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STEPHENS BROS, Market House. —JUST LANDED — iSO Cases Kerosene. Light of the Age. AND tOO €ase* Zurllte Kerosene. Best Oil Procurable. AS there is a possible rise in the price, we would »dvise our Ous toraers to make EARLY PURGE ASES. Mli'piiens tfrosvMsarkei Utouae. ■ fWtlMam Stocks, MONTTMENTAIi MASON, Madras Street South, CHRISTChURCffy tIfISHES to call the attention »t persons in want of YY Monumental Work that he intends to sell the present Large Stack, consisting of Granite, Marble, nd other Stone Monuments, at considerably Reduced Prices. Iron Fences, also Conorete and Stone Kerbinj^s reduced w price. Inscriptions and all work in connection with thf trade done in first-class order. An early lnspeotioi Invited. Several new lines lately arrived. Ar»y reason able otter for the present Stock w^ll result in a sale. William Stock* miliam Patching, EAST-STREET SOU HI, tJ AS ALWAYS IN STOCK- Tents—Calico, Duck and Drill; xarpaulins, Dray and Rick Covers (all sizes/, Oilskin Clothing, Manilla Rope (half inch to fire inches), Wire Rope, Plough, Garden and Fishing Lines, Iron and Wooden Blocks, Belting, Seaming and Rop * ing Twine, Pig Neta, Horse Covers (all qualities), Tents and Marquees ov hire, from 12 x 24 to 25x80. / — ■ : ' ~~ : ■ : ~ " ' WHEAT. WHEAT. WE ARE PROMPT CASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT AT HIGHEST MARKET PRICES. We are also prepared to STORE GRAIN on Farmers' account in our NEW GRAIN STORE, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON, ON FAVORABLE TERMS. FULL SIZED OJRNSAOKS & TWINE SUPPLIED AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES. RolKtt~&" Co, Canterbury STllls. OFFICES AND STORES, WEST STREET, ASHBURTON. ; ■. ■ i i - -—» TO FARMERS. TTT E ARE PREPARED TO SUJPPLY 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 BEDUCED PEICES. SHEEP NETTING in any quantities PLOUGH SHARES, all kinds OUR STOCK Of BUILDING MATERIALS is the Largest ia the County. PAI TNG AND PAHERHANGINGS a Speciality. 4IROH TIMBER at 8s 6d per 100 ft. YY. i£. Collins & Co., MERCHANTS AND IMPORTERS. Aftjpwiw wrmfßoyal Insurance Company, AGENTS FOR-Jckey Valley Coal Company. A S WE ARE DETERMINED TO CLEAR OUR STOCK OF GUNS THIS A se&ofTwehave made further reductions, & can now QUOTE 43. Ma . a <*v*TCflaMi^HHHn AT THE LOWEST ■H^^^H^aH possible prices, Revolvers, HfIEW H^H^J>^v^^** .21^» as we stoc'{ on'y the bes Cartridge*, B^JHn^^^^ quality Gooda >and wo can AND AL t, ■^^^^^^fl|j(£lgu&rantee t0 give Custo" SPORTING AMMUNITION HBHBHBffI* mera every satisfaction l^^nl We are making a specialty of HIFIII STOVES, RANGES & REGISTER HllSlnn GRATES, and our assortment BoSSBfi comprises over thirty different patterns of Heating and Cooking -Stoves and Ranges, including Scott's celebrated Stoves and Ranges, for wh.se goods we are Agents for l'"'c Afhburton County, and fo which wh charge the exact Christ church price, with carriage onl IlinH ;aded We are sfc Ope"nS a Large Varifjly >f ' prices that will be hard to beat, John Orr & Co,, HARDWARE ASP PROVISION MERCHANTS,



WAIKKR'S BOT FL.Y RBMBDIW V\TARHANTED TO CURE AST HOIISK AFFKCTED WITH BO • S, IF GIVEN * IH TIME,, and to Improve the <?ondition of the Horse, whether he has Bot. 0 or not, given in two drenches. LOCAL TESTIMONIALS. » Gray's road, Amberley, in all stages of transformation, I Veeame September 6, 1892. much ahumed about the rest of my stock. Mr Walker. Sir,—Your Bot Fly I used your Bot Fly Remedies on one Remeiy reached me in due course. I that was very bad, and had every Rymp gave them to one thac was very bad, and torn of dying, and in three days she was as I had lost a splendid young horse, I completely cured, and is doing well. I got very anxious, as the stomach presented believe it is the proper thing, and (if one mass of bots in all stages, with the given at the proper time we shall have no coating eaten away. I am glad to tell more deaths from the Bot Fly. you that the one I drenched according to David Brown. your instructions got quite better, and is -—-. now at his work attain. I would highly Brookside, December 12,1892. recommend farmers to use the same in Mr Walker,—Sir,—lwish.to add my time, «s lam satisfied that they will save testimony to the wonderful effects of your and greatly improve the condition of the Bot-fly Remedies. 1 had a valuable horae. Send m« some of your BotFly horde which got very bad and gradually Preventive for the summer, and oblige, got ▼orse. I quite believed he wjuld —lours veiy reepecsfuliy, have died. He kept losing fleeh, ,got a Edwabd Watson. dry coat, tight skin, careworn expression ___ of the eye, a cough, running at the nos- Rillinchy, September! 14, 1892. trili., and could scarce walk ; I got your M* Robert Walker, Ohrisichurch, remedies and gave them as directed, with Dear Sir—Your Bot Fly Remedies have the most beneficial results. The second proved a complete success with my horse, day after getting the last drench he began He had been very bad for some tima ; the to pass bots in handfuls, some of which float dry, a tight skin, got very low in I herewith hand you. Immediately after condition, and got scarce able to walk. 1 pawing the Dots he began to mend, and quite expected he would die, as he had all is now as fatas butter, hearty and well, tbe symptoms of one that my neighbour thanks to Walkers Bot-fly Remedies, lost with the bote. I gave your remedies Any who doubt them send them to me, as you directed, with the following re- and I will convince them that your reme salts ;-The horse, after gettilng the late dies are a boon to the community and the bottle, became very pained, lying down suffering horse. Every horee Bhould rolling and groaning with pain, in tho have them in the season, as lam confi paddock. He began to cough very hard, dent if usedthere will be no more deaths each cough bringing away a thick humor- from the bot-fly. SHue this as you please, ous matter from the nostrils, the like of H. Lovbll which I never saw before coming from a ""—■"• horse. This continued all next day, Greenwood Farm, which lam cerain were the bots burst- Southbridge, August 2, 1892. ing from the ffects of the Remedy, and Mr Walker, Sir.—l am glad to bear coming up through the nostrils by the testimony to the wonderful effects of your effects of the cough. After this ceased, Bot Fly Remedies. One of my best thejhorse began to mend, and in six days horses became very bad ; the skintight, I had him at work again, heartyjand well, the eye lifeless and a bad colour, and got You should make these Remedies public, low in condition. Anxious to finish so that farmers might knew there is a ploughing a paddock I did nob want to remedy for this destructive pest. Send lay him up until he became unable to lift me some Preventive for keeping off the his feet, or do any more. We had to fly n summer,- -And oblige, help him into the stable. I gave him Robert Molokraw. your Remedies, and the treatment you —— prescribed, and in a few days he was Amberley, July 26, 1892. quite better, and is now at his work, To Mr Robert Walker, Ohtietchurch. hearty and well. I quite believe, had I Sir, —Having lost three good horses, and not given him your Remedies, he would on examination found the stomach of two have died. You can use this as you completely eaten through, and the whole please. Robert Thompson. of the stomach thickly covered with bots AGENTS FOR ASHBTJRTON—W. Andebson & J. Hesbltinb, Saddlers MANUFACTURER—ROBERT WALKER, Canal Reserve, Woolston i 50 Stephens Bros,, Market House, "TITITH CONFIDENCE beg to draw the. attention of their Customers and the YV Public to the Mandarin and Tiger Blend Teas. THE TIGER BLEND is a mixture of the very finest quality of India and Ceylon, whilst the MANDARIN is a combination of the choicest flowery pongent Chinas. These Teas will be found to compare for Quality and Value with any other brand placed in the market, and we claim for them the premier position for Economy, Quality, and Purity. Price—2s, 2s 4J, and 2s Bd. SAMPLES GRATIS to any one wishing to give them a trial. ORDERS BY POST despatched with Punctuality, TOWN ORDERS delivered Daily. i AGENTS FOR ASHBURTON— Stephens Bros., MARKET HOUSE. Agents for New Zealand—J. RATTRAY A SON, DUNEPm. i 194 jfei||. S.S. RUAHINE ON FIRE! ■■HHH|WH^p Salyage! Salyage I! orvrvrv YARDS WHITE CALICO 3s lid dozen, usually 6s 6d dozen. LADIBS' FUR CAPES 3s lid each, usually 8s 6d each. RIBBONS 3d and 4jd yard, usually 6d and 9d yard. GENTS' CRIMEAN SHIRTS, with Collars, 2s lid, usually 5s 6d each. GINTS' TWEED SUITS 28a 6d, usually 40s. ALSO,— A Special Purchase] of Heavy 1, Colonial Saddle Tweed Trousers, 14s 6d pair, usually 18s 6d pair. SUITS of all kinds made to measure. Fit Guaranteed. One of the IChoicest Stocks of Drapery, Millinery and Cl thing in South Canterbury to select'from. W. H. COLLIER " The Corner." TTTE ABE PREPARED TO SOPPIY FARMERS WITH FIRST GLASS ROLLER FLGTJft AT LOWEST CURRENT RATES, AND TO TAKE fHEIR WHBJIT Firsts or Seconds) IN EXCHANGE AT FULL MABKET VALUE. FRIEDLANDER BROS. rTTE ARE PURCHASERS OF— WHEAT, OATS, BAELET, AND KYEGBASS IN LARGE OR SMALL QUANTITIES, FRIEDLANDER BROS, IV7-E HAVE FOR SALE ALL DESCRIPTIONS OF SEED WHUAT. SEED OATS, & SEED BARLEY, MACHINE DRESSED IF DESIRED, CURRENT MARKET RATES. FRJVI LA NDER BROS



Business Notices "WING TO THE SUCOEBB • WHICH HAS ATTENDED MY BUSI\ES«, I find it necessary fco PROCURE ASSISTANCE i Which I am now endeavoring to do. T TAKE tbe opportunity to thank the Public of Ashburton for their kind patronage, and to nay that I hope to continue to merit their support, H. 12. Bonnlnirton. CHEMIST & DRUGGIST, __ BAST jTR BET, A9HBURTCN. AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETI THE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST, AWD MOST PROSPEROUS AUSTRALIAN LIFE OFFICE * AND THB LARGEST IN THE BRITISH BMPIBE. The only Colonial Life Office whicl declares a Bonus BTery Year. The Method of Valuation adopted by his Society is of the Most Stringent Character, and ensures a Considerably Larger Reserve to Meet Liabilities than that held by any other office in the Aus tralasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUNDS £10,500,000 (TEN AND A HALF MILLIONS STERLING), All Invested to yield nearly 6 per cent BONUSES CASH BONUSES declared for the last FIVE Years, over TWO MILLIONS, yielding Reversionary Bonuses exceed ing I OUR MILLIONS. CASH BONUS for ONE Year, 1891, £489,828, yielding Reversionary Bonuses amounting to £1,009,000. The Cash Bonus was equal to 42*4 per cent on the premiums received during tbe year* INSURE YOUR LIFE m thb A. M. P. SOCIETY And Secure a BONUS EVERY IEAR. Policies in Force ... ... 109,333 Sum Assured £37,066,211 Annual Income £1,860,447 Expenses of Management LESS THAN 9* PER CENT ON THE TOTAL INCOME. EDWARD W. LCWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Office- Custom House Quay, Wellington. W. H. DERRY, District Secretary, Christchurch. H. ZANDER, Local Broker, Ashburton. R. T BOOTH'S ~ taolden Itemedleg. rpHROUGH the influence of friends In L America, and after the expenditure of much time and money, I have suoceeded in obtaining, and now hold in lawful possessionl THE SAFEST AND SUREST 01 RE BVER DISCOVERED FOB THB LIQUOR, OPIUM, AHD TOBACCO HABITS. IT ABSOLUTELY DESTROYS THE APPETITE |and aix CR A VINGfo* ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS AND ALL DESIRE TO SMOKE. XT NOT FOR DRUNKARDS ONLY ALL MODERATeI)RINKERS, ALL SMOKERS OAK NOW QUIT THEIR HABITS With Perfect Ease, with No Nagging of che Nerves, and with No Bad Nights. THE LIQUOR HABIT IS A DISEASE OF The Nervous System and of the Blood. THE GOLDEN REMEDY No. 1. | Cures the Disease by Removing the Cause, and along with It all desire o return to thb drink. Xh*M«Bds have been Uwrm* For you there is Hope, Help and Health I THE GOLDEN REMEDY No. 2.1 1 Brain, Nerve, and Blood Tonic. certain Cure for DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, WEAK ENED ENERGY, NEURALGIA, AND POVERTY OF THE BLOOD. READ THIS: I hereby certify and declare that—after over thirty years experience as a pharma ceutical druggist and manufacturing chemist, and being familiar with the formula and composition of nearly every tonic preparation on the market—that in my opinion the formula of R. T. Booth's GOLDEN REMEDY No. 2, as submitted to me, is the best I have ever seen. From my long experience of articles of this nature, I have no doubt that It will act promptly and effectually in all cases of exhaustion from whatever cause, for neuralgia, poverty of blood, and general 'nervous disorders. M. MARSHALL, Dunedin, N.Z. R. T. BOOTH'S GOLDEN REMEDY No.l, For the Liquor, Opium, and Tobacco Habits; and X T. BOOTH'S GOLDEN REMEDY No. 2, A Brain and Nerve Tonic, ABB MANUFACTUBBD BY R. T BOOTH AND CO., LIMITED, Burton's Studio Buildings, DUNEDIN, N.Z. Agencies In the Australian Colonies and Continent of Europe. P. HAYMAN & CO., Wholesale Agents for N.Z. Price, 6s per Bottle. Sold by all Chemists and Storekeepers W be supplied through the post by retail medicine vendors. R.T. BOOTH, Mw*fio« Dirwtot



xsusiness Notices. I7ONGBIiICH COACtE I . and after MONDAY, April 3, v •' for the - winter months, thf Longbeach Coach will start from Ash burton at 4 p.m. R. R. BROWNE, Ho;»chnian» *~" AN KN< >RM U uJ> \m UUNT OJf IN SCRUBBING Passages and Floor- BY TJBINO The New HOUSKM AILVS FRIEND. Obtainable from all Ironmongers, Store keepers, etc., and wholesale from flu manufacterers. Cunntnoton & Co., 19C Gloucester Street, Christchurch. 3 31 /*"\UR Clients andßeaderaare reminded that all communications having reference o advertising and subscriptions should be addressed to THE MANAGER; literary contributions and etters referring thereto—to THE EDITOR I HAVE HAD MADE UP TO MY ORDER, ' MOSGIEL, ROS.LIN, & KAI^POI TWEED SUITS, Men b, Youths and Boys, long and narrow, and short and wide, as well as ordinary sizes, MADE FROM LAST SEASON'S WOOL, Which enables me to sell at LOWER PRICES THAN EVER. R. Alcorn, ASHBURTON CLOTHING MART, SAUNDERS' "BUILDINGS.- THE WALKER COBK EXTRACTOR. Pronounced the best Mechanical Cork Extractor in the Market, as It pnlls the Cork the easiest and removes it quickest from the Screw. : . Its use prevents the agitation of carbo lated or other beverages, and allows the ■ ediment to reman* undisturbed in the oottle Designed to* oho use of hotels, restaa ..ants saloons, clubs and families. Orna mental in appearanae and full nicke plated. Special terms to jobbers. Manufactured by the THE WALKER TOOL OOUPANY FISHING TACKLE. SEASON, 1892-93. Harry Frledlander BEGS to announce to his numerous patrons and friends that he has just opened, ex Aorangi, A LARGE & WELL ASSORTED STOCK OP FISHING TACKLE Of Latest Design MINNOWS in great variety, Including the well-known Whitebait, Metel Devon's, and the popular Kill-Devil Spinner. Also, Flies of every kind, Reels, Hooks Gat, Mounts, Waders, Fish Bags and Baskets, and Gaff Hooks. A Complete Stock of FISHING RODS. CRICKET AND LAWN TENNIS MATERIALS Of every description by the beet makers. Harry Frledlander, TOBACCONIST AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM, FISHING TACKLE DEPOT, East Street, Ashburton For Sale, Purebred TINARIES a few splendid singing birds left. f;J4£JVft(.lOQfl #-t ACTS LIKE MAGIC, AND HAS NEVEB FAILED TO NSTANTLY RELIEVE OR CUKE MANKIND of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lambago, Sprains, Cuta, Wounds, Ac. CUREsIIORSES or Sore Shoulders and Backs, Girth Galls, Greasy Heels, Sprains, Cracked Heels, Splmta, Cuts, Mange, &c. COWS Of Ulcerated Udders, and Sore Teats. DOGS of Mange, Cuts, Ac. To Farmers it is invaluable. No Household can afford to be without it). GUARANTEED THE BEST EMBROCATION IN T^E WORLD. Manufacturers : s. dox & 00., 422 Bourke Street, Melbourne New Zealand Representative: A. PARSONS, Morten's Buildings, Christchurch. Ashburton Agents: John Orr & Co., Ashburton Drug Co. H. E. Bonninoton. 160 Country Agents Wanted. HARE & 00, ENGRAVERS ON WOOD, PHOmEICHERS, AND ELEOTROTYPISTS. Estimates for Illustrations of Agricultural Blocks on Application. 31, ESSEX ST., STRAND, LONDON W.O



Business Notices. i '" — ■ - - —— U> ANTED KNOWS , *'* % THAT J. NICHOLAS HAS REMOVED TO NEW SHOP IN EAST STREET, For th.» convenience of Cuntomers. Ec has now cot a well nefocted Stock BOOTS ANDSWQES, Which bo intends to Sell Cheaper than any other Shop iv town. His own make—" which i* Rocnnd in none in the district," alwayß k<- pi «>u hand, or made to order on the shortest noticp. Repairs neaeiy and promptly executed. J. NICHOLAS, BOOTMAKER, Next to Mr Salek, Watchmaker . Tnog, E. Hllworth, ASHBURTON MACHINE WORKS AiTD BRASS FOUNDRY, CAMERON STREET, Ashburton. T OCAL AUTHORISED AGENT FOR; MoLAREN'S , CELEBRATED TRACTION ENGINES. ! Estimates given for all kinds of ' Mechanical Works. Correspondence Invited. G- JESS ON (Late J. Quinn), PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, East Street, Ashburton. HAVING just landed direct from the Manufacturers a large assortment of thirty-hour and eight-day AMERICAN CLOCKS Of the Latest Designs, I am enabled to SELL CHEAPER Than any other house in town. Watches, Clocks, and Jewellery of every description repaired and made to order. Customers own gold made up. g. jeTson, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER & JEWELLER, EAST STREET. I BEG to announoe to my Customers and Friends, I have commenced Business of FILTER-MAKING X WILLIAM AND TANCRED STREETS. Now the hot weather is set in no one should be without a Filter, as the most eminent authorities on sanitary matters in Europe, America, and Australia have long since decided that death in its most appalling forms lurks in impure water or beverages made from or cooked in it. THE ACME FILTER supplies the long wanted Filter for the Plains water races and tank water. It can be now: supplied, charged with Charcoal, etc., or J the Limestone Block. The latter is used all through Australia in Hospitals, Asylums, Schools, Hotels, and Railway Stations, etc. It is easily cleaned and imparts to the water lime that is required for the body. Every medical man advises the use of filtered water, and apart from the sanitary point of view, the luxury of clean, pure water is recognised by all. , PATENTEE ft mTnUFACTURER, W. H. Rule, ASHBTIBTON W. J. BUSH AND CO rvISTILLEKS «nd IMPORTERS or ESSENTIAL OILS* PRUII ESSENCES, SOLUBLE ESSENCES For Aerated Water Manufacturers Extra Super Lemon, which is doable the Strength of Ordinary OommereUl Qualities.. TUe Dispensary ASHBURTON. I HAVE just opened up a direct ship _L ment of GOODS, from Maw, Son, and Thompson, of London, Consisting of Feeding Pottles and Cups, Enemas of various kinds, Elastic Stockings, Knee Caps, and Anklets, Indiarubber Hot Water Bottles and Air Cushions, Trusses and other surgical appliances, Sponges and Sponge Backs, Hair, Bath, Tooth and Nail Brushes, and an endless variety of Druggist's Sundries, Toilet Hequisites, &c,. all of whioh will be sold at MODERATE PRICES. Mi. E. Pricbard, PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMIST, (Successor to C. M. !'. ooke). Tucker and Bean rX AY E . F v R SALE ALL KINDS OF COAL, WHITE k BLACK FINE FIREWOOD LIME AND CEMENT, AND BUILDING MATERIALS of every description. PRODUCE. OAPS, BRAN, CHAFF, Ao. SPECIAL TO THRESHING MACHINE PROPRIETORS. Just Landing-—Splendid Shipment of NEWCASTLE GOAL Tucker & Bean, COAL, TIMBER, AND GENERA^ PRODUCE MERCHANTS. £



business Notices. NOW IS A CHANTCE TO SATE MONEY. NEW GOODsTneW GOODS, JUST TO HAND. T F you want a Good Suit at a low I price, go to the Ashburton Bcientine Tailoring Company, where you will have a grand assortment of Fancy Treoserinn. Coatings, Arsd Tweeds of.great variety to chooso from. * Don't; forget the address. TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. Q. J. J LUBLOW, Munaeer. STUDY HEALfH. PP°R ByMMER"pORRiDOE, Kiln £• *" w *°fc Meal b recommends? by the ftoulty for its DietettewdNutH tive properties, SOLD IN 5, 7,J^and«lbßAOß. FOR CAMP, COTTAR FARM, 4OT eto. made with this Powder are Wnolesbmt •J» d A °^^\ «d will not Hour, tin Powder being absolutely pure and oonteiM no Alum. WHOIJraAiaBYMANUFAOTUMBS Anderson 6 Co., TQIARU, OLEAVEU J^EW 2JKALAND JJIIADSHAW A.8.0. COMMERCIAL GUIDB, Ajro T/tAPKS PWECTORY, A Complete and Reliable Guide to New Zealand, containing an alphabetical ar rangement of all places of importance in (he colony, showing at a glanoe the dis tances and bearing^ from prinoipal towns, times of departureand arrival of all trains, coaches, and steamers, together with fares and particulars of postal, telegraph, money order offices, poet office savings banks, and hotels throughout Hew Zea land. Maps of the North and South Islands* *? d **tre?£Maps 'or.Auckland, Christ churchy Wellington, and Dunedin. A Guide from Auckland to the Hot Lakes. A Guide from Duuedin and Inveroartdll - Cab Fares, Customs Tariff, Trades Direo tory. Watermen's Fares, eta. Postal Guide, Telegraphic Guide, Mall Timetables, Union s,s. Company's foil timeUbleand farm, Published Monthly, prioe Id. Annual Subscription, Is. Posted, Is 6& ARTHUR CLEAVE &Qo+ CITY PRESS OFIIOB, AUCKLAND! ....''■■'"' ! & MANNING and CO., LIMITED. BREWERS or tbs PAVORITBI OHRISTOHDROH SPARKLING PALE & BITTER ALES. TO BB OBTAIKIO IH HOGSHEADS, BARREI4, AND KILDERKINS, At- OHRISTOHUROH BREWERTJ AHD O# Hb H. ZANDER, ASHBURTON. ON DRAUGHT AT THE SOMERSET HOTEL, ASHBURTON, THE TINWALD HOTEL, TINWALD AHD ' . ">' RAI LW A V HO TB L, WINSLOW. Zealandia Boots. rnHE Wonderful Reputation of those J. Grand BOOTS is still maintained, and to-day the demand from ' AUCKLAND TO THfr BLUFF IS GREATER THAN EVER. There are more ZEALANDIA BOOTS manufactured than any other make in the Colony. ■ ■  The Manufacturers are so ooafident of the ezoellent wear of these Boots thai they guarantee every pair branded ZEA' For real hard wear and oomfort they cannot be excelled, and they ace made In so many different fittings that every kind of foot can be aooommodated. Householders should boy this brand for themselves and their children. Onoe boy a Zealandia Boot and yoa  will never but any other make. The Boys' and Girls' Dependable School Boors and the Paragon (Patent) are wonderful; they are regular warriors. The Ashburton and surrounding dlstrieto can now obtain these FINE BOOTS FBOII Mr X Bishop, ZEALANDTA BOOT STORE ASHBURTON.