The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. 111.-No. 545.1

rPUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.]

ASHBURTON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 27. 1882.

[PRICE—ONE PENNY.



Boarding Houses, &c. The A 1 Restaurant. MRS HARPER wishes to intimate to the patrons of her late husband. and the Public generally, that she has taker those Commodious Premises in Tancbei 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. OTICE OF REMOVAL. JOHN BOOT AND HARVEY, 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 G REAT REDUCTION WATCHES. IN 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 £lB 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, JpPRACTICAL OPTICIAN, Temporary Address— MANCHESTER STREET, CHRIST CHURCH 637 c DAVIS’S FURNITURE AND BED DING MANUFACTORY, BAST STREET SOUTH, ASHBURTON. TjIYERY article Sold at Christchurc aJ Prices and guaranteed best c material and workmanship. FUNERALS CHEAPLY & COMPLETELY FURNISHED W D AVI S, ART S 1 RE E.T ROUTE ASHBURTON.



Auctioneers, Commission Agents, &c. Alfred Harrison, Auctioneer, valuer, COM MISSION AGENT, &c. 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 books. No charge unless sold. IGENT 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. Housen to Let, and all classes of pro perty for sale. 404 c Surveyor, Civil Engineers, &c. 0 E. FOOKS AND SO t NS, Architects, Civil Engineers, Valuators, Licensed SURVEYORS, AND LAND BROKERS, THE TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, | Ashburton. 374 ~W~H. BRISTOW, Authorised and licensed surveyor. Ford and Newton’s Buildings, next Selwyn County Council office, Hereford street. 959 c Hotels. 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 friends and customers for the liberal sup port accorded him during his connection with the late firm, and trusts in his new undertaking he will meet with a full share of'pnbliic patronage. D. McK. trusts his long ex perience in the trade will be a suf ficient guarantee for t’ c contents of the cellar, ds nothing but the best quality of Ales, 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, 50c Proprietor. 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 brand's, &c. Good Stabling and Secure Paddocks. JOHN BOWICK, 440 c Proprietor. Transformation!! Q TEEN’S MOTEL, CHRIST | CHURCH, keep now the best brand s only in Liquors and Cigars. C. KNOWSLEY, 331 c ; Proprietor. Boarding Houses, &c. ■YHCTORIAN 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 of the public patronage. Note the Address— N. DUE F, VICTORIAN BOARDING HOUSE, Adjoining Victorian Stables, TANCRED STREET. 438 c P binge albert boarding HOUSE. In consequence of insufficient accom modation at the Echo Dining Rooms, the proprietor has taken the PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE, where a good table will always be kept. Meals IB each. Good Accommodation foi Bo ardors and Travellers, at 16s, 18s, anc £1 per week, to meet the times. Private Bcozna for families. Remember the ad dross—OhaMiES Truckle, Prince Alben Boarding House, Wills street, neai tbii Railway Station. : 944 i PANAMA HOU S I (late anstee’s), Tancred street, Ashburton. Thu undersigned begs to inform the pi ibid that he has REMOVED from the Frihcja Albert Dining-rooms to the mon dewon odidus Boarding-house lately in thi ioepßintion of Mr Anstee, where he hope Lr merit the same patronage bestowee t S. LUCAS, Proprietor;



Business Noticcs. A SHBURTON B]|lE WEJF Y. Messrs Wood & Co. Harvest Ale, Is 6d. per Gallon. 227 d Joseph Clark, G RAIN MERCHANT, Ashburton and Tinwald. Mr Joseph Clark anno'inces to Grain Dealers and Fanners i that he has OPENED a Branch Office in jEest street, Ashburton, for tine 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, i Ashburton. 192 c IVTEVER be down in the jS dumps. may Fortune may favor, though she 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 the “ deuce ” is to play, 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 is a span, Though the “lane without turning” seems long ; 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 with bumps, ’Twill be changed if a little further we go, So never be down in the dumps. Should folk disappoint—nay, your tailor, to wit, With separate garment, or suit, Visit G. J. F. Lublow j'or perfection in fit, And saving your money to boot He’ll suit you with all that is noi And prove himself a regular “ t For giving both cheapness and tl good wear, j So never be down in t ie dumps. el and rump, orough To give Stylish and Reliable Materials, Perfect Fit, and unmistakable Cheapness, is the state of perfectioiji attained in the Clothing supplied by G|. J. F. The variety of Coatingls and Tw be seen at his establishment is, m the most complete and extern Canterbury. Gentleme i cannot <3 than right in obtaining their d themselves and their so;;ia at G. J. F. Ruble EAST ST RE Ashburton, mblow. aeds to ireover, ive in other cess for w s, T, 718 a IT is not altogether a new ide business people burnt into heir advertisements. Our grar md grandmothers have read srutiating poetry in advertiser) iheir time just as we do someth) From an old newspaper dated ifter the Flood, a teajdealer, ex in the merits of his teji, has th when lyme in dfathers ome ex ents in es now. while patiating > follow “ For lords and ladies it is f I Seven shillings r!; the price ( ’m not going to paint 'die lily or ined gold by attempting to im hat. but it should be a source oi o the tea drinkers of Ashburton ounding districts that .'they can ure the finest Teas at my estah or much less money. 1 have eived a fresh consignment Joate, and Co.’s Purr Blended jackets and boxes. 1 have ala ip an assortment of (Fancy Gc i ruits in variety are Constantly 10 that my patrons njiay have i ihose from at the coming festn ( [ wish all my kind customers Dhristmas and a happy New Year. New Fruit and Dalian Ware rouse (next Bank of New Zealand), East itreet. Sole Agent for Nelson, Moatb, fe Co.’s Pure Blended Teas.— See ad vertisement and handbills. 3c t; fit.” gild re move on comfort and sor row pro ilishment just re- Nelson, Teas, in o opened ods, and arriving, plenty to e season. a merry H. M. William Revell H (Late of Ashburton Forks), AS started in Business at Winak w SHOEING and GENERAL SMITE! All Work done at Reasonable Rates. 359 a a, Cofiee Palace, No. 1 LD POST OFFICE, CHRIS' CHURCH. 0 g D , FISH EpPPEKP 0 D STEAKS and CHOPS from the GRILL Every Night. _ Open always from 7; a. m., till Midnight. fid. M E Cup of Tea or Co Oafe au lait : A L S fee fid. 3 6 64b



Business Notices. c OUIfTY RIDGING AND SPOUTING 'FACTORY. S. Hardley, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. i JUSi 1 RECEIVED (per Eotomahana and Te Anau, from Melbourne, a large consignment of Black and White Sheet Iron, Copper Tubing, Ingot Tin, &c. As tljis 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. Sold Thomas Crompton, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURER OF GALVANISED IRON SPOUTING, RIDGE Dap down piping, colonial ovens kitchen ranges, S portable washing furnaces. i CLOSET PANS, LEAD WASHERS, &c. T! ■■ HAS the pleasure of informing his numerous Friends that having Rb • \J*i moved into his newly-erected and extensive Manufacturing Premises m Armagh £jtreet (Exactly Opposite his old Workshops), which have been fitted up with thejmost modern appliances for the production of work in the various branches of his BueinessJhe 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 STR EE T Near Manchester Street, Christchurch. • 283 c Held and Gray, R. i TMPiEMENT AND MACHINE MANUFACTURERS, winners of the GOLD MEDAL at the Melbourne Exhibition for their DOUBLE JRROW PLOUGHS. Vide Jurors’ Report—“ Ploughs :In Ploughs there is one dibit to which we wish to draw special attention, as being the best, and that is the iuble-! Furrow of Reid and Gray, of Dunedin, New Zealand. In finish and con uctior it is far superior.” nd G. further beg to draw the atttention of Farmers to their new and improved I Seed Drills, Rroadcast Sowing Machines, 3,4, and 5 leaf Harrows, Tnpod and Flexible Steel Harrows of new designs, Cambridge Rollers, 20, 24, and 26 inchtji, Chaff Cutters, with renewable steel cutting plates, Horse Gears for 1,2, 3, or 4 hon es, &c., &c. II kinds of Implements Repaired by Experienced Workmen. Fencing Standards Cut and Punched to any Length and Gauge. Agents for Clayton and Shuttlbwobth’s Traction and Portable Engines and Combines. ated Price Lists free on application to any of our offices at Dunedin, Inver* )amaru, Timaru, Christchurch, and at our new premises CAMERON STREET, ASHBURTON. 993 d rn an< irrowi lllust ca rgill, ( CANTERBURY BRANCH. wat. mmk ! Established 1-559. i JT Capital t 1000 OP" fill H E FIP PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. E AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. taneoi HBNI iers’ 1 ASHBURTON AGENTS— Jameson and Roberts. 240 d )TOGRAPHY. —Portraits are now leing taken by the New Instan s Gelatine Emulsion Process at Y’S PORTRAIT ROOMS, Saun luiMings, East street, Ashburton. 911 a Donald Williamson GENERAL STOREKEEPER, J East street, Ashburton, HAS always for sale a large and varied stock, which will be sold at lowest laying prices. Groceries, Wines and Spirits, Irqn nongery, Ploughshares, and Drapery, in jluding all requisites of the trade. Men’s and Boys’ Clothing in great va iety,: made up to D. W. ’s own order, from Saiajjioi, Mosgiel, and Roslyn Tweeds ; Jso, Colonial-made Flannels, Serges, and Blankets. D. W. would call special attention to lis TEAS, so tong and favorably known, md now reduced to 2s, 2s 6d, and 3s per Families waited on for orders weekly, lash purchasers supplied at wholesale rices. A heavy stock of Boots and Shoes, in luding old celebrated make. 79d ftIAKE TIME BY THE FORE JL LOCK.” R. G. Ruxton, M ERCHANT TAILOR, TANCBED STREET, Adjoining Fowler’s Buildings. Y INCE N T & Light Family C O.’S BITTER ALE. 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. Tlie circumstances of social life are idildy different in these colonies from lore at Home, and therefore the colonial arket requires different treatment, his fact Robert Murray, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER, East street, Ashburton, s not long in learning after his arrival ;bhese shores, and he at once set his ;i.ntion upon supplying WATCHES, if.ch, while constructed with every ?lird to accuracy and reliableness in ie-keeping, are also supplied with extra "ivy cases, to resist the wear and tear of Ibnial life. He has just received an tler supply of watches, and invites :pntion to prices. Celebrated Englisn era, made expressly for R. Murray, ijcially suited for colonial wear, with lira heavy cases, all the latest provements, at L 6, L 6 6s, L 6 i; higher classes, L 7, L 8 10s, LID 10a, li Ll2 12s; Rotherhams, L 6 10s. -inted guarantee with each watch sold. Attention is called to the Clocks, wellery, and English Plate in stock, A to the fact that all kinds of EP AIRING are done on the premises id GUARANTEED. R. MURRAY’S SHOP is CON TIGUOUS by the “ REGULATOR ” of s own manufacture which occupies a ace in his window, and serves as an ithority on mean time to the town. Watches free and safe by post on re- 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 I 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.: . 511»



Business; Notices. (JELLING OFF. SELLING OFF, R. GABITES Surplus Stock DRAPERY, CLOTHING, MILLI NERY, FLANNELS, CALICO, BLANKETS, SHEET INGS, TWILLS, &c. Ladies’ Costumes for the Million, from 4s lid Ladies’ Cashmere Jackets, from 6s lid Ladies’ Underclothing and Baby Linen Ladies Trimmed Chemises, from Is 6d Ladies’ Trimmed Night Dresses, from 2s 6d See Handbills on Friday. Sale commences FRIDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1882, In the Shop next to Thiele, Baker, WAKANUI ROAD. 499 d BAKER BROS., CONTRACTORS, AND UNDERTAKERS, Wakanui road and Cass street, Ashburton. PLANS PREPARED & ESTIMATES GIVEN. 472 c F. Furness, JpRUITERER 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 ■VTEW TIN WALD STORE, t\| 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. CHEAP TEAS! TEAS!! TEAS II Of the Best Blends. SUGARS ! SUGARS !! SUGARS !!, At remarkably Low Prices. CLOTHING ! CLOTHING!! CLOTHING !!! And HARDWARE ! HARDWARE !! HARDWARE!! j At Prices net to be rubbpd out. B. and R. ’s Cart is now running daily in the outlying districts. BIGGS AND REID. 87c 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. fJIHE FUTURE OF NEW ZEALAN D. 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 1 resources of New Zealand, but will also k 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 1 the coming season. As thfjse Tweeds are equal, and in some respects superior, to anything of the same claps that can be imported, they feel confident that, by 1 strict attention to business, and by the r exercise of their usual carti in cutting and fitting, they will continue to give that \ satisfaction which their rapidly increasing 1 business warrants them in believing they ( have given in the past. PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED. ! A. CRAIGHEAD AND CO. d VJn:.:.! . ■■ * l6 “



Business Notices. THESE 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, yelljow counters, 3£d per lb ~ whip crystals, 4£d per lb Sperm, fill weight, Bd, 9d, per lb Tobacco, flat plugs, 4s 9d per lb; Barrett’s twist, 5s per lb Biscuits, hincheon, 3|d per lb Chocolate, three packets for Is, or Is 3d per jib Cocoa, Is <’>d per lb Tapioca, 5d per lb Sago, 4d per lb Boap, seen ted tablets, 7 for Is. ; ~ yelh w, 6d, Bd, and 9d per bar ; 9s | 6d, 11s 9d, and 13s 6d per box Matches, i afety, 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 Muscatellij, lOd per lb Almonds, jahell, lid per lb ; Valencia, 2s per! Ib Sweets, Colonial mixtures, lOd per lb ; Scotch do, Is per lb Salmon, ipd per tin ; Lobster, lOd per ton! Hops, besjo new, 2s 3d per lb Pickles, Bi|d per bottle Taylor and Papps, (Late Davenport) TRIANGLE, HIGH STREET, Also, CORNER OF HIGH STREET AND TUAM STREET, CHRISTCHURCH. 344 I M P FAMILH ORTANT FACTS FOB iS AND SEWING MACHIN ISTS. It is admitted that Clothing Manufac turers are the best judges of SEWING MACHINES. Please Read Their Opinions, viz., The New Wheeler and Wilson has more than realised our expectations as to speed, durability, and also in Economising Labor, our work people express a decided pre ference for them on account of the ease with which they are worked. —Beath, Schiess, & Co., Clothing Manufacturers, Flinders Lane, West. For Hat Binding and Cap Making the Wheeler and Wilson Machines are the best we have in use; they do more work and req lire less labor than any others we have tried. — A. Masters & Co., 50, Princess street, Dunedin. We us 3 Wheeler and Wilson Machine and find it superior to any other, both for Economy, Efficiency and Speed, to any other w|a have tried.— l. aed A. Don, Dressmakers, Duncan street, Dunedin. We have had Wheeler and Wilson Machim we find other mi Sons <S Dunedii I hat Wheele me ent better n have t 3 in use for the last three years j them more suitable than any chines and very durable. —Yates Co., Drapers, George street, e pleasure in stating that the and Wilson Machines have given re satisfaction. I consider it a achine for work than any other I ied.— Peter Stewart, Draper, Great E ing street, Dunedin. I like'the Wheeler and Wilson better than anjV other machines I have used, it is lighter -to work, much faster, and for dressmaking, etc., it cannot be surpassed. M. Cavanagh, Dressmaker, Cavershaxn, Dunedin. We have 20 No. 6 Wheeler and Wilson’s in use : : we consider them the best for Leathet Work ; they give entire satisfac tion.— Alperson & Sons, Manufacturers, York street, Sydney. MELBOURNE EXHIBITION, 1881 Extract from the Jury Report on Sewing! Machines—“ The Premier Place was awarded to a Wheex.er and Wilson Machine, which performed the feat of sewingjtogether all the parts of a pair of moleskin trousers in nine (9) minutes, doing its work smoothly and well. ” ONLY GRAND GOLD PRIZE, PARIS EXHIBITION, 1878. BEATING ALL COMPETITORS. The new Straight Needle Wheeler and Wislon have no shuttles, they have no cogwheels, they have no heavy gear to tire and weary the feet. It is evident that the rotary motion of the Wheeler and Wilsor. has much less friction than the shutthji movement of other machines, therefore the Wheeler and Wilson is much more durable, and needs less repair. The New Wheeler and Wilson has more and g reater improvements than any other sewing machine, and is the fastest, making over i|,ooo stitches per minute. CAUTION. Bev/are of Hawkers and also Puffing Advertisements of inferior Hard-running Machines which are highly injurious to the 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 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. I 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 Pla /a all the latest music without instruc tion . It i 1 perfect in tune and time. A child can play it. LONG AND CO., SOLE AGENTS, 101, Elizabeth street, Melbourne. | 147 d E(ALL PROGRAMME CARDS, in | very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, Vfest street. ' '



Business Notices /homas Taylor’s QHRISTMAS PRICE LIST. COLOMBO STREET, Christchurch— One door city side of Tuam street. BIGH STREET— One door city side of St. Asaph street ' opposite the Caversham Hotel. ST. ALBANS’ LANE— (Late J. Say well.) 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, 10|d , V 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, 3ijd 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 1 28s 1 : Half-chests of 401 b, L 3 to L 5 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 ■ r- Captain White’s Oriental, 2s 3d Crosse and Blackwell’s (pints), Is 3d Essences, (C. & B.), Is i Morton’s Sauce, 6d per bottle Mellor’s Sauce, 9d, and Is 6d per bottle 1 ' Java Rice, 71b for Is 6d ; Tapioca, 5d and 6d per lb Sago, 4d per lb Queensland Arrowroot, 8d and la per lb Carbonate of Soda, 6d per lb Nailrod Tobacco, 6s per lb . . Aromatic, 6s per lb Best Twist, Bs 6d per lb Barratt’s, 5s Flat Plugs, 4s 9d Hemp, Rape, Canary, or Linseed, 5d pep 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 dozen Honey, 21b tins, lOd Marmalade, 9d, lOd, and Is 6d per tin . Infants’ Pood (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* GOODS DELIVERED DAILY AT THE CHRISTCHURCH RAILWAY STATION. 2840 mHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Price One Penny, Can be obtained from the following AGENTS, who will receive orders , The Triangle East street East street East street Tinwald Mayfield, Hinds Seafield Kyle Winslow Mount Somers Cnertsey Waterton Alford Forest ‘ Meihven FJIHE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE. GUARANTEED BY THE STATE. 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 th© 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, monej s bequeathed for charitable ■ objects, moneys the title to which is in dispute, or whose legal owner is unknown 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 fulfil-', ment of their wishes, and to avoid the*/ risk consequent on the appointment { j private persons as executors, who not nn- ; frequently, though earnestly desirous of acting for the benefit of parties interested, , fail to carry out legally the objects fbj* ; which they were appointed, and oonse- ; , queutly involve themselves and whose interests they are striving to pro tect in costly and harassing litigation. 3. The administration of all estates of 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 ‘ sary powers to act. In such cases it is the duty of the Public Trustee to all legal debts so far as the assets and divide the residue amongst the next . of kin. 4. The administration of the estates of lunatics, lunatic patients, and convicts. 5. The charge of all lands lying wtate ■ and unoccupied of which the owneris'dri known, or who has been absent from the colony for ten years, having left no known agent. The cost of administering estates is very small Information may be obtained ltd. all agents. B. 0. HAMERTON, 29a PoWto Trustee -«*■- .m.q Jones, H. M. Clark, F. Andrewes, L. F. ... Carstens and Co. ... Jephson, C. P. H... Dellow and Thompson Atkinson, M. Lambie, J. Harris, W. Puddicombe & C 0... Patterson, W. Hudson, M. Bowick, J. Morgan and Hibbs