THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1884.



A HeavyPilure- . Til® liabilities of Robert Guthrie and Co., timber merchants, are L 9,182, of which L 8 776 is secured. The asset? are L4,m ' A New Zealand journalist, who has re cently settled down in Hobart, Tasmania (says the Grey River Argus), writes to a mend in Greynr.outh in the following strain upon the newspaper business of that colony as compared with that of New Zealand. He says ; When I tell people here that New Zealand can beast of ninety papers at least, they will not believe it, • though 1 go over the map and give them the names from memory. Hobart Town, for instance, with a population larger than the whole of the West Coast, has but ene newspaper, the Mercury. Seve ral evening papers have been started, but they have all failed. Croumbie- Brown, now . doing four months in gaol for passing valueless cheques, had a fair chance here with an evening paper, leased to him on the easiest terms. A job printer named Gill has now started another evening paper. Launceston, at the other end of the island, boasts of two papers only, the Examiner and the Tele graph, and a weekly, the Tasmanian. At Latrobe, away in a remote corner, a small bi-weekly is produced, and these compose the complement of newspapers in Tas mania. Just fancy you in Hokitika ard Boss haying as many newspapers as all the cblony of Tasmania, ard, if you in clude Kumara, one to spare, with cer tainly not one-twentieth of the population in the three districts combined.



Ecclesiastical. QAi’BULIO CHURCH. Notice ia hereby given that there will be NO MASS in either Ashburton, Methven, or Rakaia, on Sunday next, the 27th inst. The School will RE OPEN on THIS D iY, the 21st. A .Night School will also be held at the above School on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings. Terms —One Guinea per quarter. 1 143 EDMUND COFFEY. To Let. ft O LET—Two Shops and Dwelling- J houses in Fowler’s Buildings, Tancred street, opposite Arcade, now occupied by Mrs Hodge ; rent moderate. Apply, J. Fowler, or S. E. Potntz 1 125 Amusements. mOWN HALL. TUESDAY, 22nd JANUARY. GRAND VARIETY. Entertainment. WAXWORKS. WAXWORKS. Ventriloquism. Ventriloquism. DRAMATIC. DRAMATIC. New Scenery specially prepared for the occasion. Drices —3s, 2s and Is. ’ Doors open at 7.30, to commence at 8 o’clock. 1 133 Railway Notices. V. R. SOUTH ASHBURTON RAILWAY EXTENSION. The Commissioner appointed to enquire ( into the question of the South Ashburton Railway Extension will take evidence at J Mount Somers on TDESDAf, twenty- ' second of January, at 10 am., and at Ashburton on FRIDAY, 25th, at 6.30 p.m., and on SATURDAY, 26th, at 10 30 j a m , in the County Council rooms. C. NAPIER BELL. f 1 137 Commissioner. RAKAIA & ASHBURTON FORKS RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited). Notice is hereby given that it is the in tention of the Directors of the Bakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway Company (Limited) that a rate of One Shilling and FiVepence in the £bn all Land in Class 1 of the Rakaia and Ashburton Forks Railway District; One Shilling and Threepence and One-ninth of a Penny in the £on all Land in Class 2 of the said Railway District; Elevenpence and One third o£a Penny in the £ on all Land in Glass 3of the said Railway District; and Sevenpenca and Five-ninths of a Penny in the £ on all Land in Class 4 of the said Railway District, be made for the peri d commencing on the Ist day of April, 1882, ami ending on the ,31st day 6f March, 1883, such rate to be paid at the Office of the said Company, 178, Hereford street, Christchurch, or at the Offices of the Bank of New Zealand, Rakaia and Ash aurton, by two equal instalments, on the Ist day of Feb .uary, 1884, and on the Ist day of July, 1884. The Rate-book is open for inspection, without fee, by all Ratepayers at the Dffice of the Company, PB, Hereford itreet, Christchurch, from 10 o’clock in he forenoon to 4 o’clock in the afternoon n every day except Saturday, and on Saturdays from 10 o’clock in the forenoon to J o’clock in the afternoon, until the 10th day of January, 1884. Any appeals against the Rate-book will j'e heard at a meeting of the Directors of he Company to be held on the 31st day )f January, 1884, at the hour of half-past ,en in the forenoon at the Office of the Canterbury Fire Insurance Association, n the Union Insurance Company’s Building, 172, Hereford street, Christ ihuroh. Dated at Christchurch this 15th day of January, 1884. JAMES HENDERSON, I 127 Secretary. R Stock Sales A K A I Stock Sales. A The undersigned will bold 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 : February 7th April 17th February 21st May Ist March 6th May 15th March 20th June sth April 3rd June 10 th THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED. C. W. TURNER, Agent. Matson Cox & Co. L. OXLEY, Rakaia Agent. \ a C c fi a h I I o B SI 1 1 1 1 8 1 6 I Business Notices. A.Sievers, W INE MERCHANT, 148, High Street, CHRISTCHURCH, Agent for SOLER & CO,, New Zealand Wine Manufacturers, Wanganui. fpHESE WINES were sent to 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, 1882; At Ashburton, 1881; And have received from all J edges FIRST AWARD OF MERIT.



Public Noti jy B N T I —Mr W. J. SYKES, I will again visit Aahburtoi ' next. 23rd inet., and ma; Mr Cambridge’s Medical •|y|~RF.G. THOMAS, i , will visit Ashburton on . 30th January, and may • Quill's -Hotel. • T u N Our Mr Thompson (fro mead and Sons) is now b seßtat once promptly act ■ ■ ■ H. I 1 146 TITHE undersigned only 1 • X Receive Money oi Washer a Estate. B. Jan. 19, 1884. This School will Be-ope Ist Feb. next, at 9.30 a.m For further particular! ! Head Master, or to F. MAIN 1 141 ASHBUR' |J BOARD. Public notice is hereby RATES unpaid by Januai be sued for without respe CYRIL JE 1114 Box 37, P.O I- A M B I OP Bright Millii ALBERT ROBI 1 87 West stree The Committee are pr the Upper Room of the I lor Meetings, Lecture moderate rental. Terms, etc., can be obi Hon. Secretary, Mr W. H S. E. PO 1 12 1143 gLAUOHT BRING I hereby give notice th apply' for a Slaughtering large and small cattle, for the County Council meetii next. ■' ■ , ' PRANK 3 . Winslow, Janaary 3, II gLAUGHTERIN I hereby give notice apply for a Slaughtering I and small cattle for R. County Council meeting 1884. J. Ashburton. ONGBEACH ROAD



Public Companies. t at e' I '' Zealand loan & mer ’ JS CANTILE AGENCY COMPAN Y (LIMITED). 4 - Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve, £210,000. ! Makes LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on Freeholds, on Stations and Stock, a and on growing clips of Wool. - RECEIVES CONSIGNMENTS of Wool, j 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 i SALESof Wool, Grain, Skins, Hides, 1 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— Ruaton Proctor and Co.’s celebrated Com bined Threshing Machines and Engines, acknowledged to be the Best Machines imported into New 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. 0. W. TURNER, Agent, 10 Rakaia. S. £. Foyntz. EMPORIUM. Burnett Street, A shburton. Portable Ranges, from L 6. Turnip Seeds, fresh, clean and tried at 80s per cwt. Swedes at 85s per cwt. Garden Tools and Seeds of all descrip tions. Pot Plants in full bloom, including choice Roses, Fuschia, Heath, Geranium, etc. A large assortment of Knick Knacksi ery useful in a household. N.B. —Everything from an anchor to a ridiron, not forgetting a mouse-trap. A call respectfully invited ! ! ! Stephen E. Poyntz, No. 3, Fribdlandbrh’ 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 Cass streets 311 Corner of Havelock strset and Town Belt 860 Gray street 305 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 Belt 905 Corner of G:ay and Bast streets 427 Tancred street 1069 Corner of Peter and Walker § 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) East 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 i 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 Bast street 539 J-acre Peter street 538 Peter street 824 Cox street, with two brick cot tages thereon 825 Cox street, with two brick cot tages thereon 1 412 Moore street 84 ~ ~ 643 Corner of W inter and Burnett 707, 709, Wills street, with build ings thereon Thomas Bullock, ARCADE. ASHBURTON. FOR SALE, CHEAP—3 McCormick Wire Binders, and 1 Wood’s Twine Binder. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE—A well-watered improved FARM, containing 114 ACRES, situated only 2£ miles from the Company’s Saleyards, Tinwald. There is a com fortable dwelling-house and other im provements. Apply to T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, Cheap," and on liberal terms, LOT 202, Alford Forest road, containing 1a 1r 25r. This land is close to the Woollen Factory. BULLOCK. OATS. OAT-?. FOR SALE, Cheap—A quantity of Feed Oats in lota to suit purchasers. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE- CHEAP. TOWN SECTIONS, No. 97 and 100, McMurdo street, Tinwald. T. BULLOCK. MONEY! MONEY! ! TO LEND on approved freehold secu rity, £IOOO in one sum, or in two amounts of £SOO each. Apply to 1 32 T, BULLOCK. 8 ongbeaoh. s For Sale, R.S. 23411, containing 84 a acres, situated near Messrs Weston and I Ashton’s properties. i- It is in one large paddock and well e watered. Liberal terms of payment can be ar ranged. For particulars, apply to T. BULLOCK.



Lost. L 11 i, L A e y e LOST —Near the East Town Belt, Silver Chain and Locket. Finder will be rewarded. Fkieblander Bros. 1 144 LOST, on Saturday night between the Bridge and Burnett street, a Green stone Pendant (Mallet set in gold). Fin der will be rewarded by returning same to W. Hicks, at Baker and Brown’s, Ash burton. 1 145 Tenders. iTJI END E R S. TENDERS are invited for Cutting, I Stocking and Stacking 300 acres of Oats, ' to be cut by a string binder. Tenders close on TUESDAY Evening, Jan. 22. For paiticula s, apply to 1 DONALD Mo LEAN, 1 133 Lagmhor. fjp 0 BUILDERS. TENDERS are invited for the EREC TION of an HOTEL in Brick, at Farlie Creek. Plans and specifications to be seen at Messrs Fbiedlandeb. Bros. Tenders will be received at my office on or before NOON, the 21st inst. The lowest or any tender not necessarily ac cepted. F. J. WILSON, Architect, 1 106 Timaru. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for— Contracts No. 14— Formation 80 chains Winslow Contract No. 15- Purchase of 2 Two- Roomed Cottages, at the Forks, ■ near Greenstreet. Tenders will be received at the Board’s ' Office, Tinwald, up to Noon on SATUR DAY, January 26th, where plans, specifi cations, and all particulars relating to Cottages may be obtained on application. CYRIL JEPHSoN, 1113 District Road Sum yor. 8 fpO BRICK M A KERS AND OTH ERS. t LE \BB BY TENDER, With or without a Purchasing clause, for c 3 or 5 years, of the well-known and e long established Brickyard, Together with about 5 acres of very valu able land, with good clay lift thick ; also, German kiln, with all necessary plant to commence with, capable of turning out from 3to 5,000 bricits per day. There are also two trolleys on the land. Sheds, etc., Q lately in occupation of Messrs Shears K Brothers. The reason of this property being to LET is on account of the decease of one ~ of the Partners- Tenders will be received by the under signed up to THURSDAY, 31st January. The highest or any tender not neces sarily accepted. For particulars, apply to 1 104 T. BULLOCK Tor Sale. WE HAVE FOR SALE PRIVATELY— -500 4-Tooth Merino WETHiRS, out of one of the best flocks in the dis trict 1,5002-Tooth Merino WETHERS, out of one of the best flocks in the dis trict 1 24 MATSON, COX & CO. E HAVE FOR SALE— Reaper Twine—Hemp and Manilla Reaper Wire, Anchor brand. Only best descriptions, and guaranteed stock kept on hand. 1 123 MATSON, COX & 00. 2,000 MERINO LAMBS. yy E HAVE FOR SALE 2nnn l >r * me Merino Wether Lambs, ,1/1/1/ out of a first-class flock Also, Several lines of Good OROSSBRED and MERINO SHEEP. Apply 12 1161 MATSON, COX & CO. J O R SALE. Binder Twine AND BINDER WIRE, To suit any Machine, at lowest current rates. GEO. JAMESON, 1 7 Ashburton. rjAO FARMERS AND OTHERS. THRESH YOUR OWN GRAIN. We have for Private Sale, One Clayton and Shuttleworth’s 8 h.p. Engine, 4ft 6iu Combine, Eleva tors by Anderson All guaranteed to be in good order and fit to go to work at once. The Engine was well overhauled last year, and guaranteed 701 b. Immediate delivery can be given. For Price, etc., apply to 1 116 FRIEPLANDER BROS, 3 >9 Stock jpOR 2500 7000 2500 50 28 PRIVATE SALE. Merino WETHERS, 2,4, and 6-tooth, and full mouthed Merino EWES Merino WETHERS Southdown RAM LAMBS Southdown RAMS, 4-tooth We refer intending purchasers to Messrs Newton and Sons’ report of sale of South down Wethers of the 2lst Dec. (Messrs Miles and Oo.’s of lltb Jan., class of sheep in both instances topped the market,«nd we therefore strongly rev commend Farmers and others to secure the above. . For particulars, apply to 1 116 FBIEDLANDER BROS.



Matson. Ooz, and Co. .. Have for sale cheap. WOOLPACKS, full weights FENCING WIRE, No*. 8 and 9, at i leas than cost colonial 3 BARBED WIRE, from L 27 10a to L 55 a ton ’ TURNIP & RAPE SEEDS, 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 Regular FORTNIGHTLY SALES OP STOCK There, and we have every confidence in soliciting a share of their patronage. MR L. OXLEY, RAKAIA, Has kindly consented to receive entries for the present. 8 413 MATSON, COX & CO. |jl 0 R SALE, PRIVATELY— -48 Acres, 3 roods 28 perches, near Tinwald, freehold 157 Acres 1 rood 21 perches, 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, LongbeachJ 370 Acres improved, Longbeach 200 Acres, improved, Longbeach 449 Acres, splendid farm, Wakanui 2200 Acres, improved, Mataura 2424 A cres, improved, Alford Forest 2120 Acres, improved, Mount Hutt 664 Acres, improved, Rangitata 1394 Acres, all in English grass, Chertsey 126 Acres, all in English grass, Chertsey 242 Acres, improved, Seafield 898 do part English grass, Ealing 308 Acres, splendid farm, Rangi tata Island 1030 Acres, good investment, Chert- Bey 30,000 Leasehold, 4000 freehold, 4,000 sheep, Chatham Islands 1090 Acres, improved, Ealing 1600 Acres, do Dunsandel 30 Acres 2 roods 26 perches, adjoin ing Chertsey township 90 Acres, R.S. 34301, 34302, Elles mere district I ( 225 Acres, R.S. 33630, 33631, 33632, Ellesmere district 43i Acres 1 rood 7 perches, R.S. 32115, Ashburton County 68 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, Rnkaia 937 Acres, R.S. 23677, 23678, 23679, 23680, 23681, 23682, 23683, 23684, 23G85, improved, Seafield 430 Acres, R.S. 27884, 27885, near Winslow 337 Acres 2 roods, R.S, 27883, 27882, near Winslow 500 Acras, R.S. 31469, Mount Somers 300 Acres, R.S. 27985, near Sherwood, Chersey I 184 Acres first-class land, Wakanui Also a large number of town sections in Ashburton, Rakaia, Methven, e etc. 8 423 MATSON. COX & CO. Matson. Cox A Co. A UCTIONEERS & VALUATORS, LAND, STOCK, AND ESTATE AGENTS. LOANS NEGOTIATED AT LOWEST RATES AND ON MOST FAVORABLE TERMS ¥ O O L, GRAIN, SEED AND GENERAL MERCHANTS. We have now on hand for sale— j Wool packs and Cornsaoka 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, &c. Wool Purchased IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES OB * CONSIGNED TO THE CANTERBURY WOOL SALES, OK THE HOME MARKET, LIBERAL Cash Advances MADE ON CONSIGNMENTS. Weekly Sales Of HORSES, COWS, PIGS AND ALL KINDS OP STOCK AND PRODUCE ON Saturdays AT 11 O’CLOCK SHARP. FORTNIGHTLY SALES OF STO C K Will be held at ASHBURTON AND TINWALD Alternately. Next Sale > AT TINWALD YARDS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 22nd. t AGENTS FOR i National Mortgage and. Agency Co. Messrs Wood, Sinclair and Co. 1 Robey’s Threshing Machines. MATSON, COX, & CO. WEST STREET, j Askbcbioh 70



Business Notices. S U M M E I Drapery bale: THE SALE OF THE SEASON. FOR ONE MONTH Orr and Co. Have decided to ofier the public of Ashburton County the balance of their at PRODIGIOUS REDUCTIONS FOR CASH. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT. Our styles in Millinery, Bon> nets, and Trimice 1 Hats for the past season have been so much superior to any others in the district that our business in this depart ment has greatly increased. The balance of the sea son’s stock now on hand we can GIVE AWAY AT ABOUT HALF-PRICE. The Remainder of the Stock of CASHMERE DOLMANS, JACKETS & CAPELETS CHENILLEe* BRAIDED CAPES AT WONDERFUL BARGAINS. DRESS DEPARTMENT. We have thn LARGEST STOCK OF NEW DRESS MATERIALS In Ashburton, and as we have determined to clear them'we now offer SPECIAL BARGAINS in Nuns’ Veiling Beiges Cashmerettes French Serges Double Warp Lustres Broche Lustres Etc. Etc. Etc. We give the following quotations of prices, although the goods must be seen for the value to be appreciated. Lace Stripe Muslins, 6£d Brown Holland, s|d Prints, fast colors, 3Jd Pompadour Prints, 4id Zephyr Cloths, 7M Double Warp Lustres (worth 14d). for B|d Colored French Cashmeres, Is lid; worth 2s 6d Splendid Cotton Tick, 6|d • Fancy Dress Stuff, lOd, reduced to 6f d Long Lace Curtains, 3s lid per pair Honeycomb Toilet Covers, reduced to Is 6d Unbleached Sheeting, two yards wide> 9W Tape, per packet of six pieces, 4£d Stay Busks, at 2£d boots! BOOTS ! oJmUh, boots ! We have decided to give all our Customers the opportunity to supply themselves with boots at COST PRICE, So that no quotation of prices is necessary. Please observe— THE CHEAP SALE IS AT Orv & Co’s, DRAPERS AND CLOTHIERS, EAST STREET. ) 12 278



Business Notices. W ANDREW ORR ILL HOLD HIS G R E A;f .1: ' ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE . . ,rii of --rC: -S; Drapery, Clothing, and Boots, : COMMENCING ON FRIDAY ißth INST. gar EVERY LINE GREATLY REDUCED REDUCTIONS MARKED IN RED. Note the address— NEXT UNION BANK. ell'll* « HANDBILLS FOR PRICES, . vO ui f 0\ MERCANTILE UNION INST RANGE COMPANY/(UMITED CAPITAL £250,000. , . Twenty Per Cent, of Profits Divided Annually among the Policy Holden. LOWEST RATES OF PREMIUM. STACKS, BARNS, AND AGRICULTURAL RISKS GENERALLY, on molt Favorable Terms. Special Notice, —As this Company has been the means of Reducing Fire, Premiums, Insurers will best consult their own interests by heartily supporting it, and so prevent a return to the Old Rates. Agents for Ashburton and District,. ORR & CO, CANTERBURY BRANCH. maim § £ 1 . y t. , is® sc ass Established 1852. T H E Capital t |000;90Q ;na Lssiurrof Sfffffis»CLo **? ‘ '■ . PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS TAKEN AT THE LOWEST. CURRENT RATES. ASHBURTON AGENT— George Jameson. « T HE WONDER OP THE W ) RL Hr Herman’s WORLD-RENOWNED SHEEP WASH AND CELEBRATED VERMIN DESTROYER. This preparation is known throughout the civilised world to be far superior to any thing yet discovered for eradiotating tick, scab or lice, on sheep, goats or cattle. > V 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 economial, as wel! 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 Jd per head per annum. : In all large Sheep Districts in Australia, South America, and Africa, no other pre paration is used. The vermin destroyer is also invaluable for the purpose' of- the Horticulturist; and it is most extensively used by the Flower and Kitchen' Gatdener 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 piground 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 poultry. For this purpose simpl and plain direc ions 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 toush 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 .ntercolonial Exhibition at Melbourne, 1866, besides numerous testimonials from Government official and all the elite of the'medioal 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 reduction allowed to the trade. Manufactory—BEAUMONT SQUARE, MILE END ROAD, LONDON. 8 28 Crown Iron Works, CHRISTCHURCH. PAINTED CORRI ATED IRON—The cheapest Building Iron ever introduced it is 40 percent, below Galvanised Corrugated. ' To be had in 6,6, and 7 feet lengths. This '*a now being extensively used for Stabling, Outbuildings, and Fencing. Thomas Crompton, ARMAGH AND MANCHESTER STREETS, Christchurch 9 44K N E W WORK, Copies of Mr Bowron’s Book “ Cheese, Butter, and Bacon,” can be obtained a* this office. Price, 2s. Government Notice. R.. THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND. Atention is directed to the provisions of i Acta establishing this Office, and to » advantages placed thereby within ch of every colonist. Subject to such •visions, the State offers to every per -About to make his or her Will or lieu. , 5. —Intending to provide for Wife and ildren or others by deed of Settlement. {.—Settling Property by way' of Mar ge Settlement. L—Desiring to renounce the Trusts of Vill, having been appointed Executor or ustee under the same, j.—Having acted as Trustee, Executor Administrator, wishing to be relieved oi j burthen of Trustee hip or Adminis :tion, the option of us. jg the State ma inory, and gives an absolute guarantee unst loss of funds by fraud, peculation, dishonesty. ' . Every information may be obtained ALKANDER LEAN, Agent at Christchurch; 3r from (Wellington, 12th May, 1882. R. 0. HAMERTON, Public Trustee PERIODICAL VOLUMES FOR 183 In Great Variety. NEW BOOKS. Amateur Work, 8a 6d ; Universal In structor, 8a 6d ; Illustrated History of the World, Vol. I, 8a 6d ; Hume’s History of England, 3 Vols., 21s; Beeton’s House hold Management, 8s 6i; Haydn’s Dic tionary of Dites, New edition, 1881, 20s. CHE IP STATIONERY;. Good <: o?ra laid Envelopes, 6s per 1,000 ■ This ; cream laid Note Paper, 5s per ream Very superior Foolscap, Is per quire Bankers’ very best Envelopes, Is 3d pec packet All other Stationery and Boeks equally as cheap. R. Bevan, SAUNDERS’ BUILDINGS.* Note the Address— . i Next Shop to Quill’s Hotel. 1217, V) FARMERS AND BREEDERS. POULTRY “OUR DOMESTIC BIRDS”, , ’ BYALFBKU SATJKDKJta, V May be had 'at Thomas F. Fapley’s^ BOOKSELLER.& STATIONER,' -f . Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. : ThlaßMk having pnlyj direct from the publishers, -oroecs'mre requested to be sent immediately to seeare same, tc T. F. Farusy, Ashburton; —u i c: A large stock of books aud stationary also upon hand. ■ Prize, books arc now in, cnß School Committees can be : treated vrifh upon unusually low terms by . * * THOMAS F. FARLEY, Saunders’ Buildings, Ashburton. 104| II - ■ ! v.