The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND SPORTING RECORDER.

YOL. I.—No. 101. J

ASHBURTON. TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1880.

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cuvi p,a s. Saunders Bros. r, r -30 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 30700. 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. THIS reserve will shortly be offered for 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 FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE WALLSEND COLLIERY. 692 g



Auctioneers and Commission Agents ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT ETC. SALES, Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, Furniture and Effects, alsi Pigs, Fowls, and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE Every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. SALE YA T; DS ATTENDED. Entries can be made at my office or at tju Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company. 50-252 c IjIDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRI U (lath bullock AND CO.), ASHBURTON, General Merchants Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. Sales of Stock, Farm Implements, &c., will be held at their Yards, Ashbur ton, and the Tinwald Yards, on alternate TUESDAYS. CASH ADVANCES Made on Stock, Produce, &c., consigned for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 19 FARMERS AND OTHERS. Messrs, acland, Campbell, & CO. are prepared to supply Farmers and others with Station Stores, Fencing Wire, Fencing Staples, Standards, &c., at Lowest Rates, and of First-class quality. AGENTS FOR THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL £2,000,000 NSURANCES EFFECTED AT LOWEST RATES. ACLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., Auctioneers. W. R. BOYLE, Agent, Ashburton. 65 f eedk - E/st Street (Close to the Railway Ashburton, Land and General Commission Agent. taken for—Sydney Drays, Newcastle Cqal, and Malvern (by the truck load), Build- Materials of all kinds. Fencing Wire, Ayicultural Implements, English and Ameri can, &c., &c. i MESSRS. POYNTZ & CO., L A N D AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Rents and Debts Collected. Money advanced on Freehold Security. 7 , HSTATE, pAVI T T , 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 Building Materials. Ashburton steam saw mills SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G, PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR. Moore Street, Every description of Timber and Bu’lding Materials in Stock and supplied on most reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on tl;e shortest notice. 26g—392c Insurance. •\TORTH BRITISH AND MERGAN- J)| TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established, a.d. 1809. Capital £2,000,000 Losses already indemnified... £5,000,000 Reserve ... ... ... £1,156,000 Ashburton Agents— -3800 POYNTZ & CO. Conveyances. METHVEN TO ALFORD FOREST. JOHN TISCH begs to inform the pub lic that his COACH LEAVES AL FORD FOREST DAILY at 9 a.m. fox the Methven Railway Station, to meet the 11.25 a.m. train from Christchurch and Rakaia, and returns to Alford Forest ai twelve o’clock. Parcels and orders punctually attended to. All unstamped letters taken along the road to be charged at parcel rates. JOHN TISCH, -597 g Alford Forest. THE LONGBEACH COACH 1 /■'iEORGE WILLCOCKS respectfully \JT acknowledges the liberal support which he has received during the short time his Coach has been running, and soiicits a continuance of the same. The fares by Willcocks’ coach are exactly 3d. per mile ordinary fares, and IJd. per mile for Saturday return. They are as under— Longbeach to Ashburton, ordinary os. , return Bs. Waterton to Ashburton, 3s. 6d. ordi nary, 6s. return. Ashton to Ashburton, 3s. ordinary, ss. return, Wheatstone to Ashburton, 2s. 6d. ordinary, 4s. return. The coach leaves the Booking Office, Quill’s Commercial Hotel, each day at 3.15; Post Office, 3.30. 292 c ECOOKSON, Wills Street, runs the . MAIL COACH from Ashburtoi Railway Station to Green Street, Alforc Forest, and Mount Somers, every Tuesday and Friday, returning Wednesday anc Saturday at 8 p.m] „ „ _



Hotels. BUTLER’S FAMILY HOTEL, ASHBURTON. J. F. BUTLER (Late of Arahura, West Coast) to inform his friends and the public generally that he has opened the above large and commodious hotel, which is situated at the CORNER OP CASS AND HAVELOCK STREETS, And is convenient to the Railway Station. Excellent accommodation for travellers, families, and boarders. All wines and spirits of v he best brands. One of Alrock’s best billiard tables. 965a-417g JOHN TISCH begs to inform his friends and the public that he has TAKEN THE ALFORD FOREST HOTEL, Alfokd Forest. First-class accommodation at moderate charges. Wines, ales, and spirits of best quality. Good stabling and paddocks. Horses and buggies on hire. A con veyance meets the 11.35 a. m. train at Methven Station, returning at once to Al ford Forest. 598 g THE WHEATSHEAF HOTEL, Wheatstone. Q H. WILLCOOKS, the Proprietor of the above fine Hotel can now offer Acora modation which cannot be surpassed in any house in Canterbury, and wishes to inform his friend? ind the public generally that everything in his power will be done to make his patrons comfortable. The rooms are splendidly furnished and well ventilated. First-class Stabling and Paddocks in connection with the Hotel. Wines and Spirits of the Best Brands. G. H. WILLCOOKS, Proprietor, 138 WLdatsheaf Hotel. Millers and Bakers. NEW FLOUR. HIITOFFAT begs to inform the . IVJL inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL AT WAKAXUI IS NOW, IN FULL WORK, And is turning out a really First-class Flour. Bakers and the Public can roly 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. rjIHE 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 he given to’Public Gristing, and farmers from a distance can have grist done immediately after de livery. Apply,’t° the Miller, HENRY BOWERS. Grain stored on liberal terms. 389c-796g BREAD!BREAD! Co-operative Bread and Biscuit Factory. Triangle, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. A. THIELE, BEGS to inform the public that he is now in a position to SUPPLY BEST BREAD, 6d. per 41b. loaf, unsur passed. Delivered daily to all parts of the Borough, also, Confectionery, &c. Mixed Biscuits reduced from Is. to Bd. per lb. Wedding Cakes made to Order. 986a-5700 Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. C E. FOOKS AND SON, CENSED SURVEYORS AND LAND BROKERS Under the Land Transfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakanui Road, near Post-office, ASHBURTON. 33



Business Notices. IE ONMONGERY. IRONMONGERY. CHEAPEST HOUSE IN CHRISTCHURCH F. CROSS & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IRONMONGERS, Corner op Colombo and Hereford Streets, opposite Bank of New Zealand, CHRISTCHURCH, BEG to call the attention of their Customers and the public generally to their varied and well-assorted stock of every description of BUILDERS’ AND GENERAL IRONMONGERY, BRUSHWARE, &c.,&c.; also, always on hand, a large stock of Oils, Paints, Paperhangings, Varnishes, &c, ; also, now landing, ex Elmiranda, from New York direct—Two and Three-Pronged Hay Forks, all lengths ; Two and Three-Bow Hay Rakes ; American Scythe Snathes, Lawn Mowers, and every description of Yankee Notions. FLY TRAPS ! FLY TRAPS ! FLY TRAPS ! RANGES. RANGES. RANGES. CHEAPER THAN EVER. , \j Stocks of Scotch and Leamington Ranges in the Colonies, and are now offering them at considerably reduced prices, and would call the attention of Architects, Builders, and the public generally to an inspection. RANGES —Watson and Gow’s “Etna,” with cast-iron oven and boiler, 3ft wide—£s. Ditto as above, with oven and side boiler, and bright bands and mould, 3ft. 3in. wide— L 7 10s. Leamington Ranges, all sizes, from 2ft. 9in. to Oft., and all prices from £4 each. REGISTER GRATES —Fine cast front with brick back—7d. per inch. Ground front and brick back—lOd. per inch. Wright’s Patent Bivalve, with steel and ormolu bead, all sizes and patterns, from 60s. each. FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. Being overstocked in this Department we are determined to sell at a little over cost, and give our Customers the benefit of the in creased tariff, also to make room for shipments now landing, and to arrive, we invite recent arrivals and others to an inspection. We have also now landing ex Hurunui—OlL CLOTHS, all Widths; CARPETS of every description ; HEARTH RUGS ; Hessians, striped for Cabinet makers; Scrim, &c., Ac. Also, to arrive per Hereford, Pleiades, and other vessels—White Lead, Oils, Varnishes, and Colors of every description. All Goods delivered Free within One Mile of Post Office. Country orders carefully packed, and every attention given. 452 g WM. ANDERSON, SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKER, Ashburton, HAS always in STOCK a complete assortment of every description of Saddlery, Harness, Whips, Saddlers’ Iron mongery, &c., imported direct from Eng land. Goods to order manufactured on the premises of the best Materials, and at the lowest rates 11 H. M. J ONES, Baring Square, LAW* & COMMERCIAL STATIONER, BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER. Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Strings, Concertinas, &c. Magazines, English Papers, & Periodicals, by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed with Despatch 160 JOSEPH WARD, FAMILY BUTCHER, Wakanui Road, near Post Office, is A CASH PURCHASER of POULTRY and NATIVE GAME, which will be sold at Reasonable Prices, at his Shop, near Post Office. G72g 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 MEDICAL HALL. Established 1874 J 0 AMBRID6B, 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, Holler’s, Foxe’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY—Piesse and Lubin’s, Rim mel’s, Gosnell’s, Briedenbach’s, Low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. TO FARMERS. THE UNDERSIGNED are CASH PURCHASE&S of WHEAT, OATS, and BARLEY, and are prepared to SHIP WHEAT to the English markets _on farmers’ account at the lowest possible cost. P. CUNNINGHAM & CO., 561 g Ashburton and Christchurch. 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. 469 a T. CHAMBERS, JgOOT AND SHOEMAKER, East Street, Ashburton. Boots and Shoes of all kinds Sewn or Pegged. Repairs Attended To. 48 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. Lawry 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 W T akanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creek, back by Christie’s Road— Thursdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road —Fridays. 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 Brown blacksmith, Clontarf. LAWRY AND SON, NORTON FARM, Seafield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and Seed Merchants. AGENTS FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND GUARDIAN. 679 g NEW PRINTING MACHINERY, FOR iRINTING LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN’S VISITING CARDS FROM COPPER PLATE. WEEKS 6- DIXON , ASHBURTON. Specimens and prices on application at the EVENING HERALD HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINES—Leath and Ross’s, Turner’s, and Martin’s. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 AND GUARDIAN OFFICES, ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. NEW SHOP. JUST OPENED, TO MEET REQUIRE MENTS. Q AUSTENS & Q °., TOBACCONISTS, Fancy Goods and Stationery Depot, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, East street, Shop formerly occupied by Weston. Good Stock of Cigars, Tobacco, and Pipes of every description. HAIR - CUTTING, SHAVING, AND SHAMPOOING on the premises. Licensed to sell Postage Stamps. 766g-3660 BRICKS. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM PLETED dieir KILN at Ashburton, arc prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal tc •my made in the Colony, at any Statior up or down. Samples to be seen at the Con pany'i Offices, Ashburton, Rakaia, andV. inslow, W. MONTGOMERY & CO. [Limited] 32 T. A. GATES, QABINET MAKER, &c., SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON. All kinds of Furniture, Picture Frames, &c., on Sale and made to order. FUNERALS FURNISHED. 4g Blacksmiths, &c. TO FARMERS, LIVERY STABLE KEEPERS, SPORTING MEN, AND OTHERS OWNING HORSES. GEORGE KIDD, Moore Street, BEGS to announce the fact that the PRICE for SHOEING hacks and light draught HORSES is now REDUCED to 7s. per set, and that all horses of this description will be specially attended to by himself. Horses liable to cut are shod on a prin ciple of George Kidd’s own invention, which has proved an effectual cure for brushing. All kinds of blacksmith’s work, and repairs to agricultural machinery of any description done on the shortest notice. GEORGE KIDD, 75c-526a Moore street, Ashburton. CE SHOEING FORGE, Tancred street, Railway crossing, (Opposite Orr and Co.’s.) ROBB and BURNS, Agricultural Im plement Makers, General Black smiths, Wheelwrights, Machinists, &c., beg to announce to the public of Ashbur ton that they have commenced business as above, and hope to merit a share of public support. HORSE SHOEING GUARANTEED TO SATISFACTION. 560 a GREENSTREET FORGE Ashburton Forks. WILLIAM REVELL, Blacksmith, Wheelright, and Agricultural Machinist, HAYING considerably extended his Business Premises, can guarantee all work entrusted to him to be executed in a thoroughly competent manner, and with despatch. 359 g N D E R S 0 N, J°-‘ N A CANTERBURY FOUNDRY, CHRISTCHURCH, Sole Agent for the M f SHERRY GRAIN DRILLS, Will have on sale for next season a full assortment of these machines, varying from 10 to 17 hoes. Hoes, spring and peg, six to seven inches apart. Reapers and Binders by M'Cormick and Wood. Wire and extras for same. All kinds of plough fittings, shares, &c., kept on hand or cast at short notice. Fencing standards and wire, millstones, grindstones, flour dressing silk, leather and indiarubber belting and hose, reaper sections, machine oils, field gates, horse shoes and nails, rivets, bolts, nuts, plate and bar iron, steel, and every requisite for smiths’ work, all kinds of engine and boiler mountings, boiler and gas lubes, &c., &c. Machinery of every description made on the most modern principles and design. Estimates and drawings furnished on application. Indents to Great Britain or America executed on favourable terms. ■_ Sole agent for Aveling and Porter, Rochester, England. 6 and 8-h.p. Trac tion Engines by them on sale. Sole agent for John Wallace and Co., of London and Dundee, manufactures of Rolled Joists, &c. Sizes, prices, and cata logues on application. 312 Advertisements received for the GUARDIAN up to 9 p.m. at the scale charges, afterwards at double rates or insertion over the leader]



Business Notices. N EW GOODS. EW GOODS. NEW GOODS, Stationery. NEW GOODS, Letter Balances. NEW GOODS, Damping Brushes. NEW GOODS, Water-wells. NEW GOODS, Carbonic Paper, NEW GOODS, Account Books. 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. &c. 1 &c. &c. WEEKS AND DIXON, Wholesale and Retail Stationers, Opposite Railway Station, Ashburton. OFFICE AND HOUSEHOLD STATIONERY j PAPER BAGS, ACCOUNT BOOKS, &c. Commercial and Law Stationery Notepapers in great variety Envelopes of the newest styles Inkstands and Bottles Pens and Penholders Pencils and Pencil Cases Account and Pocket Books, Etc. Biscuit Bags Flour Bags Milliners’ Bags. Wholesale and Retail. LIBERAL DISCOUNT FOR CASH. WEE 4 KS AND DIXON? Saunders’ Buildings, EAST STREET, i* S’IIBURTON.



Business Notices. PATRONISED BY ALL CLASSES. THE GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AGE. NINB E ’ S TRADE N MARK. PURE EXTRAC T of KEROSINE WILL NOT jNITE IF LAMP IS ' Upset. Burns in any Aerosine Lamp ; gives a brighter light, lasts longer, is free from smell and free from danger. ; Sold by all respectable grocers and storekeepers throughout the colony. The next time you want Oil for your Lamp try a tin of “ Niner’s Extract.” Sold in pints, quarts, half-gallon and one-gallon tins. Wholesale and Retail Agents for the Ashburton District — O R R AND CO., Ashburton and Rakaia. 316c-7350 BEST NEWCASTLE COALS “mi LAMBTON COLLIERY. gQg PER TON. 1 A PER CENT. DISCOUNT J-U for CASH. SPRINGFIELD COALS 40s. PER TON. 10 Per Cent Discount for Cash. To be delivered in my yard. Accounts to be paid monthly. 3590773 G C. PERCY COX. Tailors. JAMES MCDONALD, PRACTICAL TAILOR, East street, Ashburton. A good Stock of Tweeds and Cloths on hai d. Summer Goods open shortly. 172 DON’T! PLEASE! DON’T! STOP ! DO STOP ! STOP before you give your next order for a Suit of Clothes. IF you want Style, Fit, and Quality, try the Undersigned. READ the following, then call and in spect the Goods. 350 YARDS READY TO CUT. 350 JUST ARRIYED—The best Stock o Winter Cloths to be got for money SUPERIOR in quality to anything ev yet shown in Ashburton. SAMPLES TO SELECT FROM Comprising the following : German Cloths, plain and fancy, the most fashionable Beaver Cloths, suitable for Winter Scotch Tweeds, assorted Mosgiel „ ' „ Kaiapoi West of England Cloths Bedford Cords Irish Frieze, &c., &c., &c. 70 70 GALL and inspect this Splendid Assort ment before you order. MOTTO: Small Profits and Quick Returns. Terms—Cash. gTYLE and Finish second to none. E( £1 Is. Cash for a Pair CONOMY ) of Trousers ) £3 15s. Cash for a Tweed ( Suit. The Address is— G. ]. F. LUBLOW, THE TAILORING DEPO Triangle, Ashburton, Between Post Office and Baldwin’s Central Hotel. . 782g-3900 Boarding Houses. CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baring Square (Near Town Hall). T> E-OPENINO of the above commo- JOo dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 Weekly Board ... ... ...14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Dinner on Saturday from 11.80. Beds (single), Is. 6d. Private Room for Ladies. Ids—624a