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MANUFACTURERS TO HER MAJESTY BY APPOINTMENT THE BANK OF ENGLAND AN KTS BRANCHES HO BBS, HART, AND CO, Limited. Steel Safes, Bullion, ard Party-W»,. Doors, Locks for all purposes 76 CHEAPSIDE, LONDON ENGLAND. Manufactories Wharncliife Works, Arlington street London N ABSOLUTE PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE Manufacturers of VCLCAN PAINT ANT» SOTERIA. Absolute protection agains extetu.t>& of fire. Color cards and test shingles with instruj. tions and proofs of on materials well furnished HERCULES UAKING POWDS* IS THE BEST Tho&e who have not tried it, shonid ask their Grocer for it. Makes splendid .^____Cakt^s_Scones JL astry ) bx Family Dairy Chur^Factoty~Chuu.^ Factory Butter Workers, Family Butter Workers, Butter Pack ages, Print Butter Car riers, German Dairy Paper . And everything needed m. a complete Creamsry or Buttec Factory. Send for Circulars and Prices. PORTER BLANCHARD'S SONS, ; Concord, N.H., U.B A i ' ' "•* ' 1 :> Established 1818 •ii —i ; — — ,' " THE ASHEtJRTON AIAIL From and after the 30t u Norember, 1886 the terms of subscription to this Journal will be as follows, viz:— . IF PAID IX ADVANCE. Per Quarter ... 6s 6d, by poet 8s Od „ Half-year... 12s Od, by post 15s Od „ *ear 20s Od, by poet 26a Od IF BOOKED. Per Quartet- ... (fa 6d, by post 8s Od „ Half-year... 13s Od, by post 16s Ml . ..Year 26» Od, by post 32s Od/ Lirth, Marriage, and Death Notice^ if paid for at the time of insertion, 2s 6d«ach t If booked, 4s each. Stamps may be sent a* payment, READ "THE MIRROR," A HIGH-CLASS Weekly Social, Political *» Literary, and Dramatic paper to be < PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, Price 3d, by the Centennial Printing andl Publishing Company, Limited, Melbourne Place, Russell Street, Melbourne. ASHBURTON "MAIL,* - MR R^ T VVHEfiLER Stafford Street' Duitedi AJ-AS been appointed Our Agent, an wi be able to Arrange Terms with Ad.. sere for Contract dvertjsen cnta W. .7, BUSH AND CO. TjISTILLEKS and IMPORTERS OF ESSENTIAL OILS & FRI7II ESSENCE? : SOLUBLE ESSENCES. For Aerated "Water Man;uf<icturetS. Extra Su^»er Lemon,-which w double the Strength of Ordinary Commercial Qualities, FRfcNCH CREAM GUM EXTRACT, For pi-oducing a Head of Creamy Rich 1 ness upon all kinds of Syrups, iErated Waters, Beers, Ales Cider, ChampagneJ ifec. Abiillery Lane London]



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ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD ING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Ofiices—Tancred Street Ashburton rpO Encourage the saving of small sums _1_ the Society will take MONEY ON DEPOSIT In sums of One Pound nnd upwards, n the following conditions : — Sums of One Pound and Upwards received on Deposit, and Interest will be allowed on every complete Pound deposited to be reckoned /rom the. day on which a complete Pound shall have been deposited, up to the date on which the money shall be withdrawn, A Depositor may witldvftw the whole or part of the Sum, clppoaited, but not m less sums than One Pound, except when clos ing the account Deposits taken for 3 months at 5 per, cent m 5- 6 or longer periods at 5h S) For particulars apply, EDWD. STEPHENS Manager.



GRACEFUL-COMFORTING EPPS'S "COCOA BPEAKFASTS BY a thorough knowledge of the nutiiral laws which govern the operations 6f digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine propert-ies of wel selected cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately flavoured beverage -which may save us many heavy doctor's bills. It is by the judicious ÜBe of much articles of diet that a constitution may bo built up until strong enough to resist even tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating aroundjus ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We, may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our selves well futified with good food and a properly nourished frame.—See article m Jhe "Civil Service Gazette." Made simply with boilirig water or ; milk. Sold m |-lb packets by Grocers labelled thus \ : JAMES FPPS and CO. aOMCEPATIC CHEMISTj i LONDON, ENGLAND.



DOGS. MANY years since we had the pleasure to introduce to the publi« our BUFFALO MEAT DOGS BISCUITS, extensively used m the principal kennela of the world Since that time we have made many im portance improvements m th irmanufaeture —improvements not of the nature of veget compounds which may be added to any ood of a trifling cost, but of thenatdre to produce good hard flesh and muscle, ingre dients which no other Biscuit orDogFc»!e possesses, and for which we have received? jmmerous medals and high recommendations, amongst which we may mention that of Pro fessor T>x Zurn, who after many careful analysis and experiments pronounced these ■ biscuits t «be of the greatest excellence, and to ntain double the quantity of nourish ment that is to*be found m the flesh, thng farming he best and most successful food for dogs hat is possible to produce. It is imortant to notice that every biscuit s stamped—"Buffalo Meat, Trade Mark/ the qualiy of which we guarantee. Twenty hillings per cwt, carriage paid 3 SOLE MANUFACTURERS, W. G. CLARK & SON ANCHOR PATENT BISCUIT WORK L TMEHOUSE, LONDON, EC. Established 1851. BRANCH OFFICE & FACTORY. 754 Washington Street, Nkw Yosk.



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SUCCESS IHE BEST TEST CF : WORTH!!! HOLiOWAyB PHIS AiBJIIiIPT. THIS UNIVERSAL MFDICINE IS A HOUSEHOLD itJQUISITE EVERYWHERE. - ' THE PILLS Purify the Blood, impart tone to the Nervous System, and act roost power fully yet soothingly on, the LIVER AND BuWELS, Promoting Digestion and assimilation, and endowing the whole bodily frame with strength and vigour. Nervous Head aches, Tremblings, with Lassitude and general .debility puicxly yield to the potent froe of these well-known Pills, arid they are unrivalled m their eSciKS ' m all r FEMAL.E. COMPLAINTS, flen^pying all obstructions, skin blemishes pimples and boils, better than ony other family medicine known, TJRE QINTMKNi HAS A WORLD-WTDiS JREPTTf 4TION It h?a]s evei-y kind of sore, ulcer and wound more certainly than any othe known salv?, Its marvellous penetratin powers render it invaluable m all THROAT AND CHEST DISEASES' curing Bronchitis, Quinseys, and Asthma reducing G andular Lumps, closing and healing Abscessea and. Fistulas, and 'for alleviating the excruciating tortures of RHEUMATISM GOUT neuralgia it is unsurpassed, Jt never \ tp Denipye Scurf and every' species of .skin disease. The Pills and Ointment aye manufao tured only at 78 New Oxford at (late 533 Oxford st.) London j and are sold by al vendors of Medicines throughout the Civilized World ; with directions for uee m almo 1? every language. K^* Purchaser should look to thy. Abel on the pots aud boxes. Jf the ad dress is not 533, Oxford Styeef T<ondon ; they are spiirjou^



THE WALKER [■■■■ CORK EXTEA.CTOE. '■ pronounced thr best Mechanical Cork Extractor m the Market, as it i i pulls thf Cork the easiest, and removes it quickest ; from the Scvoym Its ure prevents the Rgit^tion <4 carbo riated or otlier beverages, and allows the sediment to remain undisturbed m the bottle. Designed toi ohe use of hotpla, resfcau clubs and families, Orna niental m appearanac and full nicke plated. Special terms to jobbers. Manufactured by the E. WALKER TOOL OWPASTY if



MAIL NOTICE Tha Letter-box will be cleared for de spatch of correspondence from this office to the under-mentioned places, tod fter Ist January, 1891, as follows — For Christchurch and North, daily 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 6.&0 p.m. ; and on Mon days, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 10.30 a.m. ; Chertsey and Rakaia, daily, 6.30 a.m., 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m. ; Methven, daily, 3.15 p.m. ; Dunsandel and Burn ham, daily, 3.15 p.m., 6.20 p.m. ; Selwyn, daily, 6.20 p.m.; Dromore, daily, 6.30 a.m. j Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, and Temuka, daily, 16.30 a.m. ; and on Tues days, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 3.15 p.m. ; Willowby and Eiffelton, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 10.30 a.m. ; Lismoro, Tuesdays and Fridays, 10.30 a.m. ; Geraldine, daily, 10.30 a.m*; Timaru, daily, 10.30 a.m,, 12.30 p.m.'; and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 3.15 p.m. ; Oamaru, Dunedin, arid South, daily, 12.30 p.m. ; Greenstreet and Ashburton. Forks, Tuesdays, Thurs - days, and Saturdays, 6.30 a.m.; Winch more, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 6.30 a.m. ; Mount Somers, Springburn. and Alford Forest, daily, 4 p.m., Mayfield, and Ruapuna, Mondays and Thursdays, .4 p.m.; Wheatstone, Afthton, Waterton, and Longbeach, daily, 3.45 p.m. ; Flemington, Mondays, Wed, riesdays, and Fridays, 3.45 p.m. ; New land, Tuesdays and Fridays, 11 a.m. ; Elgin .Wakanui, Seaview, Seafield, and Kyle, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur days, 6.30 a.m. I: ;N.B. —Letters containing anything ol value should be handed to the Postmaster to be registered. ..-.,,' Letters containing coin, if posted un registered, will be compulsorily registered and ;harged one'shilling.



10W VITALITY DR CHURCHILL S Syrup o Hypophosphite of Lime prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Chronic Cough and General Debility | t contains two of the principal ingre* .1. dients necessary for building up the Human Frame, and which are considered deficient m the above complaints, viz., Phosphorus and Lime, It cannot be tor highly recommended for Delica Childre Dr Churchill's Compound Syrup c HYPOPHOSPHITES is real Brain Food, and m cases Muscular and Nervous Exhaustion hae acquired a world-wide reputation. Each bottle bears Dr Churchill's signature Price, Prepared only by CjWANK HHEMIST UWANN VHEMIST. -4U© Castiglione V'aris



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tol'daYS. VJiMiro of Ooaorrhcra »::■• i^M^ m%mStiuSm- W ™ CIUrL X Prcacribc v aKd IH —. loci rale ie recoiamen'i M "r4!? lyb,rtl me to Ml surrerer.l. matnaiehiJaWlC*^. Jt ST oneb, H.O. otneian«U.H^H Decjlur, Hi o**o.^y^ pkice, ss. W. T. Kingston, WILLS STBEET, NEXT OOOKSON'S STABLES, ASHBURTON, HAS had three years' experience with Thomas Talbot, M.R.C.V.S., of Scotland Yard two years with Corneliu, Saunderson, M.R.C.V.S., Clapham Com mon, and ten years with George Balls M.R,C.V r S f/ Brixton, all of London; and has also gained a good reputation m the Colony. Our specialty is well-known to be our ability and knowledge of the horde's foot. In a well ordered shoeing forge the following standard rules ■will always be bfierv ed :■ — 1. A shoe uhouh! never be removed without | 6rst cutting off the clinches, because by simply turning back the clinch m drawing ! the nail a piece of the clinch is often }eft m the foot, endangering the horse when the new shoe comes to be driven on. 2. The frog and bars require no cutting m a regularly attended foot. And m a healthy foot where there are no simptons of navicular disorder, tije sole should not be cut, 3. The shoa should have a level bearing upon the wall of the foot, aud should not be sprung at the heel, a^e is too oaminon f thereby acting aa a fearful lever upon the tendons The nails should be driven level r«nd uni" form, and only on the toe side of the inside quarter, the toot being thinner upon the inside and the greate * weight of the body being sustained there. There is nocompariao: points of qualit between the hand made and the machine made shoe, The machine-made shoe is of a coarser material, softer, &ud m mported audit should be insisted upon that they b# not used m tb<} colony]



RaiTvyay Time-Table ; ; OHRISTCHUROH to DUNEDIN— <Week-B»ys). ______ y ■ FAKfifc. ~ TIMETABLE. § south. —— Single. I Return. \ Exp Ist. 1 2nd. let. 2nd. a..n. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m, p.m. p.m. 2Christoh.'to dep, a. d.s. d.c. d.s d. 819 ... 11 0 345 355 4 15 3Addington Jnc .0 6040 60 4 8 ... ... 3 513 42 a > 4Middleton... . ... 09 0 6 1008 *...... * * * SSockburn 10081 301 otn '-' '" A \ a a 6 Hornby Jnc. arr. 12091610 840 j*^l9 a ... nornby ... dtp b 22 412 ... ... 7lslington 4011 1 9 1 2j * * .... a 9Templeton ... 1 9 1 2 2 3 1 &8 34 425 ... a mVeedon's 29110 38 2 5 * * ... « lißollestou Jc. air. 21120311 288 51 ... 4 43. .. a ..Rolleston Jc. dtp. ... ••• 854 ... ... ... .... ... ISBnrnham ... .3 92 6 5-0 3- 49 4 ... ... • 512 22 Norwood . ... 47 3 161 4 1 ... ... .i ... •• 23Selwyn ... ... 41033 65 4 4JO 21 ... ... 533 25Dun S andel 5 336704 BJO 29 541 3lßankside 0644 8-8 8-9* p.m. 36Rakaia 765 010 Q6 819 1 ... ... 12 14 ... ... 623 4lChortße, ... ...8 7 5 911 S7 810 15 ... ... 642 47Droinore ... • ... o'lo 6 713 18 9 * ... • ... .. * 53A8hburton arr. 111 7 514 9 9 1110 45 12 48 A ... 730 ...Ashburton dep 10 55 12 53 345 ... 55Tinwald ... .11 6 7 915 410 311 4  355 ... ... 59Winslow ... ...12 4 9 316 511 Oil 18 411 ... ... 61 Windermere ...12 9 8 617 011 4 * * ! 64Hinds- 13 4 8 1117 911111139 4 85 ' 72Baling- ... ,-.15 010 020 013 4 * ... ... ... * 74Rangitata Island 15 519 420 713 9 * *. 75Ran«itat* 15 810 5?0 11 13 1112 21+8 15 51« ... ... 8? Orari .16 1111 3^2 715 012 45 840 ... 155 54^ ... ... 85 Winchester ...17 911 10S3 815 .91259855 ... ... 6 3 89TemukA ... ...18 712 5|24 016 7 114 0 9 ... 213 6^19 ... ... OlArowhenna ...19 012 885 116 11 * * ... ... * ~ ... 93Seadown ... ... 19 512 11|25 11 17 3 * * ... ... *. 97Washdyke June. 20 313 627 018 0144 939 ... ... 649 ... .„ lOOTimaru arr. 20 1013 1127 918 71559 50 B 240 7 0 C ... .Timam dep J ••• '-— — 720 3 0 423 ... 104Normanby... ...21 814 628 IB 19 4 ... ... * ... ... * ... 110 St. Andrew's ...22 1115 430 1)20 5 80 32 ... 510 ... lWOtaio ... ..23 915 1031 $21 1 ... ... 814 ... ... 524 ... llSMakikitii... ...24 716 582 92111 832 542 ... 12lHook 25 316 108:. £22 5 ... ... * * I24SttKlholrne J. arr 25, 10|17 384 5Jg3 C , ... 8 5 .35 ... 6 ~~*~§topß,on y when requued to pick up or set down passengers. + Starts from Rangitata on Saturdays only; on other day* starts from Orari. /. Stops to pick up passengers for stations south of Rolleston if necessary, b Stops to allow passenjprs f m stations north of Oamaru to alight, c Stops to allow passengers to alight only TCHURCH to DUNEBIK—(Week-Days)—6Wtft»«<tf. ' FARES." j^~~ TIprrABLET Single. , Return. Ist. 2nd. ' Ist. 2nd. B Exp. C . d. s. d. a. d. s. d. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. .. • 9 5 4 1 ... 615 ... 100 _ !7 418 336 524 4 ... ... + f 138 Waitaki North ...few 919 23S 425 7 9 52+4 29 ... 7 2 ... }f n Waitaki South ..29 019 488 825 9 + J ! 43 Hilderthorpe ... 29 1019 ll 39 926 7 + X 140 Richmond 30 320 2UO 426 11 + % 147Pukeuri 30 S2O 540 1127 3 10 40 790 ... 151 Town 8e1t.., ..31 621 042 028 0 + J IS2Oamaru urr... 31 821 242 328 3 ... ... 11 0 5 2 ... 810 ... dep p.m. daily ...Oamaru 304215 516 ... 350 ... 154 Waiareka Jnc. ...32 121 542 928 7 ... + 235 % ... 155 Deborah 32 421 743 128 9 ... + + $ 158Tetaro 32 1122 043 1129 4 ... + + ... ... + 160 Tesehemaker's ...33 422 344 529 8 ... + + t 161 Maheno 33 722 544 929 11 ... 813 3 5 b ... 455 ... 163Waimotu 34 022 845 430 3 ... + + f 166 Herbert 34 723 140 180 9 ... 8333 23 519  170 Wainakaroa ...85 523 847 331 7 ... + + + 174Hampden 36 324 248 432 3 ... 911350 610 ... 620 .. 177 Hillgrove 36 1124 749 332 9 ... 924 + 636 .. 180Kartigi ... ...37 625 050 033 4 ... + + 651 .. 184 Shag Point Jnc. ...S3 425 751 134 1 .. 950 + 714 ... 186Bu8?iey ... ..38 925 1051 834 5 ... + + t 189 Palmerston arr... 89 526 352 735.0 ... 10 13.4445 6 47.... 743 .. ... Palmerston 6 251020450651 .^ ... \\ 194Godwood 40 527 053 1136 0 + 10 35 + 196Tu.-nai 40 1027 354 536 4 + + 199 YVaikouaiti ...41 627 855 436 11 7 010 5 530 b 199 Beach Street ... U 627 855 436 11 + + + ... 201Merton ... ...48 929 258 438 11 + + + 204 Puketeraki ...43.929 258 438 11 + + + . 206Seacliff 43 929 258 438 11 7 401123 6 15 7 41 208Omimi 43 929 258 438 11 + + + 210Warrington ...48 929 258 438 11 + + + 211 EvansdAt ...45 1030 761 140 9 + + + 213Waitati ...45 1030 761 140 9 8 131156 6 5158 0 218 Purakanui ...45 10 30 761 140 9 8 451224720 219Mihiwaka ...45 1030 761 140 9 + + J 222 Pt. Chalmers Up. 47 1132 063 1142 8 9 512 40 7 38*8 35 223 Sawyer's Bay ...47 1132 0631142 Bjt9 lOc-1243 742 2255t. Leonard's ...47 1182 063 1142 8 + c \ ... 236 urke'a ... ...47 1132 063 1142,8+9 22 c +7 53 228B»wnst»urne ...47 11*2 063 1142 8 + + + ... 229PelichefcP,*y ...47 1132 063 1142 8 \ c 14+ 2*>Punedin <n»r.,,(47 11 j»2 0J63 1.1 42 8} 940 1 8 8- 10 8 55 "Tj^tepgonly wKeri WiTpeJ to "pick up or'set down passengers a Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. B Runs on Mondays, Wednes days, and Fridays only ; on qfcliei; 4aya train smarts fram Studholme. C Runs through n Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays «jily f on qthep days runs to Stud..olm§ only, ASHBURTON-SPRINGBURN--(Week-Dftys). OUT. FARES. TIME-TABLE. Single. f Return. Ist. 2nd. Ist. 2nd. p.m. ... AshburtOH to .. .. .. •• den s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d, 425 TinwaldJnc. ... .. .. ... arr 0604 0906 "4 33 TinwaldJnc. .. dep „ .. 4 84 ./. Chelmsford ....18112315' Wcsterfield .. .. 2 4 17 3 12 1 * Haekthorne Road .. 211 2 0 3\\ 2 8 Valetta  4 0 2 8 5 4 3 7 1 Anama 4 7 3 16 14 1 $■ Cavendish .50346845 £ Mount Somers 5 5 3 8 7 3 4 11 6 0 Bucdeueh .. ." •• 510 311 7 9 5 3 . t gprißgbnva " art- 6 3 4 2 8 4 5 7 6 20 IN: a.m. '.'.'. Springburh to..  .. .. def .. ... 755 ' Bucdeueh 0 6 0 4 0 9 0 6 + Mount Somers .. .. 1 2 0 0 \ 6. } 0 ± Cavendish ..  , 1 4 010 1 9 1 2 I Anama.. ..  .. 1 10 1 3 2 5 1 8 t Valetta 2 4 17 3 12 1 $ HaektHorne Road .. .. .... 3 7 2 5 4 9 3 3 X Westerfield  .. .. ...... 4 2 210 5 7 3 9 f ' CheUnsfepd   4 7 «S 1 6 1 4 1 + TinwaldJnc an' 15 10 311 7 9 5 3 935 TinwaldJnc... dep  ... 9 37 Ashburton ... ... «,rr\ 6J 4 2 8 4 .1 7 Q45 " *'% Stops only when required to pick up o~r set down passpagerg f



PUBLIC TRUST jy|g. OFFICE OF N.Z. "THE Public Trust Oflice of Naw Zealand offers great advantages toitselien v 1 including State guarantee against the fraud or dishonesty of the Public Trusts I?he following comparison ot business b«twsen the years 1879 and 1889 will showth progress made:— 1879-80. 1889 Cash receipts ... £41,813 ... £183,336 Totaltransactions, per balance-sheet ... .., £92,318 ... £835,202 SECURITIKg— General Investment Account £70,864 ... £216,943 Special Investment Account £2,655 ... £245,839 ExrKNSKs Account -Total receipts .. ... £2,139 ... £14,482 Administrations ... ... ... 172 ... 258 Probates and trusts 14 .. 30 Wills provisionally accepted 1 -• 42 Letters received 2,122 ... 10,326 Letter* despatched 1,432 13,003 ACLAND, BABNS AND CO., Christchurch Local Agents r*r i iii !,„„ ... _ ■ .... i i ■" * THE ASHBURTON HOBSE COVER, TENT, TARPAULIN, AKD OILSKM W. P A T°a"l-111ST G TKVITES ALL WHO NEED HORSE COVERS EITHER^RBADY MADE OR TO ORDER, to give him a call, INSPECT HIS STOCK •• ASD.HI HISQUOTATK^ S St, t B B POR| POHCW KLSEWHEUE. NOTEADDBBW. PATCHING IAST STRB^O? SOUPS WE ARE PBEPARED ro RECEIVE GRAIN AT OUR AsMfeurtoii, Tlnwald, A liyndlmrsi stores ON STORAGE AT LOWEST CURRENT BATES. We iiave for Sale Gornsacks, fUIiL SIZE AND FULL WEIGHT WANTED, FOR IMMEDIATE ton nnn sackß°twHE4T' 20,"000 SwIUO'OATB Sacks of BARLEY. R (10 O Sacks °f RYEGR ASS' p^/^rirv Sacks Seconds of WHEAT HIGHEST PHICEB GtIVJiUVS FRIEDLANDER BROS /LITTLE'S A LITTLE'S • Fluid Dip /1\ Powder Dip (NON-POISONOUS). M (POISONOUS). MR. BELCHER, of yLITTLE'B\MR- c« J- HARPER, » IDimpoi (writing August, M •J} ' : Runholder, 1890):— "Found Sheep My^' (writing June, 1890):— . Dipped with Little's #Vrt"£EP Drft^X " ? ound c ?ow^ JHlodproducediilbs, # n^ *UP$ % little trouble to mix; MM wool each g \ wa T*l^ c?f ctlyei (which fetched fd-Xy/^^^^^^OvX left the wool m good ptrUhmow) than gS jj£&L. condition; safer & wool of #' . . u^w ,^L th»n other poi- Cr 1 / QammWool \zfi» % m __—_—__— cheap." #/KR. GILLANDERS, of Southland Y% ,to Ml (writing March, 1890), said:—Two years 1 % (©A • gI m »«cc«wrion he dipped a flock of about! X? Xh\ 20,000 Sheep, part with Little's Fluid IW\ Jj5J r^ g and tho rest with other Dips, and each IA g year found tho Sheep dipped with / % mM tjAi ,\ Little's Fluid produced i »-/ T | f Ii A fA g LlttlC 8 X mo re wool per Jleece than I lAllie H m /FLUID DIP >w Uie otllcr POWDER DIP\ M CNON-POISONOUS)/^l^^ * (POISONOUS). LOCAL AGENT, GEO. JAMESON, ASHBURON AND RAKAIA NOIB.—I Gallo" of Fluid, er lllbs >t Powder, makes 100 Gallons ft »h 2*79 ROBERT Jk| MUEKAY PRACTICAL WATCH AND CLOCK MAKRR, JEWELLER, &o. HAS to h/md an immense Stock of WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELLERY PLAT.S of the latest and most; approved designs. WATCHES.—HioId an! Bilver, Eenglish and Geneva, American Hunters, Crystals. JEWELLERY.—An almost endless variety »f Fine Gold, Bright Gold Silver Brooches, Lockets, Lid"es' ami Gentlemen's Guards, &c, <fee. A splendid assortment of Gem, Wedding., Keeper, and Signet Rings of all sizes. A large and well selected Stock of MARBLE CLOCKS and TIME PIECES, Silver Plated Goods, suitaMe for Christmas and Wedding Presents, at reduced prices. Exceptionally liberal terms to Presentation Jommitteee, School Committees &c., &c. All Departments of works done on the Premises with despatch, and at moderat charge £AST STBEET, ASHBV:RTON.; 2,