 1880, YY7RITTEN TENDERS will be received ' ’ at this office, until NOON on WEDNESDAY the 25th February, 1880, for the above contract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside “ Tender for Taumarere Contract.” Plans and specifications may be seen at the Public Works Offices, Wellington, after the 21st instant, and at Auckland, Grahamstown, KawaKawa, Christchurch, and Dunedin on arrival of first mail after that date. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if urcsented at any telegraph office by N CON of the same date, pro vided that written tenders in due form are lodged at a District or Resident Engineer’s Office by the same hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in the town where the tender is lodged ; such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for twenty-one days, and to bo in favor of the Receiver-General’s Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, JOHN BLACKETT, 439 g Engineer in Charge, North Island. Gazette in Bankruptcy. V. JKlgjgl.. R THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN (County Agricultural and Sporting Recorder) is a GAZETTE for all Notices under The Debtors and Creditors Acts. FRANCIS PHILIP O’REILLY, Barrister, Solicitor, & Conveyancer, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON,



Meetings. sP .A THISTLE LODGE, S.C., 627. A N EMERGENCY MEETING will be O. held in the Lodge Room, Saunders’ Buildings, on THURSDAY, 12th inst., at 7.30 p.m., sharp. Business— Urgent. Full attendance requested. By order of the R.W.M. J. E. HYDE HARRIS, 48c-498g Secretary. ~ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN” SOCIETY. THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEET ING will bo held at Quill’s Hotel, on FRIDAY, 20th February, hist., at 8 o’clock, p. in. Business— To receive Annual Report; Election of Directors and Officers for en suing year. All members requested to attend. J. E. HYDE HARRIS, 47c-499g Hon. Secretary. GOOD TEMPLAR HALL COMPANY, LIMITED, THE annual general MEETING of the Shareholders of the TEMPLAR HALL COMPANY (Limited), will be held in the Templar Hall on THURSDAY, February 19th, at 7.30 p.m. Business ; Adoption of Report and Balance sheet ; Election of Directors, in place of Messrs. Charles Brad dell and Thos. Williams, whose seats have become vacant, and Messrs. Scott and Andrews, who retire by ballot. By order. W. H. ZOUCH, 467 g . Secretary. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. MEETING OF RATEPAYERS. A MEETING of the Ratepayers of this Road District will take place on THURSDAY, the 27th inst., at 10 o’clock a.in., in the Road Board Office, for the purpose of electing a member in the room of the late Mr. Charles Reed. A Foil, if demanded, will be held the same day, and close at 4 o’clock p.m. DONALD McLEAN, Chairman. Road Board Office, 487 g Westerfield, 10th February, 1880. Public Notices. FOR SALE CHEAP. A WOOD’S and Osborne’s REAPER and BINDER, in good working order. Delivery can be given on Tuesday next. Apply to FRED. PAYITT, 493 g Ashburton. GRAIN. Messrs, royse, stead, & co. are prepared to PURCHASE GRAIN or to MAKE ADVANCES on Grain consigned to them for sale or ship ment. C. PERCY COX, Agentg for ROYSE, STEAD, & CO., 493 g Ashburton. Liverpool and London and GLOBE INSURANCE COM PANY. Capital £2,000,000. Reserve Fund ... £1,300,000. Grain Insured whilst Growing, in Stock or Stacked. Eveiy other description of Insurance at rates as low as any other office. LOCAL AGENTS. J. Stanley Bruce ... Ashburton. A. R. Markham ... Chertsey 484 g V. R. DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTION, SUMNER, CANTERBURY. THE Government having secured suit able accommodation at Sumner, Canterbury, for the proposed Institution for the Education and Tx-aining of Deaf mutes, Mr. and Mrs. Van Asch will he prepared to receive pupil boarders at the Institution on the Ist March, 1880. Full information may be obtained on applica tion to the undersigned, or to the Secre taries of the several Education Boards. By order, JOHN HISLOP, Secretary. Education Department, Wellington, 2nd February, 1830. 4S5g REAPERS AND BINDERS. EMPLOYMENT for any number of machines. Apply 63g SAUNDERS BROS. W. R. BOYLE, Moore street, Ashburton, Accountant, land, estate, and GENERAL AGENT. Loans negotiated. Absentees represented. Agent for the Victorian Insurance Com pany. Certificated Accountant in Bank ruptcy. 458 g RATING ACT, 1876. NOTICE. mHE ASSESSMENT COURTS for the Road Districts of Wakanui, Long beach, South Rakaia, Mount Hutt, Upper Ashburton, Mount Somers, and the Borough of Ashburton, for the purpose of hearing and determining all objections to the valuation list or lists of the said districts and borough will be held on the dates and at the places following, viz.: — Borough of Ashburton, on 17th Febru ary, at the Town Hall, Ashburton. Road District Wakanui, 19th February, at the Town Hall, Ashburton. Road District Mount Hutt, 20th Feb ruary, at the Mothven Road Board Office. Road District South Rakaia, 21st Feb ruary, at the South Rakaia Road Board Office. Road District Mount Somers, 23rd Feb ruary, at the Mount Somers Road Board Office. Road District Upper Ashburton, 27th February, at the Westerfield Road Board Office. Road District Longbeach, 28th Febru ary, at the Willowby Road Board Office. All Courts will open at 10 a.ni. By order, 0. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk to the Assessment Court. Resident Magistrate’s Office, Ashburton, 6th February, 1880. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. ADVERTISEMENTS received for tlio GUARDIAN up to 9 p.m. at the scale charges; afterwards: at double rates



Public Notices. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION LIST. TAKE NOTICE—The Valuation List for the Borough of Ashburton, for the year 1880, is now OPEN FOR IN SPECTION at the Borough Council Offices, Burnett street. All objections thereto must be left at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, on or before the 15th day of February, addressed to the Assess ment Court for the Borough of Ashbur ton, and a copy of every such objection must .be left at the Town Clerk’s Office not leas than seven days before the next sitting of the said Court. CHARLE 5 BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, 14th January, 1880. 387 g ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL, EXTRAORDINARY VACANCY. IN pursuance of the provisions of the Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876, I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that an ELECTION to fill an Extraordinary Vacancy in the Ashburton County Council, for the Riding of UPPER ASH BURTON, caused by the death of Charles Reed, Esq., will be held on TUESDAY, the second day of March next, at the WESTERFIBLD SCHOOLHOUSE. NOMINATIONS in the form pre scribed by the above Act, and addressed to the Returning Officer, will be received at the Westerfield Schoolhouse, up till twelve o’clock noon, on FRIDAY, the 20th Februarj r . Forms of nomination maybe obtained at the office of the Returning Officer, Ash burton. CHARLES BRADDELL, Returning Officer. Ashburton, Feb. 11,1880. 496 g PUBLIC NOTICE OF OBJECTION TO THE WHOLE OF VALUATION LIST. mAKE NOTICE—The South Rakaia Road Board intend to OBJECT to the whole of the VALUATION LIST for South Rakaia Road district now open for inspection at Road Board office, South Rakaia, at the next sitting of the Assess ment Court, for the said district, upon the ground that the rateable value of the pro perties therein named is greater than in the said list set forth. Dated this sth day of February, 1880. By order of the South Rakaia Road Boax d. A. MAKEIG, 497 g Clerk. MOUNT HUTT ROAD BOARD. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION LIST. JYT OTICE is hereby given that the 131 VALUATION LIST for the Mount Hutt Road District for the year 1880, will be OPEN FOR INSPECTION from January 15th to February 15th, at the Road Board Office, Methven. All OBJECTIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board Office, Methven, on or before February 15th, addressed to the J udge of the Assessment Court, and a copy of such objection must be left at the same place, addressed to the Chairman of the Board not less than seven clear days before the next sitting of the said Court. W. B. COMPTON, Clerk Mount Hutt Road Board. 411 g UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION LIST. Take notice.—The valuation LIST for the Upper Ashburton Road District for the year 1880 will be OPEN FOR INSPECTION from 15th January to 15th February, 1880, at Road Board Office, Westerfield. All OBJEC TIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board office, Westerfield, on or before the 15th day of February, addressed to the Judge of the Assessment Court, and a copy of every such objection must be at Road Board Office, Westerfield, addressed to the Chairman of the Board, not less than seven clear days before the next sitting of the said Court. ROBERT D. PULLER, 412 g Clerk to the Board. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION LIST. Take notice—The valuation LIST for the Mount Somess Road District for the year 1880 will be OPEN FOR INSPECTION from 15th January to 15th February, 1880, at John Hood’s Hotel, Mount Somers. All OBJECTIONS thereto must be left at the Road Board Office, Mcunt Somers, on or before the 15th day of February, addressed to the Judge of the Assessment Court; and a Copy of every such Objection must be left at the Road Board Office, Mount Somers, addsessed to the Chairman of the Board, not less than Seven Days before the next sitting of the said Court. JAMES FRASER, Clerk to the Mount Somers 404 g Road Board. Business Notices. TO THE FARMERS OF THE ASH BURTON AND SURROUNDING * DISTRICTS. C. w. CALL AT UCK WORTH’S High Street, Christchurch, And Buy your GROCERIES. Really Good Tea, 20s. per box, full size. Extra Superfine, 28s. per box, full size. Extra Superfine, 90s. per half chest. Quality guaranteed. All other Goods equally low. 465 g NOTICE TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. WHEN you want any Copper, Zinc, Iron, or Tinware made or re paired, it will be to your interest to con sult JOSEPH HYDE, Moore street, Ashburton, And he will cure all complaints cheaply. 4G9g RABBITS! RABBITS ! i P . HARPER, FISHMONGER AND POULTERER Near the Ashburton Hotel, East Street, BEGS to inform the inhabitants if Ashburton that he HAS OPENED In the above line, and trusts, by stdi \ attention to business, and supplying bill articles of first class quality, hopes t merit a share of public patronage OYSTER SALOON. Hot Fried Fish and Tea and Coffee ai all hours. CHRISTMAS Number Young Ladies’ .Journal, London Journal, Family Herald, Family Reader, Boys’ Standard, &c. . Just arrived. .H. M. -