ROAD BOARDS

MOUNT HUTT. The adjourned annual meeting of rate payers was held on 10th mat. There was only a email attendance. The balance sheet as audited was read, and on the motion of the Chairman waa adopted. It was decided to advertise that the accounts would be open to inspection ab the Board's office, Methven. Mr Waßon presented a petition from a number of ratepayers, asking that the Board would divide the distriot into wards for representation purposes. Ifc was resolved to call a meeting of ratepayers for the next Board day, to discuss the question. The Clerk, m the meantime, to ascertain the Board's position as to % striking separate rates.

The usual monthly meeting was held on the 10th inst- Present— Messrs Morgan, MoFarlane, Cameron, Holmes, and Drum mond. The Cerk was instruoted to have some repairs m»de at or.c^ on the West Coast road near Springfield homestead, and on Lynes' road. It was decided to apply bo bhe AshburtOD County Council for a grant towards making a cutting at Blackford* The Clerk waa instruetsd to report to the Oonnty Engineer on the water race crossings that required repairs. # The question of repaira to cutting near Mr Orr's was held over. . ' ' ! Messrs Stewart and Knight interviewed the Board with reference to bad places on the road near their sections.— The Clerk was instructed to have the repaira made. It waa decided to give notice by advertise ment that the Board would sue for all rates not paid by October 1. Mr A. McKay wrote, complaining of a diversion of storm water by Mr McMillan *b fences. —It was decided to send a copy of the letter to Mr McMillan, and to Bsk him to rectify the matter. Messrs Ollyatt, Chambers, and othera, petitioned to have the ruts filled and stones broken on Ullyatb's road.— lt was decidecLto fill the ruts. v Mr D. Cameron applied to have a road formed through his property. — The Clerk waa instructed to inspect the road with Mr Cameron, and report at the next meeting. The South Bakaia Board wrote, asking the Board to metal two and a-half miles of the Boundary road. — Consideration was der ferred till the next meeting. The following tenders were accepted :— Shingling Lyndhurst-Cairnbrae road.— M. Clifferd, lOfd per yard, shingle Methven township— J. Blair 1". 7d per yard. Bepairs Highbank road— J. Blair, 3s 6d per chain. Repairs Park Track— D. Quinn, 33 per ohain. Accounts amounting to £31 8s 9d were passed for payment.

LONGBEACH.

The monthly meeting of the Longbeach Road Board was held on Saturday last. Present— Messrß John Grigg (chairman), James Bishop, .1. McQuilkin, I James Croy, and A. Wilson. v •CORRESPONDENCE. Mr T. Taylor wrote "Te repairs tc' foot bridge.—The matter was ordered to be attended to. Messrß T. Hickman and W. Harding wrote, asking that the names of Messrs O'Keefe and C. Beaoh respectively be placed on tbe valuation roll for certain properties. —The alterations were ordered to be made. The Receiver of Land Revenue forwarded amfdunt accrued from thirds. — Received. The Paymaster- General wrote stating that the subsidy had been paid to the credit of the Board. WORKS. Mr A. Butterick requested a portion of Boundary Road to be formed and shingled. — Resolved that the work he done. Ie was also resolved to put m a line of concrete pipes at the place where the ford bad been filled, adjoining Mr Wright's property. Mr Gilmour wrote requesting a portion of Shepherd's road to be shingled.— The matter was referred to the Surveyor to report upon. , Upon the application of Mr Bishop, - permission was granted to take a pipe across Graham's Road. Mr Dawson waited upon the Board m reference to an application of the Board to make a proper outlet to a watercourse. Mr Dawson stated that he intended to make a large drain with a more direct fall. — a%q explanation was considered satisfactory, upon Mr Dawson undertaking to complete the work within a stated time. ROAD GRAZING. It was resolved that upon application to tbe Board, any small cottager be given permission to graze one or two cows on the road m the daylight. . FORD. | Mr Grigg was granted permission to make a ford across the Poplar Road on the usual conditions. RATE. Mr Bishop moved that the general rate as advertised be struck, and that Messrs .Croy and McQuilkin be appointed to sign the rate roll. GL_-SE_'S road. This road was ordered to be formed. SHINGLING. The shingling of several roads was deferred, pending a full report from the Surveyors. . v ACCOUNXS. _, A considerable amount of minor husiness was transacted, and after passing accounts, amounting to £48 Is 6d, the meeting • adjourned. -

1.0. F., M.U.

Asbburton District; The half-yearly meeting of the Ashburton patriot, 1.0.0. F., M.U., was held afe the Qddfellows* Hall, Ashburton, on Thursday " afternoon. There were present— Prov. G.M. T. Norgan (presiding.), Deputy Prov. CM. W. Crooks, Prov. CS. R. Minnia, and the following delegates : — Loyal Ashburton Lodge— Past Prov. G.M. J. Keir, and N.G. R. Rooke ; Loyal Waterton Lodge— P. G. G. Soal; Loyal Tinwald Lodge— Past Prov. G.M. T. Williams. The I.oy_a Rakaia and ' pioneer Lodges were unrepresented, aud jjnes were recorded against them. The **.ii4itpra' report and balance sheet were E' rpspntpd, t^ie latter showing* a credit alanpe to the funeral fund of £324 7s 2d, no funeral donations haying been paid during the ci* months. The management fund, showed a credit balance of £61 3s 4d. On the motion of P.P.G.M. T. Williams, the . report and balance sheet were received and • adopted. Accounts amounting to £6 were ' passed for payment. The question ot '■ adoption of new scales of contributions and benefits as recommended by the delegates at Wellington Conference was discussed. It was ultimately resolved that the meeting adopt table 1., as recommended by the Conference, and that oopies of same be ; issued with the report of this meeting to the '. lodges, the question to come up for con firmation or otherwise at tbe annual meeting. The combined district, and lodge rules as revised were considered, and on the motion of P.G. G. Soal, it was resolved that the meeting recommend the lodges m the distriot to adopt same, a complete copy to be forwarded to eaoh branoh for their consideration. The Prov. G.M. declared, the meeting open for nomination of officers, and the following were proposed: — ■ Prov, G.M.— D.P.G.M. W. Crooks, P.Gs.' ■1.. 8. Cooper and G. Soal j* Deputy Prov. ■~G.M;— P.G.s G. Soal, E. B. Cooper, A. Paterson, V. Ellen, J. Rumsey, J. L. Soal, J. Swansonv J. H. Maynard, W. E. Dolman, * ,C./:Muir. Treasurer— P.P.G.M. Ci Reid. Tliurbeing all the business, the meefcing ! was olttsed after the usual form.

CABLE NEWS.

UOBIB AKI* FOR EI OS PER Pl'.E^S ASSOCIATION

NARROW ESCAPE OT THE KAISER.

Berlin, September 14 The Dresden express collided with the Kaiser's train at Loeban. _.he engine was smashed, but no one was hurt. The Kaiser showed great cool ness.

AUTRALIAN.

VICTORIAN RAILWAYS. Melbourne, September 14 The annual report on the railways shows a deficit of £583,000 for the year, the heaviest shortage yet experi enced. LEAVE TO APPEAL The New Zealand Loan and Mer cantile Agency Company has been granted leave to appeal to the Privy Council m the Morrison case.

Turkey and the Power's

—my— THE AGITATION IN ENGLAND. / LEADING PRESS OPINIONS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION London. September 14 Lord Rosebery, alluding to the Armenian question, said the British people were indignant beyond expres sion, and the feeling was aggravated by their sense of impotence. The Powers were mainly to be blamed for their inaction. The ex-Premier hoped the Czar would exercise his boundless power m the course of well-doing; . .... Numbers of the clergy, both m London and the provinces, preached yesterday on this topic. At St. Paul's prayers wereoffered for the Christians left m the city of doom. The agitation is growing fast. The Times warns its readers against the danger of provoking war. The Chronicle boldly says unless the Powers depose the Sultan England must. The Standard thinks the Powers ought to exercise a veto on the new Sultan's choico of Mini sters. CokstaktinoP-CE, September 14 In defiance of the evidence adduced by the Embassies, the special tribunal, set up to investigate the r_cent out rages, acquits the gendarmes of murder. The police are warning the Armenians that they remain m Oonstantinople at their peril.

Supposed Conspiracy.

Loud.on, September 11 An English detecti year rested Ly nan, who was connected with the Pbojnix Park tragedy, m a hotel at Boulogne, on a charge of making bombs for use m England. He admitted his identity, and expressed great surprise at being traced. Incriminating documents and a large quantity of money were found m his luggage. A raa.i named BeU was arrested at Glasgow, and another named Wallace at Rotterdam, on sus picion of connection with the dynamite conspiracy. Thry are believed to be associates of Lynan. Two Irish Americans, wbo recently arrived at Antwerp, were shadowed by the English police officers, and discovering this they suddenly fled. On their residence being searched a complete laboratory for making bombs and other explosives was unearthed. Another arrest has been made at Rotterdam, of a man who is alleged to be connected with Lynan. Incriminat ing letters were found m his possession.

Those cables appear to give point to the following paragraph which appeared m the London Morning about two month* ago:— Irish Fenianism is beginning to show alarm ing aigns of revival both m England and Ireland. The chief agents of the movement are Irish Americans, 'and within the past three months these persons have succeeded m creating a formidable organisation. Although the police authorities have for long been aware that. suoh a movement was m existence, and adopted means to prevent its spreading, it would be idle to deny that this country is on the verge of a " very lively time " m connection with Fenianism. The great idea is to hurt England, not ouly at home, but abroad, and with this policy m view overtures have been made to the Russian Government with a view to the Fenians " helping them to take India." The Russian Minister to whom the communication was addressed at once advised the English officials of the proposal. Searching inquiries were instituted, and it waß found thab paid organisers had been at work m thiß country and m Ireland for some,, time, and that a large body of men were banded together, who were prepared to assassinate State Ministers, blow up public buildings, or perform any other murderous task set them,

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

fifOMB AKI) X-OUBICtIV > (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION ) ' THE EASTERN' QUESTION AND THE FUNDS. London, September 14 The rumours of the Eastern troubles are having a disturbing effect on the. Exchange, and consols have fallen to '£109 12s 6d. Colonial stocks are not affected. THE DOCKERS. The dockers are demanding eight pence per hour overtime. THE NAVY. Admiral Hopkins succeeds Admiral Seymour on H.M.S. Alexandra, coast guard, Portland. i RUSSIAN NAVAL STATION. St Tetersburo. September 14 Russia is building a naval station at Murnamay, Lapland, which will be connected by rail with St. Petersburg.

AUTRALIAN.

A MINE STOPPED. Sydney, September 15 The Bulli mine is idle owing to the wheelers refusing to work an extra half hour, and they demand the same hours and pay as the South Bulli miners — viz, seven instead of six shillings per day. The miners defclined to do the wheeling, so work was stopped. MR HERBERT BOj'JH. ■*■ Melbourne, September 14 Mr Herbert Booth, of the Salvation Array, has suffered a relapse, and his | condition is very serious. '

The Comin Show.

Prizr- Oflf«-*«-<1 by O. A. UK. Hackle.; , Enq. When Mr G. A. M Buckley exercises munificence it is munificence indeed. He has sent the following letter to the Secre tary of the A. and P. Association : — Lagmhor, Ashburton, September 12, 1896. The Secretary Ashburton A. and P. Society. Sib,— l wish to ofler the following private prizes m the coming Show : — £ s d Best Lincoln ram ... ... ... 1 1 0 Best Leicester ram 110 Best merino ram ... ... ...110 Best dairy cow m Show— the bona /&*. property of a farmer — farm not exceeding 200 acres ... 2 2 0 Oart horse, beut adapted for carriers' work — to be shown m a spring dray ... ...3 3 0 Horse, adjudged most suitable for use of troopers m Yeo manry Cavalry, or .Police Force ... ... ••• ... 3.3 0 Horse, adjudged cleverest and safest fencer m hunter classes ... ... 3 3 0 Hay, best sample m trusses of lewb, grown on farms m the Ashburton district, not ex ceeding 500 aores ... ... 3 3 0 £17 17 0 Yours faithfully, G. A. M. Buckley. [Tbe figures, £17 17s, ab the bottom of the column, are added by ourselves.]

WE MUST HAVE THE TOLLS.

Robinson Crusoe, you remember, made a hig boat or canoe out of tbe trunk of a tree. It was a laborious and tedious job. And that wasn't the worst of. it. When he got the boat done he couldn't launch it. It was too heavy for one man to handle. If he had only had an arrangement like the capstan of a ship he might have managed. He under stood how to do it, but lacked the tools. How often we find ourselves at a dead stand for that came reason. Let me give you a fresh illustration, tied up fur the moment m the following letter, which must be read before we can rightly come at the point. ' In the spring of 1884,' says our corres pondent ' I got into a low weak way, not being able to imagine what had happened to me. My strength kept ebbing away till I had scarcely the desire or ability to do anything. I felt as tired as if I had just arrived home from a long, hard journey, yet no tax more than usual of any kind had been laid upon me. My mind, too, was weary ; so that I turned from things that obliged me to think, plan, or consider. • Side by side, so to speak, with an this was the failure of my appetite. Of course I continued to eat, or make an effort to eat, but food no longer tempted me as it does a person m health. I picked and minced over my meals, and the little I took neither tasted good nor did-me any good after I had eaten ib. Instead of warming, comforting and stimulating me, as it used to do, it gave me distress at the stomach, pain at the ohest,' and a singular feeling of tightness around the waist, as though a belt was buckled too Bnug around me. 4 After a time the condition of my stomach 1 seemed to grow worse. There was that sense of gnawing, so often mentioned by j others, and occasionally a feeling of faint ness and sinking, almost like the ground | giving way under one's feet.' j [Remark : An eminent London physician, m one of his books, describes this sinking feeling as one of the most appalliug and frightful that it is possible to experience. It is not the body but the mind that suffers. I, the present writer, have Had two attacks of it, and pray, to have no more, lt is like unto the overshadowing of the Death Angel 's wing, with the mind fully consoious of the situation, This cause iB uric aoid poison m the blood, one of the products of prolonged indigestion.] ' •When this sinking feeling came on,' continues the letter, 'it weighed me down like a nightmare. Finally I got to be so weak I could only walk slowly and feebly. The doctor who prescribed for me said my^ complaint was dyspepsia, but his medioine' had no perceptible effeot. 'I oontinued like this for eight yeare jnot always the same, but now better and then worse. Yet m all that long time there was not a day when I could say that I was well. _No medicine or treatment seemed right for me, and I almost began to think I never should lecover my former health. •In March, 1891, Mother Seigel's Syrup was reoommended to me as baying done wonders m oases like mine, even when they were of long standing and everything else had failed. No harm to try it, we thought, and got a bottle from Mr Grime, the ohemist m Bolton Road ; and after taking it I felt great relief. My appetite quickly improved and I could eat without pain. When I had taken two or three bottles more the bad symptoms had all gone, aud I was as well as ever. My husband also took the medicine with the same good results. You may publish my letter and refer enquirers to me. (Signed) (Mrs) Elizabeth Wilson, 5, North cote Street, Bolton Road, Darwen, March lst, 1895.' The lesson m this interesting narrative is too plain for us to miss it. Our old friend- Crusoe was, not able to launch his boat for* the want of maohinery. Similarly the doctor who attended Mrs Wile 6n w«M» '.not able to cure her beoause he did not possess the righti remedy. His opinion as to hpr complaint was entirely correct. She was suffering from chlronic dyspepsia, precisely as he told her. But alas ! Ib iB one thing to know what ought to be done and quite another to have the knowledge and means to do it. Between these two things (over this wide gap) stands pother Seigel's Syrup, just as between the two Bides of the Thames Stands London Bridge.

-8.%. ASfIBUhTON GUARDIAN . TUESDAY, ts___r"J_'EHßEß 10, 1866.



■ ■ feeds ! Heeds ! Seeds ! THAT _BE BUKE TO.GJROW. FLETCHER BROS. TTAVE JUST REOEIVED their New Season's Stock of Agricultural Seed J * JJL These seeds are all Guaranteed Fresh, aud Not mixed with old Seeds.! Q Give us a trial and we are confident that you will be thoroughly satisfied withl c both price and quality. I a TUKNIP SEEDS. TURNIP SEEDS. 8 Our Turnip Seeds are grown from specially selected roots, and are always carefully tested m growth before being sent out, and none are supplied bat what are really strong and robust. Carter's Elephant Swede, Devonshire Greystone, Improved Skirving " : Swede, Mammoth Purple Top, Aberdeen Green Top Yellow, * Aberdeen Purple Top Yellow, Fostorton V Hybrid Yellow, etc,, etc. MANGEL SEEDS. . MANGEL SEEDS. I .-. . These Seeds are grown for us by the celebrated seed merchants of tha > colonies, viz., Nimwo & Blair, Dunedin. Having been grown from seleoted' roots, they cannot fail m giving the greatest satisfaction, and may be relied i on for producing the greatest weight per acre possible nnder rich ai-d liberal cultivation.  • FIELD CARROTS. FIELD CARROTS. , James' Scarlet Intermediate, Altringham Long Red, Giant Green-top, . "" White Belgian, Etc., Etc. BROADLEAF ESSEX RAPE. POTATOES. POTATOES. POTATOES, x \ . A change of Seed Always Pays, as a Better and Heavier Orop is" produced. Our Potatoes are all specially raised for seed purposes from! selected stocks m the very best potato producing districts. We would advise ' ; orders to be sent to us as early as.possible, m orde£that tbey may be filled from I our own stocks, which occasionally become exhausted before the end of the ■ season. --'•'"..' . „ ; y ; « BEAUTY jOFHEftRdN.' , This variety is Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rose [ or Ashleaf Kidney, and is far superior both inequality and productiveness. ■ OF THB VALLEY.' A very heavy cropper and . early potato. The tubers are handsome and * solid (capital variety for exhibition), boiling as white as milk as dry as flour, i and is also*a fine keeper. X xj*? THE < BRUCE.* y ' This Potato, the potato of the future, is remarkable for its productiveness' and its resistance of droughts and frosts, theyhave yielded at the rate of 17 tons per acre, having very few small. A first-ckss eating potato. ' ASHLEAF, <MYATT'S EARLY PROLIFIC; ' 1 An excellent and well-known variety ; valuable for sheltered borders and m very early "use. — L-M v NEW POTATO-*^ RICHARD SEDDON.' , 1 Being an Early and-» Heavy cropper it is fitted for an early market !. potato, and from general reports from the raiser we may class it with the best^ of all varieties now grown. , " ~ ~-- -^We Have Also m Stock — American Alphas, Lapstone Kidney, Bath Kidney, Beauty of Bath, -;._.. : Blue Derwents, etc, GARDEN SEEDS. 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Hanmer and Graves. 13 A ii R H I L L. Clearing Bale. THURSDAY, September 17 1896. ]l/f ESSRS HANMER & GRAVE! IYI (m conjunction with Mb Davu Thomas), have received instructions froti J. O. Wason. Esq-, m consequence of th NewZealandGovernraenthavingpuroha-ei a portion of the Corvrar Estate, to sell a above, the following surplus SHEEP; HORSES, IMPLEMENTS, AND SUNDRIES, as follows, vfcj- _onn QooD FAT wkthers m\.\J\jyj h a *f an d three-quarterbred 1 nnd HOGGETS, well woolledanc -* L^-'M*-' m first class condition rXf\( IE N G L I S H LEKSSSTEH •jKjyj EWES, good mouths, and tt lamb October 1. . Several HORSES, Draughti and Hacks 1 Grand Young BAY FILLY, 3yis, unbroken I PUREBRED BEBKSDIRI 1 BOAR QA Assorted PIGS. 1W OOD* S MOWING MACHINE 2 Drays, 3 Reapers and Binders (Mo Cormicks. just overhauled and put m thorough repair by McCormick's Expei t), 1 Spring Cart, 1 Grnbbei by Duncan, 2 Massey-Harris Spring Tooth Cultivators, 1 set Duncan's Tine Harrows, 1 set Duncan's Disc Harrows, 2* Rollers (Dunoan and Ransomes), .1 Duncan Seed Sower and Chain Harrows, 2 Grass Seed Strippers, 1 large Portable Whare, 2 Tarpaulins, Fencing Brackets, Scantling (m lots), Hurdles. Wire Netting, Crushed Oats and Wheat, Lawn Mower, Sheep Feeders on Wheels, etc. A Good Portable Saw Bench, with Circular Saw, a very handy and . complete article. And a large number of sundries. ALSO- Lot 5, m Barrhill Township, containirg half an aore with good Concrete House thereon. For' the convenience of purchasers the sale will be held m Mr Bishop's paddock, opposite the Post Office, Barrhill. Luncheon Provided. Sale tb commence at 12 30. HANMER & GRAVES. DAVID THOMAS, 9 4 Auctioneer. "TTTE HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AGENTS FOB R. HORNSBY AND SONS, LIMITED. And will always keep m stock A FULL COMPLEMENT OF EXTRAS FOR THEIR AND BINDERS— AS ALSO THE MACHINES THEMSELVES. Prices on appplication. SUTTON AND SONS, SEEDSMEN, READING. [WB ARE THE APPOINTED AGENTS FOR THB ASHBURTON OOUNTY. We have stocks of— Ryegrass, Cocksfoot, Treforl, White Clover, Colonial Clover, Rape, Turnips, Mangel Wurtzel, Swedes, Timothy, Fescue, Alsike— All New and Fresh Seeds this season. Hanmer & Grayes, WEST STREET.- WE have £22,500 for investment on Freehold Seourity. HANMER & GRAVES, ITT BL HAVE FOR SALE Prussian Blue & Grey Peas for Seed. Bound Seed Dei went Potatoesgrown m Oamaru from imported Tas- manian Seed. Black Tartar Oats, machine-dressed. Seed Tartars from the Waimate Estate. Seed Sparrow Bills from Southland j a grand change. Seed Canadian Oats. . Danish Oats. Tuscan Seed Wheat. Prime Olover Hay. Prime Eating Potatoes from Oamaru, and locally grown. Good Pig Feed. HANMER & GRAVES. mm - ■ . ■" -mam ■ ... , ■ iin ■ . -— ■ t— .mmt SOPERPHOSPHATE. WE HAVE to arrive m October a Shipment of the well known ANGLO-CONTINENTAL SUPERPHOSPHATE, and are now prepared to book orders. HANMER & GRAVES. LAZARUS'S SIGHT TESTING AND SPECIALITE SPECTACLES. Sole Agent for Ashburton District., S. SALEK. JEWELLER, EAST STREET ASHBURTON, LAZARUS' Patented System ensures comfort and correst sight. Dont poll yonr eye by using badly fitting Speotaoles Many ladies complain the Tea they have been using has neither strength nor flavor. If they try Kozie Tea thoy will he satisfied The 3/4 i« twperb



Government Notices. 3 NKW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. EXCURSION FARES AND TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS FOR TIMARU RACES. EXCURSION TIOKETS at fares of 2d per mile brut class, minimum 4', . ld per mile second class, minimum 2s, . mileage counted one way only, will be issued to Timaru at Christchurch, Oamaru ' and intermediate stations, on the 16th and 17th SEPTEMBER, and will be available for return till SKPTKMBFR 21st. On September 17 there will be a trair. from Ashburton to Timaru at 7.15 am, Tin- f wald 7.22, Winslow 7.32, Hinds 7-48, i arriving at Timaru at 950 a m.,' and a train will leave Washdyke for the Race* course on arrival of the 10-55 a.m. train from Ashburton. On September 17 and . 18, the express train for Christchuroh will Uke up at Washdyke (for stations where it stops), passengers out of a train leaving the Racecourse at 5 5 p.m. 9 72 BY ORDER. i ' ■ -Al *■ T. Bullock. SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. 536 aores 536 Wakanui district, 33^ acres 3^? •*' adjoining the rakaia township. MR T. BUL*LOCK has received instructions from Mr H. F. Britton to Sell by Public Auction, at the Arcade, on fhe above date, — y BSs 25093, 26849. 27117, containing 536 acres Wakanui Plains fronting the road leading to the Wakanui school It is fenced with live fences, and a p jrtion of it has been recently laid down with English grasses, and well watered with county water-races. Also. — Lots 4 and 5, part of R S. 5732, con- taining 3 acres 3 roods 10 perchec, adjoining Rakaia township. This was a very early selection. Liberal terms of payment. Note time of Sa'e— ll.3o. T.BULLOCK, 9 74 Auc ioneer. £3 PER ACRE. - Interest— o percent. R.3s. numbered 26527. 26528, fronting the road leading to Wakanui School. lam authorised by the Mortgagee to Sell the above at ihe reduced price if £3 per acre. Unpaid purchase money to bear the low rate of interest of 5 per cent per annum. T. BULLOCK, Agent. I>o LET.— Small Shop and Office m the Arcafle. T BULLOOK. MONEY. TO LEND on approved freehold securities at lowes L current rates of interest, m sums to suit borrowers, T. BOLLOCK. TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. FOR SAL!?, Shepherd's Bush Survey District. O/trjrX ACRES m i's Native Stato, -m- f ±iU being R.S. ' 8 28486-7, 28597, very heathy sheep Country. For full particulars apply to t. bullock, to farmers and others. 1093 acres 1093 JUST above Dromore Railway Station, offered at Auction last Saturday. ALSO, 97 ACRES 97 Close to Springburn Railway Station. Offers are invited for the purchase- of these properties. Liberal terms of payment. - T. BULLOOK. TINWALD. TO LET at a low rental, Cottage fronting Graham's Road. T. BULLOOK./ STUD NOTICE. TO TRAVEL ASHBURTON AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT, THAT WELL-KNOWN TROTTING STALLION BALTIMORE. Blaok Horse, two white hind feet and white star, on- forehead, standing 16 hands high ; by Blackwood Abdallah, dam Jeas by Quicksilver. BALTIMORE won first prize as a two- year-old at Christchuroh and ABhburton m 1891, beating large fieldß, and for the best trotting stallion ab Ashburton m 1895. Raced three times, winning Maiden Saddle at Plumpton and Dash Handicap at Ashburton. . • Season mares served last year and not m foal, half fees. Good paddocking free to January 1, 1897. All care taken but no responsibility. FEES. — Guarantee, £_.; Season, £2; groom ss. Por further particulars apply to Groom m charge, or D. McCormiok, Valetta. 986 I ma QUR„ STORES AND OFFICES will be CLOSED on THURSDAY, SEPT. 17, Being the Day of Atonement. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Limited MISS BARRATT'S SCHOOL WILL RE-OPKN tn September 14 fast, Subjects taughb — English, Music, Drawing, Latin, and Singing. Miss Barratb will be ab home from llth inajt. 9 53 r — ! JVt OTIOE is hereby given, m pur- LV suance of the Public Reserves Act, 188$, -clauses 5 and 6, that the ABhburton Domain will be set apart for the FOOTBALL MATCH, Ashhurton Olnb v Combined Team, on THURSDAY, September If, on whioh day oharges will be made for admission thereto on the following scale, via, — For eaoh Adult ... One Shilling For eaoh Horse, or Horse and trap ... ... One Shilling .JOSEPH SEALY, Chairman Ashburton Domain Board. > September 7, 1896, 939



Public Notice? MONEY 10 LEND. QEVERAL Large and Small Sum?, to be Lent at lowest current rates. F. I. COWLISHAW, Solicitor, 9 102 Tancred street, Ashburton. rpHE Annual meeting of the Ashburton -*- Tennis Olub will be held m the OangeHall (backroom) on THURSDAY 17 th inst, at 730 p.m. All members and iv tend ing members are requested to attend. 9 107 NOTICE. I WILL NOT be responsible for any DEBTS contracted from this date m my name without my authority. 9 103 FRANCIS STIGLEY. HINDS TEMPERANCE HOTEL. wITUATED close to Railway Station. •^ Travellers will find every comfort and attention. Securely fenced, paddocks for travelling stock. Charge only 6d per 100 Sheep. w. j. s. Mcdowell, 9.105 Proprietor. Henry Zander x OAS now for sale- S-B-E-l* WHEAT, HUNTER'S, TUSCAN, AND PEARL] wi:im> OiTi, DANISH, TARTARIANS, CANADIANS, DUNS, AND SPARROW BILLS. ■* ■ OLOVER SEEDS of all descriptions, OATEN SHEAE CHAFE, BRAN AND SHARPS. CLEARING AND SKIN SALES CONDUCTED, AND SALEYARDS REGULA KLY ATTENDED UNDBJ-' THB S -PERVISIO-T OF MR DAVID ZANDER, AUCTIONEER* Henry Zander, GENERAL MERCHANT; WOOL, STOCK AND STATION AGENT / . AGENT FOR— ■ •■ Sun Firo Insurance Office iuetra an Mutual Provident Society AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT .SOOIETY Kew Zealand Branoh i Head Office, Cu-ton__ou*»-qu_y, Wellington! Local Board of Dlreotor* : rhe Hon Morgan S. Onoe, MJ)., C.M.G., M.L.O. (Chairman) Ihe Hon Charles J. Johnston, MX.O. (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq TheHon Bdward Biohardson, O.M.G, M.L.C John Dnncan, Bsq THE OLDEST, WEALTHIEST, AND . MOST PROSPEROUS Australian Life Offioe, and t___ LARGEST IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Colonial Life Offioe whioh declares a BONUS EVERY YEAR The tfethod of Valuation adopted by this Society li ot tho most Stringent Oharaoter, and ensures a Consi derably Larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than tha held by _ny other office m the Australasian Colonies ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £13,000,000 (Thirteen Millions) sterling ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000,000. (Two Million Sterling) i POLICIES IN FOROE _. 194,003 Sum Assured ... £40,084,9 Oasb Bonuses Divided .. .. 46,843,861 I BONUSES OASH BONUS for ONE year, 1895, _6482,5-Bylrtdlnf - JEteversionary Bonoses amounting' to| trnvw after makirig SPEOIAL ' RBSBRVB& CASH BONUSES declared for last TIVE years, ovei T TWO MILLIONS, yielding? Bevenionaty Bonusei aroeedinfr FOUR MILLIONS ASSURE YOUR LIFE m the A.M.P. SOOIETY * and seoure a BONUS EVERY YEAR. Expenses of Management 8k per cent on the total income EDWARD W. I,QW|E, Resident Seoretary. Branoh Offioe— Custom House Quay, Wellington tfAipsmiß, District Secretary Cathedral Square, Christchuroh. Q. ZANDER, Local Broker, Ashburtqu V---V... ■-..-- -i ' ju "' Try Wright's Family Brand Coffee ; to be 1 QfetaUMtL from *H Grocers aud Swfekeepon,



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