GRAIN GRADING.

A correspondent writes as follows to the Morning Hera/d month I arrived ini ?fot- thd first time, commissioned by several firms in another colony to purchase oats here; and now I must confess > thaf ( in, ,my :/ mUsioh,. .not . being inclined to engage m transactions having too much affinity^,tjp, of chance. I have failed in finding a col lection of the cereals of the country put up in small samples yearly, cor rectly labelled, such as is to be found in every town in America doing grain business. In Dunedin, Invercargill, and Oamaru, the grain merchants, ;;s a rule, seem to be unacquainted; with the quality of the.gpdp hjave fpr ..sale, sampled for me, the grain being praised during the process of sampling' some thfeg invtbe style i by Street ven dors of trifles in large towns. Now, Mr Editor, I beg to point out to farmers and grain merph,an(s thpt.experienced buyers will not care to buy by sample drawn at raWdcmvfrom a few bags, when the guarantee, the YouY J s"ales- T see T have adopted. tan.old AmencSufTiSSTrmwfdrtuhatelyunknown amongst respectab-ks; sellers*, mix-, ing good, medium, and bad gram in one small sample. The initiated- in the grain trade need not be told what the result 'seller/ At' 'Pdrt -Chalmers and the Dunedin wharves are no facilities for a grain viewer to examine lines of grain coming directly from the country to the ship. And in a country having such a climate as this part of New Zealand is blessed with, the sacks used for grain are far f too big—lohlbs fiPquiterenough in ohe bag. Farmers and grain merchants would find their respective labor bills much less if they »used spaller bags, nnri their grain % dition, and loss from use ofhooks ? etc., on railway, in store, and on ships would be done away ,vpth v As Dun edin has got a splendid GhaiAber of Commerce, I would beg 4<r t suggest.,tp, those interested to invest ifl a few gross ■ glass sample jars, to contain say 61hs-of graipj fP3J s el M e ?k /I*! l .he; Chamber; let grain merchants sampjp and classify correctly all the grain for . make two samples, one for exhibition and the away for re ference if inquired ; and have some, de-, finite hours for buyers to attend at' the" Chamber and examine the grain on ex hibition, the^yen<|(gs ? payjpg asmall fee for each sample exhibited, buyers to pay a weekly fee for 'ad mittance to exithirte. !, T thinksellers and buyers would find this plan answer thdr mimose very. much , better . than plannPW in porters would be in a , position—to operate with confidence .largely,jind speedily. I venture to say that many exporters from this port this season will very much regret, this season’s operations. Last week I saw lines of oats shipped direct from the railway trucks which brought tIH from , the country sidings, and no one in. charge on behalf of the shipper. It wks 'only too evident that the lines had not. been examined Well, as I know something of the Australian markets, I can pretty well foresee the result; the grain will be „Bjpred under bond, unclassed, the bad -•wiH-spofl -the-good, and the-lot will be almost unsaleable. Men acquainted' r ’ with this market this year’s is. ■in unusual bad condition. lam not in a 1 position to .say, but I say unhesi tatingly that I am very much astonished gtaff th« wasliliated mthe‘stack, and grain heated in the sack, and grain that patches, all' stacked ,together. I, am at a, loss to Wd#fitan’d why ’ btago farmers' persist together different varieties of oats. , •. , *

JOHN BROWN.

Although Lady Florence Dixie; her self suffered no setions injury from the attack of which she was the victim, the affair has proved fatal tin ai blameless person—John Brown, the favorite per . sonal attendant pf the Queen. He was despatched Royal Mistress after she had heard ' r of the assault, to The order that he might survey ~fhe ajepe .Qf the outrage and inquire after her'; ladyship’s health. He caught a ai ll severe cold from ex posure to the bitter' north-east .wind* •-and/-.* - - subsequently erysipe-

las in the head supervened.- 1 r He was, f Ji artdiexpired on Tuesday f- -17.; ■ rFormore than thirty hja4 t'in, ser- I)* 1 ?; capacity " ''quautifes * which caused , him to be r jthe j map jto lead the Queen’s pony during her Highland excursions, and ggpet&Py, to,’attend' upon Her Ma- Jestodp - The Queen’s no the atten *aidßW#>f JflhOiJßrSQfWn- -? - When the Sove reign was at Windsoror- in London, he harPQOOpSHi seat’ -at Ji the back of the

. Royal carriage. A quiet manner con --.l^bfialedteactreme'vigilance, and when a . criminal maniac named Maclean fired .tf.'ii thdißbyal l 'Carriage- some ■’ eighteen months ago it was Johh : Brown who, assisted by an Eton boy, the son of Sir the assailant It is'much to Brown’s credit that he

was not spoiled by his success. He ' never gave him.sejf.airs, and,fhougli. his JJij^J^^n v fhe'Rdyai j 'Househbfa was, in consequence exceptional favor with which he was regarded, one of some difficulty, he was popular b y< aU the Royal servants. The Queen, 4n a note to her “Leaves from the Journal of her Life in the fegular attendant out-of-doors every ,i> therein Ithe .Highlands. He com menced as gillie in 1849, and was selected by Albert and me to go with my carriage. In 1851 he entered our secwH Jjßimatebtlyl* hnd began in that year leading my pony, and advanced step by ibis’good conduct and. intelligence. His r attention,, pare, and «-o*iithfmness cannot be excefeded j 'and the stated inly- health,, which of late years "has been sorely tried and renders, such qualifications inmost valuable, and, indeed, most need ful in a constant attendant upon all

occasions. He has since (in Decem ber,.! 865),, most deservedly been, pro moted to be art upper servant, and rnjy permanent, personal attendant. He has bll the 1 independence and elevated feeling peculiar to the Highland racj;, and is singularly straightforward,' simple-minded, kind-hearted and dis interest,ed ; always ready ,tp of a discretion rarely to be met with. He iSirtow in his fortieth year. Hfs father was a small farmer, who lived at the Bush on the opposite side to Bal moral. He is the second of nine brothers, three of whom have died, two are in Australia and ftew Zealand, two.are living in the neighborhood ot Balmoral, and the youngest, Archie is' valet to our son Leo pold, and is an excellent, trustworthy young man.” —Home News.

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Printed and published daily/for j by,Angus K. Chapman, of Aflibnrton, a* The ' Guardian Printing Office,’ We Vt street,, Ashburton, f Friday, June li



AND FOR CROPPING To Let. L TO LET, for two crops, 1446 acres of gopod / Tussock LAND, in the Hinds District, in lots of 155 acres and up wards. The land is near the railway, and each block, is fenced and \yell supplied with Apply,- Office pf 'thiß Paper.’ Surveyor, Civil Engineers, Sc. E. TOOKS AND SONS, -ivxl Engineers, Valuators, Licensed Surveyors, and Land Brokers, THE TRIANGLE, WAKANUI ROAD, Architects, Ashburton.



T HEODORE B. JACOBSEN, Architect, Office removed to Hereford street, oppo » jr sit© ‘ f Shades,” OHI'STOHURCH. j'^'PjS.—Communications promptly at tended to.



W. H. Gundry. 1 i I W. H. Gruudry, ; T- lOENBED X AND BROKER i Under the LAND TRANSFER ACT, PUBLIC ACCOUNT &* AUDITO R. Books and Partnership Accounts super . yised,,Audited, and Adjusted. .i i ■ ' Auditor for th e [, f; Borough of Ashburton Ashburton Woollen Factory Company Ashburton Cheese and Butter Factory j A^Wbfutton'SaleyardfCompany Ashburton Gas, Coal, and Coke Co. Ashburton Town Hall Company •'-UESm V;:.: / .Etc., Etc. ■ > Money to Lend CON APPROVED FBBEHOLD SECU RITY,’ repayable by monthly instalments or otherwise. Agent for ■ STANDARD insurance company, STANDARD PROPERTY INV dST v. MENT SOCIETY. East street, Ashburton. 384



S. E. Poyntz. Stephen E. Poyntz* , HOUSE, LAND, ESTATE, AND , :; ; financial agent. ” 'Loans ‘negotiated ; • Bents and Debts collected; all kinds of Agency business Conducted. - PROPERTIES FOR SALE FARMS— ’r, 222 acres, highly improved, good bui'd l ingsj and well watered ; —lease rf 50 acre res'erve Will be given in. SOO acres of well farmed land, in prime toridition. \ 800 acres, improved, good buildings. TOW; SECTIONS— ; ; * ■*'" ' Ashburton. ' , 905, 906, Grey, street ■ 492, 493, Cameron street 771, Corner of Wakanui road and Cox - 1 street, With frontage also to East Belt ■ ; 830, Cox street : And several others HOUSES— A six-roomed house in Moore street A five-roomed 1 house in Wakanui road r ” j. A five-roomed house in Cameron street • Tinwald, 529, a corner section in good position . Suburban. The equity of redemption over Half an acre, with five cottages erected - on same ; let to good tenants Hall* air acre at Allenton. One acre near the Woollen Factory— ;• ~ splendid site ,for workmen’s cot tages. v/.-.-ju- , TO LETr-i .. ' A five-roomed house in Cameron street A six-roomed ~ ~ „ ~ An dight-robmed house in Burnett street Aseven-roomed. house in Tancred street ' west Agent for the celebrated CARLYLE FACTORY AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, Which can be supplied at Christchurch prices ; rail carriage extra. . Agent for SCOTT BEOS.’ RANGES, and Ironwork of all descriptions. Agent for T. HERN’S “ECLIPSE” DOUBLE FOUNTAIN WASHING BOILER, A great Boon to Housewives, saving labor



and fuel. , Ag*nt for THE HAMBURG-MAGDEBURG INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £3,000,000 Risks taken on all classes of buildings,, merchandise, etc., at current rates. Offices— EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. 836;; ’ S. E- POYNTZ. rjp O YOLUN TE E R S'. FOR SALE .at the Guardian Office, the “ New Zealand Volunteer Drill Manual for 1883.” Price la each. 1211



tIUBUOtUUB. rJj.Jizjz. r. T PROS P E 0 T U S .Wi-i'-Otf tHB ; ; Lion Brewery Co. (LIMITED),..ASHBURTON. j CAPITAL Ws/ 'JJ ; £ £20,000 In 4,000 shares of £5 each, Of . which ybnly. 2;000 / snares - are ’ now offered to the public. ~: ■. i' Provisional Directors : Joseph Ivesa, Esq., M. H.R. fcl. T. Winter, Esq,, J. P. . lonald Williamson, Esq., Mayor of Ashburton. Hugo Friedlander, Esq. (Messrs. Fried lander Bros.) David Thomas, Esq. (Messrs. Matson, Cox and Co.) John Carter, Esq. (Mo-sars. Wilkin and Carter). William Horne, Esq. (N.Z. Grain Agency Co.) Dr. W. G. Ross. Joseph Clark, Esq. Octavius Digby, Esq. ' ‘ Bankers —Bank of New Zealand. Solicitor— C. W. Purnell, Esq. Secretary, pro tern—W. H. Gundry.



The Company is proposed to be formed for the purpose of purchasing the pro perty and business of the Lion Brewery Company in Ashburton. The very ! extensive agricultural district, in the centra of which the town of Ash burton is situated, is one in which'a very largo private as well as hotel trade is carried on, and,the facili iea for brewing all that could be Wished, and the wster of better quality for the purpose than can be found elsewhere in the Province of Canterbury. The Lion Brewery is situated on T.S. 366 and 367, at the corner of Dobson and Casa streets. The building is of brick, with a concrete cellar, which can be extended underground at a very* small cost, and is quite new, having beOn erected about twelve months. The Building and Plant is all of first class quality, well arranged and very com plete, and tfcith the connection already established it is anticipated that there will be no difficulty in extending the business, with the influence of the Company aqd capital, throughout Canterbury, but particularly throughout the Ashburton County. ' 1 The success which has attended the Brewery Companies in every part of the world offers a great inducement to capitalists and investors to take up shares id Companies of this description, and the promoters fhave the greatest confidence in the success of the proposed Company, and have agreed to take One Thousand Pounds’ worth of fully paid up shares' shpuld the. Company desire them to do so. It is further proposed to obtain the ser vices of a first-class brewer, to ensure a large and profitable trade being done. Although the nominal capital of the Company is £20,000, a comparatively small sum is required to purchase the pre sent premises and plant of . the Lion' viz., £3,000, the stock being a Valuation. The increased capital is required to ex ierid the present premises, and business, and also to erect a malthouae. It is be lieved that malting will be a very profit able branch of the Company’s business, owing to the quantity of barley grown in the immediate district. ! ' It;is proposed to issue 2,000 shares only at present, but it will be left to the dis cretion of the Provisional Directors to issue as many shares as they think desir able. It proposed to call up £2 par share, as required, in calls of not more than 10s per share,. and ,at intervals, after the allot ment, of not less than three, months. The remaining shares will be issued to the public (preference ~ being given to existing shareholders) as the requirements of the Company develops, and it is confi dently believed that a substantial premium will bo obtained on them, as in the case of other Brewery Companies, such'premiums to be placed to a reserve fund, and there by strengthen the position of the Com pany. If the Company,is not .floated, *the de posits will be returned in full to. the appli cants. ; - The Share List will be closed oh Mon day, the 18th June. , i f 1172



Hotels HBURTON HOTEL. THOS. ORPHIN Begs to intimate to the travelling public that he has taken over the above Hotel, which he has entirely re-decorated and re furnished. The table is replete with every delicacy of the season, and the Wines and Spirits are all guaranteed to be of the very best brands. T.O. invites his friends and customers to judge for themselves by giving him a call. THOS. ORPHIN, Ashburton Hotel, near the Bridge nd N.B.—Stabling free. gHAMR O 0 K HOT EL, Main South Bo ad, Tim arc. ‘ W. Morgan, Late of the Alford Forest Hotel, has now taken that large and) commodious Hotel, nearly new, on the Main South road, Timaru, where visitors may rely on receiving every attention. The beat brands of all Liquors kept in stock. BOWLING, BILLIARDS Etc. Etc., Etc. 236 THE GLASGOW PIE HOUSE, Comer of Dowling and Princes streets, Dunedin, J. DONALDSON, Proprietor. Has opened a place in connection with the above, which he has christened “THE BODEGA,” and can promise to supply his friends with a better Glass of Wine or Beer, direct from the cask in a cool cellar, than they can obtain anywhere in the city. Dowling- Street. Princes street. “THE BODEGA” au 17 Boarding Houses, &c. PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE. . In consequence ol insufficient accom-, modation at the Echo Dining Rooms, the proprietor has taken the r PRINCE ALBERT BOARDING HOUSE, where a good table always be kept. Meals Is each. , Good Accommodation for Boarders and Travellers, at 16s, 18s, and £1 per week, to meet the times. Private Rooms fOr families. Remember the ad drcsS— Charles Truckle, Prince Albert Boarding House, Wills street, near the Railway Station. ■ '■ 944 PANAMA HOUSE (late a stbe's), Tanobed street Ashburton. • The undersigned begs to inform the pubic that' he has REMOVED from ■ the Frince Albert Dining-rooms to thd tapre commodious Boarding-house lately in the occupation of Mr Anstee, where he hopes to merit the same patronage bestowed upon him as heretofore. Good i Bath room. " I' 1 --' '■ s.. LUCAS, ! ! - Proprietor,



jctbjWw'. .* "j'rTT'M n* so. Piylifi (j&mxianies. FEW“ZEALAND LOAN & MER CANTILE AGENCY COMT\Ny (LI.VIITED). Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve, £200,000. Makes LIBERAL CASH on Freeholds, on Stations and Stoclf, and on growing clips of Wool. RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool,' Grain, Tallow, Leather, Hides, Skins, etc., for sale in New Zealand, A us-, tralian, and London Markets. UNDERTAKES INDENTS of British, r ontinental, East Indian, and Ameri can goods, and Commissions in all branches of Mercantile Business. Supplies WOOL PACKS and CORN SACKS, at Lowest Current Rates, AGENTS IN CANTERBURY FOR-i Rnstori Proctor and Co. ’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines And Engines, acknowledged to be the :Best Machines imported into New Zealand.



Felton and Guilleaume’a Patent ,Galvan ised Steel-barb Fencing Wire. Gandy’s Patent Cotton Belting. . Maldori Island Guano. Further particulars on application at the Company’s'Offices, Christchurch or Ash burton. JOHN COOKE, Manager, Christchurch. GEO. WILKIN, • ; Agent, nlO Ashburton. Hamburg - magdeburg fire INS UR ANCE COMPAN Y. , S üb scribed capital, £3,Q00,000. Mr Stephen E; Poyntz has been ‘appointed agent for the above Company in Ashburton, and will be prepared to accept risks af'.lbwest current rates. Prompt and libertft settle ments. James Henderson, 178, Hereford street, Christchurch, chief a§6rit''for Cati teiffiury. : ' - - ' ‘‘ 1022 Business Notices. DEAFNESS. —Quacks calling them selves “ Doctors,” are utterly ruin ing the organs of hundreds' suffering from deafness, charging from L 5 to L2O for 90 doing. 1 have two infallible remedies (No. J, deafness arising from colds ; No. 2, the thickening of the parts of the Tympanum) from recipes sent me by those world-knowri AUriats, the Ikte and pre sent Senior Surgeons of the Royal Dis pensary for Diseases of the Ear.—Send stamps for particulars to T. B. Hanna roßD, Auckland, N.Z. 1270



C EL EBEATED XXXX AND BITTER ALE, RITTER ALB. PLEASES BOTH EYE AND PALATE. ' TONIC AND WHOLESOME. Guaranteed absolutely free from adultera tion. The following are specimens of the com pliments we are receiving frequently “ Please ship by next boat 3 hhds Ale, same as last; very good indeed.”—Bluff. “ I believe your beer is the best in the market.” —Balclutha. “I must congratulate you on the quality pf the beer :it is magnificent. If you can keep it up to that you have got; a good thing. ’’ —Waimate. ! , KEAST & McCarthy, Limited/ Agents for Meukow’s Brandy, Roderick Dhu and Shaughraun Whiskies, and Mnrs den and Raffley’s celebrated Billiard Tables. 12G6



John Broom, SIGN WRITER, DECORATOR, COACH PAINTER, &c. Orders may be left at McColl’s, Ashbur ton Hotel; or Husband’s Stables, Hill’s Hotdi.' 1257



TO STATION HOLDERS, FARMERS, TRADESMEN, & THE READING PUBLIC. Ex a.s. Te Anau, a large Assortment of good and useful Books to suit all classes, among which—The Horse, by Youatt, Cattle, by Youatt, Cattle and Sheep, by i 4rmatagej . Bhrdkeepirig, .by Dyson, Smiles’ Scotch Naturalist, and a large as sortment of Tradesmen’s Manuals ; also, a large Stock of first-class STATIONERY, comprising Handmade Drawing Papers, Banker’s Handmade Note, Ladies’ super fine Repp, Ladies’ Social'Note Paper and Envelopes (in boxes). Envelopes from common to finest quality. Stationery in boxes. Architects’ arid Engineers’ materials supplied. ' ! Thomas F. Farley, BOOKS ELLER & STATIONER, Saunders’ Building, Ashburton. 1041 F, B. Shearer, OF THE May bank works, tinwald, begs to thank the public for their past support, and takes this opportunity to intimate that he is ain position to Manufacture and Repair, on the shortest notice all kinds of Machinery, such as— Flour Mills, Saw Mills, Wheels (cogged and water wheels), Combines, Engines, Hand and Foot. Treahing Machines ; also, all kinds of Spring Carts, Drays, Traps &c. Shearer & Lewis, GENERAL BLACKSMITHS, AND . Veterinary Shoeing Forge, Having'secured the services of a first-class Shoeing Smith, defy competition. All orders entrusted to their care will receive prompt attention at reasonable charges. Agents for McCormick’s Reapers J and Binders. Note the Address— ( Great Soutj? road,: Tinwald.s9,Od fJIHE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. P R I C E O N E PENNY. PUBLISHED every evening. Advertisers are reminded that Thb Ashburton Guardian is the ONLY DAILY . PAPER published between Christchurch and Timaru, and com mands a LARGER CIRCULATION throughout the County of Ashburton than any other Journal. The Ashburton Guardian will 'be forwarded to any address in. the colony for 24s per annum (paid in advance), jor 6s 6d perqriarterj postage extra. The Ashburton Guardian circulajtes largely in the Town and Suburbs, aind also in Rakaia, Chertsey, Seafield, Meth veri, Alford 1 Forest, Mount Somers, Wakanui,' Longbeaoh, iAshburton Forks, Tinwald, Winslow,' Waterloo, an every part of the County of Ashburton within the reach of postal communicat thus being the best general as well as local medium for Advertising.



’ ; ”BuEnesTjSbtices. An evil and its remedy.—t> the Editor,—lt is ahealthy sign ofrfte times our local papers are beginning to deal, in'tf fearless manner with bankrupts' and the bankruptcy laws. The tim'e has come when something must be done either by the legisla ture or by business men themselves to put an end to a state of affairs which is a disgrace to qw:. boasted civilisation. We (the signed) have been doing business in Ashbur ton about years, and ! the money We have lost during that period by bankrupts, levan ters, and blacklegs generally amounts to a great; deal more than the margin usually allowed for bad debts. If the law cannot pro tect us then we must protect ourselves, and is only one way to do so, viz., to abolish tire credit system altogether. This system has been the curse of other countries besides New Zealand, and past experience has proved it to be rotten to the core. Owing to recent heavy losses we have resolved to sell for cash only in future. The honest man who is willing to pay his 20s in the £, and pay as he goes, will find this no disadvant age but a great gain, 'as; he will be able to obtain a first-class article'mpch cheaper than he would under the old system. We shall exert our selves to the utmost as heretofore to give our customers full satisfaction,! and every order will be executed in 6iir usual first-class style—but' we shall no longer.run any unnecessary risk. Under the cash system • we are‘prepared to offer a special line of tweeds at, the following unusually low'prices ; —Gentleman’s suit made to order, £2 18s 6d; ladies’ tailor made ulster, £2. All other godds in proportion, for cash only. CRAIGHEAD & CO., i TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS,. ' Tancred Street. ■ ! Oysters, Oysters. ONSTANT Supply of Fresh FISH and OYSTERS to be had at Harry Aitkbn’s, Wakanui road, near Pdst Office. ‘ ' 929 ONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE WHILE



Hayes & Go. SLAUGHTERING THEIR GOODS At the following prices ; Good White Blankets ... ... 8s lid French Dress Serges ... ... 4Ad Costume Cloth ... ... ... 7»d Winceys 3fd American White Calico (per doz.) 3s lid Tapestry Carpet ... ... ... Is lid Waterproof Coats ... ... 12s 6d We have a grand lot of Water proof Coates with Capes at ... 25s 6d Lot of Men's Suits Men’s Tweed Trousers Men’s Mole Trousers Kid Gloves Ulsters Feathers Frilling Velveteen ... Stays Muffs- ... Black Hats Bibs Ribbon ~. ... Garters Muslin Work The above are Special Lines we are offering at IMMENSE REDUCTIONS. OUR BOOT STOCK IS GRAND At Prices that must please all. Observe the address— HAYES & CO., n 4 Bullock’s Arcade. P. & D. Duncan, t GRIOULTURAL IMPLEMENTS ;B. MANUFACTURERS, Christchurch and Ashburton, Haying been appointed AGENTS at Ash burton for the DEERING REAPER AND TWINE BINDERS, are now prepared to take orders for next season. As only a limited number will be imported, early application is necessary. All orders received after April 30 will be L 5 extra. We are also prepared to take orders for MoOORMICK’S REAPERS AND . BINDERS. , ; Makers of ' ’ . Ploughs, Drays, Harrows, Rollers, Grub bers, Seed-sowers, Strippers, and: newly-improved Direct Draught DISC HARROWS (the Latest and the Best), made any size up to 15ft, and every description > -of Farm Implements. Just received, ex Soukar, > A large quantity of HORNSBY’S PLOUGHSHARES, Old Brand. ordered expressly for Ashburton. 1 Also, Some extra heavy Mould Boards (our. own pattern), best cast steel, suitable for contractors. REPAIRS of every description -of MACHINERY at reasonable charges. 1016 y iCiTOBI A HOUSE, • EAST. STREET. , Dimant & Coe, Are still selling at prices which have gained for their establishment such an immense popularity in the past. All goods marked in plain figures, and sold at a profit calculated to afford such advantages as no other house in town can permanently offer. Our WINTER STOCK recently re ceived is Extraordinary Good Value, DIMANT & COE, REAPY-MONEY DRAPERS CLOTHIERS, &c., Victoria House, East street, Ashburton. 816



“ "7.0 G R A P H Y Charles Lawrence, PHOTOGRAPHER, (Of High street, Christchurch). By special the Governor, Begs to informs the residents of Ashbur ton and the surrounding districts, thatihe has OPENED in SAUNDERS’ BUILD* INGS, East street, Ashburton* and as all Pictures will be taken by himself,' it will be a suffioierit guarantee that none but satisfactory Photographs will be sent Out of his Studio. PHOTOGRAPHS of Children taken! Equally good results are obtained on dull days as light ones by this process.. Pictures ■: enlarged to any size, andfinishedin Oil, Water Color' or Crayons. , i/ , , 966,



m HE ; GUARDIAN :; i», on every Tea table iii Ashburton. 1



■^"lßusliifaaNotilSr 73 ■fu' ■WO't My m Jfg Bak&r* Bros., £jONTRACTOES, BUILDERS, ANp, UNDERTAKERS, Wakanui and Casa Str QO ts, Ashburton. • 167 S' AS Messrs Elz Bros., WHILE thanking the public for their liberal support, beg to intimate to their friends and customers that they have' greatly enlarged their premises, and wish to notify that they are now in a position to do all kinds of work—from buildibg new to repairing carriages of all descrip tions. A large and choice stock always on hand, which their friends are invited to inspect. All work is under the super vision of Messrs Elz Bros, themselves. Charges strictly moderate. Note the Address— WILLS STREET /Next Oooksoh’S ’ Stables), Ashburton. 395 e Christchurch monumentai works, Manchester street, Christchurch, The undersigned having purchased the Stock at less than cost price, he is able to execute orders lower than any other yard, and hopes by strict attention to business to receive a continuance of the favors bestowed on the late Proprietor. . . j. b. Mansfield. While thanking patrons ' for past favors I beg to solicit a continuance of the same for my successor. 511,,, J. SHERRIFF.



“NTRAL SHOEING FORGE. (Late with P. Journeaux), Begs to inform the Farmers and general public of Ashburton that he has ' taken over the premises adjoining the Central Hotel. J, H. Stephens SHOEING AND GENERAL JOBBING WORK executed with care, and at > reasonable rates. 637



Donald Williamson GENERAL STOREKEEPER, East street, Ashburton, HAS always for sale a large and varied stock, which will be sold at lowest paying prices. Groceries, Wines and Spirit's, Iron mongery, Ploughshares, and Drapery, in cluding all requisites of the trade. Men’s and Boys’ Clothing in great va riety, made up to D. W. ’s own order, from Kaiapoi, Mosgiel, and Roslyn Tweeds ; also, Colonial-made Flannels, Serges, and Blankets. , D. W. would call special attention to' his TEAS, so long and favorably known, and now seduced to 2s, 2s 6d, and 3s pier lb. Families waited on for orders weekly. Cash purchasers supplied at wholesale prices. A hfeavy stock of Boots and Shoes In cluding t -ftlpbrated make. 7j9d I TAKE this opportunity to again thank my numerous customers for- the pre fetence they have given to establish ment. I may be permitted to refer to tihe trade I am now doing as proof that toy promises have been kept, and that ! hqve done my best to serye my friends welL Everybody knows that I sell Nelsoti, Moate and'Co.’s Pure Blefaded Teas, but to those who have hot yet begun to qse these really good : Teas, Isaythey shoiild do so at once and they will not regretjit, Everybody knows, alsoythat!! sell Fruits. Italian Goods, and General Groceries, and in this connection let the say, I have the ambition to at least double my trade this winter—if the purchasing public favor Ine it shall be done, and after that there is no telling what may happen. - > Everybody) please remember— . ■ • ■ • H. M. Carson, Next Bank ; *of Now Zealand, Wholesale, .and Retail Agent for' NELSON, MOATE & C O.’S Pure Blended Teas, In Packets and Boxbs; ( Fruit, Italian Goods, and General Groceries. si



Sealy Bros., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, to announce toT their Customers and the Public generally that they have REMOVED to their N 01W PREMISES; Corner of East and Moore Streets. Large Stock Fruit and Forest Trees. Apples on Blight Proof Stocks. SEALY BROS. ol



E. Smith, Fe a t h e r d r je s s e ’r, 159, ARMAGH STREET (Between Colombo.& Manchester streets) ' CHRISTCHURCH. Straws Dyed and Gloves Cleaned. . The public trust office OF NEW ZEALAND. Atantiorl is directed to the provisions of the Acta establishing this Office, and 'to the advantages placed thereby within the reach of every colonist. Subject to such provisions, the State offers to every per son:— I.—About to make his or her Will or Codicil. • , , i 2. —Intending to provide for Wife and Children or others by deed of Settlement. 3.—Settling Property by way of. Mar : riage Settlement. , ; 4.—Desiring to renounce the Trusts of a Will, having been appointed Executor or Trustee under the same. 5.-i—Having acted as Trustee, Executor, or Administrator, wishing tq be relieved of the burthen of Trusteeship or, Adminis tration, the option’ofi using the State ma chinery, and gives an absolute guarantee I against loss, of funds by fraud, peculation, or dishonesty. , . ! Every information; may be.' obtained from . ! i ALEANDEB LEAN, i .Agent at. Christchurch; Or from R. O, Pnblid Trustee ■ : ' .Tjj_| .■ 1682;



mmmtwmcea. I&l-vfeA- Jjl LOWER ROOTS. FLOWER ROOTS Ashburtos^Mirsery. ,/ ! : ABBOTT.& Co;, M | NURSERYMAN AND t)R SALE ‘ -i: ,f : Ml : 'kin&i Z of l F f OWE 7 ' ROOTS tod J'BEDDING PLANTS " : 1 - ' r BOUQUETS, ■ Hand and Table, made up on the shortest notice, cheaper ' 1 than any other in the trade. Note the Address, Mill Race Road, Back Sadndkbs’ Mill. s!3



fjpo FARMERS. The undersigned are CASH PUR CHASERS of WHEAT OATS BARLEY And are prepared to offer the highest marketprics for prime samples. , Cash advances made against Grain placed in our hands for Shipment to Lon don or Foreign nv :*mts. Cornsacks (fu'u weight) and Twine at the lowest current rates. GRAIN STORED AT LOWEST. CURRENT RATES. ... , , 0. J. W. COOKSON, Junb., & CO., ! General Merchants, ! nl . Methven.: , fjl 0 FAR M E R' B, ; - ) TheDnderaigned'is al CASHBUYER ; Of really well-dressed samples of RYE GRASS, also CHICKEN WHEAT. ALWAYS ON HAND ’ ' , Best Samples of ; ‘ | >• English and American Clovers, Broad leaded Essex Rape, Cocksfoot, etc., at Lowest Rates Also, Blue, Red,; and White Gum, Pepper T mint, Stringy Bark, Silver, Golden* >: ; and Black Wattle. D. B. McLaren, GRAIN AND SEED BROKER (Next Farmers’ Co-operative Association),’ . CASHEL STREET, OHRISTOH URO H, 117



hewing MACHINE s. THE NEW ROTARY ACTION STRAIGHT NEEDLE SEWING 'V, MACHINES. : \ - FOR FAMILIES. FOR FAMILIES. FOR TAILORING. FOR TAILORING. FOR LEATHERWRK. FOR LEATHERWORK. THE NEW MACHINES are designs on a new principle. They have all ithe boat points of. the leading Sewing Machines without any of ■ their defects.* > The New Machines have neither COG WHEELS nor s SHUTTLES, and are not liable to get out of order. I • They are unequalled for Quality and Quantity of WORK, DURABILITY. QUICKNESS. AND SPEED, • Extract from- the Jury Report on Sewing: Machines,; Melbourne Exhibition : ■ 1 “ The Premier Place was awarded to a' NEW WHEELER AND WILSQN MACHINE, which -performed th% feat lof sewing together all the parts of a pair'of moleskin trousers :in nine, (9) doing its work smoothly and welL ” DO NOT iFMISLED. i ' Inspect this New 1 Machines, and be convinced of their great superiority. , TIME PAYMENTS 0» this Most Liberal Scale. QRR AND CO., DISTRICT AGENTS, i QANTERBURY GLASS & CHINA Warehouse, No. 258, Colombo sxeeet (Mabkkt Place), Chbistchdbch. j ' ’.i~ . 1 n Ladies are respectfully invited to {lay this Establishment a visit. * My Showrooms are the most capacious in the city, add contain a very large as l sortment of the NEWEST GOODS in the trade Bought for cash, and sold at the lowest remunerative prices. 1 have full confidence in stating my con viction that you cannot elsewhere - select from a more choice Stock, or get belter value for your money, and I. shall be. grateful for a share of your patronage. Marriage and Birthday PRESENTS in great variety,* in TEA SETS, BREAK FAST SETS, DINNER SETS, CEN TRE PIECES, CUT CRYSTALS, GLASS,VASES, TERRA-COTTA, Etc., Etc,,



Bobert Walker, DIRECT IMPORTER OF CHINA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE, HE KING IS DYEING. _ rat Order of Merit and Silver Medal International Exhibition. u /. G. KING; begs to inform the£ public of Ashburton that he bias appointed Messrs ANDRE WES BROS, as SOLE AGENTS for this ‘district. Ladies, and Gentlemen can have their Glothat Dyed, j to look nevr, at a reasonable price, by leaving them'with Andrewea Bros. They will be returned in a week. Damask Curtains, Table Covers, French Merinos, Silks, Ribbons, Velvets,. Ladey- and' Feathers Dyed or Cleaned. Kid Gloves Gleaned. ’ '' . " • ‘ " ; 1 G. KIN G, ! 98 MAp&Ab SiftteET, Chbisxohtjboh, LAMPS, Etc., Etc. Storekeepers. Assorted Crates specially made up for i • ... * iqo 183



wmmmmsar "i!i: ; i;-; ii >'• .1: . j 1 > rrj,vv '.u W , Pengeliy; / nf; rjvHLOR ‘ ! iNiy^;jofprr; ; Christchurch. WirH TMRNiTIO^, ONLY GOLD 103 rm ,/ .5?. R.Pyocter/ 1 D O U L't’s • 150* LOWER HIGHtiffERBBT, * 7 -’-'f : (Opposite Borough yf Section XVIL, Clatiti YV Apparatus. Jurort—A. 1 W.' Bickerton, R. R. Robinsr6n, A.'E.Edwardsi ; Tibs. R. Procter,, lence of spectacle glasses suited for ayery tion of optical defect. These’ are in all stages - of manufacture, both ' in quartz and glass. The local manufacture of these glasses is .of considerable import ance, being made in every combination of spherical,-and cylindncal'form required. Thera sre also exhibited some very - well made condensers, and some , “ Oqddijig ton,” “ Stanhope,” and other lenses. The jurors consider this an exhibit of special merit, and recommend a certificate of gold medal/’-:.:.' ■ i ’ ’it;dl2 r Medical, ON, E' S-. NEW Z BALA K D Herbal Berneses. ;jdJ DfARRHtEA, DYSENTERY, i«&0i, Completely c'onquered by Mqnk’4 Herbal Extraot (Reghiter6d), Price 2s 6d and 4s perbottle. . 1 1 J .'ilflO. ■ The above “ Extract”i isiont*! of-the most marvellous discoveries ofj the. .age. Its effects are-.inatantaqeqtip, f .»pd'jßeyer fail in chroniq.or aoqte cases, Kqwpyer severe. \ /'*' ‘ ! The great properties 1 Of this medicine consist in its never producing costive neaa, do matter : how freely used, and- its being perfectly. harmless and: purely'her bal, yet curing Diarrhoea, Dysentery; Eng lish Cholera, etc., with, the greatest; cer tainty. ....■ TESTIMONIALS. >,‘ ‘ * Rangiota, July 7j ,1881,. Sir, —Halving’ carefully, examined'‘ the N.Z. Herbal Extract'; 1 find iYtd'be skilfully ; prepared vegetable prbpiifctjdn, possessing the- prcpertieaof the/plimts from which it is derived' in a highlyjeon centirated state, a ,fac| jrhich. I-havjs veri fied by'evapprating a fluid t drachm -pimped in a watch glass over a spirit lapp. On weighing the result, a I found the weight to be l^ 7 'gifiih&“' On farther submitting the extract 1 to analysis I found it toibe rioh in tanam.' Inftlarge number of cases of ordinary .dtanfiioea; as well as in many shronio' paaes . and in dysentery, Ihavepcovedit to,possess great specific 'Control, added to the . unusual feature in a majority of diarrhceSi medi cines, that it does not subsequea tly 'cbn stipate the bowels. I feel satisfied that from the number of trials ; I have been enabled to make of it in a somewhat ex tensive practice,, it is a most valuable addition to'taodem therapeutics. The following cases are taken at ran dom from my note book ;—■ Case No. I—Mrs M—, —West Eyre ton, suffering for, two, years' from chronic dysentery, .which had reduced her to a skeleton. After a, fortnight’s' 'trial not only had the diarrhoea stopped, but she commenced eating, meat- add the usuaL conflpmitaut vomiting. ' In two months shemad gained ISlbs weight. ; Fortnight diarrhoeal, Was effectually oared oh'third.'day.. V7j-.fi '\ Case Sq. ; 3—4, s°ldiar .whp tracted'dy'aeatery in India got a stqall.two ounce, phial, and , was well befool .h,e, .had finished half of, it. , ~;, , tt \ . , (i » Charles DeLacy McCarthy, ,M.A., Trinity College, Dublin. Surgery, Rangiora, July, 1881. MONK'S NEW ZEALAND HERBAL



MIXTURE t • . 808 ; ■ AEURA L G I A, Price, 3s -6d ! per bottle.; The Mirture’acta like charm in the above painful disease, and gives almost 'instantaneous .relief, Testimonials to prove the''efficiency'of the “ New Zea land "Herbal Mixture,” can’fie seen''at the Agents. From Capt. Kennedy; !!. S. s. Hauroto, Port Chalmers, Feb. 7th, =IBB3. Dear Sir, —Thanks for the ’ medicine you were kind enough to send me. I have only to say that in my case-^a. -severe attack of neuralgia in the head—it afforded me considerable relief.' 'Tt has also, the advantage of not being in the least nau seous, like most , remedies. I remain, dear sir, yours faithfully, A, Kbnnbox. Mr H. D. Monk. Sole Wholesale and Retail Agent for Ashburton County, J. M. CAMBRIDGE, Pharmaceutical Chemist. '’ 1038 Sole Proprietor, H. D. MONK, Dunedin, New Zealand. THE Marvellous Remedy for HOARSENESS. COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS CONSUMPTION, AND Chest Diseases. General Agents fi New Zealand—., KB HORNE, PROSSER, A. CO. 696 e W OP w W'JS * :q2 BO PS CB a 53 cr> jQOOTOR ERNEST LOW’S Cherry Pectoral* An iuvaluable Medicine in all the stagesof Consumption, and. not to be> surpassed in efficacy fbr Coughs,, Brpnchitify AjSthma, Hoarseness, Loss of Voice, Difficulty of Breathing, Influenza, , Spasmodic ;Grpup, Hooping Cough, and all affections of the Throat, Bronchim, Lungs. , Prepared’bnly by ' ’ ■ 1,! h. n. C : Chemist, Abaeoa, Nbw Zbalanb. May be obtained from every Ohemiat Ashburton and; Storekeepety.in ’ the. Country. , .//, ~r , ;au7