The Ashburton Guardian.

VOL. XIII. NO. £710

Ashburtoin : Monday, August 8, 1892

BRICE: ONE PEK^T



I Busjppas Aotice?. FREE FROM MERCURY COCKLE S PILLS COCKLE'S PILLS F°R ***** FOR BILE COCKLES mL S #oßtel>- TBOKS -COOKIE P^^^^HB OCCKti'S pSIP?«WHEI* r " ■:„ ■StmpNS*? YEARS AS all Medicine Vendors throuzho * r)^ * i^^w^oi^srH^^hnii: J- Asthma, Influent Consumption, ( \Y'S Compound Essence of Lin' I seea, Aniseed,, Senegal, Squill' iOlu, etc with Chlm-odyne. H 17 A V'" a demulcent expcc- I tor A nfc, k,v cough.-,, colds and chest complaints. tae S a^ afe L eqUdUySeryfqeab^ TRAY'S Tic Pills, a spec ific inW earalgia Iron: e f c aCe'aChe ' etc- Contain Q'^ine, UM- CATH^TICUM PILLS ap^iS StlVe ' °°rreCtive' ar4 agreeal^ nOAGULINE.-Cement for broken \_y arfciclea. ; . ; .Sold Every wftere* ' Manufaci^ory,- ;j, Sfcockporfc, > England ASHBURTON FINANCE ANI AGENCY COMPANY Limited. pAS& Advances made on LIVE ano BEAD _ ;STOCK^rMORT|AGEES AGRICULTURAL 'r^OTS, and other Securities. Rills discounted Daily. OHicft—Comer of the Arcade and Taj cred Street. WM. HORNE, Manager •J.:;-'^.-? M A X I N AND REFRIGERATION On thß Lincle System (compression Anhydrous Ammonia,) *or Cold Stores, Freezing and Ohillteo stabhshmenfcs, and all. Icemakinp aixl Refrigerating Purposes'; SPECIAL MARINE TYPE FOR SHIP USE, As fitted on board the s.s. Teutonic, &s for the Dead Meat Trade,' and the si' Merapi v for making lee and pr* serving Passengers' Provisions Dry Air Befr.gemtore on Lighfefoot '" ; .'■ -'- ■'' '■ "'. System 1000 Machlneß Ordered and Supplied up to r,he end c 1889. The Linde British Refrigeration Company Limited . Manning Director : WX. 11,I 1, B. LIGHT "■pffor; o.e"*~* , THE ASHBURTON MAIL. The terms of subscription to thiß Journal are as follows, viz. :— • .. IF PAID IN ADVANCE. Per Quarter 6s Od, by post, 8s Od » Half^earirlib Od, by post, 15s Od » Year -> ' 20s Od, by post, 26a Od •d r> ;■■■■ Iy PQQSSD Per Quarter .... 6s M, by post, 8s Od „ Half-year... 13s Od, by post, 16s Od } e^i- .- 26s Od ' by PPB*. 32s Od Birth, Marriage, and Deatfi: Notices, paidfjr at the time of insertion, 2s 6d each if booked, 4s each Stamps may be sent as payment;.. THE RONOO; PAI TENEI Kfci KOUTOU KATOA maciieah Stewart's NEW CURE FOR ASTHMA. NEW CUBE EOI* CROUPI NEW CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA NEW CUI&E FOR CHRONIC BRONCHITIS. Prepared from the Mountain-and Forest Plants of New Zealand In Asthma the New Cure has proved itself to be Head and Shoulders Above All Ocher Remedies mHK NEW CURR is the only Specif! JL v yet discpv^ed $qr! lDiphtheria; In Croup the NW CURE lias no rival. It saves emetio ß ,H ? h'tinVires, hot baths, and all the alteridhnt worry ..'lncidental to the arrival of tha Midni^htf Monster. In Typhoid Foyer rhe NEW COTIF. .hsmfecia, soothes, aud gives refreshing The NEW.CUrFu the only true Lung Disinfectant " occurred fhPI &Jlsm .W^fe lh J 4 New Cure " IflftMriAStat outset nSlkriS^^-MB^ t0 other .S6^^ l4* .of in P t^jnjljr. ;,.. f>



f Business Notices** t , liW^AtlTf J DR CHURCHILL S Syrup Hypophosphite of Lima .- prescribed by the faculty for the cure of Consumption, Ohroni Cough and General - v Debility *■ ' * j t mtaine two of the principal ingrtr 1. dients necessary for, building up the Human Frame, andHwrnjjch* kj-e c\*ftside%d v deficient in the above complaints, viz., PhotiphorMe arid Liyte. Ib cannot; be tor recpmrneudedior Deliea .OWldre , '£)r Churchill b Compound Syr iij) c ' HI'POJPHOSPHITBS la real Brain Food, and in \iases : ; vluscular and Nervous Exhaustion ha: lcquired a world-wide reputation, Eacn bottle bears Dr ChuichiU'a signature Price, Prepared or' 7bj (j W ANN / ,HEMI SI nWANN? 'jHEMIST. ,-iue O&stigrliono Varta ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILD ING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. Offices : Tancukd Street, AsnßraToif; rpo Encourage the saving of small sums J_ the Society will take MONEY ON DEPOSIT In sums of One Pound and upwards, In terest 5 per cent on the following condi tions : — Sums of One Pound and upwarcs received on Deposit, and Interest will.be allowed on every complete Pound deposited, to be reckoned from the day on which a complete Pound shall have been deposited, up to the day on when the money shall be withdrawn., A Depositor may withdraw the-whole or part of the sum deposited, but hot. in ! less sums than One Pound, except when ! closing the account. : 1 Deposits taken for 3 months at 5 per cent a c 1 for longer periods at 6 ;,„ , For particulars apply. EDWD, STEPHENS, Manager. Sk *> INDEPEMDENGE -* assuredly is what Australians as a whole ire earnestly seeking, the jjreaf majority by swarming into cities and large towns, wrestling and struggling with ir numer able difficulties, they livu life's fitful fever 1 through all forgetful or unaware of the fact that they might enjoy & peaceful life, without) harmssing care' or anxiety, and with a bountiful supply of all earth's richest blessinars, if they only be stowed one-half of the labour on a small piece of cultural land with iPRIP A IS Oil thosD'who recog iiinlUA 1 lUll nise this and desire to' secure and plant ten or twenty acres or more of lafid should apply to The Uo-gperative Irrigation and Mer cantile Society of Australia, Limited, which seeks, not to make a profit outi ,ir but £ CO-OPERATION to facilitate the settlement of every one desirous to secure land and have it culti vated, or willing to settle on and cultivate it for himsfilf. No investment for capital or labour yields half so certain or hand some a return as intelligent cultivation of the soil ft i I AI! YAIEO the nrsb colony of this UIIAN I UlfU Society, is now being rapidly Bold and settled. It is situated ten miles from Horsham, on the railway line, and has five miles frontage to the Wimmera river. It is a most picturesque spot. The soil is rich sandy loam, very/ friable and easily worked, Water will shortly be supplied by the: Western Wim mera Irrigation Trust, from the Wartook Reservoir. A. capable expert will be placed at the disposal of the settlers.' Everything is done for all colonists alike , at cost; no big profits being necessary. Easy extended terras. Send for illus trated pamphlets, etc., to H. PottbnGbb, 83 Temple Court, Melbourne. PUBLIC NpTICk |~HE Office of the Ashburton Publishing I Coihpiny,; Limited; sBE CLOSED daily from 12.30 to 1.30 p.m. for dinner hour ■ in compliance with the Factories Act. >; ASHBURTON • PUBLISHING CO. X? 1 T9 JG A pe R DAY to be c^j Jj;y ■'■>.3i/-!''r:. madebypersonso either sex, in their own localities, at work for us.. New busine s. All meet with wonderful success Any one can.do the work. You don't need capital, or above the same as none. We will start you. No space explain here. But you can make a snug little 1 fortune honorably and easy, The : emplayment is particularly adapted to the region in which this publication circulates. Boys and girls earn nearly as much as men. Full particulars and in 8 ructions mailed, free. Now is the tim don't delay, but write to us at once.— Sistson and Co,-, Portland Maine United States Mr IV. F. Thompson, SURGEON "PVENTIST, UR6EON XJ EN TI ST, 218 HIGH STREET CHRXSTOHUi*CH Houfs—lo a.m. to 6 p,m ; »k i Having purchased Dr N. A. Neeiy's Denta practice, MR THOMPSON may be consulted ab the above address. 2 . __— — —:— l—i—J. ___j—^ —U.J. not rely ou Quacks or " »ifc^» Impostors, bull if troubled with : Gonorrhosii or Gleet, Whites, or »ny , ■M unnUura! discharge, go to the Chemist B^^kl 'and ask' for Si^" Q.;' ■It cures in V^5V » few day? without thf »i« »r publicity, ■ ••M;of«doctoi'. It itthe wiittt tl.Jniuric*n cure. Proprietor*,tnJ^X_^^^. Chemical Co. 9B|H 1 - .Cincinnati o. jfl^T;..



—-*«-— <*^+-L^^- ... -—— — . MILES & CO. AshbuHon and Eakaia. 1 *Q , AUCTIONEERS, VALUATORS, GRAIN, WOOL, & UNO BROKERS Stock and Station Agents, » and General Merchants. HAVE FOR SALE SEVERAL BLOCKS OF FIRST CLASS LAND, CONTAINING 100 ACRES AtfD UrWARDS ; WELL IMPROVED. —ALSO— Clovers, Grass Seeds, AND ALL KINDS OF Farm and Station Stores. , t ■ AT THE LOWEST CURRENT PRICES. S^^Mf WATCH& CLOCK EAST STREET, ASHBUKTON UNDER THE MANAGEMENT^OP MR ANDREW BLACK. Bronze Medallist for Watchmaking, London, 1887. '", Oertincatpd from the City and Guilds of London Institute, ; •'"■ '■< "Certificated from the British Horological Institute, London." *irs Award of Merit as a Workman frcm the People's Palace Exhibition London. removalTnotioe. CUSTOMERS are requested to note that we have REMOVED from Drr's Buildings to that Shop above Bank of New Zealand, next to Mr Carson (grocer) All work will now be done personally by MR BL4CJL Stopping and Troublesome Watches THOROUGHLY CURED™ Wool. Wool. Wool. I AM PREPARED TO MAKE LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES, without Commission, upon the ENSUING CLIP OF WOOL FOR SALE in Ash burton or elsewhere. D. THOMAS, AsWburton. CLOVERS, TURNIP, & RAPE SEEDS. MY SEASON'S SUPPLY of the above has just arrived per s.s. "Matautau, from the Celebrated Seedheuse of MESSRS HU^ST & SON, LONDON, AND I AM PREPARED TO SUPPLY FARMERS AT LOWEST RATES, compatible with good quality. \ MY CLOVER, TURNIP, AND RAPE SEEDS Have been specially selected, and are equal in quality to those which I have been selling during the last four years, and which have given so much satisfaction. As a matter of fact they are the BEST IMPORTED SEEDS IN THE MARKET. I can also supply BEST COLONIAL RYEGRASS, tree from Hairgrass, cleaned by my new machine, each bag containing seven bushels INSPECTION INVITED. - QUOTATIONS FORWARDED D. THOMAS, Ashburton. FOR SALE. Cement. Cement. In Quantities from One to _One Hundred Casks—Cheap D. THOMAS, Ashhurton. D. THOMAS. Late of Matson, Cox, and Cog) AUCTIONEER, LAND, INSURANCE, AND ESTATE AGENI VALUATOR, WOOL AND GRAIST BROKER, ASHBURTON. LOANS NEGOTIATED. WEEKLY SALES of Live Stock, Tinwald and Ashburton alternately FORTNIGHTLY SALES of Sheepskins, Fat, Hides, &c, on Fridays. SALES OF WOOL throughout the Season. GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD on Commission^ CLEARING SALES as per arrangement. AGENT FOR— Matson and Co, Christchurch Colonial Investment Company, Dunedin National Mortgage Company, Christchurch Booth, Mac Donald and Co., Christchurch Murton and White's Sheep Dip Brantford Reaper and Binder London and Lancashire Insurance Compuiy Graham's Foot Rot Composition Redwood's Scaly Blighfc Specific Wright, SfcepheHson, and Co, Dunedin Planet Jupiter Garden an 4 Field Tools, D, THOMiS, Aitfrarfeoik



Business .Notices kßy Appointment to Hii Excellency the Earl of Onalow. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR ■ Xlcj " a ' * # & X^ "■ I I PAy! '• Ar /Ji%k % " ,'!l le 1)le"l!i»X i» entirely fc»»en- Vk V ■ VVVM # flWftr^k< \(H wby Mr. Nelson hiaiself, ■" JDSte«wS\ % '.v.ioisa "Uster of great eiperi ... r- ,r- M' JfjMl?cr\ % fi"cfe>.ai«| lifts had » special IN THE. B • rfimmmr^k vk tic-^nginuiea.-t." „ lit B /^SCaraLl \ TiMA;;f^> HERALB, \/[Sg>\ -> -i ■/; ■'TjraW'FSn \ A\'■''".•••s firnitleserves this »ut r I ID I B j # .-ffiJCSteSJv \ m portofs■;;purchasers 6tTaa W■» *- # 1 ■■■% ll"'t|w. wt«loHiey"oterto - ! i#^'■r^rCENVS^if*'*'*\ IX superior to anvthinp M %K |Q\>l • Jw #C' f(:W;l lliTWfV;:::» *"\ ■■!«" M«-Nelson is i pro. U»* M Bcf -SMISSiSjL' '^\ % Visional taster too though; J^J* "•S^W^ \ "V^-^-c : ' -COPIED • 5^ Ih^ia BY ALL 2/ ~ 2/4 PURE IBLENDED TEAS, AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, OHRISTOHTTROH, AND DUNEDIN aGjuNTS EVERYWHERE. H. M CAESON, AGENT ANI. SOLD BY THE PBINOtPAL BTOKBKEFPBRS New Zealand Insurance Company. ESTABLISH"!!) 0' ".. .., 185 9 CAPITAL^BnF MILLION. THE PREMIER AND~WEALTHIKST COLONIAL COMPANY, NOTED FOR PROMPTNESS AND LIBERALITY FIRE AND ~MARINE RISKS. ALSO,— RISKS ON GROWING CROPS, THRESHING MACHINES, &0., ACCEPTED AT LOWEST RATES MILES & CO., AGENTS. WHEAT WHEAT WHEAT, WE ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS Ot PRIME MILLING WHEAT at highest maricefc price. We are also pwpafed to STORE GRAIN on Farmers' account in our NEW GRAIN STORKS, Wesfe Street Ashburfcon, on favorable terms. Oornsaoks and Twme supplied at Lowest Current Rt\ as, ROLLITT & CO., CANTERBURY MILLS OFFICES and STORES: West Street Ashburton IOTER AID GRASS BEEI "511801, AM. TTTE Have Received our First Shipment of NEW SEASON S RED CLOVER, WHITE CLOVER, COWGRASS ALSIKE, and TIMOTHY, All of the Choicest Quality, and being imported direct from the Growers we are 'in * position to offer these FIRST-CLASS SEEDS at exceptionally LOW RATES. Samples and quotations on applicatio . WE HAVE ALSO FOR SALE,- DOUBLE MACHINE-DRESSED RYEGRASS and COCKSFOOT AltD COLONIAL GROWN RED CLOVER and COWGRASS, Friediander Bros. WE ARE CASH BUYERS OF, WHEAT, OATS, BARLEY and RYEGRASS IN LARGE Oil SMALT, QUANTITIES^ HIGHEST^PKICES GIVEN , FBIBDLANDEE BEOS. aiSHBURTOK, XIWWALD, AND LTfIPH&RS^



Business Notices "Though imitated by many surpassed by none LKVIATHAN RAILWAY TEMPER ANCE HOTEL. (Opposite the Railway Stolon) DUNEDIN MRS SIT,K, PROPRIETRESS THIS very popular Establishment vol. tinues to afford very superior accom modation to tourists and others who desire the COMFORTS of HOME, combined with Very Moderate Charges. | ■ . ___ I I ORATEPUL-COMPORTUfCJ. BHBfyWWL .BREAKFAST. JftlohrfoTerntlMopetatwnsofdigeßtioflandnatri- Mon, udbi a careful application of the fine proper •w ol well-selected cocoa, Mi. Epps has orbvlded 2L!S?2Hf■^ M" wittl • aeKatel/-lK2e4 S?7"W J™« n m»7 save us many hea>y doctors' wu«. "Mbytnejudicious use of such artfclesof diet *n« a constitution m4y be gradually built up until grongenoaah to resist every tendency to disease. Hwdreds ofsubtle maladies are floating around us raaoy to attack wherever there is a weak point W« 5X7 V^Rf *?* n? a t *tal Bhaf *by keeping ourselves Made simply with boiling water or milk. Boldini-lb. packets by Orocers, labelled this** JAMES EPPS & CO., BOMCEOPATHIC CHEMISTS, LONDON, ENGLAND. ORIZA PERFUMERY. 11, Place de la Madeleine, Paris, X EGRAND'S SPECIAL PRODUCTS Savon^Oriza (Oriza Soap)— From the for mule of Dr 0. Revell. The best soap for rendering the skin white and soft, Sweetly and refreshingly scented (rose, green and white). Savon-Oriza-Velonte, exquisitely per fumed for the toilet and baths. Savon-Oriza (Oriza Soap)— No. 2, extra fine, in boxes, 8 cakes, 12 exquisite perfumes, No. 1. Owza-Savon-Incorore, superior quality, rose tea, white heliotrope and white yiolet. Aqua-Oriza—New toilet water, refreshing to the skin. Oriza-Hay—A toilet water with the perfume o new mown hay. Oriza-Aciduline—Toilet vinegar, aromatic and disinfectant, specially adapted for ladieß* toilets. Oriza-Scotch-Lavender— Sprigs ot Scotch lavender flowers ; a rich toilet water, de - Cologne - Oriza — The high-life toilet water Oriza-Water —Concentrated and lasting. Extract of superior Eau-de-Cologne. Gouttea - Oriza • Dentifrice —An extract for preserving the teeth and gums in good health and preventing decay. Oriza-Dentaire, in paste or powder, for whitening the teeth without affecting the enamel , Ess Oriza -et - Oriza-Lys—Perfumes for ..scenting linen and the handkerch c without staining. Oriza-Oil —Variously perfumed; for ren dering the hair soft and brilliant, and preventing it from falling off. Oriza-Lacle (Oriza Milk) —An emulsive lotion, refreshing tonic to the skin, removing re spots and preventing wrinkles on the face. Creme Oriza (of Ninon de tiencios) —For producing a beautiful white com plexion with the clearness and velvety softness of youth. Or zaline-Colotante (the best hair dye)— For instantaneously dyeing the hair to any shade and with no danger to health. c! boxes, each with brushes comb, pro ctus, an<? bottle ;or in boxes, the bottle only without accessories Esß-Orizalncoiore Violette of the very ■; most exquisite perfume, quit? a nosegay of violets. ! Esa-Oriza Suave white iotrope Bou quet ofthe flf wo» BLANCAFt~DS lODINE OF IRON pT T TO A PPROVED by the Academy of Medicine ii of Paris, are especially recommended >y *-he Medical Celebrities of the World for Scrofula (Tumors, King's Evil, etc.), the early stages of Consumption, Constitutional Weakness, Poorness of Blood and for stimulating and regulating its periodic ourse. Nore genuine unless signed Blancard, 40, me Bonaparte, Paris. Sold by Druggists and Chemists through ut Colonies All TO surni'Sssra Loss of Vitality and Manhood, should send for Advice, and fu instructions re lating to a S4FE, SIMPLE AN!) MM Dr|Ur ||V Combined with simple method Ull ill si V I of treatment, recom m ended by a leading qualified medical man—a Specialist in these cases, and used by him for many years with great success. Apvice and Instructions FOKWABDED FREE o anyone sending full particulars of case, rymptoms. eta., and enclosing stamp for eply. 11A communications strictly confidential "Humanitas, G.P.0., Melbourne JENSEN'S. JPR,IZE MEID.A.I-. COD LIVER OIL. mal»s only from the freshest LIVERS" PURE TASTELESS DIGESTIBLE



Businers Notices. THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN " From and after the 30fch November, 1889 the terms of Subscription to thir journal will be as follows, viz :— I* PAID IN ADVANCE. Pet Quarter ... 6s 6d, by post, 9s 6 Half-year... 12s 6d, by po»t, 18s 6d „ Year .... 24s Od, by post 37sOd •; . IF BOOKED. k>e# Quarter ... 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9r) Half-year... 15s Od, by po&t, 21s 6VI " tear ... 30s Od, by poßt, 43s OJ Birth, Mh.rrio.ge, and Death Notices, if ir i r/ tie tin 1? of insertion. 2a 6d ook aI. I' "w' mf" in*y h'«"'ient XPOR the Elood heLif c. Clarke world JJ famed Blood Mixture is warranted tc cleanse the blobd from all im^uritiies, from whatever cause arising. For scurvy, Eczema, Skin and Blood Diseases, laduores of allkinds its effects are marvel ous. Thousands of testimonials. Solo in bottles 2s 9d, and 11s each by chemists and patant medicine vendors everywhere. Sole proprietors : The Lincoln »nd Mid |*nA_Counties Drug Co, Lincoln Jggland. TOWLES' PENNYROYAL^ AM) STEEL PILLS FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities, .and re leve the distressing symptom sb preva : nt with the sex. Boxedls Jsd to 2s9d. ol »11 Chemists and Patent Medicine Yen J( > Lincoln, England. Wholesale of all he Wholesale Houses. Beware of imita ions . / \NB box of Clark'B B 41PiUs v war \ I ranted to cure all discharges from the urinary organs in either flex acquired or constitutional), graVel and pains in the back. Guaranteed %c from mercury. Sold in boxes 4s 6d each, by v all chemists and patent medicine vendors Sol proprietors, The Lincoln and Midland j Counties Drue? Co., Lincoln, England Forsale by the wholesale Houses. XT EATING'S COUGH LOZENGES TTEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES TTEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES TTEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES COUGH LOZENGES TTEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES Simplk Fact about" ™™G'S OOtJGH LOZENGES. Ask throughout the Wd in any country that canbenamed, ZZ will find them largely sold : There is Klutely no remedy that is, «peedym Jiving relief, so certain to cure nd yet the most delicate can take them. ■ INRIVALLED REMEDY UNRIVALLED REMEDY ■INRIVALLRD REMEDY REMEDY }| N RIVALLED REMEDY H NR I\ TALLED REMEDY f94 Commet-^ 1 ™d > Peokham, July 12. —I am, sir, youra truly, J. i±lLl>. MEDICAL NOTE- The above Bpeaks for tself. From strict totraity it applars that the b«nfefit from S^KeatingV Cough Lounges M under lomew'B Ho^ital. Since the operation the IX means of relief i» the -we f these LSneea. So succe^ful are t«,ey one rS immediate benefit, althoug m the n Sre Tt the case the throat J rntation » TESTIMONY Under date September 8, 1891/ Mr Hill writes: "I should long since have K^d but for your Lozenges^Airy are IwiU/^lysee and tell anyone what a splendid cough 'TiCKugh Lozenges are reSX 8r COUGHS, HOARSENESS, and -THROAT TROUBLES, are sold in Tins by sail Chemists. PECTORAL SYRUP. S~\ TMX)N is an Infallible remedy jj for Catarrhs, Bronchitis Colds "and all Bronchial Affections., Itisforover-SixiY Ybabs prescribed by the Medical Celebrities. <mm^^> paste B PINAL A PECTORAL LIQUORICE BONBOJ isOTovetftobe eftcftcioiis against Colds Nervous 'Coughs, and all irritation* of th imitations. lIBYNALSON3 bt Co., Crarasia 28, R^b Tattbotit Pakw. °' BUBGEON DENTI&T 15 Colombo Street (ne^ BuMings nea Corner of Gloucester Street.) Established --^ Scalb o* Charges : Extraction, 2s 6d per tooth ; fillings, .per tooth. A. reaction made whTre anumber require 5 ending. , AftTIfIOIAL TEETH. The chftwea for artificial teeth are made m^a view to strict economy, reguiated Wsuch circums^es as cases present or 2*SS«iata M P^nts prefer Par *icalata given on application. ConbUlta t*hJf Nitrous &de LiugWng Gas SimSeredwhenrequir e d> Attendance 9 a.m. to 6 p«ra ~ ■* Colombo Street, Ashburton.