was to receive a portion of the price for his services. The amount paid to the Natives by Lundon was 4s 6d per acre. Mr Cadman's evidence ia the Lunden case was principally a recapitulation of what he said in Parliament last session. In cross-examination by Mr Napier, of Auckland* who appeared for the defend ant, Mr Cadman said that the Govern ment virtually were the plaintiffs, as they were determined to carry out the resolu tion of the Hous6, which was" that an en deavour should be made to obtain a re fund of the money which defendant had retained out of the purchase money sup plied to the defendant. Government had instructed counsel, and the entire cost of the action would be borne by the Govern ment. Witness's impression was that as Maoris as » rule had little ready cash, they had arranged with defendant to remuner ate himself f"r his services out of the moneys provided by the Government for the purchase of the block. It is stated that at a private meeting of the dignitaries andofficials of the dioceseof Wellington, to consider the matter of a successor to Bishop Hadfield in the see of Wellington, it was agieed to recommend the Key. Mr Ingram, of Ohristchurch House, London. Mr Ingram has for many years past been engaged at Home in the work of church organisation, holding no particular " cure of souls," and is in every way reported to be eminently suitable for the high position to which it is proposed to call him. Mr Ingram's credentials are very highly endorsed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, and upon the retirement of the Venerable Primate in June next, the Synod will, it is said, as a matter of form, confirm the selection, and he will be ordained at Home and immediately sail for the colony to take up his duties. What is believed to be a valuable find of co»l has been made on Mr H. Warren's property, Terramea, in Wairarapa. The Lands Department states that the "Guide," which figures in the Taranaki prosecution was issued in 1889, and the present) Government is not responsible for its contents.

The Banking Suspensions.

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London, April 13. The meeting of the Edinburgh deposi tors in the Commercial Bank of Australia was prolonged and noisy. Many ques tions were pressed as to the reasons lead ing to the suspension, and as to the future management. The Ijoadon Chartered Bank of Aus tralia has declared a dividend of 6 per cent, and carried forward £17,080. The London Associated Banks allege that the English and Scottish Chartered Bank declined to permit enquiries to be made as to its position, though they were willing to assist provided they were satis fied as to the security. The Chartered Bank, however, denies this. (Receive! April 15, 11.5 a.m.) London, April 14. Several of the Scotch depositors and the Bank's agents are in favour of the re construction of the Federal Bank on somewhat similar to the Commercial lines, with the head office in London. An official receiver has been appointed for the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank. The " Standard ." up holds the reconstruction of this bank. The leading shareholders meet to-day to consider the propoaal.

THE CHEVIOT PURCHASE.

We notice that our Oamaru morning con temporary, the " North Otago Times," devoted a recent article to the sub ject of the Cheviot purchase. Commenc ing with a sneer at the member for Waimate for defending the action ot the Government in acquiring this property, it next sets up a man of straw by assuming bhat Major Steward s line of argument was that the block in question was of all others the one which was first required to be taken for settlement purposes, and then pro ceeds to knock it down by arguing that the transaction will not prove financially profitable, and that many more suitable blocks could have been selected. Now, as a matter of fact, (quoting from the report of the "Waimate Times") we observe that "Major Steward stated that it was not to the purpose to argue that the Government might possibly lose a few thousand pounds in interest before the land wa& again disposed of to the settlers, for he contended that the taking over of the land was an absolute necessity, inasmuch as any other course would have been equivalent to showing that the clause of the .Land and Income Assessment A'ot, which enabled the Crown to take over the land at owners' valuation, plus 10 per cent., in the event of the owner return ing the taxable value at less than the true value, was mere brutumfulmen, and would never be enforced." That, in our opinion, is exactly the position, and the argument of the " North Otago Times and others of our contemporaries is entirely beside the issue. The fact is that the journal in question, and some of the other objectors also, write as though the Cheviot Estate had been selected by the Crown under the Land for Settlements Act. Had this been the case, then it would be quite just to challenge the wisdom of the choice made. As it is, the Cheviot purchase was merely a necessary enforcement ot thaLand and Income Assessment Act, and in no way traverses, supersedes, or prevents the operations contemplated by the Land for Settlements Acfc. Even, then, if it were shown con clusively that there would be some loss of interest while the land is in a transition state, that would not .prove either that the transaction should not have been entered into, nor that it will in the end prove a loss to the Colony, On the contrary, the sacri. fice of two or three thousand pounds with the effect of ensuring that large property-owners shall pay their fair share of taxation will be money re couped many times over, It may, however, be added that taking into account the rental of the mansion and surrounding 1500 acres, managers house, etc., (which some of the critics have omitted to add in making up their calculations) as well as the rental of the eight subdivisions of the property, the loss, if any, will be very small indeed. Whether or not the property can. after survey, be profitably disposed of in much smaller holdings remains to be seen—there appears to b,e reason to. believe that It can—bu| »Q far the aUion of the Government has been justified by the event; and as for any financial loss necessarily accruing, such a contingency appears to be out of the question, seeing that there/ is? no^Wng in law to prevent the property being - disposed of as a whole, in which case ;t is understood that a considerable advance on the purchase price could § obtain^,

(P£R PRESS ASSOCIATION). Wellington, April 14. In reference to the claim pub forward in the correspondence column in the *' Melbourne Argus," that to Mr W. B, Rhodes belonged the honor of furesballing the French in the annexation of the South Island, the friends, of Mr .Rhodes who knew him well said he never hinted at such a thing. It is believed here that the new version of the story put forward in the "Argus" must be a ca«e of mis taken memory on the part of the writer who has confused the late Captain Rhodes with the Captain of H.M.S. Britcmart. Dunedin, April 14. The following letter is addressed 10 the " Times " :—Referring to your correspon dent^ letter from Melbourne, published in your issue of yesterday, ths 11th inst., respecting che taking possession of the South Island by Great Britain, I beg to state that the story related by Mr William Henry Palmer, of Sale, in a myth. Cap tain William Barnard Rhodes had nothing to do with it. The facts are, as related by Captain Crawford Pasco, R.N., that ELM. brig Britomart was sent from fehe Bay of Islands for the purpose, and her captain (Owen Stanley) successfully ac complished his mission. Id was Lieute nant Shortland, the then Colonial Secre tary, who despatched her while Governor Hobson was at Auckland making prepara tion for the removal of the Government from the Bay of Islands to Auckland. We have great cause to be thankful that Mr Shortland acted as he did and that i Captain Stanley forestalled the French man-of-war, which left the Bay for the purpose of securing this island for France. —I am, etc., G. Eliot ELioxr. Dunedin, April 12.

COMMERCIAL.

London, April 13. The Bank of England returns published to-day show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be £16,614,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities heing 47.02. Consols—99. .New Ze&land 4 per cent inscribed stock, 105; 3£do, 97£ New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse. 30s, market firmer; South Australian wheat, ex warehouse, 33s 3d, firmer ; Victorian do, 335, firmer. Frozen mutton, first quality, 4^d ; second quality, 3|i ; lamb, first quality, s|d; beef, fore-quarters, 4cl ; hind quarters, sd. The hemp market is flat, and 84 bales of New Zealand were bought in at trom £25 to £26, Ac the wool sales heavy short greasy sorts are easier. Superior Victorion sorts are slow of sale. Competition is still keen, and prices generally are hardening.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Colonial Xniluntry. Wellington, April 15. Scott Brothers, Christchurch, are the lowest tenderers for the Asylum bed' steads. Their price is less than that of the imported goods. _

THE ASHBTTRTON ODAltl)lAlSi SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1891



Early History. .- An Interesting correspondence has recently taken place In the Melbourne " Argus " on » point connectad with the early history of New Zea'and. It arose out of a reference in a recent letter from that journal's New Zealand correspondent relative to the intended French settlement at Akaroa. The first letter was from Mr William H' nry Palmer, of Safe, who wrote as follows : —" Sir,—There is a slight inaccuracy in the "Argus " of Friday last respecting the settlement of the South Island of New Zealand. Tour correspondent states that he French Government intended 10 make the South Island a French colony, but Governor Hobson at Auckland got wind of their intentions, and, sending down a smart brig, proclaimed the Queen's sovereignty at Akarca just a day before the French man-of-war put in an appearance at that time. Theßay of Islands was the rendezvous for all South Sea whalers. A Fiench squadron put into the Bay of Islands, and, it haying leaked out that their object was to take possession of the South Island for the French Government, the late Captain W. B. Rhodes, of Wellington, New Zealand, who was at the Bay of Islands at the time in command of a whaler, hearing of the intention on the part of the French, slipped his cable during the night (he dared not heave his anchor for fear of attracting attention), and sailed for Akaroa, where there was a small French settlement, hoisted the British ensign, and the next day, as representative of Great Britain, received the officers of the French man-of-war. Governor Hobson was at Auckland at the time. There was no means of communicating with him, and twjnty-four hours de lay would have been fatal, so Captain Rhodes, without mentioning it to anybody, acted on his own responsi bility and secured the Island for Great Britain. This is the true history, of how the Middle, commonly termed the South, Island of New Zealand, became a British instead of a French colony." This letter was replied to by Captain Crawford Pasco, R.N., who cnal lenged the claim of Captain Rhodes to the honor claimed for him, and said :-*«The smart brig which Governor Hobson is said to have despatched on that service was H.M.S. Britomart, an old 10-gun pelter of 240 tons, commanded by the late Owen Stanley, which was lying at Auckland when the French frigate Venus arrived from Sydney. Her captain, dining with Gover nor Hobson, informed him that in the morning he was going to Akaroa to take possession. Hobson lost no time in instructing Captain Stanley to forestal the tricolor, which he did, and after Stanley's death in Sydney, his brother, the late Dean of Westminster, caused a font to be erected in Canterbury Cathedral, New Zealand, to commemorate his naval brother's action in the matter, bearing an inscription expressing the fact, that has stood for years. A public testimony which has never, so far as I know, been disputed." Mr Palmer has replied to this letter with the following :— " Sir,—ln reply to Captain Pasco's letter, which ap pears! in the " Argus " of yesterday, I can only state thtt my informa t was Captain Rhodes himself, and from my knowledge of him, I should not consider him a likely man do claim credit which he did not deserve, nor have I ever heard his statement questioned by the oldest colonists of l^ew Zealand. I was never iv New Zealand until 1841, when I was at the Bay of Islands at the outbreak of Hone Heki's war, just after he cut down the flaastafl. At that time Captain Fitzroy was Governor of New Zealand. I therefore cannot speak of the taking possession of the South Island from my own personal knowledge, but give my authority. The Canterbury Cathedral is a recent erection, and was only commenced when I left New Zealand. Of the font mentioned by Captain Pasco, is it not probable that poor Hobson. having heard of the proceedings of Cap tain Rhodes and the French squadron at Akaroa, de -BpatcU<.d tue Britomart to take more formal possession of the island, Captain Rhodes having acted without authority ?"



i IMPERIAL POLITICS. London, April 14. Mr Hogan, in his speech on the Home Rule Bill, said that the colonial Irish had proved their political capacity. Orangemen and Nationalists worked in harmony. The autonomy of Ireland would be the first step towards Imperial Federation. THE BEST fit BLOOD II Purifier fWL AND TONIC For Old Young. IE H Quisi EN iw 11! Hi lEI Remove that IP* lo Tiretl Feßllng ' P^=\ |m Make the Weak . Uac Ayer'sSarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, \ Mass., U. S. A. Cures others, will cure you $SP" Beware of cheap imitations. The name—Ayer's Sarsaparilla—is prominent on the wrapper, and is blown in the glass of each of our bottles.



Tenders. TIJNWALD 10WN BOARD. J HHENDERS are invited for the delivery -*- of 500 cubic yards of shingle. Specification .nay b*>en seen at our office, where tenders are to be sent in not later than 4 p.m. on SATURDAY, April 22. C. E. FOURS & SON, Clerks to the Board. April lOfch, 1893. 474 Public Noticss. ~~ TO~LET. QAn a orbs of turnips on tJXjyj t i K ;, Mitcham Road, to be fed off by August 1. Tenders to be sent in by April 22 to G. Pocook, care of Mr W. Home, AshburLon. 4 103 TO LET FOR CROPPING; (Zr § £yt Mitcham.road, divided into two paddocks, to be let together or separately. Tenders to be sent in by 12 noon, on SATURDAY, April 22, to G. POCOOK, Care of Mr W. Home, 4§102 Ashburton. "PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH."^ REV. A. B. TODD, of Geraldine, will Preach in the above Church, TO MORROW, at uaual hours ; and will also preach at Wakanui in the Afternoon, 4*loß DIGGING PLOUGH TRIAL. :/\ TRIAL of FIVE 0* HOWARD'S DIGGING PLOUGHS, Will take place* on the Property of M. I. Browne, Esq., HIGH BANK, METHVEN. The Date will be notified in future issue. JOHN G. RESTELL, 4 114 Agent. "JCOLDSTREAM ROAIMDISI'RICT. PUBLIC Notice is hereby given that in accordance with the "Road Boards Act, 1882, and amendments there of, and " Regulation of Local Election Act, 1876,"" an Election of TWO MEMBERS to serve on the Coldstream Road Board, in the places of Messrs John Studholme, senior, and John Withell, who retire by ballot and are eligible for re election, will be held at the Office of the Board, Longlands, Hinds, as follows : — Nominations in the prescribed form (blank forms obtainable from the Return ing Officer) must be addressed to the Re turning Officer and delivered at the Road Board Office, before 12 o'clock noon on WEDNESDAY, April 19, 1893. A Poll, if necessary, will be taken between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.^ on MONDAY, May 1, 1893, at the Office of the Board, Longlands, Hinds. J. 0. BELL, Returning Officer. Ashburton, April 13, 1893, 4§93 UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. IN ACCORDANciTwiTH SECTION 49, ROAD BOARDS ACT 1882, PUBLIC Notice is hereby given that the Annual Election of Members for the following Wards will take place as under: — Winchmore Ward : Placo of Election — Wooolshed, Winchmore ; time and date— I WEDNESDAY, May 3, at noon. Allenton Ward : Place of Election— Canterbury Mill, Ashburton; time and date—THURSDAY, May 4, at noon. Dromore Ward ; Place of Election— R. Clarke, senr, Woodlands, near Dromore ; time and date—FRIDAY, May 5, at noon. Nominations in the prescribed form will be received till noon on SATURDAY, April 22. addressed to the Returning Officer, Road Board office, West street, 4-Bhbuiton. JOHN DAVISON, Returning Officer. West Street, Ashburton, April 8, 1893. 4 72 COLLIERY. X LL outstanding accounts of monies /V. due to me for coal purchased prior to 31st March, MUST BE PAID before APRIL 11, otherwise they will *>- gued for without f»^ f nofcice / CUTH. B. KNIGHT, ASHBURTON. _' [A CARD]. MRS A.. C. CLARIDQE, TEACHER OF ■' PIANOEORTB $ ORGAN", COX STREET, ASHBURTON. TEEMS ON APPLICATION. 3 2U



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[ HAMPSTEAD TOWN BOARD. A! LL RATES UNPAID by April 29 inst. will be SUED for. No further notice will be given. CHARLES BKADDELL, 4 97 Collector.



ij Mr T. Bullock. SMXJRDAY, APRIL 22. Cottage Property at Wheatstone. MR T. BULLOCK has received instructions from Mb William Porter to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade, on the above date, his Property ab Wheatstone, Being Lot 105, containing £-acre, on which is erected a Cottage. A low price will be accepted for this. I Sale at 11.30. T. BULLOCK, 4tllß Auctioneer. HOUSE PROPERTY FOR SALE ON Easy Terms of Payment, as follows, viz: £ 175—Price required for Sec tion 584, Wills street,' fronting the Do main, and near the Railway Station, with two Cottages thereon. Cheap property. £125 — Section Cox Street, east, with four roomed Square House and £112 10s—House of Three rooms, with verandah, and Quarter-acre Section, OJrey street £105—Corner Section and Cottage of four rooms, fronting Graham road, Tinwald £Lls—Section in Grey street, together with three roomed Cottage £130-— j-acre Section, toge ther with four roomed Square House, Cox street east £38 10s —4-roomed Cottage, with Two Brick Chimneys, for Sale for removal; price as above. To Let—Dwelling in Moore street. Apply T. BULLOCK.



Miles and Co., Ltd. SPECIAL SHEEP SALE. TINWALF YARDS. THURSDAT^APBIL 20. \\ / E have received instruotions to V V SELL on THURSDAY NEXT, AH A A irsfc Class Sound Mouthed UUUU MERINO EWES, straight from the Morven Hills Station MILES AND CO., Limited. F. A. ARCHER, 4*116 Auctioneer.



Government Notices. NEV^ ZFIALAND RAILWAYS. NOTICE. rp HE RAKAIA BBIDGE will be j 1 blocked against Road Traffic, nightly, for repairs, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. from April 17 until further notice. BY ORDER, Railway Engineer's Office, Ohristchurch, April 10, 1893. 4 89



Sporting. A SHBU ETON _R AOWG CIUB. AUTUMN MEETING. WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY, MAY 10 and 11, 1893. Handicapper—J. Cresswell. Stap,ter~S. Powell. FIRST DAY. I—Ashburton1 —Ashburton Hurdle Race Handicap, o 40 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stake. Two miles. Nomination, 1 soy; acceptance, 10s 2—Ashburton Stakes, of 2 soys each, with 100 soys added ; second horse 10 soya from the stake. For two and three year olds. Five furlongs. Cloaed with 17 subs. Sweep (2 soys), by 9 p.m., on Saturday, April 15, 1893 3 Netherby High Weight Handicap, of 35 soys; second horse 5 soys from the shake. One mile and a quarter. Mini mum weight, lOst. Gentlemen riders. Nomination, 15s; acceptance, 15s 4~Ashburton Autumn Handicap, ef 65 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stake. One mile and a half. Nomina tion, 1 soy ; acceptance, 1 soy s_Novel Race, of 30 aovs. Weight, Bst. Half a mile. Entry, 10s 6—District Welter Handicap, of 35 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stake. One mile. ]S omination, 15s j accept ance, 159 7— Y lying Handicap, of 35 sovaj second horse 5 soys from the fetake. Three quarters of a mile. Nomination, 15b ; acceptance, 15s SECOND DAY. I—Midland Hurdle Race Handicap, of 35 soys ; second horse 5 soys from the stake. One mile and a half. Nomina tion, 15s; acceptance, 15s 2—Grand Stand Handicap, of 60 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stake. One mile and a quarter. Nomination, 1 soy ; acceptance, 1 soy 3_Wakanui Handicap, of 35 soys ; second horse 5 soys from the stake. District horses only. One mile and a quarter. Nomination, 15j3; acceptance, 15s 4~N\ibsery Handicap, of 30 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stake. Five fur longs. For two and three-year-old dis trict horses, and horses that have been or are eligible for Ashburton Stakes. Nomination, 153; acceptance, 10s». s—Disposal Stakes, ot 30 soys. 'Weight, Sat. Three-quartera of a mile. Entry, 10s 6— Open Welter Handicap, of 35 4ovs; second horse 5 soys from the stake. One mile. Nomination, 15s 5 acqep« tance, 15|s 7_ —Harvest Handicap, of 35 soys 3 second hoyse 5, soys from the stake. District horses only. Three-quarteis of a mile. Nomination, 15s 3 acceptance, 15s The winner of any Handicap after the publication of the weights, to carry 71bs extra. A district horse shall mean any ho^J. that has been commonly rwW-^j. j n tne district betwe*" tile Koad Board districts of Mai* vern, East and South MjAlyern, Lake, Coleridge, Courtenay, and th§ Ellesmeve Racing district on, the north, and ths Wai taki river an the south, from the dividing range to the sea, from January 22,1893, and up to the date of the meeting, and owned by a person who has resided in the said district during the same period. Nominations 9 p.m., SATURDA Y» APA 1. 15, 1893. ' Handicaps for first day's races on or abo,u,s April 29. Jlandica,ps for the second day's races at or about eight o'clock in the evening of the first day's raoing. Acceptances for the first day's Handicaps and Entries for Novel Race, 9 p.m., SATURDAY, May 6. Acceptances for secoo4 day's Handicaps and Entries for Disposal Stakes nob later than 10 0 clock in the evening of the first day's race 3. EDWARD SATJNDERS, i 63 Secretary,



KAIAPOI MOOSE. 01 H E CHOICEST PRODUCTIONS IN Dresses OP ENGLISH, CONTINENTAL, AND COLONIAL MANUFACTURERS. MILLINERY OF THE HIGHEST AET. t # Sealette Jackets AUTUMN Fur Trimmed Jackets AND Fur Trimmed Cloaks WINTER. Three-Quarter Oloaks Ladies' & Girls' Waterproofs A Handsome Winter Dress from lOs 6d. MITCHELL & TITJRNER.



AS WE ARE DETERMINED TO CLEAR OUR STOCK OF GUNS THIS SEASON, WE HAVE MADE FURTHER REDUCTIONS, & CAN NOW QUOTE* €rnins, jignHM| at the lowest jf^^^y* ■^T^^^** »-CTM as we stock only the best Cartridges, Goods, and we can and all guarantee to give Custo- SPOETING AMMUNITION HMIHHHHO inerB every satisfaction. Hini ? PTOVES, RANGES & REGISTER 111!-Si II GRATES, and our assortment I'll^^Si I comprises over thirty different vgs: — T*>*Br~x: ==r^lH!slfflnSafflSs^ patterns of Heating and Cooking' -^^^^Ti£^,ilii iHRm btoves and 68 ' including Scott's mK^^yiJX™^ W^^^^M ceVbrated Stoves and Ranges, for ItwlN^ HjS^^^^p HSPs!s&^S3i|ll| Off cnurcn price, with carriage only If If f^p! !^SSmB register grates . John Orr & Co., HARDWARE AND PROVISION MERCHANTS.



William Patching, EAST STREET SOtJTH, p| AS ALWAYS IN STOCK— Tents—Calico, Duck and Drill; xarpaulins, Dray and Rick Covers (all sizes), Oilskin Clothing, Manilla Rope (half inch to five inches), Wire Rope, Plough, Garden and Pishing Lines, Iron and Wooden Blocks, Belting, Seaming and Rop ing Twine, Pig Net 3, Horse Covers (all qualities), Tents and Marquees o» hire, from 12 x 24 to 25 x 60.



NEW WIIVT2JK I*KAJPERY. S. W. ALCOEI & CO. ARE NOW SHOWING A 7EBY LARGE VARIETY OP NEW GOODS FOR.THE SEASON. FEWEST STYLES IN MANTLES AND JACKETS. NEWEST DESIGNS IN DRESS MATERIALS. LATEST NOVELTIES IN LADIES' FELT AND STRAW HATS. SPECIAL LINE OP SAMPLE HATS.—ONE OF EACH. HJEW GOODS IW EVERY »EPAttTMEHra\ Our new Goods for the Season being imported direct from the Manufacturers we are now enabled to give our Customers best value in Ash burton j come and prove it. Besides marking down our Stock at a very small profit, tn order to en courage Cash Trade, and to meet the weak harvest we have decided to give OVli gHIUINO Oi 1! 1 EVCRV POI7IU JPOJR OAIH S W- ALCORN & CO.. East Street.



WILLIAM SPARROW, [(Late oJ the firm of Sparrow and BerrymanJ, Tailor and Outfitter, I AM DETERMTNEI) TO DO THE Tailoring Trade of the Town And tD enable me to do this I have decided ho oharge Price* that have ncitr be« heard of ip Ashburtoa} Come and See for Yourself NEWESI Tweeds, Coatings, & Fancy Suitings TOTB THE ADDRESS &SF The Shop between J. Scaly and Co.'s ano H. C. Segers. EAbl STREET, ASHBUBTON}:



FOR EASTER. ARTISTIC-DISPLAY OF EVERYTHING THAT IS NEW AND FASHIONABLE NOW EXHIBITED IN THE WINDOWS AT "The Come r." OUR Homo Buyers have sent a beautiful assortment of all the Newest and Prettiest Goods procurable. They have bought for cash, and have that beat able to secure the beat Goods at the Lowest Prices. Customers will hay* the full benefit of buying as direct as it is possible from the manufacturers. LADIES who desire to be in the forefront of fashion and refined taste, with • due regard to economy, will find " THE CORNER" in eloeer touch with the fashion centres than ony other firm. THE SHOWROOM Is filled to overflowing with a Choice Stock of Hats and Bonnets, trimmed and uAtrimmed, Mantles, Cloaks, Sealette Jackets (some with most elegant braid and fur trimming), Ulsters, Pelisses, Feathers, Flowers, Fors, «Yo., 1 Ac., all marked at prices that cannot be beaten in New Zealand. THE SHOW OF TWEEDS FOR LADIES' DRESSES is very fine and should be seen by everyone. We have bought two SPECIAL LINES of these Goods at Exactly HALF PRICE and recommend them to special notice. New Flannelettes, Gloves, Ribbons, Embroideries, Quilts, Belts, &c, in endless variety, CLOTHING fw Men and Boys, and BOOTS of all kinds imaginable, and of best make only, for Children, Ltdies, and Men—offered at prices that defy competition. Call and see them. . COME AND SEE THE WINDOWS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. GRAND ILLUMINATION. W. H.~OOLLIER, "The Corner."



TO FARMERS. ——O—— VIT EARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY 1000 HURDLES 12 Tons ROOFING IRON 20 Tons No. 8, 9, 10 FENCING WIRE 6 Tons BARB WIRE IRON STANDARDS punched to order, ALL AT BEDUCEO PRICES. SHEEP NETTING in any quantities PLOUGH SHARES, all kinds OUR STOCK OF BUILDING MATERIALS is the Largest in the County. PAINTING AND PAHERHANGINGS a Speciality. BIRCH TIMBER at 8s 6d per 100 ft. W. H. Collins & Co., MERCHANTS JAND IMPORTERS. WSOTS FOR{«^£s™« ESS.



UP TO DATE. THE SUCCESS OF OUR BUSINESS, which now enabled us to give constant employment to ihe largest staff of First-class Tradesmen (Tailors) in the district, proves that our Customers appreciate FIRST-CLASS TAILORING AT THE HOST REASONABLE PRICES. The advantages of many years' experience as Practical Cutters, coupled with the Best Skilled Labor, are observed in every Garment which bears our name. Come and see our New Winter Goods, Comprising the Lates; Styles in Suitings, Fancy Serges, Real Irish Tweeds, Real Bannockburnß, West of England Trouserings, Coatings, All Wool Meltons, Beavers, Real Irish Frieze, and the finest productions of all the New Zealand mills. fj3T Compare our New Winter Suits to measure for £3 10s (cash) in a large rmriety of All Wool Tweeds—warm end durable. CRAIG [EAD~&"bEKRYI4N, THE LEA )ING TAILORS AND OUTFITTERS, ASHBURTON.



S ROBERT MURRAYf ,stk Watch and Clock n|s&^\ MAKER. GOLD AND SILVERSMITH, <kc., BAST STREET. I HAVE just landed direct from London a magnificent assortment of high-olM* Twenty-one Day MARBLE CLOCKS, which, with the large stock already on aand, enable? me ta show a Variety cf Elegant Desiirnd UNEQUALLED IN OANTERBURY SPECIALLY LIBERAL TERMS EXTENDED TO PRESENTATION COMMITTEES, fto. A Beautiful Selection of DIAMOND and other GEM RINGS ; DIAMOND GOODS of all descriptions WEDDING and KEEPER RINGS. STERLING SILVER and E.P, WARF, FANCY GOODS &0., Suitable for Wedding and Birthday Presents' && PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO COUNTRY ORDERS BY POST OR TELEGRAPH.



GREAT REDUCTIONS. IMPORTANT NOTICE. MDKEW ORR WILL be found in hia new premises (next Union Bank) on THURSDAY MORNING, when £3000 worth of New Goods will be immediately opened. Just landed at Railway Station, ex "Otorama." IAfrPBEWOBR,