FARMER.

THE YIELD OP GRAIN. Now. that the principal work of the farmer is in connection with the threshing and carting of his grain, we arc enabled to form a more correct idea as to the yield per acre throughout the County, than by the guegf process of a casual loo!-; and a the ears. Talcing it all through, we think that the lar-ge majority of farmers have good cause to be satisfied with their lot. Some have had blight and rust in their paddocks to rob them of a portion of their hard-earned crops, but, leaving these out of the question, the yields have as yet threshed out up to the average expected. The cry at present is for more engines and combines, as, although more of these are at work this year than have hitherto been known. There are a huge number of stacks and a large quantity of grain in stock, which is awaiting the advent of the threshing ma chines. This is more particularly notice able in the swampy parts of Longbeach, where there have been some very heavy oat crops cut, and the farmers there will find some difficulty in carting the grain out of the soft land if they do not get rid of it before the winter sets in. The price at which oats are quoted now acts as a deterrent on' the farmer being anxious to thresh, as the cost of that, of the cart age, and of the sacks, will almost absorb the market value of the grain. At Methven, a few days will finish all the stacking. Threshing has commenced, and the yields, so far, show a return on an average of about 28 bushels, and the new branch line is kept busy in conveying the produce to the main south rail-way. Some of the newer makes of combines are very highly spoken of by both the men working on them and by the farmers. A traction engine, lately purchased by Mr. Henry Moffat, does her work uncommonly well, and can shift her cumbrous load with the utmost ease, besides being able to turn on a much narrower radius than a two-horse dray could. We saw her working at Mr. Patterson’s farm, on the north bank of the river, and a return of ,46^-bushels per acre of a splendid sample of wheat was the record. Another new machine, owned by Messrs. J. Tucker and Co., has been credited with doing some big work, Mr. J. W. Mcßae being pilot of the ship, having given up cab driving for the nonce. This gang have been on some big farms—the Fairfield estate, Messrs. Woods, Mr. G. Parkin’s, and others—and the returns for wheat On these farms are from 15 to 24 bushels of firsts, the seconds being larger in propor tion this year on account of the rust. Barley has, as’ a rule, yielded well, and the samples are above the average. Oats have not been threshed out much as yet, farmers preferring to hold for a rise ; and in a good many cases we find farmers are rather reticent as to giving information regarding their crops. V RED RUST IN AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. It will be an unparalleled disaster for Australia if, after having achieved the proud distinction of being the producer of the finest wheat in the world, her produc tive powers were to he seriously impaired by disease in what is, ne>t to wool, her chief agricultural product. The bare sug gestion of such a possibility is enough to excite alarm ; but, with the experience of the ravages caused among the French vineyards by a plague similar to that which is attracting, attention in the wheat fields of Australtvjjt is not surprising that colonial farmers hriouid feel uneasiness at the prospect, however remote it may prove. Complaints of the existence of red rust ” in wheat reach us from South Australia, from Queensland, from Vic toria, and more recently from New South Wales. The disease is due, it is said, to. the existence of a minute in sect parasite, somewhat similar to the phylloxera, and also to the growth of a parasitic fungus similar to the coffee fun gus—hemeleia vastatrix —which has caused the “ leaf disease ” among the coffee plants of Ceylon, Brazil, &c. If this is the case, there would appear to be two separate diseases prevalent among tho Australian wheat fields. Careful in quiry over so large an area is difficult, if not impossible, unless undertaken by some pro perly constituted and competent authority, and it is satisfactory to see that a step to wards elucidating the problem of the cause and cure of the pest has been taken in the projected offer by the Queensland Government of a reward of LIOOO for the discovery of a remedy. The South Aus tralian authorities, we believe, made a somewhat similar offer some time ago, but nothing came of it, and it would be much more advantageous, the “ Globe ” thinks, if the Colonial Governments would unite in issuing a Commission to properly in vestigate the matter throughout the vari ous districts in which complaints of wheat disease exist. If allowed to spread the pest may endanger the agricutural pros perity of the whole country. It was stated some time ago that one-fourth of the actual wheat producing area of the colony of Victoria was already destroyed. This statement was probably an exaggera tion arising from natural alarm ; but it is quite time that steps should be taken to check and eradicate the evil before alarm ist fears develop into reality. The following note from an extensive and, so long as times permitted, highly successful Scotch farmer, speaks more ! eloquently than anything we have seen or heaid of the reality and magnitude of farming losses in recent years “ Forty five years ago I commenced farming with LSOO, which, in the course of forty years, I converted into L 40,000 ; but during the last five years I have lost L 20,000, and if times and seasons do not change, I v ill soon end as I began.”

CORRESPONDENCE.

ABOLITION OF THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.

To the Editor. Sie,—A friend gave me a paper of your issue, dated February 26th, 1880, com paring or flattering me with the trickish Montague Mosley as a lecturer. I never was given to speechifying, but I think you do me too much honour by comparing me with Mr. Mosley. I think there is much more importance in the abolition of the bankruptcy laws than a dozen of Mr. Mosley’s lectures.' If a committee is formed to carry out the necessary arrange ments for me to address a meeting, I will do so on the above subject, and although not much' of a lecturer I will do my best to enlighten my hearers on a subject that is more to their advantage than listening to every migrate minister, lecturer, or player, that chooses to post play-bills all over the town, and at the same time ex tracting all the ready money that is in the ptaqe. l As Mr. E. Gr. Wright will shortly address his’cons’titiients her§, per haps it rqkvjjgfak W§H to prepare for him pur tho\inf£' upon this subject before he gqes to/aPjrament next session.—l am, &c., George Cates. Ashburton, March 15th, 1880,

NOT HIS CANINE.

Alfred de Musset alwayf declared lie hated dogs for the reason that twice in his life an animal of the canine race had come within an ace of wrecking his for tunes.' Tim first time was at a royal hunt ing party, when the poet, Louis Philippe’s guest, when a bird was flushed, fired hastily and sent the citizen king’s favorite pointer to meet Cerberus. The second time was when, a candidate for the Academic, dc Musset went to pay the cus tomary visit to an influential Immortal whose chateau was in the environs of Pans. At the moment that the poet rang at the gate, an ignoble whelp of incredible ugliness, covered with mud, rushed to meet him with joyous harks, and fawned upon him to the detriment of the poet's new pantaloons. Disgusted as do Musset was, it would have been perilous to have driven off the Immortal’s faithful dog, so he was compelled to let the frightful ani mal lick iris hands, cover him with caresses and mud, and precede him to the drawing room. A moment later the Academical! entered. Do Musset noticed his em barrassment, at which he was not sur prised, considering the behavior of the animal. They adourned to the dining room, followed by the dog, which, after giving vent to his delight by various gam bols and cries, placed two muddy paws on on the cloth,, seized the wing of a cold chicken, and began contentedly to devour 'it. “ That’s the most abominable brute I have ever heard of,” thought do Musset, and continued aloud, “Yon are fond of dogs, I see.” “ Fond of dogs ! ” said the Immortal, “Ihato dogs.” “But this animal here 1” I have only tolerated the beast because it is yours, sir ! ” “ Mine ? ” said de Mussett, “ I thought it was yours, which was all that prevented me from killing him ! ” The two men roared with laughter, and do Musset made a friend. Late that day a yellow dog crossed the frontier of the Rhine at Strasburg with the air of an animal that had scored upon the tablets of ifs memory a decidedly un pleasant recollection, and headed for Con stantinople with undiminished celerity.

THE TERROR OF COWS’ MILK.

The following translation of a Chinese placard regarding the highly immoral practice of consuming cows’ milk is sent to the “ Foochow Herald” for publica tion : cow’s milk ! Man should not rob the beasts of their food. Moreover, of all beasts the cow is the most useful and meritorious. Men who do not discrimi nate between mankind and beasts are worse than senseless. Those who so sell milk darken their consciences for gain, and those who eat cows’ milk foolishly think they are benefiting their bodies. Men who take medicine should first care fully investigate and find out its nature. Why do not those who eat cows’ milk con sider and inquire into its origin ! For instance, men beget children, and while they are small they depend upon milk for their nourishment, so it is also with beasts. But when men buy milk to eat, do they not do injury to the life of the calf 1 And is there not bitter hatred and distress in the minds of both cow and calf? Beasts cannot speak ; how, then, are they able to tell the man that, in eat ing the milk of beasts, his body becomes like that of birds and beasts ? But if men wish to take strengthening medicine, there are numberless other articles in the world that are beneficial ; and what ne cessity is there, then, for taking cows’ milk ? Besides this, the death and life of men have their fixed number and limit, and this cow’s milk cannot lengthen out and continue the life of man. Since, then, all know the truth—that it cannot do this —all ought to act with loving and benevo lent spirit. Especially all who read this exhortation should keep from eating milk. The children of those who cause their families to refrain from eating milk will be preserved to grow up ; they also will thus lengthen out their own lives, and will escape from evil in time of fatal epidemics. If such persons be able also to exhort others, who are ignorant of first principles, to leave off the eating of milk, their de scendants shall surely prosper. Published by the Hall of Good Exhortations. The Xylographic blocks are deposited in the Ung Ling Koh.”

CORNERED BY A CRANE.

The leader of the flock offers a tempt ing shot at 35 yards ; him I give the con tents of my right barrel, and he doubles up instantly over my sight. Not wasting an instant in the hope of making my “right and left ” I “ cut away ” again at the now thoroughly alarmed flock, and one more of the immense birds comes to the ground. Too elated with my success to exercise patience or, even to think of caution, I do not pause to reload, but dropping my gun run rapidly to bag. The first is found dead within 40 yards ; giving him only a glance, I pass on to the other which is not less than GO yards from the blind. The old fellow seems dead enough, and without much ado I stoop to pick him up, when he astonishes me by instantly rising to his feet with every feather ruffled and his long wings boating the air. His ugly sharp bill is extended and emits a hissing noise, and altogether he is a very unpleasant-looking bird. For a full minute we gaze at each other, at least one of the two at a loss what to do next. It is becoming more and more evi dent to me that I do not care so much for him now as I did a short time ago. We are yet eyeing each other as I catch the sound of noises mingled with the con fused tramp of horses, and feel certain that the plough-boys are approaching. Not caring to appear in a ridiculous light, above all others to these men, I determine to put an end to the scene, and accordingly make a quick attempt to seize the crane by the neck. This he successfully dodges, and in a twinkling wounds me in the wrist. Altogether out of patience, I make a bold dart for my gun, when, to my astonishment, the irate crane gives pursuit. At this moment the farm hands come into full view, and I ofi’er them the spectacle of the “ city hunter,” as they are pleased to style me, running away from a crane ! The rest of the scene must be imagined. Ido not attempt a settle ment with the tormentors, but after finish ing my enemy with a vengeful charge at close range, return to my blind, where I have the satisfation of knocking over three more cranes before the summons to breakfast comes booming over the stubble. —“ Scribner’s Monthly.”

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1880.



* lotant Mokxaiity. —Dr. Drysdale lately that whereas the death-rate among English infants of the comfortable class is 80 per 1000, in cities such as Liverpool and Manchester it is 240 per 1000, in some places even 300, and in Berlin it actually reaches 500. Indigence is the main cause, he thinks.



Acland, Campbell, and Co. SATURDAY, MARCH 27. At 12 o’clock. SALE OF VALUABLE STOCK. Messrs, acland, Campbell, & CO. will offer for sale, on the above date, at the Ashburton Horse Bazaar A LARGE NUMBER OF DRAUGHT HORSES, HACKS, DRAYS, Ac. The attention of Farmers in the dis trict is specially drawn to this sale, as a number of really good farm horses have already been entered, and will be sold if any reasonable price is offered for them. Present entries, 30 Draught, broken and unbroken, all good sound farm horses. Entries for this Sale will be received by W. R. Boyie, Moore street, Ash burton. Sale to commence at 12 o’clock, sharp. 620 a ACLAND, CAMPBELL, & 00.



Edmiston Bros. & Gundry. SATURDAY, soth MARCH, No Reserve. ELECTRO - PLATED SPOONS, KNIVES, PIPES, CARPENTERS’ TOOLS, &c. Messrs edmiston bros. and G UNDRY have received instruc tions to sell by Public Auction, at their Rooms, on SATURDAY, 20th MARCH, Cotton, Scissors, Spoons, Forks, Paints, Rings Concertinas, Pipes, Hammerj, Rules, Measures Carpenters’ Tools, Opera Glasses, Pocket Knives (all kinds) Knives and Forks, Electro-plated Goods, Ac., Ac., Ac. Sale at 2 o’clock. EDMISTON BROS. AND GUNDRY, 192 c Auctioneers. THURSDAY, 25th MARCH. 598 ACRES OF GOOD PLAIN LAND. Sub-divided into 6 Farms. Four miles from Ashburton. VERY EASY TERMS. Messrs, edmiston bros. a GUNDRY have received instruc tions from W. N. Milton, Esq,, to offer for sale BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ON THURSDAY, 25th March, The following U N I M P R O YE D FARMS. 100 a E cVes'. 100 100 r-cVIfl 1 . 100 ioo rivf 1 !'. ioo 98 A E o s R 28 f|, 98 180 ffiTd . 180 108 108 These farms are adjoining the Akaroa and Kaiapni Borough Council Reserves, about four miles from Ashburton. They will be sold on exceedingly liberal terms, viz., 10s. per acre cash, the balance for a term of years at a small rate of interest. This is really first-rate plain land, and we would draw special attention to the magnificent crops this season on the ad joining land. Sale at 1.30 p.m. EDMISTON BROS., & GUNDRY, 564 g Auctioneers. Government Notices. LAND DISTRICT OF CANTERBURY. IVTOTIOE is hereby given that the ±S undermentioned CROWN LANDS will be SUBMITTED TO AUCTION. at THE VOLUNTEER HALL, TEMUKA, ON TUESDAY, 23ed MARCH, at 11 o’clock. In the Township of AROWHENUA, 2 5 SECTIONS; in the Township of ORARI, 10 SECTIONS, Rural Lands, being portions of the OLD RAILWAY RESERVES, Situated between the rivers Rangitata and Orari. To bo sold for CASH. Reserve 349, about 1,000 acres, in 9 lots, from GO acres to ISO acres each. Reserve 1,G50, about 1,050 acres, in 12 lots, from 40 acres to 140 acres. Reserve 1,331, about 1,300 acres, in



17 lots, from 40 acres to IGO acres. Reserve 1,371, about 1,370 acres, in 19 lots, from 40 acres to 200 acres. Further portions of the same Reserves to be sold on DEFERRED PAYMENTS. Purchase money payable by half-yearly instalments, extending over ten years without interest, and subject to the con ditions prescribed by “ The Land Act, 1877,” relating to land on Deferred Pay ments. Reserve 349, about 520 acres, in 6 lots, from 05 acres to 120 acres each. Reserve 1,G50, about 500 acres, in 8 lots, from 40 acres to 120 acres. Reserve 1,381, about 4GO acres, in 8 lots, from 40 acres to 140 acres Reserve 1,381, about 1,230 acres, in 9 lots, from 70 acres to 220 ' acres. Plans and sale list, with the area and upset price of each lot, may bo seen at the Survey Offices, Christchurch and Timaru, and at all railway stations as far south as Oamaru. JOHN MARSHMAN, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Land Office, Christchurch, 27th February, 1880. 5960 EDUCATION RESERVES, CANTER CANTERBURY. THE SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS in vito TENDERS fqr Lease qf the under-mentioned Reserves, dating from the First of May next. PASTORAL LANDS. To be leased for ten years, without con ditions for fencing or culture. No. Acreage. Locality. 932 370 Near Camla, South Sclvvyn 111 G 2200 Pudding Hill, Ashburton 1134 240 Woodstock Run, Oxford 2000 1000 Tooth’s Paddock, Ashburton 2004 999| Horsley Downs, Waipara 2005 997 Ditto ditto 2006 4271- Taylor’s Stream, Ashburton 2010 500 Cameron’s Run, Ashburton TOWN LANDS. To be leased for ten years, without con ditions, except that it is to be fenced with a ring fence, 1819 21 Arowhenua Township AGRICULTURAL LAND, To be leased for seven and a half years, 1619 22 Kakahu, Geraldine AGRICULTURAL LAND, To bo leased for fourteen years, Conditions of Lease of Agricultural Land and other particulars may be obtained from Mr. H. H. Pitman, Government Buildings, Christchurch, either by letter or personally, on any Thursday. Tenders addressed to the Chairman of the School Commissioners, Christchurch, will be received iq:* to MONDAY, the sth of April next. JOHN MARSHMAN, Chairman. Christchurch, 3rd March' 1880. 59qg



Public Notices. ASHB DETON COUNTY COUNCIL. THE Ashburton County Council in tending at the next Session of the General Assembly TO APPLY for BOR IIOWING POWERS, to enable it to pro vide a WATER SUPPLY for the plains between tiie Rakaia and Ashburton rivers, notice is hereby given, that the following list contains the numbers of all the sections which are within the boun daries of the district now proposed to bo brought within the operation of the Act. The Council will be willing as far as practicable to include any other land, on application by the owner or occupier being made to it for that purpose. The Council calls the attention of the settlers on the Acton Run and in the Sea field district to the fact that their land is not included within the district above alluded to, but the Council will amend the plan should application to that effect be made by a suliicient majority of the settlers in those districts. Plan of the district is on view at the Council Chambers. By order, F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, February 12, 1880. 27232 pt 17230 pt 17231 pt 17229 pt 18022 pt 26904 pt 27116 27115 pt 2G903 26634 pt 21801 pt 30879 26764 pt 30878 184G8pt 18467 18466 pt 26902 25364 pt 26620 25470 26457 23437 pt 22738 pt 26938 pt 17502 25355 15399 pt 15400 pt 16143 pt 22805 22806 27431 13086 pt 16213 15838 pt 24882 pt 25283 pt 25330 pt 25379 pt 25717 27154 27236 pt 26784 pt 26934 pt 25131 pt 27229 27201 pt 26628 27183 26635 26692 28173 26361 26526 26201 25770 26200 26707 26534 24981 26455 26196 26522 26193 27311 26612 26613 20614 23315 27338 27391 26059 27064 27303 27005 26705 20703 28045 26702 28792. 27062 26029 26928 26857 30842 26850 28856 28965 30755 29880 21494 29949 28288 27946 21371 28775 21447 pt 24404 26737 26125 26939 28088 pt 26771 26715 25613 pt 29929 29645 26770 25896 pt 25615 98719 24989 pt 28476 30843 28730 28551 28310 28471 29817 28551 30508 28307 30134 2831 L 30504 28013 29250 29838 30411 29930 pt 28020 29251 28728 28779 27907 pt 30505 28074 28312 27968 27985 28251 27910 27045 27903 27393 ; 28230 24028 pt 261G4pt 27494 28221 ■ 27193 ■ 27394 27628 27223 272-70 27493 27350 28753 27194 25704 27834 27388 0501 27389 25104 27189 22209 27322 /27190 27155 23472 24369 27293 25108 27146 26523 ' 2G436 26672 . ' 20712 26427 26802 26433 26708 26432 d' 26928 27112 26911 26686 d 27271 22750: 26059 26199 27221 26805 25920 pt 26617- 27068 26684 28270 21688 pt 26849 22223 pt 26572 21259’ 25503 pt 26598 25169 pt 22641 pt 25334 pt 27073 26654 26573 27272 pt '25783 27251 pt 23805 pt 30312 25241 pt 24262 28253 26649 25228 pt 26199 28560 pi; 26757 26930 pt 21495 16141 26125 25840 298G0 25982 29565 26763 26849 27947 28719 26124 28549 26738 27 537 pt 529 g



THE EDUCATION BOARD OE THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTERBURY. ELECTION OF COMMITTEES. mHB householders of the under-men - B tioned school districts, that is to say, tho districts of Ashburton Porks, P' Kyle, Longbeach, Mount Somers, Seafield, Tiuwald, Willowby, Having failed to elect Committees at the annual meeting held on 26th January, the Board, in pursuance of the powers in that behalf conferred by the Education Act, 1877, section 66, hereby directs that a PUBLIC MEETING of the Householders in every such district be held on MON DAY, the twenty-second day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, at seven o’clock in the evening, for the election in each district of seven house holders (section 64) to form the Committee for such district for the year ending with the fourth Monday in January next, The place of meeting shall be the schoolhouae ip each district, and this is understood to mean the main schoolhouse in any district which has more than one school. The Board further directs that the first meeting of each school committee be held in the place appointed for the election, and immediately after the election upon the same evening. J. V. OOLBORNE VEEL, Secretary. Christchurch, 21st Feb., 1880, 638



Lost. £2 REWARD. LOST —From Miles, Hassell’s & Co. Chertsey, on Saturday night, thi 13th inst.., Three HORSES. 1 Heavy Draught Horse, bay, braudet , C on near shoulder. 1 Small Bay Mare (pony) brandec C conjoined, and C above oi CD near shoulder. 1 Chestnut Trap Horse Apply GEORGE JAMES, Company’s Estate, Chertsey. Or E. ROSKRUGE. Chertsey. Anyone detaining them after this date will be prosecuted. 183 c Educational. GOODGER begs to inform the Ladies of Ashburton that she opens a Private School on MONDAY, March 15, at Mr. Jones’, Stationer, Baring square. Terms: English ... ... One Guinea. French ... ... ~ Music ... ... ~ Referees : The Yery Revd. Dean of Christchurch, and J. P. Rested, Esq. 124c-569a To Let. TO LET BY TENDER, npO LET, for a term of 5 years, one of X the best DAIRY FARMS in Canter bury. It is at Lincoln, being situated within one mile of the Station of the Lin coln and Akaroa Junction Railway, and contains 230 acres, sixty of which are in crop, and the rest laid down in grass. The buildings consist of a four-roomed house, three-stall stable, chaff house, piggeries, etc. Further particulars can be obtained on application at H. Moffatt’s store, Man chester street, Christchurch, or at the Wakanui Mill, Ashburton. Tenders to be sent, addressed “H. MoFfatt, Ashburton,” not later than March 20th, 1880. Possession will be given on March 25th, 1880. 576 g FARM TO LET. TO LET, for a term of years, a FARM of 1,800 ACRES of good Wheat Land, GO acres in turnips, the rest in tussocks, fenced, and sub-divided ; good House, 8-stallcd Stable, Chaff-house, Well, etc. Exceptionally favorable terms to a good tenant. Apply to FREDK PAYITT, Go7o Ashburton. For Sale. FARMS FOR SALE. IMPROVED FARM of 564 Acres, near Dromore. IMPROVED FARM of 400 Acres, Seafield. 544-Acre Block of UNIMPROVED LAND, adjoining Winchmore Railway Station. Easy terms. Apply to 590 g CUFF & GRAHAM. LAND. -jyj-ESSRS. POYNTZ & CO. have received instructions to OFFER FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY, AN UNIMPROVED FARM



of 400 Acres, in one or two lota. The land is of fair quality and situated.within four miles of a Railway Station on the main line. 197 g FOR SALE, T "> non ACRES Tussock Land, in 1 0 Lots to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terms. 74 SAUNDERS BROS. Business Notices. FARMERS ! FARMERS ! FARMERS ! R. McKERROW AND CO., RE Cash Purchasers of Wool, Grain, and all kinds of Farm Produce, and are also prepared to make Liberal CASH ADVANCES on the above placed in their hands either for sale or shipment to the English or Colonial Markets. A Large Stock of Cornsacks, Wool packs, &c., for sale at lowest current prices. R. McKERROW & CO., GRAIN MERCHANTS, RAKAIA. 60 Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. C E. FOOKS AND SON, CENSED SURVEYORS A ND LANE BROKERS Under the Land Transfer Act, Government Contract Surveyors, Triangle, Wakanui Road, near Post-office ASHBURTON. 33 Gaaatte in Bankruptcy. V. R. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN (County Agricultural and Sporting Recorder) is a GAZETTE for all Notices under The Debtors and Creditors Acts. mEACHERS can obtain the MULTI JL PLICATION TABLES, printed on gummed paper, in any quantity at the HbraXiD Office, East street, near the Railway Station.



Business Notices. T. R. HODDER & COMPOS GREAT CLEARING SALE, Previous to their STOCK TAKING, IS NOW ON, And will continue for ONE MOSNTH!!! ESPECIAL BARGAINS. Throughout all the Soft Goods Departments. A large lot of REMNANTS—Shirting, Flannel, Sheeting, Carpetings, Tweeds, Doeskins, Dress Stull's, &c., &c. Ladies’ Millinery, Costumes, Jackets, Capes, Underclothing &c., at Great Reductions, Boys’, Youths’, and Men’s Clothing. English and Colonial Colored Shirts. Flannel unders, &c. , &c. SPLENDID VALUE FOR THE iONEY Several lines in this Department LESS THAN ENGLISH COST PRICE, being bought during the depression from over stocked Markets. TAILORING DEPARTMENT In connection with the above, under the Superintendence of an experienced Lon don Military cutter. For price, style, workmanship, and perfect fit not to be surpassed in the colony. Ladies’ Habits and Mantles. Mourning and Wedding orders attended to with Dispatch. Military Uniforms. Contracts taken for any Volunteer Corps in New Zealand T. R. H. & Co. Knowing that the Public may get wrong impressions by QUANTITIES AND PRICES BEING QUOTED, HAVE ARRANGED TO GIVE UPON ACTUAL CASH PAYMENTS IN THE DRAPERY, MIL LINERY, Clothing, and Boot Depart ments, THE LIBERAL DISCOUNT OF TWO SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE IN THE POUND upon all Parcels over ten shillings, in addition to the Reduced Prices. Cash, for One Month Only.



T. R. HODDER & COMPANY’S ENGLISH and AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE DEPOT. A complete assortment of Hand and Treadle Lock-Stitch Sewing Machines. T. R. Hodder & Company are appointed agents for Wanzeb Machines, that have gained such preference in Dunedin and South Canterbury, also for the Improved Weetheim, allowed to be one of the best Machines used in the Largest Factories. SINGER’S and WILSON’S TREADLES, With their peculiar advantages. TAYLOR’S and HOME TREASURE HAND-SEWING MACHINES, Simple in working and of great durability. Extras of every description with the above. CASH, OR ON DEFERRED PA YMENTS T. E. HODDER AND COMPANY.



Commercial Printers. JUST ARRIVED— SECOND SHIPMENT OF gTATIONERY, STATIONERY, DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTORY. Now Opening Up. A CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF Commercial AND Household STATIONERY. THE Largest and Finest Lot ever opened up in Ashburton, AND Equal to any exhibited in the Colony. o WEEKS & DIXON, Printers, Publishers, and



COMMERCIAL, LAW, QNV General Stationers, Guardian Oiticb, EAST STREET ASHBTRTON.



Bussines Notices. TO FARMERS. rjpHE undersigned axe CASH BUYERS Of Wheat and other Grain, or will make LIBERAL ADVANCES On shipments to London on grower’s account. DEERING’S TWINE BINDER. NOTICE TO FARMERS. have this day APPOINTED MESSRS. FRIEDLANDER EROS. SOLE AGENTS for the DEERING TWINE BINDER for the county of Ashburton. MASON STRUTHERS & CO. Christchurch 10th. February, 1880; The Deering Twine Binder AWARDED GOLD MEDAL At Ashburton, six machines competing. THE DEERING TWINE BINDER took the SPECIAL PRIZE, at the Oamaru trial etc. JJAVING been appointed sole agents for the above machines, we are now prepared to TAKE ORDERS for the coming season. As only a LIMITED NUMBER can be supplied, all who wish to make certain of securing those favorite machines for next season should order before the depar ture of next San Francisco Mail. FRIEDLANDER B R ° S



AGENTS FOR THE COLONIAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMP AN r OF NEW ZEALAND SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED ALTHOUSE SELF - REGULATING WINDMILLS.