proving. .Malting barley is steady at ,ss6d to 6s. New Zealand oats, feed -ing sorts, are worth as nd to 3s id ; milling do, 3s ad to 3s 3d. [Received Jnne 28,12.30 p.m.] Parliamentary. Brisbane, To-day. In. the Legislative* Assembly last i; night, the - Address in Reply to the ! Acting-Governor’s speech was adopted ' after: a short debate, and. without a division. 3i : A Stormy Passage. . ) Melbourne, To-day. Arrived—-steamship Te Anau, from .(fcthe 31tl£ ' She* reports that between '■l: that port and 1 Hobart she experienced' ’ very* stormy weather, and lost nine -'horses. ; • ‘"', 1 v -V , The. AgehtTQeneral in London tele , , graphs ,to the Government that a depU tatioalof the Agents-General regarding ■ the proposed annexation of New Eteb ‘ rides-Vtl! wdit upon Earl Derby to-day. \ ir -y ' ’ I

TELEGRAMS.

' . [per PRESS ASSOCIATION.] A Divorce Case. i Wellington, To-day. . .... At the Supreme CoUrtthe divorce case, I ' Packer ~v.. Parker and Haig was heard. ‘ This waa a petition of the husband for a dissolution of marriage on the ground of the wife’a edultery with the co-reapondr * . ent, .who resides at New Plymouth, and 4 desertion. . The Jury found for the peti- the granting ijhedejoroe, nisi updl he had considered a point of law raised. : -v• .::7 Pire. 1 '■ i ■ trH; J’"- ; Dunedin, To-day. A house in George street, occupied by iVtx; Clark and. qwned by Mr* Allen, -wap gutted, this morning. It.was insured for ; L2OQ in the Yictoria. The furniture was hnmaprad. .■ ■ yi-iu|*»v : ■ 11

the ASHBHBTON GUARDIAN THUSSGAI'. JUNE 28, 1883.



jmliaored that Canon parry has vir tually accepted the Bishopric ©! Sydney. t lt ALL.' IT MAY SAVE YOUR LlFE.—Sop ‘Bitters,are the purest and best medicine ever made. They are compounded from hops, buchu, mandrake, and dandelion. “ The oldest, best, most renowned, and valuable medi cine j in thewprld, and'in .addition' ’contain all the Best and most effective curative properties of all other bitters, being the greatest liver ' regulator, blood.purifier, and. life and health WstoHhg agenk bn earth.” ‘they, give new life) n&d'vigor W the’aged and infirm. “To clergy menVlawyCrs, literary men, laborers, ladies, and : all those whose sedentary employments cause irregularities Of the blood, stomach, bowels, oif kidneys, or ,who require an appetizer, tonic, and mild; stimulant, these Bitter are being, highly curative, tonic, and stimulating,! .totbou);Tirtoxicating.“No matter what yourj , i(eclihgs or symptons sure,' Or What the ’ disease "Or ailment Is, use Hop; Bitters. Don’t wait "until ylou sire sick, but if you only feel bad or* -tnis<iiable use the Bitters,at once. ,It may save •jmurlileV Hundreds have been saved by doing ;sb, ata trifling cost.” Ask your druggist or l physician. 14 Do not suffer yourself or let your friead?®rfler,' but use and urge them to use ■Hop Bittern” “ Remember, Hop Bitters is! drugged, drunken nostrum, but the .purest and best medicine ever made, and no j>«sop;piv family.should be without it.” Hop .BittptS] Wtmjulacturing Go., Melbourne, Aus tmha,',;B6chestsr. N.Y., U.S.A., Toronto, Antwerp* Buis.— [Advt.] '



New Advertisements. to mind cows lor: /W ;i fewweeka. 0. 0. Fooua. 1472 ; STRAYED from Kermode street, on Frida; last, eight DUCKS. - Finder| rewarded!' 'Apply Office of this Paper. . , ■ ■ 1476 v t:JOi ♦ *■■ OMERSET rtus '.U "> • ’■ >.c: LOD G E 'RegulAr Monthly MEETING, of thfcLodge, will fee' hold at ,7.30, in the Ball, Tancreastrcdt;“ V'-!,'! ~ invited. . , . , brdbtbfth? b .■ •■‘TAWW JpHN DAVISON, M ” ~"T . Hoa Sec.



'"h ' ~E SALE , .*.'.iV.v‘-;:-:'V( «WiJi btoae; ■. ; ■' =>*M /SATUBI)AY,rJULY 7th. QREATER BARGAINS THAN EVER. n?** T ■ rT '. 4 , ' ' ' jppp’fc forget the New Shop, two doors n; froiil BAnk of New Zealand. /‘ , ■ : ' ) Hi(V i<■ ’<■ 'i ;/* : 1 *• . * * ■ " ’* 4 East Ashbitktonv 1347



New Advertisements JIUNBE AL NOTICE. The friends of the Mr Robert Jamik son are respectfully informed that the Funeral of his late Daughter Jane will leave his residence, Trevorton, TO MORROW, Friday, at 12 o’clock. W. DAYIS, 1476 Undertaker. jyj-QUNT SOMERS ROAD BOARD. TENDERS wanted for the following Works : Forming road near Alford Forest Hotel. Cutting and clearing drains, near Cough’s crossing Two open crossings, Pound , road ; .Widening the road, deepening channel, making ford, etc., on Tramway Reserve road Cutting channel near Graham’s wool shed .t i > v Making! ford on road near Alford - : station , 'Making ford at foot .of' Alford Foreit • Hotel cutting Shingling Mount Somers and Alford i • Forest road. . Tenders to be received till July 2, at noon, Road Board Office, Mount Somers...



I Plana and specifications can be seen at [ Mount Somers and Alford Forest Hotels. • A. E. PE ACHE, 1474 Chairman, ; ■ Meetings. 1 ; 4 SHBUIPrON AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL ASSOCIATION. The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held at the Arcade Chambers, Burnett street, on WEDNES 1 - DAY, July 4y 1883, at=3 p.m.' i Business.: '■ To receive Report and statement of Ac 1 - ~i counts I Election of Officers ■■ ■’ ; 4 ! ■General Business i GEORGE JAMESON, ; 1451 ■■ •• • •" ••• ■■ • Secretary.'! Tenders. . ROAD DISTRICT; TENDERS are invited for the follow ing works ' ■ Beach road (Longbeach to Lowcliff) — Repairing cuttings, approaches to bridges, ete. ' Dobson s road i Breaking stones, filU Ss th l Specifications can be seen at Fooks and Son’s office, Ashburton, where tenders will be received till 10 a.ra. on FRIDAY, July 6th, or Sit Longbeach Road Board office till 2 p.m. . C. 0. FOOKS, 1459 Acting Surveyor. gOUTH RAKAIA ROAD DISTRICTj MAINTENANCE OP ROADS. TENDERS will be received up to THURSDAY, the sth day of July next,' for the following Works : Maintaining 3 miles of Hiver road, five ; . (5) miles of Kyle road, four and a ; 'half (4£) miles of Ohertsey boun ; dary road. Specifications can be seen at the Board Office, South Rakaia, on and after the 25th June inst. A. MAKEIG, 1449 Clerk to 'the Board.



To Let. AND FOR CROPPING TO LET, for two crop?, 1446 acres of 1 goood Tussock LAND, . in the Hinds, District, in .lots of 155 acres and up-: wards. ' The land is hear the railway, and each block is fenced and well supplied with water. Apply, Office of this Paper. 936; 0 BLACKSMITHS. TO LET or FOR SALE—The Pre mises consisting of Blacksmith’s SHOP, Four-Roomed H* (USE, Men’s Sleeping rooms, Cow Shed and Stable, with about an Acre of Land, cultivated and planted as an orchard and garden, situate at Waterton. A good opportunity for any persevering j man. to [R JOSEPH WARD, Manager of the Ashburton Permanent Building and Investment Society, Arcade Chambers, Ashburton. 1148 • For Sale. For SALE,—a sin theodolite , In perfect repair. ,; Apply to R. ! Murray, Watchmaker, East Street, Ash j burton, , 1469 —FOR RALE, a comfortable £lO , Four-roomed HOUSE, in good order, and half-an-acre of Land ; within ten minutes walk of the Post-office. TEN POUNDS deposit, balance on extremely easy terms. Y Z, Post Office, Ashburton. ■ - ■ ■ 1471 ‘ Phblic Notices.. F. G. THOMAS, Surgeon Dentist, will VISIT Ashburton on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY (3rd and 4th July), and may be consulted at Quill’s Hotel. 1066



SOUTH 84KA14-. ROAD BOARD ELEOTIOIS. ! S umber of votes polled:— r Charles. Norris Maokie 153 j OpmbhD*vid Holmes ... 140 ; J'Mj Jolm Mann... ... ... 138 - r ffidwaM Stafford Ooater ... 130 "Sc'Edward William Osborne... 124 Mr/William Laurence Allan ... 106 ,MrJohh Lambie ... ... 86 1 therefore. .declare Messrs Maokie, Holmes, /Mann, Coster, and Osborne didy.ELECTED Membersof the South) Rakaia Road Board. . ;s ---~ ’ arihur makeig, . , -* Returning Officer, ■liafcaia,' Junp 27th, 1883. ,v y,;1478: ■■ X.- S A L E. -Bayes Co. MUST .HAVE MONEY ■ ,'V;V . AKD ■ ■■. . ■ WILL HOLD A CHEAP AK9 : • D;g : S ‘Pi ERA T E SALE. • For one Month, commencing .“iSATURDAY, 23ed JURE, Their Prices must Astonish everybody. Welsh Flannel, BJd ; Scotch Flannel, IOJd j Winceys, 3d ; Heavy Union Shirt ing, 6d ; White Calico (American), 3s 6d ; Grey Calico, 2s 9d ; Our Blankets are grand at 8s lid ; French Dress Serges, 4|d.; Costume Cloths, sfd ; Homespun Tweed, 4|d; Satin Cloths, 6jd ; Tweed, for boys’ wear, 10$d; Ladies’ Umbrellas, Is- lid ; Ladies’ Lementeen, choice, 2s lid; Cotton Sox, Id ; Felt Carpet, Is; Hemp Carpet, ll£d; Jet Buttons, Good Cotton Tick, 4|d ; Ladies’ Handker chiefs, 2d; Curtain Net, 2£d ; Lot of Children’s Dresses, grand value, 4s lid ; Velvet Hat, Is ; Seal Caps, Is ; 4 button • Kid Gloves, black, 2s 6d ; Colored, Is 6d; Ladies’ Chemises, Is; Real Ostrich Feathers, 2s 6d ; Black Beatrice Lace, per yard. Id ; Trimmed Hats, from 3d ; Girl’s Fashionable Aprons, 6d; Ladies’ Tweed Skirts, trimmed, 2s 6d ; "Ladies’ Stays, Is 9d ; Children’s Bibs, 3d; Ulster Jackets and Wool Goods, . Desperately Cheap.’ ' Men’s Braces, 1.8., 6d ; Men’s Trou sers iptd Vests, 10s 6d ; Men’s Colonial Trousers, Us 6d; Men’s Moles, 4s 9d ; Lot iMmi’s Overcoats, to be sold, 19s lid; . Men’s Collars, 4 boxes Is. . Girls'Kid E, 8. Boots, 2s 9d ; Ladies’ . Kid'BfHrtsr'Kft , Sa 9d ; Hbtfse Bootsj/Ssnfld; Seal Boots, good l value, ' 10s 6d j.Sirorig’Lace Boot 6; 8s 9d. ' X Bdjff add Men’s Boots of every descrip tioitare kellkig-Cheaper than Ever. ‘ Observe the Address— . 1/- BULLOCK’S ARCADE n 4



TO FARMERS AND SHEEP BREEDERS. ; A TRIAL OF THE GLYCERINE Sheep Dip Will take place at the ASHBURTON YARDS, * ON FRIDAY, 29th JUNE, Between the hours of 10 a.tn. and 2 p.m. 1466 MATSON, COX & CO.



Ashburton permanent BUILDING & INVESTMENT SOCIETY. The above Society pays Interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum for De posits at Call, 6 per cent, per annum for three months* and 7 per cent, per achura if fixed for 6 months or over. J. WARD, i Manager. Office Arcade Chambers, 1 Burnett street. ' p l 6 TTNITED FIRE AND MARINE |J INSURANCE COMPANY. With Unlimited Liability of a large COLONIAL PROPRIETARY. Fire and Marine Insurances effected at lowest tariff rates—less 25 per cent. ALBERT ROBERTS, Agept, . : j 1391 West street, Ashburton.



T. Bollock. SATURDAY, JUNE 30xh. SALE OF House and Hand AT WATERTON. MR T. BULLOCK has- received in structions from Mr Hugh B. Ken nedy, to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on Saturday, June 30, His Freehold Property at Waterton, as . follows: 9 ACRES 2 ROODS 28 PERCHES Part of R.S. 33658, all fenced and im proved, and on Which is erected a House of three rooms. , There are a number of fruit and other trees planted on the property, and any party of small means desirous of procuring a freehold homestead are invited to in spect this previpua to the sale. Sale ar. 1 o’clock. T. BULLOCK, ! 1404 Auctioneer,



O T I C E OF Removal. On and after THURSDAY, 28th inat., BUSINESS will be conducted in my New OFFICES, Entrance Arcade. T. BULLOCK. June 27th, 1883. 1470



F. Ferriman. P. Ferriman TIT AS FOR SALE HARROWS AJ. B T HAXTON & BEATTIE, Patentees and Sole Makers of the Celebrated SPRING TOOTH FLEXIBLE HARROWS. They combine Lightness of Draught, Practicability, and Cheapness, and meet the approval of all who have examined them. Over 500 at work in New Zealand since 1880. ... . This Patent Harrow has been awarded First Prize at the recent Exhibition held in Christchurch New Zealand, May, 1882, and the following prizes were also gained after competitions, trials, and testings:—■ Ist Prize Medal at Taieri Agricultural Show, 1880 Ist Prize at the Mataura Show, Gore, 1880 Ist Prize at the Invercargill Show, 1880 Ist Award of Merit, Ashburton Exhibi tion, March, 1881 Ist Prize Medal, Napier Show, 1881 Ist Prize Medal, Invercargill Exhibition, November, 1881 Ist Prize, Launceston, Tasmania, 1882 Ist Prize for Light and Heavy, Dunedin, 1872 Ist Prize, Gore, 1882 Ist Prize Medal, Taieri Show, November, 1881 Ist Prize, Patea Show, December, 1881 Ist Prize, Riverton Show, December, 1881. Ist Prize, Oamaru Show, December, 1881 Ist Award of Merit, Dunedin Exhibition, 1881 Ist Prize, Dunedin Show, December, 1881 Ist Prize, Christchurch Exhibition, May, 1882 Ist Prize, Invercargill, December, 1882 Ist Prize Southbridge, 1882 FIRST PRIZE, ASHBURTON, 1882. . The Principal Advantages of this Harrow are as Follows: — It is 25 per cent. Cheaper than any other. Because of its simplicity, it is more durable. The flexible and spring-tooth working of the Harrows produce a steady strain, which prevents horses from having sore shoulders. A twelve-foot Harrow can be taken to pieces and put together again by any boy in five minutes’ time, 1 Every tooth being a component part of the Harrow, the extra labor and expense of tools, bolts, nuts, threads, shoulder pieces, framework, etc., is entirely done away with. Each tooth acts independently of the others, and will do its work thoroughly over level, rough, knolly, or unevenly ploughed ground. It is the only Harrow in the world that can be taken to pieces in ten minutes, and securely packed in a bag ready for ship ment, or that can be taken to a black smith’s and sharpened, at half the coat of any other. It is the only Harrow in the world that will do its work thorough and well in harrowing crosswise over new ploughed ground, without turning over the turf. Because of the flexible and_ spring tooth movement of the Harrow it is im possible for any of its teeth catching against roots or rocks, thereby making it much easier for the team that is drawing it.



E. Poyntz. (HE ASHBURTON GENERAL AGENCY AND COMMISSION OFFICES.



Stephen E. Ppyntz, SHARE BROKER, LAND, ESTATE, AND GENERAL COMMISSION ■ ' AGENT. Mortgages and Loans negotiated at Moderate Charges. . Sums from L2OO to LIOjOOO at current rates. Farmers can be supplied with all kinds of Agricultural Implements on the shortest notice. . : ' Builders and persons furnishing a houie can be supplied with Ranges,' > .Register Grates, Washing. Boilers, etc., at prime cost. Samples oh application. Agricultural seeds of all descriptions. Having made arrangements with one of the leading houses, S. E. POYNTZ is in a position to supply the above at extremely low rates. LANDED PROPERTIES FDR SAFE. Several eligible farms, from 20 acres up to 600 acres in different parts of the ■County. ‘ LSO cash will buy a 200 acre farm in a good locality. HOUSE PROPERTIES FOR SALE. A five-roomed house in Cameron street west . . '> ; r . • A five-roomed house in Wakanui road A six-roomed house in Moore street • A thtee-roomed house on N.W. Belt The equity of redemption of five cot tages on,half an acre of land, bring in a hafi'dsome return. Small cash ~ v , deposit. , i TOWN SECTIONS— -905, 906, Grey street 771, Corner of WAkanui road 830, Cox streef - 492, 493, Cameron street east, and seve ral others.' , - SUBURBAN PROPERTIES. Sections at Allenton from J acre up to 6 acres. . One acre in Walsh’s paddock, fenced and in grass. TO LET. A three-roomed cottage,' with three • , acres of land, on Wakanui road. Two, three, four, and five-roomed houses at a low rental. Offices of the Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory 00., Limited. Ashburton Woollen Factory Co., Limited. EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 835 S. E. POYNTZ. Hamburg - magdeburg fire INSURANCE COMPANY, scribed, capital, £3,000,000. Mr Stephen E. Poynxz 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. Jamss Henderson, 178, Hereford street, Christchurch, chief agent for Can-, terbury. 1022



George Jameson. George Jameson West street, Ashburton [Next to the N.Z. Grain, Agency Com pany’s Store). , HAS FOR SALE SEED WHEAT— Hunter’s White Pearl Tuscan PLOUGH-SHARES— Hornsby’s and Rsnsomes Anglo-American Drills Oats, Barley Chaff, Bran Sharps, Flour Oatmeal, Tea, Sugar Soap, Candles Oils (Kerosene and Boiled) Little’s Sheep Dip Arsenic, Blue Stone, Rock Salt Fencing Wire, Stakes and Staples Drain Pipes Potatoes (Derwent and Kidney) 647



fjpo FARMERS AND OTHERS. THE ASHBURTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALEYARDS COMPANY, LIMITED, la now prepared to Dip Sheep, At either the Tinwald or Ashburton Yards. For particulars as to thescaleof charges, apply at the Yards, or at the Company’s Offices, West street, Ashburton. GEORGE JAMESON, 862 Chairman of Directors.



It is a perfect Chain or Seed Harrow, when turned on its back, f eting an inch or inch and a-half in the soil, leaving a smooth surface. 1132 BRITISH AND MERCAN ■TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1809. Subscribed Capital f Fire Fund Life Fund... Premiums for 1880 £2,000,000 1,201,243 3,380,107 951,173 Ashburton Aoencv': F. FERRIMAN, East street. 774 N o T C F. Any person or persons found on Grove Farm, gathering mushrooms or otherwise Trespassing in pursuit of game, without written notice, will be prosecuted. JOHN CARTER, 487 Manager. THE GUARDIAN is published every •everting, giving every day’s news, up to the hour of going to press. This is better than buying a sixpenny weekly. fIIHRESHING BOOKS printed on the J shorter* notice, at the Office o this Paper. w HEAT LAND FOR SALE. R.S,' 27429, containing 118 acres 2 roods, in its native state, situated > only about three-quarters • of a mile from Hromore station. ■ • ■ > • ■ 1 H Price, 0- Apply to " ° T, BULLOCK,



HIGHEST AWARD AND GOLD MEDAL New Zealand International Exhibition, 1882, for Glazed Drain-pipes, Moulded Bricks) etc. Ford and Ogdon, South Malvern and Christchurch, FIRE-BRICK, DRAIN-PIPE ' : AND FIELD-PIPE MANUFACTURERS. AWARDS for Salt-glazed Stoneware Drain-Pipes:—Canterbury Agricultu ral and Pastoral Association : Grand No vember Show, 1881, First Prize, Silver Medal. • Ashburton Agricultural and Pas toral Association : October Show, 1881, First Prize. The Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Silver Medal for Bricks, Special Quality. First-class references from Engineers, Architects, Contractors and others. Manufacturers of Malt-kilii Tiles, Fire Tiles, Fire Bricks, Special Brick (red and white), Air Grates, Chimneypots, Roofing, Ridging and Floor ing . Tiles, harden Border Tiles, Pig Troughs, Flowerpots, Jam and Pickle Jars, Butter Crocks, Bread Fans, etc. Fireclay, Cement of the best brands. Goods forwarded by rail direct from the wdrks, South Malvern, or from the Ohrist ohprch depot, Fo> jquotatfbtfs Japply ‘fc- GEORGE JAMESON, 861 -dpi'-' ■ ; *■ ■ 'Agfent, Ashbnrtott; v



SARPETB. Brussels Carpet at' 3s lid; Kidder ditto at 2b lid ; Hemp Oar? j Matting, BJd • 'Ffpor Cldttftrom la per yard.—A. OSit’s Cheap" Sale. 1415



Matson. Cox, anl 00. Matson Cox <& Co. A UCT.ONL-RS & VALUATORS, ' L LAND, STOCK, AND ESTATE AGENTS. LOANS . NEGOTIATED ut Lowest Rates aud oa idof.t favorable ( , er r V'a 17 00 L, (.V RAI N, SKE 1a aN D GENERAL MERCHAN TS. WE HAVE NOW ON HAND FOR SALE WOOL? ACKS and CORNSACKS. FENCING WIRE of All Sizes—B ARBED and PLAIN. GREEN and YELLOW TANGRED TURNIPS. SKIRVIN SWEDES, and other TURNIP SEEDS of all descriptions. MANGOLDS, &c. CLOVER SEEDS of all descriptions. COCKSFOOT and RYE GRASS. TEA itf Boxes and Half-chests. OATS, BRAN, CHAFF, &c. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY REAPERS AND BINDERS, &c. Wool PURCHASED in large oramali quantities »r consigned to the CANTERBURY WOOL SALES, or„the , HOME MARKET. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES • Made- on Consignments. Weekly Sales , OE HORSES, COWS, PIGS, and ALL FINDS of STOCK and PRODUCE ON SATURDAYS,



‘ o’clock sharp. FORTNIGHTLY SALES OF STOCK ! ;; Will be held at ' ASHBURTON AND TINWALD ALTERNATELY. NEXT SALE AT TINWALD YARDS* On TUESDAY, JULY 3. AGENTS FOR National Mortgage and Agency Co. Messrs Wood, Sinclair and Co. Robey’s Threshing Machines. , MATSON,. COX, & CO. WEST STREET, Ashburton. Cheap Storage. Apply, 1353 MATSGN, COX & CO. W. H. Gundry. W. H. Gundry, Licensed land broker Under the LAND TRANSFER ACT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT & AUDITOR. Books and Partnership Accounts super vised, Audited, and Adjusted. Auditor for the Borough of Ashburton Ashburton Woollen Factory Company Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory ■Ashburton 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 STANDARDTNSURANCE COMPANY, STANDARD PROPERTY INVEST MENT SOCIETY. East street, Ashburton, 384



J>OLL UP! ROLL UP!! OPENING ON 1 SATURDAY, Corner of Burnett and East streets, Ash burton, THE ASHBURTON BRANCH OF NOTED Little Dust Pan. Truly called a Direct SUPPLY STORE, Importing all our own GOODS or Pur chasing Insolvent Estates, we can offer special advantages to Purchasers. Parties Furnishing or needing any Household Requisites should pay us a visit. Come and judge for yourselves. LITTLE DUST PAN, East street, 1156



TO THE LADIES OP ASHBURTON AND SURROUNDING DIS TRICTS. MRS A. W. WHITE will OPEN a LADIES’ ART DEPOT on SATURDAY, 23rd June, next to Meech’s Furniture Warehouse, Burnett street. A splendid variety of material for all kinds of Ladies’ Fancy Work kept in stock, together with some of the latest novelties in Patterns, etc. Mes White will open a Class for young Ladies, at which will be taught Crewel Work, Berlin Work, Embroidery, Crochet, Netting, Knitting, etc. Terms on application. Advice on the blending of colors and the working up of materials given gratis. All transactions strictly cash. 1432 gPECIAL NOTICE. Alpheus Hayes Desires to inform his customers and others that his NEW SAWMILLS at Woodlands, Invercargill, are now in full swing, in the finest block of bush in Southland, known as the Mabel Bush, and and that, together with his Mills at Wai mate and Stewart’s Island, he is prepared to supply Timber and Firewood ip any quantities at the lowest possibly ijates,and that customers can have thei? orders de livered at any statiop along the railway line, or from his yards at Ashburton. The Timber in the Mabel Bush is known to be of superior quality, so that with perfectly new machinery White Pine Flooring and Match Lining can bs sup plied to customers’ satisfaction. ALWAYS IN STOCK— Beat Newcastle Coal Firewpop n d long) Jtepflng Iron Nails Lead Zinc Fencing Wire Y.D.L. Timber, Pilings, and Shipglqs Posts and Rails. Gates and Gate Posts And every requisite for the trade . .. I ' - A —•* ' 1. Manager. Ashburton, 6th



Business Notices. jp I G P E B D A large quantity FOR SALE, at the Canterbury Mills, at a low rate—to clear. 1447 > pun /Cjpseu Ejißde>j 'saoud qojnqo sesiiuajd oq? uo aapjo o% apeui uopduosap ifjoAa jo aq; }o ajmiujnj jo qooie pau«A pue a3a«i b emojj uiojj peAiaosj isnC BBq ‘(ie?nH P*^ o !! frlisoddo) i)o9.i}B ejooj\[ ‘MOSHYM ’V T> Snin •auAxiMdOd umi aßniiNun & to the inhabitants of Rakaia and surrounding districts, that I am pre pared to supply them with prime Butchers’ MEAT at the undermentioned prices:— Beef, lOOlbs, at 3£d per lb. Side Mutton, 2Jd ~ CHARLES INDER, 1460 South Rakaia. /"i HEAP STATIONERY. LAW AND COMMERCIAL OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Drawing papers, tracing papers, tracing cloth, parchment; deed papers, insets, etc. Foolscap, excellent quality—ls per quire ; Fine cream laid note paper—6s per ream; Good business Envelopes—ss 6d per 1000. Fancy notepaper in great variety, including Pirie’s extra Satin repp. Books ' exceedingly cheap, including Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates, latest edi? tioh —lBBl ; Household Medicine, by G.’ Black, MD. ; History of Napoleon Bona parte ; Hume’s History of England ; Worthies of the World ; Land, Sea, and Sky; Mayhew’s Illustrated Horse Manage ment., Books of daring and adventure ;, books for evening entertaipmenta, etc.; Liberal diacount allowed ta schools,,. cpm,- mittees,"etc. ! Tqys $0,3 faU°y goods » great variety. • :, ' i ’ it . Note the Address— ■ , ,R. B E Y A N, SitmDSKß’' Buildings, Nbxt Shob to Quill’s Hotel. 1217



Business Notices. T O 0 K- T A K I N G S A L B Bargains ! Bargains!! £9,500 WORTH OF DRAPBRT GOODS AT 33 3 OFF. • Blankets, at 8a 6d perl pair Flannels, at 9d to la 3d per yard Colonial Flannel, at Is per yard Heavy Shirting, at 8d to 1b per yard Ladies’ Jackets, at 8s 6d to 12a 6d Ladies’ Ulsters,-at 9s 6d to 14s 6d Ladies’ Stays, at Is lid to 5s 6d | Ladies’ Stockings, at 6d per pair Splendid Wincey, at 6d to lOd per yard Black Fur Trimming, Is per yard Ladies’ Straw Hats, from 6d upwards Ribbons, from 3d per yard Flowers, at half-price . Buttons, at 2d per do 7 Fringes, at 3d per yard Ladies’ Boots, at 3s lid Children’s Boots, at 9d per pair Men’s Boots, reduced to 7s 6d, 10s 6d, and 12s 6d Children’s Socks, at 2d and 3d per pair Boys' Suits, from 13s 6d Men’s Hats, from Is Men’s Shirts, from Is lid, heavy CARPETS AND FLOORCLOTHS AT HALF PRICE, AS OVER-STOCKED. Brussels Carpet, at 3s lid Kidder. Carpet, at 2s Hd Men’s Suits, from 45s SUITS MADE TO ORDER FROM £2 18s 6d UPWARDS. U.B.—Goods booked at the above Low Prices during the Sale to iny ordinary Customers who pay monthly, being desirous to greatly reduce before stock-taking. JUNE,' 1883; A S H S ALB. S. W. Alcorn’s ANNUAL STOCK-TAKING SALE WILL COMMENCE ON SATURDAY NEXT, U N E 16th. , LOOK OUT FOR STARTLING BARGAINS IN BOOTS CLOTHING ‘GENERAL DRAPERY MANTLES MILLINERY &c. &c. &c. S. W. Alcorn, BAST STREET.



O T I C E. Albert Koberts, Having purchased the premises lately occupied by Jameson and Roberts, will CONTINUE TO CARRY ON Thß BUSINESS AS USUAL, And is now prepared to BUY



Wheat Oats Barley Rye Grass, Peas Tares Oaten Sheaf and Straw Ohaff And other Produce. HAS FOR SALE— LITTLE’S SHEEP DIP CORNSACKS, Seaming Twine PLOUGHSHARES, Butter-kegs, Kails 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 ; CLOVERS, White, Red, Alsyke, Cow grass, Ryegrass, and Cocksfoot TURNIPS, Purpletop, Greentop, Devon Greystone, Whitestone, Stubble., and Rape Swede, Gorse, Mangolds, Carrot and and Garden SEEDS BRAN, Oats, Sharps Chaff, Chick, wheat SFSD, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Peas, Beans LOANS NEGOTIATED. MONEY ADVANCED ok FREEHOLD 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 & GRAIN MERCHANTS, 137, Manchester street, Christchurch.



Business Notices. J M ■’■••n’t ’■V.S / . U)Si - K '■ » ,A GUNS. GUNS. AT COST PRICE. TWO CASKS Single end Double Barrelled. MUZZLE AND BREECH-LOADING GUNS, Having oome to hand TOO LATE for tKi« season’s trade, anil be - SOLD AT COST PRICE to clear the lot. 'jT The Goods are • ngi.i WORTH INSPECTING By all who want to purchase ■ <■;. <« /, POWDER-FLASKS & SHOT-POITCHES



%aally Cheap, PLOUGHSHARES 10a per dozen. .0 •5.1 .i f Orr .and' 00.,n,(] BAST AND TANCRED STREETS. Ashburton*