ROAD BOARDS.

UPPER ASHBURTON

The monthly meeting of the Upper Ashburton Boad Board waß held on Monday, May 6, Present — Messrs McLean, Tucker, Campbell, Sargent, and Harper. The nlerk took the chair and stated, as returning officer, that the only nominations he had received for the general election were for Ihe previous member?, namely-Messrs McLean, Harper, Sargent, Stitt, Tucker, and Campbell, and he had declared them duly elected. Mr Donald McLean was again elected chairman and treasurer. CORRESPONDENCE Mr Stitt forwarded an apology for his non-attendance. From the Commissioner of Crown L/ands, stating that the Board's proposals re thirds had been approved by the Land Board, and that the Receiver of L• nd Revenue would p*y over to the credit of the Board the thirds accrued for expenditure on works benefiting the sections which furnish the amount.—The Clerk stated that an amount of £341 19a 6d had been paid in since receipt of the letter. From Mr Brooke re poisoned wheat —It was resplyed that thirty bushels of broken Wheat (clean, not seconds), prepared with 2_ ounces of strychnine, and put up in ten pound bags, be procured ■■ fifteen bushels from Mr Brooks, and fifteen bushels from Mr Cambridge. BOH. ALTERATIONS. Mr Herring wrote asking that the name of John McKenzie be placed on the roll for R. 9. 30187, 29275, 3414J, in lieu of that of the Company, Mr McKenzie having pur chased the same. Henry Potter asked that Harriet Davis' name be placed on the roll for lot 144, part 7083, as she had purchased the same. —The Clerk was instructed to make the alterations subject to all rate 3 being- p*id< Tfae Clerk was instructed to get a legal opinion as to the mode of procedure for fix ing the liability on the land in cases of tenants or mortgagors becoming unable to pay. Also to apply to the County Council for a copy of the new valuation roll. TENDERS. The Clerk was instructed to call for tenders for the following works:—Fraser's Road— Stubbing tussocks off say two miles, more or less, from railway crossing full width of road. Reforming part of Main South Road, say two miles, more or less, from Dromore towads Chertsey. Allenton Ward—Cleaning out side channels, say three miles, more or let*, and carting about 100 yards of shingle. ACCOUNTS. Accounts amounting to £108 13s lOd were passed for payment and the Board adjourned.

ANNUAL MEETING OF RATEPAYERS.

The annual meeting of ratepayers was held at noon—Mr McLean presiding. {The annual leport was read and adopted. The balance sheet was also read but not laid officially before the meeting, as it had not yet been audited. It showed a total ex penditure for the year ending March 31 last ef £1052 3a sd. Of this amouns some £67 8s 4d can be taken as spent beneficially to perpetual lease and deferred payment sections; on new roads, £76 2s lid; on re pairs, shingling, bridges, etc., £189 6s 6d; on material and plant, and abating the small birds nuisance £305-13 Id ; on maintenance, salary, printing, advertising, stationery, postages, rent of office, interest, etc., £415 4si 7d. The debit balance at the Wank on March 31 was £578 Is lOd—some i'16215s Id less than last year. As the Board has still some £700 to collect of rates and rents the >oards position was considered very satis factory.

The Ohairman stated that, with collections and amount paid in by the receiver of land revenue, since March 31, the overdraft had been reduced to less than £150. , A vote of thanks was passed to the Chair man, and also to the Board for their satis factory management of the district's affairs daring the past year. The meeting then adjourned. _____

THE ASHBURTON GUARDIAN- SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1895,

Printed ud published b> t he Aihburton Publishing Company, Ud» »t tbelr fteam printinp office, Burnett Street Vshbnrton SATURDAY, May 11, 1895



«^AjVI>EW & Han* Kiicitlypti Ixtrart There at" imitations of Eucalypti" Extract in the market now, jiro'iuctsof sinple distillation forming ru;le resinous oils. Jn order that thr-se crude oils tnuy not be taken, Ocn Pore Volatile Eucalypti Extract, whic'' is recocrnised by the medical rtivisioi of ihe Prussian Government to be of ppr fectly pure origin, as their information forwarded to us through the Consul nt Melbourt>e, March 2,1878 we sMte : - Is proved by tests by the Medical Clinics of the Universities at Bonn and Grief swal , Prussia- and reported by Dr Schulz, Profes?or of Parmaeology, at Bon, (uidl Professor Dr Mosler, Director of the Medical Clinic at Greifswald, that only product" that are saturated with oxygen and freed of a"ids, resinous and other substances, adherer fc to primary distillation, will develops the sanative qu .lities proper to the plant according to these authorities, aud Recording to Pro lessor Dr Lister of Eneland. and to Drs Bauer Molntire, Wood, Hazard, etc., of America, is the only extract correapdnding to scientific tests, and the mly on « bich posspssei the proper fhorapeutio valpe. Sander & Son's Kucalypti Extract AH other crude oila are to b3 classed among the turpentines, wbich h"ve. when used as medicine, no Sberapor.tio effect and are abandoned as an internal medfcffiXient. The?e »o callfd Eucalypti Kxtiacts wh'ch may have received d atfnotioii at J.'shlbitions as Jommcrcipl nrticlea are used for mechanical pur poses are only discernible :— By their deficiency Jn pungent odour (which onr product, the only genuine Kucalypti Kxtracts de velopes most freely through its surplus of oxygen) By their aloholic tbin aad mobile appearance, being rccuoed iv speciflc density through the presence of acids By their tiste, the result of th contracting ten dency of resins and tennates. If these crude oilu, so called eucalypti extracts are applied by mistake in cases o croup, bronchitis, diph theria, internal infammations, dysentery, wounds, the consequences are appalling For safety always ask for SAHBKB and son's Kucat.,yi>ti Extract and eet the old, well-tes'ed and reliable preparation, Sand burst! Victoria, Australia. SANDE AND SOK'3



TRESPASS NOIIOE. J ANY person trespassing on the Rivers dale Estate, Tinwald, after this date in pursuit of game or otherwise, WILL BE PROSECUTED. J. R. WILLIAMS, 86 Manager. IHE PALATINE INSURANCE COMPANY, Limited. Head Office—Manchester. Capital £1,500,000. WE have this day appointed MR ALBERT ROBERTS, of West street, Agent for Ashburton. Fire risks accepted at the lowest current rates. ARTHUR BADDELEY, Manager for New Zealand. Christchurch, January 14,1895. 2 9 TO SHEEPOWNERS. OEDUCTIONIN PRICE OF BROOKE'S "PERFECT SHEEP DIP TO FIVE SHILLINGS PER GALLON. MAKES 1000 GALLONS WASH FOR FIFTY SHILLINGS. Just Landed, Material for 10,000 GALLONS OP DIP Delayed in Shipment, 0. M. BROOKE, CHRISTCHURCH OFFICE -138 CASHEL STREET. FACTORIES— ASHBURTON AND WOOLSTON. IMPORTANT ~TO FARMERS. D. CLARKE'S CARBOLIZED Wheat Protector HAS SEEK USED FIFTY YEARS WITH UNDEVIATING SUCCESS. "FT has been amply proved by the Testi- JL monials of thousands of the First Practical Agriculturists in England, as well as by dozens of farmers in the Ash burton District, that this preparation materially assists the germination of the scad, causing the young plant to come up much sooner, and arow more vigorously, protects it to maturity from tbe ravages of the Slug, Grub, and Wireavokm, adds firmness to the straw to support the ear. Seed dressed with this preparation may remain for any length of time without sustaining injury, and invariably PRODUCES WHEAT PERFECTLY FREE FROM SMUT, And of greater value than that grown from seed dressed with other preparations. Local and provincial testimonials can be seen at my office. henbylTander, SOLE AGENT FOR ASHBURTON COUNTY. 4*lß Andrew Orr, WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRAPER, NEW SEASON'S GOODS ■JITAUVIiLLOCS » SSOUTMENT r In Every Department, THE DRESS DEPARTMENT shows up Splendidly in all that ia Nr sw and Fashionable. THE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT is Stocked with all the Newest Sbapes in Hats, Flowers, Feathers, Ribbons, Jet Bonnets, etc. Ladies' Corsets in graat variety *, V and N. Featherbone, Cestus, Durable Corded Zone and the PJ>. ALSO,— -I CASE LADIES' UMBRELLAS, ■*• splendid value. MEN'S' CLOTHING. , Grand Show of Kaiapoi and RoilyK Suits Lambs-wool Pants, Shirts and Seeks in great variety. inn FAIRS OF MOSGIEL A^V/ BLANKETS Wi be Opened in a few days, manufactured to my own order in the AGHBURTON MILL. BEAUTIFUL GOODS. FLOOR CLOTHS, LINOLEUMS, CARPETS, WINDOW HOLLANDS, JBl» Inspection Invited. PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. ANDREW ORR.



Best Family Medicine CURE Sick Headache, Constipation! >? DYSPEPSIA, LIVER TROUBLES. Purely VegetabteT Easy to Take. The delicate sugar-coating of Ayer's Pills dissolves immediately on reaching the stom acli. and permits the full strength of each ingredient to be speedily assimilated. As a purgative, either for travellers or as a family medicine, Ayer's Pills are the best in the World, AYER'STPILLS, Made by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.,Lovvell,Mass.,U.S.A. HIffHEST AWABDS AT THE World's Great Expositions. w _ q IjiSfMtnv'firoof cheap imitations. Tliensnna — Aycr'K Fills —is blown in Hie glass of each of our bottles, OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT. MRS ADAMS, while thanking her many friends and customers, begs to inform them that the Misses Adams have taken the late farcy repository as a DRESSMAKING AND KNITTIKG ESTAr USB MINT. i MRH J*DAMS still retains the Agency for Weigei's Paper Patterns, and Dye Works, and R^gihtry Office for Servants. SAUNDERS 1 BUILDINGS. 4 177 ALL Marea to Ma nbniuu Mac mustbj removed from Lagmhor imiwe* diately.



PUBLIC NOTICES. DKAWING AND PAINTING CLASSES. ; Mr W~H. Tal(, ARTIST, C.S.A. / LASSES ARE HELD EVERY TTIESD.4Y, WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY, In che above Subjects. A special reduction is made to teachers, pupil teachers, and pupils actually attend ing a public school, For card of terms, apply to Mr W. H. Collins, or at Studio, care Mr H. A. Gates, School of Music, Ashburton. Pupils prepared for Examination in Plain and Solid Geometry, Model Drawing and Perspective. B. MURRAY & SON, WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS, GOLDSMITHS & OPTICIANS, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. "FUNDING we are very much OVERSTOCKED WITH ENGLISH WATCHES, Consequent on the prevailing depres sion, and the simultaneous arrival of several large orders from England, we are determined, in order to reduce, to OFFER TO THE PUBLIC ENGLISH WATCHES At Prices that will just CLEAR (DOST. This is an opportunity not to be missed, and will enable anyone to obtain a , FIRST CLASS AND RELIABLE WATCH AT LESS THAN LONDON PRICES. Hundreds of Pounds worth of English Watches at Prices to Clear Cost. WATCHES FOR THE FARMER |; WATCHES FOR ROUGH WORK j WATCHES FOR THE MECHANIC ■f WATCHES FOR THE SHOPKEEPER WATCHES FOR OFFICE WORK LADIES' WATCHES ! GENTS' WATCHES | A printed guarantee with every Watch' A LARGE AND VALUABLE j SELECTION OF CLOCKS, GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY, STERLING SILVER, AND ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS, AND OPTICS, ALWAYS IN STOCK, SPECIALLY REDUCED IN PRICE FOR TWO MONTHS ONLY, ALL WORK GUABANTEED. ONLY PRACTICAL ATtfD I EXPERIENCED WORKMEN I :f.kployed E. W. HAIH£B t J- AM A CASH BUYER OF ! GOOD HEAVY Oaten Sheaf Chaff AT CURRENT RATES- Sacks supplied by me. I have several lots of TURNIPS to sell. I am appointed AGENT for nojttsosrm asimbiwiwiiCi a splendid Drench for Scour in Lambs or Sheep. This Drench is largely used in the North Island, and has given the greatest satisfaction to the largest flockowners. One Gallon is sufficient to 1 * dose Eighty Sheep or One Hundred and Sixty Lambs. E. W. HANMER. West Street, April 17,1895.



Musical | A OABD j Mrs A. C, Claridge, TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBiJRTON. Term Commences January 14. TERMS ON APPLICATION. MISS K. DICKINSON will be prepared to receive Pupils for the Violin, commencing from April 22. Please address, Box 87, Ashburton. 4145 THE VIOLIN 7 MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS Teacher of the Violin, BAUNDERS* BUILDINGS, ASHBTJRTON. MUSIC. MISSCABSON HAS Resumed Teaching Pianoforte and Organ and will ba able to give her whole attention to hefr Pupila For terms, etc., apply to Mas Alcorn, Have lock Street, or at residence, William Street. Pupils could be boarded if re quired. 4 14 PIANOFORTE, AMERICAN ORGAN, AND THEORY OF MUSIC. Mrs Bowman Fox, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, (No. 5 Entrance up Photographer's Staircase), and Trevor ton» SECOND QUARTER Commences Apr! 17, 1895 4-7 Llewellyn Owen* PIANOFORTE, SINGING, A; HARMONY THE NEW TERM HAS JUST COMMENCED. INTENDING PUPLILS kindly com municate as early as possible. Theoretical Class for Preparation of Junior Intermediate and Senior Examina tion of the Trinty Collage, London, meets on SATURDAY MORNING afc 8.30 a.m. ADDRESS, BOX 80, ASHBURTON. Business Notices. o EXTRACTED HONEY. PETER ANDERSON'S NEW SEA SON'S EXTRACTED HONKY is now ready, md is the best sample his Apiary has yielded since its establishment seven years ago. Sold In 12)b and 301b tins. And by the hundredweight. HAKATERE APIARY, Hampstead. Brand—St. Andrew's Cross (red). COAL | MOUNT SOMERB } COAL COAL | HOUSEHOLD | COAL COAL THIS well-known and favorite House hold Coal is now delivered at the following rates per 4 ton truck:— Westerfield Railway Station, 15a per ton, freight paid.. Ashburton Railway Station, 16s per ton, freight paid ; Meth ven, 19a 6d, freight paid. All orders must be accompanied by cheque or P.O. order. ■ GEORGE PARK, Mount Somers. B- B. EESTELL, COMMISSION AGENT, ARCADE. A GENT for Walter A. Wood Mower -*^- and Reaper Manufacturing Com pany, Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, Limited. Office of All ance Assurancs Company. Tradesmen's Books kept. Debts collected IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DR TWEED. ALL ACCOUNTS OWING to the Estate of the late Dk Tweed must be PAID PROMPTLY, and Mr R. B. Restell has been authorised to COLLECT the same. His receipt will be a sufficient discharge. :\ JESSIE Q. TWEED, 3 99 Executrix late J. M. Tweed. BICYCIiES. ASHBURTON EXPRESS ENGINEERING & CYCLE WORKS BEFORE Buying Jiggers elsewhere see above firm's New Stock of up to date Humbers, Premiers, Raleighs, A ustrals ; also, our own Express. We are now offering the Very Latest Machines and on easiest terms with a guarantee for twelve months, tyres in cluded, all Dunlop Tyres from £19. We would also call attention to the fact that we are still carrying on our Engineering business. Horse-shoeing, Wheelwrighting, etc, Prams repaired on short notice. Guns, Locks, Safes, Die Sinking, Brands, Stencils, etc. Landells and Preston, Burnett Street, Ashburton. SMOKE THE NEW VENUS Dark Aromatic Plug Tobacco. THE CELEBRATED & BEST BRAND MANUFACTURED FKOM CHOICEST VIRGINIA LEAF. MRS LITTLEJOHN, COSTUMIER, THE TRIANGLE. TDLaTES AND DESIGNS of latest IJL English and French Work, includ ing the last of WORTH'S PRODUCTIONS, As shown in "THE QUEEN," "MYRA'S," « WELDON'3," etc, WOW VH VJWW ,



GUARANTEE. William Sparrow /iTTARA.NTBES to give the Best Quality Tweede and Coatings that money can vX procure at the following prices :— BEST QUALITY TWEED SAC SUIT ... ... ... £8 15s BEST QUALITY TWEED TKOUSERS... ... ... £1 2* M BE T QUALITY ROUGH SERGE SAC «UIT ... £3 16s BEST QUALITY WILSON'S BANNOCKBURN SAO SUIT £3 15s BEST QUALITY NO. 4 POKE'S SERGE SAO SUIT ... £3 18s 6d BEST QUALITY WORSTED COATING (Bound), \„. with BEST TROUSERING / fc* Remember these Prices are for High Class "Workmanship. No Inferior or second class work turned out. i . ——— FIT AND STYLE A SPECIALTY. j WILLIAM SPARROW, BAST STRBBJT. fit* N. B.—l have not imported any new and Improved Botch Making I Machinery into the Trade. WINTER SEASON, 1895. f .... M _ iQ» „ „ Every Department Now Full. NOVELTIES IN DRESSES, AND DRESS TRIMMINGS, MANTLES, JACKETS, AND MACINTOSHES, MILLINERY AND UNDERCLOTHING. j BEST VALUE PROCURABLE IN BLANKETS AND FLANNELS, FLANNELLETTES AND SHIRTINGS, HOSIERY AND GLOVES SPECIAL. 5 Oases Women's Slippers, Is; 3d to Is 6d 4 Cases Women's and Children's Boota 43 Boxes of Velveteens from Is 6d 14 Pieces, "Hew Designs " in Oilcloths and Linoleums. MITCHELL & TURNER. ASHBURTON, APRIL 23, 1895. WINDING UP BUSINESS. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE beg to return our sincere thanks for the very liberal patronage accorded us since opening in Ashburton. , Our main object in opening a Branch in your town was to show you what sterling value we give for ready cash, and we feel sure, from the large trade which we have done with you, that you have appreciated our efforts. We intend CLOSING THIS BRANCH at an early », date, expecting that your future orders will be posted direct to us at Christchurch, where they will receive the personal attention of the firm, and will be forwarded to your address, carriage paid. It is not our inten tion to return the Ashburton Stock to Christ church, preferring to realise upon it here. Extra assistance will be engaged, as we wish to CLEAR THE ENTIRE STOCK BY THE MIDDLE OF MAY. Special inducements will be offered to buyers of large as well as 1 small parcels. Parties furnishing, or those wanting to lay in a good winter's supply of Clothing, Dresses, and the thousand and one items comprising the Stock, should pay us an early visit—as the Stock has just been re plenished with a large consignment of the newest Goods, through the Christchurch House direct from London. TERMS CASH. NO BOOKING. G. L BEATH AND CO ASHBURTON. W. H. COLLINS & CO THE [CHEAPEST HOUSE IOR AMMUNITION. GUNS. GUNS. GUNS. QINGLE Barrel Gans wlch MARTINI ACTION, Quick Firing—Special Valte SMOKELESS Cartridges are the BEST—at Wholesale Prices. POW;DER. SHOT. CAPS. SPORT FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. W- H- COLLINS <Sc CO MJSRCHAHTS AND IMPOETERS.



Latest Gold Discove y. Great Rush tolhe Fields. XX7HILE the people have been seeking other SHORES in 1 wro '^j1 of GOJL<D, » rich Diwovery has been made in J.HIB CITY, that will bring JOY to the INHABITANTS. WE -FOR- _, J. MELLOR (Late Bishop.) NOT, folu>w Zealandia Boot Store. WAS * WH O h» discovered that he can give better VALUE for 14s than KOT than any ordinary SHOF for 20.. "Vl> n£sk I" 18 JUBt ko***l* for CASH ***> *<>rth °1 NEW Afl MAY. ?H^ SEVETFOROisr "•" OHISAPBR — SURK SMALL NOTE A FEW LIKES. , AS Men's Bluchera, from 4a lid j women's slippers, Is 6d; PRnVTTR children's shoes, Is 3d ; youths' school boot* 10-3, 4s YOU rkujtiao lid; women's lasting slippers, & lid; men's shoes, 7s W; men s tan shoes, 7a 6d; women's slippers, 3s, cost WAHTR £"; w?? e. n's EB> atwl Pri<* 10" W now 7» 6d i girls* "**"•» AND best kid shoes, 5s 6d; maids' best kid boots 10s, now 6s; vmt m.en's boots 12i Bd, bow 8s 6d. ""• YOU QUICK STACKS OP OTHER LINBB AT THE SAME WILL CUTTING PRICES. WAVP RETURNS INSPECTION IN VI TED. N.B.—All repairs left in onr oharge will be neatly and promptly executed. NOTE ADDRESS, J. Mellor, ZEALANDIA BOOT STORK, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. HOW CAN I SAVE MONEY? fTIHIS question is often asked by the thrifty housewife. THE REPLY IS by shopping for Groceries, Bread, Cake, Crockery, Tinware, Brushware, etc., »t JOSEPH TAYLOR'S, East Street. By the CASH System yon can save 25 per oent. No bad debts, Cltrks, or Booking to pay for. The very best Goods obtainable at CASH PRICES. Best Auckland Sugar, No. 1 quality in 701b bags Best Auckland Syruo In tins of 21b, 41b, 71b, 141b, 661b Best Black Horse Salt in cwt bags, or smaller quantities Beet fine ground Saltpetre Moir's Oat Meal, this Season's, In 251b bags Thomas' and Rollitt's Flour, in 251b, 601b, 1001b, 2001b bagi 150 per cent. Test) Kerosene. The Best Bread in Ashburton 5d per Loaf, Block Cake, currant and plain, 6d per lb, Cakes, Pastry, Buns and Scones fresh daily. Orders delivered by Cart on the Shortest Notice. —just 7mp7)rted— English Vinegar, 6d per bottle English Sauce, 4sd per bottle Bebt Tomato Sauce, in pints, 8d per bottle JOSEPH TAYLOR, GROCERY AND BREAD STORES, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON. PRELIMINARY NOTICE. f\S Account of the Distress of Trade, we have decided to go out of business Con \J sequently we shall offer the whole of Our Stock of lIRAPJEKY, CLOTDIW6 A BOOTS, ON Saturday Next, April 27, AND FOLLOWING DAtS. WE must realise, as we are losing money every day, and we think the first loss the best. Our Creditors are clamoring for their money, and to pay them we moat sacrifice our Stock. We don't intend to make a bogus sale ;we want£noney, and to get it we know we must make a considerable reduotionfih ourjprlMa, to. command a ready sale. We close on THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 25 AID 26, in order to mark down the Stock. DON'T FOKGET SATURDAY Bring your money, and for every pound yonr spend yon will save at least tew shilHhgS. W- W. SPENOEB & CO.. ARCADE HOUSE. URNETT STREET, CARPETS, LINOLEUMS, RUGS, MATS, Era, AT T. H. UNDRILL & Cos. JUST landed, a choice assortment of the above, to be sold at the Lowttt M Possible Prices. Also a shipment of Best Kapok for BEDS, PILLOWS, CUSHIONS, etc fhose requiring warm beds for the Winter would do well in getting our pricef 3arly. r We havo also a Large Stock of IRON and BRASS BJBDSTEAP3 from £10 10s to 2os. Austrian, American, and Colonial CHAIRS. FURNITURE of all kinds, our own make. PICTURE FRAMING to suit all Pictures. —NOTE THE ADDRESS— KEXT BUILDING SOCIETY, TANCRED STREET.