will be got up on next if the wefttber continues fine anil an u tempt made to get her off. If rough weath.p cornea on the water will have been let in again.' The vessel will be so light that the whole of the refrigerator can be taken out without the slightest injury. Shipping News. Dunxdin, To-day. The Thurso haa arrived from Mauritius. The Trevalyn from London, with immi grants, haa passed t-ape Saunders.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1883.



Lost. ' ' I turning same to Muesn Beds’, office. Public Notii BRINSMEAD PIANC second hand, full co brilliant tone, in rosewood must be sold at once; Wefks, Tancred street.



Judge Jones, one t,f the best authorities bn shorthorns in America, and a frequent and valued contributor to the London Live Stock Journal, places Ihe claim of the shorthorn for premier position among cattle, as we ( Queenslander ) think, very fairly. He does not contend that the shorthorn of the present day is either the best beef producer or best for the dairy ; hot he does claim that the crowning merit of the shorthorn in its early days was that she vi) a dairy cow, and that in times gone by the shorthorn possessed a com* bination of excellence of wh ch no other breed could boast. Mr Jones argues that by continued careful selection these excel lencies can bo re-established and main tained. If a breeder neglects the milking quimties, his cattle will in a few geneia tions be deficient in this important pro perty, and of course their progeny will be the same. This is what has happened with the shorthorns. They have been bred solely as neef-producers, and in this inspect they have been surpassed by other breeds. Bring them back to their old form, and, as “ all-round ” thrifty cattle, valuable alike for the graz : er and dairy man, they cannot be surpassed. They •nrill not equal the beat beef-ptoducers, auch as tho Hereford and Aberdeen polls, nor will they come up to the Ayrsh:res and others as dairy cattle; but, on theother hand, they will excel the best beef-pro ducing varieties at the dairy, whilst they will bo vastly superior to Ayrshires and all other purely dairy cattle as beef-pro ducers. Holloway’s Pills.— The chiefest wonder of modem times. —This incomparable medicine increases the appetite, strengthens the stomach, rbaiiw! the hver, corrects biliousness, prevents flatulency, purifes the system, invigorates the and re-instates sound health. The enormous demand for these Pills throughout the globe astonishes everybody, and a single trial convinces the most sceptical that no medicine equals Holloway’s Pills in its ability to remove all complaints incidental to the human race They are a blessing to the afflicted, and aboon to all that labour under internal or external disease. The purification of the blood, removal of all restraint from the secretive organs, and gentle aperitive action are the prolific sources of tiie extensive curative range of Holloway’s Pills. AdvL]



I N 8 L 0 w Owing to there not beii ances in Races No. 1 and will be taken on the gn Races. 12 1147 SHBURTON COUNT Notice is hereby given t Offices will be CLOSED Holidays from Monday, ‘ 1883, to Wednesday, Ja both days inclusive. By order. F. MAIN Ashburton, Dec. 17, IS I hereby give notice that with Section No. 94, of th< Act, 1882, the Mount Hut intend to CLOSE certai IKm' *• /Ilotvlof onrl fliftf nln THO^’. HOLIDA M OUNT HUTT R( DISTBICI



Special Advertisements. CHBISTM i.S AND NEW YEAR GIFTS. NOW OPEN HILL’S SAMPLE ROOMS, Opposite Arcade. Monster Bazaar AND Fancy Fair. F. CL4PK, Hairdresser. H 929



Manager. Office AiLadu OlutUibw , Burnett street, 1,1 Ashburton permanent * BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Monthly subscriptions and other pay ments due will be received at the Society’s offices, Burnett street, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m., and from 6to 7-30 p.m., on WED NESDAY, January 2nd, Deposits received at the highest cur rent rates of interest^ TABLE Showing the Scale of Repayments adopted by this Society for a Loan of LIOO c upon first-class security. *- J. WARD, 7-7 Directing Manager.



To Let and For Sale. P O R SALE, REAPERS AND BINDERS. Two McCormick’s (wire), one Wood’s (twine) Reaping and Binding Machine in first-class working order, can be seen in Methven. Apply to H. W. G. WEBB, 12 1154 Methven. 0 R 2500 4500 2500 2500 500 500 1000 1000 Stock PRIVATE SALE. Merino WETHERS, 2,4, and 6 tooth, and full mouthed Merino EWES Merino WETHERS Merino EWES Merino WETHERS Merino WETHERS Crossbred EWES, 4-tooth, with lambs at foot Merino EWES, with lambs at foot. For particulars, apply to 12 998 FRIEDLANDER BROS. Stock Sales R K Stock Sales. The undersigned will hold regular SALKS of all classes of STOCK, etc., etc., at South Bakaia, on the under mentioned dates, the Ist and 3rd THURS DAY in each month January 3rd January 17th February 7th February 21st March 6th March 20th April 3rd April 17th May Ist May 15th June sth June 19th The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, 0, W. TURNER, Agent. MATSON, COX & CO. 12 1146 L. OXLEY, Eakaia Agent.



Funeral Notice. UNBHAL NOTICE. The friends of the late MICHAEL HAINES are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral, which will leave his residence, Alford Forest road, TO-MORROW (Sun day) at 2.15 p. m. BARER BROS., If. 1164 Undertakers. Auctions. FIRST-CLASS MILK COWS. Messrs matson, cox & co. have received instructions from Mr Robert Anderson to Sell the whole of his first- class Dairy Stock, Together with a PEDIGREE SHORTHORN BOLL, OK TUESDAY, Bth JANUARY, 1884, AT THE TINWALD SALEYARDS. 12 1162 MATSON, COX & CO. W 2,000 MERINO LAMBS. E HAVE FOR SALE out of a first-class flock Aleo, Several lines of Good £JROSSBEBD and MERINO SHEEP. Apply U 1161 MATSON, cox & CO. §BO ACRES GROWING CROPS 880- TiyrlBSRS MATSON, COX A CO. have received instructions from |frP. Grant to submit to public competi tion, at Tatteraall’s, West street, Ashbur ton, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1884, At 2 o’clock, LOT 1, containing— ama Acres WHEAT, and Acres OATS, close to Ashbur ton Lot 2, Containing— Acres WHEAT, and 80 300 CTifA Acres OATS, near Chertsey tfOU T ' The above crops give every promise of onabutfdant yield, and are well worthy the Inspection of intending purchasers. Fgt p*rticulapfl, apply to MATSON, COX A. GO., Ashburton. is ueo



ASHBURTON SALE"? ARDS. M ESSRS MATSON, 00X & CO. will hold their next aale of Stock At the above Yards on MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 18S3. HORSES CATTLE SHEEP AND PIGS. MATSON, COX & CO,, 12 1155 Auctioneers.



Entertainments. Hogmanay Nicht. “ A glide New Year to ane an’ a’, ' An’ mony may ye sec, And durin’ a’ the years to come, Oh happy may ye be. ” f A GRAND CONCEI.T in aid of the £Ashburton Presbyterian Church i ORGAN FUND will be given in the . Town Hall, on MONDAY Evening De i cember 31st J( Hogmanay Nicht), by a few musical and other friends. Tickets (on which also is printed the I complete programme) can be obtained at I the several stores and business places in town. Front seats, 2s; second seats, Is. Doors open at half-past seven o’clock; 0 jncert at eight on HOGMANAY NICHT. j J. Mcl-E 'N DUNN, Don. Sec. Concert Committee. J. S. SAVAGE, 12 1112 Conductor. Public Companies. ■VTEW ZEALAND LOAN & MER CANTILB AGENCY COMPANY (LIMITED). Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve, £210,000. 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 SALESofWooI, Grain, Skins, Hides, Tallow, Live Stock, Land, etc, at its Saleroom*, Warehouses and the Cen tral Markets. Special and Clearing Sales also conducted. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN SACKS, at Lowest Current Rates. AGENTS IN CANTERBURY FOR— Ruston Proctor and Co.’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to be the Beat Machines imported into Now Zealand. Felton and Guilleaume’s Patent Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire. Candy’s Patent Cotton Belting. Maldon Island Guano, Further particulars on application at the Company’s Offices, Christchurch or Ash burton. JOHN COOKE, Manager, Christchurch. GEO. WILKIN, Agent, Ashburton. C. W. TURNER, Agent, 10 Rakaia. S. E. Poyntz. jyj'OVELTY EMPORIUM. Burnett Street, A shburton. Portable Ranges, from L 6, Turnip Seeds, fresh, clean and tried at 80s per cwt. Swedes at 85j per cwt. Garden Tools and Seeds of all descrip tions. Pot Plants in full bloom, including choke Roses, Fuschia, Heath, Geranium, etc. A large assortment of Knick Knacks, ery useful in a household. N B.—Everything from an anchor to a ridiron, not forgetting a mouse-trap. A call respectfully invited !! 1 Stephen E. Poyntz,



Railway Notices. VV ZEALAND RAILWA t'te, (Christchurch Section.) TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS YEAR’S DAY. NEW The following alterations in the ordi nary timetable will be made for the Ist of January, 1884 : In lieu of the 7.30 am. train from Timaru to Ashburton, and the 10.55 a.m. from Ashburton to Christchurch, a train will run as under : a.tn. Timaru dep 6.45 Rangitata ~ 8 9 Ealing ~ 8.26 I Hinds ~ 852 I Winslow ~ 910 I Tinwald ~ 922 | a.tn. Ashburton arr 9.30 Ashburton dep 9 40 Chertsey ~10 13 Rakaia ~ 10.29 Christ- pm. j church arr 12 30



Stopping at other stations to pick up nr s-tdown patcongers if icquired. The morning train from Melhven to Rakaia will tun same as on WednetcUya and Saturdays. The morning train from R l.aia to Methven will start at 9 35 a.m. i ;aieaa ef 10 a. m., and be due to leave Lau iston at 10 18 a. m , and to arrive at Methven at 10 50 a. m. The evening train f.om Chthtchuich to Ashburton, will start at 450 p ni., and . un 35 minutes later than usual. 1 i.e evening train from '1 imaru to Ash burton will leave at 630 p. m., and run 55 minutes later than usual A sp cial passenger train will leave Ashburton for Winslow (in connection with Winslow Races and Sport.-) at 10.45 a.m., arriving there at 11.5 am., re turning at pa. m., and arriving at Ash burton at 6.20 p m., stopping at Tinwald (if required). Carriages cannot be guaran teed for this train, but a sufficient num ber of seated trucks will be supplied. Passengers cannot be booked between Ashburton and Winslow by the express trains on this date, as there will not be room for a number of local passengers. On January 2nd, the evening train from Timaru to Ashburton will leave at 5.30 p.m., and run 55 minutes later than usual. Goods traffic will be suspended on January Ist. FARES.— Saturday Return Tickets will be issued from 22ud December to 2nd January inclusive, and wdl be available for return up to and including the 14th January. The morning train on Mount Somers branch (Ist January), will leave Ashbur- ( ton at 6.50 a.in., arriving at Anatna at 8 i a m., returning at 8 15 a.m., arriving at Ashburton 9.30 a. m., s‘oppii g where re quired. ( FREDK. BACK, 1 !TraT c Manager. District Traffic Manager’s Office, Christchurch, Dec. 28th, 1883 12 1153 ZEALAND RAILWAYS (Christchurch Section.) INDUSTRIAL INHIBITION AT CHRISTCHURCH. CHEAP EXCURSION FROM ASHBURTON, CHERTSEY AND RAKAIA.



Cn Wednesday, 2nd January, an Ex cursion train will run from Ashburton to Christchurch and bacK, as under : a.m. Ashburton dep 9.15 Cherlsey ~ 9.43 Rakaia ~ 9.58 Christchurch arr 11.15 p.m. Christchurch dep 10 RakJa arr 11.30 Chertsey ~11 45 Ashburton ~ 12.15 Return fares from Ashburton, Chertsey or Rakaia :—First cla s, 5i , second class, 3s 6d ; children over three years of age and under twelve half fares. The Excursion Tickets will be available for return either by the 415 pm. ordi nary train or by the 10 p m. special train. Ordinary tickets for i ny station between Christchurch and Ashburton will also be available by the 10 p.m. train, which will stop whore required. FREDK. BACK, Traffic Manager. D'strict Traffic Manager’s Office, Christchurch, Deo. 26th, 1883. 12 1138 Tenders. fItEJN DE K S are required for the I ERECTION of a MORTUARY CHAPEL at the Cemetery. Plans and specifications may bo seen at our office, where tenders are t) bo sent in not later than 4 p.m. on TUESDAY, Bth inst. C. E. FOOKS & SON, 12 1139 Architects. J* ONDBEACH ROAD DISTRICT. TENDERS are invited for the follow ing works : No. 16—Cutting and Ford on Road to River, opposite Magee’s ~ 17—Tinwald : Formation of Road ~ 18—Tinwald : Making Ford, oppo site Houston’s ~ 19—Longbeach Road : Supply of 3,000 yards of metal ~ 20—Surveyors’ Road : Metalling 20 chains. Specifications, etc., can be seen at Fooks and Son’s office, where Tenders, endorsed with number of contract, will be received till 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 4th, 1884; or at Longbeach Road Board office till 2 p.m. FOOKS & SON, 12 1111 District Surveyors. ROAD DISTRICT. TENDERS are invited for the follow ing works: — No. 69 —Maintenance of Roads in No. 1 Ward ~ 70—Maintenance of Roads in No. 2 Ward ~ 71 —Maintenance of Roads in No. 3 Ward.



No. 3, Friedlanperh’ Buildings, T. Bullock. MR THOMAS BULLOCK has the following TOWN -SECTIONS FOR SALE -711 Wakanui road and Wills street 746 Peter street 822 Cox street 818 Aitken street 842 Aitken and Casa streets 311 Corner of Havelock strset and Town Belt 860 Gray street 303 Burnett street 706 Wills street 732 Wills street 858 Gray street 859 Gray street 240 William and Kermode streets 318 Havelock street 689 Cameron street 333 Moore street 335 Moore street 27 Dobson street 771 Three frontages on Cox street Wakanui road and East Town Pelt 906 Corner of G;ay and East streets 427 Tancred street 1069 Corner of Peter and Walker



Specifications can be seen at the Board’s office, where Tenders, endorsed with num ber of contract, will be received till IQ a.m. on Saturday, Jan. sth, 1884. FOOJCS & SON, 12 ] 110 District Surveyors. BOROUGH COUNCIL. TO OJHTRAOI’ORP. TENDERS are invited for the SUP PLY of from 1,000 to 1,400 yards of road and footpath M&TAL. Specifications may be seen at the Council Office,up till 12 noon on FRIDAY, 3rd January, 1884, in which time tenders must be sent in accompanied with a deposit of £5. FOOKS & SON, Borough Engineers. Borough Engineer’s Office, Auction)!. r J ,H E NEXT SA L E O F Live Stock Will be held at the ASHBURTON YARDS, ON MONDAY, 31si DECEMBER. MILES & CO. GEO. JAMESON, 12 1102 Agent, Ashburton.



streets 1060 Peter street 49,58, 59, 64, Kermode street 872 Aitken street 873 Corner of William and Aitken streets 94 Wakanui road 95 Wakanui road 96 Wakanui road 112 Corner of West and Kermode streets, leasehold 75 (part of) fast street, with build ings thereon 1011 Corner of Walker and Cox streets 1012,1013, Cox street 1010 Corner of Grigg and Peter streets, fronting the Grange 31,32 Mona Square, with buildings thereon, leasehold 230 Havelock street 781 Peter street 1009 Peter street 751 Corner of Peter street and Town Belt east 21 Corner of Dobson and East street 539 £-acre Peter street 538 Peter street 324 Cox street, with two brick cot tages thereon 825 Cox street, with two brick cot tages thereon 413 Moore street 84 ~ jj 643 Corner of inter and Burnett streets ,707, 709, Wills street, with build ings thereon Thomas Bullock, ARCADE, ASHBURTON. TlO BAKERS. —To let, at a low rental, the Central Bakery, together with shop and dwelling horse. T. BDBLOCK MONEY TO LEND.—Three special sums of £450, L2OO and £SO to lend on mortgage. T. BULLOCK. fJIO FARMERS. FOR SALE, MoOORMIOK Wire Binder. T. BULLOCK.



Matson, Cox, and Co. tl YE FOR SALE CHEAP. WO “LPACKS, full weights FENCING WIRE. Nos. 8 and 9, at loss tL:l:i Co:-t LI S' ED, t o’uni.,l BA I; BED WIRE, from L 27 10s to L 55 a ton TUB NIP & BAPE SEi-DS, all descrip tions, guaranteed to grow OATS & CHAFF, large stock, low prices ENGLISH & OTHER CLOVERS MATSON, COX AND CO. Rakaia. WE have much pleasure in intimating to our clients and others in the Rakaia District that we have made ar rangements to attend the Regu’ar FORTNIGHTLY SALES OF STwCK ’iliuio, and ho have evary confidence m soliciting a share of their patronage. MR L. OXLEY, RAKAIA, Has kindly consented to receive entries for the present. 8 41 3 MATSON, COX & CO. F O R E, PRIVATELY— -48 Acres, 3 roods 23 perches, near Tinwald, freehold 157 Acres 1 rood 21 porches, at Waterton, freehold 450 Acres, improved, Dromore, free hold 1000 Acres, improved, Dromore, lease hold 2500 Acres, improved, Coalgate, free hold 1872 Acres, improved, Longbeach, free hold 237 Acres, improved, Longbeach^ 370 Acres improved, Longbeach 200 Acres, improved, Longbeach 449 Acres, sp’endid farm, Wakanui 2200 Acre*, improved, Mataura 2424 £ ores, 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 650 do do Hinds do do ~ do do ~ do do „ do do ~ do tussock, Dunsandel do ,improved, part English grass, Ealing 808 Acres, splendid farm, Bangi tata Island 1030 Acres, good investment, Chert sey 30,000 Leasehold, 4000 freehold, 4,000 sheep, Chatham Islands 1090 Acres, improved, Ealing 1500 Acres, do Dunsandel 30 Acres 2 roods 26 perches, adjoin ing Chertsey township 90 Acres, R.S. 34301, 34302, Elles mere district 225 Acres, R.S. 33630, 33631, 33632, Ellesmere district 43JAcrea 1 rood 7 perches, R.S. 32115, Ashburton County 58 Acres 3 roods, R.S. 32114, Ash burton County 337 Acres, R.S. 28935, near Ealing railway station 338 Acres, R.S. 27929, 27930, partly fenced, Ashburton County 3487 Acres, R.S. 32289, 32290, 32291, 32384, 32385, 32146, 33238, 30073, portly fenced, Rakaia 937 Acres, R.S. 23677, 23678, 23679, 23680, 23681, 23682, 23683, 23684, 23685, improved, Seafield 430 Acres, RS. 27884, 27885, near 270 400 100 265 497 398



Business Notices. t Drapery. > BEG (o infuiin -■ y cuscmors and the - inhi.biUui's cf A-li'urt n County that 1 i have DISPOSED OF MY BUSINESS as DRAPER AND OUTFITTER, Carried on by me for the past (wo years I in Ashburton, to Messrs Orr & Co., For whom I solicit the continuance of your much valued interest and support. SAMUEL W. ALCORN. j^EFE BRING to the above, we need scarcely assure the p .blic that it will be our constant endeavor to supply a really fir.t-class arrticle in the several depait ments of Boots, Clothing, AND GENERAL DRAPERY, Which we now add to our PREVIOUS BUSINESS, And the success which has crowned our efforts in the past as IMPORTERS or Hardware AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE Will, we trust, attend us in this, our new venture. Considering our facility for importing direct from the Home Markets, our customers are assured of having the latest novelties, as well as the usual use ful domestic drapery, at the lowest pos sible prices, compatable with fair legiti mate business. Orr and Co. GFNERAL MERCHANTS AND IMPORTERS,



Winslow 337 Acres 2 roods, R.S. 27883, 27882, near Witislow 500 Acrss, R.S. 31469, Mount Somers 300 Acres, R.S. 27985, near Sherwood, Chersey 184 Acres first-class land, Wakanui _ Also a large number of town sections in Ashburton, Rakaia, Methven, etc. 8 423 MATSON, COX & CO. Matson. Cox & Co. A UCTJ ON JEERS ,v VALUATORS. LAND, STOCK., AND ESTATv AGENTS. LOANS NEGOTIATED AT LOWEST RATES AND ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS vV O 0 L, GRAIN, SEED AND GENERAL Mi RCHANTS. We have now on hand for sale— Woolpacks and Cornsacks Fencing Wire of all sizes, B rbed Plain Green and 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, Ac. Wool Purchased IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES OE CONSIGNED TO THE CANTERBURY WOOL SALES, OE THE HOME MARKET. LIBERAL Cash Advances MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. Weekly Sales OE HORSES, COWS, PIGS AND ALL RINDS OF STOCK AND PRODUCE ON Saturdays AT 11 O’CLOCK SHARP. FORTNIGHTLY SALES OF STOCK Will be held at ASHBURTON AND TINWALD Alternately. Next Sale AT ASHBURTON YARDS ON MIONDAY, DECEMBER 81. AGENTS FOR National Mortgage and Agency Co. Messrs Wood, Sinclair and Co. Robey’s Threshing Machines, j MATSON, COX, & CO. WEST STREET, Ashburton] 70



EAST STREET. IRONMONGERY, Wo have made special provision in our NEW STORES For the display of EXTENSIVE STOCKS In this important department ofj our business, comprising jpgs' Goods Calculated to Please the Most Fastidious. The Stock is of Varied Description, IMPORTED DIRECT From the Manufacturers, including the following Seasonable Goods in large qua"- titios : 1,000 Gallons Sperm Oil 100 Drums Co'za, Lard, Olive, and Castor Oils 4-Barb Fence Wire, American and Colonial, at reduced prices. 25 Tons Binding Wire, quality guaran teed 10 Tons Manilla Binding Twine 3 cases Hay Forks 1 ca. e Hay Hakes McCormick’s Reaper and Binder MACHINE FITTINGS, Etc. GROCERIES ASD PROVISIONS Special attention is pa : d to this branch of our business and nothing kept in stock but goods of Superior Quality. WHOLESALE BUYERS Will find it to their advantage to purchase



from üb, as WE IMPORT TEAS, SUGARS, TOBACCOS, Exo., In Large Quantities, And can supply in Bond if required. Or? & Co., IMPORTERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS, X SXBEET. 18.478



Bus iness Notices. C H l-l I S T M A S AND NEW YEAR ANDREW” ORR 1 > NOW SHOWING- A STOCK OF NEW GOODS FOR CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR. BARGAINS ! BARGAINS ! ! BARGAINS ! ! Dresa Goods, greatly reduced Blaek and Colored French Cashmeres '} rimmed Hata and Bonnets in various styles KAIAPOI AND ENGLISH CLOTHING. Suits to Order from £4 , Fit Guaranteed. 809 T S In all Makes in I' nglish and Colonial. DRESSMAKING In Good Style, Good Fit, and Moderate Prices. CARPETS are very much reduced ; CHINA MATTING, from 8d per yard. Note the address—N!-XC UNION BANK. R’ack au«l " ob'.-i'd t-’i Stays, I inbreliu-, m.. .^.«ry Frilling, Laces, ard Cloves GROCERY ESTABLISHMENT IN BRICK BUILDINGS, TANCRED STREET. A splendid Stock of New Teas and a General Grocery Stock. Families waited upon weekly. NO cn ON AN MERCANTILE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED CAPITAL £260,000. Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Divided Annually among the Policy Holders. LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUM. STACKS, BARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL RISKS GENERALLY, on most Favorable Terms. Spfciax, Notice.— As this Company has been the means of Reducing Firo Premiums, Insurers vvill best consult their own interests by heartily supporting it, and so prevent a return to the Old ll.tes. Agents for Ashburton and District, ORR & CO. NTERBURY BRANCH* iflf i It §mm m Established 1659. Capital i 1.000,003 i/v i 'A-fre/j UnatuTY of Shfffhold f*.? rjIHE PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOYEST CURRENT RATES. ASHBURTON AGENT— George Jameson. 24



T he wonder of the wjrlix Herman’s WORLD-RENOWNED SHEEP WASH AND CELEBRATED VERMIN DESTROYER. Thii preparation is known throughout the civilised world to be far superior to any thin» yet discovered for eradictating tick, scib or lice on sheep, goats or cattle. It°is sufficient to say that One Shilling Packet of the Powder dissolved in two buckets of water will wash Eighteen Sheep. This admits the most economist, as well as the simplest plan in the world for the cure and prevention of diseases incident to farm stock. By its use the firmer can secure the health of his stock at the rate of |d per head per annum. .... In all large Sheep Districts in Australia, South America, and Africa, no other pre paration is used. 'J he vermin destroyer is also invaluable for the purpose of the Horticulturist; and it is most extensively used by the Flower and Kitchen Gardener in Europe, America, and the British possessions in all parts of the" Globe. One packet dissolved in two buckets of water will serve for over half an acre of ground and will effectually prevent blight and exclude all other garden pests. As a Vermin Killer it is an unrivalled specific. Its use will speedily exterminate all household pests, such as bugs, cockroaches, fleas on animals moths in furs, and insects on birds of all kinds, from the canary to the poul try. For this purpose simpl snd plain directions are given on every packet. The powder can also be used in a dry state for the destruction of rats and mice. A little sprinkled on a slice of bread and butter, or a piece of meat or cheese is sought after greedily by those vermin, while the household pets such as cats and dogs will not ton :h it in any form, and are therefore perfectly safe. The above marvellous discovery has gained for Herman Bros, and Co , London, the silver medal at the .nterculonial Exhibition at Melbourne, 1866, besides numerous testimon’als from Government official and all the elite of the medical faculty in Europe. , , . . . , HERMAN BROS. & CO. beg to announce that they have appointed CHARLES NEATE, Chemist and Druggist, East street, their sole Agent for Ashburton and vicinity, and from him the preparation cat be obtained in parcels. Price —One Shilling ;or six packets for Five Shillings. Liberal ,reductioa allowed to the trade. Manufactory-BEAUMONT SQUARE, MILE END ROAD, LONDON. 8 28 Crown Iron Works, CHRISTCHURCH.



PAINTED GORKI ATED IRON—The cheapest Building Iron ever introduced it is 40 per cent, below Galvanised Corrugated. To be had in 5, 6, and 7 feet lengths. This now being extensively used for Stabling, Outbuildings, and Fencing. Thomas Crompton, it MAG II AND MANO HE S T R STREETS, CimrsTCHOHcn 0 44-7



A. Sievers, WINE MERCHANT, 148, High Street, CHRIST IHTJRCH, Agent for SOLER & CO., New Zealand Wine Manufacturers, Wakgahhi. rjIHESE WISES were Benito the Mel bourne Exhibition in 1881 ; when com peting with those from all parts of the world they obtained SIX PRIZES. They also obtained FIRST PRIZE MEDAL At the Christchurch Exhibition, 1832 ; At Ashburton, 1881 ; And have received from all Judges FIRST AWARD OF MERIT. 12 1C99



GIFTS 1 FREE GIFTS! Until the New Year at this Shop. A PRESENT T > EVERT CUSTOMER, proportionate in value to money spent, in* eluding Albums, Photo Frames, China Vauses, Broaches, Earrings, Lockets, Chains, Keepers, Alberts, and hundreds of useful and Handsome Goods. THIS WAY —GREAT REDUCTION in Prices. Christmas and New Year Gifts of every description. Heads of families most libe rally dealt with. Come early and see for for yourselves. R. Sevan, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS. Note the Address— Next Shop to Quin’s Hotel. 1217 i pUBLIC NOTICE 2,000 2,000 at Thomas F. Farley’s BOOK & STATIONERY DEPOT, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. ; Libraries, Sunday Schools, eta, receve from above (T.F.F.) greater discount tbM* is obtainable either in Christchurch Dunedin. An inspection is solicited. Christmas cards in great variety, bocks, religious and secular works. THOMAS F. FARLEY. DIRECT IMPORTER 07 Books akd Station*nr, 9 ASHBURTON. 10a