A STARTLING DISCOVERY.

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Christchurch, To-day,

At a special meeting of the Kaiapoi Borough Council this morning the Finance -Committee, who have been making a special audit of the municipal accounts, reported that three sets of the rate books and the balance-sheet for the year 1877 were all missing, and that they coaid' not complete their work, as the books and papers of the Council wore in a most disgraceful state. When they found that state of things in existence they had summoned the Mayor, who bad immediately suspended the clerk and , taken charge of the office. They considered the auditors had been grossly negligent, as their work had not been done. They also reported that as far as they could ascertain there was a deficiency of sums amounting to L 550, ex tending over a period of four years. It was also reported that the Town Clerk, Hr 0. E. Dudley, after being suspended by. the Mayor, had sent in his resignation. The Council decided not to accept the re signation, and to take proper measures under the Act for ousting the auditors from office.

CABLE NEWS.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Monetary and Commercial. London, Jan. 11. : Consols are at New Zealand securities —-Five per cent. 10-40 Loan, 105; Five per cent 1889 Loan, 104 ; Four and a half per cent. 1879-1904 Loan, The total reserve in the Bank of England, in notes and K.wi.v- .-~ '.' being an increase since last Thursday of LBoo,ooo. The pro portion of reserve to liabilities has ad-- Vvanced to 38 per cent. The Bank J rate of discount remains at 5 per cent. The market ratejhas advanced and is now per cent. Wheat is un changed. Adelaide wheat, ex store, 48s 6d; New Zealand ditto, 43s 6d to 46s per quarter. Adelaide flour, ex .-warehouse, 335. Australian tallow— Best beef, 43s 6d ; best mutton, 44s fid per cwt. Hides are dull of sale at " easier rates. Heavy weights are y&d t per lb lower. The Wool Market. . The wool market is quiet. The ar rivals to date for the next series of ‘ auctions amount to 80,000 bales. The Premier’s Health. London, Jan. 12. The latest bulletin regarding the health of the Premier states that no im "j portant change in his condition has oc j.qurred; he is, however, confined to his * room. It is currently reported that his ■ ! medical advisers have ordered his re trieval to Cannes, on the Mediterranean •.'coast of France. The Belt Lihel Action, vi. [Received Jan. 13, 12.45 p.m.] London, Jan. 12, evening. - A rule nisi has been granted for a new trial in the libel action, Belt v. ‘ Lawes, in which the plaintiff obtained —a verdict for L 3,000 (? £5,000) damages for statements in Vanity Fair that cer tain works shown by. Belt as his own were really those of other sculptors. The Fire at Milwaukee. *New York, Jan 12. It is now known that the loss of life occasioned by the recent fire at an hotel in Milwaukee was greater than at first supposed. It has been proved ; , that fully one hundred and ten persons • perishedin the flames. The Late M Gambetta. ! t Paris, Jan. 11. ‘ I'' . The remains of the late M. Gambetta :J,’wete transferred to-day to Nice for, in terment, which will take place there on “Saturday, the 13th inst. ! Cessation of the Anglo-French Control . .. >.; in Egypt. Cairo, Jan. 11. _ y.i, 1 Sir. Auckland Colvin has resigned his position as British Controller-General ”~df Egyptian Finance. The resignation has been accepted- by the Khedive. Thus the Anglo-French control, which . has existed since November 1879, has \ now finally ceased.

AUSTRALIAN.

- [rKUTEr’s TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] Shipping. Melbourne, Yesterday. Arrived, this morning—The Union Company’s steamship Te Anau, from the Bluff. •-The Bakers’, Strike. The master bankers neld a meeting r. to-day, and decided to appoint dele . gates to confer with the iourneymen bakers with a view to obviate the threatened strike in the trade. - ’ [Received Jan. 13, 12.45 p.ra.] Victorian Gold Mines - Melbourne, To-day. ; The estimated yield of gold in the ■ " 'Victorian mines last year was 1,070,000 ounces,-showing an increase of 186,000 * opnees as compared with the previous year. The Police. Commission. <? The reports of the Police Commis "*sion have been issued, strongly con ~ demning the working of the Detective ; , The officials of the latter I "consider the report grossly unfair. Oommerical. * ■ Sydney, - Yesterday. - ' New Zealand wheat has fallen to 4s per bushel, and New Zealand oats to '-"'3s per bushel. In maize there is . a ‘ ■ riprther advance of ,6d per bushel, and ‘ ‘ttiH.dbw, I 'worth 5s 6d. Sugar Com- ,ar : j, Adelaide, Yesterday. firai- at 4s rid to 5s per town flour, per ton, Ln 15s to iQsj itry Lio 10s to Lio London by steamers, - vessels, 18s per ffifehifs, on'wbol,' greasy,

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(* ' WBKss AaaooiA'now. 1 Sttcovary of Stolen Property. AtTOKiiWDi To-day. me time ago LBOO worth of jewellery atplgm -;from Ja, passenger on the and several members e orew t were committed on the charge. of the jewellery was to-day djby ; the splice in an oil can on board ■ Fire. • Bxwedjw, To-day. h four-roomed cottage at Kaikoriai, by Whale, the cap /l»|;thgdocall?ire Brigade, was totally P W'tpUajttoyeA. Be was much burned in rescu lfe;4«^ f d^ilaarily.. The .house was insured PtM® Victoria office.

THE ASHBUR lON G (JARDIAN, SATURDAY. JANUARY 13, 1883.



was resolved to hand Mr Patton, who had sent in a claim for the amount of the cheque, a duplicate cheque for the amount, providing he would indemnify the Board. In reference to a letter from Mr L. Oxley, who wrote asking to be fur nished with a schedule of the duties to be performed by the Clerk, as he under stood the Board would shortly re quire one, the Chairman stated that the Board had no intention of calling for applications to fill the post referred to. Mr P. Dowling wrote calling the attention of the Board to a wash-out on the main Rakaia road. The overseer in formed the Board that upon the receipt of Mr Dowling’s letter he had repaired the damage. Mr Compton was appointed ranger, there being two applications. Mr J. O. Duncan, accountant, wrote stating that he had audited the Board’s accounts for the previous year, and found every thing satisfactory. Mr W, B. Compton made arrangements as to the Board’s clerical work for the present year. It was resolved to re-deposit L 2,000 for six months, and place the balance to the cur rent account. Accounts to the amount of L 192 14s having been passed, the Board adjourned till February 8. . --- ■ >m« ii ■mw—IMIMIHIM ‘""II 111111111IIMT'



TOWN EDITION. Tissued at 4.30 p. m. ] New Advertisements. WANTED —A BOY to look after Cattle and make himself generally useful; must be a good milker. Apply to Robert Anderson, Brookljn; or at Flemington Cheese Factory. 84 AO.F. —All Members of above Court . are requested to attend SPECIAL MEETING, TUESDAY EVENING next, at 8 p.m., Saunders’ Buildings. »/ n AMOS. C.B. UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS. FORMATION OF NEW LODGE. A PUBLIC MEETING will be held at the Ashburton Hotel on MONDAY next, the 15th inst., at 8 o’clock p.m. Business—To enroll members, naming of Lodge, and other important busi ness. WILLIAM SMITH, 80 Secretary pro tem. BACHELORS’ BAL L Will be held in the TOWN HALL, ON THE EVENING of WEDNESDAY, JAN. 17. Dancing to commence at 8.30 p. m. Admission —6s double ticket; 4s 6d single ticket. 86



TOWN HALL. Archibald Forbes. “ He shall Stand before Kings.” TWO LECTURES ONLY, Commencing— MONDAY, JANUARY 15th, With the Thrilling Lecture EXPERIENCES OF A WAR CORRESPONDENT, With Illustrations. “Forbes’ ride after Ulundi, when, wounded, he rode in the dark 110 miles in 14 hours, to send news ot the victory to Sir Garnet Wolseley, is an achievement destined to live eternally in the records of heroic adventure.” — Times. “ Forbes has been lion Led as much as a man can be. The Queen sent for him to Balmoral. The Duke of Sutherland travelled all the way from Dunrobin Castle to hear him lecture in St James’ Hall. — New York Tribune. Course Tickets—6s and 3s, Single Tickets—4s and 2s. All classes of tickets to bo had at Mr H. M. Jones’s, bookseller. No course tickets sold at doors. Commence at 8. Carriages at 9.45. 78 R. S. SMYTHE.



Sheep, Sheep. MESOPOTAMIA MERINO WETHERS MOUNT PEEL MERINO WETHERS. FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION, AT ASHBURTON YARDS, ON TUESDAY, 16th JANUARY, 1883. Messes matson, cox and co. have received instructions from J. R. Campbell, Esq., to sell as above the celebrated Mesopo ,«JUU tamia WETHERS, a first class line, well woolled and well grown They have also received instructions to sell at the same time and place— -1 RAA Mount Peel MERINO JLjtJUU WETHERS, very good sheep Also, on account of other owners— AAA First-class 2,4, 6, and full- AIvU mouth CROSSBRED EW ES MERINO EWES 420 150 200 178 FAT CROSSBREDS SPLENDID LAMBS do do Also, Fat and STORE CATTLE Fat snd STORE PIGS



79 MATSON, COX & CO., Auctioneers. SATURDAY, 20th JANUARY. VALUABLE Town Property, CENTRALLY SITUATED. FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. MR THOMAS BULLOCK has re . ceived instructions from Mr R. Lancaster to Sell by Public Auction, at the Ba'zaar, Burnett street, on Saturday, 20th inst., That valuable Town Section 106, having a frontage of 66ft on Tancred street, on which is erected a Shop and Dwelling-house, Stable, etc. This is a very desirable property, and will, no doubt, in the course of a few years materially increase in value. Will bo sold on liberal terms, declared at sale. T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer. N.B.—This affords a favorable oppor tunity for persons wishing to invest ir Ft HARVEST OWNERS of THRESBING MA f CHINES are reminded that Receipt ant , Delivery Books for Machines are printet t expeditiously and cheaply at the Office o t this Paper, next Tattersall’s, West street Sale at 1.30. Trust or other monies.



e .-Hnxx JtaMTo, Boabo.—At the jfthia Boardheld on Thursday e arere present^—Messrs M'Millan, , aJßhaicroan (Mr Julian Jaek- J manager of the Bank 1 of ■ '""aland, /wrote informing a-"cheque that i, paid by the Board and lost. It



New Advertisements. SB BURTON BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. APPLICATIONS will be received to SATURDAY, the 3rd day of February, 1883, for SHARES in the First Issue of 200 a Capital Investment Shares of LlO each, fully paid up. For further particu lars apply to the Manager. * Bj order. J. WARD, 81 Manager. OF REMOVAIi. Mr J. WARD hereby notifies that on and after WEDNESDAY next, the 17th January, 1883, his business will be carried on in the Arcade Chambers, Burnett street, where all matters connected with the Building Society, Gas Company, and Registration will be daily transacted from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Ashburton county COUNCIL. uwners and Occupiers of land on Ash burton-Rakaia Plains are now specially requested to lake steps to PREVENT escape of Water from Races passing through their lands. Any neglect in this respect will be treated same as cases of actual tampering. Any person who may be cognizant of Waste of Water anywhere along the Races on the half-chain reserved by Council as a right of way, will please communicate direct to the Water Ranger at Post-office, South Rakaia. By order. By order. J. WARD. 82 86 WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer.



WANTED KNOWN—That lam sel ling Venus Nailrod at 6a per lb.; Venus Twist, 5s 6d per lb.; Venus Navy Twist, 6s per lb.; Tricopherous, Is 3d per bottle. Enos’ Fruit Salt, 3s 3d per bottle. Also, To>s of every description, consisting of Dolls, Trumpets, Toy Drums, Tambourines, Wheelbarrows, Carts, Guns, etc., etc. F. Clark, EAST STREET. slB



Meetings. 10.G.T., STAR OF THE EAST , LODGE. —Members of the above Lodge are requested to MEET THIS (Saturday) EVENING. Business, urgent and important. Alfred Cook, L.D; 75 0 T I C E. TO THOSE CONCERNED. A MEETING will be held THIS (Saturday) EVENING, at 8, at Scott’s Hotel to ascertain if it is the opinion of the public that RACES and SPORTS should be held on St. Patrick’s Day at Tinwald. All interested are invited to attend. CO ABE’S ENTERTAINMENT UNAVOIDABLY POSTPONED 76 CYRIL JEPHSON. Amusements. is TILL FRIDAY, JANUARY 19.



W. F. Allen. W. F. Allen, TfIONEER, STOCK, STATION, GENERAL COMMISSION AGENT. Burnett street, Ashburton. WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock, Merchandise, Poultry, and General Pro duce, held every SATURDAY, commenc ing at 11.80 sharp. Special Sales conducted in Town or Country. Valuations made. FORTNIGHTLY SALES of Stock at tended at the Public Yards. W. F. ALLEN, Auctioneer. n 29



Matson. Cox, and Co. MATSON, COX & CO. have for SALE upon reasonable terms, the follow ing Properties, besides ethers too numer ous to particula l ise : Acres Ashburton, just outside the Belt, well watered, fenced, and in grass ... ... ••• ••• 13 Ashburton, just outside the Belt, well watered, fenced, and in grass Alford Forest, improved ... Alford Forest, unimproved Chertsey, improved, plenty water Chertsey, improved,, plenty water, large portion in crop Dromore, improved, plenty water Dromore, improved, plenty water Dunsandel, improved, plenty of water 1,500 Hinds, improved, plenty of water 200 Geraldine, improved, plenty of water 220 Geraldine, improved 300 Kakahu, improved 895 Kirwee, improved ... ... ... 1,087 Mayfield, improved ... ... 220 Shepherd’s Bush, unimproved ... 100 Seafield, improved... 387 Seafield, improved 264 Prebbleton, improved 238 Timaru, improved 2,000 Tinwald, improved 114 Wakanui, improved 400 Wakanui, improved 6 Wakanui, improved ... ... 100 Waikari, improved ... ... 1,300 Waterton, improved 370 Watertoh, improved 237 Rangitata, improved 380 Wakanui, improved 222 Temuka, improved 800 Rangitata, fenced ... ... ... 940 Va’etta, unimproved 317 Wakanui road, thoroughly im proved 94 Binds, improved 500 2,400' 20 of ... 124 of ... 397 of ... 440 of ... 4,000



Wesierfield Mill ; Shop and Dwelling in Chertsey; Sections in Ashburton, Hinds, Chertsey, Waterton, Papanui, Rakaia, Prebbleton, etc.; Improved sec tions in Ashburton and Tinwald. Terms easy. 9d MATSON, COX & CO. Matson, Cox & Co. A UCTIONEERS & VALUATORS, LAND, STOCK, AND ESTATE AGENTS. LOANS NEGOTIATED at Lowest Rates and on moat favorable terms. WOOL, GRAIN, SEED, AND GENERAL MERCHANTS. WE HAVE NOW ON HAND FOR SALE— WOOLPACKS and CORNSACKS. FENCING WIRE of All Sizes—BARBED and PLAIN. GREEN and YELLOW TANCRED TURNIPS, SKIRVTN SWEDES, and other TURNIP SEEDS of all descriptions. MANGOLDS, &c. CLOVER SEEDS of all descriptions. COCKSFOOT and RYE GRASS. TEA in Boxes and Half-chests. OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, &c. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY REAPERS AND BINDERS, Ac. Wool PURCHASED in large or small quantities or consigned to tha CANTERBURY WOOL SALES' t .



Ecclesiastical. QAT HO LI 0 CHURCH. MASS will be celebrated at Rakaia NEXT SUNDAY, January 14th. 67 E. COFFEY. To Let and for Sale. B INDER TWINE. AND BINDER WIRE, FOR SALE, At Lowest current rates. JAMESON and ROBERTS, Ashburton. Jjl OR SALE. A's-Roomed COTTAGE on North-east Belt; finished with every convenience for a family residence ; enclosed by a well grown live fence and belt of trees. A 5-Roomed HOUSE, new, and J-Acre, situate in Hampstead, East Town Belt. A 3-Roomed HOUSE and 2-Roomed LEAN-TO, corner of Moore and William streets. 150 ACRES, miles from the Hinds Railway Station ; in crop, with water race. The above properties will be sold cheap. 0, B. M. BRANSON, General Agent, East street. F OR SALE From this date— CRUSHED OATS, 3s 4d per Bushel. BRAN,’ SHARPS, CHAFF. OATEN SHEAF CHAFF. First-class lot of VEGETABLE and FLOWER SEEDS. JOSEPH CLARK, Ashburton and Tinwald. o 5 Gazette in Banb jptcy. V, R. J^OTICE —The Ashburton Guardian ; is a Gazette for all notices undtr the Debtors and Creditors Arts I mHERMAL SPRINGS DISTRICT.— I i. Pamphlet containing information f relative to the Sale of the Rotorua Town , ship ON SALE at the Office of this Paper.



or the HOME MARKET. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES Made on Consignments. Weekly Sales OF HORSES, COWS, PIGS, and ALL FINDS of STOCK and PRODUCE, ON SATURDAYS, At 11 o’clock sharp. FORTNIGHTLY SALES OK' STOCK Will he held at ASHBURTON AND TINWALD ALTERNATELY. NEXT SALE at ASHBURTON YARDS On TUESDAY, JAN. 16, AGENTS FOR National Mortgage and Agency Co. Messrs Wood, Sinclair and Co. Robey’s Threshing Machines. MATSON, COX, & CO. WEST STREET, Ashburton. * 30 CASH RECEIPTS Printed at “The Guardian office.



Robert Wilkin and Go- O O L SALE. Wool Sale. TUESDAY, 16ih JANUARY. Our Third Sale of the Season 1882-83 will be held on the above date in our N.Z. Wool Stores, at 11 a.m. WOOLPACKS for sale at current rates. ADVANCES made on Wool, either for this market or for shipment to London. Robert Wilkin & Co. WOOL BROKERS, AUCTIONEERS, it COMMISSION AGENTS. 49 Tenders. TENDERS received up to 20th instant for CUTTING, TYING, STOCK ING, CARTING, and THATCHING 200 acres (more or Jess) Wheat. Conditions, etc., apply, T. H. BRITTAN, Kelsie, Burnham. Or to, G. STEDMAN, On Farm, 61 Terrace, Methven. Barristers, Solicitors, &c. C. W. Purnell, JgARRISTER AND SOLCITIOR, EAST STREET. 45 Public Notices. i SHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY. The above Society pays Interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum for De posits at Call, and 7 per cent, per annum if fixed for 6 months or over. J. WARD, nl6 Secretary. F. G. THOMAS, Surgeon Dentist, will VISIT ASHBURTON EVERY MONTH, of which due notice will be given. au2l N o T E. Mr L. H. WILKINS is authorised to Collect Subscriptions and Canvass on account of The Ashburton Guardian. 2j W. H. ZOUCH. Business Notices. ~VTOTICE OF REMOVAL.— Hayes & AM Co. , Ready Money Drapers, have REMOVED to Bullock’s ARCADE. aul2 O T I C E. The undersigned desires to notify to Tinwald residents and others that ho has RE-OPENED the STORE formerly in the occupation of Mr C. Jephson, where he intends keeping a Well-selecied Stock of Groceries, Drapery, etc. Carts will run through the district daily, and all orders promptly attended to. JAMES GUDSBLL, 47 Proprietor. IJI INW AL D STORE. NOTICE. The TINWALD STORE has been RE-OPENED under the management of Mr W. BIGGS, and Customers will bo attended to as formerly. 23d Q_ ENU IN 1 SOLID Bargains, FOR ONE MONTH ONLY, Commencing SATURDAY, JANUARY 13th, During which time all goods in stock will be sold at from TWELVE AND A HALF TO FIFTEEN PER CENT. Under usual prices. Dimant & Coe, GENERAL DRAPERS, CLOTHIERS, &c., <&c., &0. Enst street, Ashburton.



I M B E R, TIMBER, Timber. The undersigned has now in stock and to arrive— -40,000ft Best Red Pine, cx Spray 30,000 ft ~ „ ~ „ Agusta 30,000 ft ~ ~ ~ „ Templar 25.000 ft ~ „ ~ ~ Kestrel 30,000 ft ~ ~ ~ ~ Anna From Patterson’s Inlet; Also, 20,000 ft Best Match Lining, ex Toroa, Ihe WHOLE of which will be sold at cheap rates to make room for fresh ship ment. SHORT FIREWOOD and best NEWCASTLE COAL Always in stock ; Also, Roofing Iron Kails Fencing Wire Doors Sashes Y.D.L. Palings and Timber Baltic Deals &c., &c. , <&c. Alpheus Hayej, TIMBER MERCHANT, ALL PROGRAMME CARDS in very neat styles, with Pencils and Ribbons, printed at the Guardian Office, W>st street. From North— Ashburton, W. H. COLLINS, Co Manager.



Business Notices. I IRONMONGERY. Ironmongery. We have lately ADDED TO OUR STOCKS LARGE QUANTITIES OF English and American HARDWARE, Ex Rangitikei Rakaia Thorne City of Bombay Lurline Horsa Ex Lutterworth Coryph in Pleiades Wairoa ,Waimate Hurunui FROM LONDON. Ex Amy Maine, FROM LIVERPOOL. Cilver lining, FROM NEW YORK. And to arrive, Triton, FROM LONDON ; and Bio FROM NEW YORK. The following are s me of the lines lately imported, which we are selling at LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES— BINDING WIRE. “WHITE CROSS’’-SOFT STEEL, Acknowledged to be the BEST MANUFACTURED. Binding Twine, Manilla Seaming Twine, 5 ply Reaper and Binder Fittings, reduced prices Hornsby’s Plough Shares, Circle brand Corn Sacks, best quality, 4 bushels REAPERS & BINDERS OF ALL KINDS SUPPLIED AT CURRENT BATES. Galvanised Iron, 5 to 10 feet Sheet Lead, to 51bs Sheet Zinc, plain and perforated Fencing Wire, 2 and 4 barb ~ ~ plain, Nos. 8,9, and 10 Fencing Staples, I£, 1J LiHle’s Sheep Dip SPERM, OLIVE, LARD, CASTOR, and COLZA OILS. Neatsfoot Oil, for harness Oils, Paints, Colors, and Varnishes, great Variety Wire Nails, 1 to 6in Eubank’s Nails, 2 to 7in Wire Netting, £ to 2in mesh BICYCLES, ON DEFERRED PAYMENTS. Bar and Sh .et Iron Files and Rasps, all kinds Horse Nails, 7 to 14 Bolts and Nuts, all sizes Ranges, Colonial and English Grates, ground fronts and common Lamps, in great variety, from 2s 6d to 60s Lawn Mowers —“ The Easy ” Manilla Rope, 1 to Sin Plough Line, superior quality Milk Pans, Churns, and Buckets Baths and Sponges, of all kinds Fenders, from 5s to L 5 Fire Irons, from 5s to 50s Guns, from 25s to L3O NEW HAMMERLESS GUNS. Revolvers, Powder, Shot, Caps, etc. Carpenters’ Tools, a fine assortment of new goods BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION Pumps and Piping FURNISHING IRONMONGERY Table Cutlery an 1 Plated Goods, supe rior quality Portable Boilers Portable Forges Scales and Weights Weighing Machines Holloware, tin, tinned, and enamelled PRESERVING PANS, Copper and Enamelled Washing Machines, Wringers, and Mangles PRIZE FILTERS Gent’s Tool Chests, 56 tools Gorse Knives, Slashers, and Trimming Hooks Scythes and Handles Grindstones and Fittings Hay Forks and Bakes Garden Tools, all kinds Sewing Machines, Standard and Wheeler and Wilson Leather Belting



GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. We hold largo stocks of Superior Goods, and as quality is the test of value, we do not quote prices, but we will not b undersold by any respectable house. DIRECT FROM CHINA, And guarantee it for Purity Strength, and flavor. Importers of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN HARDWARE, East and Tancred streets, Ashburton. Agents for The Aistralian Mercantile Union Insurance Company, TEA. We import this brand On* and Co.,



Business Notices. P L E N D I D SHOW T> / F . J \ New Goods—Value Extraordinary. '* Ladies’ Boots at 4s (JI ; worth 7s 6d Girls’ Fine Kid Boots at 3s lid 1 Lot Ladies’ Costumes at 6s 6d and 8s 6d. SPECIAL SEDUCTIONS IN ALL CLASSES OP GOODS. Men’s Hats from Is 6d upwards Men’s Shirts from Is 4d, GREAT REDUCTIONS IN , CARPETS AND FLOORCLOTHS. DRESSMAKING IS STRICTLY LOOKED AFTER, AND GOOD FTP AND STYLE GUARANTEED. d£3 HRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, 188 2. THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON ! ■ 1 B. W. Alcorn Having completed extensive alterations to the premises, giving greatly increase' convenience to customers and facility for display of the enormous stock now on hand* respectfully solicits purchasers of Drapery, Clothing, Coots, Shoes, etc., TO GALL AND INSPECT HIS STOCK before purchasing. DRESS DEPARTMENT. The largest stock of Plain and Fancy Dress Materials ever shown in Ashburton. IMPORTED DIRECT, and wonderfully cheap. Black Lustres and Mourning Goods in endless variety. MILLINERY. Our Millinery, Bonnets, and Trimmed Hats are acknowledged by competent judges (the ladies) to carry off the palm for tade, elegance, and moderate price. CLOTHING. Just arrived for the holidays, a really superb assortment of Men’s and Boys’ Tweed Suits—Trousers and Vests, Paget Coats etc., made to Older from Colonial* made Tweeds. Cut and style perfection. HATS. Tweed, Felt, and Straw Hats—latest shapes. * HABERDASHERY.



White Shirts, Oxford Shirts, Havard Shirts, Shirts of all kinds ; 7 cases New Shirts direct from the manufacturers just opened. BEftT VALUE in Ashburton. Hosiery, Gloves, Lace Mitts, Laces, Dress Buttons, and haberdashery goods of all kinds now in stock. UMBRELLAS. Ladies’ Silk, Durable, and Alpaca Umbrellas, from 3s to 17s 6d, just opened** splendid value. Ladies’ Parasols, Colored Satin, pompadour, etc., —new goods ; really nice. SPECIAL NOTICE. 1 am clearing out my stock of Sewing Machines (Including Singer’s, Wertheim’s, and Wanzer’s) At a DISCOUNT of TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT, for Cash. Everyone who wants Best Value for Money will consult their own interests by purchasing their Drapery, Clothing, and Boots at S. W. ALCORN’S. ONE SHILLING OFF EVERY POUND PURCHASED FOR CASH. S. W. Alcorn, IMPORTER, Ashburton. i;



New Turnip Seeds. have this day received, per Orient steamer Austral, a supply of the newest TURNIP SEEDS . harvested in England in August last. The sample is one of the, best imported. An inspection is invited. Jameson & Roberts, nil Ashburton, The GREAT QUESTION— namely, Where can we get genuine Teas, and properly blended so as to secure the greatest amount of strength and flavor— having been solved by Nelson, Moateaud ] Co., it remains only for mo, as agent, to assure that part of the public who may not have tried them that they are really what it is said they are. I have many customers who buy these Teas in packets and boxes regularly, and all seem, and many say they are, well pleased both as regards quality and price. My friends of the ungentler sex will excuse me it I direct the attention of the ladies to these superior Teas, because their palates, not being vititiat d by tobacco, are able to appreciate the fine aroma. For Christmas supplies see another advertisement. While wishing all my kind friends the comphments of the season, I would, add that I feel grateful for the liberal support 1 have received since starting business, and in future I shall do my best to deserve the confidence of those who favor me with their orders. H. M. CARSON, Fruit and Italian Warehouse, next Bank' of New Zealand, East street. sll



I- ] QUM SEED. GUM SEED. WATTLE SEED] WATTLE SEED., Sealy Bros., SEEDSMEN AND NURSERYMEN, Ashburton, Have this day received x cun. Rotoma har.a from Hobart, a laij,e consignment of new GUM and WATTLE SEEDS, in cluding Blue Gum, Peppermint Gurlfi, Stririgy-bark Gum, Bed Gum, Swamp Gum, Weeping Gum, Silver Gum ; Black Wattle, Silver Wattle, etc., which they will sell at reduo kd prices to clear the lot. SEALY BROS., Ashburton. ‘ Oct. . 1881. oil W. H. GUN DRY, 171 STATE & STATION AGEiST, U LICENSED LAND BROKER AND GENERAL MERCHANT, EAST STREET, A SHBURTON HAS ON SALE— Fencing Wire, Nos. 8 and 9, Posts and Rails, Stakes Turnip, Clover, and Gorse Seeds Station and Farm Stores Boiled and Raw Oil Raddle Lampblack, &c., Ac. COAL AND FIREWOOD. Agent for AUSTRAL! A X MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. STANDARD FIRE & MARINE IN3 SURANCE COMPANY. STANDARD PROPERTY INVEST. MENT SOCIETY. P 0 R SALE Quarter-acre Section, No. 91, Bnllo Block, East Town Belt. Cheap. Teton easy W. H. GUNDRY jyj-ONEY TO LEND On approved Freehold security Is various sums, at lowest ourrenVntM Apply to W. H. Gundry, LICENSED LAND 880 N (under the land Transfer Act. P



RUIT FOR PRESERVING.—A. W. RANDELL begs to announce that ha has a very large stock of Ehubabb, which he can sell at the exceedingly low price of One Penny Pee ft. The fruit is now remarkably fit for preserving pur poses, and intending purchasers are in vited to inspect before purchasing else where. A. W. R. guarantees that better Rhubarb, for quality, is not obtainable in Ashburton. Purchasers calling at the gardens can obtain fruit and vegetables at wholesale prices. A few tons of the best Kidney Potatoes to be sold at the gardens wholes de, and at the shop re'.ai!. Sum , xner drinks of all kinds. A large stock o' Confec.ionery, &c. Hot-home Gn pcs. . Right-hand Shop, Town Hall, Athburton. Bandell,