a good quantity of wheat.. '!'«• k some of the straw off the bags, and then noticed wheat on the top of the bags. Knew that the straw had been carted with the wheat. Never saw such a thing as wheat in the same place, and it coaid not have got out of the bags, which were done up. This was the second time of moving the straw. By Mr Cri»p : Witness was a laborer, twenty years of ago, and had been six ■ ' years in the colony. Could not say how long after the threshing he went to O’Grady’s. Saw the wheat that had come from the straw whan carting it. The straw was for bedding for the horses, and witness thought that eleven loads were carted. Could not say how many bushels oame from, the straw, but there was not a bushel on top of the bags. The straw was pitchforked from the heap on to the bags. Knew the wheat came from the straw became he saw it fall.—John O’Grady, farmer deposed that his farm near Winehmore comprises 256 acres. Witness engaged Eden to thresh his wheat. There was a good deal of grum . bling about the price, but ultimately they Oame to terms, viz 3Jd per bushel, Eden to find all hands except a man provided by the witness to stack the bags. Had been farming in New Zealand forfonrtean ■ years. He had not arranged with Eden to pay 13s per thoutand for a bag sewer. Eden had ten men employed upon the machine. . This was the usual staff. The threshing wai commenced on the 17th March. The first paddock, of 56 acres, containing 6 stacks and a butt, yielded 1,608 bushels of best wheat and 33 bushels of seconds; the second paddock, of 68 acres, containing 7 stacks and 1 butt, yielded 2,2.0 bushels of best wheat, also 33 beshels of seconds. Witness estimated the first paddock to yield about 42 bushels, the second about 47 bushels. He could undertake to estimate any growing . crop within five bushels to the acre. The grain was stacked very early and in ex ceptionally, good condition. He lost nothing from the first or second paddock by wind, there was some loss from the third paddock. Butler and O’Brien first ■■ ■ directed his attention to the grain remain ing in the atraw, and after examination , he spoke to Eden on the matter, who professed to know nothing of the condi ■ tion* of the straw, and refused to ex amine it. Witness told Eden that be Would not' pay for the threshing done, and they agreed that it would be better to knochtn.' At this time other, thirteen or fourteen stacks had been threshed. One of his horses had taken part of the straw, and displayed all the usual symptoms of boraes whiah have eaten wheat. After the waste was discovered a stack was threshed in the second paddock, which yielded 380 bushels of best and 15 bushels of seconds ' wheat Tlie stack threshed immediately : before the discovery yielded only 300 '•' bushels of best and 9 bushels of seconds. These figures were supplied by a man in Eden’s employ. Thefirst of these two stacks "wsa larger than the other. After witness Bpokefto >-. den he continued to thresh, but the'waste stopped. Witness had refused 8s Id per bushel at Lauriston railway station for the wheat. He calculated that ’he had lost 50 bushels from each up to the 13J stacks threshed. —Cross-examined by Mr Crisp : The usual price for thresh ing daring the seisson had been 3Jd psi bnsheL If the farmer found a bag-sewer there was a difference. He could not re* ’member paying Morshead for a bag-sewer | bn a previous occasion. Witness had pro mised Eden to secure him other thresh* j log if possible. : The machine had been { working about five days when witness com- , plained of the threshing. About 100 bushels , per day was fairly good work. About ten * of the stacks badly threshed were nearly 1 - of ‘ equal ■ size, the three others were ! x -Smaller. 'He had never offered to pay plaintiff for the work. When plaintiff ■ applied for payment witness asked if he was prepared to pay for the damage, i Eden declined to do so, and witness said i be would not pay for the threshing. Eden finished threshing on the 28th 'March, and he presented his acconnt about six or seven weeks later. Witness burnt the stacks about a month after ] threshing, as he wished to plough the , -land. Had suggested to one of . Eden’s men that a part of the straw should be threshed again.— 1 S. Saunders was acquainted with farm ing operations. If, as he gathered from the evidence, the. wheat was threshed - and then mixed with the straw, it would I have been practically impossible so re- | cover the grain by re-threshing. The j grain would have-escaped from the straw while being forked to the combine. —D. Brick had 20,G00 bnshels of grain threshed during the present season at a charge of S£d per bushel. He provided one man -/ only to assist, which he thought was the custom. —James Protherpe had driven a threshing machine during the past season, j The custom has been for the farmer to find the bag‘sower.—This closed the case for the plaintiff , [Left sitting.]

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND v. NEW SOUTH WALLS [REUTEa’s TELEGRAM—COPY RIGHT. ] Sydney, Yesterday. The football match between the New 1 Zealand team and the representatives of tha Western districts, played at Bathurst - yesterday, was considered to have been one of the toughest contests the visitors have yet had. The IS ew Zealanders played a sixth match to-day, and scored another victory against the University and Walla roo Clubs combined. During the first half of the game the . visitors showed to great advantage and scored rapidly, bat . daring the second-spell the local men showed mnch better form, scoring about ' even, and the play was very fa-t on both aides. At the concluaion of the game the scores stood as follows :—New Zealand, twenty-three points; Combined team, ten. The New Zealanders thus won the match 'by thirteen points. The weather was fine and the gronnd was in good order.

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k THE ASCOT CUP* * [eetjter’s TELEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT. ] , [Received June 13, 1.50 p.m.] London, June 12. The race for the Asset Cup was run : to-day and resulted as follows: Simon ... I > Tristan 3 i Faugh-a-Ballagh ... ... 3 ——^—

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[BKOTKR’STBLEGRAMS—COPYRIGHT.] Frozen Meat. London, Jane 11. Arrived at Plymouth—The steam ship Tongariro, from Lyttelton (Maj 3rd). Her cargo of frozen mutton is believed to be in good condition. The Egyptian Conference. It is announced that Turkey will ab stain from sending a delegate to the European Conference unless the discus sion on Egyptian affairs be entirely un limited, or unless a previous entente be come to with England as to the basis of settlement to be arrived at by the Powers. Monetary and Commercial. Consols remain New Zea land securities are quoted to-day as fol lows :—Five per cent. 10-40 Loan, io Five per cent, 1889 Loan, 103 */i ; Four and a half per cent. 1579-1904 Loan, \02% ; Four per cent Inscribed Stock, Adelaide wheat, ex store, remains at 41s ; New Zealand ditto, at 35s to 40s; Adelaide flour, ex store, 28s. Australian tallow —Beef, average quality, 365; mutton, 37s 6d. The Belgian Elections. Brussels, Juno 11. In the elections to the Chamber of Representatives which are now pro ceeding in this country, the Liberal candidates are being everywhere de feated by the Clericals. The success of the Clerical party at the recent elections has been ill received in this city, and serious anti clerical riots occurred to-day, but were suppressed by the police. The, Late Governor of Victoria. Hew York, June 11. The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby and suite, arrived here en route to London, and continue their journey on the 18th inst. The American Presidency. The forthcoming election to the Presidency of the United States con tinues to excite considerable interest in all parts of the country. The Hon. Samuel J. Tilden has been requested to contest the election, but declined to offer himself as a candidate. [Received June 13, 2.60 p.m.] The Tea Trade. Foo Chow, June 12. The tea market is now fairly active. The quality of the new season’s sup plies is considered rather better than last season’s. Prices for fine to finest qualities are from 304 taels below last year’s rates; for common qualities prices are about the same as last sea son. The Closing of the Wool Sales. London, June 12. The wool auctions close to-day. The market is animated, and prices have an upward tendency. [Received June 13, 1.50 p.m.] Resignation. Brussels, June 12. In consequence of the defeat of the Liberal party at the general elections to the Chamber of Representatives, the Ministry have tendered their resignation to the King. Confirmed. Cairo, June 12. The news recently received of the fall of Berber and the massacre of the garrison and European residents by the rebels is now fully conhrmed.

AUSTRALIAN.

(redtee’s telegrams—copyright.) Shipping. Melbourne, Yesterday. Arrived, this morning—Te Anau, irom the Bluff. Sydney, Yesterday. Arrived, yesterday morning—Union steamship Wakatipu, from Wellington Sailed, this afternoon —The steara "v,ip Manapouri, for Auckland. [Received June 13, 1 p.m. ] Federation. Melbourne, To-day. Mr Service, the Premier, will next week move in the Legislative Assembly the resolutions of the Sydney Conven tiod, which are to be submitted to the Bouse in accordance with the an nouncement made in tha Governor’s speech. Defeat of the Ministry. Adelaide, To-day. In the House ef Assembly last night a vote of want of confidence in the Ministry, proposed by Mr Colton, was passed on a division by *4 to 18. Mr Bray, the Premier, is expected to ten der the resignation of the Ministry to the Governor, and it is probable that Mr Colton will be summoned to under take the task of forming a new Cabinet.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1884.



AUGUST Flowed. —The most miserable - beings in the world are those suffering from ' dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than 75 ■ per cent of the people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects; such as sour o-'stomach, side headache, habitual costiveness, ; palpiUtion of the heart, heartburn, waterbrash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and dis agreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your 1 druggist and get a bottle of august flower. fi, ’ -This valuable medicine has cured thousands thousands of sufferers, and is known in all >-j(ftd!it®d countries. Two doses will relieve 9&,/>fou. 1 It costs only 3s fid a bottle. Sample «L—-[Advt. •M ■. _ „ The Bad and Worthless _ Wt lj ntvei'.imitated or counterfeited. This is es- M . 'pecially true of a family medicine, and it is I &V | 4 rpositive proof that the remedy imitated is of value. As soon, os it has been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best, and most valuable jp?*- " family medicine on earth, many imitations jj ‘ ,v«pnmg up and began to steal the notices in : winch the press and the people of the country tuyl,expressed the meats of H. 8., and in trying ±0 induce suffering invalids 1 Huff Mftead, expecting to mat e ®dney ch tqjp, credit and good name of H. B ■ Hj if Many others,started nostrums put up in simi style to H. 8., with variously devised J£i., l f names m which the word ** Hop ”or “Hops ” ISEe>!s iV® ssed,tß a way to induce people to believe weTe thevame as Hop Bitters. All such or.cures, no matter what tffiß juieir atyk .or .name is,' 1 and especially those “Hop? or -Hops” in their wWl*' •uwy-QMMWp-ifd. V }th. them, or aw imitations .or counterfeits. Be-' iJßtppe gQffthem. - Tench none of them. Use American Hop Bitters, green Hops on the - namewown in elsei; Draggistsand agiinirt •dfcding in imta i ‘ h, i ' H



PubVib>Noticea; o w READY. MAPS of the Town of Ashburton and Suburbs, showing sub-divisions up to date may be obtained at our offices. Mounted, 22s 6d : unmounted, 16s. FOOKS & SON, 5 996 Licensed Surveyors. TiHE NEW ZEALAND MEAT PRE SERVING COMPANY, Washdyke, Desire to intimate that the Works will be CLOSED for the Season at the end of this month, and that the Manager will attend the sales on the 17th and 24th instant, for the purpose of purchasing any suitable sheep. 6 1142 WE, the undersigned, having pur chased the Book Debts of E. C. Psvbblb, of Ashburton, butcher, have placed the same in the hands of Mr W. H. Gdndbt for immediate Collection, and his receipt only will be sufficient dis charge. All accounts must be paid at once. DAVID THOMAS, OCTAVIUS DIGBY. 19th May, 1884. 5 970 COUNTY COUNCIL. I hereby give notice that, in accordance with 48th section of The Counties Act, 1876, I appoint WEDNESDAY, 18th day of June, 1884, at 10 a m., at the Re sident Magistrate’s Court to hear and de termine all OBJECTIONS to the Elec toral 8011, 1884 85, for the County of Ashburton. H, O. BADDELEY, Resident Magistrate. Ashburton, June 10th, 1884. 6 1140 rjIRESPASS NOTICE. Considerable damage having been done to the fences on the Fairfield Estate by persons coursing, the undersigned hereby give notice that any person or persona found TRESPASSING on the Fairfield Estate, near Ashburton, in pursuit of game or otherwise will be prosecuted. ' Any one giving such information as will lead to the conviction of the offender or offenders will be rewarded, MILES & CO., Agents for the Proprietors of the 6 1119 ' Fairfield Estate. MR SIDNEY WOLF, Prom the Royal Academy of > Music, London, PROFESSOR OP SINGING AND PIANOFORTE, Cox Street, Ashburton. Singing Glass for Ladies and Gentlemen at the Oddfellows’ Hall every Thursday Evening at 8 o’clock. Terms—One Guinea per quarter. 4 602 THE ASHBURTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALEYARDS COMPANY (LIMITED), is prepared to N Dip Sheep in large or small lots at the following Reduced Scale of charges:— For the first 500 sheep, one penny each For the second 600 sheep, one halfpenny each For the second 1000 sheep, one farthing each For flocks of over 2000 special arrange ments will be made. The material used will be charged foe in addition to the above. GEORGE JAMESON, 3 407 Secretary. Business Notices- ENGINE ROTHERHAM’S ENGLISH LEVERS from £5 10s. Genuine Waltham Levers, from £3 10s. All watches guaranteed two years. Special /attention to repairs, which are guaranteed twelve months. ' G. ADAMS & CO, PracticaliEngliah Watchmakers, 246 High street, Christchurch, Opposite City Hotel. 5 959 O T I C E. B. JS. Bean, Is now landing a splendid Cargo of the best Newcastle COAL. Agent for the celebrated Hartley Coal. Oats, Bran, Sharps, Chick Wheat, Crushed Oats, Oaten Straw Chaff, Straw Chaff, Stakes, Post and Rails, Strainers, Fire wood, Wire, etc., etc., etc., for sale at the very lowest prices. R. S. B E AN, Ashburton Coal and Firewood Depot, West street, 6 1147 Ashburton bacon cubing FACTORY. The undersigned beg to notify that they have commenced this season’s Curing of Hams and Bacon. Smoking and Curing on customers’ account. Prime dairy fed bacon (specially fed by ourselves) on sale in large or small quantities. A trial solicited. 6 1154 T I N Boots. W. TURTON, Manager. WALD. Boots. GREAT REDUCTIONS, 0. HAWK T KS having reduced his prices to such an extent, he is now offer ing good serviceable BOOTS, at prices which cannot ho competed with in Ash burton. Come and Judge for yourselves. 0. HAWKINS, Boot and Shoemaker, Tinwald. 6 115 O MONOPOLY. TO HOUSEHOLDERS AND OTHERS All who wish,to save 25 per cent, in their meat account. B. Lancaster Having reduced his pt*ff about £lO per week, he intends shilling his principal Branch of Business to the i READY-MONEY MEAT MART, where, for cash, be intends selling meat ! cheaper than over. Prompt monthly customers waited on r and supplied at cash prices. All joints 1 marked in plain figures. No deception ; ' 16 ounces to the lb. I Money saved is money earned these critical times. 11071 LANCASTER.



Tenders. Tenders for Cropping 500 of Land, within 2j miles of Urrall Railway Station, part of Messrs Chamberlain’s land, late Mr Wason’s ; also, for Ploughing, Harrowing and Drilling or Sowing 200 Acres of land, free from stones, and now in rape, near Urrall. Conditions to be seen at Messrs Hardy and Co.'s Stores, at South Rakaia and Methvon. Tenders to be sent to Messrs Holmes and Loughret, Hereford street, Christchurch. 6 1148 w™ Electio Notices. v - mm. *• Electoral district op ASHBURTON. In pursuance of The Regulation of Elections Act, 1831, I Walter Martin, Returning Officer for the Electoral Dis trict of Ashburton, do hereby give notice that, by virtue of a writ bearing date the sixth day of .Tune, 1884, under the hand of the Clerk of the Writs, an Election will be held for the return of ONE quali fied Person to serve as MEMffER for the said Electoral District; and that the Nomination of Candidates will take place at the Resident Magistrate's Courthouse, Ashburton, at noon, on the twenty-fifth day of June, 1884; and that the Poll (if necessary), will be taken at the several polling places of the said district on the second day of July, 1884. The following are the Polling Places for the Electoral District of Ashburton : Resident Magistrate’s Courthouse, Ash burton (principal) Road Board Office, Methven Road Board Office, Mount Somers I Schoolhouse, Alford Forest Schoolhouse, Oreenstreet Schoolhouse, Hinds Schoolhouse, Lismore WALTER MARTIN, Returning Officer. Dated this 9th day of June, 1834, at Ashburton. 6 1126 mO THE ELECTORS OP ASHBURTON. Gentlemen, —Owing to the resignation of E. G. Wright, Esq., as member for this district, I purpose offering myself as a Candidate, and will take the op portunity of Addressing you at the vari ous centres at as early a date as possible. Yours faithfully, 5 966 J. CATHOART WASON Mr Wason REQUESTS THE ELECTORS OP ASHBURTON, To MEET him at the TOWN HALL, ASHBURTON, ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14, At 7.30 p.m. 6 1128 Sir Julius Yogel ADDRESS THE ELECTORS OP ASHBURTON AT THE TOWN HALL, ON FRIDAY, 13th JUNE, At 8 p. m. ALFRED HARRISON, 6 1093 Hon. Sec. rjTO SIR JULIUS VOGEL, K.O.M.G. Sir, —We, the undersigned Electors of Ashburton, desire chat you will permit yourself to be Nominated as a Candidate for the House of Representatives in the place of Mr E. G. Wright, feeling sure that the colony requires all the political experience available to help it in the pre sent crisis. Should you accede to our request, we pledge ourselves to do all in our power to secure your return. W. 0, WALKER, DONALD WILLIAMSON, and Seventy-five others. TO THE ELECTORS ' OF THE ASHBURTON DISTRICT. Gentlemen, —In reply to your requisi tion, I have pleasure in placing my ser vices at your disposal. My inducement to re-enter Parliament is the hope to be use ful. New Zealand should be now enjoy ing exceptional prosperity ; causes which, I think, are removeable produce the de pression which is driving away capital, paralysing enterprise, and reducing the power to employ labor and encourage in dustry. I hope to be able to aid in re moving the causes, as also to assist in con solidating a strong party. At present public men appear to bo separated, not so much by practical as by theoretical ques tions. The aspiration to be of service alone tempts me in my present impaired state of health (the result of a alow re covery from a severe illness), to accept the responsibilities you offer me j On ac count of my invalid condition, I must ask yon to excuse ray addressing more than one meeting. Pray believe I am not insensible to the importance of all parts of the district and to the claims of the electors where ever they reside. I am simply unfit for the exertior now, though after the session I hope to h s able to do much more. Yonr obedient servant, 6 1092 JULIUS VOGEL. COMMERCIAL Stationery, Account Books, Presents, &c. jfl, M. JONES, East Street. 11 123



For Sale. FOR SALE—A Four-Horse portable Engine, in gooA working order, i Can be seen at Mr T. H. Zottoh’s Store, • West street, where all information can be obtained. 6 1149 Potatoes. E3R SALE, in large or small quanti ties, good BLUE DERWENT POTATOES. GEORGE JAMESON, 5 913 West street. gOUTHLAND. FOR SALE, To close a .Trustee’s account. FOR SALE, A first-dais FARM, consisting of 914 acres of land, on the celebrated Ben Moore Flat. The land is in good heart, principally in grass, and is subdivided into seven paddocks, and a railway line is laid but on the property, placing it within an easy distance of a port. F. FERRIMAN, 6 1112 Ashburton. F o R E. 25 ACRES good LAND, situate Two miles from the Ashbur ton Boat Office, securely fenced and well-watered; being Lot 9, Messrs Tancred and Allen’s land. For particulars apply to GEORGE JAMESON, Ashburton ; or to MESSRS MILES & CO., 6 1146 Christchurch. To Let. TO LET—Five-Roomed House, Stable and Chaff House, i acre garden and 1 acre paddock adjoining. Low rent to a good tenant. Apply John Arres, near the Convent. 6 1149 mo BE LET, —Four hundred Acres of I Stubble Land, in one or more lots ; also, Tussock Land. Apply to Mr Jame son, or Dr Trevor. 6 1132 piARMS TO LET. The undersigned has several eligible PROPERTIES TO LET in the Ashbur ton district. GEORGE JAMESON, 5 1049 Ashburton. Stock Sales. A K A I A Stock Sales. The undersigned will hold regular SALES of all classes of STOCK, etc., etc., at South Rakaia, on the under mentioned dates, the Ist and 3rd THURS DAY in each month : June 19th THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED. 0. W. TURNER, Agent. Matson, Cox & Co. L. OXLEI[, Rakaia Agent. Auctions. SATURDAY, 14th JUNE. Town Section 850, AITKEN STREET. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions from the proprietor to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, Burnett street, on Saturday, June 14, T.S. 850, having a frontage of 66 feet to Aitken street. Capital site for a house. Inspection in vited. Will be sold on liberal terms. Sale at 1 o’clock. T. BULLOCK, g 1145 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, JUNE 14th. Freehold Section ON ALFORD FOREST ROAD, Together with HOUSE thereon. FOR SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION. MR T. BULLOCK; has received in structions from Mr A. MoTaggart to Sell by Public Auction on the above date— Lots 17 and 18, containing half-arce> fronting the Alford Forest roadi and known as part of Baker’s block, on which is erected a well-built Four-roomed House. Persons desirous of purchasing a pro perty of this decription on liberal terras, are invited to inspect this previous to sale. Terms at sale. Sale at I o’clock. T. BULLOCK, 6 1152 Auctioneer. Land. Land. Land. lESSRS MATSON. COX & CO. have received instructions from the Mo’rt igees to Sell by Public Auction, at TATTERSALL’S, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON, ON SATURDAY, 14th JUNE, 1884, At 12 o’clock sharp, he Undermentioned Properties, viz.:— ship of irtsey—3o (2114—58 28935-337 2 26, splendid land 3 0, in tussock 0 0, adjoining Ealing railway station, in tussock >9-30—338 0 0, partially fenced, near Maronan (5 —3OO 0 0, near Sherwood, laid down in English grass [4-5 - 430 0 0, near Winslow i2 3 —337 20, near Winslow J 9 —SCO 0 0, Mount Somers district >7 Seafield, ring 53 —937 0 0, fenced, plenty of 55 water, stable, &c ntending purchasers or speculators culd say go and inspect for your , as the mortgagees have determined ms—2o per cent, cash, balance at years at 7 per cent. 5 IGSO MATSON. COX & CO. rnHB Ui dersigned is prepared to CUT J_ CHAFF in any quantities at the lowest rate. Orders left with R. S. Bean, Coal Merchant, or at the machine where working will be punctually at tended to. 5 1042 A. FOSSE.



Easiness Notices. g P E 0 I A L. Orr and Co. Have just received A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF BOYS’, YOUTHS’, & MEN’S KAIAPOI & ROSLYN TWEED SUITS, Bought at a Large Diaoount, and which we are NOW SELLING AT VERY LOW PRICES, To meet the times. BLANKETS BLANKETS Our Stock of KAIAPOI & ENGLISH BLANKETS la unusually large, and in order to reduce the same we are now giving SPECIAL VALUE. DRESS MATERIALS !! ! In order to reduce the excessive Stock of Plain and Checked Dress Stuffs, French Wool Serges, Homespuns and Winseys, SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS Are now being made. BOOTS! BOOTS ! BOOSTS! ORR, AND CO. Beg to remind purchasers of Boots that they still continue to SELL BOOTS AT THE SAME LOW PRICES FOB CASH, As during the past three months. A FULL ASSORTMENT OF All Kinds now in Stock. THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN Ashburton for BOOTS, DRAPERY, AHP CLOTHING, &C., &C, &C. Orr and Co., EAST STREET. ' Importers or Drapery, Boots, and I Hardware.



Business Notice, g N GLI S H WATCHES! ENGLISH WATCHES !! SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, STEWART DAWSON AND CO.’S LIVERPOOL WORLD-RENOWNED ENGLISH LEVER WATCHES. STEWART DAWSON AND CO., of Liverpool, have much pleasure in announcing to their many Customers and the public in general that they have opened a Branch' Es tablishment in Auckland, at 195, Queen street, for the sale of their unrivalled English Lever Watches, which will enable all to secure a watch of the highest quality at less than half the prices charged throughout New Zealand. The extraordinary merits of Stewart Daw son and Co.’s Liverpool English Levers are too well known throughout the whole of New Zealand, as well as from East to West of the Old Country, that comment here is unneces sary. Suffice it to say that their perfection in excellence in value has given S. D. and Co. a patronage never equalled in the history of watch-making. ORDER EARLY. ORDER EARLY. Please note. —The following prices include, duty paid by us. Every watch, quality con sidered, cannot be bought retail under Double the Prices. A£7 10s GENT’S ENGLISH SILVER HUNTING LEVER For £3 15s. The most perfect English Hunting Levers in the world. Every watch manufactured en tirely in our own workshops. These watches are specially adapted for bush work, squatters, miners, etc., as they will stand the hardest wear; send for one of these watches and com pare it with what retail dealers call their finest English Hunters at from L 7 to LB, and you will at once declare ours to be the better watch. A £lO los ENGLISH KEYLESS HUNT ING SILVER LEVER FOR £$ 15s. Stewart Dawson and Co.’s Superb Keyless Hunting Levers, a triumph of utility and con venience, a watch that is also perfectly air tight, dus.-tight, and damp-tight, keeping the works perfectly clean. Unequalled at Ten Guineas, our direct cash price to customers being less than the actual wholesale price to the trade. Price, .£5 15s. Worth £lO 10s. Also same watch in open face, price ,£5 15s. A £l2 12s ENGLISH SILVER HUNTING CHRONOGRAPH for £6 15s. Each watch a model of perfection; finest % -plate movement, full jewelled in rubies, real chronometer expansion balance, decimal dial, centre seconds, and outside stop; each timed to dead beat in positions, to go exactly the same in extreme heat or cold. Notwithstand ing the matchless perfection of this watch, we positively sell it a less price than retailers charge for ordinary inferior made watches. PRICE, £6 15s FULL RETAIL VALUE FOR ' TWELVE GUINEAS. Also, same watch in open face, price £5 15s A £7 10s LADIES’ ENGLISH HUNTING LEVER for £3 15s. Every watch a work of art, elegant in shape, chaste in design, of sterling English workman ship, watches that with fair usage will last a lifetime.' We ask you to observe that we sup ply our magnificent English Levers at a far less price than often charged for common foreign watches. Price, in Hunting Cases, £3 15s; in open face, L 3 ss; practically saving to each purchaser from £3 to £4. A £4. HUNTING DEFIANCE WATCH For £l lss. None should hesitate to send for one o r these watches, truly named “DEFIANCE,” if only to see the perfection that can be at tained by a firm whose enterprise and energy have revolutionised the watch trade of Europe. Also open-face crystal front, £1 7s 6d; all sterling silver cases. S. D. & CO.’S LADIES’ and CENTS’ Magnificent English GOLD LEVERS are truly marvellous value. We sell our Ladies’ Gold Open-faced Levers at L 7 15s, better watches than sold retail anywhere at£n 15s. Hunters’ ditto, at £lO 15s, positive value for £ls 15s; Open-face Keyless, at £lO 15s; and Hunters at Ll2 15s, nowbe e equalled under L2O. Lhese are facts beyond dispute. Gents’ Open-face, £lO 15s; Hunting, £l4 15s; Key less Open-face, 15s; Hunters, £l6 15s— each watch saving to the purchaser from £5 to £lO. Stewart Dawson and Co.’s English Gold Three-quarter Plate Chronographs should be seen by every gentlemen who contemplates buying a Gold Watch. The finest, handsomest, best, most modern, and greatest value in the world- ADVANTAGES TO CUSTOMERS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE. First—Our gigantic resources of manufac turing, through our complete and efficient factory organisation, and our universal cash sales, enable us to supply each watch at less than half the usual retail priae. Second—Each customer is supplied with his watch on a week’s free approval and trial. The full amount paid is returned to anyone dissatisfied. Third —Every purchaser secures the most perfect English Lever ever made, manufactured entirely in our own workshops, in Liverpool, Engladd, unequalled for beauty, for strength, for durability, or as a time-keeper. The per fection of improved mechanism throughout, in solidity of construction, and lasting qualities, each customer receiving an English Lever that will wear out three foreign or American-made Watches one after another. TESTIMONIALS have been received dusing the last few years from wearers in all parts of the world, proving our Watches to be without equal. The following is a specimen Testimonial just received: —“To Stewart Dawson and Co., Auckland.—Thames, 18th April, 1884. Dear Sir, —Seeing that you are in Auckland, I write to say that nearly five years ago I sent to Liverpool for one of your English Silver Levers as advertised for £3 15s. 1 duly re-- ceived the watch, and my son (William Thor burn) has carried it every day since then at his work, riding, etc., and it has never cost him one penny for repairs. '1 he watch is a splendid timekeeper, and would cost in Auckland at least ten guineas. My son could have sold the watch a score of times, for double the price that it cost him, but would not part with it on any account. I may also say that 1 know several here who have sent for your watches, and they have given the gfeatast s -tisfaclion. You are at perfect liberty to publish this if you wish, as lam well known here. —I remain, yours truly, Wm, Lang Thorburn, Engineer, Tararu, Thames.” INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING WATCHES. Ashburton Guardian. Cut this Square out, and forward it with P.O. Order, payable to n.D. and Co., Auckland, or cash in registered letter; add 2s fid to the price of each watch, to pay post and registration, when we will forward watch selected and written guarantee by first return of post.—(Signed) Stewart Dawson and Co. Note—All Letters and Orders to be addressed STEWART DAWSON & GO. 195, QUEEN STEEET, AUCKLAND. Don’t fail to write for Illustrated Watch Pamphlet—most interesting to all; 60 pages of wonderful testimonials, British and col nial, I? lustrations of Gold and Silver Albercs at wnolesale English prices. With this will also be sent a new thirty-two page brochure, en titled “The English Lever, its Invention and Development,” with an essay on S. D. and Co.’s system of business, which should he read by every intending watch-buyer. The two pamphlets gratis for the postage, 4d in stamps 6 .4



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Business Notices. MR THOMAS BULL« .‘G/l has t bt followin'' TOWN WR 905 Corner of 0;.... .»d Auaat streets 427 Tancre <1 sheet ■*. Kw ..eroer of Peter and Walker streets 1060 Peter street 49,68, 69, 64, Kermode street 872 Aitken street. ; 873 Corner of William and Aitken streets 94 Wakanui road 95 Wakanui road 96 Wakanui road 1-12 Corner of West and Kermods streets, leasehold 76 (part of) East street, With build* ings thereon 1011 Comer of Walker and Ooz street* 1012,1018, Ooz street '■ 1010 Corner of Grigg and Peter streets, fronting the Grange 81,32 Mona Square, with baildings thereon, leasehold 230 Havelock strar* 781 Peter street , . 1009 Peter street 21 Corner of Dobson and Bast street 639 4-acre Peter street 538 Peter street 685, 686, Cameron street 824 Cox*street, with two brick cot tages the eon ’ : 826 Cox street, with two brick eat tages thereon Thomas Bullock, ARCADE, ASHBURTON,, TOWN SECTION 1169, Corner of North-east Town Belt and Havelock Street, FOR SALE. Capital site for a Cottage. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, CHEAP—Double-seated American Waggon, in good order. Apply to t. Bullock. FOR SALE CHEAP—Second-hand DRAY. t. bullock. OFFICES TO LET in Arcade Oham bera. T. BULLOCK SUBURBAN LAND FOR SALE— Lots 27, 28, 29, 79, and 80, contain ing 1 acre 1 rood, and situated in Walsh’s Paddock, close to the Canterbury Mills. T. BULLOCK. VALUABLE CORNER BUILDING SITE for Sale —Lots 62- and 63, corner Wakanui road and East belt, con taining £-acre. This a capital site for : a private residence. T. BOLLOCK FOR SALE.—Five Acres of fint-daes Land together with a comfortable Cottage, the property of Mr Bellamy, situated on Graham’s road, being the main thoroughfaie to Longbeach. For terms, price, etc., apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE.—A nice little Homestead containing 41 acres 29 perches situated near Wheatstone township, Long beach. For particulars apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE Cheap, or other property taken in exchange, Lota 103, 104, 105, 106, township of Waterloo. ‘ Apply to T. BULLOCK F OR SALE CHEAP—Horse Power Chaff-cutter and intermediate motion. Apply to T. BULLOCK. ROBERTS HAS FOR SALE, CHOICE SEED WHEAT VIZ— * Hunter’s White p Aftr l Velvet Chaff Essex and Tuscan ALSO CORNSACKS (Fuu. Siza un Weight) of best quality > Bluostone Kerosene, Castor and Boiled Oils Seaming Twine and Woolsacks Oat Sheaf and Straw Chaff Bran, Sharps Chickwheat, etc. Derwent Potatoes RYEGRASS AND COCKSFOOT CLOVERS: White, Red, Alsyke and Cowgrass Rape, Carrot, Mangold and QorSe Seeds Little’s Sheep Dip Ploughshares . Butter Kegs and Nails Lamp Black, Raddle Heart and Sap Stakes Staples Fencing Wire (all sizes), Plain and Barbed Flour, 50, 100 and 200 lb hags Oatmeal, 25 lb bags Tea, Gandies, and Soap, in boxes Sugar, in bags all weights ; Is a Cash Buyer OF RYEGRASS OATS PEAS -TARES and other Produce in any quantities, or if desired would -.ELL on Commission. RYEGRASS And all SEED GRAIN thoroughly CLEANED ou shortest notice. STORAGE at favorable Rates. LIBERAL ADVANCES Made on Grain and other Produce placed in Store for Sale or Shipment. Having a Railway Siding can guarantee immediate delivery for Shipment - or otherwise. Albert Eoberts, Agent for ROBERTS, PAXTON & 00., GRAIN MERCHANTS, Christchurch. UNITED FIRS INSURANCE 00. AND MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF *7BTRALASIA, tar