AUCTIONEER'S REPORT.

Mr Alfred Harrison reports his wetk'y \u25a0ale, Saturday, January 7th, ss follows :— Cowi— A few good springers wore yarded, but sales were dull, £4 being the highest prloe obtained. Pigs— Slips, 7s 3*, 7s 63 to 12 ; wea ners, 4« 6d to 6s. Iv good demand, with enquiries for more, Poultby— Fowls, 2a Id ; dncks, 3s, Pkoocob. — Potatoes, new, Id per 1b ; ohlckwbeat, 2s 3i ; Oats, Is 3d to U 6d ; bran, 3a 6d ; sharps, 6b; mutton, If i ; cheese, 2d to 3d ; hams and baoon, 14 to 43 ; Onion* lf^parlb. Implements —Reaper, £6 ; chaffjutter, £16 103. Haraess. — A consignment of boots acd shoes j furniture j end sundries m full foroe, at usnal. j

HORSE MARKET.

Mr T. Bullock reports for the week ending Saturday, January 7th:— There was again a large entry of horeeß, viz , 38, and a very gocd attendance of farmers and other country settler*, and biddings were more animated than at the previous ft&tardty's sale, but the class of horses offered were only of a medium stamp, and prfeei realised accordingly. There were no first class draughts. Out of the day's entry of 38, 23 were sold, at the follow ins prices, v z :— Five-year-old medium draughts, £19. £21 10* ; aged, of a fairly good stamp, £13, £14, up to £19 ; in ferior, £8 10#, £9, £9 I 0«, £11 ; 4 year olds, light, £10 10s, £13 6*, £14, and for » better stamp np to £18 10s ; 3-year-olds, £10, £13 10j ; light harness horses, £8, £8 10s ; inferior. £5 sa, £6 10*. Haoks. —Little demand, only thoce of an Inferior \u25a0tamp changed hands at low figures. Sundries. — Second-hand McGurmick twine binder, £22 ; MoOormlok wire binder, £8 * do £8 ; drsy, £5 10s ; saddle and bridle, £2 10j. A quantity of harness at market rates,

IRISH AFFAIRS.

[FIB PBESB ASSOOIATIGff] (Received January 9, 11 50 a.m.) London, January 8. The assizes show that a great de crease m crime has taken place m the West and South of Ireland. Mr W. J. Lane,M.P. for Cork, has just been arrested on a charge of intimidating. In consequence of the appeal of Mr Wilfred Blunt being dis allowed, the shops m Porturana, County Galway, where the appeal was heard have been closed and hung with crape. Dr Tanner, M.P., prevented a collision between the populace and police, urging the former to boycott the latter instead. |

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[PER JPBESS ASSOCIATION.] I Arrival of Warships. Wellington, Jauuaty 9 H.M.Si's Nelson, Calliope, Rapid, and Diamond arrived this morning from \u25b2uokland. The Gisborne Oil Wells. Government has received advice from If* Gordon, Inepeotor of Mines, reporting that he In highly impressed with the •xtenfc and prospeots of the Giaborne petroleum districts. He will prepare a report on the tobjeot for Government. Supreme Court. Oheistchukoh, January 9. The Criminal sittings opened this morn log, There are 17 oases. Mr Justice Ward, m hU charge, regretted that the oases though notmore nnmeroas than oioal f comprised moat serious crltneif, in etodlng murder and atgon

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

(Fxb Pbbss Association.) (Beoelved January 9, 11.50 a.m.) THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON. Loitdon, January 8. H.M. torpedo cruiser, Lizard, which joins the Australian station, has sailed for Sydney,

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

The return of imports and exports for the year shows the value of imports ait three hundred and sixty two mil lions, and the exports at two hundred and twenty-one millions four hundred thousand pounds.

MR STANLEY.

Congo despatches to December 10 are silent as to the movements of Stanley and much uneasiness prevails m consequence.

THE EMPEROR WILLIAM.

Bkblin, January 7. The Emperor William is suffering from fainting fits and ppins m the abdomen.

RUSSIA AND INDIA.

St. Petebsbubg, January 7. The Moscow "Gazette" advocates that India should not be disturbed by Russia if England abstains from ao alliance with the Central Powers.

THE BARQUE SATURN.

Adelaide, January 7. The barque (Saturn is insured m the South British for

A MODEL SHOP

One of the best organised places of boslneM m Enrope, says the Paris correspondent of the " Daily Telegraph," it the well-known drapery establishment In the Faubourg 8t Germain, called the Bon M&rche. Its proprietors are dis tinguished pot only for (heir tucceps m trade, bat also for their continual en* deavora to make the numerous hands both comfortable and prosperous, and pertont who m England finanoo establish* ments of the same kind, could not do better than take a few leaves out of the book of Madame Veuve Boucicanlt and her par'nerg. Tfce Bon Marche is opened At ft quarter to eight m the morning, and business proper begins at eight. No fines «re isfl oted, but absence without cause or unpunctaallty, is not tolerated. The home closes at five mioutes to eight m the .evening: There are as meals a collation of coffee or ohooolate and bread la the morning, breakfsst a la JourcJiettc bttween half-past nine aod half-past eleven, dinners between five and seven, *nd m eammer refreshments froaa two to foar. The staff has everything needful whether for amusement or instruction m the houte. There are courses of Eogllsb, uaaid/and fenolng, readiDg routns, piauo lootaii, and games. A doctor is attached to the hodse, whose fees are paid by the fism, and all persons incapacitated from work through illness are carefully looked after. But the most important drganiia- Mon of all is the pebilon fund, whioh| has tieen endowed by the liberality of the gonoicault family, Twenty yews' service totltles the assistants to a pennon, Provided 'they have attained, if men, the cige of fifty, and, If wbmun, to that of foftj-five. In these olrcunmanoos it is ao wonder that the young men and women who tre' lucky enough to set placet m the Bon Mirghi *hlo]p twlco l«rtn^ tt.

IDLE LAND IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

» > Mi Bradlao«h made a strong statement i>\ Parliament m regard to the amount oi unirnprove'i land In England He con 'r-eds that the evidence obtained by the Duka of iiichmond'a Commission m 1882 Bhows that thc.ro are at least 10,000,000 or 12,000,000 acres now lying idle m the United Kingdom, which would admit of being cultivated with profit — " profit "m at least this eenee, that they would reim burse with intereat all capital laid out In cultivating them, and would provide & livelihood for tho laborers who cultivated them, and leave beyond this some further little margin still, however small it might be. They might not be fertile enough to provide a living for all those threa classes — laborer, farmer, aud landlord — whom Disraeli m a famous sentence declared that the land mast support. But if the land oould support even two of thei* classes, or even only one of them, Par liament ahould see that it was at anyrato made to do that little, rather than left unoooupied, and so supporting nobody at all. "Very soon," said Mr Bradlaugh, " the oountty will be driven face to face with this problem. The land question of England will soon be the battle question of England. Happily It is not too late for that battle to be fought out amicably. But bow the battle will end there can be no doubt, for the times are over m which wealth and force oould legislate as they wished. To-day, the hammer, th> loom, and the spade are the voices that must be listened to la fashioning our laws."

THE PROSPECTS OF THE ELEC TRIC LIGHTING INDUSTRY

• The depression which has characterised '\u25a0 the electric lighting industry for a long time, m the opinion of experts is about to give place to a period of activity. During the last five yeara great progress has been made m the production of electricity, storage, distribution, and lamps, and the whole apparatus of eleotrio lighting is now maoh more efficient as well as oheaper Professor Ewing, of the University Col lege, Dundee, m the coane of a leoture on the subject, pointed oat the leading improvements which have been effected within the past five yearr. The ooet of a large dynamo was then about £2 per lamp, now It is only 7b. Lamps are now mere endurable. Storage batteries are trustworthy and permanent. By transformers it has become possible to convey eleotrio energy In the form of a current of small quantity at great pres* sure, thereby only requiring small con ductors, and then convert that into currents of large quantity and low pres sure suitable for ordinary domestic use. By this means the problem of economi cally distributing electricity for inoandes* cent lighting from a central station is In a fair way to be solved. The electrio meter of Profoesor Forbes, made public only Jast month, will serve to tell bow much electricity each householder is oonsuming, j Ist as a gas meter does for gas. Elec trical engineers have certainly not been idle, and if it can be demonstrated that the new Jlluminant is as cheap as gas the anticipated progress is beyond doubt.

A TERRIBLE SWIM FOR LIFE

Mr Harker, oae of the two survivors of a party of six, drowned recently off the Auckland Heads, gives • the following version of the sad occurrence- :— On Mon day morning, about 7 o'clock, we left St. George'o B»y. When isve got outside tha North Head there was a blg~sea running, and the wind was strong, with sudden gnsts. We were just about a mile past Gull Point when a fierce squall struck us. Armstrong was steerbg and brought the boat's head up to the wind, but I dent think he oonld have let the m ia'heet out, ar ahe went broadside on quickly, but I cinnot be sure, as 1 was up forward at the time, and hardly knew anything until 1 found myself thrown into the water. The others had been sitting about the coaibings, as the cock pit was almost completely occupied with the dlogy. We were ail dressed In 11 tile more than our shirts and trousers, but I think Debney bad his boots on. When the boat went over we tried to get upon her bottom, but she sank almost immediately. We then struck out for the shore, but oould not keep together long, as the big waves drifted as apart and hid us from view. I am alrroit sure that Debney had his boots on, as be was a strong swimmer, and I lost sight of him iboufc a couple of hundred yards from the boat, and I think he must have gone down then. I did not see Henry Bankart or Armstrong after we had left the boat five minutes. It was impossible to do anything bat keep going with the t'de, as the waves broke right over snd iwamped yop if you went at all to windward. About three-quarterß of a mile, as far bb 1 conld tel>, from the shore I passed Hammond. He was some little dlstanoe off, and I saw him on the top of a wave He cried out to mo, " Its no use, Mr Hanker, I can't manage it, I'll never get ashore." I replied, " Keep up your heart, Herbert ; keep going ;if any of us can do it, you ought to be able to." He struck out again, but I lost eight of him, and never saw him again. For some time then I thought X should never get ashore, as I did not seem to get any nearer, but I did not leave off, end at last touched bottom on a sort of reef. I looked back, but oould not see soy of my companions, and thought I was the only one saved, but I afterwards flaw someone swimming near the shore about a quarter of a mile off, and then a man landed on the point whom I saw to be Alfred Bankart, I hailed him, and he joined me, and we watobed for a long time for any sign of the others but did not see any of them. I was, as far as I could jadge, about an hour m the water. I have swam long distances before, but never one like that swim, or m such a sea, After leaving the plaoe where we got aahore. Bankart and I walked about three miles to Mr George'a at Takapuna, and told him the news. He fixed us up a bit, and gave us some clothing, and after a short rest he drove us to the North Shore, and we took a boat to Auckland. When we got over we reported the matter to the police, and after I went home J sent round and broke the news to all those concerned."

AN ANCIENT FIRE BRIGADE

It is Interesting to read a fire brigade report 1800 yean old. Here is one by Pliny to the Emperor Trajan, made at the time when Pliny was Governor of a province m Asia Minor :— •' While I was making a progress ia a different part of the province, a most destructive fire broke out at Nico media, which not only con snmod several private houses, bat also two public buildings, the town honse and the temple of Esis, though they stood on contrary sides of the street. The occasion of Its spreading thus wide was partly owing to the violence of the wind, and partly to the indolence of the people, who, it appears, stood fixed <md idle spectators of this terrible calamity. The truth is, the city wan not furnished with either engines, buckets, or ary single instrument proper to extinguish fires, which I have now, however, given in structions to be provided. You will oonclder, sir, whether it m»y f not be advisable to form a company of fireman, consisting only of one hundrea and fifty members. I will take oare none bat those of that business shall bo admitted into it | and that the privileges granted them shall not be extended to any other purpose. As this corporate body will be restricted to bo email a number of mem bers, it will ba easy to keep them undei proper regulation." The formation oi the fire brigade was forbidden '• by the Emperor on the ground that firemen were bo often guilty of bmofce3 of th< mho.*- "Thtffcww, 11 j. \u25a0 -i j

MORE ABOUT THE NEW LAND ACT.

Besides tho^e central features of the new Land Act with which we dealt m our last issue, there are other pro visions to which it is desirable to call attention. One manifest improvement is contained m the first operative clause (Sec. 2) whereby the boundaries of the | Land Districts of Auckland, Hawkes"! Bay, Otago and Southland, as defined m the Act of 1885, are very properly made identical with those of the land registration districts of the same names. The convenience of this is obvious, and the only wonder is that its desirableness should have escaped notice at the lime of the passing of the original Act. It is also noticeable that m determining as between simultaneous applications for the same land, recourse is once more had to the old system of lot. The right- to acquire the freehold of holdings on deferred payments or per petual lease, which under the old Act could only' be exercised after the expiry of a fixed term of years, is henceforth to be exercisable at any time, upon the completion of the im provements required by the license or lease, and the payment of the full purchase price of the land, or so much thereof, m the case of land held on deferred payment, as has not already been paid. The right of purchase is also extended to the holders of per petual leases m mining districts under like conditions, subject, however, to public notification of the intention to purchase, and the consideration by the Warden, Commissioner and Minister of objections thereto, and to the proviso 1 that no application to purchase the freehold shall be granted which ( shall interfere with or prejudice * the right of any holder of a miner's right, mining claim, mining lease, or licensed holding, to discharge into any watercourse within the said land any tailings, mining debtts t or waste water. As regards applications for the purchase of unsurveyed land, it ' is provided that such land shall only be open for application after public notification (advertisement), and the Commissioner, on the estimated cost of < the survey being deposited with him, may allow any applicant to have the land applied for surveyed atj his (the applicant's) own expense by a surveyor f employed by the Surveyor-General for ( that purpose, and that an allowance for c the cost of the survey at a rate not ex- a ceeding the ordinary cost of survey of * rural lands shall be deducted from the / purchase money. If the land is before the completion of the purchase reserved or withdrawn from sale, the applicant is to be recouped the cost of survey at the above-mentioned rate, but if the 1 applicant refuse or delay to complete the purchase of the land after survey, he is to forfeit the cost of such survey, \ Holders of deferred payment occupa- - tion licenses under the Act of 1885, which are for a period of ten years, can have the period extended to fourteen years, and the amount of instalments annually payable will be thereupon reduced to one-fourteentb, instead of one-tenth, of the purchase price, and the annual payments already made will be calculated as constituting so much \u25a0] payment In advance as the difference J may represent. The residence condi- ti tion is henceforth not to be insisted a upon m the case of bush lands held on J deferred payments if permanent im- | provements of a substantial nature are 61 effected upon the holding to a value equal to twice the amount stipulated B for m the license. The •' thirds "of the price of deferred payment lands q payable to local bodies are heuceforth to be so payable m respect of lands held upon this tenure within village and special settlements, and such of the moneys so received by the local bodies as are directed by the Act of 1885 t0 be expended m the construction of roads, may, with the Minister's approval, be applied to the supply of water to, or to the drainage pf the lands to be : benefited. Pastoral deferred payment license holders can m future exchange such licenses for leases of small grazing It runs, under the conditions that any such lease shall be antedated to the date of the license surrendered, and that the rent shall be equal to ?^£ per q cent, on the price of the land, the pay ments made m respect of the license up to date of surrender to be counted s as so much rent m advance as the pay* menrs represent. All applications to - take advantage of this provision must, however, be made before the first day of January, 1890, that is to say, within two years from the present time. The maximum limits of area of small grazing - runs may, m oases where the Surveyor-General certifies that the t land is not suitable for occupation c m lesser holdings, be extended to not * exceeding 20,000 acres, instead of 5000 the present maximum limit, j Another very important provision is \ that of Section 26 which allows any t holder of land on perpetual lease to « exchange his lease for a deferred pay- ' ment license j while by sub-section 2 ' of Sections 27 it is also very properly . provided that no land held on deferred payments, nor any Crown lands of any sort held under any tenure less than freehold shall be capable of being sold for non-payment of rates. The above, with the provisions explained m detail m our article of Thursday, constitute the salient features of the most useful ; and liberal amendments of th.c laws, relating to the Waste Lands of the Crown which has ever passed the Legislature, and if it were only for this one Act the recent session of Parlai metit must be held to have been pro ductive of excellent results.

THE ASHBUBTON GUABDIAN, MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1888.



H- M- JOKES- THE Revolutiou of lira--) has brought us to another ORTSIS m the History of Life culminating iv the afri' al of SANTA OLAUS, who is expected here between the 24th and 25tli ins?. T > afFord a proprr and fittin : reception of the above mentioned distil. guißhed visitor, the undo Binned has procurod from the beet Market a LARGE an 3 VARIE.D assortment of STATION &KV, BOOKS, TOYS, FANCY GOODS, GLASS and BA^KETVVAWE, OKNAMEMTc 5 , and other GOODS too numerous to particularise. ;_ OPENING oP"iiw PPtrMISES. m In order to extend and fucilitato Busir.ess, the Propno'T h -s Tectod l.rge and 1. commodious premises adjoining tho Someiset Hotel, East Street, whic » will be opened I, temporarily for the XM AS tiade. te _ — ' -\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' \u25a0 : \u25a0 • .•/'\u25a0 )f COME AND SEE THE Is TABLES ! COME AND SEE TEE 6d TABLES All I ocda marked m plain figures at loweßt possible prices; COME ONE t OOME ALL 11 O 3MB EARLY TO AVOID TBB CRUSH. SCHOOLS LIBERALLY DEALT WITH. SMALL PROFITS. LARGE ANDy '• QUICK RETUKNS is the MOTTO of the Proprietor. \u0084\u25a0 12 9 The Standard \u25a0 Fire and Marine Insurance Company OF NEW ZEALAND. WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. . CAPITAL— £I,OOO7OOO. STEELING. • HEAD OFFICET DUNEDIN. INSURERS have the most undoubted Security '-under this Company's Policies) together with an assurance of Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. FIK-JS and MARf NJ3 RISKB accepted on a<l descriptions of Property and Merchandise, alßo Crop, Stack, and Maphine Risks at t \u0084 Lowest Jbtate« of Premium. , ; Fidelity of Persons holding situations of trust guaranteed. OFFICE: HEREFORD STREET, CHRISTCHURO B. (Opposite Bank of New Zealand ) ARCHIBALD fcCOTT, Manager for Canterbury. ALBERT BOBERTP, \u25a0. Agent, Ashburton. . 15 THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE OF NEW ZEALAND OFFERS GUfcEJAT ADVANTAGES TOT>^^ l p C r\T\l C about to make their wills, and desiring to secure tho JL J-iX\OL/INO faithful execution of their last wishes. T^A T)T7T)QnATQ a^ oufc t0 marry and make provision by m jut! ago 1U X XjIVU UIN O contract or settlement. TOT^I7T)QAK^C contemplating the settling of their estate, or of a X. JujL\OV/1i O sum or sums of money by trust deed. 1317 P QH W Q desiroUßof constituting trusts for charitable or X Jur\O\JV\O benevolent objects T(\ rfIDSIIPM TDIIOTCCO holding moneys m trast for peraons 111 rUntlull inUUiLLU resident m this colony. All such should obtain detailed information from . the PUBLIC TRUSTEE, Custom House Quay, Wellington, or from ACLAND, BARNS, AFD Ou., CBRISTCHURCH, Or D. M. ROSS, TIMARU. 16 GHEISTIAS MDNEW YEAK. THE . :. \u25a0 .. The "Zealandia '" Boot Store HAB made special preparation for the Holiday t'me, and is SELLING at tho LOWEST possible PRICE, Goods suiiabfe for Presents, etc., together with the BBual EVERYDAY LINES. CONE AND SiiE F.iK YOURSELVES. '\u25a0 Everyone can be suited, both in' PRICE and QUALITY, and the Stock is larger and better sorted than any whoreels?. GIVE THE " Z.,8." A TRIAL, AND YOU WILL GET THOROUGH SATISFACTION. *ZE A.LANBIA" BOOT STORE, .. \u25a0\u25a0,\u25a0;\u25a0 EAST STfiBET. , \u25a0 "'.- LONG RUSSIAN HEMP TWINE, COLONIAL MATsUFACTUBE. 4-Ply (Green Label), 900 feet to < the Pound. THE Undersignedasks tho special attention of FARMERS and OONTBAOTOfcS to this article as* one of the cheapest and best TWINES over put on the market. I have advocated this class of TWINE for years, eimply because I consider it the most economical any farmer can use. Farmers will find this TWiNE of UNIFOEM THICKNESS, STRENGTH, and LENGTH, throughout. It will work succeaßfully on any make of Binder. It will run further, and do more work at a let-s cost, and tie more grain than any twine I know of. Thi will be clear to everyones' mind who considers that, running as it does, 900 feet to the pound means—THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE IN A BALL, and MOBB THAN 19 MILES PER OWT. Every Ball h?s a Green Tioket with name on, with a guarantee that it runs 900 feet to the pound. MANILLA TWINE OE BEST QUALITY. A GEEAT WANT SUPPLIEjj. No package Genuine") "\T A T" "XT/^iT TTVTT? /No package Genuine without this Trade j V j£\JU V vJljllYJu I wiihoutthia Trade Mark. \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 Mark, •;•-•;\u25a0 fpHE nature of VALVOLINE is such, that it imparts to the bearings a bright, i carbonised surface, which übsolutely stops the wear of the metal by ite tinued application ; and, as it does not'oxodiso and dry away like seed, lard, sperm, or mixed oils, It is a more economical lubricator. Where it is used, the machinery 6tnrts readily, however long it may have been ut rest, or however cold the weather. VALVOLINJB, unlike sperm, lard, seed, and mixed paraffine oils, will not abaorb oxygen and grow rancid by a»e ; therefore, m factories where it is used entirely, safety ib insured from spontaneous fires, even if it becomes mixed with -.cotton or woollen wastej and laid aside aside for months. No cleaning' of machinery wkh' keroaono or other gum dißsolvers is required after VAXVOLINE ha 3 thoroughly removed the oil previously used. 1 ests made by the Steven's institute of Technology on " f ricinn oil-testera," pro« nounce VALVoLINE to be the only mineral oil which tested superior to sperm' lard oils ; it wore longer without heating, relieving friction better, etc It is manufactured hi LEONAKD and ELLId, at their works at Edgewater, N, which are the moat exteutdvo of their kind m the country. This firm has engaged m the manufacture of cylinder aad valve oils for twenty years, and the first to introduce mineral-nil as a substitute for tallow m steam cylinders, guarantee that their VaLVOLINW OIL will case-harden and will preserve the ." and furaish more lubrioation for tho money than any other oil, a faot th»t firmed by the testimony of numerous master mechanics. , ASK K>B . WALTER. A. WOOD'S . BINDEB, [AND TAKE NO OTHER. SALES FOR laMW MAGHiES. \mmmm—m* F, FEBRIMAN,' AAVuttopr



Public Notices W. H. Paget. c BLACKSMITH, HORSK-SHOER, WHEELWRIGHT, AND GENERAL SMITH, Bubnbxt Sxbbbt, next " Mail " Onise BEGS to announce that he has take over the Coaoh Building and Whee wright Branch, lately carried on by (1 | Peat, and will continue all branches of tfa _ above business as before. Ail kinds c Buggies, Drays, or Carts made and re paired. Agricultural Implements repalre promptly. Horiea Shod with skill and care. him W^ H. PAGET Wool Season, 1887-88. WE are prepared to make LIBER A I OABH ADVANCES against Larg. or SMALL Clip* of Wool, whether in- tended for Sale In \SHBXJKTON OR ELSE- WHERE. We have made moat satisfactory arrange! ments for SHIPPING CLIENTS 1 WOOL, If prices realised m Ashburton are not considered satisfactory. It is our intention to hold PERIODICAL WOOL SALES Throughout the Season, Of which due notice will be given, and as our GRAIN STORE, whloh was con- structed with due regard : to LIGHT, will be EMPTY, we shall have an opportunity of displaying the Wool to the very best advantage, whloh should be a dtaideratam to the Seller Charges exactly the same as Ohriatchurch; Farmers, consult your beat Interests, and Sell looilly, thereby aavlng Railway Freight, WOOI PACKS AND TWINE OFTR BEST QUALITY SUPPLIED, F. MATSOK" & CO. TO THOSE flßho^ 1 - REAPERS AND BINDERS, Don't purchase until you see the Buckeyej CHAMPION OF AUSTRALIA, The Ligbtest and Best Machine yet before the Public. Vide account of Public Trials, STYX AND ASKBTJRTON. D. THOMAS, 12 151 Agent, Ashburton,' JOHN ORR & CO.'S GREAT CHEAP SALE —OF— SUMMER STOCK, DRAPERY, CLOTHING, MILLINERY, MANTLES, &o. Oommenoeß on WEDNESDAY, December 28th. ASTONISHING BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. NOTE I— The Great Sale for the BeMoi 1« at John Orr and Go.'g



Public Notices. TO TENDERERS. v ! TITANTED Tendera for harvesting 9 : VV Acres of GRAIN. Tenders olos January 14th, Apply MRS BLAND, ~ I 37 Greenßtreet. c PAPERHANGINGS. >t A NICE} assortment of the above now r XJL m Stock and to arrive ; also 6 PAINTS, OIL 9, COLORS, AND 7 VARNIBHKSJ 11*45 JOHN ORR & Co. c £20 REWARD. IN consequence of the amount of Poaching going on m the Creeks 5 on the LBgmhor Estate, the above reward will be paid to anyone giving information , that will lead to a conviction. 1 From this date NO ONE will be per- mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Lagmbor Estate. 11*58 DONALD MoLEAN. 1 WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND COs., Licensed Pawnbrokers, East Street, \ FIRST-CLASS Watchmaker and JA Jeweller is employed on the Premises. t Watches cleaned and repaired, and every desoription of Jewellery made and repaired at • LOWEST OHRISTOHURCH PRICES. > <^S WATCHES CLEANED 5S> GLASSES, 6d ; HANDB, 9d. " WATEitB URY'B repaired from 2a 6d . N.B, — Waterbury's reduced from 13s 6d | to 12s. II 126 A. Harrison. Alfred Harrison, iOOT T ONEE*t, dTOOK AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR. ATURDAY SALE at 12 o'clock sharp — Horses, Cattle, Piga, Prodnoa and Merchandise. FOR SALE-. Farming Implements, and Vehicle! of nil kinds constantly m Yards on view for Sale. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers.. Rents collected, aad the business of absentees managed with caro. Valuation made of Properties or Mer> chandise on easy terms. Ad\ ances made [instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Sale. i fan* for the Norwich Union Fire In- iuranoe Oomp-iny;, Agent for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. AUSTRALASIA wLFRKD HAHTUSON T. Bullock. TO LTfIT— A Five-roomed House In Cox Street, at present m the occu- pation of Mr Olaridge. T. BULLOCK. TO LET — At a very low rental, a large building fronting East Street, suit- able for a grain and chaff otore. T. BULLOOK. HOUSES FOR SALE VEBY CHEAP FOR REMOVAL. T AM prepared to receive offers for the -*• purchase of 3 Houses with verandahs for removal, beiug part of Block of Buildings known as Coutt'o, near the Engine Shed, T. BT7LLQOK. FOR SALE PIANO, equal to new, by Broflener," full trichord and Iron frame. T. BULLOCK, TO FARMERS. T7IOR BALE—A new WOOL PBEBS. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE.— An improved Farm of 245 Acres, being R.S. 27237, situated about 5 miles from Cherteey. Low price and liberal terms apply to T. BULLOCK. JpK K — * io * Trevorton, near the ed-Jt/* Presbyterian Manse, oontaln- Ing about $-acre, with 3-roomed ETocs? thereon, for sala at the above price. Terms if required. — Apply to T. BULLOOK, mHREE- Roomed Cottages near the das J_ Works to let at a low rental. T. BOLLOCK TO LET at a low rental. — 4-roomed Cottage at Hampatoad, T. BULLOOK. FOR SALE at a low prico and on liberal terms, 15 acres of land with 2-roomed Cottage thereon, fronting the Fairfield Road, not far from the County Saleyardfl, Apply to T. BULLOOK, TINWALD. TiO LBJT— -A Four-rccmed House with £hop, adjoining Mr Heselttne's pro- perty, and near the Railway Station. A e» rental will be accepted, T. BULLOOK. TO FARMERS AND OTHERS — S a The CMstchurcli Finance CO (LIMITED.) CAPITAL ... ... £50,000 REGISTERED OFFICE -rr 3 Cathedra frjuare, CHRISTCHUKOH. THIS COMPANY is making OABH ADVANCES on GROWING OROPH, WOOL> LIVE AND DEAD STOCK, FARM PRODUCE of eve*y desoription, and a,ay oth,er QloflS of Security For, '^artfaujars apply to THOMAS BULLOCK, Auctioneer! 19 86 AehbqrUa, •\u25a0..



Public Notices " FOR SALS. "~ A NEARLY new double-seated Buggj guaranteed perfectly Bound j proaen . owner leaving the country. On view a IH7 BAKER BROS. ( MRS B, MORRIS ("Tv ESI RES to return thanks for thi XJ liberal support accorded her for th last four years, and begs to iatimate tha she has le commenced Business m he] old shop, TRIANGLE BAKBRY, when their future iavours are respectful]] solicited. I 16 FOR SALE. ON Acootmt of the Trustees of tb< late Walter Hartnbll, — U.S. 15493, South Rakala, oomprioln; 400 acres, including the growing orop of Wheat. Further particulars may be obtained from 0 AB. W. TURNER, Land and Estate Agent, 12 28 Snath Rakftis, WILDING AND LEWIS, * BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS. F. WILDING, Notary Public. Offices next " Mall " Office, Bnrnett street Aabarlon, MB WILDING will attend the sittings of the Aahbarton Courts on Mondays and Thursdays, and may be consulted personally on thoße days. The firm Is now repreaented m Abu- burton by Mr Clayton, an Engliah solloitor of oonßiderable experience, who will be m daily attendance at the offioe to receive inatractloDs and confer with clients. CURISTMAH AND NEW YEAR'S GIFTS. JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS. XHAVJS just bought from a Home Traveller all his samples of FANOV GOODS, TOYS, DOLLS, ORNAMENTS, FANCY BABK&TWARE PERFUMERY, BOOKS, ETC., BT0 k , ETO» At half-price, and all who want to avail themselves of tbis opportunity to buy CHEAP GOODS for the Holidays, trill do well to CALL AT ONCE, as I will allow a LARGE DISCOUNT on all .these Goods and other Artioles m Stock. COME EARLY~~AND SECURE BARGAINS. W. ZANDER Tobacconist, Hair Dresser \u25a0 Sbavi Saloon, and Fiehing Taokle Dep6t, EAST STREET. i 2 120 BAKER AND CO., TIMBER AND COAL JOIBCILWTS,* WEST STREET, ASHBORTON. D ESI HE to announce to the inhabitants of Ashburton aad surrounding dis- tricts, that tbey have opened a TIMBER md COAL YaBD, opposite Mr George Jameson's Grain Store, West Street, and ira prepared to supply all classes of BUILDING MATERIAL, m large or small quantities, to suit purchasers. RED, WHITF, and~BLAOK PINE, and TOTARA. 3ALVANIBED CORRUGATED IRON m all lengths, and best brands. MOULDINGS, "ARCHITRAVES, SKIRTINGS. POSTS and RAIISTsTAKES, and all Fenoiug Material. _ _ — * COAL: Westport Coal, Newcastle Coal, Mount Somera Coal. Firewood m long or short lengths Agents m Ashburton for Wilson's Port- land Cement and Hydraulio Lime* Note addreßs, — BAKER AND CO., Opposite MR G. JAMESON, Grain Etore, West Street. ItlB Auctions. SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th. Improved Farm of about 370 Aores, situated near the County Saleyarda. MR T. BULLOCK has received In- Btr notions from Mr Wm, Gbant, to bell by Public Auotion, at the Arcade, on the above date, his Freehold Farm of about 370 acres, situated about a mile from the County Saieyarda, and being pact of the original Fairfield Estate. The property 1b fenced and improved, and there is a comfortable Houae erected therecn It has been down m Grasses for a number o! years, and is now m good heart for Cropping. It is well situated, and will be sold on liberal terms. Sa'e at 12 30. 1*29 T. BULLOCK, Auctioneer. SATURDAY, JANUARY 21st, Town Seotion 876, Pater Street, with Buildings thereon. MR T, BULLOCK h,aß received in- structions \o Bell by Public Auction at the Arqude or the above date, on ao> count and by order of the Mortgagee, — T. 3 786, Peter Street, on whloh is erected two Dwelling-houses, each 4 roomi, and appears to be sub- stantially built. The property is nlcoly situated m a good looallty. Inspection invited ; terms of payment exceedingly liberal, viz., a small deposit oash, bftlanoe by instalment! At a low rate of interest. Sale at 12.30. l°3o T, BULLOCK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14th. Town Section No. 4, South Street, the original site of Turton's Hotel, with all Buildings thereon for Sale. MR T. BULLOCK has received in- structions from MebBß9 Vinobnt AND Co,, to Sell by Public Auotipq at the Afbade, oil . tlio above $ate,— r " T.S. No 4, Eouth Street, being only one Seqtion from tho ABhburton Hotel, with the buildings there- on, originally Turton's Hotel j they can be sold separately foi removal if bo desired, Full particulars can be obtained from the Auctioneer. > • ' • . Tenmi liberal <$ gajb, Sale aTI2,3Q,



ASHBURTON CALEDONIAN BOOIBTY. aIHE Annual General Meeting of mem bers will bo held at J, O. Duncan' Auction Mart on SATURDAY, 14th mat at Bp. m. Wo ald any Direotors tv ho hay not already accounted for the ourren year's Member's Ticket m their possesßioi kindly account to the Secretary for same A meeting of Dlreotora will be held s , 7.30. J. 0. DUNOAN, \u25a0 1*36 Secretary. ; TUESDAY, JOii} JANUARY, 1888, At Aahburton Saloyards. MESSRS BROi have received instructions to Se [ by Public Auction, at tho above plnoe,— r 92 Fftt 4tooth OcoasDr « d Wethei Q4.H 2-toothOroßsbreds (mixed aexe H()0 tootll Orossbreds (mixed aexe i ? FRIEDLANDER B.UQS., 1 36 AqQt|oQQer,