The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER.

ASHBURTON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1880.

[PRICE-TWOPENCE.

YOL. 1-No. 144.]



Auctioneers and Commission Agents- InDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY 'J (late bullock AND CO.) ASHBURTON, General Merchants Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. Sales of Stock, Farm Implements, &c., will he held at their Yards, Ashbur ton, and the Tinwald Yards, on alternate TUESDAYS. CASH ADVANCES Made ©n Stock, Produce, &c., consigned for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 1 PRE DK . pAVITT, East Street (Close to the Railway Station) Ashburton, Land and General Commission Agent. Orders taken for—Sydney Drays, Newcastle Coal, and Malvern (by the truck load), Build ing Materials of all kinds, Fencing Wire, Agricultural Implements, English and Ameri can, &c., &c. 1 Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. C E. FOOKS AND SON, pi CENSED aURVEYORS .AND LAND BROKERS Under the Land Transfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakanui Road, near Post-office ASHBURTON. 5 W. H. BRISTOW, AUTHORISED GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR, Licensed Under Land Tran sfer Act. Ford and Newton’s Buildings, (next County Council offices, Hereford street, Christchurch. 104 a Hotels. JOHN TISCH begs to inform bis friends and the public that he has TAKEN THE ALFORD FOREST HOTEL, Alford Forest. First-class accommodation at moderate charges. Wines, ales, and spirits of best quality. Good stabling and paddocks. Horses and buggies on hire. JOHN TISCH, Proprietor. Alford Forest Hotel. 598 a PORT TTT IN E OR T VV IN E FOR INVALIDS. NVAL I D S . rpHOS. QUELL begs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and district that he can supply them with PORT WINE OF THE FINEST QUALITY (suitable for Invalids), as shipped direct by Warre Brothers, of London, one of the oldest houses in the Oporto Trade. Note Address— QUILL’S WHOLESALE BOTTLING STORES, Commercial Hotel, (Near Railway Station), Ashburton. 751g-336c Boarding House, &c. PvAKAIA RESTAURANT. A T 4 NDREWS begs to inform the inhabitants of Rakaia ,nd Surrounding District that he has akeh the premises lately occupied by C. 5. Howell, and has opened them as a lestaurant and Boarding House. MEALS Is. BEDS Is. A. J. ANDREWS, Proprietor. 1130 Conveyances. THE LONGBEACH COACH 1 THOMAS COTTON wishes to inform the travelling public between Ash burton and Longbeach that he has taken over the Coach Business from Mr. George Willcocks, and hopes for a continuance of the support hitherto accorded to his pre decessor. The fares by Cotton’s coach are exactly 3d. per mile ordinary fares, and l|d. per mile for Saturday return. They are as under — . Longbeach to Ashburton, ordinary 55., return Bs. Watertpn to Ashburton, 3s. 6d. ordi nary, 6s. return. Ashton to Ashburton, 3s. ordinary, on Wheatstone to Ashburton, 2s. 6d. iinary, 4s. return. The coach leaves the Booking Office, ildwin’s Central Hotel, each day at 15; Post Office, 3.30. 4g ECOOKSON, Wills Street, runs the , MAIL COACH from Ashburton Railway Station to Green Street, Alford Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday and Friday, returning Wednesday and Saturday at 8 p.m )



Saunders Bros. RANGITATA. FOR SALE, in convenient sized farms, about 3,500 ACRES of the best Land in the North Rangitata District, being rural sections Nos. 32311, 32312, 32264, 32265, 30788, 30789, and 30790. The land is all fenced, and ready for immediate occupation ; water can be ob tained within fifty feet of the surface, and excellent crops have been grown in the neighborhood this season. For small capitalists this is a rare op portunity to obtain good land at a very slight advance on the Government price. Portion of the property is not more than three minutes’ walk from the Ealing Railway Station. TERMS EXCEPTIONALLY EASY. EDUCATION RESERVE 1999. TELES reserve will shortly be offered fo cropping, in lots of convenient size. Well adapted for growing barley, a portion (110 acres) in crop this year yielding up wards of 33 bushels per acre. KAIAPOI BOROUGH RESERVES, Nos. 2184, 2185, 2186, 2187. THE whole of these reserves will shortly be offered in lots, for one crop or a longer period. Excellent crops of wheat, oats, and barley have been grown on the properties this season. SAUNDERS BROS, MILLERS, GRAIN MERCHANTS, AND COMMISSION AGENTS. ASHBURTON. , AGENTS FOB THE LONDON AND LANCASHIRE EIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND 'I HE WALLSEND COLLIERY. 692 g



Millers and Bakers. NEW FLOUR. yrOFFAT begs to inform the , jVB inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL AT WAKANUI IS NOW IN FULL WORK, And is turning out a really First-class Flour. Bakers and the Public can rely on all orders being promptly attended to on the most reasonable terms. Cash Buyers of Wheat and Oats. Special attention paid to Gristing, and Farmers from a distance can have their Grist ground by return 31 NOTICE. WESTERFIELD MILL. TO FARMERS, BAKERS, & OTHERS. FJIHE Westerfield Mill is now in full work, and the public can be supplied with FIRST-CLASS FLOUR on most reason able terms. Every attention will be given to Public Gristing, and farmers from a distance can have grist done immediately after de livery. Apply to the Miller, HENRY BOWERS. Grain stored on liberal terms. 389c-796g Medical- MEDICAL HALL. Established 1874. J At Q AMBRIDGE ’ DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in Stock —■ SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Circular, Cole’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocmain, &c. ELASTIC STOCKINGS Knee Caps, Wristlets, and Anklets Abdominal Belts in Silk and Thread. FEEDING BOTTLES—Mather’s, Maw’s, Dean’s, Stocker’s, Ayrton and Saun ders’, O’Connell’s. INFANTS’ FOODS—Liebig’s, Hard’s Neave’s, Ridge’s, Nestle’s. COD LIVER OILS—De Jongh’s, Lang ton’s, Mbller’s, Foxe’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY—Piesse and Lubin’s, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, Hriedenbach’s, Low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES—Death and Ross’s, Turner’s, and Martin’s. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED Business Notices. H. M, J ONES, Baking Square, LAW & COMMERCIAL STATIONER, BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER. Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Strings, Concertinas, &c. Magazines, English Papers, & Periodical by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed with Despatch, 15a REDUCTION. CHEAP I CHEAP 11 CHEAP !1 ! AN unlimited supply of every size of BUILDING TIMBER now on Sale by the undersigned, at 12s. per 100 ft. and upwards. Always in stock:—Stakes, Posts and. Rails, Firewood, &c., at cheap rates, ALPHEUS HAYES, Timber Merchant, East street, Ashburton, N.B. —Orders for Bridging and Culvert Timber supplied on the shortest notice. 738 g PRACTICAL WATCH & CLOCK! MAKER, JEWELLER, &c. ROBT. MURRAY, MOORE STREET, BEACH ROAD, ASHBURTON, RM. guarantees all work entrusted to , him to be turned out thoroughly satisfactory and in good working order. A well-assorted stock of Watches, Clocks Jewellery, Spectacles, &c. Watch Glasses and Keys, of the best quality, fitted. All Watch and Clock Work and Jewel® lery repairs executed on the Premises, MOORE STREET (Next Door to the Road Board Office), BEACH ROAD, ASHBURTON. 730c-96g



Business Notices. Thomas Crompton, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURER OF GALVANISED IRON SPOUTING, RIDGE CAP, DOWN PIPING, COLONIAL OVENS KITCHEN RANGES, PORTABLE WASHING FURNACES, CLOSET PANS, LEAD WASHERS, &c. TO HAS the pleasure of informing his numerous Friends that having Re • moved into his newly-erected and extensive Manufacturing Premises in Armagh Street (Exactly Opposite his old Workshops), which have been fitted up with the most modern appliances for the production of work in the various branches of his Business, he is now prepared to execute any order entrusted to him with despatch and and of the best quality of material, and the Lowest Price which it is possible for Steam Power and Machinery to effect. Note the Address— ARMAGH. STREET, Near Manchester Street, Christchurch. 106 g French Cafe, TRIANGLE, CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. Hot Breakfast, Luncheon, Tea, and Supper, Is. Each. LUNCHEON FROM ELEVEN O’CLOCK ON SATURDAYS. Visitors to Christchurch will find every Accommodation at the above Establish ment. Beds Is. WINES AND BEERS OF BEST BRANDS. EDWARDS AND GALBRAITH, 111 G Proprietor. Aitken and Roberts, FURNISHING AND GENERAL IRONMONGERS, CASHEL STREET WEST, CHRISTCHURCH. DIRECT SHIPMENTS RECEIVED EVERY MONTH. PRICES VERY REASONABLE. GOODS FORWARDED PER RAIL SAME DAY AS ORDER RECEIVED. WE are now opening ex Helen Denny, Otago, Hudson, Abermyte, &c., A LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT OF FURNISHING AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY, to which we invite your special attention. _ Particularly;— Cheese Presses, Single [and Double—Churns —Calf Weaners—Weighing, Chopping, Washing, and Knife Machines —Vowel and Home Washers—Mangles—Ranges— Grates—Mantelpieces Fenders Bedsteads Lawn Mowers—Oils and Paints— Pumps—Wire Netting—Picks, Shovels, Garden Tools—Builders’ and Contractors’ Ironmongery—Electro-Plated and Britannia Metal Goods —Table and Pocket Cutlery. AITKEN & ROBERTS, Cashel Street West. 108 g ON SALE AT THE Birmingham and Sheffield Warehouse, COLOMBO STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. CHAFF-CUTTERS, Horse-gears, Grist Mills, Ploughs, 3 and 4-h.p. vertical Engine (portable and stationary, by best makers), Oat Bruisers, Harrows, &c., Pumps and piping of every description, Wind Pumps, Oils, Paints, and Colors, Plough and Cart Traces, Back-chains, Hames, &c. Anvils, Bellows, Vices, Bar, Rod, and Sheet Iron, and all materials required by Engineers and Smiths, Rope Packing, Plough Reins, &c., &c., “ Cotterill’s ” Patent Fireproof Safes, Unpickable Locks, Kitchen Ranges, American Stoves, Register Grates, Marble Mantel-pieces, choice assortment of Gas Fittings Chandeliers, &c. Electro-Pneumatic House-hells, splendid assortment of English and American Plated Ware, consisting of Cruets, E. P. and B. M. Teapots, &c., &c. Forks and Spoons, Cutlery of all kinds. Fenders and Fire-Irons, Coal Vases, Travelling Trunks and Bugs, Baths, and a very large stock of Builders General and Furnishing Hardware. Intending purchasers are invited to inspect the stock. Prices will be found con s derably reduced, although the quality is the same for which this establishment has been noted for the last twenty-four years. EDWARD REECE, PROPRIETOR. 5 S ° STODDARD’S Temperance Family and Commercial HOTEL, MANCHESTER STREET, CHRISTCHURCH, Near Railway Station. mHE EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS to the above Hotel will shortly be com- JL pleted. Visitors will find all the accommodation of a First-class Hotel, on moderate terms. STODDARD AND PARSONSON, 110a-764c Proprietors. gTATIONERY, SURVEYORS’ AND Etc. , Etc. , ARCHITECTS’ REQUISITES, Etc. , AT NEAR COST PRICE FOR CASH, FOR A SHORT TIME ONLY, Surveyors’ and Architects’ Instruments—Parallel Rulers, brass and ebony— Plotting Scales, ivory and boxwood—Set Squares, vulcanite and peartree —Boxes Mathematical Instruments —Spring Bow Pens, sets and singly—large assortment of Oil and Water Colors, boxes and loose—great variety Sable-hair Brushes —splendid lot of Account Books, large and small —Desks, Workboxes, and Albums—Notepaper and Envelopes, cheap—Prize Books, School Books, &c., in abundance —Sabbath School Requisites supplied at ENGLISH PRICES. E,. Binstead, BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER, CASHEL STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. 1090 Hudson, Ridley, & Co., GENERAL IMPORTERS, HARDWARE, STATIONERY, &c., &c., Wholesale and Retail, MANCHESTER STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. 128 a Parker and McDonald, CANTERBURY LABOR EXCHANGE, Registry Office for Male and Female Servants, MANCHESTER STREET SOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH. (Established 1858.) PRIVATE ENQUIRY OFFICE FOR DISCOVERY OF MISSING FRIENDS, NEXT OF KIN, HEIRS AT LAW, LEGATEES, Etc. N.B. Best and Cheapest Office in Town for the Sale or Purchase of Freehold Properties. Houses and Land Let or Sold. Certificates of Births, Deaths, and Marriages obtained and forwarded. Rents and Debts collected. ORDERS PER POST OR WIRE PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 1070 C. W. DUCKWORTH, GROCER, HIGH STREET, CHRISTCHURCH (Near Strange's Buildings.), Goods Delivered at Christchurch Railway Station. Furnished Houses To Let at Sumner. 426



IButilness Notices. Dissolution OF Partnership. o ORE AND 00., ~JP>EG to announce that they intend to DISSOLVE PAETNEESHIP on Ist SEPTEMBER They will therefore, on Saturday, May Ist, offer the whole of their superior stock, amounting to over £20,000 worth of DEAPEEY, lEONMONGEEY, AND GEOOEEIES, AT COST PRICE. The reductions in price extends to every Department in our Business, f And we trust our Customers will pay PEOMPT CASH DUEING SALE. All Goods will be marked in plain figures with Eed Ink. jf f jf All outstanding accounts must be paid at once so that partnership accounts may be adjusted. I I I ORE & CO., ASHBURTON & RAKAIA April 24th, 1880. P.S. —A Large Shipment of Drapery Goods just opened up ex Pallala. Guns! Guns! Guns! POWDER. SHOT. GAPS. ORE AND CO. JJAYE now on hand a re ry fine assortment of BEEEOHLOADING DOUBLE AND SINGLE-BARREL GUNS, And as these have been imported direct from the manufacturers, we are prepared to Sell at the most Reasonable Prices— From £2 10s to £25 ORR AND CO 1£ Dc-9g



Business Notices. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED are now selling THE BEST SCREENED OLD LAMBTON NEWCASTLE COAL, AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. W. MONTGOMERY & CO., , , [Limited], ASHBURTON. 32 0068-0084 v joj qst?Q -bqx 83F C sjasnoijr jo ( AHONOO apj e joj qreQ -si X3r ) T S •euou oj puooes ■qsratjj; pun WTXX •qsuo —sauaj, •stunxe'S TAT , i'lL j[oms p«B fqgojj ip?mg : OILO ■jepio no/C ojojeq juom -qjosßy pipuejdg etqj joadsm pirn rjrjy 'l a l°H B,umppjg; pun eogjO Jso<i uagAvjag ‘aTONViaj, jfrjSg”! my OX OD ‘AHNOH AH ROA NYH UHL SI SIHX <>a Y ‘-og> ‘ozoijjj; qsiaj spjoQ pjojpeg; 81 11 0 10 pußiHug; jo jsa^ “ “ lodarug; “ ‘‘ piSsopj poaiosst? ‘spaaAVjQ qojoog joj ejqßjins ‘BtjrjojQ joAßajj ojqßuoiqsßj jsom eqj ‘iCoutrj put? uregi ‘sqjojQ uuuuaQ —; Sutaiojioj eqj SuisudraoQ Q^HOIM IOSTMS OL SaJMHYSQ^ •nojjnqqsy m imoqs ja.£ OJ J9A9 oj iOjtpmb tin 'aoiRNcIGO .fououi joj joS eq oj si[jo[Q jQ jo qoojg jsaq oqj,—(TO A TOYTY LSD.!- 009 ■iino i OJj i Aayan sgrya 009 gqj qgeds <VT -UI put? pt?o uaqj ‘SaiMogoj aqq. (jyH <1 •pauSisjapujQ aqj Aij T bfjipßnf) put? £ jijf jut?ai no£ ,q- j •soqjojQ jo }tng t? joj CJ jepao jxau jnoA oatS uo?£ ejojaq <JOiIj kA t! A 3 SIHI SSY3 L.KKKI james McDonald, PRACTICAL TAILOR, East street, Ashburton A good Stock of Tweeds and Cloths on haid. Summer Goods open shortly. 172 Storekeepers, &c. SHBURTON gTORE The Oldest Established Business in the County of Ashburton. D. WILLIAMSON AND CO., DRAPERS GROCERS, IRONMONGERS, TEA, WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. The Best House in Town for MEN’S, BOYS’, AND YOUTHS’ READY-MADE CLOTHING CELEBRATED BOOT AND SHOE DEPOT. 14 BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. LAWRY AND SON, Norton Farm’, Seafield, return thanks to their patrons for the hearty support accorded to them since Norton Farm was opened as a Butchery, Bakery, and General Store, and solicit a continuance of past favors, assuring customers that their interest will always have first consideration at the hands of the advertisers. Lawey and Son beg to inform their friends and the public in the Seafield and neighboring districts, that their Bread] Meat, and Store Carts travel the following routes on the days given below : Seafield to Kyle, and Acton—Wednes DAYS. Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road —Thursdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road— Fkidays. In view of the Harvest, orders for at tendance of the Cart may be left at the Store, Norton Farm, Seafield ; Wakanui School, with Mr. Ginney; with Mr. Lambie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brownf blacksmith, Clontarf. LAWRY AND SON, NORTON FARM Seafield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and Seed Merchants. A GEN T S FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND GUARDIAN.



Business Notices. ■J^EW GOODS. N EW GOODS, NEW GOODS, Stationery. NEW GOODS, Letter Balances. NEW GOODS, Damping Brushes. NEW GOODS, Water-wells. NEW GOODS, Carbonic Paper. NEW GOODS, Account Boohs. NEW GOODS. Small Morocco Ledgers. NEW GOODS, Yellum Address Labels. NEW GOODS, Thick Commercial Envelopes. NEW GOODS, Pocket Pen & Pencil-holder, 1/- NEW GOODS, Foolscap from 16/6 per ream. NEW GOODS, Lead Pencils. NEW GOODS, Ink Bottles. NEW GOODS, Drawing Papers. NEW GOODS, Strongest Liquid Gum. NEW GOODS, Memo. Account Books. NEW GOODS, Gum Tickets. Ac. &c. &c. WEEKS AND DIXON, Wholesale and Retail Stationers, Opposite Railway Station, Ashburton. OFFICE AND HOUSEHOLD STATIONERY PAPER BAGS, ' ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c. Commercial and Law Stationery Notepapera in great variety Envelopes of the newest styles Inkstands and Bottles Penis and Penholders Pencils and Pencil Cases Account and Pocket Books, Etc. Biscuit Bag's Flour Bags Milliners’ Bags. Wholesale and Retail. LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH. WEEKS AND D XON Satodi?b Bueuotg®, EASTI' B E B T ASHBURTON.