The Ashburton Guardian.

EECOEDEE.

VOL. I.—No. 128.]

11880.

(PRICE—TWOPENCE.



Auctioneers and Commission Agents. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY (IATE 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, &e. , consigned for Positive Sale. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. 1 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 Bates, 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 pREDK. pAVITT, East Street (Close to the Railway Station) Ashburton, 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. l W. R. BOYLE, CORE STREET, ASHBURTON, Accountant, land, estate, and GENERAL AGENT. Loans negotiated. Absentees represented. Agent for the Victorian Insurance Com pany. Certktcatbd Accountant in Bank ruptcy. 458 g Insurance. IVTOBTH BRITISH AND MBRCAN- J3| TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established, a.d. 1809. Capital ... ... _ ... £2,000,000 Tjobsbb already indemnified... £5,000,000 Reserve ... ••• ••• £1,156,000 Ashburton Agents — 3800 POYNTZ & CO. Tailors. tames McDonald, PRACTICAL TAILOR, Hast street, Ashburton A. good Stock of Tweeds and Cloths on Lai d. Summer Goods open shortly. 172 DON’T PASS THIS BY !! Cj TOP 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. YARDS READY 500 TO OUT. JUST ARRIVED—The best Stock of Winter Cloths to he got for money SUPERIOR in quality to anything ever yet shown in Ashburton. 7 OsAMPLES TO SELECT FROm7 0 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. THIS IS THE MAN FOR -Mi MY MONEY. iloT la GO TO hW L« f. Triangle, Between Post Office and Baldwin’s Central Hotel. CALL and inspect this Splendid Assort ment before you order. MOTTO:- Small Profits and Quick Returns. Terms —Cash. Ol TYLE and Finish second to none. ECONOMY) of Trousers \ £3 15s. Cash for a Tweed f Suit. 780g-390c Stationers H. M. J ONES, Baring 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 150



Saunders Bros. RANGITATA. FOR SALE, in convenient sized about 3,500 ACRES of th Land in the North Rangitata D being rural sections Nos. 32311, 32264, 32265, 30788, 30789, and 30 The land is all fenced, and rea immediate occupation ; water can tained within fifty feet of the surfa excellent crops have been grown neighborhood this season. For small capitalists this is a r portunity to obtain good land at slight advance on the Government Portion of the property is no than three minutes’ walk from the Railway Station. TERMS EXCEPTIONALLY EDUCATION RESERVE 1 THIS reserve will shortly be o cropping, in lots of convenie Well adapted for growing barley, a (110 acres) in crop this year yield wards of 33 bushels per acre. KAIAPOI BOROUGH RES Nos. 2184, 2185, 2186, 218 rHE whole of these reset shortly bo offered in lots, rop or a longer period. Excell f wheat, oats, and barley ha rown on the properties this seas SAUNDERS BROS, MILLERS, GRAIN MERC: AND COMMISSION AGENT ASHBURTON. AGENTS FOB THE LONDON AND LANCASHIR INSURANCE COMPAN AND THE WALLSEND COLLIERY. 692 g



support decessor. The fares by Cotton’s coach a 3d. per mile ordinary fares, am mile for Saturday return. Th under — Longbeach to Ashburton, ore return Bs. Waterton to Ashburton, 3s. nary, 6s. return. Ashton to Ashburton, 3s. ore return. Wheatstone to Ashburton, ordinary, 4s. return. The coach leaves the Booki Baldwin’s Central Hotel, eac, 3.15; Post Office, 3.30. ECOOKSOF, Wills Street . MAIL COACH from j Railway Station to Green Strei Forest, and Mount Somers, ever and Friday, returning Wedne Saturday at 3 p.m



Business Notices. Dissolution OF Partnership. •0- OEE AND 00.



Hotels. BUTLER’S FAMILY HOTEL, ' ASHBURTON. J. F . BUTLER (Late of Arahura, West Coast) BEGS to inform his friends and the public generally that he has opened the above large and commodious hotel, which is situated at the CORNER OF CASS AND HAVELOCK STREETS, And is convenient to the Railway Station. Excellent accommodation for travellers, families, and boarders. All wines and spirits of vhe best brands. One of Alcock’s best billiard tables. 965a-417g JOHN TISCH begs to inform his friends and the public that he has TAKEN THE ALFORD FOREST HOTEL, Aifokd 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, Ptopriexor, Alford Forest Hotel. 598 a THE WHEATSHEAF HOTEL, Wheatstone. H. WILLCOCKS, the Proprietor of the above fine Hotel can now offer Acom modation which cannot be surpassed in my house in Canterbury, and wishes to .nform his friends ind the public generally ;hat everything in his power will be done ;o make his patrons comfortable. The ’ooms are splendidly furnished and well ventilated. First-class Stabling and Paddocks in ionneotion with the Hotel. Wines and Spirits of the Best Brands. G. U. WILLCOCKS, Proprietor, .38 Wheatsheaf Hotel.



Millers and Bakers. NEW FLOUR. SIT ~\/¥ OFFAT begs to inform the XX, IVX 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. 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 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-7960 BREAD!BREAD! Co-operative Bread and Biscuit Factory. Triangle, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. A. THIELE, I >EGS 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 ihe Borough, also, Confectionery, &c. Mixed Biscuits reduced from Is. to Bd. per lb. Wedding Cakes made to Order. 986a-5700 LI



Business Notices. \ N 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 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. sfEW GOODS, Ink Bottles. NEW GOODS, Drawing Papers. NEW GOODS, Strongest Liquid Gum. NEW GOODS, Memo. Account Books. NEW GOODS, Gum Tickets. &c. &c. &c. WEEKS AND DIXON, Wholesale and Detail Stationers, Opposite Railway Station, Ashburton. FFICE AND HOUSEHOLD STATIONERY APER 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 Detail. BEDAL DISCOUNT FOD CASH. WEEKS AND DIXON vi . SAPKDWS’ BuiDWNGf ,