The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. 111.—No. 536.1

. r pUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.]

ASHBURTON. TUESDAY. JANUARY 17, 1882.

[PRICE-ONE PENNY.



Auctioneers, Commission Agents, &c. Alfred Harrison, Auctioneer, valuer, com- MISSION AGENT, &o. Land Sales, Sales of Stock, Merchandise, Furniture and Effects, Pigs, Poultry, and General Produce. WEEKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at 12 o’clock sharp, commencing in the Yards with HORSES. LAND SALES, IN THE ROOMS, AS REQUIRED. Town and Farm Properties entered on the boots. No charge unless sold. AGENT for THE TRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Every class of Risks taken at lowest rates, 287 a ALFRED HARRISON. James Pepperell, JJOUSE AND LAND AGENT, Cathedral Square. Christchurch.



Ho ises to Let, and all classes of pro perty for sale. 404 c Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. 0. E. POORS AND SOiNS, Architects, Cmt Enginebbs, Yaxuatoes, Licensed StTBVEYOES, AND LAND BeOKEES, THE TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, Ashbueton. 374 W. H. BRISTOW, Authorised and licensed surveyor, Ford and Newton’s Buildings, next Selwyn County Council office, Hereford street. 959 c



otels. Ashburton Hotel, ASHBURTON (Next to the Bridge). Duncan mckenzie, late of the firm of Mutch and McKenzie, hav ing purchased this well-known and old established HOTEL, now takes this op portunity of thanking his numerous meads and customers for the liberal sup port accorded him during his connection w;ith the late firm, and trusts in his new undertaking he will meet with a full share of public patronage. D. McK. trusts his long experience in the trade will be a suf ficient guarantee for the contents of the cells.r, as nothing but the best quality of Aleii, Wines and Spirits will be kept in stock. The well-known reputation of the TABLE will be fully maintained, under the personal supervision of the proprietor, who will' spare no effort in making his patrons really comfortable.



GOOD STABLING. d. McKenzie, &0c Proprietor. LFORD FOREST HOTEL. The undersigned having taken the above well-known Hotel, begs to inform his friends and the travelling public gene rally that they will always find every com fort, combined with civility and economy, "Wines, Beer, and Spirits of the choicest brands, &c. Good Stabling and Secure Paddocks. JOHN BOWICK, 440 c Proprietor. Transformation!!



QUEEN’S HOTEL, CHRIST CHURCH, keep now the best brinds only in Liquors and Cigars. C. KNOWSLEY, 3Slo Proprietor. Boarding Houses. &c. BOARDING HOUSE. The undersigned has now OPENED a ' Boarding House in Tancred street West, and hopes, by strict attention to the com fort of Customers, to merit a fair portion oif the public patronage. Note the Address— ! N. D U FF, VICTORIAN BOARDING HOUSE, Adjoining Victorian Stables, TANCRED STREET. 438 c IOE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE.



. ■ =: ■Tp oonaequence of insufficient accom modation at the Echo Dining Rooms, th itrmmator has taken* tbe PEINC] Hoarding house, whet te will always be kept. Mea Veatibu'., Good Accommodation f< Bowden find Travellers, at 16s, 18s,_ an ! to meet the times. Prival ' families. Remember the ac Tbxtokus, Prince Albei IHduse, Wms btebkt, ne; * Station. 94 4 fat.: it u s ,A M A HO (late ashtkb’s), wTsn arRKKT, Ashbuhton. I begs to inform tl REMOVED from tl to the mo: ~ lately in tl where he hop mage bestowc , Gopn Bae pat M7OAS,



Boarding Bouses, &c. The A 1 Restaurant. MRS HARPER wishes to intimate to the patrons of her late husband, and the Public generally,that she has taken those Commodious Premises in Tancred street known as the A 1 Restaurant, where SUPERIOR ACCOMMODATION can be obtained by all who favor her with a visit. Board and Lodging, £1 per week. Board only, 13s per week. Single Beds and Meals, Is each. Meals at all hours. Don’t forget the Address— MRS HARPER, A 1 RESTAURANT, Tancred street, Ashburton. 88c Business Notices. OTIOE OP REMOVAL. JOHN HARVEY, BOOT and SHOEMAKER, Begs to intimate to his numerous friends and customers that he has removed into his new Premises, next to the Panama House,



TANCRED STREET, Where he hopes to merit a fair share of public patronage. Every description of Boots and Shoes made to order on the shortest notice. Repairs neatly executed. 199 c Great reduction in WATCHES. J. S, QUINN, Watchmaker, East street, Ashburton, having received a large stock of English gold and silver Watches, will offer the same at the follow ng Reduced Prices, viz :—Rotherham’s gold hunting Levers from £18; Rotherham’s silver Levers from £6 10s ; Ehrhardt’s silver English Lever from £5 10s ; gold Genevas (ladies' watches) rom £3 10s; Waltham watches,, in English cases, from £4; American watches from £2 os ; two years’ guarantee given. Also, a choice selection of Colonial-made Jewel lery, Brooches, Earrings, Dress Rings, &c., set with Australian rubies, at corre spondingly low prices. Particular attention paid to the repairing of every description of Watch, Clock, and Jewellery. Guaran teed for 12 months. Pebble and other Spectacles to suit all sights. 308 a



T. B. Proctor, PRACTICAL AND SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN, Temporary Address— MANCHESTER STREET, CHRIST CHURCH 637 c



Business Notices. BREWERY. I Messrs Wood & Co I Harvest Ale, Is 6dl I per Gallon. (



Joseph Claiit, ('i RAIN MERCIAN 01, X ASHBURTON AND TINWAU). I Mr Joseph Clakk announces to Graifi Dealers and Farmers that he hs's OPENED a Branch Office in Eeft street, Ashburton, for the purpose of carrying on the Business of a Grain Merchant, Stock and General Commission Agent. Highest price given for Grain. Storage at lowest current rates. JOSEPH CLARK, East street, Ashburton. 19!-o "VTEYER be down in the DUMPS. Fortune may favor, though she may frown; Bright morning comes after the night, And no matter how long a good man may be down, He’ll rise if he sticks to the right. In the game of onr lives, though ike “ deuce ” is to play, I We all have our chances of “ trumps,’? “Fair dealing” if you would “count honors,” we say, And never be down in the dumps.



The oldest of men tell us life i : i a span, i | Though the “lane without turning” seems long ; I When sadness creeps into the heart of' a man He should hurry it out with a song. Though the road be so rough that the progress is slow, _ Though our knees may be aching wijth bumps, ’Twill be changed if a little further we go, So never be down in the dumps. Should folk disappoint—say, your tailor, to wit, With separate garment or suit, Visit G. J. F. Lublow for perfection in fit. And saving your money to boot He’ll suit you with all that is novel ;j.nd rare, i And prove himself a regular “ trump,” For giving both cheapness and thorough good wear, So never be down in the dumps. To give Stylish and Reliable Materials, Perfect Fit, and unmistakable Cheapness, is the state of perfection attained in ;the 1 n T W Clothing supplied by G. J. F. Lub The variety of Coatings and Tweed be seen at his establishment is, moreo the most complete and extensive Canterbury. Gentlemen cannot do o than right in obtaining their dress themselves and their sons at ow, to irer. G. J. F. Lublow EAST STREET Ashburton. ;her for s, 18a



IT is not altogether a new idea, v;dien business people burst into rhyme in their advertisements. Our grandfathers and grandmothers have read some ex crutiating poetry in advertisements in their time just as we do sometimes now. From an old newspaper dated a while after the Flood, a tea dealer, expatiating on the merits of his tea, has the follow ing : : “ For lords and ladies it is fit; : Seven shillings is the price of it. ’ I’m not going to paint the lily or gild re fined gold by attempting to improve on that, but it should be a source of coinfort to the tea drinkers of Ashburton and sur rounding districts that they can now pro cure the finest Teas at my establishment for much less money. 1 have just re ceived a fresh consignment of Nelson, Moate, and Co.’s Puke Blended Teas, in packets and boxes. I have also opened up an assortment of Fancy Goods , and fruits in variety are constantly arriving, so that my patrons may have plenty to chose from at the coming festive season. I wish all my kind customers a Christmas and a happy New Year. Carson’s New Fruit and Italian house (next Bank of New Zealand) street. Sole Agent for Nelson, Negate, & Co.’s Puke Blended Teas. —See ad vertisement and handbills. 3c merry a. m. Ware- East



DAYIS’S FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, BAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. 171 VERY article Sold at Christchurch Prices and guaranteed best of material and -w orkiuanahip. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED i W D AVIS, BAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. "



William Re veil (Late of Ashburton Forks), AS started in Business at Winsk w as SHOEING and GENERAL SIiIITH All Work done at Reasonable Rates. 359 a Coftee Palace, No. 1, 0 D FISH SUPPERS 0 D STEAKS and CHOPS from the GRILL Every Night. Open always from 7 a.m., till Midnight. 6d. MEALS 6d. Cup of Tea or Coffee ... ... 3 Cafe aa’.laH ... 6 POST OFFICE, CHRIST CHURCH.



Business Notices. OUN T Y RIDGING AND SPOUTING FACTORY. S. Hardley, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. JUST RECEIVED (per Eotomahana and Te Anau, from Melbourne, a large consignment of Black and White Sheet Iron, Copper Tubing, Ingot Tin, &e- As this is the only factory situate between Christchurch and Dunedin, and S.H. can compete with firms in these places as regards cheapness and quality he respectfully solicits the support of the Public in the matter of this LOCAL INDUSTRY. Call and get a price list Country orders receive prompt attention. The Trade liberally dealt with. bold Thomas Crompton, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURER OF GALVANISED IRON SPOUTING RIDGE CAP DOWN PIPING, COLONIAL OVENS KITCHEN RANGES, PORTABLE WASHING FURNACES, CLOSET PANS, LEAD WASHERS, &o. Trj HAS the pleasure of informing his numerous Friends that having Re • \J* moved into hie newly-erected and extensive Manufacturing Premises in Armagh Street (Exactly Opposite his old Workshops), which have been fitted up with the most modem 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. 283 c



Eeid and Gray, IMPLEMENT AND MACHINE MANUFACTURERS, winners of the GOLD MEDAL at the Melbourne Exhibition for their DOUBLE FURROW PLOUGHS. Vide Jurors’ Report—" Ploughs :In Ploughs there is one exhibit to which we wish to draw special attention, as being the best, and that is the. Double-Furrow of Reid and Gray, of Dunedin, New Zealand. In finish and con struction it is far superior. ” , R. and G. further beg to draw the atttention of Farmers to their new and improved Corn and Seed Drills, Broadcast Sowing Machines, 3,4, and 5 leaf Harrows, Tripod Harrows, and Flexible Steel Harrows of new designs, Cambridge Rollers, 20, 24, and 26 inches, Chaff Cutters, with renewable steel cutting plates, Horse Gears for 1,2, 3, or 4 horses, &c., &c. All kinds of Implements Repaired by Experienced Workmen. Fencing Standards Cut and Punched to any Length and Gauge. Agents eor Clayton and Shdttleworth’s Traction and Portable Engines and Combines. Illustrated Price Lists free on application to any of our offices at Dunedin, Inver cargill, Oamarn, Timaru, Christchurch, and at our new premises CAMERON STREET, ASHBURTON. 993 d



CANTERBURY BRANCH, b! AL 0.. ~, Establis 000,00'’ O'-m/rr of ot/f. T HE PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. ASHBURTON AGENTS— Jameson and Roberts. 240 d



PHOTOGRAPHY. —Portraits are now being taken by the New Instan taneous Gelatine Emulsion Process at HENRY’S PORTRAIT ROOMS, Saun ders’ Buildings, East street, Ashburton. Donald Williamson GENERAL STOREKEEPER, East street, Ashburton, HAS always for sale a large and varied stock, which will be sold at lowest paying prices. Groceries, Wines and Spirits, Iron mongery, Ploughshares, and Drapery, in cluding all requisites of the trade. Men’s and Boys’ Clothing in great va riety, made up to D. W. ’s own order, from Kaiapoi, Mosgiel, and Roslyn Tweeds ; also, Colonial-made Flannels, Serges, and Blankets. D. W. would call special attention to his TEAS, so long and favorably known, and now eeduced to 2s, 2s 6d, and 3s per lb. Families waited on for orders weekly. Cash purchasers supplied at wholesale prices. A heavy stock of Boots and Shoes, in -1 eluding old celebrated make. 79d



K. G. Buxton, rERCHANT TAILOR, TANCRED STREET, Adjoining Fowler’s Buildings. INCEET & CO.’S Light Family BITTER ABE. First Prize at the Christchurch Show, 1881. This ALE is brewed from the Choicest Malt and Hops, and is guaranteed to keep in eny climate. It has been subjected to the severest tests, and is now acknowledged to be the most wholesome and palatable drink offered to the public. We supply it in hogsheads, barrels, half-hogsheads, and kilderkins, and de liver free in Christchurch and suburbs, or to any railway station in the Canterbury Provincial District. ASHBURTON AGENTS 261 d JAMESON & ROBERTS. COACH FACTORY, Havelock street. The undersigned Firm wish to inform their numerous Customers that their Commodious Brick Premises being now completed, they are prepared to Execute all Orders entrusted to their care in a first-class manner, and with despatch. Baker & Brown 636 d S. Phillips, PRACTICAL WATCH MAKER & WORK ING JEWELLER, Begs to notify to his |( patrons that he has now secured New Premises, adjoining the White Hart Hotel, Christchurch and has a Splendid Assortment of CLOCKS, WATCHES and JEWELLERY on sale. All kinds of Cleaning and Repairs well executed, and country orders promptly attended to» Mia



“ rxiAKE TIME BY THE FORE- X LOCK.” The circumstances of social life are widely different in these colonies from those at Home, and therefore the colonial market requires different treatment. This fact Robert Murray, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, East street, Ashburton, was not long in learning after his arrival on these shores, and he at once set his attention upon supplying WATCHES, which, while constructed with every regard to accuracy and reliableness in time-keeping, are also supplied with extra heavy cases, to resist the wear and tear of colonial life. He has just received an other supply of watches, and invites attention to prices. Celebrated Englisn levers, made expressly for R. Murray, specially suited for colonial wear, with extra heavy cases, all the latest improvements, at L 6, L 6 6s, L 6 10s ; higher classes, L 7, L 8 10s, LlO 10s, and Ll2 12s; Rptherhams, L 6 10s. Printed guarantee with each watch sold. Attention is called to the Clocks, Jewellery, and English Plate in stock, and -to the fact that all kinds of REPAIRING are done on the premises and GUARANTEED. R, MURRAY’S SHOP is CON SPICUOUS by the “ REGULATOR ” of his own manufacture which occupies a place in his window, and serves as an authority on mean time to the town. Watches free and safe by post on re ceipt|ofP,p.p. 7300-96 a



Business Notices. S ELLING OFF. SELLING OFF, R. GABITES Surplus Stock DRAPERY, CLOTHING, MILLI NERY, CALICO, BL INGS, Ladies’ Costume 4s lid Ladies’ Cashmere Ladies Trimmed Ladies’ Trimmec 2s 6d j FLANNELS, ANKETS, SHEET TWILLS, &c. for the Million, from. Jackets, from 6s lid Ladies’ Underdo thing and Baby Linen Dhemises, from Is 6d Night Dresses, from See Handbills on Friday. Sale commences FRIDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1882, In the Shop next to Thiele, Baker, WAKANUI ROAD. 499 d F. Furness, AND CONFECTIONER Pine Apples Strawberries Cherries Nuts, And all other Fruits in Season.- REFRESHMENT ROOMS—Tea and Coffee Always Ready. and Saunders’ Build ings. 363 d “NTTEW TINWALD STORE, Opposite the Railway Shed. Opened June 18, 1881. Biggs and Beid, PROPRIETORS. B. and R. begs to inform their Farming friends and the public generally, that they have opened a GENERAL STORE, In Jones and Bradshaw’s old premises, opposite the Railway Shed, Tinwald, and solicit a share of the general patron age. CHE A P TEAS 1 TEAS!! TEAS!!! Of the Beat Blends. SUGARS! SUGARS!! SUGARS !! At remarkably Low Prices. CLOTHING ! CLOTHING!! CLOTHING !!! And HARDWARE ! HARDWARE J! HARDWARE ! ! ! At Prices not to be rubbed out. B. and R.’s Cart is now running daily in the outlying districts. BIGGS AND REID. 87c



NEW INDUSTRY. ASPHALTING. JAMES BRADLEY ia prepared to take orders for ASPHALTING at very moderate rates. All orders to be left at the Works, Park street. All work kept in repair for twelve months. 3800 Mount Somers Store. THE Undersigned have just opened up a splendid stock of Drapery and Clothing, which will be sold at prices not to be equalled in the district. Groceries and General Stores of best quality, and an in spection and trial respectfully solicited. W. H. PUDDICOMBE & CO. Storekeepers, &c., MOUNT SOMERS. rpHE FUTURE OF NEW ZEALAND. As the future prosperity of these sunny isles depends in a great measure on the support which is given to colonial manu factures, A. Craighead & Co., MERCHANT TAILORS, Tancred street, Have determined to encourage the manufacture of Colonial Tweeds as much as the requirements of their business will permit. By following this course they will be enabled not only to foster the growth and development of the internal resources of New Zealand, but will also be enabled to offer to their friends, patrons, and the general public a very SUPERIOR ARTICLE AT A MODERATE PRICE. To carry this idea to a practical issue they have just been favored with a large consignment of the CELEBRATED KAIAPOI TWEEDS, Manufactured to their special order for the coming season. As these Tweeds aTe equal, and in some respects superior, to anything of the same class that can be imported, they feel confident that, by strict attention to business, and by the exercise of their usual care in cutting and fitting, they will continue to give that satisfaction which their rapidly increasing business warrants them in believing they have given jin the past. PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. A. CRAIGHEAD AND CO. ; ' 716 a



; Business Notices. IHESE quotations are taken from our Price List, issued every month, which are sent free by post by sending address : Teas, from Is 6d to 2s lOd per lb ~ 121 b boxes, 14s 6d each „ 401 b half-chests, from Is 4d per lb Sugar, yellow counters, 3%d per lb ~ white crystals, per lb Sperm, full weight, Bd, 9d, 9£d, 10£d > per lb ToKicco, flat plugs, 4s 9d per lb; Barrett's : twist, 5s per lb Biscuits, luncheon, 3£d per lb Chclsolate, three packets for Is, or Is 3d ; per lb Cocoa, Is 6d per lb Tapioca, 5d per lb Sago, 4d per lb Soap, scented tablets, 7 for Is. ~ yellow, 6d, Bd, and 9d per bar ; 9s 6d, lis 9d } and 13s 6d per box Matches, safety, 4d per doz ; plaids, 6d per doz ; (1000), 3 for Is lOd Currants, 6d per lb ; Raisons, 8d per lb Peel assorted, Is 6d per lb Muficatells, lOd per lb Almonds, shell, lid per lb ; Valencia, 2s per lb I Sweets, Colonial mixtures, lOd per lb ; Scotch do, Is per lb Salmon, 9d per tin ; Lobster, lOd per ; ton Hobs, best new, 2s 3d per lb Pic}des, B£d per bottle Taylor and Papps, (Late Davenport) TRIANGLE, HIGH STREET, Also, CORNER OF HIGH STREET AND TUAM STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. 344 MPOETANI FACTS I FOB FAMILIES AND SEWING MACHIN- I ISTS. It I admitted that Clothing Manufac | turers are the best judges of SOWING MACHINES. Jtlease Read Their Opinions, viz., The New Wheeler and Wilson has more than realised our expectations as to speed, durability, and also in Economising Labor, ouf work people express a decided pre ference for them on account of the ease wiih which they are worked. —Beath, Scliiess, & Co., Clothing Manufacturers, Flinders Lane, West. For Hat Binding and Cap Making the Wneeler and Wilson Machines are the we have in use ; they do more work arid require less labor than any others we] have tried.—A. Masters & Co., 50, Pincess street, Dunedin. We use Wheeler and Wilson Machine an i find it superior to any other, both for Economy, Efficiency and Speed, to any ot|ier we have tried.—l. and A. Don, Dressmakers, Duncan street, Dunedin. IWe have had Wheeler and Wilson Mjichines in use for the last three years ; w(j find them more suitable than any other machines and very durable.—Yates S(!ns & Co., Drapers, George street, DJmedin. I have pleasure in stating that the W heeler and Wilson Machines have given m i entire satisfaction. I consider it a b< tter machine for work than any other I htve tried.—Peter Stewart, Draper, G feat King street, Dunedin. I like the Wheeler and Wilson better than any other machines I have used, it is lighter to work, much faster, and for dressmaking, etc., it cannot be surpassed. M. Cavanagh, Dressmaker, Caversham, Dunedin. We have 20 No. 6 Wheeler and Wilson's iii use ; we consider them the best for ' Leather Work ; they give entire satisfac tion. —Amerson & Sons, Manufacturers, York street, Sydney. MELBOURNE EXHIBITION, 1881 Extract from the Jury Report on Sewing Machines—" The Premier Place vlas awarded to a Whether and Wilson Machine, which performed the feat of spwing together all the parts of. a pair of rjioleskin trousers in nine (9) minutes, ifoing its work smoothly and well." jONLY GRAND GOLD PRIZE, PARIS EXHIBITION, 1878. j BEATING ALL COMPETITORS. I The new Straight Needle Wheeler and 1 Vision have no shuttles, they have no (ogwheels, they have no heavy gear to i ire and weary the feet. It is evident that the rotary motion of the Wheeler and ' Vilson has much less friction than the 1 buttle movement of other machines, i herefore the Wheeler and Wilson is much ■ nore durable, and needs less repair. The New Wheeler and Wilson has more ind greater improvements than any other lowing machine, and is the fastest, making )ver 1,000 stitches per minute. CAUTION. Beware of Hawkers and also Puffing Advertisements of inferior Hard-running Machines which are highly injurious to fihe health of the operator. Inspect the New Wheeler and Wilson ROTARY ACTION MACHINES And judge for yourselves. They run by hand and foot, and are warranted to give entire satisfaction. TIME PAYMENTS. TIME PAYMENTS. * TIME PAYMENTS Send for a Circular giving Full Particu- I lars to ! ORR AND CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON. Head Agency for Australia and New Zealand: LONG AND CO., 101, ELIZABETH STREET, Melbourne. ■ BRINSMEAD'S PATENT PIANOS. TWO GOLD MEDALS Awarded at the MELBOURNE EXHIBITION, 1881. Send for Illustrated Price Lists, Tes monials, etc. TAYLOR AND FARLEY'S CABINET ORGANS And the MARVELLOUS ORGUINETTE. THE MARVELLOUS ORGUINETTE Plays all the latest music without instruc tion. It is perfect in tune and time. A child can play it. LONG AND CO., SOLE AGENTS, 101, Elizabeth street, Melbourne. 147 d ►ALL PROGRAMME CARDS in ) very neat styles, with Pencils and )bons, printed at the Guardian Office, y& street,



Business Notices jChomas Taylor's CHRISTMAS PRICE LIST. COLOMBO STREET, Christchurch— One door city side of Tuam street. HIGH STREET— One door city side of St. Asaph street opposite the Caversham HoteL ST. ALBANS' LANE— (Late J. SaywelL) Every article sold is guaranteed—tha is, the money returned if not approved NEW FRUITS. New Currants, 6d per lb ~ Raisins, 8d per lb ~ Sultanas, 9d per lb ~ Mixed Peels, Is 3d per lb ~ Muscatels, Is per lb, good ~ Finest, Is 4d per lb „ Figs, lOd and Is per box ~ Jordan Almonds, 2s 8d per lb „ Valencia (sweet), Is 6d per lb ~ Shell, Is per lb ~ Barcelonas, 9d per lb Canterbury Cakes, 10jd Mixed Biscuits, 9d per lb Dunedin Lunch, 3d per lb Lime Juice Cordial (imported), Is lOd per bottle White Crystal Sugar, 4d per lb Straw-colored Sugar, 3£d per lb Strong Family Congou, Is 6d per Assam Congou, 2s per lb Pure Assam Tea, 2s per lb Best do. do. 2s 6d per lb Best Black or Mixed Tea, 2s lOd Box Tea—l4s 6d, 16s 6d, 18s 6d, 20s to 28s Half-chests of 401 b, L 3 to L 6 Strong caddies, containing 201 b of th famous Assam Mixture, 38s Van Houtens* Cocoa, 4s 8d per lb Lucca Oil (quarts), 2s 4d per bottle Quart Pickles (Morton's), Is 6d Captain White's Oriental, 2a 3d Crosse and Blackwell's (pints), Is 3d Essences, (C. & B.), Is Morton's Sauce, 6d per bottle Mellor's Sauce, 9d, and Is 6d per bottle Java Rice, 71b for Is 6d ; Tapioca, 5d and 6d per lb Sago, 4d per lb Queensland Arrowroot, 8d and Is per lb Carbonate of Soda, 6d per lb Nailrod Tobacco, 6s per lb Aromatic, 6s per lb Best Twist, 5s 6d per lb Barratt's, 5s Flat Plugs, 4s 9d Hemp, Rape, Canary, or Linseed, 5d per lb Moir's Oatmeal, 3s 3d per 251 b bag Dunedin Oatmeal, 3s 6d per 251 b Condensed Milk (Milkmaid brand), IOJd per tin, or 10s per dozon Honey, 21b tins, lOd Marmalade, 9d, lOd, and Is 6d per tin Infants' Food (Neave's,) Is 3d per tin Irish Moss, Is 3d per bottle, Parafine Candles, 10|d per lb Sperm (full weight), 8d per lb Kerosene, 9s, 9s 6d, and 10s 6d, per tin l GOODS DELIVERED DAILY AT THE. CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY STATION. 284 c r 11HF, ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Pbice One Penny, Can be obtained from the following AGENTS, who will receive order* :-- ' •- 1 Jones, H. M. Clark, F. Andrewes, L. F. ... Carstens and Co. ... Jephson, C. P. H... Dellow and Thompson McLauglan, Atkinson.. M. Leadley, G. Lambie, J. Harris, W. Puddicombe & C 0... Alcorn, R. Hudson, M. Bowick, J. Morgan and Hibbs The Triangle East - street East street East street Tinwald Maytield, Hinds Wakanui Seafield Wakanui Cre si Kyle - Winslow Mount Somen Cnertsey Waterton AlfordfForest Meihven mHE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. GUARANTEED BY THE STATB|! - Although this office has been in exis tence for a period of more than seven years, it is believed that the objects for which it was established are not sufficiently understood. It is desired to set forth in a concise form information respecting the business which this office undertakes :• — 1. The charge of all kinds of money trusts, such as Marriage Settlements, moneys to be invested for the benefit of Minors, moneys bequeathed for charitable objects, moneys the title to which is in dispute, or whose legal owner is unknowr \ or cannot be found, &c, &c. . }" 2. The administration of the wills o persons who by appointing the Public Trustee as their executor secure 'the;' guarantee of the State for the due fulfill ment of their wishes, and to avoid the risk consequent on the appointment , f ■ private persons as executors, who not un- r frequently, though earnestly desirous of,; acting for the benefit of parties interested, f fail to carry out legally the objeota for, which they were appointed, and conse- ■ quently involve themselves and those whose interests they are striving to pro-! tect in costly and harassing litigation. ■,-■_,>/ 3. The administration of all estates of f which no disposition has been made by; will, whenever relatives do not wish to in cur the responsibility of administration, or _ cannot from any cause obtain the neces sary powers to act. In such cases it is the? duty of the Public Trustee to discharf" all legal debts bo far as the assets exten. and divide the residue amongst the next of kin. v v 4. The administration of the estates of lunatics, lunatic patients, and convicts. : .,!'y 5. The charge of all lands lying waste | and unoccupied of which the owner is un known, or who has been absent from the r colony for ten years, having left no known agent. _ _.-.■-, /j^,,, The cost of administering estates is very small Information may be obtained fronf^ all agents. ':, -,~ r , R. 0. HAMERTON, t ' 29a ■^vmkS^iimiis