MAGISTERIAL.

ASHBURTON—TUESDAY. (Before Me H, C. S. Baddeley, R.M ) omi GASES. Tucker and Restelt v. R Johnston, claim £3 18s 6d —Judgment for plaint If by default for the amount ci timed and coats

Lublwow v. Joycs, Oulhbertaoa, Instructed by Mr OayglU, spoiled for sn adjournment Tee plain tiff objected. Ul'imately ir, was agreed that the case shou d be adjourned on condition that the defendant should guarantee the plaintiff's expense-, Wddiog, Leals and Caygill v. Magee, claim £23 6a 3d —Mr Stringer for plain tiffs, Mr Crisp, for Mr PurneT, for the defendant on a previous Court day, and in which the Magistrate bad reserved his decision, judgment was now given as follows : Th s is action for money pzdd by plaintiffs on defendant’s account to sheriff’s officer nr d also for interest The learned counsel for the defendant applied for a nonsuit on the ground that this being a dis bursement within the Law Practitioners Act and no signed bill having been served on the defendant by plaint ff , one month before the action was brought, no action could, be maintain* d It was contended in re ply that this was no disbursement within the Act, and the cases Warded v Nichol son (4 B. and Ad.) and in re Haig (19 LJ. Chan 70) were cited, but I wi 1 say with regard t > these esses that neither of them are in point, nevertheless, I bold, as I did at the heating, this conten tion a gond one In Morgan and War ttz nrg, oil Law of Costs, 427, it is la<d down that those payments only which art made in puisuanca of the professional duty undertaken by tho solic tor, and which he Is bound to perform, or which are sanctioned aup'of .ts nalpsymet t» by the general 'and established custom and prac tice of the profession, ought to be entered and allowed as professional disbursements In the Bill of 0 ists ; other disbursement ought to be it eluded in a separate cash account. This is cot one action by a soli citor to recover » compensation for hi* labor and skill, and the case Prothero v Thomas (Banut- 195) clearly shows me. after comparing the English Act with our own, that such a payment as this one is not a disbursement within the Act. I he nonsuit U therefore refused —The proa* question In this matter is hadithe pi dr,tiff authority to m«ke the payment they did on defendant's behalf, and I am con strained to remark that this is a most un satisfactory case for t ! etc is very l ife to help me to a cono'uuon. A document that could have settled the malter is bv great misfortune not fo thoomlnsr, and one too which should h*ve been taken the greatest care ,-f, for i' is the one said to be the authority to tbs plaintiffs to m»ks the disbursement they did. Of course th plaintiffs must fully establish their case end the only one < f plaintiff s who knows anything about the matter is not certdn on tnsny points and on one mrst important one beonly swears to the best of his recollection tf* that Parker brought back the order to pay.coats signed ; of this he is only mor ally certain, so of <onne ! e cannot be sure that the order was not endorsed as the defendant swears it was Moreover an independent witness wrs called by defendant who swe-rs that Parker had called ore of the plaintiffs a “ softv ” for paying these costs without an order Parker’sjevldence is very uncertain and I Cannot put much weight on it. For in stance, in two plac-s he s%ys : “ I don’t remember an order for costs ” and, in a third, he says : “ Magee d’d not refuse the order for c ats end write srinetbicg across tho back of it.” If he does not remember the order how can he possibly ■ay that Magee wrote nothing acrots it, I do not thick on the whole that he has a very clear recollection of what took place and it seems on the other hand that the defendant objacted strongly from the beginning to pay these costs, and with very good reason t-o, rs be was acting under advice. It certainly dees seem at rang- that if Parker expected his costs from either defendant or his solicitors that be should have withdrawn from per ses sion till paid his costs. These matters had taken a long time in sit dement—in deed, are not settled yet it would seem— but it has not bean shown that defendant was responsible for that and even if it had the authority to pay must be clearlv Shown. Mr Caygil! laid ao great stress I think, on the conversation he bad with defendant in the street. I thirk it Is plain he and the defendant Were not at lading to the same monies. Defendant ■wore and it h s not been cont -adicted tha* he repudiated his liability when at the plaintiffs 1 office and as there has not been shown any authority moving from the defendant to the plaintiffs to expend the Bom sued for. on his behalf, a nonsuit must be recorded with costs

ALLEGED BREACH OE GAMING AND LOTTERIES ACT, George Stevens, and W. Q Searleg, were, on remand, charged under the 18th section of the Gaming and Lotteries Act with having, at the Ashburton Bacecruree on Thursday, December 9, sold tickets by which permission was given to have »n interest in a scheme whereby money was to be gained ; further that they did assist in conducting a scheme by which money was to be gained ; and further, that they were partners in a scheme whereby money was to be gained - Ser geant Felton prosecuted and Mr Stringer appeared for the accused, who pleaded not guilty.—Sergeant Felton exp ained that, practically, there was only one charge, though It had been laid in three different ways, in order that a technical objection to any one of them might not endanger the charge falling t<> the ground •»—The following evidence was taken ; Constable S mart said that in cons-quence of complaints be had whi-tch- d tha defendant on December 9. one of the Ashburton Race days. He saw four men and a boy purchase tickets at 2s 6d each on the Welter Handicap from the defen dants. Tn const quence of instructions he Received he arrested the men. Stevens called ont asking if any one wanted to bapk a horse ; he took the money and pntpred it }n a book and Series issued the tickets. Both the defendants said the game was a fair one, and when brought to the Stewards* room they said it was perfectly legal (the constanle identified a gnantity of paraphernalia which was in the possession of the accused when arrested). The accused, when arrested, asked if anyor e who had had shares in the venture would come forward and give evidence for them, and several persons signified their willingness to testify to the affair being straightforward.—By Mr Stringer: The investors fi ora whom wit ness got the tickets told him that they paid2s6desch for them. They did n t say that it was a sweep of the ordinary BO’t, Witness did not find a* y of the winners. The defendants were not in witness’s presence charged a fee for p’ay lb‘g the game.— Sergeant Felton said hp would admit that the defendants had purchased permission from the holder of the right of sports to play the game— Sergeant Felton corroborated the evi dence of the oocaUblr; He said the defendants, when arrested, said that they were only holding a sweepstake. Wit ness said that he would charge them with working a scheme similar to the tottli sator. In response to the solicitation of the accused several persons come forward and stated that they had received pay ment of a 6t 61 dividend on the fitsi raco. The page of the book In which the inver tors were entered was hesded “Weber race,” and at the to ! tcm was marked “2s 6d sweep.” There was no record in the book of the first race on which 6i 6J bid' been paid, though there wipa signs

of a l-»f having been torn out (the witness asked if he would be allowed <o exolnin how a swindle could be worked

j with the scheme ) Mr Str nret would <>b* | jeer to such evidence as being at>v ously un fair to the defendants, unless the Barge mt bad seen the swindle worked by them i*Af'er some furslnr argumau", the Magis trate said he did not think It W'>uld e prejudicial o lha c se for t e witness to explain how a s>vind'e might bo wo k d with iha apparatu:—Mr Stringer said ‘* a lit'le knowledge was a dangerous thing ” and besides the evidence might have a corrupting effect upon tin heare-s (laugnttr)-Served Feiton agreed with Mr Stringer Whether the scheme was oirried out fairly or unfairly by the defen dant did not alter its illegality. If he had had evidence of there being a swindle the case would have b‘-en b ought under a diifeieut Act—Mr ntcingor explained thst the leaf hid been torn out of the book because it was m-t further needed, and if retaine < it weld be only in t-.e way—Ultimately the Magistrate decided to taka the evidence of Sergent Felton as to how a swindle could bo worked. (Lett sitting.)

TO-DAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Divorce Court. Auckland, December 17. In the Divorce Court to-day a rule absolute was granted in the case Fawcett v Fawcett; ant D win?. Youthful Shop iffcers. Two boys, i,aui> d Wuaou and Speers, wore ordered to be whipped for stealing a parcel of socks from a d spurs door. Cruise of the Hinemoa Arrived—Huit-m- a fiom a visit to the lighthouses. Cautaia Fairchild reports Dial he visited M-makau, Kitpara, Cape Mario Vat D m n, P r ng uenga, 1 ua,e ! l, W’hangarei, Vcki inau. Ti. ITirt. Pinut the quarantine station at M-ituiM, auoplymr stores etc. At Oape Mario Van Dieman, a wire rnp • connection was made between the lighthouse an•* the main laud.

THE GAIN CASE.

[BY TKLKORIPH.] Timako, D. c mber If, The Cain case was resumed this morn ing, and the prosecctton closed. Me Perry, for the prisoner, cilied Professor Black, who gave technical evidence as to the analysts. At the luncheon adj un tn-mt he was still under extmiuatio! } which will last till three. Later. Hall h i been committed for trial at Christchurch.

CRICKET

A cricket match was p'ayed yesterday afternoon on the Ashburton Club’s ground between Kiev ns from the Mid land (Christchurch) and Aehburton Cricket Clubs. The game resulted in an easy vi tory on the first innings for the visitors, amongst whom were several of the provincial representative play-rs, whose b. w : ing wai too much for the Ashburton batsmen. Subjoined are the scores:— Midland Cricket Club. J. Fowke, cCitygil b Andrews ... 2C> L. Cohen, c WTougl'ton, b Strange... 65 M. P. Fames, b Andrews ... ... 3 D. A sbby, c Caygill b Andrews ... 21 G. Rayner, c Andiews, b Atkinson... 29 Lawr nee, b A'kinson ... ... 19 Barry (a sub) b Andrews ... ... 9 Garrard, b Andrews ... ... ... 6 Turner, b Andrews ... ... ... 3 * batteris, b Atkinson... ... ... 12 Chapman, not out ... ... ... 0 Byes ... ... ... ... 23 Total ... 216 Ashbdrton Cricket Cldb- Ist Innings Allan, b Barnes... ... ... ... 5 Crawshaw, b Baines ... ... ... 0 Caygill, c Barnes, b Turner ... ... 27 Strange, b Barm s ... ... ... 2 Kneen, stFowkes, b Barnes ... ... 0 G. Andrews, b Ashby... ... ... 6 Wroughton, c Ashby b JRayner ... 0 L. F. Andrewes,n tout ... ... 2 Atkinson, c Garrard, b Turner ... 0 Hawson, b Ravner ... ... ... 0 Wilkinson, b Rayner ... ... ... 0 Byes ... ... ... ... 8 Total ... ... ... ... 56 2nd Innings. Allan, not out ... ... ... ... 0 Bt ange, not out... ... ... ... 0 Kneen, b Barry... ... ... ... 0 G Andrews, cGarrard, b Barry ... 2 Wroughton, b Barry ... ... ... 4 Wilkinson, c Ashby, b Turner ... 7 Byes 4 Tctal for 4 wickets ... ... 18

DISASTROUS CYCLONE

Auckland, December 16. Information haa t een received of the loos of tt o ship Nerbudda, with all bands. She will be re.i etnbered aa having visited this port about, eiuht months ago, when she gained notoriety owing to a Court case, in which Captain Caid-r, the master, and his Lascar crew fiau ed, and which was settled by some of the men being sent to Calcutta by another vessel. On arrival In London Cspta'n Calder left the vessel and Captain James Taylor tok ch-rgt*. She had losd d coal at Cardiff for Bombay, and sailed from there in October, the same day as the ill-fated Teviotdsle, Bunny, Glos, Malleuy, and a who’e fleet of fine ships, wh.ch almost without exception succumbed to a cy clone that met them that night Natur ally, in view of the gale and its results, much anxiety was felt for the Nerbudd*. and consequently Mrs Taylor, the Captain’s wife, received Intimation from the owners that wreckage had come ashore which left no doubt that the ship had gone down with all hands Captain Taylor had with him aa carpenter of the ship his nephew, a lad named Wm King, who also lived at Peterhead with his widowed mother, h ! s fattier having been a’so lost at sea some years ago The rest of the crow comprised twenty-seven Lascars and twelve Europeans, these being mostly Englishmen. The Nerbudda was an iron vessel of 1600 tons net register, five years old, and insured.

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Friends of hnmaui y all over the world will hear with interest, with pleasure and gratitude that, the Qoeen Regent of Spain has s’gued a decee froeino the slaves in Cuba from the remainder of their te r nu of servitude. We may conc’ndo tha Qatea Christina has bestowed upon upward of 00 000 slaves the rights and privileges of freedom, and the act is none the less magnanimous because it has anticipated by four years the emancipation in IfcOO co ; templated bv the Cortes itself. Dr J. E. T-ylor, editor of Science Gossip to the Australasian says For the first time English agriculturists have suffered from » pest known to American wheat growers tor nearly a century, an wh’ch yen will have to ’oak out for in Australia—the Hessian fly. It has been specially abundant in the cornfields ot Essex and Hertfordshire. The wheat it attacks is bent down so sharply above the second joint as to be almost broken through, bnt|n t severed. On opening the haulm between the knot and the bond wo see objects assembling flax seed?, which are the larve. This year the Hessian fly has been ao abundant. In Georgia th it there is scarce enough wheat for seed nex' year Canada has also suffered from It The Insect taker Us name from Its sup no I'd introduction into America by the Hessian troops, engaged by the British G vernmeat during the American war.

A tn-chine f>r shearing sh'ep is said (o be i:i suce f.fal opotnt' <n in It is made cf mass, in th-t shape of asm’ ) trowel. The inuil»n is aclmsed hy m■* h oftismali turliaowhs-l,?«b'>'il- -h o inrh s i-i dilute'>v g-nred t;■ Lo at ot Of wheel o whi his fixed acu tor. In front is c mb ?o vain as a guard ajaitist ci 1 i-e t e skin. The steam is c ,nv i ved fmm tho boiler l<3’ an in n-.-rabhar tub which is double, hav ng oto i side th other. Th ■ inner one is tor .he it jnciio ■. and >ho spa:a h*w en tlio two for the ejnemn. ho inadtino is cod in th * same fashion as th- iheire. 'nit cuts tt " stated much meaner an I far quo 1 * r wi hunt t. >o total dangor of irja.'ing t.c flteoe ; f the aheap. In T-'Simnia the rabbit depdrimnl exports all the rabbit ski s. Tho valiu' nt these I >at year vrat £21,572. Lt Nee South VV.det mo »kun of a 1 the Mbboa kiliei in ih-i ff cted districts a o d - itroy dbj fire b tho rabbit inspect , Some <f ths bed j u nab have driwn a'tentlon to ibis obviously wasteful method of gotMng rid of a salearde article.

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1886



SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT.—In protection of the worldwide fame our manufacture has acquired all over the globe, we publish the following : —Hazard, M.D., Professor of General Pathology and Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System, says in an editorial published in the Clinicsi Record :—“ We have examined half-a-dozen specimens of different manufactures ; the preparation of - Sander and Sons’ was the only one that proved to be reliable and corresponding to scientific tests.” Another concoction called “ Refined Extract of Eucalyptus,” has made its appearance since Tfiis product stands, according to'Dr Owen, foremost in causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Fizroy became most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly frou; the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputation of our manufacture we feel warranted in exposing the above facts, and desire the public to exercise care and pro caution when buying. SANDER AND SONS.—(Advt.)



Take all in all. Take all the Kidney and iv=r Medicines, —Tale all the Blood pucifi-.-rs, —Take all the Bhtumaiio .am l .dies, —Tike all the Dyspepsia and iuoigra'ion cures, —Take all the Ague, Fever, and i.iitaus specifics, —Take all the Brain and . ; ive force revivers, —Take all the Great hoahh res'ioers. In short, take ad ih> best qualities of all these and the- best Qualities of all the tned ci.-'C?' In the world, and you will find that— Hop Bitters have the best curative qualiies and ; o«era of all— concentrated in them, And that they will cure when any or all of these, singly or— combined. Far!!!! A thorough trial will give pou i.-e proof of this. Hardened Liver. Five years >go I broke down with kid ney and Itver complaint and rheum Lbm Since tin n 1 have been in able to ha about at all. My liver became har i like wcod ; my limbs were puffed up and filed with water. All the best phyeici ;nssgreed that noth ing could cure me. I resolved to'try Hi p Bitters; I have used seven bottle.? ; the hardness has all gone Lummy liter, t‘e aw el jug from my limbs, and I* has mnked a miracle io me case ; otherwise I would hivo been now in my grove. J. W. Moray, Buffalo, Oct, 1,188 L Poverty and Suffering. “I was dragged down with debt, poverty and suffering for years, caused by a sick family and large bills for doctoring. I was completely discouraged, until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I com menced using Hop Bitters, and in one month we were all well, and none of us have seen a sick day since, and I want to say to all poor men, you can keep your families well a year with Hop Bitters for less than one doctor’s visit will cost. I know it.” A WoBEINGmAN. Prosecute the Swindlers!! If when you call for American Hop Bitters {see green twig of Hops on the white label and Dr Soule’s name blown in the bott'e), the vendor hands out anything but American Hop Bitters refuse it and shun the vendor as you would a viper; and if he has taken your money for anything else indict him for the fraud and sue him for damages for the swindle, and we will pay you liberally for the convio ion. Bheep Feed. TXT ANTED FEED for about 200 Ewes V* and Lambs for about tw’O months. GEORGE JAMESON, 12 t! 94 Ashburton ASHBORTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALE YARDS GO., LIMITED. TO PUBLICANS AND OTHERS. TENDERS are invited tip to4p.m on THURSDAY, 30th December, for the privilege of Supplying Refreshments at the Ashburton and Tinwald Saleyards (on Sale Days only) for term of twelve mouths from the Ist of January next. GEO. JAMESON, Secretary



ASHBUETON WOOL SALES W MESSES MILES & CO. TILL liold their THIRD SALE of WOOL BY AUCTION at MR G. JAMESON’S STORES About the Middle of January Next J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEO. JAMESON, Agent, 12 <5 95 Ash hurt' n.



PERPETUAL LEASE OF CROWN lands. Under Scct : on 143, Land Act, 1885. KITTEN TENDERS, under sealed VV covers, will be received for the Perpetual Lease of the undermentioned Section, under Part IV. of the Land Act, 1885, up to 10 a.tn, on THUES ‘AY, the 27th January, 1887, addressed to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christ church, and endorsed “ Tender for Per petual I ease of Section 35,752, Ashburton Survey District Every tender must be accompanied by a declaration, six months’ rent and a fee of 30s Should there he two or more tenders of the same amount for this Section, the right to occupy will he decided by lot The tenders will be opened at tbe meet ing of the Land Board on the 27th day of January, 1887 Ashburton Survey District and particulars obtained at the Crown Lands Offices, Christchurch and Timaru. JOHN H BAKER, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Grown Lands « ffice, Christchurch, 17th December, 1886. 12 92



Public Notices. A REIIE Ui'SAE of FALSE COLORS t\ will be hold in the Oddfellows' Mali THIS EVENING, at 7 o’clock sh ;rp. i! > on Mr 11 nut's 'ground —h I’ PUU3E, ro Raining money. Apply office of ti'is paper. SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. is hereby given that I intend i. i at the Co iity Council meeting 1 in •Tann >ry n xt to apply ’or a Slaughtering License f>r large and email cattle fur R.S, 2595 and 26005. G. LOADER Ohertsoy, Nov. 30, 1886. 12°38 GIBE ASHBURTON WOOLLEN 1 MANUFACTURING COMPANY Is prepared to PURCHASE for CASH, SHEEPSKINS and all kinds of WOOL, in large or small quantities. 12"2 SOUTH RAKAI4 DOMAIN. GH HE above having been granted to the * Public Sports Committee on Deo. 27th, the same are authorised to charge Is each per adult and Is for each horse. C. A. C HARDY. Chairman, 12 77 South Rakaia Domain Board.



NOTICE. HAVING Given up Business in Tln wald as a Butcher, all debts in c uneotion therewith, due to me, are to be paid to Duncan nod Crawshaw, of 'shburton, auctioneers, r-n or bef te Friday, 24th instant, otheiwiae they wilt be sued for without fur’her urvicc. CAUTION TO POACHERS. TN consequence of so much Poaching of Trout from the Lacmhor Creeks I hereby give notice that anyone found so doing will be prosecuted ; and further, that a reward of £2O will be paid to any person who will give such information as shall lead to the conviction of such offenders WANTED KNOWN. ATERLOO DINING ROOMS. Mrs S. TTMMO wish's to inform the public that she has gone back to her old establish ment in Tancred street, where meals can be had at all hours, as formerly. WATERLOO DINING ROOMS, A J ACKS IN. 11 °36 DONALD McLEAN, Lagmhor. Tancred street, Ashburton. 19§76



HOB SE HOEING WANTED. POTATOES, Mangoes, or Turnips Also hand hoed and moulded up at per acre. New patent horse hoe used. Apply R. S 8., 12 84 *• Gua'dian ” Office. MRS MANHIRE, FANCY GOODS WAREHOUSE, Saunders’ Buildings, East street. STATIONERY, Toys, and ' Christmas Presents in variety. Christmas Cards, &c., &c. Ladies’ and Children’s Pinafores and Aprons, $c , &c. 5)624



CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR GIFTS. GIFTS. GIFTS. rpHE Undersigned lias JUST LANDED, and opened up, a LARGE ASSORTMENT of CH PI ST MAS AND NEW YEAR PRE-ENTS, Viz , Dolls of every description Toys in great variety Work Boxes F.’oral and Musical Albums Brackets and Ornaments Christmas, New Year, and Birthday Cards in great variety. CRICKETING AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS, &c„ &c. FIS HUS G TACKLE, Ac Special reductions made to School Committees and buyers of large parcels. N. B —Large and New Stock of PIPES and TOBACCONIST WARES in great variety. WILHELM” ZANDER, TOBACCONIST & HAIRDRESSER EAST STREET ASHBURTON.



UPPER ASHBURTON ROaD BOARD NOTICE; is hereby given that the above Road Boaid intends to execute a certain public work, to wit, the construc tion of a road in the Upper Ashburton ■'oad District, and for that purpose the Itnd described in the Schedule hereto is required 'o ba taken ; and that a plan of tha said Road and of the land required to be taken baa been deposited in the office of the said Board at Tinwald, and h now open for inspection. All persons affected by the execution of the said public w >rk, or by the taking of the slid land, are required to cat. forth in writing soy well grounded objections which they may have to the execution cf such work, or to the taking of such land, and to send such writing within forty dajs from the 25th day of November, one thousand eight hundred and elgh y-six, being the date of the first publication of this notice, to Ihe said Road Board. The £ (.'HEDDLS. The said land being situated in the County of Ashburton. DONALD McLEAN, Chairman. Tinwald, 20th November, 1886. 0. W. Purnell, Solicitor. 11+1C2 MOUNT SOMERS ROAD DISTRICT. CLOSING ROAD.



PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that in accordance with the provisions of “ The Public Works Act, 1882.” the Mount Somers Road Board propose to close the Road hereinafter described, and a plan is deposited for inspection at Mr Hood’s, Mount Somers. Description The Road proposed to be closed com mences at its junction with the Mount Somers-Alford Road, at the north-eapt corner of Reserve 2236. and extends thence in a south-easterly and south westerly direction, a distance of one mile five hundred* and eighteen links and decimal 9 of one link, to its junction with the Mount Somers Tramway Reserve at the south-east corner of Rural Section 29599, and is bounded on the west t y Reserve 2236 and Rural Sections 29600. 27790 and 29599, and on the east by Rural Sections' 24748 29574 and 27791, as delineated on the maps of the Chief Surveyor of the Provincial District of Canterbury, Block XII, Alford Survey District. A. E. PE ACHE, Chairman Mount Somers Bond Board November 16th, 1886,



Tenders. TNDERS waotrd f-.r Cortina; Wool from I a Vi* Huron to Mount Somers Railway station, at per ton or per bale. Also for hark’o-idine'. Tenders close 20th December. For particulars, apply to -* UI)LEY E M EREWKTHER. ASHBURTON B(-ROUGH COUNCIL rpEN’DERS am invited for POINTING Ji South-West WALL of LIHlt \RY, Specific,aliens may ' o seen at the Town Clerk’s ( ffice where tenders will he re crivcd up t 12 noon on MONO AY, 20lh Dt ■■comber, 10. K 1& RON, 12 90 • Architects. TENDERS. will be received up to 20th f instant for the ERECTION of a SCHOOLROOM for the Ashburton Baptist Church. Plans and specifications may be seen at the shop of Mr W T. Kingston, vv ere tenders mey be lodged. The lowest or any tender not neoes arily accepted. for sale by tend :r.



jf)AA'RE TDiDDOCK cf GRASS IS‘-ED, nearly ready Ur catling. Tenders to ho pi sti'd net later than SATURDAY, the 18th irat , aid addressed to the Manager of the National Mortgage, Hereford street Christchuch. G. F. MART N, 12+80 Manacer. ASHBURTON BdR 'UGH COUNCIL. Tf'ENDKRS aie invi'od for the Feed on I the Council's Reserve, near the Hinds, la'c-ly in t' o oc-up.vion of Messrs R. Wilkin and Co., and containing 422 acres, Ironi the date of acecp anco till the 30th April, 1887. Tendtrs to bo sent to the undersigned by noon on THURSDAY, the 23rd instant. CHARLES BRADDKLL, Town Clerk. Borough Council office, Ashburton, December 17lb, 1886. 12°96 ASHBURTON C U>-TY COUNCIL.



BLACKFOBD-PEDCLIEFE BOAD, Ti 'ENDERS are invite d for cor Btrnction I of two m lea e f ro, din vicinity of Terrible Gaily, In two contracts. Inspector will eccompa'.-y in'ending contractors over tho trailed to thow route, and pUn*. spec Real ions, i to,, and will start from B'ackford at 10 o’clock a.m. on Friday, 17th December Tenders, addresed to the Ghairiran, to be seat in not later than 11 o’c ock a na. on TUESDAY, 2lst Dacember By order. WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. TO BUILDERS. ; TENDERS are invited for the Erection <f a FARM HOUSE. Rians .and specification may be seen at the Office of Mr Jameson. Tenders are to bo sent to my Office not later thon SATURDAY NOON, Dec 18 JAMES GLaNVILLE, Architect. 110, St. Asaph street, Christchurch. 12 (53



Meetings. WAKANUI ROAD DISTRICT. AMFETINO of Ratepayers will be held at the Wakanui Sshoolhouse on WEDNESDAY, December 29th, at 7.30 p.m , to determine whether the Road commencing nt tho southernmost corner of R.S. 2G4GO and extending north westerly to the northernmost corner of Rural Section 22115, shall be stopped or otherwise. HE Revd. P H. Cornford (late West Indian Missionary, and now Presi dent of N.Z. Baptist Union) will conduct a service on THURSDAY, 23rd INST., i t 8 pm in the upper room at back of Oddfellows Hall. Pastor Ashburton Baptist Church. 12f8S 12f87 FOOKS & SON, Surveyors, &c. NOTICE. J. W. SAWL r ,



I Auit 01. SALE OF PRIVILEGES. SATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER. Messrs duncsn & cbawshaw have received instruct ons to SEI L BY PUBLIC AUCTION, At their NEW S\LE lie ARCADE, The following PRIVILEGES In connection tho Asliburton CALEDONIA V SOCff-TY’- ANNUAL SPORTS, viz , PUBLICAN’S B IDT 11 CONFECTIONER’S BOOTH CARDS RIGHT OF SPORTS Sale at 1 30 p.m DUNCAN & CRAWSHAW. 12°69 Auctioneers,



SATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER. AN IMPROVED FARM OF 114 ACRES, A short distance from the Tinwald Sale Yards, for Sale by Public Auction. MR T. BULLOCK has received instructions from Mr Thomas Smith to SELL BY PU'ILTC AUCTION, At the Arcade, on FATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER, 1886, His FARM of 114 ACHES, being 8.8 22089 and part of 23319, fronting f ord’s Road, and only a short dis tance from the Tinwald Sale Yards. The land is all fenced with live fences, and divided into f >ur pad docks About 45 acres in wheat, the remainder in grass, * j There is a Dwelling-house and other buildings erected on the property Persons desirous of procuring a home stead near town are respectfully invited to inspect til's and attend the sale. Terms of payment wiil be very liberal. Su’e at 1 o’clock. !2fG4 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer.



Sale at -attersall’s WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. SATURDAY, 18th DECEMBER. HMATSJN & CO, will offer for , sale on the above date— Complete THRESHING PLANT, by Kuston, Proctor, & Co , in good order Complete THRESHING PLANT, by Rnmsome COMBINE by Robey McCormick REAPER & BINDER, wire Howard 6ft String BINDER, new DRAY, 3 Double-furrow .PLOUGHS No. 3 Buncle’s CHAFFCUTTER, with Fagging apparatus Coal Screw BAGGER and BAG ELEVATOR, Also, and SUNDRIES, Sale at 12 o’clock. 12§70 H. MATSON & CO.



ASHBURTON CHEESE AND BUTTER factory company, limited. I HER* BY call a GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders of the abo*e Company, to bo held at the Arcade Chambers, Burnett street, Ash burton, on THUHSDAY. the 23rd day of December, 1886, at 2 o’clork in the after noon, for the purpose of receiving an account prepared by me showing the manner in which the winding-up of the Company has been conducted, and the property of the Company disposed of. and hearing any explanation thereof which may be necessary Dated the 15th day of October, 1886. JOSHUA TUCKER, Liquidator. IJI9O LODGE STAR OF ASHBURTON, NO. 23, L,O L.



THE ANNUAL Concert and Ball, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27th. 11H77 A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR, SATURDAY SALE at 12 o’clock sharp —Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Produce and Merchandise. Agent Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company, FOR SAL xi— Moveable Hut on pair wheels j two bunks. Champion Wa Machine, 60s, Call ni! : n Seed Sower, by Haxton and Beatie cheap. Ploughs, Harrows, and other imple ments. Oheyleamore Club Tricycle, the best kind made—cheap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap Rprine Cart—Cheap 1 Chaffoutter, by Bentall



SHEA REES, "BRIGHT SHPIARERS wanted at Clent 1 U Hills, Price. 15s per 100. 12 THUS. HARRISON. FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER. SIXTY rears of great, success proclaim its superiority in the treatment of Violent Colds, Irritation of the C ( e-t, Aching, Sprains, Sprains, Sores, Sca’ds, Corns, Bunions, Soft Corns, etc. This medicine, the property of which has been established more than half a centnry by thousands of cures, is o' an invalu able use in many inflammatory diseases against which there are not many effi actcus remedies, and is fh“refere justly considered by a gre -t number of our most eminent physicians as the most active and least irritating agent in the above aff < ctions In order to avo ; d counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn’s signature has to be ieqniie.l on every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale 30, Kue Eoint-Merri, Paris (France), and sold by all Chemists in the Colonies.



D. Marlane, FAMILY GROCER AND Tea Dealer. Retail Premises : BUENETT ST. & EAST ST., ASHBURTON,



4 LL GOODS GUARANTEED FIRST ft. QUALITY, And Sold at Lowest Prices in town for Cash, as following prices will prove. PRICE LIST OF GROCERIES, &c., FOR DECEMBER:— New Season Tea, per box, 10s 6d, 12a 6d, 16s 6d, 185,31 s do 21b caddies, 5s each Beat Wbite Sugar, per lb, 2Jd, 3d 3Jd New Xmas Fruit, per lb, Elem'-s, 7d Currants, 6d Sultanas. 7d Valentins, 8d Muscatels, 2s English Peel. Is Preserved Ginger, 9d Prunes. lOd



IJlb boxes Figs, lOd each New Season’s Jams, 6s 3d and 5s fid per doz. Marmalade, fid per tin Sago. 2Jd : Tapioca, 2Jd; Rice, 2Jd; Com floor, B£d per lb Arrowroot, 8d per lb Dried Apples. sil per lb Flour (best), 5s fid per 50 lb bag Oatmeal (Moir’s), 3i 3d per 251 b bag Salmon (best), 7s fid per doz Freeh Herrings. 5s fid per doz < 'ystei'S, 5 1 fid per doz Preserved Bloaters, 9d per tin Pickles —Colonial, 7d; English, fid per bottle Brawn, 2!b tins for Is 3d each Sheep’s Tongues, 2!b tins for Is 9d each Fry’s Cocoa, Is 61b per lb Hudson’s Cocoa, 3s per lb Preserved Fruit, 2lb tins. Is and la fid each Coffee, Is fid, Is Bd, la lOd per lb Es sence of Lemon, fid per bottle Candles—Parrafine, 8d ; Sperms, 4Jd lb by box Soap, per bar, IJd, 2Ji, 31, 6d,Bd, lOd Kean’s Blue 10<l per lb Blacking and Blacklead, 9d per doa Pear's Soap, Is 31 per box Vinegar (English), 2s fid per gallon Hop Bitters, 3s per bottle hicg'Ta 2s 9d per bottle Tobacco—N ilrod, 4s 9i. ss, 5s fid per lb Twist, 5s Juuo, 5s fid Ruby, fis Bao’a Fruit Salt, 2s 9J per bottle Tricopheroua, 1 s per bottle Knife Polish, 8d per tin Holden Syrup, 21b tins, 9.1 each Essence Rennet ( rosse & Blackwell’s) Is bottle Patent Groats, 9d per tin Neave’s Fo d, lid per tin Akaroa Cheese, 7d per lb Kerosene, per tin, 7s. 8a fid, 10s fid 4c., Ac,



Bnalnesg Notices. W. A. WOOD’S IMPROVED HARVESTER WITH IMPROVED IKON FRAME TXVINB BINDER, & NEW BUNDLE CARRIER ATTACHMENT' THE BEST HARVESTER AND BINDER IN THE WORLD. It has the following important advantages, combined in no other Hirves.er and many of them are exclusive with it. ’



1. Perfect balance of the entire machine. Try it in all t osit ions 2. Extraordinary ease of draught 5. Unequalled perfection of the gearing— economy of power—great durability 4. No side draught and no neck weight 6. Malleable ircn used wherever practicable, combining lightness and strength 6. Heels adjustable horizontally and verti cally, and with changeable speed 7. Angle iron |finger-bar, strengthened with steel back plate 8. Steel faced malleable iron guards bolted t the finger*bar 9. Trussed platform and gear frame, keeping the journals in line 10. Simple and reliable raising and lowering device for both wheels 11. Adjustable grain fender at back of platform 12. Perfect tilting apparatus effective in saving lodged and tangled grain 18. Raised main frame, clearing obstructions and dead furrows 14. Lightest running binding mechanism ever made



I 15 B'nder open at t sck, ffi >r.lin r passage (at j the longest r e orvh-sct i 16. T i bi.tcing of iro i and wood ! durable, ai d working t’ pcrfecnon 17. Pa< k-r ti ge s. ac ing tn p*i-e, •fraighiee )ne the grain ineteid of tangling it 18. Reliable i-i-cer trip, r z rg the bnmdlw w th precision 19. Stationary twine knife, cutting bat «n string, and rein icing th .rp a long time 20. Twine holder nh ch nerer loses the end c# the twine 21. Absolute certainty of tying mechanism, net only when new, but after long me.! 22. Unequalled simplicity, nerfeetion and dura bility of entire knotting apparatus : 23. Knot tied close to handle-. anemulM economy of twine 24. Fewer parts than anp other binder erer am the market 25. Highest quality of materials, of —■* construction, and of finish



! It has the only successful bundle carrier known. The carrier is a valuable i acquisition to the farmer, and is adding to the already unequalled popularity of the Walter A. Wood Binder. Thousands have been sold, and every purchaser is - delighted with its operation. It saves labor, time and grain, and pays for itself in a few daje. r . ~T b . ia company has been building binders for the genera’ market for ten years, and was first m this branch of manufacture, and offers this improved and perfected machine the result of it* unequalled experience and facilities, as the most complete, most practical, and most satisfactory binder yet produced. • F. FERRIMAN. agent for w. a. wood steel wheel binder “W PATCHING, " TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFACTURER. A LARGE STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND OF TENTS OP ALL 6IZ KS CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. Manilla Rope, Plough Lines, Fishing Linos, Clothes and Garden Lines. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS, Special attention is called to the well assorted



STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, All made on the Premises. Battens and Canvas kept in stock, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpanlins 6x8t024 x3O always in stock. Oilskin Clothing made on the Premises. MARQUEES from 12 x 24 to 25 x 65 ON HERE, All Orders bt Letter ob leleobam Pbomptlt Attemjm to ■W- PATCHING, 10861 EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



LONGBEAOH ROiD BOARD AM BATES UNPAID after 18ih DECbMBER will be seed for. By order. 11J139 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that the subjoined resolution was adopted by the ~ ehburton County Conno 1 at a Special Meet'ng of the C uncil held this day, end that the s»id resolution will be submitted for confirmation at a Special Meeting of the Council, which will be held on FRIDAY, the 14th day of January, 1887, at 4 o’c ock in the afternoon. [Resolution.] “ Resolved—That this Council do make a Special Order adopting “ The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886,” and that such Special Order be as follows, that is to say:— SPECIAL ORDER. In pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it by “ The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886, “The Counties Act, 1876,” and the several Acts amending the same, the Coonty Council of the County of * shbur ton doth hereby adopt the provisions of “ The Local Bodies Loans Act, 1886.” Provided always that ihe operation of the said Act shall be limited to a loan of £3500, which this Council proposes to borrow from the Government under the provisions of “ The Government Loans to Local Bodie* Act. 1886,” for the purpose of constructing a Tramway from the Mount Somers Railway Station to the Mount Somers Coal Pit, near the mouth of the River Stour. Resolved further, that this Special ('rder shall take effect imme diately upon the making thereof." Dated this 13th day of December, 1886. By order. F. MAIN WARING, 12*78 Clerk of the Council.



Ashburton A. & P. Association Show. ASHBURTON TO THE FRONT. Grand Show OF AN U if ACT U RE D TWEEDS, TARTANS BLANKETS, FLANNELS FINGERING WOOLS SHIRTINGS, DRESS TWEEDS' COLORED FLANNELS NAVY SERGES CRICKETING FLANNELS, &o. All tho above Goods have been PURCHASED BY ANDREW ORR And will be offered for sale immediately after the Christchurch Show (where they will be exhibited,). These Goods are admitted to be superior j o anything of the kind over offered a Ashburton, both for style, finish, and quality. Orders for suits should be given at once to secure the best patterns. ANDREW ORR



CENTB Ali HOTEL. JW. McRAE having taken the above • Hotel, solicits a share of patronage from the people of Ashbnrton and sur rounding districts Best Brands of Wine’s Spirits and Beers. Good Stabling—Feeds, One Smr.r.nin, Horses and Buggies to let on hire at prices to meet the times. For the convenient of travellers hansom r»b wiil meet ail tra f oa. BL ANCARD’S lODINE OP IRON PILLS. i PPROYED by the Academy of Vedicira , * of Paris, are specially recommended by the Metncal Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, King’s Evil, etc), the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weak ness, Poorness of Btood. and for stimnlatiag and regulating its periodic course. None genuine unless signed “ Blancard, 40, rue Bona- Mar i e, Paris ” Sold by Droggista and Chemists throughout the Colonies THE ASHBUkTON CRICK IST AND ATHLETIC SPORTS GROUND CO MPA NY, H MITED. AN Extraordinary General Meeting of the above Company shall be held on I horsday, Feb nary 17th, 1887. Business: To consider the expediency of winding np the business of the said Company. By order of the Directors, li*4l ALFRED CURTIS, Secretary. T. Bollock. TO LET, at a low rental, comfortable Cottage in Grey street, nicely situated, and lately in occupation of Mrs Coutts Apply to T. BULLOCK. REAPING MACHINES for sale at low prices. McCormick Wire Binder. Buckeye Binder, Harvest King, 3 Samuelsou’s.



T. BULLOCK. TO LET.—For 3or 6 yean, with ot wt' out a pa-chasing danse, R.S. 25349, conta’ning 137 acres, situated near ■ ht- Grange, at the back of the Racecourse. ' rpiy i‘- Bull'-ck. TIN WALD. TO LET.—Four roomed Cottage os Graham’s Road, lately in the occa» patioa of Mr P. Heron. Apply to T. BULLOCK. ACRES Grass Land, fronting MRcham road, about S£ .miles f on the Racecourse, being R.S. 29934, lo Let for 4 men tbs. Offers will be re ceived by the undenigned np to 26th November. T. BULLOCK. OATS. —A quantity for Sale; good sample. T. BULLOCK. * FOR SALE, or TO LET.—Six-roomed House fronting the Town Belt at, the property of Mr R. W. Clayton. Aa he is leaving for the North Island, this will be sold at a low price. It £i well situated, being a high, dry, and healthy position. If not sold will be let at a low rental to a good tenant. Apply to T. BOLLOCK.



SALE—Doable Seated America* t 1 Waggon. 181 * T. BULLOCK. TO LET—At a low rental, Contra Bakery, together with *hop and dwelling house. Apply to T. -v/tiIXKMv. T 1 LEI, a three-roomed Cottage at Trevorton. Bent, 3s 6d per week. Apply to T. BULLOCK. alO LET—2 Cottages in Grey Street, kown as Ooatts’ block ; Beat at 6i per week. T BULLOCK, 171 OR SALE—Two sets of three Idavec * harrows, by “ Howard." T. BULLOCK. tAOR SALE —Lot 25, {routing the ' North Town Belt. Price, ' £l9 Liberal terms if required. Apply to T. BULLOCB£ TO PAINTERS. rO LET at a low rental, Shop and Dwelllnghonse in Moore atme lately in oocnpetion of Mr Lome. .# T. BULLOCK-