Printed and published by the Ashbnrton , BuWMiiiag dmqpany, ; their registered printing office, Burnett Strrtit, Adi huxtm FRIDAY, Jt»« 24, 1899

TftE ASHBURtfON GUARDIAN : FRIDAY, JUNE 2^, l 8&2



i > . - . . * ■ -■, -1 ■, '■'■'■ • ■ ': ":'■; i. or Boiling with Clothe!?,;; . ■• i . • *™**"■"■' , >' i, c VENUS SOAP Saves Rubbing. Never Fails if Dl. cations are followed Sa*es Money, Labor, and Time, iput/ an end to Washing-Day Worries. Clothes Preserved—Never Injured; Purifies -and * Sweetehs'Everything;. Can be used m the ordinary ay for a Household Purpose *.' ; Outshines all other Soap One trial is sufficient to oonv ;:-,, you THE WAI-KBR COBK EXTRACTOR Pronounced the best) Mechanical Cork : Extractor m the-Market, as- tt pHlls the Cork the easiest and removes it quickest ■< ; from the Screw* . i Its ore prevents the agitation cf earbo tutted or other beverage*, and allow* th •ediment to remaiv undisturbed m the oottle . 'r - ; Designed to» che use of hotel*; resta m vanta saloons, clubs and families. ' jPrna mental m appearanae and full, hicke plated. Special terms to jobbers. Manufactured by the . r . . E WALggR TOOL QOMPAyY /ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Published Daily, 1 Office : Burnett Street Ashbnrto Printing of every deaoriptioii t *inoludta Billheads Memo* Pamphlets Handbills Invitation Cards Receipt Form* ' ' Posters Oper Dodgers Mourning Cards Horse Cards, Ball Frognuuxoeb Concert Programmer .VENABLES, HIGH-CLASS PIANOS. Pianos for India and Extreme Climate* ; m Solid Walnut Cases. All parts, booh Internal and External, specially prepared and secured to resist every variation of ; - temperature., {' ■ 0. VENABLES <fc CO. 187 and .189 Essex Road Islington London. KQaaXHS TO QWIJNG to an alteration m th«,time of closing^some of tke< ooudtry mails, the FIRST EDITION of the Guardluc must be published earlier. ■. Sivertiae ments must therefore reach tims offioa before 2 p.m. ! ' REPLACE Advertisements cannot be guaranteed insertion, unless sent m on the day previous to that on which they are intended to appear. ASHBURTON PUBLISHING CO. April 4, 1892. GREY VALLEY COAL IS THE BEST COAL FOR ? THRESHING MACHINES] SIXTEEN per cent more heat than Newcastle Goal. STEAMERS arriving twice Weekly. WE ARE NOW MANUFACTURING BRIQUETTES, THE NEW PATENT FUEL. No Slack. No Clinker. No Waste. The Grey Calley Coa Company, Ltd. W H. COLLINS & CO., Agents. LONGBEAOH COACH. f\N and after MONDAY, APRIL 4, fo the Winter months, the LONGBEACH COACH will leave ASHBURTON POST OFFICE at 4 p.m. R. R; BROWNE, 206 . Coachman. Notice to Correspondent* I Correspondent* are requested to forward their communloationß m unsealed envelopes or m wrappera  ... OPEN AT BOTH ENDS, as required by the postal regulations. No wprdt tba|. #re no|r intended tor publication mils* be Written either ©nSJke manuscript or on the cover oft: he letter. Letter rates qf portAg* mig,; be paid on dvertisementß^ ' **



" 1 ■ ' ' 111 ,1 I business o>,6e J^ATIONAL' ' jyjUTUAL TIFE -tVS'OC'j TION ; OF .. A.U S.T X.'A L. ASI A. : SPECIAL NOTICE. ■ Bonus Yeai, 1803 ■■ • . "I NTKNDINGf Policy Holder*." i» this L very Popular Office are reminded that ALL POLICIES COMPLETED before thq 30th SEPTEMBER NEXT, will participate m the BONUS to be de clared at the close of the year 1592, thus participating m TWO BONUSES m Four SPECIAL ADVANTAGES. Low Rate of Premiums^ ■ ] Non-Forfeiture of Policies. High Rate of Interest earned upon 1 ■ , Investment. Reversionary. Bonuses already allotted exceed £500,000 3L?' o^ ALTON ' " Travelling Agent.. CHAS. BRADDELL Local Agtnt, _!gL Ashburton. W. .1. BUSH AND CO. TJISTILLEKS and IMFCETBB? or , i ESSENTIAL OILS & FRUII i ESSENCES SOLUBLE ESSENCES For Aerated Water Manufacturers ! Extra Super Lemon, which ia double the Strength of Ordinary Commercial Qualities. "SUTrS~TO~ME~AS\jRE. rpHE Largest Stock of X TWEEDS ever shown m ' Ashburton . to choow from. QUALITY AND, FIT GUARANTEE Come and see the prices ASHBURTON CLOTHING MART. SAUNDERS BUILDINGS B. Alcorn. WINTER SEASON, 1892. : H. & W. "CRAIGHEAD HAVE great pleasure m informing their numerous friends and customers, that they are quite prepared for the coming winter season ; and also that their stock is without doubt the beßt assorted m Ashburton, comprising Scotch, Englieh, and Colonial Tweed*, B*nncickburna and Hairlines, Worsteds, Beavers, and Covert Coatings. If you want a first-class Suit, go to H. & W. CRAIOHEAD, PRACTICAL TAILORS and CUTTERS, Where you will find all the latest and most fashionable styles, combined with the Best Possible Fir and Wobkmanship H. $ W. CRAIGHEAD. MERCHANT TAILORS, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. TAILORING FOR~THE TIMES- R. B. DOWIK, "THE TIMES 7' TAILOE, B^GS to thank the Public of' Ash burton and District for their liberal support during tbe last twelve months.. Having met with so much success; hei wishes to state that he is enabled to offer greater advantages than any Tailor m tho towu. R.E.D. having served six years m one of the best Christchurch firms is' himself % PRACTICAL TAILOR. \ R.E.D. not being mixed.up with so many branches of trade, is consequently m a position to give his whole attention to TAILORING. ; .- PRICES for the TIMES. FIT and STYLE for the TIMES. QUALITY and WORKMANSHIP or the TIMES. Hundreds ot Patterns to choose from. IHK ABCABI, Opposite Mr Bullock's Office. 6t G. Fawcit Dodds, SURGEON DENTIST. Rooms opposite Mail Office, Burnett , . Street. Hours from 10 to 5. Nitrous Oxide Gas administered. Private Residence—Cameron Street East, opposite Ashburton Brewery. GREAT SALE , AT : Plckford &UnWriUa PREMIER, ASHBORTON FURNITURE WAREHOUSE LARGE DISCOUNT TO CASH PURCHASERS. FURNITURE of all kinds, Carpets] Brussels, Tapestry, &c. . Mattings, Linoleums, Floor Cloths, &c., &c., must be sold to make room for new ship ments to arrive. Come and Inspect our STOCK of Locally Manufactured ; ftbonised Sideboards, Tables, &c. — Also—Chests Drawers Washstands, Fancy Tables &c, m Rimu. Iron Bedsteads ; Austrian, Vienna, and American Chairs, m great variety. i Venetian Blinds made to order, —NOTE ADDRESS— PICKFORD & UtfDRILL, tancre'd street,; ashburton. MONEY. f*Qnn<~\ 100!). £800» *806, £365, £200, and other Sums o Trust Money to Lend on Freehold Security at Lowest Current Rates of Interest. : GOULD BEAUMONT, and CO., 193 Hereford iifcreet. AGE tij S . WANTED. 117 ANTED, Agents for a GOOD ■ VV'~' SELLING LINE. Either sex and earn good income. Apply parly as only a limited number is required. NOVELTYIMPORTING CO Bo 976, G.P.0., Sydney, N.S.W



Business m otices. « JlAfti\l\<« A Co,, LIMITED BEEWEItS OF TIIE I FAVOURITE CHRTSTCHUKCH I SPARKLING PALE & BITTER MES, TO BK OBTAINED IN j HOGSHEADS, BARRELS AND j KILDERKINS, j " ■' \ ■ AT ; /"^HRISTCHURCH BREWER^ ""AND -OF '• j " '' it Mb H ZANDER, ASHBURTON ON DRAUGHT AT THE SOMERSET HOTEL, ASHBURTON, THE TINWALD HOTEL, TINWALD, A*D RAILWAY HOTEL, WIN3LOW. THE RONGO PAI TENEI Kfci KOUTOtJ KATOA. Kfacbean Stewart's NEW CURE JFOR ASTHMA. NEW CUBE EOR CROUP! NEW CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA . NEW CURE FOR 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 Other Remedies. THE NEW CURE is the only S^dcinc yet discovered for Diphtheria. : In Croup the NEW CURE has no rival. It saves emetics, lighting fires, hot baths, and all the attendant worry incidental to the arrival of the Midnight Monster. In Typhoid Fever the NEW CURE disinfects, soothes, and gives refreshing sleep. The NEW CURE is the only true Lung Disinfectant In no instance has a death occurred from diptheria when the •• New Cure " { has been freely used from the first outset j of the disease, and so great are its: pro tective powers, that the complaint has never been known to spread to other members of the family. The New Cure, 3s 6d ; Grrindelia Robusta CirareM-es. 2s : Asthma Tobacco, 2s 6d - • - ■ - ■: ■■ j__7B HERCULES MAKING POWDER TS THE BEST; Those who hi»ve not tried it, should ask their Grocer for it. Makes splendid Cakes Scones Pastry, &c. D O G S. ; MANY years since we had the pleasure to introduce to the publib our BUFFALO MEAT DOGS BISCUITS, extensively used m the principal kennels of the world Since that time we have made many im portance improvements m th ir manufacture —improvements not of the nature of veget compounds which may be added to any ood of a trifling cost, but of the nature t produce good hard flesh and muscle,! ingre clients which no other. Biscuit or Dog Food' possesses, and for which we have received numerous medals and high* commendations, amongst which we may mention that of Pro fessor Dj Zurn, who after many careful analysis and experiments pronounced these biscuits t tbe of the greatest excellaaJß?, and to ntain double the quantity of nowriah ment that is to be found m the flesh, thus farming he best and most successful #td for dogs hat is possible to produoe. |#. # It is (imortant to notice that every|biscuit s stamped—' 'Buffalo' Meat, Trade Mark/ the qualiy of which we guarantee 4 Twenty hiU^® manSlu4rs, ■ W. G. CLARK & SON ANCHOR PATENT BISCUIT WGRK L7MEHOUSE, LONDON, EC. ■Established 1851. , 7.1 i BRANCH OFFICE & FACTORY, 7#4 Washington Street} ' New Ygxk, THTE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN. From and after the 30th November, 188 the terms of Subscription to this journal will be as follows, viz:— If PAID m ADVANCE. : Per Quarter ... 6s 6d, by post, 9s 6 „ Half-year... 12s 6d, by post' 18«- 6d , „ Year ... 24s Od, by post 37s Od IF BOOKED. Per Quarter ... 7s 6d, by post, 10s 9d „ Half-year... 15s Odj by post, 2ls 6d I , Year ... 30a Od, by post, 43s Od j Birth, Marriage, and Death Notices, if I or at the time of insertion, 2s 6d ooked, 4a each. Stamps may bejaent' as u.j»nt '.'.'■. PHILADELPHIA^ 1876 HAUTHAWAY'S '"'"■'■ Reliable PEERLESS GLOSS k NECESSITY m every family. l\ It blacks and polishes Ladies and hildrea's Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, and atchels, without brushing. Always gives satisfaction . ■'■*» Is conceded to be (? The Standard" Bold by Shoe Dealers, Grocers and Druggists,



Business Notices. lenry zaldTrT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT-;; I BEG to Intimate that I have Just Landed a Large and Varied! Stock of Guns Guns Guns HOLLIS' BEST MAKE. Single and Double Barrell, Breech and Mujszle^ Loading, well w>rth of ihspec Reyolyers, Revolvers. ammunition Ammunition. Cartridges and Cartridge Cases, Caps, Shot, Gunpowder, Powder and Flasks, Cartridge Belts, Recappers, Loaders, Wads, Punches, etc. BCOTTS Well-known RANGES, at Greatly Reduced Prices. T HAVE IN STOCK AND TO LANE 100 Drums Linseed Oil 20 Cases Valvoline 100 Cases Castor Oil 25 Drums Tattoo Oil, red and black, ready for sheep branding 10 Bales best 5-p y Seaming Twine China and Glassware Hornsby's and Ransome,s Plough Shares Garden Took of every description Electro-plated; Ware Barbed and Fencing Wire : General, Station, and Family Groceries Mauritius, China, and Queensland Sugars CHINA, INDIA, and CEYLON TEAS I am well stocked with all requisites for THRESHING MACHINES, viz :—Best English Leather Belting, Castor and all other Oils. VALVOLINE. Perforated Zinc m all sizes, Asbestos Packet (m sheet and round). I HAVE ALWAYS FOR SALE - STRAW AND OATEN/ SHEAF CHAFF, OATS, BRAN, SHARPS, AND CHIOKWHEAT A complete assortment o the best Bands OF WINES AND SPIRITS, ALES AND STOUTS, Australian SHERRIES & CLARETS, Finest German LAGER BEER, Always on hand, HE NR V "ry AND ER, EN Ry /j ANDER, GENERAL MERCHANT " - \ .AND . - DIR ECT IMPO RT E R rAGENT FOR— Sun Fire Insurance Cc mpany vanton Marine Insurance Company, ustralian. Mutual Provideit Sociafy John G. Restell, AUCTIONEER, GRAIN MER ' CHANT, WOOL BROKER 1 SHIPPING AND FINANCIAL ' AGENT ! GRAIN ■&■ WOOL STORES, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. CASH PURCHASER OF WHEAT* OATS, BARLEY, Etc, Commodious Storage at Current Rates ; Facilities offered for Shipping Grain, Wool, etc., to European Markets, on owner's account. ornsacks, Twine, Wcolpacks, Super phosphates. Pearl Guano, and general Farm and Station Stores always on hand at Lowest Prices. > . L AGENT FOR— THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN "AND MERCANTILE AGENCY ;CO., LIMITEDJ UNION FIRE AND MARINE IN SURANCE CO LIMITED Xp L XI R ~T7- I "E~M FOR COUGHS AND COLDS. This wonderful preparation is the pro duct of experiments extending over fiv years, and has been judged to be withou exception the Best Cough Mixture ever : offered to the suffering public The ingredients have been carefully selected and proportioned so as to exactly suit, all these Coughs and Colds unfortu nately too frequent m our climate If your cold is slight, a dose or two of Elixir Vitee will cure. If severe, you may have immediate relief by using EHxir Vitse. If your chest ia weak, or you seem m clined to be consumptive with a little cough now and then, Elixir Vitas w >york wonders m your case. Elixir Vitse is sold m Bottles at Is 6d and 2s 6d eaoh. * A Grocers and most chami^s



CARPETS. GARPETS. I; A. J. WHITE I 8 NOW SHOWING a Stock comprising upwards of 10,000 YARDS BRUSSELS Quality and Designs the Best the World] can produce. AiSO,— I A GRAND ASSORTMENT -&P j AXMINSTER, TAPESTRY. j KIDDERMINSTER j AND* OTHER MAKES. ; ; jf Ruf§, Mats, etc., etc. j PRICES GUARANTEED THE LOWEST. STEAM CABIKET AMD UPHOLSTERY IVORKS CHRISTCHURCH. ; SPECIAL EXTRAORDINAkY NOTICE. \ REMOVING TO TANCRED STREET. J. BISHOP, BEGS to inform his numerous friends and customers that having taken more suitable premises m Tancred Street he will open on SATURDAY the 28th, with a L*r SO'jek of the wide-famed " ZEAL INDIA " BOOTS and SHOES, together witr targe Stock of ENGLISH BOOTS and SHOES selected from the Bsst Manufa urers. : The Bes fioots m Aahburton for the least money. Quality and Cheapness combined. sVe buy for Ready Gash, saving our. Customers the large Discount charged to . hose who buy on credit A great deal of money is wasted by not knowing and neglecting to find where to buy Boots at least cost. This youjcan qasily save by dealing with the Best Value Boot Man m (Vshburton, at the Zealandia Boot Store, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. J. Broekellmnk, Manager. ■ i ■■• " ."" . ' ' """. Boots. 'Boom I %kj4 Jlt^l^HUtf BOOTS. ; \ ■SP^fii^S2K!WSP?KI TIfANTED KNOWN.— i am n.win WSS\ 1 SOOTH ING"fI W a position to supply BOOTS and LG# JSoiUnC SISPH SH°ES of every description at the ■ Vr Wlf..-^r fci W.O m lowest P4ce ever heard of m Ashbqrton. The above have beeii^made to my own Ef™Mg*!mUr mum CUTTING TEEThI order m the best factory m Canterbury,: therefore Customers may "' RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT, upon getting a genuine article for PREVENT FITB f CONVULSIONB; ETC. very lifctle SShe address ftK7Ms%U%tf SMSS?" O'GGNNOP'S LITTLE^ SHOP, The words «johw stesdkah, Mr Bullock's Arcade. Axe«.^h^r«J*Al^r«^u^3 rC M eAP«rtW work of every kind, Hand Sewn, Pegged, or Riveted, made on Sou) By c Premises ; also Repairs. KEMPTHORNE, PROSSER & CO. - ■■■^ mr 7~: -^ '^«.« Z  .. , __, Wheat Shipments. \XTE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE FREE of COMMISSION & INTEREST, r%/\ Til ■ ■ ■■ ■■• • :T " AGAINST j Z\l IOHS WHEAT, OATS, BARLRY OR V -tvriXKJ OTHER PRODUCE m i kci'i.'. r»«c4-» -RrvlUr uu,,- Placed m our hands for Realisation m the Temuka " Silver Bust Roller ± lour HOME MARKETS. I Our Mr Gould, having just returned from London, has made most Advan |*BEST QUALITY, tageous Arrangements for the Reception |p-~*f g and Sale of Produce m England. Our —— Brokers are of high Btanding and great ex ''- • •■■ perience m the trade, and shippers may In 2001 b Sacks, 1001 b, 501 b, and/2511 rely upou their produce bemg sold at the t> VftJtvl jUlrllriOl irrtiUJCi: . . _, t> j i." Obtainable m the Market, iwhile Charges At Enormous Reductions. will be upon the MOST MODERATE SCALE, 1 ■" ■ ' " AND ACCOUNT SAI.ES PROMPTLY HPlirk Y^oaTi <frkt»a RENDERED. X lit? Vy'CtiSll kj LUI C» We are prepared also to Make Advances Free of Commission against Grain being Opposite Harrison's Auction Rooms held m Stack or m Store, prior either to r Shipment or Sale m our Local Market, Freight space m iron ships of the _ - ___ — highest class available at 30s per ton. GOULD, BEAUMONT & CO., 193 HEREFOKD STREET. "TAMES PAIN AND SOJSS WAITATI BUSH SAW MILLS. 9, St. Mary Axe, E. 0., and2l, Walworch Road, S.E, Seventeen miles North of Dunedin. WHQLBSALE A^EX p OII T FmE WORK MANUFACTURERS. To Architects, Builders and Contrac ShiPPera supplied^on^the most reasonable tors. ' H.,r^ T « j .t. w x • -«10, Lls, L2O, and LBS Cases suitable AVING secured the Extensive for every Market. Bush at Waitati, where we have —— just completed our Mills and Tramway The Largest Wholesale House m the World to the Railway Station, Illustrated Price List on application. "We are prepared to Deliver Timber and Mining Props, Direct at Railway Stations, North and fTTOA NSPARENT BLOOIC lo# South of Watati, thus saving to Ous X MAKING MACHINERY, bomers ESTABLISHED Middlemen's Profits. "pORTER BLANCH AR Large Stocks of Doors and Sashes. -L CONCORD, N T H. U.S.A. FINDLAY AND MURDOCH, Manufactubebs of anp Dpaleb* Durtedin. ALL KINDS OP Dairy Good** ; SPECIALTJTY.



T^T ;0 W L A N D I N G FENCING WIRE.* FENCING WIKE. , lfum|)ers, 8, 9, r and 10. BBIST I'dtIKiBARBP? GALVANIZED TVIJtEJ IRON STANDARDS Punched to any guage required NEWCASTLE COAL BY THE TRUCK or' Winter Supplies, ex ship to any Railway Station at Lowest Rate BIRCH TIMBER IN~aSy QUANTITIES; W. H. Collins & Co., IRONMONGERS AND IMPORTERS OF oiLs, pa;ints, papehhangings] etov TIMBER & -COAL MERCHANTS. s — # * # » — ("Royal Insurance Company. AGENTS FOR-! Grey Valley Coal Company. ' A~NEW AND MARVELLOUS REMEDY. SOLOMON~^OLUTION Now Creating a Furore ia Australia, owing to its Wonderful Curative Properties. AN OINTMENT FOR MAN OR QUADRUPED. For Rheumatic Gout, Rheumatism, Sciatica, Neuralgia. Sprains, Wounds, Sores, Swellings, Ringworms, Chilblains, &c., &o. THE SIMPLE HONEST TRUTH. Octavia Villa, Howe Creacent, Albert Park, Melbourne. March 11th, 8921 GBNIMMKN,—For nearly three years I nave been a martyr to Rheumatic Gout. Six months of that period I had positively lost the use of my legs, and for two years I have been unable to walk withottt crutches or sticks. I have had forty-eight electric baths, and spent three weeks at the springs at Drysdale. About three weeks ago I was induced to tue your Solomon Solution, and am now enabled to walk without any assistance whatever, I wilt* this trusting that it may be the means of inducing other sufferers to give it a trial. .■....; I am, sincerely yours, Geobok A. Pattkbson. SOLOMOIsrsbLUTION Is the Most Recent and Wonderful Discovery as a Treatment for HORSES, CATTLE k DOGS. GUARANTEED TO CURE HORSES of Sore Shoulders and Backs, Mange, Girth alls Greasy Heels, Cuts, Strains, Swellings, Cracked Heela, Contracted Feet, Splints, &c , CURES COWS of Ulcerated Udders, and Sore Teatß. ITURES DOGS of Manse, and every description of (Juts and Sores. OUKJSS «*»»«« g UR 8 E g spEEI / IL y A fo) PERMANENTLY. TRUTH IS STUBBORN. Upper Riccarton, May 20, 1892, A Parsons Esq., Dear Sir,—l have used Solomon Solution for a very severe cut on the racehorse Cracksbot, and can testify to its wonderful healing properties. It has the advantage of keeping the sore free of all discharging matter and inflamma tion, and though the wound was very severe no scar or blemish has been left n the horse. I shall he happy to recommend the Solution to my friends.—flours ruly, CiiWa O'CoimoE, Christchurch, May 23. i A Parsons. Esq., Christchurch. Dear Sir,—We can testify to the wond ful cures obtainable by using S.S. We have from time to 4ma used different sola j, ns, Mid can say that it is our intention to use no other m our stable hew and at Kangiora. You can make what use you like of this letter.—Youra faithful y, J Clarksox & Co. ; Sold by all Medicine Vendors and Saddlers throughout the Colony m Jars, 3s 6d and 7s each. I ASHBURTON AGENTS ASHBUBTON DRUG CO W ANDERSON, Saddler. Sole Wholesale Representative m New Zealand : A PARSONS, 161 Hereford Street, CHRISTOHUROH Patentees and Manufacturers: S COX & CO., 422 Bourke Street, MELBOURNE. AGENTS WANTED] 5 161 ~~~ GREGG AND COMPANY. Pure Blended Teas, NEW SEABON, 1889-90 }lb AMD lft> PACKETS. 21b FANCY CANISTERS akd 6lb ard lOfb TIJNH TRY THESE BLENDS] TRY THESE BLEND 9 [( CROWN 1) [I EAGLE \ ((Exhibition)) i CLUB :i» V^per ti>-,y Xfr &-J \ perlb / \ pel lb One trial will establish their constant use. ; ; To be obtained from U ZANDER ■*■ " ' " . ,' ' ' ■ ■■'' I AM [A OASH BUYER OB 1 Wheat, Oats, Barley, Grass Seed. I). 7 H|O MA S, 48HBUUTON D. Thomas Lata of Matson, Cox, and Co,) AtTOnOKEER, LAND, INSURANCE, AND ESTATE AGENTj VALUATOB, WOOL AND GEAIN BROKER, ASHBURTON. LOANS'NEGOTIATED. WEEKLY BALES of Live Stock, Tinwald and Ashburton alternately FORTNIGHTLY SALES of Sheepskins, Fal, Hides, &c, on Fridays. SALES OF WOOL throughout the Season. VRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD on Comraißsion] ULEARINQ 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 Company Graham's Foot Rot Composition Rednro«d's Scaly Bhght Specific Wright, Stephe»Ben, and Co, Dunedin Planet Jupiter Garden ami Field Tools. D THOMASt Adftitttab