PROPERTY TAX

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Napier, February 15. Tbe total traonnt of property tax col lected at Poet Offices m Hawkes B^y fr< m January 1 to 5 p.m. last night was £16 791 10s lOd. Wellington, February 15. The total pajmsnts of Property Ux up to last night, Including advices f r< m Post Offices, emotnt to £t!50,0C0 Re mlttances la conrea of post bave yet to be teoelved. Dukidin, February 15. Property Tsx t*> cei»«d a^ Dunedin yes terday amounted to £12,725. Payments since the 6r«» of J«'jq ry ppach £47,141.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

(Pkk fuses Atfflroi&TiOH.)

The Cal ope Dock. AroKL«vn, February 15 Hd'Exetilency the Governor opens the Oalliope dock to-morrow. F.reatGkborne* GIiBORKB, February 15 A n(ne-roora»d boms at M»karafea, owctd tud oeoapied by Jai. Danlop. was burned to the ground yesterday afternoon, £80 worth of furniture was itvad. X> aur&nea — £350 on hnu>p, £250 on contents In Colonial, and £130 on e>nt«nts m National, Tbe fire originated from sparks from the chimney • Oha-ge of Horswt ftling. j At thePoiice Ooart t<> d*y— I) wen and FranoU Owen, stock farnaem, were com* mltt«d for trial on charges of horse stealing. A Vain Sztxch. Two setrch patiee have rawrned having frund bo trace of the missing man O.ibTiith, OfttfelaFhow. Bulls. February 15. Ths) anuail Ram and Sheep (•how ftttetday was an unqualified sdcopm In ever? way. A very large number of buyers were psesent from all parti of the Ooatt. The demand was large aud bidding brisk throughput. In r-imp, the whole of tha Lincoln s < ffared were sold, and buyem would have no other breed. F B Larkwortby, average 3 *uinea« ; B Ira«d», 8* Kttlneas ;F. Bryce 1 *; and W. T. Watte, guinea", Bomoey'o *** merinos d'a eatded. Upwards of 15 000 sheep were yarded. Though the quality was only moderate every line was disposed of at exceedingly good - price*, considerably •bove ruling rates. The Social Evil.

TV«lunot<h, Febrnirv 15. A deputation waited on the MnUW for J »Uoe tod»y, utgtag him to io *iv deot ft c- oae into, the Polios Ofl^ooes Ac , prohibiting owoera of hoaaei from letting them toproititatet. The Minister promised to insert t olaase next •ertilon gl?ing effect to tblfl rqaes*. Yontftfal fiarftlan. C HBIBTOBOE- H, FeDranrjr 15. On Bon<^«y la»t the shop uf Mr vViUi»m Ba'Bßtt, Vicoria aireet, wu br k-n {into •nd £37 itolen . Thit morDioi> D=*teo»ive O'Connor arrested tiro inda n»m»>d Joseph Sfrlodsll »od Jamea MoOr<>e, who admitted havioc onmm>*t«d the offeoce.

LATEST GABLE NEWS.

[Mr BLFCTBIO TKLMJttAPH— OOFTBXOHTj

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RETRENCHMENT IN FIJI

Sydney, Fqbm»ry 15. Sir J, B.Thurston, the new Governor of Piji, leaves for Levuka to-day. H • intends ra Introduce a poHcy of severe retreochnlent.

HANLAN V KEMP.

-Himfcnf Have~ sigffeu articles fora match for The race comes off on May sm, over the Paramatta course.

SUICIDE OF A THEATRICAL AGENT,

Melbourne, February 15. Jerry Dodge, a well-known theatrical agent, shot himself dead on Sunday.

STEAM TO NEW HEBRIDES

The Government are negotiating with the Union Company for the despatch of a steamer monthly to the New Hebrides.

COLONIAL-MADE LOCO MOTIV S.

Ajuialob, February 15. The Government has decided to accept one. of the tenders recently sent m for the construction of locomotives locally. The price contracted for is Mrenty-three per cent beyond the English price less duty to be paid on the imported material. (Received Ffbru»rv 11. 1 p.m )

A MUSICAL CONDUCTORSHIP

London, Ft)bru*>y 14 Mr Cowan has been appointed musical conductor at the Melbourne Exhibition. He will leave m June, and remains m Melbourne six months.

SIR M. HICKS-BEACH.

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach hasaccepted the Presidency of tbe Boaid ol Trade.

IRISH AFFAIRS.

Frank Byrne, who escaped to France m 1883, has written to the heads of the Invincible (Fenian) organisation at New York urging recourse to the dynamite policy and suggests the destruction of Liverpool docks.

The House of Commons passed a resolution regretting the indignity offered to Mr Patrick O'Brien, M.P., who was arrested a few day's ago m mistake for Mr Jas. Gilhooly, M P., but by a large majority refused to refer the question of wrongful arrest to a Committee as a matter of privilege.

Mr Parnell, m moving his amend- | raent to the Address in-Reply, reitera ted the statement that Lord Carnar von's views on the sutject of Home Rule were identical with his own. Lord Carnarvon had declared that an Irish Parliament was the only feasible concession to Irish claims. Mr Par* nell further declared that Mr Bal.'our's assertion that good results were ap parent from the policy of coercion was baseless. Coercion was only beginning m Ireland, and it was, therefore, too early for the Government to take crtdit for a policy, results of which could not yet be ascertained. Mr Pdrnell's speech is regarded as a feeble indict ment of the Irish policy of the Govern ment

THE FRENCH IN TONQUIN

F'AWIB. February 14. The Chamber of Deputies rejected the vote of twenty mi-lion francs placed on the estimates tor Tonquin. The Premier, M. Tirard, thereupon made a statement to the Chamber to ibe effect that the Government would not evacuate that cjuntry, but that the expenditure there would be curtailed m every pdiiible Way. Subsequently a reduced vote was submitted and agreed to. .... •\u25a0 . • • .:\u25a0-

HE VANTED MORE APOSTLES.

An Did Soutch merchant who hed «a>as. d v lar^e fortune and desired to ornammt his new villa with p.inthga came t* an arHet and gave him a com misdfirj to paiut a oopy of 'The Lrb Hopper.' The artißt set to work and nt 'he end of the agreed time brought tbe finished pfotore to his employer. This uleaßed th 9 latter, but m two d<ys *h< nniot viai snrprsid to receive » vis.t from tha merchant, who osnied the huge oicture on his uhooldrir. ' Anything wroni? witti the picture, sir, brea hleesiy asked the artist, meeting the merohant m the lobby and relieving him of his burden. ' Ay ' rep ted the merchant, 'the wif saya that eho dlaoa ken what ye mean by suttio' 13 folk doon at a table, D c ye no* ken that's unlucky V * But my dear sir,' remonstrated the painter 'there wee only twelve apostles ' ' Ho« ts I' inter rupted the merchant, ' I've kent that sin 1 wan a wean * but maybd th«y had a fretj there. An 1 at ony ra c I'll hae onj number o* apostles I like m my p;o urt< >«c utink anithor ane or twa in' it it or g'.. me back mv «U!«r

THE LIBERTY STATUE AND THE BIRDS

("Leslie 1 * lliuo rved P.per. 1 ') The toroh-ba »ricg G iddeu of BedloeV I*Und, New York harbor, does n »t tri*n her hat with humming -birds, nor adon> h«r robe* witi the bright plumage oi fathered creatarei She m, aeveribele-s an lti<>oo«*Dt o»nie of death to a fc r e*i uany birds, of all a z>s sod colon, and representing ouweroui Bpeoleu witbon' iscrimin* ion The fatal instroment of dtftoj Md deatrooion ie the vast oluiter of eleoteto light* which ihe hold* aloft m her right hxnd, 300 ft above tha waters ot the »c* t aad wu »c powerful rays are visible to the human eye, at & d stance of neatly forty miles. Thii is \ha saa^n of migration ; and the number of winced waoderewof the air that d- ah tbeonelvee against the deceptive beacon, and fail back stonoed or d*ad, is almost incre dible One morning, reoently, af'><r th> fist cold wave hud set the birds 1/ig •• irhward, tbe cffijtrs oq the is and picked op no le«e than 1375 do«ny htMt de"d bodies. Maoy of them were beaut ful creaiurci, end tie sight wta piifu There were am^ng them spto'mens «f more than one hundred distinct epeoieß The largest bird was a Canadian wood pecker, maturing thirteen inches from wi»m to wtng. Tbe smallest was an exqiisite little hamming bird, one inch long. A.n examination Droved that the heat of the li^ht h«d blind, d the unf»r innate creatures la nome oasns their' brains were nota*l!y roasted. 0 >mpara tlvt>iy few of th»m were dashed to death, out nearly all were fatally burned »nd blinded There will, no doubt, be more. t» lesa vlotros ail through the season. Oolontel A. O. Twain, the commander of th* mi itary posr, does not dispose of. the bodi b to tbft miiineri, as he might JQ» Uvor* toienc'tn perferenoe to f tshlon, and lends the speolmana to the museums As ty tb» oeqasionnl g*m-birds, their d estfag is no doubt c«i rided to that P'M ioal kitchen taxidermist, the met* CUOtv

HOW TEE MAGIC CITY OF THE WOULD IS GROWING.

FCTURB PHOBPBwTd OF LOS . AM*BSI»SB. While there is not a person residing m the oi-y o* Los Angeles who does riot; know torn thing of the of th* place inude the last f«w v«-*rr, j^tfov? have ?iventb<v mutter sufficient attention to k* our or acquaint them>elveM w th the eoonnpusaeu of th* progress the city itt making bo v. liveyb dy kaows th .t t' c city is building up At a fup> r te, and th*t T6»t ealatt- irt-in Htmnd m every por«ion of the city, bat ?ew .._ have.. jes^Ljavjan^ appjToiia.ated from a reHattle source the number of buildinge m the comae of erecton \u25a0 In this refMni, during a conservation with a Tt-poiter, Judge D. P Hatch t-ta T ed tt.at he was much «Bto> ish- d at the tact add need by a re iable young gent'emin who about tis wttks ago started o it to thorough y mvesttg-te the buil ii g t oonr and d scover what found&ticn there w** for the co' tii ual call for tnech nics of that trade m this o ty. having un united time at Ij?s dihposul, and a good hon^e an buggy, this young gent etna has si.cc that dty devoted n;moßt his whole time to the investigation, and tde resnlts were mch as to de< ide him at once that th< real estate business was by no mf-ans overcro«d^d a< <3 he therefore took a office, aid hai commenced to handle Los Angelop dir» with a well found dprot-peet of tnakinp much coin by it. . : In he fi-et pi -«oo b»» no i ed thit froni tb© wmdow of his r«om on Fort utr'et. ani q<iite a limi ed view at thtt, he could count twer.tj-BX buildicgH m 1h« o ur^e of erec'ion Then taking the Cour bou^ to a centre point he t'arted oat m a rnw direction every day, until be had covert d every foot of land ins;de the limits of he city aud then adding together the result of the figures he had noted down, he gave the folio * ng total : — There were 1400 nowea for which the contracts had been let and the bo Id ngs wtr« thoD m the course of conßtruotion Uf this number ra'i er more than a fair proportion a r e luildings of* th 3 bttter cUsb at d decirle^ly entitled to enter undtr th© head of peiman lit ibnprrvemf;n'B There wece coi.tact* let and guirantes given on hoth tides, but m the^e cax^s the builriingß were not commenced, for a number of building which when co •• pleted will consst collectively of 1200> r onißi This estimate not include eith r of the mnvmo h hotels wliioti a-e to be contracted for m all probability dvri"g ihe mo"th of November, neith r does it include any buildings except thc>s io which part uf the money haa been p*id to the contractors or bondß given. Abootn'X weekaego the enurra -v* sunn of 65,000 OOOdol «raa to have been pad ionidi tba next three mouths for real estate, and of this turn In the *lx weeks which have expired from the time th? 6<area v>er<- Kiftn, A iittie Over 10,(00 o>'o do'lara h«« beeu paid over. Y-t with all this money put m circulation, the bauha of this ciy have m their vaul'B tnbj o^ to check rather more aotoal o>sh thftn they h^d bjx weekt »go. Io addition to this, he dis covered from perfectly sound Bud rel'ab'p authority, that there are reiidents of 'hip oW wt>" have In Eastern banks over 19,003.000 10l bu! j j ot to their eight drat or oheck, which is nearly equal to the pmountß kept m our city batiks Bubjaoi to cheek. This completed the observations ft< m thttt sou a*, tn\ to still further show th»> the fti'ure prnspecto for l.oa -rgdeß are fully as bright or trliehter than iv the past it has been »sc<-r<ained from th<> (.ffioial records of the Atohison, Topekt. and Santa ¥4 Railway that it is now bringing nrw country Into settlement.

INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS

(P«n FBKHB ASSOCIATION..) Wbiaingivn, Feb nary 11 The disastrous fire wht'oh ooo«utei at Oarterton yesterday is •opposed to be the work of incecdirtrj.'. Government have decided to purchase* three deep-furrow ploughs for the por. r> sh <>f AMtttsQ^ fo erft(Uo-»»e the Hesttiio fl/ lo the ranti iket di»tr>ov Mr Sydney Taiwhan^a M B.R, wan ag«ia bdfore the Resident Mavi«tratu's Oonrt to answer a lommoni for £33 pre f>»rred against him by a poraou with «h mhe had beeu lod^irg. The Mag li ra (c ordered Sidney to lad the money or go to gaol for fourteen days T*t whiPK-* intimated thpt be would aocepf the Kttsr alter.j»ti?e* A (jirl aged two and a half yaam. 'aaghter of <* Hooker, Onrterton, b^ \u25a0•iicoumHad to injuries saitained by be 1 ol thescatcMn ft 01 9 h inst.

"THE ksfißlTßf^l gPAB|MAN f WE3^NMSDA^ y FißtttrAftY 15, 188a:



U. ivaatijoaaiidOo. For Sale. 9 K(\ A F °U«-TOOTa Pioked Merlco /vVVU Maiden EWe«;gr«nd oondition fi. for stud ewes. '." FOB BALE, OEVISRAL GOOD FATIJI? CHEAP TO LET. 9Zd(\ AORKS r^EAR EALI^G *jO\J\J calf English grasi., 3s per A or a 9(10^ AORm X^ VR BALING, hJ\J\J\J tn»Btck», 2« 6i per Aore 9100 A ? R ? S ALFORD FOREST. £*UV ha;f English grast, 3i ptr Acre \u25a0 ' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•; H. MATSON& 06. Asbbtirton. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FJRE INSUBANCB COMPANY. TV? E have been appoiDted Agents for n Ito » b t °ve C ompany, ard are now prepared to take risks on Buildngs, Stock, and OVops at current rates. H. MAJ.feON & CO., Ashburton; Honey to Lend IN lAHGEJ OK SMALL BUMS. Apply \u25a0 H. MATSO.N & CO. I have oftftn appointed Agent POE THE . Mercantile Finance Co., CHBISTCHUhcH, * bo are prepawd to advanoa Money apot MLLS OF SALT?, MORTGAGE OF STOCK, CROP, LIENS, or othetSeonrlty. D. THOMAS; ' '' iWE ARE APPOINTED ° X Sols Agents From Raka?a to Eahgitatat: /! FOR • '"''\u25a0'\u25a0 MURTON AND WHITE'S Prize Sheep Dip; 'lacad Ist by the Canterbury -A. and- ABsociation after, r an exhaustive trial; • Ashburton. Agricultural l^leme^ , WE ARE .APPOINTEJi -:. ;^ :J<) SOLE AGENTS IN ABHPCRTON pob fEBSBB BOOTH, MoDONALD & Wja Cariyle Implement Works, • . ChrJatcharoh. . -.. ,; BAMf iB ImPIKMBNTS ON HAND Inspection lavited, H. MATSON&CaI |: Ashburton* n ÜBDEN & FIELD TOOLS 1 Ye are appointed SOLE AGENTB m Abhburton for the ... PLANET JUPR. HORSE HOE AND CULTIVATOR COMBINED, fAEDEN PLOUGH AND DRILL COMBINE. H.MATSON & CO- Ashburton. STORAGE/STORAGE. : \u25a0 : - ' ' \u25a0 .\u25a0.:';. .\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0 . ' ' •.. t '.. >. i FREE FEO^; TERMING 'Z - JBL Matson



[ Public Notices THE ASEjJURTON WOOLLEN MANUFAt TUEING COMPY IS PKEPAKED TO j PURCHASE FOR OASH '•.ATX K^DB Qit WOOL lir Labox oft Small QuAtfxmßß. H. SBMPLV, t56 PfOretary. W; H. Paget. . . \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 Bobnett Stbbsx, next "Mail" Offiea. BEOS to announce that he has taken over the Couch Building and Wheel* wright Branch, lately oarrleri on by B, Peat, and will oontlnue all branches of the «bor« bueloGiiß as before. All kindt of Bngeles, Dmya, pr O*rt« mada and r*. paired, Agrioaltnral Iraplomenta repaired promptly. floraei Shod with skill and care. „« mH. paget. " Zealandia" Boots HAW. the Highest Bepiitatio* m the Colonies. Prrmrni-cp^ at *fcf» Tn* ? an and Colonial F,xb JV it'on as the FINEST iv the Wbol« Exhibition; For subitantial wear they ar« the BEST IN THE WORLD. Buy a pair o "ZEALANDIAS" arid you will never gbq any othtr Brand, Oar Patented ''PABAGON BOOT" and " TtSDBSTKUOTIBLB TORS " For Boys and Girlß are Splendid Lineb for Hard Wear. None we Gentri \e anleea branded on theKole Ande^erv pair m absolutely Warranted to give Good Wear. j SoM by the leading Boot Dealers and j Country Stores throughout New Zeal stud, and Wholesale by LIGHTBAP, ALLAN .ft." CO. CHR?STCHURCH. PAVERHANGrTNGSI PAPEUEFAKGINGS ! I fIIHE Underaigned have juat opened up X a splendid assortment PAPERBATOrNGS, SCBIM, TAPES, TACKS, 1 Also, — WINDOW GLASS (all sizes> W & R LEAD, PAIN^K, OILS. COLORS, OiIYERS, TUKPENTINK ; &o, ." Joat la~dtne;, a splendid lot of Ecuee Coal, ex " Haaroto." McCalluia & Co , BON. TTMBER, AND COAL MER CHANTS, & IMPORTERS. Agents for TITAN and TRIPLEX STRAJNERB. 12*103 v -a 0> M \u25a0*» ; & \u25a0 \u25a0' \u25a0 § ' \u25a0' - I s PI .\u25a0.\u2666\u25a0.«\u25a0• \u25a0\u25a0 w . « \u25a0 o 4



I Public Notices. • £20 REWARD. IN consequence of the amount of Poarhinur goinß on m the Creeks on the L»gmhor Estate, the above reward will be pa ; d to anyone giving information that wi 1 lead to a conviction. From th'B date Nu ONE will te per* mitted to fish m the Creeks on the Lapmbor Estate. U»5» DONALD AToTEAN. Coal. Coal. Coal. TO THRESH IN«~MAGHINE PRO- PRIETORS, FARMERS & OTHERS. TTAVWG made our arrangements for rl this Beacon's COAL SUPPLY on exceptionally tavomole terms, we are m a pohiti n to nvv-t th«* demands of o->r Cue omera mo 't Jibe ally, both aB to QUALITY and PRICE. ORDERS NOVT V>PIN£ BOOKED. \u25a0 . . . mcgTllum & re, Is7o foal and Tim be- Mercbmta. MANILLA BINDER TWINE rBAVE secured a quantity of the s^rne make of Twine rr gave ""o uiuch satisfaction last Season, and as (liaitty ia" the true ficonotny m tly> arv« xt Field, farmers will conHulfc their vn intfrestn by eerurine a eiiflSoimt <ipp ! y early, as it is likely to be Jaoaroe n Blason. ROBEBT ALGGRN, Importer and General Merchant. the ' COMING X JAMS ARE THE BEST TRY THEM. A. Harriaoa. Alired Harrison, \OOT T OKEE*t, BTOOK AND ESTATE AGENT AHD VALUATOR. SATURDAY SALE »t 12 o'clock «b» p "— Horses, Cattle, Piga, Prodaea »nd Merohandtae, FOR SAL B— Farming Implements, and Vehicle! of all kindfl constantly m farde on view for Paie. Clearing Sales held m Town or Country as required, and most liberal terms arranged with both Buyers and Sellers. Rents collected, and the business of absentees managed with oare. Valuation made of Properties or Mer- chandise on easy terms, Ad\ances made instantly on Goods delivered at the Stores for Bale. pan* fpr tb§ N,o*«fldh Union Fire In- jQ,rar\99 Company Ag^nt for the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION O. AUSTRALASIA



Public Notices. ' Dentistry— Painless Extractioa. MR AUDLTCY W. MERRWETHER WILL AIIKND DAILY From 10 till 12 and 2 till 5 pm , at OHAS NKATfc'S* Ch mint, Aohburton. Apotheoarleg Hal), 26 h Jan , 1868 2*51 ! WANTED KNOWN. AT I. SALEK AND COs., Licensed Pawnbrokers, Eaet Street, • 1 -CL l ABB Watchrmk-r and Jeweller is employed on the Premises. . Watt-hen cleaned and repaired, and every description of Jewellery made and repaired at LOWBBT GHRIBTOHUROH PRICEB. 5S WATCH Ks"~CLEANED OS GLASSES, 6d ; HANDt% 9d. WATERBUKi'ri repaired fn»o 2s 6d. N.B.— Waterbury'B r«dmed from 13s fi<l ial2g. 11 126 Mount Somers Coai I AM now m a position to supply COAL at considerably red uoed rate*. It< an Icipntion of a LAHGE D HUM AND daring t^e coming season, I bavti tnadf PRICES such that no one nead want FUEL; and nutil further notice will •upply at Pee trock load st Mount Somers Railway Station* per ton ... 11* Stationa on Mourn, Somers line, freight Ashburtoo, pet ttuok, per, "ion ' \u25a0 16 Tinwald „ \u25a0\u25a0^\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0-\u0084- t k . 2 •\u25a0\u25a0 15 WJdblow , r „ 35 Hinda „ „ 16 Baling „ „ 37 Dromore \u25a0„ * \u0084 16 Ohertiey „ „ 16 TERMB CASH. BOOKING EXTRA. In Ashbarton rptall qnantUips delivered' to Cuatomerß, reeldencf o, at 20j per ton, CASH. AH Information to be obtained from, aod oifders left with Mr Hrn G. RESTELL, WEBI STREET, Whom I have appointed my * can*, and W»o will sell nt above rates FOR CASH. ~.P. WRIGBT T. Bullock ~LAND TO LET AT fIAMPSTEAD. mENUERS are invited for the lease for J_ 3 years of the unsold portion ot M), Bava^e'B la: d, back of Hamp^toad, front ing Trevor'a ro<»d, being part R.rt 7767 contaiDin? about'.lo£ asres, Tbe hiebest o> any tender not necessarily aco pted. Ten- dereto be cent m not later Van M 'NPA , 20;h inut , io the undei signed frouawboru particulars cun be obtained, 2 56 i. BULLOCK. FOR SALE. A SECOND HAND MoOormlck Twice Binder, m good order. T. Bn LOOK. TO LhT. A OR ASS paddock containing 4 aoree, between Mra Carter's residence and Sealy'a Nursery, Suburb of Tinwald, Apply to T. BULLOCK. 1 A A for Sale, ne»r town, being lUU R.B. 27196, oorner of Mitcham ad South Uoads, about 1 mile from the Ooan»y Saleyarde. Exceptionally liberal terms, viz., only £12 10a cash required, balance by instalments at a low rate Of interest, T. BULLOCK. rr>O LET— At » very low rental, • lar«c |i building fronting East Btreet, eult- able for • gmin and chaff 4tore. T BU LO^K. 8A : E.-pAn improvefi Farm of 245 Acres, being H 8 27237, situated about 5 ini'es from Chertsey. Low price \ and liberal terms apply to | T. BULLOCK. i" — - Ot/r —Lot 28, Trevortou, near thfl cXiOtf* Presbyterian Manse, contain ing about $-acre, with 3-rooroed Hootf thereon, for »»le at the above price Terms if retired.— Apply to T. BGLLOCK TO LET at a low rental. — 4-woaied Cottage at Hampetead. T. BULLOCK. T?OR SALE at a low price and on T liberal terms, 15 aofea of lan^ "'^ith 2-roomed Cottage thereon 1 , fronty g the Fa rfield Road, not far from the Gpiitity f Attyardß. '' ' Apply W



GEORGE A M SON. Wool akd Grain Mekchant, HAS FOB SALB,— SEEDB for Autumn Sowing CAPE BARLEY, BYE, CLOVERS, TURNIPS, etc., SHEEP DIP— THOMAS' asd LITTLE'S, PLOUGH SHARES, OILS, and STORES of nil kinds, QOIJNSAGKS /\u25a0.- •...:.\u25a0\u25a0.\u25a0.;..\u25a0 . \u25a0 " and . '\u25a0>\u25a0_ \u25a0.-.'\u25a0\u25a0 : \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 SEAMING TWINE. AGENT FOR— Naw Zealand Fire and Marine Insurance Company. - Risks on GROWING CROPS or bTACK-S accepted at lowest current rate?, CASH PURCHASER OF WHEAT/ OATS, and BARLEY. • . 2*34



In Bankruptcy. IN B^KK UPTOY. Id the District o>>urt of .^\u25a0hbarton (being a Loosl Court of Bank- ruptcy), holden at Ashburton. Iv the m»tt*r of tha "Bankruptcy Act, 1883," and of tha fewk> ruptcy of ALFRED OS ABLK.S PRICH ABD, of Anhburton, draper, a bankrupt. a MKETISG of the Creditors rf: the £\. abcve-immed Alfred Charles Prlch- *rd, to conelder au application by him for bis discharge, is hereby summoned to he \u25a0'jeld at the ahpv-T»am«d 0^ art Aah^n^ on, on WEDNESDAY, th«22idd»y f ebruary inut , a 11 o'clock »v ihe fora- «ionn • , Datjd this 15-r day -r F bro*ry, 18 fl B J 0...tt, LL, t>epn y ufficiu Assignee. I ND Notice is hereby aUo given that the i\ t»M Alfred Uharlee Pochard will, on utj 9 h day of March, ar. 10 o'clock m th<> rorenoou, or so soon thereafter as eouusoi *aa be heard (that being the time and place appointed by the said Court for the >arp>aa), apply to tha above honorable -Jourt for an ; nrder of discharge. I Dated thin 15-h day of February, 1888 Kdwd.'G Oaisp, i hohoitor; Anubiirton. 2*59 IN BANKRUPTCY, Id the District Conrt of Ashbotton (being a Local Court of Bank ruptcy), faoiden at Aahburton, fn the 'matter of "The Bankruptcy Act, 1883 " and of the bankruptcy of RoBBJRT BICKi, of Aahbarton, Billiard Marker, it Baukrapt. AM2F,TIN(i of the Creditors of tbr above-nam^d R-b it Uioks, to o>n- der an appiicHtion by him for his din harge, ia hereby summoned to be held at k «» above-n»med O nrt, Ashbnrtnn. <-r W KDNBbDA f , the 22 ad d«y of Felrusrj nt , at LI 30 iv ihn forennoD, Dattd tbia 16th day of February, 1888 J. 0. HJiLL, Deputy Cffiutal Assignee. AND Notice m hereby a!si glren that tho a *id E bert Hicks will, on the 9 Q d*y of March, at 10 o'olock Iv tht forenoon, or co soon thereafter as count**, aa be h«aid (that bfcing the tin.-? aoo place appointed by the said 0 >nrt for th»- purpose) apply co the a';>ove honorable 'onrt for an order of disah»rge. Dated this 15th day of February, 1838 Edttc) G. (bisf, S >io or, A liburton. 2*nO Public Notlceg HAVING disposed of my business, aud beiug about to leave th<- Colony, I r- quear, an Immediate aettlemeut 4 all ACCOUNTS dt.« to me. A. KAMMTZER, 2*61 Ooemißt. . REMOVAL. MR J. A, OAYGLLTi. Solicitor, h.B fmovei tt tifiices <!• B>ror.U *treet, formerly (coupied by Mb J. Tvsßß. .:\u25a0' \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 2*.i6. UPPtiR ASH) DKT >N KOAD BOARD PrBL.C NOTJJK TO RAIEPAYaS«§, ALL Bates unpaid by March lat, 1888 will be sued fo< . By order of tbV Boird, DONALD Mc>EAN. - V ME S. B. SEYMOUB, will VISIT O•" \u25a0 ! ABHBURTON THDRSDA V, FKR KU A » V 16. And may be connulted at Mr Kamnitzers (Chemist) until 4 p ra. 2 17 SL \tJGH rEHTNG LICENSE. IP ERE BY give no-ice that I intend at the County Council meeting to be held m Marcu next, to .apply for a slaughtering Licenoo for .Large and mull oattle for R S 17616. jAtoEi R. COBBIGAN. Tinwald, February 7th, 1888 ... 2 25 NGTIOB.' TVURING DR LEABT'd abßence Id ttughnd, Dr W. T. Hannah will conduct the practice, and may be consulted at Dr Leahy's renidenoe, Tsucred Street. An immediate settlemeot of all Accounts la requested. 2*fi6 C! RP^RATE TENDERS t re invited for J^ th-« EREC I ION of FOU X SHOPB, m Briok and Stone, at A-hburton fir labor and roateriil. nnd for libor only. Plans and specifications may be B-.en at my Office, Ashbuiton, from 11th to 16th February. Tenders to bo sent to Mr George Cole- man, Mflriva'e, l'ap<mni Ro*d, Chriat- ohurch, on or before 17th February. 'I he lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted . R. BIRD, Archifeofc, 2*45 Aeiibnrton. PUBLIC WOTi(Jii. "RATING ACT, 1-76," THE Aesesatnent Court for the District of the Borough ot Ashburton Jor the purposo o' hearing a'>d"di-terrniu*'asf all oVjectiona to th« Vatuatioa List or Li^B for the fla : d Borough, will be held at tha plaoe and on the date here mdor mentioned, via ,— At tho t-cßi^ent Mtgistra+e's Co"ft* house, Ashburton, on TH'"£JB- D V, 2:Jrd February, 1888. at 10.30 ».m. * % J Jl l! N OLWVIER, Judge. R.M Court, <*s»bu r ton, February 9th, JBB3. 2W) In the matter of "The Licensing io 1881," and of the transfer of the licauee of the Central Hotel, ish- burton.from Jamfs WsicfaT M'£ab to William Redmond I JAMES WRIGHT M'RAE, of Am $ burt n, be'f g the holder of a Ptb- totu'a Lioente, (q respect of <he boose und prem sea situate at Ashburtuu, kno^n so the' Central Hotel, do hereby give notice that I desire to obtain, and will, at the next Licensing Meeting, to be holJen at AahbUrton, on ih« 5 b day of Ma ? ch, (1888 apply for a »rau»f r ..f the nld Uo-use from myself to. Wilham Rki>« M nd my appointee. Dated this 13ih dsy of February, 1818. m „ \u25a0 J. W. M'RAJS; Sellflltor. • %%%



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