THE GREAT BARRIER MURDER

AucKt.^D. J»cu»ry 18. In the CTeat nuirder caco. m which Caffrey Rrd Pern Vjnd charged wHi murdering Rohmt T:-yl r, the ovi«oiiCt! ard croßr-pxvminalion of ihe wu G ace C eary, alias Graham, pf»r»mourof Pe> n, lasted nil day In tmn roojnc'3 Inr avarice v?ns orntradictoiy to thr.t g'ven In th« Lower Crurf, and Ms genual Ui - ricrcy v.-as> to < x-utpaie Pei»r.. 1»< th« early i-tnije of hor ev ; (*Mue. tl:e Jud?e «iid she teemed to «iv« her eviow cp very faMr, but m the !f»'t-3r f.t». ; e* he fenii-rkert'tlat, tho wiliiea* vaß evidafct'y Whppsml ?n Yenn 1 ?! fov^r, bs, fiii.eo t\ s h d bf en m 'ln» Vnx, h<? hat» e«?n her oxchanyf •miles with the prisoner.

[Bt TelsqiulPH.] ArcKLASi), January J9. At the Great Barrier tri«i tt-day Mrs T«ylor, widow of ihe uinrdercd mzn, win. wrb dressed m deep mourning gw? evidence of what transpired on ths mon> Ing of tbo murder. P*n:i oamo to the house after 7 ».m. He «aid he camo from tht» outter Teviot, and wanted butter fur the Taitaa, another Teasel lyli>« m the bay. Perm eat down a while, and wit nets and her husband prepared to giv«s him the batter, and then Oaffray sprang m, preientiag a revolver and >houtlt>g ihroe timea m a rough 'oico, " ut U P y° ur hands, Taylor." The Utter said, •• Oh Johnny, don't shoot me " Conld not see if Perm had a revolver, as he kept hia hands m hia coat pockets Gaffcoy fired three shots at deceased, who staggered a Httle and ran into the bedroom, PeDn and Ca.Srey following. LJeard a fourth phot fired Ihon, and ran away ncreEmipg for help, followed by Perm with a revolver, who was threatening to ahoot hor if she did not keep quiet. Appealed to Csffrey to protect her, and ho to d Form to desist, both men going away. On hor return to the bouse ahe found her husband on the bedroom ftaor. Her two d-. u«htera had fled, and the only llvina person m the house was the infant ohiid of Mrs Sey mour, which wbb m bed, the latter having fled m her ufghtdreiß. Witness believed Oaffrey had killed ha* tv?8 v anri, because the Baw both mon with her husband m In the bedroom, Perm holding the latter with his arm round hie n ok. The wit ness was croßß-examtnod r.t length.

THE MOUNT RENNIE OUTRAGE

HORRIBLE SCENE AT THE EXECU TION. The special correspondent of the Lyitelton Times publisbas the followiug horrifying del ails r.f th 6 cane at the exe cution at Darlinghuret on the morn-^ ing of the 7th inst.— The liangine: «•■ 6xß-1 to take place at nino o'clock, butler g before th*t hour a large crowd o men and wome assembled out side the p 01. At least 140 ppreonfl, including doc era and scientific pa en, members of the Bar and representa tives pf the Pre«B, we o famisbed with t'ekets of admispjon, an;} a gre*t deil of unseemly orowding and confuuon tcol; place before tht fie wero all ushered into the gaol cortidor where tbo txaouti >n wa& to take piftoe. A new gallows had b^cn specially erected for tha purpose of this execution, clcbb to th -■ condemned c?llf, the old gallows not bein:* large enough to I admit of (he simuliinrous execution of] more <h*n two persona. Shortly a-'ter nine o'c^c'* the condpmned men were conducted t.n th» galk\y3. The fksfc to en'er- the corridor was Martiu, a prJoat boipg by his side, who waß praying earnestly Tho > cams Bead, followed S> the J?rcgojj:etian chaplain and two other FreßbyJerian oleri-ymon, ona of whom had been with the prisoner all through the nigh* It ia tfc»ted ihr.t the condemned youih was ia a very religloua frame <f mind and quite resicjneil 10 his-fatp. The other tyro ynntha Doffy and Boyle, fol lowed, Attended by Rev Father Byrne, Chaplain to the gaol, and another Rev Father from St. Mary's Cathedral. All the four prisoners were pinioned, their ar job being bound tightly do*n to their ■Ide, but their hands were loose. The £loj«an Catholic palprita wore ao r o(|s over the^r prhon garb. Boylo waa deathly pale, bdt the others were no-, and all four had apparently T^-Vnfl themselves up to face death brave'.y. iiefore the ropes Vere adjusted the Sheriff eaid that Head had ] handed him a loDg writton sta'ement to be held secret until after the execution. *' He solemnly declares his innooonce," aal^l the Sheriff, "trastiug In the Lord Jesus Christ and Saviour, but h» s blear conscience as t> his inno'cenc i. " Robert Raad wihea also to say that so far 5* bji small knowledge of tie affair ox l^pdt, and fyom &U he |>aB heard from the Other' condemned wen, he believes thai those who have been reprieved, saving Donnelan, are also innocent. The other prisoners said nothing at all, and no state ment was made on their behalf. The exe eutioneer then covered each h<*ad with a oanvas bsg, and adjusted the ropea for a drop of Sit 6in. Ail being ready, there yere a few seeouds t( painful pause. The aissffttan't hangman (hen sei'ieed'th* lever with a despe'rete grip, and pulled it A dull c'hokii g thud followed, and all wae over. The four bodies were eeen hang ing m the gulf below. Then a horrible scene occurred, Evidently the ropes wore ipo tbipjf, or the length of the atop was riot long enough to diaUokte (heir neck* at 6nce, for' after "a few etcoads the^ jrretched youths commerced to struggle »nd Jsjck violently,' thus slowing thai sirangplation and not dis'eciiji on was kill- Sog thejp Read struggled Jaatt of all. Puffy violtntly ehiyered and ccramencod to twitch hi* handß and Ic^s aud kick con clusively, Martin'p etrnggjes wore speci ally pairjfnj to witnetij. Ho vras the li hrest, and kloked violently ar.d made fmn|ictffo te t'> free his arms, fisting his right forearm aim out behind his bask, endeavoring t*> ondo the rope whloh bout.d him. Ia the violence of his f truggl. she •overal limes contracted bis body until it was at an angle of thirty degree with the rope that suspended him. For several minutes he struggled, »nd then his Agoaii b were drawn to an end beneath. Boyle also iufftred terribly. Ho kicked^ and tried to jerk hla head away from tho tope. For thtee mibntee this lad nruggled vi'.len'tly btfore dea'h releaaod hita. $)ich of tht> ißds kicked eg one shoe. The white cup over Duffj's head was stained with blood |rcm hiß'rnouUi, Bojlo wbb also stained with blood from rij's r'gbt cor. r ( • c cxc cutlon w«sar»utal l>u'choiy, and wrb a terrb'e &$Ar. It is stated that Martin breßthed for tan minutes after he fell. Dvffir, m falling, bit through his tingue go horrifying was the aoene that rome ipegtators fainted, while plhers tyrtpd pajoand trembled, At the inquest the doctors testified I^»t death resulted, m the caee of Duffy, . from di»]ooation of the npek, and, m the oaßcs of the othe r tbrpe, from strangula tion. Ovt r ( ne thousapd perspna aeeem bled outuide the gaol, bqt all remained quiet.

His Excellency the Governor gave per mission for the bodies of i he men executed to be handed over to their friends, for privets inte/mnnt, euV ject to the funerals befog under official eupervio'cn. Tlutteriffltat.. ..re Ur too raaiyperaora on the ec; ffold &t the last nwrnnnt, whrge presencn interfered con siderably with. Che hanpnian m the per firmatide of hs Wiik. There were no Ibbs lhan seven clergyman on the to, ffold, all of them remaining while the men wer» being hanced. This so upset the hang man that ha had a' mo difficulty m plac ing the noose round Martin's neck, and hli fall vu broken m consequence: t>.. i n

Quiet nerve and balmy" Bleep m Hoy Bifters, for sleepless' ladies and invalids* Co. make the genuine. Notice.

AS OTHERS SEE US.

That there should be depression, and comparatively speaking stagnation, m a country with such immense natural resources, such wealih-producing capa bilities as New Zealand, and m another place, at at Home, correspondingly large capital lying idle for want of out lets for its profitable employment is an anomaly which can only be accounted for on the hypothesis of the ignorance of Home capitalists of the opportunities which New Zealand affords. What is wanted is, obviously, that complete and reliable infoimation should be supplied, and for result we feel sure that we should witness the setting m of a flow of capital towards our shores, and that active operations would be speedily entered upon for the develop ment and turning to profitable account of the many valuable natural products, which only require capital for their development and utilisation. It is, therefore, with very great pleasure that we observe from the published report of an interview with Mr Price- Williams, as given m Ihe Press of Saturday last, that this desideratum is m a lair way of realisation. Mr Williams comes to the colony with a high reputation as a mining and mechanical engineer, and may be regarded as a specialist with regard to his knowledge of coal-mining and^ot minerals generally, having been selected by the Statistical Society of England (of whose Council he is a member) to report on the coal supply of England, and haring had a long experience m connection with mining works m Wales. He has been sent out by a wealthy financial association m Eng land specially to report upon the mineral deposits of the colony, and particularly, we believe, upon the coal and iron ores of the Collingvvood dis trict. He has travelled through the colony from Auckland to the Bluff, has visited the Collingwood district, the Westland mining districts, the Maltern district m Canterbury, and the coalfields of Southland, and appears to have been more than satisfied, to be indeed enthusiastic as to the mineral resources of the colony. He speaks of the hematite deposits as most valuable, and of such extent as to enable the colony to supply Eng land for years to come, and pays the highest tribute to the quality and exr tent of our coalfields m Westland and Southland, which he calculates will last for a thousand years, while those of Great Britain will be exhausted m about a third of that time. The Malvern Hills too, he finds, contain nearly all the known, minerals, and from the accessibility of the district by means of railway communication, its comparative contiguity to a shipping port, and the extent of the deposits as stated to him, he predicts a very im portant future for the district as a centre oi mining industry. To quote from the report from which we gather the foregeing-—" The first thing that appears to have strijck Mr Williams is the contiguity — ii such a word may be used — of the varioqs minerals, perhaps it would be more correct to use the word concentration, which expresses his meaning better. In the colony, he pointed out, within a very limited area, he saw coal, iron, manganese, lime, copper, &c, which elsewhere would be found widely dis persed. But this, as Mr Williams pointed out, as well as the almost in exhaustible quantity of the mineral deposits of New Zealand is almost un known to the majority of the English people. Of course to a select few scientists it is known, but the great bulk of the people, more especially the capitalists, have not the remotest idea that so large, valuable, and easily workejd mineral deposits exists }n the colony. This being so, it is necessary th,at gome piearis should be taken to acquaint' th^rn .'with thy fact, and'^he visit of Mr Williams is for that purpose. He comes, as he 'very lucidly and ex pressively pijts it, as. an intermediary, \n England there is a large amount of capital seeking investment ; m the colony are rich and extensive mineral deposits waiting for capital to develope them and add to the prosperity of the colony as a whole. The mission of Mr Williams js \q bving these two together, and judging from the way m which he speaks of what he has seen of our mineral wealth since he has been m the colony, the result should be success m this direction.',' As a whole Mr Williams's bpjqiop. 3s gn expert, of o«r rnineial resources 1^ of abW favor able character ; andf he intends on his return to England : to read a paper before the ' Statistical Society pn the mineral resources' of New Zealand, an£j hag gecured " 3 number q,'f specimens from the Malvern JJiUs and elsewhere to illustrate jr. Efe afa^es $hat h.e feels sure the information he will be able to afford will be quite new to the great hody of English people, and will very likely have the effect of inducing a stream of capital to flow m this direction, and adds that if the Association wh.i£h represents ccc matters as he should present them' to them, the result df hts'visit will probably be the' employment m the colony m the development of o{lr mineral resources of a large amount Hi jingjlish capital. We are very" glad indeed to hear it, and our readers wil| join us m the Masonic aspiration, VSo mofe it be. 7 -' ' finally, speaking of the colony a? he had seen it, Mr \yilliams said that V. he had exbau.ste'd, his stock of superlatives, being bp.tb surprised and deligh'ed at ;ts, cljmate, natural resources, and spepery. ]j?rior to visiting New Zealand, he had no jdea what a grand future was before the colony, and given the aid of capital m its development, there is no pa,rt of her tytajesty's dornjnjpns., m, his. opinion, which has so grand a prospect or so fair a future before it." This is highly encouraging and, reassuring, and it would be a good thing for New Zealand if we had a few mote visitors of the same sort as Mr Price-Will lama,

The Mipier Telegraph tells the following Btory, whioh is m,uQh too good to be loßt. On » recent occasion a young lady's straw hat blew off while looking out of the window of a railway oarriage on the line not far out of Waipawa. Immediately a gallant youDg fallow jumped down, ohased the hat, and, returning with it m triumph, handed it to tho lady, and resumed his seat! This is a positive fact, and may be classed along with that of tho old woman at the Bluff, who, invited by the guard to ride, replied that foe could not, art ehewao^ina hurry that day." ' ' *

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Alleged Te jury. Auckland,' January 19. It '8 expected t!\-t » ;tos«cii s^ii fo perjury v. i i 1 arieo «ut of ijio On< hunga arson ca*>p. The Bankrupt Water.3. Wellington, JnuHrrl9. A- warrant *>■•*» <<wi i 'Rue i '"or (ha anos' nf W. .».;. W»ii«si - si •■•n n c'lH-^n >f eir hfzzYiim (;i>rt<in mouey helming fo ih : » Lhi'.d rtiul L-Mtj C xnpany The Cass Against a Wanffanui Solid' or Mr OnarJes Goi-k'a (Soiirt >r, of Wanjjan >) ron-Hucv vr*a rrvicpd ii Bmio> by (ho Conrt ti; 8 morning, a>;d it wsd shown l.J»»t a i>»m o) m n^y entrut>ti>d to him by W. P. Ch:«i*Lk luet lean lent to a velati n, and ; Ii > m-r«itas>o had been marie out m hie owa iu me, Tltb, h« afterwards pledged to his banker, and Chad wick oxp rie^ced torn? difficulty m getting back the money. On Cook's bo half it wae admitted that bis conda t was wrona;, tut it was urged that it did not duunnfc to more than an error of judgment. Tho Conrt took this view, merely order eg Cook to pay the costs of the proceedings Fires. Dunedin, January 19. Ferae t'a Cordial and Wine Factory, Maclnq.'ftn street, wis burned down thifi morning. Tfce building belonged to him, and ffas imured. i<« the South British for £UO, and the machinery m the came «ffio3 f. r £100, and m the National for £400 Flaif ihe Litter waa ra insured m the New Z aland effie. it I supposed the c^u^e wan sponteneous combnsfi'in. Grani'a hotel, at Gore, vrss burned d wn Tho buiUtog was injured for £1000 m the North Brit'ab, of which the National, Lon.ioD aud Lancashire, and Norw'ch Union ea h have £250 ; also m the Tquitible for £500 Toe etock wa* insured, but by what amount is unknown here. Forfeiture- Th« Land Board today decided to for feit a larpn "timber of deferred payment lioonscn " r .-t«?l->ctnr« do not re luce their arrears •■• h.u *»»« "r tw > mnnths.

RUIN OF ENGLISH FARMERS.

The aita of agricullura are •■m-tag the oldtftt fini grastest of hum m industries ; an \ m spii o of the «norm >us gi'oirth of our m uufdcturing bo >vUi> s, the expansion of our shipping and the world«w de spread tf out commerce, agrqoltuio ia still the moat important of o~r business enqage mtiiits Hi a pouplo It is, therefore, ail 'h*3 more serious that car farmer should be saft'frint; from Buoh a depro.iaioa as now hold 3 them ; n its grip. In I eland, P<ir llam^nt has had to at p in to moda'ate the dlatre?a of agriculturo ; but m England, Sootland, and Wa^etbioga have not yet come to si deploraVl-) a pa<-a as to have necesnitated tuch action an took place m the sister isle a few years ago ; but thsre are ominous simiß on the horizon th*t worse things are corning on v) 3 than wo h-iVa y. t experianr-ed m the farming dis trict> ■ f Groat Britain, Though farmers are proverbially a grumbling c'sjjs, they are also a long-suffarii g body of men ; and it may well be th-tt the condition of 'hlrg^ i< not even worse than piopl-i have bo.iev'Hl <v than tho fa-ra«ra themselves havoa^at-d. Wo Imv3 lately hid inter vhws wV\ a cjood nviny farmers in ] the hea t of South W.ilaß and Mon m )uthahire, »nd th) revplations th<»y made of the adverse oiroum3fances wi'h which they had to c nleud are certainly start ling. Men rch" have spenf; thoir whole livea m the study and dai-y pyjcfclca of sgr'cu'tnro and stock-raisißg pursuits, and who add to their lengthened experience a full Bharo of natural shrewdness, are unable to keep ihem^elves above water m the preeont eea of competition.

." We cannot make enough tj pay the landl >rd and the parson," they Ray ; <( and bo all our patience, frugality, and hard work, laud us m heavy losses year by ye*r."

And as no man can live on hia losses, the money wh'ch they had inherited or perhaps caved m better timaa Jong ?ono by t'a now lost and the farmers mosfc of them have heavily overdrawn at their bankers.- " One caae'cime under our notice where a business-like, intelHo;en v , and energetic man has farmed 300, acres for ten years with a net result of a loss of

'" How much better.", pajs he, " if I had refrained from the hard work of I^bor altogether and' Hy^ed q'sietly and oomfo if ably 6n the Jpl6o per an.ncm whio,n I haye eatik. The' "difJacuHles vri^h w^'ch we farmers have to" c.on,tend at the present moianeot are many gnd insuperable J^abovors have beooma more costly, inde pendent, and unreliable. They are only thinkicg of getting a deal to eat, too much to drink and smoke, and frequent holidays for a booze m the publiohouees or a jaunt to the nearest fair or market town. Then, cereal oropß will not nay m the face of imported Uveadefaffa. ♦ few yeacs ago the''i?rftinh firmer was advised to turn his attention to tt->ok -rearing. This we did," aaya our informant, " and what is the retult I We laid a great, deal of land down m pasture and went m for stock, and now by reason of the comniti tloa of imported animals, we' eahn'ofi'geC a remunerative plici tor onr horses, cattle,"o r sheep. The reoti, the tithes, and the taxes fall more heavily on us than ever. '.The landowner is often h^m-r eelf ma fix If ho is a wealthy m^n Y^o haa inher^tecr hia eaia^a u»jencura bered, |\e may be ab?e a.nd— vyhat is »ore"rr-willing to giye a robato of from 8Q to §0 PQi" cert on }he rental. If he has eomparatiyely re^eut'y bought the land at a high prlo.*, he will not bo willing 'o m.»k3a,oy qubatmtial redaction. And if lie h a m'Bcrly or a poor man, he will make no reduction except tuoh as may be aotual'y forced on him "

The conclusion of tha x?ho!a unVter appears t^o b.o t'alh ; Tnatwhi". n/'du'ty m rb^ufred to be paid on foreign imports, the prioeo British farmara obtain for their produce will hot pay them to oontinuo their avocation unlosla tha ooaaitions of lelnd tenure on vegards renf, tithea. &c , are enllrely altered. There Beema to be no other alternative. Of course there are even nr.w people with c, lit tie money enthusiasl'is enough to invest it m farm inp, and who a.re ready \i take fa,vorab!y sitoa^e^ and 'attMctivo farms, B.i'.fc if men who baye made agrii ultyre tbp^r life work cannqt m^ko it pay, what hope 1b there for ainaleuru } The tin^e ia fully come for th§ nation to face 'ho problem. Fariiaing is nqt, paying. On t}\B oontrary, good men and true,hearted women are being Impoverished and ruined by high rents Bnd tithes, coupled with low priced and foreign competition .~lionsQn Jfaym and Horfie.,

HOW HE SCOOPED THE POOL.

--■■ J .^.- A pleftßant faced, genUemanly }oung stranger walked into one < f the most swell and magnificent dr'nklng palaces and oalled for a punch When the oHio<v»n- )n wm completed he nl^ \' t to hia 1!p * B *' at the ■»»"* ljine t na t he koEßed a ornwn on tho bar m payment. The coin, {ell like the hank of lead, that 14 vrae, and the sound prodaced by its contaot with the bar was a» flat as the kerohug of a frog m striking the water. The sound at trao'ed the attention of two or three of the young man's neighbors, and they eyed him with come ourlosity, as if wondering what lorfc of a verdant £9 wa.s to attempt to pass suoh a eoia. The barkeeper simply glanced »t it and imiled, and waited for the stranger to produce a tub atitute. The orovrn piece did look dis reputable, end no mistake. It was b.at tcred and bruised^ bad a plug iv one , corner, and the milling about the edges was m a state of (tad deoay, irhller added to all thla was a oolor that betokened it

to be lead from Leudville, and no tn'.e --" What ia the matte:?" .saked tho patron of h<* house *nd proprietor of (ho queer piecn of bof'W. T"fl crowd laughed atd tha barkeeper Biioyerttd that another coin be substitu ted " Oh, tbci'B it, is it V responded the genil'MMsnly y«-ung rosn. pr&tendinß to ox.«mi: c >hf fl\ta on hie uns V ry proffjr. " '•* c , don't you knmr th»t I am wlad y v v». fined v ; that crown m w-'srih five times ?.fs f.«ce value io anybody that has go' cr.vrmon sense " IV r. . r threa of the party cast w look nt t-l.e date urid tlioa laughed a^ain. '•Why, yr v a-e !o- l'ah, you a* tn»:i," a.ii cne r.f them pitying y. "Aa money, a bushel oaaket full of those things would not be worth oue half penny I thought a' first that it might have an old d*te, but if it was coined, whiln Noah was cfl at m the ark it would not ba worth more than it Is, ' which ia simply noth'ng." Wih th : a the barkeeper fell; impelled t> givo 'he young man some kind advioe to the effect that he hud bettor not make any more attempts to p&es the dfraj thine, or he would be liable to arrest. " That'B all right, gentlemen ; I'll bet any of yon £6 tVat that coin is worth fire times its faoe valne, juat to show you that I know what lam about." " Oh, we don't want rnnr monoy," pot m the barkeeper ; " just pay fn< that drink nnd s*y nothing moro about it " " Very well, eir, I'll pay you on for the drink with any sort of money you like, but when you grow wisor yon wi 1 be sorry that you did not t*ke your payment oufc of that worthy, bot miioeed coin," and wi'h 'hia the orner of the violation of tho law agaicat counterfeits produced % wallet faiciy buretiog with its hoard of bills and gold, and pveed over a half Boverei^n for the juoch. The sight of hia wealth caught the crowd at one, and tivo of them iinmediutely offered to acoept the hut he had proposed a few seoonde before. Tr.e young Mlow irritended ta heaitate ; and then ln^inaated that they should give htm odda on the wager. "Very well, since >ou aro bo clever a numlamitist, I will give you a chance fo your m-.iney. I will bet £6 to £2 that tbat ooin fa not wor'h £1 to any one, excepl yourself. Of course, you cannot be t{ c j idi?e of Us worth, aq ym are betHng on it " " Well, that ib fair, although I would prefer t"> apprise th^ value of my own goods. I will take your wager and leave it to any cannon eeuse man that you may select." "Done." " r?efc me, too, on the i»me terniß ? " asked anothe? of the party, and another and Biil anoihe-, The young man accepted all the offer*, and thea offered to wager the barkeeper drinks for the p»rty on the result. The drink mixer accepted, and piled up £2 on the tr-p of the liquids A respectable old gentlom m was called from the other end of the har to hotd tho stakes nnd act as referee The mot ey once 3eprsited and the terms of tho bet explained, t^a half tipsy air that the youDg fellow had oirmd Bod U'nly disd'-ppoarex?, and with his pen knifb he t a -e fully p ised tio o >m apart. The t<vo halves split like the oaae of a watch, and m tha centre vrsn a little exoav-fciou oonuiloing a splcudiJly gonuit a sovereign. The referee p«sed over the stakes without a word. The ba^kseptr made a bluff nt a araile, lut it seemed more of a counterfeit than the old prown pieoe The thre§ younc; m»n who b?t fj d m te^'Oh of fr^sh air, The yoni>g m.^n qu'etiy folded up his ooin, took hit drink, recniukod that it was a pleasant day and ■ walked out, having a trail of th ( ck blaok gtocm behind him

THE ASHBITRTON GUABPIAJR, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, ISS7



'■"■■• -■ •■■.,.. ' ' '' : . i ■ • ■■ "■ '■■ ■ » ASHBUBTOV WOOL SAEES TV^E BEG to ntimat* to pur Oltwti and Others interested that: «ir NEXT WOOL SALE OF THE SEASON FOB THB ASHBURTON DISTBICT Will be held m oar Stores on Tuesday, January 25th, 1817, When a Large and Varied Catalog!* nff . be submitted to competiti»»« * Clients will oblige by fotwatding p» ticulors as early as possible, «o as to tin* of catalogue being prepared. Wool. Wool. WooL LIBEBAL CASH ADTANCfii AGAINST WOOL Consigne us (or Sal* eitto et CHRIS TOHUROH ASHBURTON, AUSTRALIA* OR ENGLISH MARKBiqj H. Matson & O^/ ASHBUBTOW 1112 OEKTBAIj H OTBLi Ji W. MoßAE haying taktntht •Jbtil^ „ Hotel, soiloits • ihara b|tMtro«^P from the people of Ashbnrtbn a»4 tSm ronuding aigtrlota. Beat Brands of Wfrtfc Spirits and Beers. r Good Btafyfng —Feeds, Ojw , Smug**. Horeee and Bnggiea to lit oa hlr*» prices to meet the tlmea, For the convenience ot tra?eU«» hansom oab will meet all train*



FAYARD AND BLAYN PAPER SIXTY years of great encccsß proclaim its Bnpeiiority m the treatment of Tiolent Colds, Irritation of the Chest, Aching, Sprains, Sprains, Sores, Scads, Corns, Bunions, Soft Corns, eto. This medicine, the property of which has been established more than half a century by thousands of cnrea, ia o? an invaiu- nble nee m many inflammatory ofceases against which there are not tt any effi actons remedies, ! and is therefore justly considered by a gre*t number of our most eminent phyßicians as the most active and leant irritating agent m the above aiT'Ctions. In order to avoid counterfeiting, Messrs Fayard and Blayn'a signature hwj to be required on every roll of paper and on the box. Wholesale $0, Bne Boint-Merrl, Paris (France), and sold by all Chemists m the Uolonie*. Ashburton WOOLSALES OUR THIRD AND LAST Wool Sale OF THE 3FASON Will be held at our WOOL AND GRAIN STORES, WEST STREET, > ON Tuesday, 25th Instant, At 2 p,m, FBIEBLANDEB BBOS. Grass Seed. TC7B ARE PURCHASERS of GRASS f ? SEED m larße or small quantities. HIGHEST PRICE GIVEST. FBIEDLANBEB BBOS. Cornsacks CORNSAOJC3. Just landing, ex Triumph, 1000 BALES Farmers will please sand os their orders early. PBIEDLANDEB BB6S. REAPER AND BINDER Twine and Wire > We are also landing, ex Aorangi, BEST REAPER AND BINDER TWINE AKD WIRE, which will be Bold CHEAP. FBIEDLAHTDEB BBOS.



. Business X otice?, _ _ r . Good News io the Fanners. ANOTHER SHIPMENT OP TBE OELEBUAEED Walter A. food's New Steel Wheel Binder, Per ship Theodore, vrhich arrived on Friday, January 14th, from New Ywk. 7: THESE MACHINES HAVE ALL THE LATEST IMPKOVEMENTS. INSPECTION INVITED. L ' AN EXPERT IS IN ATTENDANCE FROM THE PAOTOBT. RTISSLAJST TWIKE ' 4 ply, rpsniog 900 feet to the Ib. : . A STOCK OF EXTEAB BTEPT IN ASHBUPTQIT. F.FERRIMAN. W. FATCfIIKQ TENT, TARPAULIN, FLAG, AND HORSECLOTH MANUFAOTUiafIt, A LARGE STOCK ALWAYB ON HAND OF TBNTB OF ALL ffIXM CALICO, DUCK, TWILL, AND CANVAS. Manilla Rope, Plough Lines, Fishing Lines, Clothes and Gardta LlneV. IRON AND WOODEN BLOCKS.^ Speoial attention is called to the well assorted STOCK OF REAPER AND BINDER CANVASES, - AH mad* on the Premises. Battens and Canvaß kept m ptook, and repairs promptly executed. Tarpailins ttwm 6x8t024 x3O al way b m stock v Oilskin Clothing made on the PremiMs. MARQUEES from 12 x 21 to 25 x 6S ON HIRE. 4 Ail Orders bt Letter ob Teleqiiam Pbomptly Attbmbbbto, : W- PATCHING, ; ; 10861 STREET, ASHBURTON.



NOTIFICATION OF VALUATION. ! mAKE NOTICE.— The Valuation 801 l X* for the Borough of Ashburtcn for the year 1887 is now open for inspection at the Borough Council Offire, Baring Square West, Ashburton. -All objections thereto must be left at the Resident Magistrate's Court, .Ashburton, on or before the Jsth day of February next, addressed to the Assessment Court, and a copy of every such objection must be left at the Town Clerk's Office not leas than seven days before the next sitting" of tho said Court. CHARLES ' BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council Office, 15th January, 1887. 1°99 Auctions. ASHBURTOJS" wooljal.es MESSES MILES & CO. WILL hold their THIRD SALE of WOOL BY AUCTION at MR. G. JAMESON'S STORES ON Tuesday, 2flth_of January inst. J. T. FORD, Auctioneer. GEO. JAMESON, Agent, 12*95 Ashburton. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd. , IN THE TCSTATR 7HOMAB GOLLJNi?. Town Section 448, Burnett Street, with Dwelling House thereon for sale. MR. T. BULLOCK has received instructions from the Deputy- Officiul Assignee to SELL BY PUBLIC AOCTIONi At the Arcade, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 22nd, T.S. 448, fronting Burnett Street, and only one Section from the old Borough Council Chambers, on which is erected a 4-Roomed Dwelling-house. This property is well situated. Inspec- tion invited. Terras at Sale. Sale at 12.45, T. BULLOCK, 1* Auctioneer. FOR ABSOLUTE SALE. THE ASHBURTON TOWN HALL. MR. P. C. TABABT (m conjunction with Messrs Friedlander Bros.) instructed by tho Liquidators, will sell by Public Auction at the TOWN HALL, ASETBURTON, ON TUESDAY, THE 25th INST., At 1.45 p.m. sharp Tho above valuable property with all the rights and appurtenancos belonging thereto. The property fa adjoining the Somerset Hotel, has a lurge frontage on the main street, and is well worthy the attention of capitalists and others. Terms afc Salo. Foy fqll particulars, Bpply to F. C. TAB ART, Auctioneer, Or FRIEDLAND&R. B.ROS, IJIO4 /shburton. CLEARING SALE, WITHOUT RF. SERVE. MESSRS H. MATSON & CO. ()» conjunction with Messrs Fried- lander Bros.) are instructed to sell by Mr Henry Anderson, carrier, who is retiring from the business of a carrier, at Mr J, Olark'e yarda, Tinwald, on THURSDAY, THE 20th INST., The following plant, viz ,— 1 8-horae Waggon, m good order 10 DraughtH.ors.es, all excellent workers Harness, ooraecovere, etc., etc, Terms at Sale. For further particulars, apply to H. MATSON & CO., Auctioneers, Or FRIEDLANDER BROS. I*lo6 Clearing Sale OF HORSES, OATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS THRESHING PL AH T, OATS, OBAFF, COAL, AND SUNDRIES, Jk'£ TINWALB, IN THF OLD YARDS, ON THURSDAY, 20fch JANUARY, ISB7. MESSRS H. MATSON & CO. have received instructions from Mr Joseph Clark and other valued clients to sell as above, at the OJd Yards, Tinwald, rQ Young, Staunoh, Sound, and ** Handsome Draught Bf&RES and GELDINGS, one of the best lines ever offered m Aah- burton O/i Head MIXED OATTLE ■I O MILOH COWS 1000 Saokß Be-dressed Blesded AUUU OATS, e W h 5 bnshels to the bag 1000 BMh ? IsORUSHED OATS 1 A Tons CHAFF, Oataheaf and xv Straw 1 Oft Tona Threshing and Hoqso AW COAL, to be taken away at required throughout th© aeabon. Also., ThresMng Plant, consisting of Engine Oombine (Rue ton Prootorj Elevator, Water Oarfc. Every* thing all m order ready for Btart, Speoial terras if repaired. The AnQtloaeers wouM draw special to the above draft of Horses, as they are really first-clans, and well worthy the attention of Farmers, Shippers, and others. The *bresbinp Plant Is m thorough yorfclng order, and will be aeen at work on day of sale. The Qat« »<« a fi«t-ola>B sample, one bac representing the lot. A large quantity of ueefnl sundries will aiao be offered. Terms easy W*. JWaneheon provided. Sale at 12 o'clock. H, MAEBON & CO. l *W ;



I, . LICENSING AC I ', 1881,. r T HKREBY give notice m accordance ■*■ with the provisions of "The Licensing Act, 1881," and " Amendment Act, 1882," that the ANNUAL ELECTION for FIVE PERSONS to form the COMMITT E for the Licensing Dißtrict of the BOROUGH of 4SHBURTON I will bo. hold at the Borough Council ; Chambers, Bari' g Square West, Ashbur- I ton, on FRIDAY, the 4th February, 1887. NOMIN \TIONS, m the form prescribed m the B?cond echedule of the *' Regula- i lion of Locnl Elect'om Act, 1876 " will ! bo received at the Town Clerk's Office, I tf'l 12 o'clock nooo on THURSDAY, the 27ih Jununry, 1887. CHARLES BRADDELL, lleturoing officer. „ Borough Council Office, Adiburton, 19 th January, 1887. Rob Roy McGregor At oW Tenderg. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL."" mENDERS are invited for lease of J. Borough Reserve, 1692, Tancred treot (old Library site), for 3, 7, or 14 years. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned by Noon on THURvSD AY, 20th mat., and tenderers to Btate for what purpose required. CHARLES BBADDELL, Town Clerk. Borough Council office, 12th January, 1887. 1 86 A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT ASi> VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE nl 12 o'olock sharp — Howee, Cattle, Piga, Produce and Merchandise. Agen* Norwich Union Fire Inoutance Company FOR SALiS— Movcable Hat on pair wheels ; tw bunks. Champion Wa Machine, 60b, Call aliening Seed Power, by Haxton and Beatie cheap. Ploughs, Harrows, and other iraple- rrentH. Cbeyleamore Club Tricycle, the beat kind made — cheap Piano, by Bord, nearly new. Cheap Spring Carfc— Cheap 1 Chaffoutter, by Bentall String B nder by Wood, good an new, very cheap TO LET Five roomed Cottage, Oox street ; rent very low to good tenant ALFRED HARRISON, ffla conscience On 2 ?!;£ 27th T. Bollock. TO LET.— A 4-Ro<med House m Kennedy street. T. BULLOCK. miNWALD— Town Seotions 371, 572. X 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, m one block, fronting Thompson Barest, near the County S»leyard,s, for sale at a low price, and on liberal terms. Apply to . T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE, or TO LET.— Six-roomed House fronting the Town Belt East the property of. MrR, W. Clayton, As he has left for the North Island, this will be sold at a low price. It is well situated, being a high, dry, and healthy position. If not cold will be le at a low rental to a good tenant. Apply to T. BOLLOCK. TO LET, at a low rental, comfortable Cottage m Grey street, nioelj situated, and lately m occupat^o^ r €'lisr& Coutti. Apply to . v •' " T. BULLG^. TO LET, at a low rental, a 5-roomed Cottage, fronting Cambridge Btreet, Hampstead, near the Convent. Apply to T, BULLOOK, TO LE3\ Lots 1 to 13, containing 3a 3r. 23p., all fronting Alford Forest Road, and adjoining Mr James Sm^th'* property. For particulars npply to T. BULLOCK TO LET.— For 3or 5 years, with or without a purchasing clause, B.S. 25349, oontatning 137 acres, sitnated near the Orange, at the back of the Utaceoourie. Apply to T. Bullock. TINWALD. TO LET at lw rental, 3- roomed Cotiage near Mr Shearer's. T, BULLOCK. TjINWALJX TO LET. —Four/ roomed Cottage on Graham 'p Bpad, lately m the bccU' pation p| Mr P. Heron. Apply to T. BULLOCK. OATS. — A quantity for Sale ; good sample, T. BULLOCK. TO LET— At a low rental, Oeutca Bakery, together with »hop and dwelling house. Apply to T. TO LEI, a three-roomed Cottage gt Trevorton. Rent, 3s Q4 p^r ~y?qeb Apply to ri O LET— 2 Oottacjea m Grey Street I ko«rn aa Coutts' block ; Rent as> par week. , T, BULLOCK, FOR SALE— Two sets of three lea,voc barrows, by " Howard," y. BPLLO . FOR SALE — Lot 25, fronting the North Town Belt. Price, £19 Liberal terms if required, Apply to T. BULLOCK. TO PAINTERS. TO LET at % lo\j r&ntal, Shop n BtwelUaghouEe m Moore ataee I laUly In ocoupetion of Mr Luorb. ■ 9ULTOOK OEAPEES& BINDERS FOR, SA.LS McCormio^ Ww Binder ... £2Q i „ i, •• .» 4 10 i _ j» _.»»„.!» *" 1 Deoring Twine Binder „,,' lv» : Samueleon Twine Binder ... 12 i M I) )} •••15 [ T. BULLOCK.



; ASFiBURTON. C^D^ AND R^S.A. i rpHE Quarterly General Meeting will be ! I held oo WEDNESDAY, the l&h J met , at 8 p.nj. ; A Special t^enera,! Meeting will be held after the quarterly meeting to elect a President m tho place of Mv 5* & Nelaon resigned, E. J. FOOKS, 1 118 Secretary. ASH BOSTON. TOWN HALL CuM- PANY. fTHHE Liquidators and Guarantors I reqiipst the to meet them m iho ! pper J\sy.om of ih,e Town Ball ofl FKJDAY, inst.. at 4 30 p m ! Bußiness important, ' T. BULLOCK, I§U5 For the Liquidators. Gregarach ! ! At %™™™ CONTRACT — "HI" WA?"TE© at once, Teams for Plo.ugh- ing Grass Land at Westerfield. Apply on the station to IJIO3 W. De B. WILSON. ASHBURTOBi: i BOROUGH SCHOOL TREAT "TTTILL be held m tho Mill Paddock, vv kindly lent by D. H. Brown, Esq., on FBIDAY, 21at JA^UABY. . Children are requested to assemble on :tho ground at 11. Sports at 12 Children will please bring their own mags I§ll9



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