THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1883.



Meetings. OMEN’S P R AYER UNION Tre WEEKLY MEETING will be held for the current quarter in the Presbyterian Church on WEDNESDAY afternoon at three o’clock. All are cordially incited. 10 664



Entertainment. S GOT 0 H CONCERT, Ihe Plan of the Dress Circle lies at the Secretary’s office (J. 0. Duncan, East street), where seats numbered and re served can be secured. Tickets for the body of the Hall, 3a and '2a, can be obtained from any of the -Hotelkeepers and Merchants in town, of Mr John Hood, Mount Somers ; and Mr ' James Brown, Wakanui. - A few tickets at Is can be had from the -Secretary and at the door of the Hall on night of concert •Ticket holders will be admitted by side entrance half an hour before public open ing of doors. J. C. DUNCAN, j 10 658 Secretary. |



Public Notices. OUR establishments will be CLOSED on THURSDAY, 11th inat. 10 646 FHIEDLANDER BROS. FOUND— A black GREYHOUND, ; about 6 months old. Came to my place on Saturday last.. Owner can have ■ game bv paying for this advertisement. P. TOOMEY, 10 639' North Belt. O : TI 0 E. To contractors, eta, Oat Sheaf CHAFF ■in any quantities, at Maronan, Hinds. Price—£3 10a per ton. 10 637 J. H. BAINE. Pipdrs Sail Fxao Ilka Chanter. JJI . O - A N GLE RS. ■ ! LICENSES for trout fishing ONLY Jin .the Nbrth Canterbury District, extending from the riVer Rangi ata to the Kaikouraa, caOnow be obtained of the undersigned otf'payment of twenty shillings. • S. C. FARR, •



.v • Hon. Sec. and Tress., -. Cookham House, Sept. 29th, 1883. tii" '■-'•■s '■ 9 625



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SjaBURTON COU-NTi OUUWBIL. Ratepayer* of the Upper'Ashburton Riding. Gsnxikmkn, A vacancy having oc curred through the resignation of Mr E. 6. Wright, 1-beg to offer you'my services. RnaifHny' about - the centre of (he Biding,



■lid engaged in far ring pursuits, my in terests are - identical with the large ma jority of the Ratepayers to whom I look joonfidently for support. •£ Shouldyou think fit to elect me I shall endeavor to serve you to the best of my ability. 1 am, Yours faithfully, 0. J. HARPER.



■ j Hackthorno, Hinds, October 4th, 1883. 10 659 -ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. VACANCY. Riding of upper ashburton. ■ In pursuance of the Counties Act, 1876, fend.' the Regulations of Local Elections Act, 1876, I hereby give notice that an ELECTION to fill an Extraordinary Vacancy in the Ashburton County Coun cil, for Biding of Upper Ashburton, caused by the resignation of E. G. Wrighty Esq., will be held on TUESDAY, the 23rd of October instant. ' Nominations In the form prescribed in the second schedule of the Regulation of Local Elections, 1876, will be received at the Office of the Upper Ashburton Road Ildard, Tinwald, before 12 o’clock noon on TUESDAY, the 9th day of October Instant. ; Forms of Nomination can be obtained on application to the undersigned. ,; ; CHAS. BR ADDELL, , , Returning Officer. Ashburton, Ist October, 1883. 10 656



To Let and For Sale. *2lO LET—233 acres grand CATTLE J FEED. Apply, Abam Jackson, Ealing. 9 619 T A‘ B A N A FOB SALE.. ■ Acapital FARM of 430 Acres. The land is fenced and subdivided into con venient sized paddocks, well watered and all sown down in English grasses. It has a,, good house, together with sheds, stables, stockyards, and a good sheep dip, Sta - F.. FERRIMAN. Afton Water. Town Hall. TjlOR SALE,—Sutton's Vegetable and r - Flower Seeds inytnsll packets, with a fall description of the plaUt on each packet; Flower Fots, all'sizea; also, Bath Kidney and Blue Derwent Potatoes. GEO. JAMESON, 9.613 - ' West street. B ATHKI D N E Y Potatoes yojt SALE, - AtFo*r Shilling per hundreweight. GEORGE JAMESON, Ashburton.



Notice of Removal. EC ARIES’ HALL. 1 have REMOVED into new Premises (Next Mr A. Orr’s Drapery establish ment.) ' 10 655 OH AS. J. H. NEATP. £1 R E Lost. W R D Lost, a Black and light tan rough sheep DOG. Answers to the name of “ Scott.” A. C. CLARIDGB, 10 657 Care Cookson’s Stables. Auctions. TAITERSALLS, West street, Ashburton. Messrs matson, cox & co. have received instructions to Sell by Public Auction, on SATUEDAY, OCT. 6th, 1883, 3 Good young and sound Draught HORSES, 3 and 4 years old 2 DRAYS



| CHAFF CDTTBR and Horse -*• power attached,jr’by Reid and Grey J Double-Furrow jSLOtTGH Large quantity HARNESS and - " odds and enc 10 644 ATS COX &ICO.



SATfJRD^ OCTOBER 6, 1883 | SJSSRSf MATSON, COX & CO. havenageived instructions from >m Ennis soSell by Public Auctiorf* fattersall’a Went street, Ashburton . <Mf ’ Saturday, f October 6, isss, Af 12 <&|fck, Tjgwh Sections ■* Upon vhichfuwrected a comfortable 'IYE.RObjpSD COT|A6 With every situated >ok street. rand Chance. ' ATSON, COX it CO.



TTERSALL«t>. *Sf t street, A urt i, 6th, 1883. TURDAY, ESSES MAT M hay ceive Bros Messrs atu comp© Thai well Yom ore ng .OX & GO. osi|uctiona from jpmit to public ay, Oct. 6th, 1883, look, deadale Stallion ir Colin, By Old SirNQolijf out of Fairweather’s ceWßrated mare. Young Sir Colin is seven years old, thoroughly sound, quiet, and any trial in harness will be given. From his breeding, good, constitution, and working capabilities, this horse should be eagerly competed for. 10 648 MATSON, COX & 0a Hooch an hooch an hoo. Oct. 18 A- and P. Association Shows.



ASHBURTON AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION.



THE ANNUAL Horse Parade BE HELD ON SATURDAY NEXT, 6th OCTOBER, AT THE SHOW GROUNDS, ASHBURTON. Horses must be on the Ground not later than 11 a.m. The Walk Round will take place at 12 o’clock sharp. Entrance to the Ground (including ‘catalogue), One Shilling. GEORGE JAMESON. Secretary.



The Annual Show on STOCK, IMPLEMENTS PRODUCE, and MANUFAOT 0 RES, WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14. For particulars see Posters. I Bf GEORGE JAMESON,



ii y& AN HONEST DOUBTER, writer,who has the sincerest sym pathy for honest doubters, would strongly - .recommend that)'on the chance of there ,f herns «ime troth in Scripture, the reader t idioujatake some such step as using the ‘ “ ipg lines j(st least once every day), •n based on the prayer of a soldier „ entering into battle, ” O Qod, if his a Ood, h*ve mercy upon ipy soul, I ihnye •n.'eonl-'’ God, if God there be, j - - Ana I've offended Thee, • >*;. * y ■3fjj-jQ«py look on me. , A, My ,fiOul, if soul there he, :*>«£-■ ' Vfould’st thou Salvation see? ' ; • . Kowto the Saviour flee. ' O Christ, if Christ there be, Ind Thou hast died for the, t-wotQd'Salvation see. [in? such there be, Thou would’st plead with me, &ay I list to Thee, . 9 549 - ■ ftadlmt Breeke.



9 633 Secretary. --‘ ~U AGRICULTURAL The Association's Eighteenth Annual Show of Stock, etc., will be held on the Association’s Ground, Wai-iti road, on TUESDAY, 30th, and WEDNESDAY, Consisting of Sheep, Cattle, Horses, Pigs, ’ Dogs, Poultry, Dairy and Agricultural Produce, Implements, , Wool, fete., etc. • Prizes amounting to about LSOO will be given in Pieces of Plate and Cash. , For particulars see posters. Programmes may be obtained on appli cation to the undersigned. PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. AND Slat October, 0 616 F. W, STUBBS, Secretary.



Public Companies. N EW ZEALAND LOAN & MER CANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Capital, £3,100,000. Reserve, £200,000. Makes LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on Freeholds, on Stations and Stock, and on growing clips of Wool. RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, Grain, Tallow, Leather, Hides, Skins, etc., for sale in New Zealand, Aus tralian, and London Markets. UNDERTAKES^INDENTS of British, Continental, East Indian, and Ameri can goods, and Commissions in all branches of Mercantile Business; HOLDS PERIODICALS AUCTION SALES of Wool, Grain, Skins, Hides, Tallow, Live Stock, Land, etc, at its Salerooms, Warehouses and the Cen tral Markets. Special and Clearing Sales also conducted. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN SACKS, at Lowest Current Rates. CANTERBURY FOR— Ruston Prohtor and Co.’s celebrated Com bined TSireshing Machines- and Engles, the BesCSMadtiines imported jEto Now Zeaj|nlk-' c Felton aiuk Guilleaume’s P; . jsed Srabl-barb Fencin Cindyfe Cotton MaldoiMslilnd Guano. * . Further particulars ojptpphcation at the Company’s Offices, burton. ire. JO Galvan istchurch or Ash l!o. W. COOKE, Manager, Christchurch. WILKIN, Agent, Ashburton. TURNER, Agent, Rakaia.



w 800 t. Gundry- Grundry, I' ICEpt AND BROKER jt M Under the .AND TRANSFER ACT, r J ACCOUNTANT & AUDITOR, and Partnership Accounts super- Audited, and Adjusted, Auditor for the trough of Ashburton tshburton Woollen Factory Company Cheese and Butter Factory Ipahburton Saleyards Company Ashburton Gas, Coal, and Coke Co. Ashburton Town Hall Company Etc., Etc., Etc. Money to Lend ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECU RITY, repayable by monthly instalments or otherwise. Agent for STANDARD INS GRANGE COMPANY, STANDARD PROPERTY INV i£3T MENT SOCIETY. East street, Ashburton. 384



T. Bullock. TO LET—SHOP in East Street. Ap ply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE (Very Cheap), Second hand Double-seated BUGGY, in thorough repair ; also, set Harness. T. BULLOCK. FOR BALE.— 2 BUILDINGS to be re moved ; very suitable for Contrac tors : moveable huts. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE Cheap, a Strong New Horae Pbwer and Chaff-cutter by Richmond and Chandler. T. BULLOCK. TO LET, —HOUSE in Tancred street, lately in occupation of Mr Kil wortb. T. BULLOCK.



COTTAGE, in ton. Apply to Willow street, Trevor T. BULLOCK.



F O R S £. R.S. 33344, 33345, 2889 ft containing 320 acres 3 roods 20 perches, about half a mile from the Hinds railway station. Price L2los per acre. T. BULLOCK.



jpi OR S A L E , R.S. 28752, containing 146 acres, sit uated about 3 miles from the Town of Ashburton. This is new land, and suit able for breaking up for wheat. T. BULLOCK.



S. E. Foyntz. Stephen E. Poyntz, No. 3, FriedUanderV Buildings, Bur nett Street, Ashburton, WOULD draw tho attention of his Friends and the Public to his VARIED AND SPLENDID STOCK OF FARM AND GARDEN



Price L 55. Town Section 818, Aitken street. Cash deposit only L 8 ss, balance by instalments bearitag interest at 6J per cent per annum. Apply to T. BULLOCK,



SEEDS & IMPLEMENTS,



Amongst which will be found : Vegetable Seeds of all kinds, from the leading growers of the World Flower Seeds, of sorts to please the most fastidious Just Arrived—



LAND FOB SALE, R.S. 27429, containing 118 acres 2 roods, n its native state, situated only about three-quarters of a mile from Dromore station. Price, L 425 ; terms, as may be arranged Apply to T, BULLOCK.



M o E Y - Two special sums to be lent on Mort gage on freehold security, viz., L7OO and L 450. T. BULLOCK.



SHOP i Office. Triangle, near the Post T. BULLOCK.



ATS 1 FOR SALE, O Sped and feed Oats. T. RTJLLOOK.



A choice consignment of the most ele gant and rare strains of seeds from the celebrated Gorman house of Messieurs Eknst Senary. These include choice varieties of German Asters, Helicleysums, Ornamental Grasses, etc. : never seen in Ash burton before, and will be sold at



reasonable rates. Tree Seeds of all descriptions— Macro carpas, Pinuses, Spruces, Gums



Wattles, etc. A few choice Pelargonium, Fuschia, and



Geranium Seeds. Amongst the Implements will be found some of the Planet Junr. Garden Combined Drill Hoe, Plow, and Cultivators—the best garden tool extant; also, the Planet Junr. Com bined Horse Hoe, Plow, and Cul tivator—a most suitable implement for market gardeners and small farmers.



The Ladies of Ashburton and District are respectfully invited to inspect Mr Poyntz’s stock of specialities suitable for



HOUSE AND WINDOW DECORATIONS, Including Swiss Baskets of Everlasting Flowers Wreaths, Immortelles, Bouquet Holders Etc.,



TO ARRIVE— One of Rippingilli’s Patent Propogat ing Frames, with this the newest novice may raise the moat beauti ful Flora. • Also, Waterproof Labels and Pencils, Lawn Spraze, Garden Arches, etc.



Farmers will please note that all sorts of Farm Seeds, Artificial Manures, and Implements are kept in stock and sold at prices that will compare favorably with other houses.



i ird Fanciers and others can Canary Seed, Hemp, Maw, etc., low rates ; quality undeniable. obtain it very



Having been favored with the agencies for various large importers, S. E, Poyntz can confidently recommend the articles offered, and from his long connection with the Ashburton public, respectfully solicits a share of their custom.



p R E- An improved farm of 370 acres situated on the Longbeach Estate. T. BULLOCK.



353 acres, improved and well-watered, with dwellinghouse thereon, near the Cheese and Butter Factory. T, BULLOCK.



F O R S E. 35 acres, improved, with pottage, near Moqnt Somers School. ■Apply 1° T. BULLOCK.



J? 0 R E, IQO acres, fenced being R.S. 27735, situated near Maronan Station j pricej LS> 10s per acre. A large proportion of the purchase money can remain on mortgage. F T. BULLOCK.



Note the address THE NOYELTY GENERAL EM PORIUM, No. 3, Friedlandera’ Buildings, BURNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. 835



Hamburg - Magdeburg fire INSURANCE COMPANY". Sub scribed capital, £3,000,000, Mr Stephen E. Potntz has been appointed agent for the above Company in Ashburton, and will be prepared to accept risks at lowest current rates. Prompt and liberal settle ments. James Henderson, 178, Hereford street, Christchurch, chief agent for Can terbury. 1022



dCUDerb xwouerts* N 0 T ’ 0 B. Albert Roberts IS A BUYER OF Rye Grass, Peas Tares Oaten Slveaf ami Straw Chaff And other Produce.



HAS FOR SALE— Clovers, White, Red, Alsyke, Cowgrass RYEGRASS and COCKSFOOT LITTLE’S SHEEP DIP WOOLPACKS, Seaming Twine PLOUGHSHARES, Butter-kegs, Nails BLUESTONE, Lampblack, Raddle KEROSENE, Castor and Boiled Oils TEA, Sugar, Candles, Soap, Rock-salt FLOUR, 50, 100, 200 lb bags, Oatmeal, Potatoes FENCING WIRE, 8,9, 10, also Gal vanised Barb Heart and Sap Stakes, Staples TURNIPS, Purpletop, Green top, Devon Qreystone, Whitostone, Stubble, and Rape Swede, Gorse, Matigolds, Carrot and and Garden SEEDS BRAN, Oats, Sharps, Chaff, Chick wheat, and Crushed Oats Seed, WHEAT, OATS and POTATOES



MONEY ADVANCED on FREEHOLD 1 SECURITY STORAGE AT CURRENT RATES. LIBERAL ADVANCES made on Grain and other Produce placed in Store FOR SALE OR SHIPMENT Albert Eoberts, Agent for ROBERTS, PAXTON & CO. GRAIN MERCHANTS, Manchester street, Christchurch# Also, THE. MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION Of Australasia, N.B.— BONUS YEAR, 1883-4.



F OR SALE CHEAP Town Sections 525, 530, 506 4 607, Tin wald, the two latter corner sections. Apply to T. BULLOCK.



Matson, Cox, and Co. TO O WNERS OF STALLIONS. WE have a supply of Colonial grown Lent Seed on Sale—Cheap. 1 TARTARIAN SEED OATS. Large Stock FENCING WIRE, Nos. 8 and 9, at less than cost RYEGRASS, Rape Seed, Turnip Seed, &c., thoroughly reliable ENGLISH. & OTHER CLOVERS, very cheap MATSON, COX AND CO.



Bakaia. WE have much pleasure in intimating to our clients and others in the Fakaia District that we have made ar rangements to attend the Regular FORTN4GELTL Y SALES OF STOCK There, and we have evsry confidence in soliciting a share of their patronage. No further comment is necessary from us, than that we shall conduct business at the Rakaia exactly upon the same basis as has been so successfully carried out by our head office in Christchurch during the last twenty years. SPECIAL AND CLEARING SALES As per arrangement. MR L. OXLEY, RAKAIA, Has kindly consented to receive entries for the present. 8 413 MATSON, COX & CO. I



O R SALE, PRIVATELY— -48 ACRES, 3 roods 23 perches, near Tinwald, freehold 157 ACRES 1 rood 21 perches, at Waterton, freehold 450 ACRES, improved, Dromore, freehold 1000 ACRES, improved, Dromore, ■ leasehold 2500 ACRES, improved, Ooalgate, freehold 1872 ACRES, improved, Longbeach, freehold 574 ACRES, improved, Longbeach, freehold 237 ACRBS, improved, Longbeach 370 ACRES, improved, Longbeach 200 ACRES, improved, Longbeach 449 ACRES, sp'endid farm, Waka nui 80 ACRES, splendid farm, Waka nui 2200 ACRES, improved, Mataura 2424 ACRES, improved, Alford Forest 2120 ACRES, improved, Mount Hutt 564 ACRES, improved, Rangitata 1394 ACRES, all in English grass, Chertsey 126 ACRES, all in English grass, Chertsey 242 ACRES, improved, Seafield grass, Ealing 308 ACRES, splendid farm, Rangi tata Island 1030 ACRES, good investment, Chert sey 30,000 Leasehold, 4000 freehold, 14,000 sheep, Chatham Islands



Business Notices. JgIXPIRATION OF LEASE. Cheap Sale OF Ironmongery Etc. As the LEASE of our PREMISES Expires in OCTO ER NEXT, we have resolved on CLEARING OUT A Large Portion of our Extensive Stocks of IRONMONGERY AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE. The prices we have decided on Selling at are bound to effect this ob'jsot, and save the expense and risk of removal.



FURNISHING IRONMONGERY. A Splendid Assortment of New Goods. RANGES ’AND GRATES, New shipment, very Cheap. New and Handsome LAMPS. BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY CARPENTER S’ TOOLS. 200. Kegs Wire NAILS, all sizes. 30 Tons Fencing W I R E. Galvanized Steel Barb WIRE 50 KEGS STAPLES. Orr and Co. Provisions AND ♦ Groceries.



8 423 MATSON, COX & CO. Matsprt Cox & Co. A UGTIONEERS & VALUATORS, LAND, STOCK, AND ESTATE AGENTS. LOANS NEGOTIATED AT LOWEST RATES AND ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS. WOOL, GRAIN, SEED, AND GENERAL MERCHANTS.



We have now on hand for sale— Woolpacka and Cornsacks Fencing Wire of all sizes, Barbed and Plain Green Snd Yellow Tancred Turnips Skirvin Swedes and other Turnip Seeds of all descriptions Mangolds, etc. Clover Seeds of all descriptions Cocksfoot Rye-grass Tea in boxes and half-chests Bran, Oats, Chaff, &c.



AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY REAPERS AND BINDERS, &c. Wool Purchased IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES OK CONSIGNED TO THE CANTERBURY WOOL SALES, OK THE HOME MARKET. LIBERAL Cash Advances MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. Weekly Sales OF HORSES COWS PIGS AND ALL RINDS OF STOCK AND PRODUCE ON Saturdays AX 11 O’CLOCK SHARP. fortnightly sales oy STOCK Will bo held at ASHBURTON AND TINWALD Alternately. Next Sale AX TINWALD YARDS ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 0. AGENTS FOR National Mortgage and Agency Co. Messrs Wood, Sinclair and Co. Robey’s Threshing Machines, jj MATSON, COX, & CO. WEST STREET, SHBUBXON. 70



We have a Large and Superior Stock of all the Leading Lines in this Depart ment, and our TEAS are Pure and of Excellent Quality. Those who complain that they cannot procure a good article e aewhere, SHOULD GIVE US A TRIAL.



Purchasers in this Department will par ticipate in the reductions, we have now decided on making. * Crockery AND Glassware. Practically Without Reserve.



The Public will please observe that this is the FIRST SALE OF THE KIND WE HAVE HELD, And we can assure them that they will get good Yalue for their Mouey during the next six'weeks, Orr & Co. .278



Business Notices. QIY 1M Q Q P BUSINESS IN ASHBURTON* More Surprises. L'KRESELYED CLEARING OUT SALE OF DRAPERY, MILLINERY, CLOTHING, BOOTS, ETO , AT S. W. AL C O UN’S, EAST STREET. In consequence of the long continued depression of business, scarcity of money, losses by bad debts, etc., S. YV. Alcorn has decided on clearing oat of Ashburton;** quickly as possible. To effect this object speedily THE MONSTER CHEAP SALE OF THE ENTIRE STOCK will commence on THURSDAY, the 20th instant, and will be continued until ths whole is disposed of. All the New Spring Goods just opened out., together with • Large Shipment Direct from London (to arrive in about a week) will be included In the Cheap Sale, thus giving the public a grand opportunity of supplying .their requirements for the approaching season at a little over HALF THE ORDINARY PRICES. This being a Genuine Clearing out Sale intending purchasers will do. well to come early and secure the Pick of the Bargains. As it will take a considerable time to dispose of the whole of the immense Stock now on hand, regular customers, who have accounts open, can have their orders booked as usual at the ’•educed prices. For Lists of Reductions see handbills issued at intervals. GIVING UP BUSINESS. CLEARING OUT SALE AT S. W. Alcorn’s, EAST STREET. 9 651



1883-4] & [IBB3-4 G . S GRAND DISPLAY |J T NEW DRAPERY GOODS M JUST OPENED UP. JJJ P AN D rTTw OR R E js| IS NOW SHOWING A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF NEW GOODS FOR THE SEASON IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. Trimmed hata and Bonnets Flowers, Feathers, and Ribbons Laces in all Colors Pompadour Prints, Sateens, and Galateas French Nuns’ Cloth, plain and check French Cashmeres, Merinos, and Alapacas GENTLEMEN’S SUITS to ORDER and Perfect Fit Guaranteed Ladies’ Dolmans and Jackets in great variety Stays in all the new shapes and make Hosiery and Gleves in endless variety Sunshades, Umbrellas, etc. Ginghams and Zephyr Checks, various colors A large Stock of English, Kaiapoi and Roslyn Tweeds to select from. Clothing Department. Men’s Suits in Great Variety i Carpets, Brussels Tapestry, and Kidder Boys’ and Youth’s Suits at all prices | in many patterns, very cheap DRESS AND COSTUMES Made up to Order on the Shortest notice, and fit and style all that* could be desired. A Call Respectfully Solicited. Andrew Orr,



. DANN’S Linseed Balsam. THE marvellous Cure for Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, and all affections of the Chest, Throat, and Lungs. More genuine cures have been effected by this remark able remedy than by any other prepara tion on sale in the colony. The following articles are contained in the Balsam, viz.:—Linseed, Honey, Bal sam of Tohu, Ipecacuanha, Senega, Ex tract of Liquorice, and several other Bal samic and expectorant ingredients. This preparation is free from Morphia and Antimony, and can be given with safety to infants. Price—ls 6d and 2s 6d per bottle. In all comp'aints arising from the Li yet being in a disordered state these Fills have proved to be a certain cure. Sufferers from Indigestion, Constipa tion, Sick Headache, Dyspepsia, Sluggish Liver, Loss of Appetite, etc., etc., will find these Pills the best and safest remedy. Price—ls 6d and 4s per box. Prepared only by E. 0. DAM, Chemist, The Pharmacy, Christchurch. Sole Agent fob Ashburton, Mr Charles Neate, HEAT REDUCTIONS. SLAUGHTERING PRICES To make room for new stock. Come and judge for yourselves. Good cream-laid envelopes, 5s 6d per 1,000 ; notepaper, best value in market, 5s per ream ; Fools cap, unequalled value, Is per quire. All kinds of stationery equally cheap; account books all siaes and bindings. A good stock of books by the best authors. The Lily Series, la 3d each. Toys and fancy goods in great variety. Price no object; money wanted ; no reasonable offer re fused for cash. DANN’S Herbal Pills. CHEMIST. 8 201



B. Bevan, Law and Commercial Stationer, Bookseller, etc., SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGTS. JNote the Address— Next Shop to Qpxxj.’s Hotel 121? New Seeds, —SH, PURE, AND RELIABLE, CLOVERS GRASSES MANGOLD CARROT, also SUTTON’S CHOICE FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS, in small packets, from sixpence each —in great variety, also BATH KIDNEY and BLUE DERWENT POTATOES, GEORGE JAMESON, ■REMOVAL. REMOVAL. Having taken the Premises* known as Montgomery’s Corner, I am prepared to let my Business Premises on the Waka nui road (with or without dwelling). SHOP, with Fixtures, 18ft 6in x 28ft, with Show Room ssrtne size. Dwelling consists of 5 rooms, with scullery, etc. Ashburton. 7 160 To Let. - Apply, H. M. JONES. 8



Seeds. ALSYKE COW GRASS GORSE MANGOLDS GRASS SEED ’ PEAS BEANS KIDNEY POTATOES WHEAT - OATS BARLEY We have good supplies of the above. All Prime Quality. HUDSON, RIDLEY AND CO., 136,138, Cashel stbbvx. 8 225 ■jnpOTIOE OF REMOVAL. J. HARVEY, "BOOT and SHOE MAKER, has REMOVED from Tancred street to the shop in East street, lately occupied by Nealas and Co. Repairs neatly executed. R 415 rjl INW AL D STO RE, NOTICE.



The TINWALD STORE has been RE-OPENED under the management of Mr W. BIGGS, and Customers will be attended to as formerly. 23d Relief from cough in five MINUTES. Bonnington’s Pbo rORAX, OXYMEL OF CAEEAQKEN OH IRISH Moss (Registered).—The most certain and speedy remedy for disorders of the Chest and Lungs. May be obtained at most of the Storekeepers and Chemists throughout the Province. Sold every where. — Gkoegb BoKMmGTOK, Christchurch. UNITED FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. With Unlimited Liability of a large COLONIAL PROPRIETARY. Fire and Marine Insurances effected at lowest tariff rates—less 26 per cent. ALBERT ROBERTS, Agent, 1391 West street, Ashburton. I BEG to announce that I have ar ranged to TRANSFER my BUSI* NESS of Land, Estate, Commission, and Insurance Agent, Rent and Debt Col lector, etc., to Messrs J. Ward and Sok, of the Arcade Chambers, and I have pleasure in asking my clients to give my successors a continuance ef their support. The transfer takes date from the Ist July next. ’ ■ 1 WILLIAM SMITH. Ashburton, 29th June, 1883.



H O STATION & STOCK OWNERS, i MERCHANTS, TRADESMEN & THE PUBLIC OF ASHBURTON & DISTRICT'. In reference to the foregoing announce* ment from Mr William Smith, we have the honor to state that in addition to the business we take over from Mr Smith, we are prepared to undertake Accountancy in all its branches, as well as any other business of a confidential nature, and we hope that by careful attention, reasonable charges, and prompt settlements, to merit a share of the public confidence and sup* port. , Receiving offices for Messrs Cuff and Graham’s “ Australasian ” FORWARD ING AGENCY, by which meanyi a parcel of 21bs in weight can be forwarded from Ashburton and delivered in any part of England and Wales for the snm of 7s 3d, or in Scotland or Ireland for 8s 3d» Tariff of Charges car oe seen at either tha office in East str ec or the Arcade Cham' hers. J. WARD & SON, Agents to thft ; LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Arcade Chambers, Ashburton 2*Hh June. 1883 : 4871 Eixsan* taann nan’ G-leaa’s&ra? Oaisgoaoh.