POLITICAL TOPICS.

[Fxok Oub Own Cobbkspondeni.] (By Telkobaph. ) _ % Wellington, To-day Neither the Loo il Bodies Finance bill » nor the Counties BUI has given satisfac tion |to the country members in the House, and their provisions are being roughly criticised, and the expedience of the subsidy system even when tried tor a short period does not lead to a hops that . it will work when extended to a Quarter of - a centnry. That local bodies would im mediately take advantage of the powers given them to borrow on a large-scale is certain, bnt it is felt danbtfnl if this in the long ran would not end in disaster. The Canterbury members condemn the Counties Act as altering the machinery of local government in an unwise direction— for example, making chairmen of local bodies elected by the ratepayers instead of by the bodies themselves. The Freetrade’ party in the House is growing stronger daily, »ni it is estimated there are now 47 certain votes against any protective duties on the necessaries of life.

The House was occupied all last evening with the discussion on Mr Macandrew's motion for altering the time of sitting. To the;, surprise of most people the Go ■■ Tern mem did not object to the alteration, although it£wsuld have entailed a great increase of work to Ministers and have been an enormous inconvenience. In spite of this it seemed imminent at one . time that it would be carried, but good sense prevailed at last and the report of the Standing Orders Committee was re - jected by a mojority of four. - The debate on the Financial State ment commences to-night, and it is re* purted>that the Hon Mr btoun will fol v_. low Major Atkinson’s opening speech.'

YESTERDAY'S LATE TELEGRAMS.

Auckland. Louise Para, on charge of arson, was remanded to bail in tiro sureties of LUO each. Major-General Scratchley, accompanied by Colonel Lyons, t Majors Oautley and Sheppard, with Mr Beil, 0.8., made a tour of inspection Of the defences, as viewed from the water, embarking on board the torpedo boat. Off Cheltenham beach an impromptu submarine marine mine, which had been prepared under the supervision of Lieotenanta Archer and A. Icodder, R.N., was exploded by electricity, throwing a volume of water 120 ft upwards In a dense column, and extending in radios. The General expressed himself Very pleased with the state of perfection of the naval and land defence of Auckland The Hinemoa left for the South this afternoon. Captain Fairchild is to call at Kawhia for Major Take, who is to be landed at New Plymouth. The Hinemoa goes on to Wellington. The following ; sre the passengers :—General Scratobley, Major Oantley, Sir F. Whitaker, Mr Bell (who baa been superintending the works at the North Shore fortifications), three natives. General Scratchley, whose mission is to consult the Colonial Government on the New Guinea affairs, leaves for Sydney in a week. Wellington. Captain Kennedy, ship’s husband in Wellington to the Union Company, as- Battles command of the Te Aaau to morrow. The polity holders of the Government Insurance in Nelson passed a resolution agaitast the establishment of Local Boards, end not in favor of, as previously tele graphed. * The Gisborne Harbor Board havs ac ’ cep ted modified tenders of the Union) Bank for floating their L 200,000 loan. At the Harbor Board meeting to-day it iras decided to raise a loan of L 50,000, at a minimum of 97£, with interest at 5 per cent. Overtures were received from the Government Life Insurance, offering to take the whole loan at 6 per cent., and at par. The Wellington College footba’l team which is to play a match with Christ’s College b°y ß at Christ church next Monday ■ trill leave to-morrow by the Rotorua. The following are the names of the team: — Barron, Oolbeok, Eliott, Hirschberg, Home, Kemble, Montgomery, Myers, Pyke, Pope, Richardson, Header (capt.), Smith, Glasgow, Wolford. HsBFroN. H Jai. Fletcher, a well-known West Coast ■ ■ carrier, left here at midday to-day for Gzeymonth with a seven-horse team. At four this afternoon a man riding from the mm.ma direction found Fletcher lying in the wheel way of the road with his leg broken. A cart went ont from Reefton to bring him on, bat he died on the journey _Be . was conscious when found, and explained that he fell off the box, and the waggon wheels passed over the small of his back. The deceased was 1 widely known in the colony. He leaves a wife and family in Greymouth. Gekymouth. The Taupo left for Dunedin to-day with {be largest cargo of coal that ever crossed the bar. She took in 872 tone here and . had 30 tons of original cargo, making a total of 902 tone She was drawing 14ft Slot aft and 13ft 9in forward. There was over Ififtof water on the bar. If he had chosen to'wait until the evening be might easily have taken 1,100 tons, bat othor Vtosels coming in for coal pre vented him. „ Dunedin. patient, named B. P. Cocker, who dfcA in the Benevolent Institution, willed £IOO to the Institution, LlO to the matron and the rest of his estate to St Peter’s , e Sarb« t BMrd have decided that I It.sannot agree to resign its control over the proposed graving dock, but as the , - present endowment u not enough they have decided to ask the Government for .-' sufficient endowment to covet interest on the cost. Invercargill. I - , The Borongb Connoil and Harbor Board ■ resolved to call for tenders in the colony t for a side ladder dredge, to lift 50 tons iy per hour. The vessel is to be of timber or •: ; iron, with a draught of 4ft. I Several deferred payment settlers ap plied to the Land Board to-day by peti tion to permit them to suspend payment „ of rent for three years on account of the difficulty of bringing land into cultivation. \ The Commissioners informed them that the Board hod no power to grant snob k permission, bat had jw passed a letter }■' to the Under-Secretary for Lands recom * mending that capitalisation be permitted £ ' after one, instead of three, year’s rest £i;!W::d«Boe.

SPORTING

f- HAWKE’S BAY STEEPLECHASES ■ Napier. Last Night. j'-Kv ffiwts’A Bur StrepleoHask, of 400 sovs; ‘ Ssha and a half miles. Macaroni, 12st 111 b ... 1 Mr Nathan’s Borneo, 10« t ... ... 2 if.'-.' J£t Mlingham’s Denbigh, 9st 101 b ... 3 following also ran Scrutineer, &tfo feaid, Jim, King, New Year, Quilp, He - pßst9be, Krebuß, Assegai, Claude, Ngata II: V and St Dunstan. P \,, : Tima, Am*" sseo. Dividend—outside. liH 1A 11s ; inside, L4B*. ||i||r % iorajrtf Nace, of 60 aota ; three miles W"'\. Mr-BriaeApate 1 ' IfiJPmwpnß 2tefcy ••• \ ... .A ••• ® jttmand— Inside,, Id lie;

Handicap Steeplechase, of 30 sova, 1031 j up; one mile aid a half, | Mr Rollo’s Othello ... ••• ••• I 1 Grayling * ; Ahau ... • ••• . Halicore, Toby, Robin Hood, Waitangi and Abaland alao started. Won easily. Consolation Steeplechase, of 60 sots ; one mile and a half. Mr A. H, Barron’a Claud, aged, 10a' 31b 1 Colonel Eraser's Fair Play, aged, Oat 91b 2 Mr D. Twohy’a Erebus, 10at 71b ... 3 Druid, King, New Year, St Dunstan, Silver Bang and Ely also started Time, Stain 2S{aeo. Totalisator —Out- side, dividend, L 27 2s; inside, JL.2O 17a.

CABLE NEWS.

LATtST FROM EUROPE-

fBXUrBR’ft TBUEGRAMS—OOPYBIOHT. 1 Appointment. London, June 24 To-day’s Gazette contains the an nouncement of the appointment of Sir Robert Hart, late Chinese Commis sioner of Customs, as British Minister at Pekin, in the room of the late Sir Harry Parkes. The Political Change- The members of the new Ministry were sworn in yesterday. The Right Hon R. Bowker has been appointed Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Archbishop of Dublin. It is announced that the Very Rev Dr WaUhe, Bishop of Kildare, has been appointed Archbishop of Dublin, in succession to the late Cardinal McCabe. Wool Sales. London, June 25. At to-day’s wool sales 7,700 bales were catalogued. The market was rather weak.

An Envoy. San Francisco, June 24. An Envoy from King Kalakaua, of the Sandwich Islands,iJarrived here to day. It is believed that the object of his visit is to negotiate for the annexa tion of Hawaii by the United States. [Received June 26, 1.15 p.m ] Honors. London, June 25. It is announced that the Queen has been pleased to confer the Order of the Garter upon Earl Kimberley, and the Grand Cross of the Bath upon Vis counts Eversleigh and Therbrooke. Sir Nathaniel de Rothschild, Sir R. R. W. Lingen, K.C.8., Permanent Secre tary to the Treasury. Mr Edward Bar ing and Mr Samuel Morley, M.P. for Bristol, have been raised to the PeerJ a g e - __________

TELEGRAMS.

Fjca P&Esa Association. Escaped Lunxtic. Auckland, To-day. Thomas Whitaker, a lunatic, escaped from the Tauranga gaol and jumped over the wharf, bat wbb rescued. Accident- A man namedJArthur was eeriously hurt by the fall of gravel in the Three Kings pit. Lieut- Purnell’s Claim. Wellington, To-day. The case Lieut Purnell v the New Ze • land .Rifle Assoclat-on, claiming prize money won at the last rifle shooting meet ing, and compensation for being disquali fied for competing for the Championship, was called on at the Supreme Court this morning. The claim was for L 126. No evidence was taken, as on the application of defendant’s counsel Judge Richmond entered a nonsuit on the ground that the decision of the Executive was final and no appeal could be made by the plaintiff The Tariff. A deputation lr<>m the soft goods watt* housemen waited on the Oo*oni»l Trea - surer this morning, pointing out that the duty imposed on certain articles was likely to lead to larg3 incre sea in clerical assist ance, both by importers and the Govern ment, and that the 20 per cent, imposed on some articles would tend to crush cer tain industries now established. They sug gested an uniform rate on certain artio ea and gave a list of those upon which they considered duty should be imposed Sir Julius Vegel said he would consider the matter.

Mutinous Conduct. Dunedin, To-day. At the City Police Court, Lawrence White, of Nenthorne manslaughter noto riety, was sentenced to fourteen days bread and water for mutinous conduct. The Tariff At the Chamber of Commerce meeting this afternoon the following resolution was proposed :— *' That th<s Chamber having carefully examined, the Customs tariff, think the duties imposed on goods imported should be levied for revenue purposes only, and therefore object to any increase that bears unfairly on special classes. That the additions proposed to be m«de on the produce of Industries already established in the colony are un necessary and unwise in principle, and if operative will unfairly burden the work ing classes.” [The representative of the Press Association has thought it unneces sary to state whether the resolution was carried.— Ed. G ] Verdict. At the inquest on fiegarty, a verdict of accidental death, with a rider calling the attention of the Taieri Council to the bad state of the road was returned.

JUDICIAL DIFFERENCES.

[By Telegraph.] Invercargill, To-day. At the Police Coart to-day, before Mr McCulloch, RM., a settler name Daniel Henry was charged with fraudulent bank ruptcy in having concealed property of the value of LlO from his creditors within four months of his bankruptcy. At the previous bearing the Deputy-Official Assignee gave evidence that at a meet ing of the creditors of the bankrupt, the latter had told him he bad had ‘a sum of LSO, but had lost it through being thrown out of a dray Counsel for the defence now contended that this evidence was inadmisaable, and the Court took the same view. In further support of the charge witnesses were called to shon that a cheque for LBO was given to accused, and that it was cashed next day, but none of them eould say by whom. Counsel for the defence held that the case could not be established un less it was proved the accused got the money, and the Court took the same view tnd dismissed the charge. The counsel for the prosecution immediately brought the matter before Judge Ward, who was sitting in bankruptcy, and who issued an order for the arrest of the accused. His Honor commented strongly on the action of the Magistrate, saying | the case was clear enough on the depositions, a d re marked that another time he would make the committal himself. He advised coun sel to lay the case before the Minister of Justice, together with his statement re garding it. It is understood this will be dona at ouce

THE ASHBURTON GUABDIAN, FBI DAY, JUNE 26, 1888.



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For SALE A BARGAIN. —Mr Thomas Greenaway’s Plains Farm, containing 242 acres, subdivided into paddocks and all laid down to English grasses, also well watered Situated about a mile from the Elgin school, Wakanui. On- account of his leaving for the North Island this property must be sold. Terms liberal For full rarticulars apply to T. BULLOCK F ARM TO LET. AWA ACRES of good Land, nearly UOvr all laid down with English grasses, with four-roomed Cot' tage, Stable, etc. The land is well-watered, fenced and subdivided; there is a Government school within half a mile of the property. GEORGE JAMESON, g 61 Ashburton. Public Notices oriCifi TO PARENTS. The Borough and Side Schools will Re* open on Monday, July 6 next, at 9 30 *‘ m ' DONALD WILLIAMSON, g 69 Chairman. w AKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. Public notice is hereby given that por tion of Smith’s Road, running through RS. 6800 (McLean’s) is STOPPED against traffic, ponding the erection of Bridge over the Wakanui Creek. FOOKS & SON, 6 755 District Surveyors. U B L I 0 NOTICE. MOUNT SOMERS ROAD DISTRICT. The public are hereby Cautioned that the Gorge road, near Sandy’s Knob, is tn a very dangerous state, owing to the late flood Persons using this portion of the road will do so at their own risk. By order of the Board. J. 0. BELL. Ashburton, June 24, 1886. 6 64 Meetings. W ATERTON DANCING CLUB. A Dance will be held in the Library Ball every Wednesday Evening at eight o’clock. Ladies specially invited. 6 44



A CONCERT and DANCE, in aid of the School Funds. Will be held in the Hinds Schoolroom, on Friday, the 3rd July, 1885. Admission to both conceit and dance, 2s 6d ; children half-price. Will commence at 8 p.m. Musical director, Mr Sidney Wolf, B. A M. 6 ? 3 ESLE YAN CHURCH. Special Evangelistic Services will be held Every Evening this week in the Wesleyan Church ; conducted by the Revs Lewis Hudson and D. McNicoll. Com mencing at half-past seven. Sankey’s Hymns will be used. 6 40 akanui election. MR E. G. WRIGHT’S Election Com mittee will meet at tho Upper Ashburton Road Board Office, Tinwald, every Thurs day, at 7p. m,, until further notice. By order of the Central Committee. OYAL ASHBURTON LODGE. ODDPELL >WS’ SOCIABLE. FRIDAY, JUNE 26xh, 1885. Tea at 6 p.m. Dancing 8 p.m. (Mr G, F. Scott. M.G.) Tickets 2s 6d each. $ 80 OH. REID, Conductor. 6 984 1.0.C.F.» M.U.



Wells’ “Rough on Corns,”—As I ', for Wells’ Rough on Corns.” Quicks relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions, The N.Z. Drag enera



Tenders. npENDERS Wanted, I for Cleaning oaf 101 flax clearing, etc. Apply D. OLT 6 68 fnESDERS are invited S Stubbing about 30 Fences on the Lagmhor E dera tor 60 chains of sod f Tenders to be sent in July <>. 1880 For particulars, apply signed. 6 71 ‘ gOUTBL RAKAIA ROi TENDERS will be r Thursday, the 2nd July. Skim Ploughing about Hog’s Wh r« road, and Fiddler's, (freen iovJ. Tenders to bo endorsed to the Chairman of the Bo Specifications can be se Board cilice, Kakaia. A. M. 6 72 TO LET B



SHBURTON HOSPITAL COM MIT SEE. TENDERS are invited for the Supply of Groceries, Bread, Milk, Meat, Medical Comforts, Fuel, Drugs, and for providing Funerals for one year, for the Ashburton Hospital. Conditions can bo seen at the County Council Offices, Ashburton. Tenders, addressed to the Chairman of the Committee, will bo received up to 11 a ra. on Friday. July 3 next, at the County Council Offices. The lowest or any tender not neces sarily accepted. By order. F. MAINWARTNG, Clerk. Ashburton, Juno 19,1885. 6 24 SHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. TENDERS for Leasing the following Reserves are invited : Reserve 2601 2494 2495 , 2498 V. Ashburton 2497 / River Bed. Pt 2496 2496 and 2500 2499 ~ 1397 near Dromore Tenders will be received op to 11 a.m. on Friday, 3rd July next., Conditions are on view at the Road Board Office, Methven, and County Coun cil Offices. By order. F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Ashburton, June 16,1885. 6 1 ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for making Ford and Removing Culvert at Forks of Hinds. Specifications on view at CounlyOounoil office, end tenders, addressed to the undersigned, will bo received up to Mon day, June 29. C. J. HARPER, 6 49 Haokthorne, Winslow,



Auctions. SATURDAY, JUNE 27. Sections 82 and 83, Tinwald, together with Buildings thereon, for Sale by Order of the Mortgagee. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on Saturday, June 27, »y order and on account of the Mortgagee, Lots 82 and 83, corner of Johnston and Archibald streets, Tinwald, now in occupation of Mr Shearer. On lot 82, containing £-acre, is erected a large building, used as a Machinist’s shop, also Blacksmith’s shop, etc. On lot 83, also containing £ acre, is erected a four-roomed Dwelling-house, match lined throughout. This property is well situated, and per sons desirous of investing are invited to inspect the same and attend the sale. The property is under the Land Trans fer Act. Terms at sale. Sale at 1 o’clock. 6 50 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer SATURDAY, JUNE 27. Trees. Trees. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on Saturday, June 27, i n Ann (Fruit and forest IUjUUU TREES, Including Apple trees, pear trees, plum trees, walnuts, nlbeit nuts, almonds, etn. Also, pinus insignis, macrocarpa in boxes, and a lot of ether fast growing shelter trees. NO RESERVE. Sale at 11 30 o’clock. 6 63 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer.



SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1885, AT Messrs Matson, Cox and Co’s Yards, West street, Ashburton. Messrs matson, cox & 00. will Sell by Public Auction, on the above date, 0 Good Draught HORSES X Thoroughbred MARE (Brown Rose), 7 years, by Traducer IBay MARE, 2 years, by Digby Grand, out of Ravensworth 1 2 1 Set Shaft HARNESS Sets Leading HARNESS DRAY and Frame Saddle and Bridle Covers, eto., etc. Sale at 12 o’clock. MATSON, COX & 00., 6 65 Auctioneers.



Business is otices. ASHBURTON TIMB£R| AND COAL YARDS, WEST STREET. Tucker and BestelL Joshua Tucker [John G. Resxell HAVING made very favorable arrange ments with proprietors of Sawmills in Southland, we are in a position to make ! special quotations to those about to build , or to those who may require timber for any purposes whatever. Acting as we are entirely for the sawmiller, we can Sell at the Lowest Figure named, and therefore hope to continue to receive from Builders, Farmers and others a continuance of their esteemed orders.



We have now arriving Large Stocks of well assorted lines, suitable for all requiro me, including— Rusticated Weather Boards Feather-edge do do 8 xj-Weather Boards and Rough Lining T. and 6. White Pine Lining and Flooring Also, A quantity of aliens and Scantlings We have just received from Auckland, ex Pelican, an assortment of Kauri Tim ber from the Union Company’s Mills— -1 inch ami \ inch Shelving T. and G. Flooring and Lining Mouldings Architraves Skirtings These Timbers we keep stacked under cover, so that they are fit for immediate use, being clean, dry and thoroughly seasoned. We also beg to call attention to our other stocks, consisting of— V. D. L. Timber Deal Hurdles Doors and Sashes Gates GALVANISED IRON, Lysaght’s “Orb” brand, the best imported Gal. Nails and Screws Lead in Sheet and Lead Washers Sheet Zinc Wire Nails and Staples Steel Fencing Wire Barbed Fencing Wire Having a piece of well-timbered land at Alford Forest, we can produce First class POSTS RAILS and STAKES STRAINERS & SHEEP YARD RAILS and Sell at LOWEST PRICES Tucker and Restell. 4 493 JMPORT4NT ANNOUNCEMENT, McCallum & Co, TIMBER AND IRON MERCHANTS IMPORTERS,



Respectfully .beg to announce to the public i of Ashburton and District, that they | HAVE NOW OPENED A BUSINESS IN ASHBURTON, TIMBER YARD, BAST STREET, Opposite Bank of New Zealand, Offices and Stores adjoining Bank of New Zealand, and being DIRECT IMPORTERS <fe PRODUCERS We can offer SPECIAL ADVANTAGES To Purchasers of Building and Fencing Materials, etc., American Galvanised STEEL BARBED W-RE, Very Cheap, STANDARDS, FENCING WIRE, STAPLES, And all requisites for Fencing purposes. At Specially Low Prices. Standards are Punched to any required guage by the Automatic Feed Gear Stan dard Pnncher recently patented by us We land the iron direct from the manu, faoturers, and can therefore offer our cus tomers materials of first-class quality at a low price. £&r*For price lists for all material please apply to— MoOALLUM & CO., TIMBER & IRON MERCHANTS, SASH & DOOR MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS, Of all descriptions of BUILDING MATERIAL, GENERAL IRONMONGERS', PAINTS, OILS, AND COLOR Large and complete Stock of V.D.L. Hardwood PALINGS & POSTS Galvanised Corrugated Roofing Iron PORTLAND CEMENT Fencing Wire, 6 to 9, annealed and oiled Helmet, Rylauds and other brands Wire Nails, Galvanised Roofing Nails Wrought Nails, etc. Sheet Lead, Sheet Zinc, Ridging, Spout ing, etc. REGISTER GRATES, RANGES, And all kinds of BUILDERS’ IRONMONGERY AND BRASSWARB WHITE AND RED LEADS lIQUIIJ PAINTS AND COLORS RAW AND BOILED LINSEED OILS Always on hand, large and complete stocks of Kauri, Red, White, and Black Pines, Architraves, Mould ings, Skirtings, Doors Doors and Sashes from our own Factory SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR WHOLESALE SUPPLIES OF TIMBER PROM OUR SOUTHLAND MILLS. POSTS, RAILS and STAKES Alwa> s in Stock Sole Importers of the celebrated HEL MET BRAND Steel Oval Fencing Wire. MoOalluwT’and CO., A' >urtoa, Oamaru and Invercargill. Busu Mills—Seaward Bosh and One-Tree Point, Southland. I JOHN CRAWSHAW, ) 4616 Branch Manager,



The Standard C gPEOIAL N THE LIGHT-R STAND/ SEWING MA< The STAND ARI Improvements than al Sewing Machines pat Has always beei and is now the oheapei That it meets evei ment of a critical publ by its great popular!! creasing salethronghoc Eat ope, Australia and land.



AGENT FOR ASHBURTON— W. C. Page, EAST STREET, Thos. Bullock, MONEY— A Sum of L 250 to Lend on first-class security only, at cur rent rate of interest. Apply to 6 35 T. BULLOCK. Revised list of properties For Sale and to Let, etc. SUBURBAN. A small Farm containing 60 acres, with dwelling house, neal town; liberal terras Lots 18 and 41, each containing 1 rood 39 perches, Allen ton Suburban District Lot 86, North-west Town Belt, con taining 1 acre, capital site for a private residence Lots 94, 95, 96, fronting the Wakanui road, good site for a house Lots 62 63, corner of Wakanui road and Town Belt Lot 22. containing i-acre, with five roomed house, Alford Forest road Lota 42, 43, 44, 62, 63, together with house, Allenton, near the Woollen Factory Lot 24, Alford Forest road, together with dwelling house TOWN PROPERTIES.



777, Corner of Cox and William street 778, Adjoining fronting Cox street. 1090, Wills street, with five-roomed house, well situated 636, Peter street, with dwelling-house and blacksmith’s shop. 646, 654, 655, To let only, at a nomi nal rental. 118, 119, Moore street west Five acres, first class buildin? site, corner of Middle and Allan road TIN WALD. Lot 43, fenced and planted, with three roomed house thereon Lots 356, 359, 360 Lots 8, I>, 101, McMurdo street Lots 234, 235, 236, 237, Anne street TO LET . | Seven-roomed House on the Town Belt east, near the Parsonage, at a low rental Commodious premises in Fast street Blacksmith’s shop, together with dwelling-house, in Peter street Five-roomed bouse at Trevorton Four-roomed house at Trevorton Four-roomed house, Graham's road, Tinwald Shop and boarding-house in Triangle Comfortable House, together with Stable, near the Woollen Factory Office In Arcane Shop and dwelling in Moore street. 12a 6d per week—commodious boarding house to let at the above rental MISCELLANEOUS : FOR SALE. A 17-coulter MoSherry Drill, only in use one season Second-hand double-seated Buggy Eight-horse power portable engine, cheap Barb wire No 8 and 10 fencing wire Spring carts, new Ploughs, harrows Strong building for removal, suitable for granary or stable Quantity of mixed Firewood, from Wai mate, cheap Second-hand Drays Thomas Bullock, ARCADE, ASHBURTON,



A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, 4 UCTIONEER, STOCK & ESTATE \ AGENT. v'EUKLY SALE every SATURDAY, at 3 o’clock. Horses, Cows, Poultry, Pigs, and Merchandise. vGENT for THE NORWICH UNION FIRF (NSUKANCI* COMPANY.



OR SALE— One Monarch DRILL (Good aa new) One HOUSE on wheels One Cambridge ROLLER Single and D-Furrow PLOUGHS Reid and Grey, Ransom, and Dunes ALFRED HARRISON Stock Sales. iiakaia Sales. WE bep to intimate to onr clients that for the future the SALES of STOCK, IMPLEMENTS and SUNDRIES will be held at the Rabaia the LAST THURSDAY in every month. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MEH OANTILE AGENCY COMPANY 7 1608 MATSON, COX & CO,



Bargains Extraordinary, JUST OPENS D— TEN TRU CKS WO >TS TEN TRUNKS BOOTS Girls’ E. S. at Maids’ at Women’s Best Kid Gents* Boots TEN TRUNKS BOOTS B. d. 8 • 8 11 .« 9 OPENING UP— 30.[CASES 30 NEW DRAPERYfGOOD3, 4 EX RIMUTAKA. Easiness Notices. STUDY ECONOMY, AND BUY YOUR ' drapery, Clothing, Millinery and Boots FROM A. C. PRICHARD, CASH DRAPER, HAST STREET, (Next door to Mr Cambridge, Chemist), 1 has received ex s.s. Doric and Tainui, and is now showing, a splendid new assortment of Winter Drapery and Clothing. In these times of depression, the study of economy should be one of oar first considerations, and my system of selling for cash only enables me at all times to place before the public the best value obtainable in the market. The Goods of recent importation give me the opportunity cf offering special advantages to purchasers, and enable them to make one shilling go as far as two formerly went, in support of which assertion 1 append the following list of prices I Ladies’ trimmed hats, 3a 9d, 4s lid, 6s 6d to 15a Children’s beaver and felt hats, 2s lid. 3s 9i, 4s 9d Children’s cashmere hoods from Is lid Girls’ tweed ulsters, 2s 9d, 3s 6d Ladies’ tweed ulsters from 3a lid, 4s lid, 5s lid Ladies’ electric waterpioof cloaks, 9a 6d, 10a 6d Ladies’ fur capes, 7s 6d, 9s 6d, 10s 6d Ladies’ black cloth jackets from 8s 6d, 10a 6d to 25s Ladies’ homespun costumes f-otn 15s 61 Children’s cashmere dresses from Is lid Ladies’ strong corsets. Is Bd, 2s 3d, 2 s lid Ladies’ cheni le ties from 3d Ladies’ wool squares from 6d Ladies’ knitted skirts, 4s lid, 5s lid, 6s lid Ladies’ large plaid shawls, 4a 6d, 5a 61 Ladies’ black kid gloves, ia to la lid Ladies’ dark colored kid gloves. Is 6d Heavy winceyc, 3ltd to 9|d Heavy twilled Wincey, Bjd to 10|d Heavy costume cloths, 9fcd Heavy bine serge, 13£d, Is 4£d, Is 6£d Heavy flannels, 9id, 10|d, 12|d, la 3d Heavy white blankets, 9a 6d, 10s 6d to 23s Heavy colored blanket*, 7s fid, 9a fid, 12s 6d Heavy twilled sheeting (2yds wide), 9Jd Honeycomb towels from 6Jd Slate surf black sitecias, 3Jkl, 44d, 6d Long Lee curtains, 3s 6d, 4s 6d to 8s 64 per pair. Scotch fingering yarn, 2a fid per lb Heavy Netherlands carpet, 10£d Small boy*’ dark tweed suits, 4a lid. lb lid, 6a lid Boys’ Norfolk suits. 7s lid, 8* lid, 9a lid Hoys’ overcoats, ss, 7» 6d Boys’ strong shirts, la Id, Is 3d, Is fid Men’s white shir, a, military fronts, 3a fid, 4s 61 Min’s regatta shirts, 2s lid, 3s fid Men’s oxford shir s, 3s lid, 4s fid Men’s strong working shirts, 2s 3d, b fid, 2s 9d Men’s lamba wool drawers, 3s lid, 4a fid, 6a fid Men’s heavy tweed trousers, 7a lid, fit fid, 11s fid Men’s heavy tweed trousers and vents, 14a fid, 16s fid Men’s strong moles, 6a lid, 7s lid Boya’ strong moles, 4s lid, 6s lid . Hats, braces, ties, collars, undershirts &C., do., &Ci An inspection of the above goods is specially invited. Snob good value is rarely to be seen. Note the address A. C. Prichard, CASH DRAPER, EAST STB ET, (Next door to Mr Cambridge, Chemist). fiß3 URRAY'ft CIV “Tempus Fugit,” R. MURRAY jrNV’ITES' inspection of his splendid stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, Etc., Etc. Special attention ia requested for a magnificent line of ENGLISH SILVER LEVER HUNTERS (extra strong cases) at L 5 10s. 150 to choose from. Every Watch guaranteed of good quality, and warranted for three years. A choice and well-selected assortment of Gold and Silver Jewellery marked at a low figure to ensure a speedy clearance.



ROBERT M U RRAY, WATCH AND CLOCK MAKER, JEWELLER, Etc., EAST STFEBI. 12 2331 CANTERBURY BRANCH. isi IN m rVrK xf tSTABUSH irn 1?59 Capital 1 1,000,006 nr-'- 'if Sft*/tc*fvx.£ F/tt rjl H E PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY FIRE AND MARINE RISKS, ALSO RISKS ON GROWING CROPS ACCEPTED AT THE LOWEST CURRENT RATES. George Jameson. agent, ashbttrton, u



W ANTED KNuWN—Robikt Eum>lT, Bill Poster, Thkatpioali Aobht, etc., Town Hall, Ashburton. Theatrical companies and others visiting Ashburton should communicate with the above. Orders by post or telegram promptly attended to. 760 pUBLIO ANNOUNCEMENT. OPENED MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1886. MESSRS BATLIS & CO. (late of ' )rr and Alcorn), have commenced Busi ness as Family Grocers and Tea Dealers, in Saunders’ Buildings, next to Mr Far* ley’s, Bookseller, on above date. Messrs B. and Co. beg to announce to (he public of Ashburton and Diatrict that, as they Buy for Cash and in the cheapest markets, they are in a position to Sell at the lowest possible prices, and trust by punctually and despatch to receive a fair share of the public patronage. 4 584 BAY LIS & CO. PATTERN DEPOT MRS "HODGE, Draper and Dressmaker, Bast street, Pegs to intimate to the Ladies of Aihbl»e ton that she received from MaWwwp»py supply of Crewel Wool, Patterns, Silks and all reroutes fo fancy work. Mrs H. trusts by keeping -;ood supply to merit a continuance of th patronage hitherto bestowed her. Ladies’ and children’s nndqyplotMg made at tlje shortest notice.