■--'■'■'■ ' • THE BALLOT. CHRI3TOHURCH, May 17. : The following is tlie result so far of the Railway Societies ballot re "extreme measures":—Oamaru branch, 130 for, 5 against; Greymouth, 71 for, none against; Nels'ohV33 for, 3 against. With Canterbury, the total to date is 975 for, 53 against.

SHEEP FEEDING.

THE LAWS OF GRAZING.—I. . (By J. R. Wilkinson, M.A.,Chertsey.) ? Looking into the rain-book kept here, I notice that our ; summers have from the 'fcnrr" ri:vnfT °f th« record in January, 1881, \ip to ii!«; iii'-'-ci"! date been droughty, or '. ]>-r.ii'ly ■», wnii the exception of 1883-4, ' .!**•*» ■.">," I <S7 -S. VVe may, therefore, say that there is generally a sutnmer period, more or less continued, of no growth of grass on those - parta of the Plains that are wholly dependent „ on .local rainfall for moisture. The winter " records of temperature show also a period, more or less continued, of no growth on account of frost. These two periods will, I believe, make a total of three to six months every year, during which the pastures are devoid :of growth, and it might prove useful . iif bur. weather recorders would accurately : \note, the extent of these annual Beasons. As ■t sheep; need regular- daily; food, though •, astonishingly little suffices in summer, and as , ( the,-natural supply is limited to spring and ;•' autumn, the argument for artificial feeding ,>i , during seasons of no grass, has a reasonable basifl. -..■-'. . .•. : ■„',, Artificial food will consist of hay, oaten i food,,and turnips—the two former being our a., method of storing surplus spring growth, 1 jth,e latter the surplus autumn growth, and it to me that this is the right, indeed ,; the, only, way to provide a continual and regular supply of feed, and to get over the ; irregular; provisions of Nature in these draughted and frosted uplands. : ; There seems no question about the utility of feeding hay to sheep, but the advisability i ' of, giving, oaten stuff is a good' deal ques tioned, and the problem, along with all others on,'grazing,i i 3 now of great importance, .owing to the certain stability of the mr.+Vn : 'trade: *J A wriicr :i::.l pi '\:-\ "il :\u::u:;ii:ioi:. us,: Mr Oliver of Chelmsford, in a capital opening-up paper, lately in the Ashburton "Mail," gives Randall's quantities, 3£ bushels oats and 1J cwt. chaff, as needful for ! keeping a. sheep at 901bs live weight and '■, ;housed during 3 months of winter, and states • i»8 his opinion that every lb.a sheep puts on in winter by oat-feeding costs 4d and is therefore unprofitable. With regard to the it flatter ..statement,, the cost of fattening x>n 1 "oats" aiiicl'chaff,* Mr Oliver's opinion is not an inference from anything in his paper, as ,v there, is not a fact or figure in the whole ,* article that has any immediate connection ' with the question. If Mr Oliver would give his reasons I am sure they would be ex amined with closest interest. With regard .to Randall's values, we may, of course, make a reduction for this colony, on account of j »the mildness of onr winters compared with ' the American. Let us say 3 bus. oats and ' 1J cwt chaff, and'consider this quantity as one-tenth of the produce of one acre of oats with4oolb3 additional chaff. We can find , the cost of producing this quantity of feed, and thus we shall see the actual cost of keep ing a sheep for the winter. This method, it will be seen-, provides oats and chaff for the sheep at the cost of producing, and not, as ,in-Mr Oliver's table, at market prices. It seems to me unreasonable to reckon on profits-, both from the sheep feed and the niutton produced. ;. Table A—shewing cost of producing one Acre of oats and chaff feed for sheep, and 4001bs additional chaff:— ;.v s a Putting in crop, reaping, and stacking 19 0 Threshing and crushing 30 bushels... 8 9 Cutting l2oolbs chaff ,„ ... ... 6, 6 . Rent, .•„.«..« ... 6 0 . . Total - 40 3 ' : ;. ■ .-. ■ s d Gross cost per sheep, one tenth ... 4 0 Deductions as given by. Mr Oliver — . Wool Is-6d, Manure Is 6d ... 3 0 . Net cost per sheep for 3 months .... 1 0 This does not include fattendance, cost of constructions, interest, and insurances. It secures mortality nil, percentage of lambs 100, unbroken growth of wool, pastures preserved, and a general feeling of comfort and happiness both to owner and flock. A shilling a sheep for the winter is a very different thing from 3s 6d—the result obtained by Mr Oliver. It means about a Id a week per sheep and the inference is that oat feeding is a practicable method, and that if fattening is done smartly the cost of lib will be nearer 2d than 4d. It should be nofcfced that if the items threshing, crushing, and chaff-cutting are struck out of the table, and the food given to the sheep , as oat sheaves or oaten hay, cut as late as . possible, the cost of feeding will be reduced apparently to nil, but really to the value of the loss of condition that will result from a crude form of food. Experiments are needed to show the most profitable form of oaten food, and also to show the value of combining oaten with turnip feeding. The values in table A have been given me by a high class farmer of the greatest experience of these plains, and the practicability of oat feeding receives further proof from the fact that one of the largest farm-stationß of the county hi*s for some years, as its bookkeeper .informs me; given its oat crop to the sheep in preference to selling. It is hardly worth while to spoak of hay : under the present method of grassing. The actual facts of the past ten years among us, show that it is only very rarely that a field can be spared in the Spring and saved up for hay. Under an artificial system, hay would be regularly secured on account of its cheapness and certainty. Again using Mr ' Oliver's quotations from Randall, who gives 31bs a day as requisite for one sheep for the winter, and reducing this to 2f lbs on account of our milder climate, it can easily be „ calculated that the cost of hay feeding is 3s per sheep; and this cost is balanced of ■ exceeded by the Talue of the wool and - manure as given in table A. The net cost is therefore nil or even a profit, and is a shilling or more a sheep cheaper than oat feeding. ' Let us now look at the negative side of the question. If we do not adopt artificial ''' feeding, what is the cost of the non-artificial, the difference between net profits on the sale of oats and chaff and the loss incurred by ..letting the sheep starve on bare fields through the winter. Reference to table A ; shews that the cost of producing oats is a little over Is a bushel. The net profit on 3 .. 'bushels, at the selling price Is 3d per bushel is therefore 9d. Also chaff costing 12s a ton for cutting, and selling, strange to say, at 30s, gives a profit of about Is on 1J cwt. The net profit therefore totals about Is 9d. Now with respect to the dismal subject, loss by grazing oare fields, there are four counts, which though their values are not • exactly aacertainable, cannot be doubted to exist, and that too in grim reality, Table B—shewing assumed loss of wintering sheep on pastures without artificial food. - lOlbs loss net weight, at 2id per lb, 2s Id Mortality among ewes and lambs Is Od Damage to wool ...... 9d Damage to pasture » » ... Is (id Total _ ... .« 5s 4d " Deducting Is 9d, the profits on sale of oats and chaff, and Is 9d, say for wool and manure, we have Is lOd left as the cost per sheep of wintering on grass, This is clearly above the "cost of feeding on crushed oats and chaff, and when we consider tha^th.e artificial means also the best phance of getting im proved and co^p^iial breeds, and also greatest produce from pastures, and cheerful life for $1 concerned, while -the present system brings the opposite results, it will be hard indeed to escape conviction. As we accumu late capital and are able to make greatest net produce rather than least ou,ttyy the primary consideration, ajs a? we get re reliable data and successful examples before us, thejtn, w^ll hunger and bare fields, store gheep, and shortness of feed, the signs of a primitive system whose law is least expense a.nd least produce, go away to the past; and drought and frost, the adverse powers of Nature that prevail over us in these- high and dry lands, be foiled by artificial skill. In conclusion, I beg to offer as the first law of grazing—sheep snould be taken from the ... - pastures and fed artificially during seasons of no growth of grass. '*"' 'A second andthjrd will fpllpvr,

Tne New Plymouth Harbor Board paid 116 foil their, own debentures at one time, as they invested a portion of their sinking fund in them.

SECOND EDITION NEWLANDS.

[from our own correspondent.]

SCHOOL COMMITTEE,

At the last meeting of householders held here for the purpose of electing a School Committee, the following were elected:— Messrs Lill (Chairman), A. Hight, Lloyd, Aston, Megson, Parker, and Allen. Newlands is well up in all the technicali ties of electioneering, and so feels quite superior to those places the validity of whose recent elections has been questioned. THE ROAD BOARD ELECTION. After several attempts to elect a mem ber to fill the extraordinary vacancy on the Wakanui Road Board, No. 3 Ward, a member has at last been returned. On the first occasion no one was nominated ; on the second, the nomination was for warded to the Board office in Ashburton, but arrived too long after the specified hour to be received; on the third, and successful occasion, every step in this ap parently momentous undertaking was carried out with all due consideration to legal details, with the result that Mr Q. W. Leadley was returned unopposed. BAND OF HOPE. The second meeting of the Band of Hope was held on Tuesday the 6th. inst., in the schoolroom. The youth and hope of the district gave several readings, reci tations and dialogues, all of which contri buted to pass a very pleasant evening. THE SEASON. Ploughing is being proceeded with on most, of the farms, and it is to be hoped that the crops will prove more remunera tive this year than they did last, for none seem to have built up a large enough fortune with the proceeds of last harvest, bo retire and spend their remaining days in opulence and ease. i

CABLEGRAMS

[per press association.] ' (Received May 17, 11.50 a.m.)

THE MANCHESTER CUP.

i London, May 16. The betting is 21 to 1 against Ring master for the Manchester Cup.

BEHRING STRAITS.

It is rumored that the United States has abandoned the claim to the ex clusive right of control in Behring Strait.

MAJOR PANITZA.

Sofia, May 16. The trial of Major Panitza for con spiracy has begun. '

LATEST TELEGRAMS.

[per press association.]

Mhb Financial fttntemeut. The Treasurer will deliver hifi budget speech, unless unforeseen difficulties occur, on the first Tuesday after Parlia ment meets. ■ The Cable Steamer, The Scotia is still cruising about \ Lyell's Bay, groping for the cable. Native JLaitd Our*. The Government have finally determined to reduce the fees for hearings before Native Lands Commissioners. Tlic Coming- jtaitnlon. The Premier has not definitely fixed the first Tuesday for the delivery of his financial statement, but will unfold his budget immediately after the Address-in Reply has been dealt with. Among the measures to be introduced will be the Civil Service Bill, dealing with the classification of certain Departments, which particularly need it.

The usual weekly session of the Dawu of Peace Lodge was held on Thursday last in the Templar Hall, Bro George W. Andrews C.T. in the chair. There was a fair attend ance of members and visitors, and one candi date was initiated into the order. The usual business having been transacted, the members spentsometime in discussing various matters, after which the Lodge was closed in the usualmanner by the C.T. at 9.30 p.m. The past has been a wonderful year for British shipbuilders, as the aggregate tonnage has actually exceeded that of 1883, which beat the'record. The latter was 1,250,000, and that of 1889 1,272,000 tons. The order in which the shipyards stand is this :—The Clyde, the Tyne, the Wear, the Tees, the Hartlepools, Belfast, the Mersey, Hull, and Leith. It is interesting to note the reviving prosperity of Ireland. In 1888 Belfast built 34,000 tons of shipping. Last year it con structed 80,000 tons. The "Tablet" is no believer in. the land policy of the present Government. It says : "A correspondent writing to us from Temuka mentions a case in his neighbourhood in which the Government are playing into the hands of the monopolists—as no doubt they are doing in a great many other cases, at all cases, indeed, with which they have anything to do. We are glad our correspon dent has sent us details of the matter, as to every matter of the kind all possible pub licity should be given. This is more neces sary, as the Government not only favours the monopolists, but makes obfuscatory statements of its dealings, as in the case, for example, of Mr Hislop speaking the other day at Oamaru, for the purpose of persuading the people that it's lana^olicy is the most liberal that can possibly exist."

CRICKET.

AUSTRALIANS v LA.VERTON S ELEVEN. L PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, May 15. The Australians began a match to-day i at Westbury against Mr W. H. Laverton's eleven. The weather was wet. The local men lost five wickets for 76, including Grace 15# The innings closed for 141. The Australians have lost 9 wickels for 66 runs. In the first innings of Lavorton'ra Eleven, Law made 19 and Peel 20. Turner took 4 wickets for 80, and Ferris 6 for 58. In the first innings of the Australians, Lohmann and Briggs bowled splendidly, the latter taking six wickets. After the recent rain the wicket was very difficult for the batsmen. The Australians fielded badly, but that of the local team was excellent. (Received May 17, 12.20 p.m.) London, May 16. The first innings of the Australians closed for 67. I» the second innings, the Laverton Eleven lost 3 wickets for 146. Redcliffe 93.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[per pres,s assooiati6n,] Wr I\ J. Vox. Wellington, May 17. Mr F. J. Fox, Secretary of the Colonial Mutual Insurance Association, has re- j signed, having been appointed manager for ! South Australia of the Equitable of the United States. The Equitable has pur, l chased an additional site in George street, Sydney, a« a cost of £90,000. j ' ' Farmers' Union. Christchuroh, May 17. ' About sixty farmers met at Papanul last night, and resolved, to form a Farmers' Union, A.' Co,nunittee was appointed to draw up a prospectus.

Arrival of Bishop Julius.

To-day, the Right Rev. Bishop Julius arrived by the express from Christctiurch. There was a large number of people on the platform, and His Lordship was wel comed by the Rev. E. A. Scott, and Messrs John Curtis and C. Littlecott, Churchwardens ;Mr Geo. Jameson, Lay Reader, and several members of the Ves try. After salutations, His Lordship, accompanied by the Rev. E. A. Scott, Mr Jameson and Mr Curtis, drove to the Parsonage in a carriage and pair, handled by Mr E. Cookson. '

Mount Hutt Road Board.

(FROM OUR OWN CO-RESPONDENT,) The usual monthly meetingjof the Board waa held on Thursday, May 15th.: Pre sent—Messrs W. McMillan, D. Cameron, J. Hibbs, J. Johnston and M. T. Browne. The Clerk read a letter from the Return ing Officer, stating that Messrs W. McMillan and M. T. Browne had been elected members of the Board. Mr McMillan was unanimously re-elected Chairman. i It was resolved that Mr Johnston and the Clerk inspect the Railway' road, and arrange as to what work should 'be done on it before the winter. It was decided te have repairs made on Thompson's. Track, and also on the Railwayl Road I between Lauriston and Sherwood.. Cor respondence Was read:—From Mr Main waring, . covering account of", election expenses, and from the same -.re signing position of Returning Officer. It was', resolved that Mr Mainwaring's resignation be accepted and chat Mr Alington be appointed Returning Officer for the Board. From Mr G. Church, re shingle. It was decided that the-Clerk should see Mr Church,'and endeavour to arrange for the purchase of a pit. ; From the Treasury advising payment of money accrued on sale of deferred payment : lands. From Mr Cameron re] roads through his property. It was decided that nothing could be done till the Chief Surveyor's decision in the matter was received. Accounts amounting to £50 15s 8d were passed for payment., It was resolved to place £500 on deposit for six months, and £200 on deposit for three months. . ■ 1 Methven, May 15. i '

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[per press association.] i (Received May 17, 12.20 p.m.)

MONETARY.

London, May 15. The bank reserve is £13,676,010, proportion of reserve to liabilities, 41*98 per cent. \ Consols, 97| ; New Zealand '4%' in scribed stock, 107 ; three and a half per cents, 98|.

FATAL EXPLOSION.

Turin, May 16. By the explosion of an ammunition factoiy at Avigliano, in Piedmont, fourteen persons were killed.

THE ASHBTJRTON GTTARDIAN, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1690.



REMOVAL. MRS PEARSON has removed to premises opposite Templar Hall, and hopes by moderate charges, civility, and attention, to merit a share of pubiic patronage. A large room to let suitable for meetings. 5 128 SATURDAY, MATs!^ IMPROVED FARMS. 666 AC^BS 666 Close to the Somerton Railway Station, Methven line. MR T. BULLOCK has received in structions to sell by Public I , Auction, at the Arcade on SATURDAY, MAY 31st, 666 ACBES 666 Originally part of the Somerton Estate fronting the Rakaia and Methven Railway ,4ine and close to the Somerton Station cut up into 3 convenient sized farms ranging in area from 206 to 250 acres. This has been down in English grasses for a number of years, it is very conven iently situated being only about 6 miles from the Rakaia Township. This offers a favorable opportunity to persons of moderate means of acquiring a medium sized farm in a good locality and on very favorable terms, viz : 10 per cent Cash, balance by instalments, interes only 6$ per cent. Sale at 12 noon, T. BULLOCK, +115 Auctioneer. SATURDAY, MAY 24thj



BLAND AND HUMPHERYS have received instructions from Mr R. i Binghasi to sell by Public Auction at the East Street Horse Bazaar R.S. 32425 containing 14 acres 1 rood 8 poles, situated on the Alford Forest Road, about 5 miles from Ashburfcon, well fenced and in grass. Terms at sale. Sale at 12.30[ BLAND & HUMPHERYS, 5+126 Auctioneers^



imVANGELISTIC MEETINGS will ' Pj be held in the Primitive Methodist Church each evening next week, to be conducted by the local Ministers, each meeting to commence at 7.30. Services TO MORROW, morning and evenibg, to be conducted by the Rev. J. Boothroyd (All are invited. '. 5 125



pHARLES ~D RADDELL Licensed Landbroker and Valuator nder " The Land Transfer Act, 1885. ESTATE, HOUSE, LAND, AND GENERAL COMMISSION . AGENT. Office—Burnett Street, Next to V Mail' Office. :



T. Bullock ! O LET at a low rental, House fronting _L Graham's Road, Tinwald. T. BULLOCK. FOR SALE —Grass land near Tinwald, OA ACRES Easy terms. Apply to T. BULLOCK. BUGGIES AND TRAPS FOR SALE "7 WO single-seated Buggies, 1 American 1 Waggon, 1 light spring Cart. . T. BULLOCK. TO Farmers and others.—For sale for removal a well built 4-roomed Cottage now on a Farm in the Wakanui Road Board district.—Apply ■ T BULLOCK.



CHEAP PROPERTIES.; XHAVE a number of Sections, together with Cottages thereon, for Sale, for which owners are prepared to take Low Prices. Full particulars on application. T. BULLOCK. _Q-j A SECTIONS opposite th ,dO X "it - Ashburton Woollen Factory for Sale, Price £14 each. Apply to . T. BULLOCK. J



Shaw, Savil, and Albion Company have in \ contemplation the building of two extra, cargo steamers, to carry 50,000. carcases of ! mutton and 6000 bales of wool each, besides | a large quantity of dairy produce from j Oamaru, Timaru and the Bluff. *



MILNER Sc THOMPSON'S | GRMT PATES! THING DEVICE BY WHICH A PIANO STANDS PERMANENTLY IN TUNE AFTER THE STRINGSARE ONCE STRETCHED n is THE :,''»;;'*' ' '<.' BEST PATENT EVER DISC UVERED FOR PIANOS, AND WILL LAST 200 TEA-KSi;;-/ * t ;•: /■ , ' ;, A SPECIAL First Award has just bee a given to the Firm by. the Jurors, at- the Dunedin Exhibition, — , > ,;, .■ ),. t-v ■ j ALSO—'"' .-;v. -'. -.• ■; ( j. ; , A First Award for Gi and Pianos. ; ( ' A First Award for Cottage Pianos,-^v.2 v , ; • Or Three First Awards being the highest possible distinction that could be gained. The Prices of our Two Models as exhibited at the Exhibition are respectively 60 and 70 guineas, but we have Pianos with Iron Frames from £30, any of-which can be purchased on Two Years' Hire Purchase System, &c. . M M.-JJONEB, ■ AGENT. J



THE MIRROR," A HIGH-CLASS Weekly, Social Political, Literary, and Dramatic paper, to be published every FRIDAY, price 3d, by the Centennial Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Place, Russell Street, Melbourne ; IF YOU WANT GENUINE VALUE I FOR YOUR MONEY, TRY ( •W. W. SPENCER'S; HE is now offering the best value ever had in Ashburton. A large and well assorted stock of DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS Flannel Is a yard. ' Good heavy dress tweeds all colors Bsd per yard. Winter Homespuns 7^d. Cashmeres and Merinos in all colors at very low prices. Blankets, in grey, white, and blue, al very low-prices. Quilts, calicos, flannels, hollands, and shirtings, Cheaper than ever. ", Double width white sheeting 7£d. Mens, boys, and youths suits. Sox, shirts, and. hats at prices before never known.



ANNOUNCEMENTS ~ ASHBURTON " GUARDIA N." "~ \ _____ IN consequence oi the recent altera tions in the time of departuro of the Mount Somers train, and the Longbeach Coach, we ihall in future publish two editions of the "Guardian the first edition poing to press at 3.30 p.m. ALL ACCOUNTS due to me must be paid: to me or to Me, J. C. Coee, Solicitor, Ashburton, on or before the 21st DAY of MAY instant^ or legal pro ceedings will be taken to recover the same without further notice. Dated this 6th day of May 1890. ' JAMES GUDSELL, * Grocer, &c., j & 65 Tinwald. CHALLENGE TO PROFESSOR ■ HICKTON; ' I EDWARD PRICE, of Ashburton, 9 challenge you to a feat of Horse Taming. Conditions of the contest to be seen at J. Purchase, Tobacconist. ■ Dated this 16th day of May, 1890. 5 111 ; : E. PRICE. JOHN H. HICKTON7accepTM» • E. Price's challenge to a Horse- Taming Contest, for from £50 to £500, to take place; in Ashburton*. The money must be posted at Mr Pattman's Hotel by MONDAY, at 12 o'clock, where the rules can be seen. 5 122 ST, STEPHEN'S SCHOOLROOM , ASHBURTON. THHE Right Revd. the Bishop of Christ -1 church will address a Public Meeting to be held in the Schoolroomon SATUR DAY Evening, May 17th, at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7-30 p.m. E A..SCOTT, . 5t96 " '. Incumbent. MUST BE S;OLD. PREVIOUS TO STOCK-TAKING. SURPLUS stock,' of Books, Stationery, Fancy Goods etc., at GREATLY DEDUCED PRICES. A lot of music at half price. Hundreds of back numbers of Periodicals and' Xmas' Papers with colored illustrations at half price"; • Sale now on. L. F. ANDREWES & CO. , , Stationers' Hall.



BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS. The cheapest Boots and the Best Boots ever ;had in Ashburton are at W. W: SPENOfcR'3 THE ARCADE. Men's Bluchers 6s lid. Men's shooUirs 10s 6d. Children's p lent leather slippers, shoes and boots., Extra value very cheap. Ihe best school boots for boya and girls in Ashburton at ,



W. W. SPENCER'S ARO ASHBU ETON. ! MISS BARRATT'S SCHOOL, " Cameron Street, West.- WILL Re-open on MONDAY, 19th ■ inst. Subjects taught English, Music, Drawing and Singing. _ Miss Barratt will be at home from 14th, Came ron Street, West, Ashburton, May 12th, 890. 5 8



ASHBURTON COAL & FIREWOOD DEPOT. E. 8. _Bean; OAL & FIREWOOD MERCHANT OATS BRA.N CHAFU 1 ETC. ETC..



STEPHENS BROS, BURNETT STREET, BEG to introduce to their Customers and the Public a  , NEW LINE OF KEROSENE, Which they have just landed, and for which the Manufacturer a. claim many ad vantages over the ordinary oil now in the market, inasmuch as it is almost odourless and free from offensive smell. It is extra refined and perfectly pure, and will, therefore, produce a much softer and more BRILLIANT LIGHT. It will Not Dazzle or Injure the Eyes, and. altogether dispenses with the risk attached to the ordinary lower grades, as well as .being very much more economical for household purposes, stoves, etc., etc. Although being a little more costly, yet, to keep pace with the times, we will RETAIL IT at the USUAL PRICES, I So Farmers and Householders will do well in Securing a Winter Supply, and in so doing, we aic satisfied they will be pleased witb^ their purchase.



We have, also, to hand a GOOD, ASSORTMENT OF CANDLES, Both English and Colonial, including Carriage, Bedroom, Piano, etc. Our Stock of TEAS is also Increasing, and we have, therefore, a Better Selection i for Blending purposes and to select from, and desire to Draw Special Attention to our INDIAN, CEYLON, DARJELING PEKOE, ASSAM PEKOE, and several other varieties in packets or in bulk, so Customers favoring us with a call will re ceive our efforts to give satisfaction. We will be pleased to wait upon Cus tomers if requested, and orders by post will be despatched without delay Orders delivered in Town or Suburbs. STEPHENS T3BOS TEPHENS JDROS.



JOHN OBR & CO., A RE offering special value in SUGAR TEAS ! CANDLE* j SOAP FLOUR OATMEAL BACON & HAMS . CHEESE GENERAL GROCERIES f K(\ CASES Light of the age KERO- It)U SINE. The best in -the mar ket and GUARANTEED not to explode CHINA GLASS AND EARTHENWARE , Some New and' Choice GOODS. J. ORE & GO.



JOHN TV AT OIS 04* OHN .iXLOISO'N HAS NOW REMOVED to the TOWN HALL BUILDINGS, nd having had considerable Alterations made, the premises are now Complete for is business. STOCK is large and season able and for sole at his usual Low Rates. j^* Repair? Promptly Attended To JOHN MOISONI A. Harrison. I , ;,.. .. UNRESERVED SALE OF T. 5.,586. SATURDAY, 24th MAY. 1 . 2 o'clock. MR ALFRED HARRISON has received instructions from the Mortgagee to Sell by Public Auction at his rooms on the above date, T.S. 586.-; I-'-- WILLS STREET WEST,! With commodious Dwelling thereon. This property is very centrally - and pleasantly situated, immediately facing the Domain, and the Mortgagee has decided to sell -■ .' .. ■' ;. i V ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT RESERVE. '".■■ ALFRED HARRISON- Auctioneer, Sale at 2 o'clock. | f 9*109 THE l , SONS & DAUGHTERS OF TEIMPERANGfi FRIENDLY BENEFIT SOCIETY. THE Special Advantages offered by this Society are—lst, a large invested fund ; 2nd, the funeral donation being reassured by the National Division ; 3rd, a liberal relief during sickness, with choice of any doctor within the district for members and their families, and as large funeral donation as is consistent with safety. . The Grand Division has established a Centbal Siok JFxjNiV which secures uni formity of fees and benefits throughout New Zealand; allows'members to move from one division to another without any increase of contributions, and affords absolute security to small or weak divisions, ! Benefit fob Male Members ;—^irst six months' sickness, 203 per week; second six months, 13s; afterwards, 10s; death of a member, £30; death of a member's wife, £10. Half the above benefits are received by female members. r Honobaby Members of both sexes shall be entitled to the services of the physician and apothecary, providing they pass a satis factory medical examination, and rjecoup to the Division the amount of fees payable by it to those officers on their account, j The pledge originally adopted has remained unchanged until the present time, and by it all formsof intoxicating drinks are proscribed. The position the Sons and Daughters of Temperance occupy is a standing 1 testimony of the value of Total Abstinence' principles, and compares favorably with any other Friendly Society; the sickness rate showing 0 ne-third les* than that of other * Societies not based on total abstinence principles; the death rate being only six per thousand in the Sons and Daughters of Temperance, as against nine per thousand, the yearly average death rate of other Societies. j This Order should command the support and attention of all earnest temperance workers, as it gives uncontrovertit>le testi mony of the value of total abstinence to the health of the body; exerts a decided in fluence on public opinion, and provides an opportunity for total abstainers to make provision for themselves in case of sickness, accident, or death. '■ The Lodge meets MONDAY, 12th May, and each alternate Monday, £sA the Templar Hall, Ashburton, at 8 p.m. ■EvEBY Total Abstaineb Should Join. 41213; IW. MURRA|,JSec.



WHEAT. WHEAT. WHEAT. 'OASH■B ,TJ V E R S ROLLIT ';.& C 0., - CANTERBURY MILLS, I.' ..:; :., ,; AS li B U IVT ON, ■/. . ARE still prompt Cash Buyers of Prime Milling Wheat at highest market v '■ Flour, Bran andSharpa always on hand. Gristing by patent Rollerp done on the shortest notice. ■ ' ,



I '..'■■ '. •"■ Ji.JJ.JJUimi. i iii'l. i.| I ~ -  Irill and PR'NCgS ST DUN EDI N>jg^%Vv . THis PACKET 15 CUA^ANTKIO'TO COMrAIN ONE POUNOiNfTT 1. ONE TRIAL SOLICITED. I JOHN G. RESTELL !:' SOLE AGENT, ASHBURTON.



WHEAT, OATS/'. BARLEY £YKGHASS, PEAS, ETC., ETC. , -FtiIBDLAftDER. BROS, ; "WHEAT SHIPMENTS WR ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL ADVANCES, FREE OF COMMISSION AND INTEREST, against all kinds of Prodoeo placed in oor bands for •hfponent tcntho Ccited Kingdom or the Ocatina-;t. HAYING our owu hoove In London Ib « anflHeat gnar»ntees that the Interest o! Ollenls, who will entrust the nhlpmaot of thak pram to as, will ba well looked after. Clients may alao ■ rely that cxpoosoa will bo kept as'lpw-ao possible, and the hlghes market value realised. EACH ,F»rmßr'a Lot ia shipped nnder a distinct and separate brand, ■ no tw loti being bcicdud alike, and epoh -lot la oold oq its own raarils. Prompt aoooan Salei a« in the pnst. WE are »lno proptred to Btore grain and othec Produce at Aabbirfcon/Lyndfaarat Lytteltcn^or Addingtcn^npah easy .testae, and mako reasonable advancea'on s»me. .'. ■'. .■FRIjBIDLAFDJfiIi BROS. TTv^VSQW LANDING- 7~ ":M»udiGMham " 20,000 Foot DRUBSKD KAURI ■ T. & G. FiiOOBINO T. &. d. MATOH LINING AND BOARDS. EX " Spray " 30,000 Feat SPLENDID RKD PINW. ,v EX "Zlor" 20,000 Feofc MAaNIFIOHN TT WHITE -PINK 1 .•'■-;. ' ... FLOORING, HNIN.O.-JA.ND SHELV ; ; ' " ' FROirHAViSL'OCK. ' i IN STOOK AND, TO ARRIVE- , , , '. WfSTPOBT, NEvraASTM, $&&! VALL2^ AND I MOUNT SOMKBB .OOA.L. v ... CO, : ;;;' : ' Timber and Coal Merchants ASHBUBTOiT;



ABUNDANT CROPS OF GOOD WOOL, OF-THE HIGHEST MARK V) VALUE FOR ITS CLASS, ESSURED B± THK Utfß OF LITTLER PaTjQNT SHEEP, DIP . (NON-POJSONOUS.) AJJVAIVrAaES OF LITXLE^ATENr FLUID DIP ft :— LF PROPERLY USED according to th? Instructions, It Is the beat, the mo effectual and mo.lt valuable Dip known. ' '.'.'.'■ IT 18 NOT, POISONOUS to animals, theio Is ihe>roforo nodangar of poisoning Hoisos, Sheep, Oat'.lo or othc-.r aoim&la, by the Dip draining on iho grace 01 herbage ; thero is no <iang;r 1q joaving ifc abooM^bjß way of childfen'ot othera; nor la ttaero auy ilnnger of wool-. :rl> i.?'?o;-\: ;■ iiciu negloct, acoident, or design. ITS iSFFEOT t; \>N I;«..::\VOOL is exceedingly imporUbt to Woo'giowers. It, apidly \ocreaaos tho vftloe,' Hfjsioes pot arrtet tho growth 'at uny't'tlms but thu natatal aeoretiooft, aod tocteaaea the weight 1, of the fleece ; L lt does' cot etalu ot diseoloi the wro'^uo.- Ukaoat suy of tho.yolk, bat Is &t''al^tlmei the bent Dip for tbG wool that ofiu ba o&od. It 18 OHBAr Bnd repays itself tenfold to tbe aheep-ownsr. IT IS EASY TOjUSE, reqalrins; vety lllt?e preparation, atires'iginitftn.tly witli cold water; leavoa no nadituoat, no bcuoi, no waste' One|jil!oD;|o^?Dip| ia 100 gallons of water—the waah is then ready for ose. ' ITIB SAFK. While Pblwncnfl D!pi only be and with o utlon upon a\ieep, this Dtp m*y b« need upon all auiiuala : Honaa to kill Insects and the aaaa^; ;-.\aj Di'gi for the acme putpoee ; also f^r extsmlnatio^ inieots aod allaying all Irrttat ua c.f tho kio of DatsygOattla, <,klvtß,|PJgß, etc., for wiiloii purpose itj,ls simply ia?ala iblu. FOR S'3AB, r^J 5,3Tf0K3. aadj!aseaii}o(|)H' k'n i, i-f|ls Wfmißt eSfeotaalSDip d ihotoagmy.rdtlabli|al|»U tl nasjind In all|ollm»tOi. LITTLE'St/PATENr FLUID DIP hai aTworld--^ fepntstlongofS.he highest possible chuaotrr It hasrsqalved mor GOLD and SILVERIMBD^M and otbe- AWARDS .OF^yOBLIiENf fI'AKDJ UtiaT tbanlperhitpaiaUithe othra^hseplD-pi togethet g , " , : , i&GENT&FOT ASHBUBTON OOUNOT • 1 GEO. JAMESON^'■.



I TREES. TREES. {}. ''I, 1 About 100,000 FRUIT TRE^S.! : ]f. Of all descriptions, including / '*■',-'&.• 2000 APPLE TREES of CHOICE::/-;. SORTS. ll ;-- :'■;;,.: All Strong and Healthy.-; '■ ;;,;*^ }TOR SALE at Moderate Prices. !" sjj - Undersigned is also prepared, as t ■ 1 usual, to undertake the . . „.., '*'\'*j PLANTING OF -FORESTTREES )'."f, at Love-st Current ]*ates. ' ;]■ V : WM. GARDNER, v 5" Tinwald ■' ':, TINWALD COAL AND FrREWOOD ' DEPOT. i i -f: JA /CLOTHIER has for ' • A. \J Sale—Biis't New: . " castle, Westport, Grey Valley, and Mduntr^i Somers Coal, Firewood ■ and' > Stakes' .'-., Priipe Oaten Straw and Sheaf Chaff 5 ; shburton prices. "-"T* '. •'■''-'.'-^ " ~ GO TO . , -.?, .:.



MITCHELT,, t> mURNBTD > itchblJLj 06 xuknejlv TANCRED STREET / B ' " ■■ ■ ■ / ■ -•■ :,'..: : .- r ■ - ,'/ v. •. . *ob ■■ / '.?■ "."' -,: BLANKETS ' ■ V,...'.::i'^*:v ■;r "£ ' ■ ■ ■, ■'■'.- -i \ ■ -."■.' ■■' FLANNELfe.' .',,;!,r ,!; ■.;" " DREBS'tWEEI)S ::-\^.. ':'"' '" ' HOSIERY^'"": ;^U^ ■ ' ', '" ' ■ '■■" ■ ■;:■"■'■''•'* :-'-}{, 1/0. ■*•' -1 ;i-;; ":":^i'M  ' r . , Em,;ETc. ( ';;'.-. :t '■■' A SPECIAL LINE" ---• ■ of -- •/:-•*■•;; ■"■;: OVEEOOAiTS : ■'!'. /' " '"at',, ■,■ • '"i\ -^:v' "T MITCHELT : ITCHELjj *»■ 1 URNER ft .-, TANCRED 6T-BBET.



WANTED KKQWiI ,j : TMMENSE arrivalsof NEW AUTUMN,'*■; J_ DRAPERY, CLOTHING, and.< •'; 1 BOOTS, ex Kaikoura, at ANDREW 1 - - ■ ORR'S. . !.i >' TIIOR MANTLE KIRYNow ■-<;': Jj DRESSES ORRs Kijr i stock ' •' ■ ■ ■]' ■;_■. FOR WEDDING Outfits, Fanuly" -\ Mourning, and General DRAPERY:: '■', go to ANDREW ORR'S. "XTW ZEALAND EXmBITIdN.—- * ±M , ANDREW ORR is showing ex-, ■ ■ actly the,same Goods in Roslyn Worsted-,, ; Dresß Tweeds, as,exhibited at the Exh * : bition, also Blankets and Flannels. OnA PAIRS of BLANKETS jU XJ \J Old Prices, contracttd when wool was Cheap.—A. ORR. BOOTS, BOOTS, for Variety V"! QuaUty, Style, and Make .: : / Ladies', • Children's, and Gents' Boots g . '- ac once to ANDREW ORR'S. F ' , ;> ---1 f\f\ EMBROIDERED ROBES .: I _L \J \J Select from at..ANDREW '-: RR'S No two of the same pattern: .-";



: ; SPECIAL '-VALUE"::'^I TN Order to Clear the Balance «f • .V? S :T' 0 O.K- '* {■'?-'-£ ■ ■ ''G, .u'.n^s,;-;;. ,r /=:-^ We have deoided to give i 5-i -f'ln| ; ,' IPer_,Centoff • - "' ;;>'- During the: ijText'; . : ;'^ 14 DAYS'.' ■'; JOHN ORR -4 Co, i o o Kr^ r^ Tc»ieiui °n • a:>i-toved ■: di'^jDvy VJ7 freehold bcciidi-y.- -Sv JpHN C. COUR, V Barrister & Solicitor 1!$. V{_ Burnett StAshburton. ;';;