A SINGULAR CASE

'liMAßrj, April 20. ■ At the Supreme Court to-day the case came forward of O..and G. Parker and T» G. Slater for indeotnt assault on a young girl at Fairlie Creek oame for ward. The theory of th« proseou tlon was that George Parker was engaged to marry a girl and thai Charles disapproved of the match knowing her to be unfaithful and offered to t9st the girl's fidelity on a certain evening while George and Slater emould secretly observe the rebult of the arrangement. Mr Joynt In defence, asked the Judge to exercise his discretion and allow Charles, charged with the actual assault, to be tried first and the other prisoners to be allowed to give evidence. The Judge oomplied, and the trial is now proceeding

BURNED TO DEATH.

— .. . — « . Auckland, April 20. Last night Miss Minnie Gledhill, aged 20 yean, second daughter of George Gled hill, cordial manufacturer, was fearfully burned m herfather'ares : d9noe, Ponsonby. Theonrtalnof ber btdroom bud oaught fire from the gas jet and m putting out the flames the lady's dress Ignited 'liOilog her preserce of mind she rushed oak and the air fannei the flures, and she was terribly burned about the lower part of the body before effective help arrived. Bhe lingered m great Bgony till this morn- Ing when she expired. The younger Bitter, aged 15, got bad'y burned by trying to extinguish the fhmss. The neighbors, put out the fire m the bed- 1 room before muoh damage was done.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

■ ♦ Resigned. GitooßNH, April 20. Mr S. Locke, MH.R. for the East Coast, announces that owing to ill health he will not contest th» seat at the forth coming eleotion. The TTnemp'oyed. ,-■ ' ' Wellington, April 20. The Government, being about to offer road work and facilities for settlement on Certain terms to the unemployed, had a meeting of the latter called but only 31 pat In en appearance. Time was given them to consider the ofi^r, and at a eub sequent meeting only 3 turned up and the scheme had to be left m abeyance, The Addrevs-in-Reply. Oolonel Brett will move the Address In- Reply In the Legislative Oonnoil and Mr F. fi. Fraser, the member for Te Aro, m the House of Representatives. Colonial Defence. The suggestion of the Imperial Con ferenoe re Colonial Defence will be dls ooued at the next meeting of the Cabinet. Accident. ' We^-tport, Aptil 20. ' Thomas Lahy is the name of the man killed by the slip on Bailer road yester day, and Pot Dann is the injured man. They were working with the object of bringing down a 30 feet face when it slipped without warnlnpr, entirely covering Lahy a~d just catching Dunn. Laby'a body was cut up into small pieces. He leaevs a wife and 8 children at Dunedin. Dunn is progressing favorably. Later. Dann died In the hospiUl from the effects of the Buller road accident Dividend DupEDU, April 20. The Mosgiel Woollen Factory has de clared an interim dividend of 8 per cant.

SALMON AND TROUT

T&e."Lyttelton Timas" reports that lomeof the ova recently reo lived at the Acclimatisation Gardens frm Garmany hat hatched oat producing fish of a clear white color, onlike any that have ever been hatched out at] the Gardens. As the names were not attached to the Various trays, It Is not known what kind of fish these may be. It is {supposed, however, that they are the Oarpione trout of the Lago di Qarda, About ten per oent of the Rhlm salmon have hatched d.ut, bat a considerable portion of t'ne oih are deformed. The Tweed Salmon end Looh Leven trout are dolug vary well. About fifty p9r cant of t^e former, and thirty per cent r.f the latter, have been hatched, and the young fish are looking healthy.

THE PRESS ON M R ROLLESTON'S SPEECH

The "Temuka Leader" makes the following effective reply to Mr Eolleßton's orltlolem of the differences of opinion en publio question! among; members of the present Ministry :— " He next alluded to tfae mppoaed disagreement between mem bers of the Cabinet. Now, how often has the «ame thing been said of the Atkinson Ministry, and have not the disagreements reaohed the extent of some of them hav ing to resign ? Major Atkinson favorß protection, Mr Kolleston freetrade ; Major Atkinson favors denominational education, Mr Rolleston secular educa tion ; Mftjor Atklneoi favors compulsory insurance, Mr Rolleston disagrees with him; Mr Biyce recently rp ke disparag ingly of perpetual leasing, Mr Rolleaton fa one of the high priests of the scheme, Mr Bolleston and his late colleagues have voted In different lobbies frequently since the tie of a salary of £1250 a year and a ministerial residence ceased to bind them together. Theo, speaking col loquially, is It not ' like the pot calllDg the kettle black ' for Mz Rollevton to ftcoase the present Ministry of differences of opinion." The Wellington "Poet" thus discourses: —Mr Bolleston is absolutely cheerful. It is the first time he was ever known to be m this frame of mind. He used to be termed the "funereal Rollestnn," and .always ipoke to the tune of the Dead 'March m " Saul." Occasionally he was farmed : " Dismal' Billy," and we ibou'd be afraid to say how often he has been characterised as a Cassandra m trousers. But Mr Rolleaton Is now absolutely hope ful and sprightly. Instead of "beating funeral maroheß to the grave" of the colony, he nowadnaita that times are Im proving and that thingo generally are im proving. If Mr Rolleeton oan. sea bright ening proppeots ahead they cannot be- Tory far off, because he is not remarkable for range of political vision.

A NARROW ESCAPE

-«-^— — ♦ — The *' Oamaru Mail " of Friday writes ; — The goodfl train which left Palmemon for Otmatn at 12.45 p m. to-day natrowly escaped meeting with a very fterlons die aater. "When it reached % point aboat - 300 yards frrm Severn-street oroadng, It osme into oontnct with a boulder, weigh ing upwards of 701ba, which bad been tolled on to the line, presumably by chil dren . Before the train, which f ortnnately w&3 light, could be brought to a stand still, the break gear was damaged. The cow-catcher pnehecl tho stone m front of It for 20 or 30 yard*, and then it rolled under the engine, and thus caused the damage we have mentioned. Ifcwasfjr tunate that it was daylight at the time. or, probably, the engine would have been thrown off the line and precipitated over the embankment into the gardens, and the driver and stocker could scarcely ea eap« with their lives, except by a mtrac'e, The matter has been placed m the bauds of the police for in^estiaaUpn.

Far, far better for you than beer, ale ox porter, and free from top iutoxioaling effeots, 16 American Hop Bitters. Bead

A PAINFUL DEATH AVOIDED

* What might have proved a very tragic* ooourrenoe was adroitly nipped In the but by a Parisian chemist the other day. A the story goea,;au elegantly dressed youoj woman, wearing a thiok veil over her fact went into a pharmaceutical ea^abiiahraen at Ollohy, and asked for a phial of vitriol The ohemisr, whose Buopicions wen aroused by the mysterious manner of hii fair ouetomer, asked her some questions, t( which she returne.l evative replies. Ht then gave her, instead of vitriol, a bottU of p)r fumed water, and directed a man tc follow the fair damsel and to watch hei movements. The amateur deteotive did ao, and soon saw the woman take up her position at a street corrner, phial ie hand. After having carefn'ly uncorked the bottle, she waited, and as a young man well known In tha neighborhood pissed by Bhe flnag the contents with a yell oi triumph m his face. The man received the perfumed water m h f s eyes, but, although it only made them smart for a moment, he roared like a bull of Bashan, and cried out that he was blinded for evar Meanwhile, the emulator of Marie Bser, who thought she had inflated a terrible puniahment on her false-heatted Adonis, ran away with the speed of an Atlanta, vainly pursued by some of the bystanders who had witnessed the soene. The chemist's man, however, set everybody's mind at cisc by describing the pious fraud employed by bis nußtar for the preven tion of another Parisian drama.

THE RECENT IMPORTATION OF CHINESE.

. * The following message from Greymouth appears m the Ohristohurch 'Teleg^nph ' : — The sensational story telegraphed from Auckland to tha effect that a party of Chinese had landed from Hong Krng Im ported to work m the Greymouth cca' mineß is without foundation, Twenty four Chinese arrived to-night by the Omapere from Wellington en route from Auckland. Two of them are old and re specked former citizens of Greymouth, and* they assure me that the men they brought from China with them have simply arrived to work with other Celes tiala on the alluvial goldfiolds iv thi* district, and it was never intended for any of them to enter the coal mines. The miners at Btuonerton were rather exoited at the news that they were imported to oh9npen labor In the district, and had they b en so they probably would have met with a rough recep'ion. The Chinese on arrival were taken into a bonded ware house, and their persons and luggage rigorously searched for opium and other contraband articles, but none were found. By to-morrow the men will be distributed amongst their fellow- workerß up country. This statement is accepted with gratifica tion by the coal miners of the distriot.

Mai ablbueuon GtrAkbiAK, WEikMioiY, Apiji 20,



SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EX-



TRACT. — In protection of the world-wide 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 m an editorial published m the Clinical 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 correspond- ing to scientific tests." Another concoction called " Refined Extract of Eucalyptus " has mado its appearance since. This product stands, according to Dr Owen, foremost m causing injurious effects. That gentleman communicates at a meeting of the Medical Society of Victoria, that a child living at Filzroy beoame most seriously indisposed through its use. In another case a lady states, on the strength of statutory declaration that she suffered cruelly from the effects of the same concoction. To guard the high reputa- tion of our manufacture we eel warranted m exposing the above facts, and desire the publio to exorcise precaution when buying. — SANDER AND 80NS.— (Advt.) One Experience of Many. Ilaving experienced a great deal of " Trouble !" from indigestion, 80 muc bo that I came near losing my Life I My trouble always came after eating any food — However light, And digestible, Eor two or three hours at a time I had o go through the most Excruciating pains, . I " And the only way I ever got ' "Relief!" Wns by throwing np all my stomach contained ! ! No one can conceive the pains that I had to go through, until "At last?" I was taken I " So that for three weeks I lay m bed and Could sat nothing I ! ! j My sufferings were so that I called two doctors to give me something that would stop the pain. Their efforts were no good to me. At last I heard a good deal " About your Hop Bitters ! And determined to try them." Got a bottle — m four hours I took the contents of One 1 1! ! Next day I was out of bed, and have not seen a "Hck!" Hour, from the same cause, since. 1 have recommended it to hundreds of others. You have no such . " Advocate as lam." Geo. Kendall, Allston, Boston, Mass, Downright Cru c lty. To permit yourself and family to " Suffer t" ' With sickness when it can be prevented and cured so easily With Hop Bitters!!! - Prosecute the Swindlers! If when you oall for Amerioan Hop Bitters (see green twig of Hops on the white label a/nd J%r .SouWs nanie "blown m the dottle),:' 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 andsue'him for damages for the swindle] and we will pay you liberally for the convio. tion. •'



I Pubic Notices. TENDBHS. '~ [ ENDERS ore invited for Building a I Cottage at Tinwald. Plans nnd 1 SpocificatioDS can be eeon at my Offio , . lenders to be sent m by 10 a.m. 0:1 MONDAY, 25th inst. [ 4 163 • B. BIKD 1 . NOTICE TO BEPAI'I FENCE. To .the .Owner p.f Rural Section 25503 , • Wakanal Road Dlattict. ;'p.AKB! NOiIOE that I deafre tho I dividing fence between Rural Sect n:\ ' 26503, and Rural Sections 25783 atd 27073"t0*e repaired immediately. Dated this 16th day Qf April, 1887. ! > ; RODEKIOK MoDONALD, ; Occupier of R3, 25783 and 27073. 4 1 150 • T^E CANTERBURY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE EXPOiiT COMPANY, LIMITED. TO STOCKO^NERS AND OTHERS. THE Company is now Booking Stock for Jane Freezing and Shipment, and aB the amount of space is limited early application is necessary. Ihe lißts for May Shipments are now a filled. F. WAYMOUTH, Secretary. Ohristchnrcb, 18th April, 1887. % 4 160 NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS, RA.OE3 AT ASHBORTON, 21st AND 22ndAPfiIL. SATURDAY Return Tickets to Aeh- burton will be issued at Christen urc'i, fim»ru, and intetmediato stations on 21st and 22 ad insts , available for return up to 23 rd inclusive. On the 2 1st and 22nd trains for and froTi Aehbarton will stop at the Saleyarda Siding: (opposite the Racecourse) to take up or set down passengers. Return Fares : — Aahburton to Ship- yards Siding, 6d first-class, 4d eecord- olaso.' Tickets available for day of iaeua only. 4155 j By order. A Sour old motto'is SMALL PROFITS i\ AND QUICK RETURNS, and as ' it is unpleasant to quote a lot of prices to mislead the public, we shall be thank- ful for an early call, and you can judge for yourselves. •'.-'' Note the Addbess — HAVES & CO, Cash Drapers and Grocers,. ARCADE, And do not be be misled. NB —Our BOOT STOCK ia IMMENSE. ""mount huit road board. IN pursuance of the "Roa3 Board? Act, 1852," and amendments there- to, and the " Regulation of Local Elec- tions Act, 1876," roUco is hereby givou that an election to eleob two persons to sarve on the Mount Hutt Road Board m place of Messrs W. McMillan and D. Oameron ffill be held, if neoessary, at the Bo%d Board Office, Methven, ani Barr- hill Schoolhouae, on THURSDAY, sth May, 1687 Nominations, In the form prcEcribel Id the second BchtJule of the " Keguh - tlon of Local ElectioDa Aob, 1876," wi'l ba received at tho Mount Butt Ro&d Board Office, Methven, before 12 noon en MONDAY, 25th April, 1887. Forms of nomination oan bo obtained from Mr MoWILLIAM, Methven, or from the undersigned. F. MAINWARING, Returning Officer. Aahburton, April 16, 1886. 4*120 A SURBUHBAN RETREAT, CONSISl 1 - ING OF A HOUSE AND 10 ACRKS OF GROUND. mENDESS are invited for Leasing for X 3 years the House, Ground, and Stables of the undersigned, situated off the Wakanui Road, and within 20 minutes walk of the Post Office. The above is well adapted for either a privata residence or a public recreation ground with the wator . frontage. The House consists of 6 rooms with entrance hall. The grounds are divided a3 follows :— 4 Acres m Orchard, 1 Acre Strawberries, tho balance iv Paddock, Lawn, Walks, &c. Tenders will be received up to April 30th. Apply to HENRY HUNT, 4^136 ' Or F. FERIUMAN. > ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that all County Water races must be thoroughly . overhauled, and cleared out to their original capacity before 10th May n-.xt. All occupiers and owners \yho may not. then have complied with this order will be dealt with" strictly under the pro- ■visions of the Bye-laws. By order. WILLIAM BAXTER, County Engineer. 12th April, 1887. 4«80 NOTICE .TO HOUSEHOLDERS. j AS the outgoing Committee of the Ash- bur! on Borough School think it desirable to have an expression of opinion from the Householders at , the Annul Meeting to be held on MONDAY, the 25: h inst., as to the'advisabloness of petitioning the Board of Education to erect a irido School at Allonton, would the House- holders kindly roll up at such meeting m force, m order that the meeting may bo a thoroughly representative one. J. C." DUNCAN, Chairman, ASHBCJRTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE is hereby given that at a spec/al meeting of the above Council held on Ist day of April instant a resolution was duly adopted, and will be submitted for confirmation as a Special Order at a special meeting of the Council to be hid. on FRIDAY, tho 6th day of May, 1887,. at half-past four o'clock m the afternoon. The object of the Special Order is to alter the number of members of the Conncil to nine, and provide for tho Election of Councillors as follows : Ono Councillor by Wakanui Riding; t*o, Councillors by Ashburton Riding ; ono Councillor by Rangitata Biding; one Councillor by Upper Ashburton Kidimj ; one Councilor by Mount Somers Riding ; two Councillors by Mount Butt Biding ; and one Councillor by South Rakaiu Biding. A copy of the proposed Special Order is deposited at the Offi'ca of the Council, Baring Square, Ashburton, and is opon for inspection of the public every week day during office hours. By order. F. MAINWARING, Olerk. Ashbnrton, jfpn^tMSST. 4 3 _ I'll chop ye into as many pieces as there are checks m the tartan! \ £QB ROY, April 21f3t & 22ud, 1



Pu' lie Notices PUBLIC HOLIDAY. ASH BURTON RACE?. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 21et hnd 22nd. fpHE Burgesses are respectfully requested L to CLOSE their places of business, from 12 noon on the above days. . TH.OS. BEALY, _: ' ' Mayor. Qch ! de'd you'll mak a spok for me ? A PRI L 2' & 22. WE ARE : OA%H ; — PU'ftGHASsER .."....■"' „...,..■ f , ! •' ••" '5 "] .5 ■ ■-■" •■ : <■ op" ■ •• i 1 .-:.:."; -1 Wlieat , ..I .Oats'; :,,,;;-" \ " Barley v Eyeglass H. MATSON & CO., ASHBURTON, STORAGE. STORAGE. STORAGE. WE HAVE ROOM FOR A LARGE QUANTITY OP GRATN; NO v"¥ltMIN. H. MATSON & CO., ASHBURTON. .! Dram Pipes. All SIZES— From 3 to 16 ißchea— • ■-. : ■■" With . -.BENDS, ELBOWS AND JUNOTJOSTS FOR SALE BY GEORGE JAMESON, ■.'..■■■ ASHBURTON ASHBUBTON COUNIY STOCK AN SALEYARDS CO., LIMITED. DIPPING SEASON, 1887 THE CONCRETE DIPS are now 50 feet long, and fitted with all the latest improvements For particulars as to coat of dipping sheep, apply at the Caretakers, QEO. JAMESON, 3 164. . Secretary. T AM A />|ASH pUROHASER OF WHEAT OAT© AND BARLEY GEORGE JAMESON, ASHBUHTON. 901 The eagle is lord above, And bold Rob Roy is lord below. ODDFELLOWS' HALL. Drapery, Grocery, Boots, Clothing, ftc. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY JFOB .EVERYONE. HATES"* CO. Having BOUGHT a Large BANKRUPT STOCK to the tuoe of £600 And many of these Goods are marked at LESS THAN HALF-PRICE Our determination is TO CLEAR. TUCKER & RESTELL, TIMBER, COAL & GENERAL MERCHANTS, HAYB much pleasure m informing their customers and othors that they aro now receiving Fresh Supplies of Timber OP ALL DESCRIPTIONS SUITABLE FOB BTJILDING OR OTHER PURPOSES, Consisting of Red and White Pino Boards and Scantlings Rusticated Weatherboards Feather-edge Weatherboards Tcngued and Grooved White Pine Flooring and Lining. Wo are now daily expecting from Auckland a OARQO of ASSORTED KAURI TIMBER. . 1-inch and £-inch Shelving T. and Q-. Flooring and Lining j Mouldings, Architraves, Skirtings. Our stocks of Kauri are kept under coyer m onr Sheds, Week Street Yard, so that the Timber ia clean, dry, well seasoned, and fit for immediate use, Largo Stocks of V.D.L. TIMBER DEAL DOOBS, SASHES HURDLES AND GATES. Ljsaght's Oib, and Goepel Oak Galvanised lien Sheet Lead, Sheet Zinc, Patent Roofing Nails and Wire Nails, Staples Btoel Fencing Wira and Barbed Wire Posts, Bails, E takes, Strainers, and Sheer? Yard Bails. NOW B^ING DISCHARGED, Ex ''Ocean steamers and other vessels, UTewcastle Coal Westport Coal Special quotations for orderß by the track load at any Railway Station m the district, MOUNT SOMEES COAL Kept m Btockjfor retail purposes, andenpplicd by the^trnck at pit prices. Tucker & Restell April JjMW,



■ Auct'on". ! IMPOETANT SALE .': of * VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, ■ ELEGANT PIANO, CARPETS, PLATIi, &0., &o. j \ WEDNESDAY; 27th APRIL. ■ r I At 1 o'clook sharp, i LFRED HARFI3ON. has : receivec 'xIl instructions from Mr SALEK,.Pa,wn broker, who is removing to Wanganui, t( sell by auction, at iis' remdencei Petei Street, behind the Oddfellows' Hall, th< \*hole of his Piirnitu'rejl'iatf and effects, as, follows :—-' .') { DBAWING ROOM- An:elegant Piano black and goldj richly ornamented, ful s|ze, irba !l>acfr, Ttricprd', oyerstruh^, bj Qtto Befohardt, -Leipsig ; ■ piet -glass; Whatnot; suite furniture, 9 -i pieces'. it maroon rep ; .handsome : : eilver-plated fender and irons; very hand- some table, m walnut, with massive legs : duet stool, m cerise satin and cretonne velvet; three valuable pictures ; large gilt clock, under glass shade; Japanese flower stand; valuable cffnaments; brackets curtain poles and nic-naoka. ■ BEDROOM— Iron bedstead, half tester, brass mounted, heavy and massive ; blan- kets and linen; hand painted Spanish toilet ware; Urge washstands; large chest drawers, cedar facings ; mahogany night oommode; fender and irons ; waaha'and and dressing table ; heavy oarpat, 16 x 14; three small table*: poles and rings; ornaments and sundries. ; BALL— Oi'oloth, handsome obeffonier, bookcase with glasß front, door mats, brackets, lamp. ' OTHER ROOMS inolude single bed- stetd,' matrasß, blankets, glass, table, toilet ware, carpet, p'cturea, crockery, oruets, plated tea service, matting, horse- hair couch, cheffoniar, tables, cane chairs, kitchen requisites, poi table boiler, param bulaVor— -in f&ct everythßng that is useful m a comfortable home. Sale at 1 o'clock sharp Without reserve. Terms at Sale. ALFRED HARRISON, Aucfioneer. Clearing Sale. LIVE AND DEAD STOCK THURSDAY, 28th APRU, 1887. AT MR THOMAS HARRISON'S FARM, RAKAIA, MESSRS H; MATSON AND CO. have received inst-noUons to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, On the above date, 1 The whole of the Live and Dead Stock, Furniture, &c, including 400 YOUNG SHERP HORSES IVTPLEMENT3 FURNITURP 1 , &c. vSc. - Full part : culars m future advertisement. Also, — \t the same time and place by order of the Mortgagees, — That well-known and really good and valuable Farm of 710 ACRES, more or less, now m tbe occu- pation of Mr T. Harrison. Sale at 12 o'clock, H. MATSON & CO., Auctioneers. LAND AT TINWALD. FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. MESSRS MILES AND CO. are instructed to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION, ON SATURDAY, 23rd APRIL, At 2 o'clock, at WR GEO. JAMESON'S WOOL STORES -|O i-AORE SECTIONS TO In the Townohip of TINWALD. JAORE with 5-ROOMED HOUSE. }| ACRES ON CARTER'S TERRACE. AND FOUB BLOCKS OF ABOUT 7 ACEES EACH, Moßt of them having FRONTAGES to the MAIN SOUTH ROAD, Also, -i £ £-ACRE SECTIONS T£ XO I" the IJ HINDS TOWNSHIP. ~T. FORD, Auctioneer^ SATURDAY, 23rd APRIL. Clearing Sale JO. DUNCAN, acting" under lnstruc- , tions from Mr John Meecb, who has given up business and left the district, will Sell BY PU BI 10 AUCTION, AT THE AEOADE, Without the slightest reserve the whole of hi 3 IMMENSE STOCK-IN-TRADE OF . '"■ Furniture and House Furnishings, Tools and Sundries. FURNITURE consists of— Handsome Velvet Drawlngroom Suite Leathea Dlningroom Suite Horsehair Suite * - Cretonne Suites Cedar and Kauri Chests Drawers Handsome Cedar Table Beautiful Drawlngroom Tables Gilt Mirrors, Brnokotn Austrian Chairs Besides Bedsteads, Cots, AVaahotancs Dressing Tables, Looking Qlatßoa Crockery, Pots, Pans, &o. } &o. In fact house furnishings, luzuriep, and necessaries fib for a palace down to " The i Ootterß' Saturday Night." The TOOLS comprise— Turning Lathe Beaches, Planes, Cramps Saws, Hammers Hand and Thumb Sorewo, Chlaels And all kinds of neoeßsary tools for i cabinetmaker and joiner. Sale to ooramonce at 11 o'clock witr the moro valuable part of the furniture and 2 o'clock will be about the hour J will start selling the Pots, Pans, Crockery and such -like amaller fry. Mark the hour of starting— ll o'clock ~ 0. DUNCAN, Auctioneer. Acoounta due by Mr Meeoh to be sen Into mo for settlement-, and debts doe hln are to be paid to me,— J. SJ; J)VSQW Unas



Public Notices. ONE POUND BEWARD. LOST Chestnut MARE ; stands 16 hands : white star on forebead, and scar on the back off side above the flank. HAVES & CO., 4 162 Grocers and Prapers. A #• TOISTLE MASONIC LODGE, No. 627, S.C sTTIHE Brethren of the above Lodge JL are respectfully requested to take notice that the Regular Monthly Meeting will be held TO-MORROW (Thursday) EVENING, 21st inst, m the .Orange Hall, Burnett Street, at 7;30 p.m. Visiting Brethren cordially invited. By order, 4E167 THQS, SMITH, R.W.M. BANK HOLIDAY. PURSUANT to"Ttie Banks and X Bankers Act Amendment Act, 1882," FRIDAY, the 22nd day of April, 1887, is hereby appointed as a SPECIAL BANK HOLIDAY at the offices of the under- mentioned Banks at Ashburton and Bakaia :— „  . . The Union Bank of Australia, Limited, JOSEPH PALMER, Chief Officer. The Bank of Australasia, E. W. MORRAH, Inspector. The Bank of New Zealand, . D. L. MURDOCH, 4J106 < . General Manager. Ma conscience ! wad ye hang a magistrate ? • RACE NIGHTS. ANAMA ROAD BOARD. , ANNUAL "ELECTION. IN Pursuance of "The Road Board Act, 1882," ani the amendments thereto, and " The Regulation of Local Elections Act, 1876," I hereby givo noti:e that an ELECTIuN of TW 0 PERSONS m the room of Messrs Peter and Walker, who retire by lot, will be held on May 7ti, 1887. Nominations of Candidates must be made m the form set forth m the second Schedule of the last mentioned Act, addressed to the Returning Officer at hie residence Hinds, Mayfield, on or before Noon on TUESDAY, May 3 JAM US BRAKE, . 4*135 Returning Officer- TEMPLAR HALL, TINWALD. TUESDAY, 26th APRIL. |\/| ESSRS ROSBLLB BROS, will have much IV I - pleasnre m introducing to the inhabi- tants of Tinwald on the above date their cele* " "'SURPRISE PARTY CONSISTING OF 16 PERFORMERS. Gymnasts, Acrobats, Song and Dance Artists, Serio-Comic and Motto Singers, Eng- lish, liiah, Ecotcb, and Negio Delineators, Comcciinß, etc. — — A Select Ball Will be held af asr the performance, music for which will be provided by au effi ient String Band. Admigeion — Eutortiinmonb ' Front Seats, 2 i, Back Seats, Ib. Tickets for Ball, 2s 6d extra . Doors open at 7 .30 ; performance at 8 sharp, H. HO3KLLE, Baroness Manager. ME W. C. WALKEE XNVITE9 THE ELECTORS OF ASH- BURTON TO MEET HIM AT Hetliven Schoolroom, ON SATUEDAY, APEIL 23, AND AT Oddfellows' Hall, Ashtoffton, ON MONDAY, APEIL 25, Each Evening at 8 p.m. 415 9 ODDFELLOWS' HALL. THE Grand; Spectacular-; Operatic . ' ' . . .Drama . . • ' ROB ROY MAGGREGOR will be reproduced under the auspices of the ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN SOCIETY ! On Race Nights* THURSDAY AND FEIDAY, APRIL 21st and 22n<3, With all the Original and Magnificent Scenic Effectß and Gorgeous Costumes. For particulars see Handbills. Prices of Admission : Front Seats, 3s ; Second Seats, 25.; Back Keats, Is. 17 0. DUNCAN, 4 82 . . Seoretary, WEDNESDAY, 9th PEBRX7ABY IN .THE ABBIQNED ESTATE OF H E N,BSY [B. CRO OK E'B 1 ' Diaper, Ohrietchurch. "XTOTIOE is hereby, given, that the JL3I BTOGK-IN-TEADE of the above Debtor having been aßßigned to Meßara Ohaa. H. Statbam and Peter Cooke ' . uaTrnsteea for the variouß creditors, the eaid STOCK will be BOLD to the Public on WEDNESDAY NEXT, FEBRUARY 9th, and Twenty-one Following Days, after which the FITTINGS and FURNITURE wttl be BOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION, as the premises have to b«j given up EARLY IN MARCH. Chrifltchoroh, February 6th, • ■ > '. ■' I . . > ••• • . .•'. ':'•:, .. ; : ... /■ . I ';' 'ft * ' t



Dpper Aehbarton "" Rldlng- Hospit»\ Grant 20 0 6 , Charitable Aid d Grant... ... 68 IB 0 n Drainage ... 6 0 0 > Birds' Eggs ... 19 16 0 _ 104 11 I BJackfo> d and Redolffaßoad 93 7 G Aahburldn Forks Protective Works Distrlot 35 0 C Planting ... 134 5 2 Mount Semera Tramway ... . 37 6 1 rrlgatlon Dis- trlot No. 1 ... 2 0 0 Irrigation DW- triofc, No. 2 ... 2 0 0 Irrigation Farm 4-16 6 £7500 11 0 I have Audited this Acoount, and have compared the Items with the Vouchers and find It correct, and the Debit Balance due to the Bank is aoourately set forth. J. Ollivibb, Provincial Distriot Auditor. April 12th, 1887. Balanoe-Shbet of thb Asbbueton County Council for the Yeab ENDING MABOH 31flT, 1887. £. 0. d. Dog Collars ... ... ... 641 3 5 deraldine County Council ... 299 . 6 2 Slaughter House Licenses ... 14 10 0 R*te ... 4491 4 7 Hotel Fera ... ... ... 236 5 0 Stage Carriage Lloatuiea ... 010 0 Lithograph Maps 2 10 0 Water Charges 101 5 0 Rant* i. ... 68 1 9 Subsidies ... ... ... 1448 11 4 Wholesale Licenses ... ... 20 0 0 kakaia Gorge Bridge, ... 70 0 0 Blackford and Redoliffa Road 170 5 0 Storm Channel Hinds ... 35 0 0 Rokeby Water Race ... 25 5* 0 Maintenance Water Supply... 88 16 6 Ferry Ealing 10 5 0 Rangitaia Traffic Bridge ... 16 0 0 Ashburton Borough Council Balance Traffic Bridge ... 162 3 3 Taylor's Creek ... ... 77 3 7 01 Water Racn 4 0 0 Uneroplojod Refund ... 0 5 0 fifarcu 31st, 1 887, Balance, U.B.A 2551 16 10 £1C484 17 5 £. s. d. April lßt, 188?, Balance, U.B.A 2757 4 1 Office .„ ... 892 12 11 Office Repalre 25 0 0 Advertising and Printing ... D 5 5 1 Legal Expenses ... ... 28 11 3 Bridges 1474 14 11 Water Supply 386 12 10 Dor Collars 55 13 4 Hospital Board 480 0 0 Inspector Slaughter House?;.. 15 0 0 Drainage 362 16 0 Licensing Districts 62 17 3 Planting ... 137 17 2 Main Koads 357 1 8 Destruction of Small Birdi 465 6 5 Protective Works IPB 0 0 Maintenance Water Supply... 989 18 8 Ohristol arch Charitable Aid Board 1188 1 5 Rokeby Water Rac* 25 5 0 Water Charges 9 10 0 U.8.A.. Interest 295 6 6 Mount Som*rs Tramway ... 37 5 1 Irrigation  19 3 0 Irrigatka Farm ... ... 4 16 6 £10484 17 5 I have Audited this Acoount and have compared the Items with the Vouchers and find it oorreot. J. Ollivibb, Proviqclal Distriot Auditor. April 13th, 1887. Balance-sheet o» the Plantati n Bisebvbs Account fob the Six Monibs ending Mabch 31st, 1887. receipts, payments. £. a. d. £. s. d. Rents .-■ ... 40 1 3 ■ Planting ... 149 8 4 Sundries ... 2 2 0 U.B .A. Interest Overdraft ... 0 18 0 U.B.A Balance 112 7 1 £152 8 4 £i 52 8 4 I have Audited this Account and nod it oorreot. J. Olmvieb, Provincial Distriot Auditor. • April 12th, 1887. v Balance-Sheet op the A shburton Ojunty Council Deposit account fob the Six Months ending Maboh 31si, 1887. receipts. paymems, £. c. d. £. 0. d. Ootober l*t, 3886 — Balance U.B.A. 49 12 4 Deposits Reoeived 22 15 0 Deposits Paid ... 51 4 4 March Slat, 1887— Balance U.B.A. 21 3 0 ! £72 7 4 £72 7 4 : Examined and found oorreot. J Ollivibb, Provincial Distriot Auditor. April 12th, 1837. Bal'nok-Shef.t of th» Ashburton County Council Dkpos t Acooum for the Tear bndifg March 31st, 1887. RrCEIPTS. 7 AYMBNIS. ! • ■ £. s, d; £. 0. d. April Ist, 1886— Balance U.B.A. 17 9 0 Deposits Received 63 18 4 Deposits Paid ... 60 4 4 Balance U.B A. 21 3 0 £8L 7 4 £81 7 4 Examined and found oorreot. J. Oliivibb, Provincial District Auditor. April 12, 1887. Balance Sheet of the Water Supply Account for the Six Months em)ikg March 31st, 1887. receipts. paym nt 3 £. s. d. £. s. d. Ootober l«t, 1883— Balance U.B.A. 72 19 2 3 Raoe ... ... 0 14 6 0 1 Raoa ... 46 10 0 I Raoe... ... 21 4 10 Balance U.B, A. 5 18 10 £73 13 8 £73 13 8 Examined »nd found oorreot. J. Ollivibb, - Provincial Distrlot Auditor. April 12, 1887. Balancb-Sheet of the Water Supply Account f b the Year ending March 31st, Iftß7. RECEIPTS. PAYMENTS. £ a. d. £. s. d. April Ist, 1886- Balance U8,4. 8 6 9 Ruddenklauo • Private Raoa li 19 6 1119 6 D 3 Raoe ... 2 10 11 b 3 Raoe ... 21 710 21 410 01 Extension ... -46 10 0 49*10 C Balance U.B.A. •• 5 18 10 -■'" ! - £88 4 1 £88 4 1 Examined and fonnd oorreot. - /-'"■■ J. Ollivibr, ProvlnoialDlatriot Auditor. April 12tb, 1887,



___ Public -Notices. AS3BURTON FIRE BRIGADE. usual fotaiightly practice an t meeting is POSIPONBD frot Tburs^y, April 21, to WEDNESDAY Ip.il 27. Full attendance requested. F. SOOTT, Captain. A SH BURTON Sportsmen are herob; X\_ notified that they will be at llbert; ■to Bboot over the Westerfield riverbei after the Ist of May, on which date al sheep will have been removed. O. G. HaWDON. ONE POUjSD REWARD. THE above reward will be given foi Information that will lead to the re > >very of a light draught dark grey Filly 3 years old (unbroken), with long tall James Galletly, Pendarves, or 0. Hard] and Co., Rakaia. * Lost from Pendarves ASBBURTON COUNT! COUNCIL fTIQE Treasurer directs the publicatior, X of the Balance-Sheets for the Sis Mouths ending March 3lst, 1887, andfoi the year ending March 31st, 1887. By order. F. MAINWARING, Clerk. Aahburton, April 19th, 1887. Balinoe-Shbet or txi AsbbubtOh County Council *ob thus Sec Months Ending March 31st, 1887 General iccorar. £ 8. d. & s. d. Rates, 1886 3059 7 0  Crown Lands ... 94 6 1« Dog Collars, '86 15 8 0 „ „ '87 163 3 5 " ", Fines 110 0 Kent Aahburton Sale Yards ... 2 0 0 ; Geraldine County Council refund RangitataTraf- fic Bridge ... 218 1 8 SalejTimber Ran- gitati Traffij Bridge ... 16 10 0 Hotel Fees ... 10 10 0 Ashburton Boro' Council balance Ashbnrton Traffic Bridge 162 3 3 Taylor's Creeks 77 3 7 Subsidies ... 240 12 0 Slaugl taring Lioenses ... 10 0 0 01 Water Race refund ... 4 0 0 Reserves Rent, Reserve 5800 10 0 .: Unemployed re- fund 0 5 0 4076 0 9 Water F" up ply Acoount — Water Fees ... 10 15 0 Ashburton Oiding — Snbsidiea ... 675 18 6- Mount Soruere • Riding— ■■•Subsidi s .... 173 19 1 Rangitata Riding Subsiding ... . 95 12 6 Ashburton Forks Protective Works District Rate- 10 18 4 Wakauui Proteolve Works District Rate 5 10 0 March 31st, 1887 U. B. A. B.ilance ... 255116 10 £7500 11 0 £ b. d. £ s. d. Union Bank O.D. October 1, '86 3828 11 7 Engineer's salary 116 17 10 „ TravelHrjg Expenses ... 914 6 " Engineer's talary 112 10 0 Clerical asaiat- aucce... ... 17 11 1 Cffio'ia Expenses 64 5 4 Poisoned Grain 67 16 6 Bridges tarring, &o , 244 3 10 Unemployed ... 110 18 4 Rang'tata Traffic Bridge repairs 436 3 4 Ashburton Traf- fic Bridge Bal- ance construc- tion 3 4 0 Ash bur ton Traf- fic Bridge Re- pairs 4 6 0 Legal Advice .:. 2 .7 .4 Dog Oollar3 Con- tract S7 18 4 Licensing Dis- trict Expenses 15 19 0 Expenses Elec- tion of Com- mittees ... 12 4 7 " Advertieing ... 51 11 4 01 Water Race 13 9 0 Inspector Slaugh- ter houaea ... 11 0 0 Taylor's Creek... 165 4 4 Repairs Office and House ... 25 0 0 Interest O.D. ... 128 15 6 6480 1 8 Water Supply Account— .:. Maintenance ... 300 11 0 Rangers Salaries I«'4 2 4 Engineer's salary 76 8 10  Travelling Expenses ... 114 1 Clerk ea'ary ... 12 10 0 Office Expenses 8 3 4 Clerical assist- ance 1 18 II Repairs Head- works ... 23 12 6 Enlarging "Races Rakaia Plains 225 13 4 Enlarging Races ■ Aohborton- Rangitata Plains ... 2118 0 Auxiliary Watßr Supply Waka- nul Oieok ... 80 8 0 , 916 12 4 Mt. Butt Riding Black Mountain Track 28 3 6 Hospital Grant 24 0 6 Charitable Aid Grant,.. ... 70 9 8 Storm Channel 15 19 4 • 138 13 C Aahbnrton Rid- ing— Butterick and - Leadley's Drain 118 13 6 Hospital Grant 36 19 4 Charitable Aid Grant... ... 108 7 8 Wood's Creek ... 418 0 Birds' Egga ... 71 7 6 ■- 340 6 ( Mount Sonaers Riding— Ashb o r ton Gorge, Road 58 5 0 Hospital Grant... 10 18 8 Charitable Aid Grant... ... 32 1 8 — r— 101 5 Rangitata Riding Hospital Grant 10 0 6 Charitable Aid Grant... ... 29 8 4 .. / 30 8 1< South Rakaia Riding— Hospital Grant 18 0 6 Charitable Aid Grant , 52 17 8



There ! tak a drap o' the cor- dial yer worthy faither, the Deacon, was sac fond o\ ROB BOY. ODDFELLOWS' HALL LAND TO LET FOR CROPPING. IHAVR 650 acres grass land to let for cropping on rca^o&able terms. GEORGE JAMHSON, Ashburton. ASHBUETON TAEDS. TUESDAY, 26th APRIL. Special Entries. Kf\C\ HALF - BRlr 'D WETHERS, 4 O\J\J and 6-tooth, m very forward condition. -<AA FAT 4-tooth CROSSBRED JLUU WETHERS. • • 1 Cl(\ FAT CROSS P RED EWES. I^A FAT LAMBS KAA HALF-BRED EWES, 4 anc OUU Qtocth, m lamb. O(*K CROSSBRED LAMBSj &C. &C. Miles an 1 Co. GEORGE JAMESON, Agent,