The Ashburton Guardian.

COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ipft) SPORTING RECORDER.

VOL. I.—No. 44.]

ASHBURTON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1880.

[PRICE—TWOPENCE.



Auctioneers and Commisssion Agents ALFRED HARRISON, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AGENT, ETC. SALES, Sales of Stock, Mer chandise, Furniture and Effects, also Pigs, Fowls, and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE Every SATURDAY at 12 o’clock. SALE YARDS ATTENDED. ntries can be made at my office or at the Yards. Agent for the Transatlantic Fire Insurance Company. 5 IjIDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY 'J (late BULLOCK AND CO.), ASHBURTON, General Merchants, Auctioneers, Stock, Station, Estate, and Commission Agents. Sales of Stock, Farm Implements, Ac., 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. J. E. [Card.] ■gUCHANAN & Co. ctioneers, Land, and Estate Agents, ASHBURTON. 313 a FARMERS AND OTHERS. Messrs, acland, Campbell, & CO. are prepared to supply Farmers and others with Station Stores, Fencing Wire, Fencing Staples, Standards, Ac., at Lowest Rates, and of First-class quality. AGENTS FOR THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.



CAEjgAL £2,000,000 NSURaWeS EFFECTED AT LOWEST RATES. ACLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., 65 Auctioneers. pREDK. pAVI TT , 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. I MESSRS. POYNTZ & CO., AND, Jg STATE, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Rents and Debts Collected. Money advanced on Freehold Security. 7 Insurance.



THE LONDON & LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital—Fully Subscribed, £1,500,000. JURE INSURANCES of all kinds taken at lowest rates, special attention being given to Stack, Farm, Building, and other Agricultural Risks. Applications by letter for insurance will be promptly attended to. The London and Lancashire being purely a Fire Company, the whole of its resources are available to meet Fire claims and this feature will at once commend itself to the public, for the resources of the Company can never be applied to the settlement of Life Claims or Marine Losses, but every penny of its Capital (the whole of which could be called up at any time), together with its reserves, are available for Losses by Fire, and offer a complete guarantee that all engagements will be fully carried.out. ■Claims are met with promptitude and liberality. Agents for Ashburton— SAUNDERS BROS. C WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per lb. at the Herald Office. Apply early. . 590



Millers, &c. SAUNDERS BROS-, MILLERS, Grain Merchants, AND GENERAL COMMISSION AGENTS. Offices — EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Mills— GREAT SOUTH ROAD. 72



H~]\/TOFFAT begs to inform the , IVi inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL AT WAKANUI HAS COMMENCED WORK, ? And hopes, by strict attention to busi ness, and turning out a First-class article, to merit a share of public support. Special attention paid to Gristing, and Farmers from a distance can have their Grist ground by return. 31 Building Materials. Ashburton steam saw mills SASH AND DOOR MANUFACTORY. G. PARKIN, Proprietor, BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR, Moore Street, Every description of Timber and Budding Materials in Stock and supplied on must reasonable terms. Plans prepared and Estimates Given on tie shortest notice. 26 TIMBER! TIMBER!! 300,000 THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF SUPERIOR B 4 U ILD IN G TIMBER. ALSO, 20,000 TWENTY THOUSAND SAWN TOTARA AND BLACK PINE TAKES NOW ON SALE AT HAYES’ TIMBER YARDS, FAST STREET, .ASHBURTON, AT REDUCED PRICES. 12 BRICKS. rjIHE UNDERSIGNED having COM. PLETEB their KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal tr any made in the Colony, at any Statior. up or down. Samples to be seen at the Con pany't Offices, Ashburton, Rakaia, and V inslow. W. MONTGOMERY & CO [Limited] 32 Boarding Houses.



M ES, ScOTT’S IMPERIAL BOARDING HOUSE, Durham Street South, CHRISTCHURCH. Board and Lodging, 20s. Beds and Meals, Is. each. 500 a CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Babisb Square (Near Town Hall). T) E-OPENING of the above commo- JIU 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 Hs. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Dinner on Saturday from 11,30. Beds (single), Is. Gd. Private Room for Ladies. 153—624 a TALE. — The Herald publishes a por tion of a readable story ever Satur day. Read it,



Business Notices. T. A. GATES, qabin e t maker, PICTURE FRAME MAKER, AND UNDERTAKER, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, ASHBURTON, 4 SPILLARD’S CABINET MAKING AND UPHOL STERY Manufactory, and Ware house, next to the Union Bank, Tancred street, Ashburton. Sitting Room and Bedroom Tables, Couches, Cheffohniers, Chairs, Chests of Drawers, Washstands, Commodes, Chim ney Glasses, Toilet do., Whatnots, Dress ing Tables, Cradles, Children’s Cots, Bassi nettes, Basket Ware, Bedsteads—double, single, iron, and wood; Mattresses, spring, hair, wool, and flax; Beds, feather, woollen, and cotton-flock; Bolsters and Pillows, do., do.; Carpets, Rugs, Floorcloth ; Mats and Matting Fibre, Cocoa and China; Fenders, Fire Irons and Japanned Ware ; Galvanised Baths and Buckets ; Kitchen Tables ; and English and American Chairs. Blinds—Venetian, Wire Gauze, Common Roller, and Spring ; Curtain Poles, Ac. Orders promptly attended to. 13 CABINETMAKING &■ UPHOLSTERING ESTABLISHMENT, East Street (next Echo Dining Rooms), ASHBURTON. John Mee ch , PRACTICAL CABINETMAKER, UPHOLSTERER, PAPERHANGER, Ac. ALL KINDS OF EF.PAIItS. Furniture Renovated and Ropolished, or Exchanged. 10 P J. R. CHAPMAN, AINTER, GLAZIER, PAPER HANGER & SIGNWRITER, Importer of Paperhangings, White Lead, Glass, Ac. The trade supplied at lowert Wholesale Prices. 17 S. COLLINS & SON, JpAINTERS, PAPERHANGERS, SIGN-WRITERS, PLUMBERS, -ami DECORATOR S, Moore-streei Ashburton. Country orders promptly attended to, and the quality of Work and Materials Guaranteed.



g T O R E. Tlie 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



SANDO AND CO., STOREKEEPERS, TOBACCONISTS, NEWS AGENTS, Ac,, , EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Labor Registry Office. 35 MEDICAL HALL. Established 1874, J. M. C AMBRIDOE ’ DRUGGIST, FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, Has always in Stock — SPONGES—Honeycomb and Turkey Toilet TRUSSES—Common Circular, Coe’s, Sal mon and Ody’s, Mocmain, fee. ■ 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, Ncstle’s. COD LIVER OILS—De Jongh’s, Lang ton's, Mbller’s, Foxe’s, Southall Bros. PERFUMERY —Piesse and Lubin’s, Rim mel’s, Gosncll’s, JTiedenbach’s, Low’s, The Crown Perfumery Company’s HORSE AND CATTLE MEDICINES. HOMCEOPATHIC MEDICINES—Leath and Ross’s daily capeeled ex “ Wai tangi. TEETH CAREFULLY EXTRACTED. 2 tames McDonald, PRACTICAL TAILOR, East street, Ashburton. A good Stock of Tweeds and Cloths on hand. Summer Goods openshortly.



Business Notices. JUST ARRIVED — SECOND SHIPMENT OF gTATIONERY, STATIONERY, DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTORY. Now Opening Up. 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. WEEKS & DIXON, Printers, Publishers, AND COMMERCIAL, LAW, AND General Stationers, Guardian Olficf, F. AST STREE T ASHBURTON.



Business Notices. 'RAKAIA ANNOUNCEMENT. G. A. VINCENT, PRACTICAL PAINTER, GLAZIER, ; PAPERS ANGER, &c., Near Bank - New Zealand, RAKAIA, BEGS to announce that he has com in eneed Business in Rakaia, and all i orders entrusted to him will receive ['prompt attention. 294 H m -s w o CHAS. NEATE. MOORE STREET, O » Cl O O hH c a H ASHBURTON. C2 B. C. SMITH, QENERAL CARRIER, ETC., Moore Street, Ashburton. FARMERS ! FARMERS ! FARMERS R. McKERROW AND CO., RE Cash Purchasers of Wool, Grain, and all kinds of Farm Produce, and are a lso 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, Ac., for sale at lowest current prices. R McKERROW & CO., GRAIN MERCIIAN T RAKAIA. 00 NOTICE. MISS HOLDER, lately arrived from London,begs to announce that she has commenced business as DRESS MAKER in Moore street, Ashburton, near Dr Stewart’s residence. Prices strictly moderate, and no effort will be spared to give satisfaction. MISS HODDEE, . .Dressmaker, Moore street. 169—051 a WM. ANDERSON, SADDLER AND HARNESS MAKER, Ashburton, HAS always in STOCK a complete assortment of every description of Saddlery, Harness, Whips, Saddlers’ Iron mongery, Ac., 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 A COMMERCIAL STATIONER BOOK AND MUSIC SELLER Toys, Fancy Goods, Violins, Strings, Concertinas, Ac. Magazines, English Paper’s, A Periodicals by each Mail. Bookbinding Executed with Despatch 15 OIR 18 80. rn H E PRESS ALMANAC X And Diary Can he obtained from the undersigned. Price—-One Shilling. WEEKS AND DIXON, Herald Ofirce, Near Railway Station. T. CHAMBERS, gOOT AND SHOEMAKER, East Street, Ashburton. Boots and Shoes of all kinds Sewn or Pegged. Repairs Attended To. 48



DIARIES ! DIARIES ! ! DIARIES ! ! have just received a splendid assortment of LETTS’ DIARIES for 1880, an inspection of which is invited. OFIf CE DIARIES, POCKET DIARIES, SCRIBBLING DIARIES, DIARIES or EVERY description WEEKS & DIXON, “ Herald ” and “ Guardian ” Offices, Near the Railway Station. INK for Marking Packages, Sten cilling, &c. Large bottles, 2s. each. WEEKS & DIXON, Stationers, itc., East street. REAPERS AND BINDERS. r nHE Undersigned having been a,*- pointed agent for the sale if McCORMICK’S & W. A. WOOD’S REAPERS AND BINDERS is now prepared to treat with those vho will want them for the coming season. FREDK. PAYITT, Sssa—Bß East Street, Ashburton.



Business Notices. BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. JONES AND CO., Norton Farm, Sea field, return thanks to their patrons for the heai’ty 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. Jones and Co. 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 — Thuusdavs. 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, Clbntarf blacksmith. JONES AND CO., NORTON FARM, Seafield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keerers, Grain and Seed Merchants. A G EN T S FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND GUARDIAN. 679 a TINWALD. gHEARER AND GALLOWAY MILLWRIGHTS, AGRICULTURAL AND GENERAL IMPLEMENT MAKERS, Great South Road, Tinwald, Beg to thank the public generally for their very liberal support during the past twelve months, and to announce that they have now every facility for carrying on their business in all its branches to the entire satisfaction of customers, as a trial will prove. COACHBUILDING. Orders received fer making or repairing all kinds of conveyances by thoroughly practical workmen, and none but the best materials used. AGRICULTURAL. Implements of all kinds made or re paired. Also, Combines, Engines, Rexp ers and Binders, Chaficutters, Bruisers, Ac. BUILDING. Estimates given for all kinds of Build ing and general carpentering. Cocksfoot Grass Seed Threshing Ma chines, for hand or foot, made to order, great saving of labor. SHEARER AND GALLOWAY, Tinwald. 165—641 JUST ARRIVED. PAPER BAGS, PAPER BAGS. CONFECTIONERS, Fruiterers, * i Grocers, Drapers, Seedsmen, Ac., can be supplied with Paper Bags, all sizes, and Printed or Plain. WEEKS AND DIXON, General Printers, East street North.



SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, BEG to thank their friends and the public of Ashburton for the liberal support accorded them during the past five years, and to intimate that they HAVE OPENED new business premises in East Street near the Bank of New Zealand, where they will be prepared to supply Agricul tural and Garden Seeds of every descrip tion. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, EAST STREET, The facilities we possess for testing the quality of all Seeds offered by us, and our desire to extend this branch of our busi ness, will be a sufficient guarantee that all Seeds offered by us will be such as will give the utmost satisfaction. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET. 30Ga



PUBLIC NOTICE. TRADESMEN and others who intend using the Ashburton Gas Company : s Gas should give their orders at oncc have their premises fitted with Gas Fittings, to ensure no delay when the Gas is brought into the town. J. C. DOLMAN, LICENSED GASFITTER, Plumber, Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell hanger, Zinc and Tin-plate Worker, Hot and Cold Water Engineer, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. N.B. —Artesian Wells sunk and Pumjr fitted and repaired ; 0. G. Guttering fixer at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town and country. 812 NEW ZEALAND WESLEYAN Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “New Zealand Wesleyan” for December. Price 6d, Sold at the Herald Office, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON. Agekis.



Business Notices. FRUIT, .CONFECTIONERY, &c., Ac. NOW OPEN. P. FURNESS BEGS to inform tlie public of Ash burton that he has just opened a NEW STOCK OF FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY IN THE SHOP NEXT TO HODDER & CO.’S, Saunders’ New Buildings, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Dates, Nuts, Almonds, Confectionery, Biscuits, &c., &c., &c. G7Ba JpiNYELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN YELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—Th cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at th Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. PUBLIC NOTICE. BOOTS! BOOTS! T. CHAMBERS WHILE THANKING the pi blic of Ashburton and surrour ding dis tricts for past favors, begs to iuf< rn them that he has received, and to arrive, at his place < f business, East-street, a WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OF LADIES’, GENTLEMEN’S, AND CHIL DREN’S BOOTS AND SHOES Of all descriptions. T. C. also calls special attenl.i i to the Measure Department, and iiu ites the gentlemen of Ashburton to inspect the superior class of Sewn Boots and Shoes he is now making. Riding Boots, Shooting Boots, Walking Boots and Shoes, Cricketing Boots and Shoes, and Running Shoes. WORKMAN SHIP UNSURPASSED, A PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED T. CHAMBERS, PROSPECT BUILDINGS, Next to Montgomery's, East-street. PAPERHANGING WAREHOUSE, TANCRED STREET, Ashburton. J. R. CHAPMAN PAINTER, PAPERHANGER, SIGN-WRITER, Ext., Has much pleasure in stating that, owiny to the large increase of Business, he is now Importing from the Manufacturers- PAPER HANGINGS, WHITE LEAD LINSEED OIL, WINDOW GLASS, BRUSH WAP £, And all the necessaries of the Trade, and is therefore in a position to compete with any house in Canterbury for price and quality. Every description of work in the trade executed under personal superin tendence. Competent workmen sent lo all parts of the country.



ESTIMATES GIVEN. Advertise. If YO'J WANT to sell a Farm, to sell a Horse, to rent a Farm, to buy a Horse, to buy a House, to rent a House, to obtain Board, to sell Groceries, to sell Furniture, to sell Hardware, to hire a Servant, to borrow Money, If you want -1 to sell Dry Goods „„n . i- . to sell a Carriage, to sell Real Estate, to seek a Situation, to obtain a Servant, to engage a Salesman, to sell Millinery Goods, to sell a House or Section, to lind a Strayed Animal, to find any one’s Address, to sell a piece of Furniture, to find an owner for Anything, to buy a second-hand Carriage, j to find anything you have LosU If you want Lto sell Agricultural Implement* YOU CAN DO SO, EY MAKING YOUR WANTS KNOWi THE ASHBURTON HERALD, OFFICE : SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS, East Street. AVE . you Lost Anything ?—Tell the finder through the Herald for a Shilling. If he is honest he will bring it to you without a reward, but you can bait a finder of shaky morals by a tempting offer of remuneration for his trouble. All or ai Shilling. IN



For Sale. FOR SALE, TO ACRES Tussock Land, in 1O j ODD Lots to suit purchasers. Very Liberal Terms. 74 SAUNDERS BROS. STUD SHEEP, have a number of Wilson’s Cele brated Merino RAMS for Sale. 177 SAUNDERS BROS. TO PRINTERS. MACHINE FOR SALE. |,IOR SALE, at an early date, — Jj One Second-hand Double Demy Tape Printing MACHINE, in thorough working order, with rollers, moulds, &c., complete. We are replacing this machine by a Double Royal Wharfedalo, which necessitates removal of the Double Demy Machine now used for printing the “ Herald ” and “ Guardian,” for hand or steampower. Can bo seen and all par ticulars obtained at our office. WEEKS & DIXON. Ashburton, October 14, 1879. 505 POYNTZ AND CO. FARMS FOR'SALE. ON EASY TERMS OF PAYMENT. MESSRS POYNTZ & Co. have the following properties for sale - Several eligible Town Properties in Ashburton, Tinwald, Rakaia, and Wins low, both for sale and to let. Apply, POYNTZ AND CO. 197 Ashburton. SPORTING. Messrs, saunders & walker have for Sale Two Greyhound Puppies, eight months’ old, by Mr. Chat teris’ Azamat out of owners’ L’Esprit. Azamat (imported) is by Tulloch gorum, out of Cygnet, and won a 43 and 22 dog stake in England. L’Esprit (imported) is by Pell Mell out of Scrap, and won the Nelson Gold Cup in 1878. She is sister to La Rapide, L’Encore, and other Australian celebri ties. Apply to MR. S. SAUNDERS, Ashburton, or, MR. W. G. WALKER, 98 Christchurch.



THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE COLT Of the Traduces Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars, S. H. FOWLER & CO„ Proprietors. 604a —20 Winslow STUD NOTICE. fJIHE THOROUGHBRED HORSE TRIBUNE, By Traduccr, dam Azucena, Will travel the Ashburton District as usual. Apply, Groom in charge 21 1879. TO STAND THIS SEASON. THOROUGHBRED STALLION YOUNG TRADUGER. YOUNG TRADUCER, by Traducer, dam Kasper’s dam, imported. See “Stud Book.” Young Traducer was bred by W. C. Webb, Esq., at Riccarton. He is a rich dark brown, standing 1G hands high, with immense bone and substance, and for make and shape has been pronounced by the best judges as hard to beat anywhere. Young Traducer is rising 5 years. £5 ss. per mare, payable Ist Januaiy, 1880 ; groomage fees 55., payable on first service. ■ ~ Also, the Grey Entire Pony, SYDNEY, Will travel, with the entire horse Young Traducer, the district of Ashburton during the season. Good paddocks 2s. per week. Every care taken, but no responsibility. FARMERS. —Do not neglect to Read the Agricultural Papers appearing in the “Ashburton Guardian.” Terms: ROBERT LITTLE, 9 Proprietor. riTHE “ Herald ” is on every Tea Table X in Ashburton.