SPORTING.

D.J.C. SPRING MEETING.

Dunedin, November 27 The weather ia glorious and the atten dance about average. Results : — Criterion Stakes, of 100 soys; five fur longs—Senior Wrangler 1, Decoy 2, Sequin 3. Won comfortably by half a length. Blazer and Mountebank were scratched. Time—l.4. Dividends—£2 14s and £1 17*. t. Ahdbews' Handicap, 1J mile.—Hip poraenes 1, Black and Red 2 Vandyke 3. Won by a length with plenty m hand, Van dyke two lengths away. Time—2ls Dividend—£l 7s Two Mile Trot.—Mokoreta 1, Maggie 2, Jane 3. Won by fifty yards. Time— 5.55£. Dividend—£2 18s. Onslow PtATß—Eurio'ydotJ walked over. ••Spring Handicap, one mile. —Van Buren I? Skirmisher 2, Baybell ?. Starshot also tan. Fine race, won by half a length.

SALE OF TOWN SECTIONS.

Following are the details of the sale of town sections held on Wednesday last, already reported m our paper : — TOWNSHIP OF ASHBURTON.

CABLE NEWS.

Home and Foreign.

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The British Army.

\ LoNpblj, November 20. i The. P&ll Mall Gazette states that ] the Government propose to ask Parlia? I ment to increase the military grant by i several million's for the purpose of re- ] arming the artillery, also to establish nine battalions of infantry and re- , organise the transport. i Dy. Jainespn. : Pr, Jameson's health is still pro- i carious. Dr. Allingham is m attend- i ance daily, and the release of the ! prisoner is expected. ' Present to Adelaide University. November 26. ■ Mr Doolittle, jun., has presented to , the Adelaide 17 niversity an eight-oared boat, which will be seat to. the colony m the Culgoa. \ fJennan €onipetitiqn. At the Board of Tsade enquiry Mr Jlitchie said the exports froni Germany . indipated the need for vigiianpe an<j epterprise, bflt fihere was no necessity I for alarm.. Jnißrpyed Prospects m li|dia CALpyTrpA, November 2(3. The Earl of BJgin, the Viceroy, rer ports that prospects m India are greatly improved j m the Decpan particularly so, while m the pentral and northwest ] provinces improvement was also per* ; ceptible.

Australian.

Prisoners Released. ■»■ feYDNEY, Koveniber 26 After serving ten years' imprison ment at Mount Rennie, the prisoners Newman, Donnellan, Miller, Keigan, and Hill have been released. Another Case of Smallpox. . Brisbane, November 26 Another case of smallpox has developed on board the Puke of ftevonshire. ! The patient is a Chinese. T •« -v » : * i f i ■ ' T * i

THE LATEST.

Home and Foreign.

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Australian.

Riiiiutaka. Hobart, November 27 " The Bimutaka arrived from London via the Gape at 9 a m.

HEAVY RAIN STORM.

— — ■ » - Killed by Lightning*. M^f,BOVRN|S, November 2| The greaty'hWb experienced through out the colony during the past five days gave way to a general raiofall. During a thunderstorm the; WesUyan Parsonage was struck b? }*^uiug anci considerably damaged, while the minister 'had a, P^rrlow escape. At Cauvin, a farmer, named TToote, was getting through a wire fende, and as He grasped 'the wire he was struck dead by the lightning.

CORRESPONDENCE.

I (We do not hold o irsel> es respons'b c for the I opinions expressed b;, onr correspondents I ' "

THE PREMIER.

TO THE EDITOR. ' Sir, — The Premier has come and gone, and ' perhaps imagines that he has accomplished • the purpose of his visit ; but, the Ashburton ' people are not all fools. Although he dis claimed any intention of dictating to the 1 people ; with Mr McLachlan on the pUtfortn, ' and the rest of the Liberal candidates off it ; it was easy to see that the Hon. R. J. Seddon came to put the hall mark of Govern ■ ment approval on the late member for Ash ' burton. But, we can't forget that advanced plank Mr McLachlan put into his platform afc Rakaia, which gave way beneath him. , and landed him on the floor. It was very , much after the fashion of the member of a southern constituency, who imagined that the Wellington wharf extended to Lyttelton and started off home on foot ; but had it not been for a boat, a man, and a boat hook, that member would not have lived to tell ' of his strange hallucination. Ashburton, m common with Beveral other electorates, has been disgraced by its member, and while we have other good and true Liberals to choose from, Mr McLachlan may go home to his 11 vine and fig tree."— l am, etc., True Liberal.

THE COSTS OF STUMPING TOURS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sib, — 76 has been openly stated that the expenses of Mr Seddon on his slumping tour are being paid by the taxpayers of New Zealand. The leading newspapers of the colony reiterate the statement from day to day, and protest against such an abuse of power, and such misappropriation of the publio funds. I am' not aware that Ministers have attempted to deny the charge, and I regret very much that I was unable to be present at the Premier's last meeting m Ashburton so that I might have pub the question directly to him, whether it is true tha this I ravelling expenses while visit ing different districts to deliver political ad dresses are being paid out of the public fund ? I hav^ no doubt m my. own mind that this ia the fact, but it would have been interesting to see how the blind admirers of I King Richard would receive such an ad mission as he would h vve had to make. It would be well perhaps to ask Mr McLachlan — who ia of oourse m the know — what explanation he has to give of such a shameful application of the money exacted from the long-suffering creatures whom King Richard so continually refers to as " the pepple of the colony of New Zealand." —I am, etc., Poor Pilgarlick.

MR WRIGHT .

* TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— l notice numerous c quires m your morning contemporary, the Standard, as to the whereabouts of Mr K. G Wright. Let me inform the editor of that journal that at present Mr Wiight is at Rotorua, but on Fi iday next he will be found at another place — namely, the bop of the poll. — I am, etc., Liberal.

THE PREMIER'S LAST WORDS.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, — As you seem to have misinterpreted the words of the Premier when leaving by the express yesterday, I will give you the exact sentence : "He thanked those present j very kindly (m reference to the cheers), and said he would await with interest the result of the Aehburton election." — I am, etc., ' A. J. Tyrrell- Baxter.

MR DORE IN DEFENCE.

TO THE BDJTQR. ! Sir, — I ask you once more to give me on ppportunity to defend myself Against the ■ attacks of Mr Joseph Ivess, because if I Write tq his paper my remar I^B Will nob receive the inimedjate and widespread publicity t^at you alone oan give them. There is an old saying " abuse is no argu ment," and anyone perusing Mr Ivees'a letter m reply to my defence (kindly inserted by you), will I believe come to no other conclusion than that his letter is simply to oatch votes for Mr Ivess, and savors atrong'y of the prohibition ' ' Italian ',' used on j»jtate occasions, With, regard to his" remark i'a few pot house politicians/ 1 perhaps he con siders this funny. }Jo wonder, as such politicians are particularly m evidenae just now— to wit, the Hon R. J. Seddon, and < consequently it is not with feeling* of grati tude that Mr Ivess welcomes his advent to Ashburton. Again he states "I will not follow Mr Dore through the abuse, etc." Now sir, I emphatically assert that I never condescend to abuse an opponent, however weak r and J do mast solemnly believe Mr Ivess has no chance, and m telling him so only gave a little sound advice m a friendly way. As to tying the latchets of that gentleman's shoes, permit me to say, I iiave '. known cases where circumstances consider ably alter the social positions of gentlemen ?, And it may be that jam 'not worthy to do the tying business, m this instance ; still that gentleman may be glad, yes very glad, to, d.q the blacking part on. say, some future occasion ( on others' than his own.— l am,' etc., ' John Dorb.

"EARLY BIRD'S" NOTES.

TQ TIJE Eni^Qß. Slß,=r-Ib was with some amusement I read your latest betting notes on the election, for 1 Game to the conclusion th it " Early Bird " must be somewhat of a novice ia the game. lam not a betting man myself, but if anyone ia inclined to take, a short' cyjb towards getting'^ few pounds easy, there is nothing simpler than accept all th.c \Q to Vb you can get against the ''Prohibitionist." The impression that he cannot •« stay " can only remain m the overtaxed brain of " Early Bird," for the merest novioe m politics if he keeps his eyes and ears open must; know that Mr Sawle, the " Prohibitionist " will very probably come out top m this election. If £ were laying odds I should not care to ay 2 to 1 on " Winderinere," or 2 to 1 againet "Stonewall J*ck," except I had some spare cash I wanted to get rid of. It seems to me that the object of "' Ear^y Bjrd ' is rnorfc to make people believe that' the cbrites'b is Between Mr "Wright and Mr McLachlan because by that means some might be induced to vote for Wright m order to keep Mr McLaohlan out. But eleotora are not to be hoodwinked by that device as they know perfectly well that if a Liberal is to be successful (which is pretty well a certainty) then that Liberal is Mr Sawle, The last time ho stood he polled 367 votes m Ashbur ton- alone, and that before women had the franchise, so that this time he has a prospect of at least getting 500 m Ashburton. "Prohibitionist" ia backed by all the "stable," for the temperance party know full well that " united they aland ; but divided they fall," and that by lo,ng pull, a strong pullj and a pulj together avid* 1 Wright " Sawle heads' the poll.' Thai;' will be a more correct " tip ?»' than that \yhich \' Ea^ly Ijiird *■ gives your readers, and probably •'Windermere'' w»JI be second,—! am, etc, Elector on the Watch-tower. [Our correspondent is very modest, if sanguine ; bub the " number of votes m Ash bur con alone " claimed by other correspon dents for their respective candidates, total far more than the number of votes on the i whole roll. — Er>,]

THE RAILWAY MEN'S WAGES.

TO TJIB EDITQ^. &R,— Jn my 1 letter, published on the 24th inab , I supplied a valuable hint to railway 1 men as to an inevitable reduction of wages by sixpence a day if the new Classification Bill becomes law, as ib will, jf * ne preßenfc Go Ytrument be returned to office witli any.. ' thing like the majority they came back with • m 1893. There is a hisvorV attaching 'to ; Vhia^ixpenoe aday. It will oe remember «d 5 that m the celebrated report of the Civil Service Commission, which was captained 9 round the colony by Mr Saunders,. Ib was > recommended on account 1 of the impoverished aUte of the treasury, »l) •ropioyeeu of the

Government be reduced m salary to thi extent of ten per cent. Thia wis done, aiul the railway men were include;! nraun^ 1 1 I rest. Some time afttr t c whole of t' I civil servants had the ten per cent put oi again, with the exception of tlie railway servants. To remedy this injust'C 1 , Mr W. G. Smith, of Waipiwa, brought; forward a motion to reinstate the odd sixpence and threatened to make it a question of no confidence m the then Government. The debate occupied fif«y pages of Hansatd, and m the course of i% Mr Wright delivered a stirring speech m favor of the motion, telling his party that if thia sixpence per day was not conceded, his vote would go m favor of Mr Smith's motion. The motion however, was rejected. But at the very next sitting the Minister of Public Works announced hat the sixpence per day was to be conceded. Thia was mainly owing to Mr Wright's good offices and influence with his party, and my co-workers Bhoulu not forget it. — I am, etc., Fair Plat.

THE "MAN OF THE PEOPLE"

TO «CHE EDITOR. Sir, — It ia very amusing ' indeed to read and to listen to what Mr Ivess has to say for himself. He boasts about being the man for the people, the man of independence who 1 speaks his mind regardless of consequences, even at the peril of his personal liberty. He goes back to the prehistoric times and drivels about the time when he was beaten by Mr Wason, and by Mr Grigg, and claims that he did good service on the Ashburton Borough Council, which he did his best to make a bear garden of. He claima to have been popular with the people, but the people of Ashburton rejected him as their Mayor, and cho*e a man against whom he never had a good word to say. Mr Ivess has the fisb fag's gift of abuse largely developed, and nothing pi- ases him more than to excereise it. He never yet ran an election iv which he did not pose as a much ill used man, yet all the time he was not ill-used and he brought upon himself by his iil-bred vituperation and mud-throwing at better men than himself, all the dislike that right thinking men entertain to viperish evil speaking. This man of the people tried to pose as such among the miners m New South Wales : will he be good enough to tell us with all its interesting details the story of how those miuers boy cotted his paper because of his anti labor tactics, and how he had to haul , down his flag, and come at the eleventh hour to the labor executive and submit. It was * deathbed repentance, und came all too late to do him any pood. But it showei how willing he was to be 'he working man's friend ofter finding out that it did not p\y to be his enemy. The report of that little affair is very interesting reading; shall I send the clipping along to you for the benefit of the "people" whom this rolling stone is seeking to gather the moss from that will come.? — I am, etc., Trades Unionist.

THE GENERAL ELECTION AND THE LOCAL OPTION POLL.

TO THE BpIT^R.. SIR, — Allow me to express m yr.ur paper my appreciation of our Premier's speech. 'I he points and effects of if. were grand. For instance, the description of the poor crofters' eviction. lam a Highland woman (not an evicted one), but I never heard the picture so pathetically drawn. Ycu cc-uld imagine you saw the blaze of the burning huts, and heard the wind whistling through the poor man's coat as he held it over his wife. Is ib not a pity we cannot get the honourable gentleman to give a few of these speeches— say once a year— and a collection '. to be lifted at the close of the performance to help the old-age pension -instead ot com ing with aru h a week or two bef.o;e each election, overpowering us with his goodness apd promises of such a glowing futu c (quite forgetting the last three years m which he had every chance to ac.t), and throwing out such a tempting bait. " Flourishing dress maker's assistants ; free farms, and a hus p! md to follow, and no more work : but ius^ B wear you are sixty-five years old.?' Bu.t he ' did npt say where the money was going to pome from. I quite agree with our Premier that it does not take blue blood or monej to make a gentleman, but his actions, and let those be a guide to us women with the keen instinct to judge a man's character, and vote for a man whose actions mark him as a true gentleman — a man who has an interest m the place we are m, and wh.p employs men and pays, these m.e£ tp cultivate and improve ' his lfcnq.' Do not let us vote for one who haß tried all trades, and when all else failed ' him seeks to get into Parliament as a last resource, and to get £240 a year, and to ■ vote the best way the wind blows for him self. Let us then unite, and not misuse the privilege given to us, but vote, and get our < husbands to vote with us, for a man whose actions mark him a gentlem-in. In. the looal option poll, too, Rlth.oflgb we may be more '. happily placed than our less fortunate sisters, will we nob try and help them, and who knows but our sons might some day be tempted, and how would you like to tee your dear ones turned into beasts thvough drink, as others have b.een, as good as ours. I should not have said "beasts, 3 -' for no animal will lead her young m the way of danger. Then, let us help one another to live a true and noble life, and try and leave this world better than we fonnd it.— l am, etc- , A Woman who got a Husband without the Aip of a Farm.

NUISANCES.

gjß,— Jn reference to a letter signed m this morning's Standard, asking if there is such a person as an In spector of Nuisances m Ashbiuton, I bsg to state that I hold the office of inspector, and Ido receive a salary for my services. lam quite aware of the nuisance complained of, caused by this tall man parading Burnett and, Other streets, hut " Ratepayer " has, I think, made a serious mistake m coming to the conclusion that this tall man is canvas sing for vote?. He is canvassing for sub scribers to the Standard paper. I very much doubt if the signature of " Ratepayer" is genuine, as I am convinced m my own mind that he has not been m Ashburton long enough to have had his name placed upon the borough roll. And I also doubt very much if he will, after the 4bh Depenibar, be able to pay for his tucker, 'lei/alone paj rates. lam aware '^Ir Editor,' tbat it is a breaoh d£ new'Bp.aper" etiquette m my not addressing thisrbply to the Standard, but as I do not think that paper can give sufficient publicity to my reply to the attack upon me, I ask you to publish this letter m your widely circulating newspaper. — I am, etc., W. db B. Compton, Inspector of Nuisance. [It is not customary to insert letters m reply to what ha§ appeared m another paper, but'as we 'give more than the usual latitude to our correspondents at election time, we publish the above. — Ed.]

LATEST CRICKET.

Tp-DAY^S ?liA^. Curistchui^ch, November 27 The cricket matQh,— Auatraliani v. New Zealand — was resumed at noon to-day. The wea.tb.er was fine and there was a good attendance. Cuff and Milla opened the home team's innings, and after two singles Jones, who started bowling with Qiffen, bowled Cuff with the last ball of his first over. DeMaus came next, but, wiih the total at 7> Jones bowled Mills. 7—2—4. Baker followed, but was bowled the second ball, and made room for Williamß A short stand was made, but with ten added De Maua was bowled off hig legs \)y. Giffen. Neil was ne^t, and #t dfae o^clock the total was 2# for four wickets, Williams and Neil made a fair stand, and carried the total to 48, before the former, m trying topuUGifi'en 1 } was clean bowled. Total for five wickets 48. The players then adjourned for lunch. New Zealand, First Innings. Cuff, b Jon.ea ... , w 1 Mills, b 'Jones ... , 4 De Maus, b Giffen 8 Baker, b Jones' ... 0 Williams, fc Giffen ... ... .., 25 Neill, not out 9 Extra ... ... .v, ... 1 Total for five wieketi »„ 48

COMMERCIAL.

♦ The North Otago Times (O-imaru), quotes =n under : — Wheat is exceptionally scarce, and if is questionable if millers Will get sufficient to keep them goiug un til the new crop is harvested. Sales of velvet have been made at equal to 4s9dper bushel (sack extra, 4£ \ f.0.b.). Some holders, however, are uot inclined to . sell at this figure, and ask 5s per bushel. Prime Tuscan is worth 43 5d to 4s 6d ; red chaff, 48 4d to 4s srf ; milling seconds, 3s 6d to 3? 9d ; whole fowl feed, 3a 6d (all f.0.b., sacks extra, 4£d). {Oats. — Prime short are worth 2* Id to 2s 2d ; prime long Tartarians, 2s to 2s Id ; prime duns, 2s to 2i Id ; prime Danish, Is lid to 2s (f.0.b., sacks extra, 4£d). Second qualities Id per bushel less. Barley.— Prime brieht plump malting is worth 3s to 38 2d ; medium malting. 2a 6d to 2s 9i ; milling, 2s to 2s Id ; feeding and infeiior, Is 9d to Is 10a (sacks extra, 4£d).

mti ABMBDRTON GtJABBIAN : FBIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1896



Section - No. Area. Price. Buyer. A. R. P. £ i d 376 0 1 0 5 0 ON. Hoskens 377 0 10 6 0 0 378 0 1.0-500 Annie Shaw 379 0 10 5 0 0,,. „ 380 0 10 5 0 0 „ „ 381 0 10 5 0 0 „ 382 0 10 5 0 0   383. 0 10 5 0.0 „ „ SB4' i3 1 0 5 0 0 „ „ 385 0 10 5 0 0 „ „ 386 0 1 0 5 0 0 „ „ 388 0 10 5 0 OD. Stott : 389 0 1 0 5 0 0 „ „ 390 0 10 5 0 0,, „ 391 0 10 5 0 0,,  392. 0 1 0 5 0 0 „ „ 393 0 10 5 0 0 „ „ 394 0 10 5 0 0 „ „ * 395 0 10 5 0 0,, „ 409 0 10 5 0 0,,,, 886 0 1 0 10 15 OJ. Thomas 887 0 1 0 10 15 0 F. Ferriman 888 0 1 0 10 5 0 „ „ 889 0 1 0 10 5 0   890 0 1 0 10 5 0  896 0 10 16 10 0 J. Thomas 897 0 1 0 16 5 0 „ „ 898 0 10 16 0 0  „ 899 0 1 0 16 0 0  „ 900 0 10 15 5 ON, Eden 947 0 1 0 9 0 OJ. Maynard 948 0 1 0 12 5 0 „ „ 949 0 1 0 12 5 0  „ 951 0 10 9 0 OH. Hardley 952 0 1 0 810 0 „ 953 0 10 9 0 0 RevJ.Olpherfc 957 0 10 710 OJ. Maynard 958 0 1 0 710 0 „ „ 959 0 1 0 710 0 „ 960 0 10 910 0 H. W. Barrett 961 0 10 915 0 H. Hardley 962 0 1 0 11 0 0 RevJ.Olpherb 963 0 10 12 15 0 „ 1041 0 1 0 13 0 0 Annie Bullock 1126 0 10 12 10 0 R.McU&llum 1127 0 10 9 0 0 „ 1128 0 10 9 5 0 W. Sparrow 1129 0 10 9 5 0 „  1130 0 1 0 10 15 0 „ „ 1131 01 0 1115 0 B. McCallum 1135 0 1 0 13 15 0 C. Reid 1136 0 1 0 14 10 0 „ „ 1137 0 1 0 16 0 0 „ „ 1138 0 1 016 10 0 „  1161 0 1 0 12 15 0 Annie Bullock



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_ Business Notices. ( . A LARGtf ASSORTMENT .-s OF I PRESERVING PANS NOW ON VIEW, iHOMPRISING-LIGHT AND HEAVY ENAMELLED, COPPER AND BRAS v^y ... i MASON'S JAM JARS, m all Bizss, at Specially Low Prices,— Also, The Celebrated LIGHTNING Preserving Pans. Ii quire our Price Before Going Elsewhere, or you will be Disappointed. J. 0RR~& CO. T. Bullock. Public Notice? TO-MORROW. [ WO Tic£ ! T7URMERS and others are reminded that T H n™£Fs££ RTON TAILORING tJJ the sale of Mr T. B. Richards ~V V has on hand a very choice 1 property of 160 acres, with imp ovemeuts, "[eotion of the very latest Patterns, by situated about 3 miles trom Wm>lo'.v, takes w , hl ™ ffe e P l ™ c ™ secure the most place at the Arcade TO-MORROW, at *a-nioiiable Bmb, and not have any old 11.30, as previously adveitised. if. pa '™ ed ° n . to Qm - Our cutter, Mr m tjtti rnnv , m g> has had a lar 8 e experience m the T. BULLOCK, best Tailoring Establishments m the colony. 11 197 Auctioneer. Therefore give us a trial, and we will guaran* . tee you one of the most fashionable Suits SATURDAY, NOVii'MBER 28 proouiable> — — Gents own material made up. TINWALD. * W. PAULING, Property well situated fronting th 3 Main Manager. South Road, and not far from the Railway ■ . . - Station. MR T. BULLOCK has received instruc- tions from Mr Hedley Chesterman to Sell by Public Auction at the Arcade on .. the above date, his property at Tinwald as ' J^a^O *^£^^^ follows, viz : — Jy\>^ T.S. 16, on which is erected a dwelling //*& •^vV house of 4 rooms with porch, and //& ■ \ > y -^xi. small stable, etc \ also two T.S's f/c^ IV . r*^\V numhnred l?and 18, containiug acre f/ilj % • adjoining, ij k-J *~31l If not sold ac a whole will be offered If OTR«f\ jl separately. 11 Traift^ ** ft if Further particulars furnithed on applies- Vk t Jdyw^^^ \ Ii Terms Liberal. v^ Note time of Sale— ll.3o '^^W "" T. BULLOCK, ' 11 157 Auctioneer. 553^ TO FARMERS AND OTHERS. Tj^VERYONE accustomed to using the forsale. A.G. Qinxment 536 taSS^teoiS&BSa; Will find e^ al satisfacti - m »-■ *»•• being R.S. 25093 and : others, mostly m D Pp Oinfmonf English grasses, well watered with C unty JJQV^ V^/LllLlllcni, Water Kaces, very suitable to work with For which everyone is kin.dly requested to some of the neb, heavy Wakanm Lands , ask iustead o j the A C ( I NTiVIENT. Terms and full particulars furnished on Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee is application, Bnirnnr ' m the centre, and Fdward Gallichan/a 1- -bU^LiUUH. b' ac tory, Yew Zealand, on the end of every pot. Bee Ointment ia every mother's Town Section 817, Ailken Street. true friend; on the weakest baby, or the Ol Q lAS Vvxcq wanted by the strongest man's flesh it is always successful. cSC'J-O J-vJ owner. This WiS cold Price, Is 6d. Bee Ointment is especially by the Government some years ago at manufactured as a horse and cattle dressing. £34 3a. T. [BULLOCK. Price— 2s 6d ._^__ . AC Corn Cure, for hard or soft corns, FORSALE. warts, and bunions — Price Is AC Vegetable Pills, for male and female LOT 93, containing £-acre, Eaton street, use, 30 pills m every box. and quite equal Hampstead, with oottage thereon. A to anything imported — price Is 6d low price will be accepted for this property. ,* Tt ~" w '* t » .bullock. EOWIK CALLIGHAN, CHERTSEY. PROPRIETOR AND MANUFACTURE? FOR SALE— Lots 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, Ishurst, N.Z. some of which front the railway. • Canterbury Representative, T. BULLOCK, MR G. P. HOATTEN, Ashbarton, TO LET— Shop and Dwelling m Moore. _„ """""" Street, rental, 5s 6dper week, g ' - rr he foUowin g testimonies to the value of 1. HUL.L.UOK.. the ointment are good enough for any- T o pS flO f TrJZt/^ni Sht>I l d th Dlkn?irs,-We have great pleasure m oLnS hi M' T r"t 8 Bmldln S 8 > J *' el y recommending your Bee* Ointments. We occupied by Mr Kirk. hftve giveQ a fchorough tria i f both 0Q T. BULLOCK^ man and beast, and they have proved to be ' _ n „_ quite as good as you represent. In future 1U L,hil.. we intend to keep a stock always on hand — r I THE Rev Mr Blake's property, well We remain, yours faithfully, X situated corner of Wilkin Street and fc-HABPUN & Co. Main South Road, just be.yo.ud the Traffic — — Bridge. i\ BULLJDCK. Medical Dispensary, — -^^rr—— . jjew Plymouth, October 19, 1896 MONEY. ■ Dear Sir, — I have sold your Bee-Ointment \ _^ — — an( j A0 Corn Cure and Pills for the past OPECIAL sum of £550 to lend on ap- three years, and I have never known of K3 proved freehold security at lowest one purchaser to express a regret for pro« current rates. % BULLOCK. curing your lines. They have m every case which has oome under my notice, given T7HT? QATT? v every satisfaction. Your Bee Ointment has J? UXI DA.U.DJ, proved itself one of the best healing oint. fAN IMPROVED FARM OF ments procurable. Kindly forward me one ' 1 s^.r>.<r>. apcuo i. t j v  gross of Bee Ointment, small size, at your IOQR -rP RBS » "twW »bove «.» larliest convenience. Yours truy. i^g a T^r^™4 A^Svkes, Chemist. j %reti er fi?nftl ggor o a fT;oom 8 , also *™*"** ° f other tes^ials too numerous granary, 12 stalled stable, loose boxes and l puoiisn. other buildings erected on the property. Well watered with county water races. Terms and full particulars furnished on • — -• ■ • aPP "°° tioB :_, _ % BOLL ° OK^ ASTOURTON DOMAIN BOARD. LONGBEACH ROAD BOAFD-. MEyßmsq nt nhn i~ _ A PPLICATIONS are invited by 4 pro. R b^ oßoardareprepired J^_ on MONDAY NEXT, 30th inst.; lor to w- ii , • , , the Purchase of 10 Acres of Prime Hay i» * -eive small birdb' eggs and heads quan titieß to suit purchasers. Particulars „.,..,. ... . „ may be obtained from the Curator, Ashburton collected within the district. Price 2s per Domain. hundred. . n 196 CHAS. E. FOOK 3 , nnirnw • v 1 • • "* n 201 Secretary to the Board. OIICE is hereby given m pursuance of the Public Reserves Act, 1895, clauses "~~ '■ ' 5 and 6, that the Tinwald Domain will be ATrrnrT axttv nnm irTVTvrn set apart for the St. Andrew^ Chrrch School AUCKLAND GOLD MINING Sports on DECEMBER 10, 1896, on which SHARES. day charges will be made on the following • " cale t ;- v , , EQB BALE, For each adult 6d each. . For children 3d each. -p M Harbour, 800 Shares at £5 per 100 E. GATES' J3 Chairman, Tiawald Domain Board. Ake Ake > 1200 Shares at £4. per 100 11 134 ' Jay Gould, 500 Shares at £8 per 100 ■. _,,„ Irving, 1000 Shares at £5 per 100 ASHBURION COUNTY COUNCIL. Three Star, 209& Shares at £4 per 100 Ma\d of Erin and Mavourneen, 750 "-"— Shares at £5 per 100. NOTICE is hereby given that the WRwn MATrcm accounts for the si| months ending FRED> MAKEIG U 30th September 1896, duly' audited, are on 11 107 Arcade* Ashibur ton. view at tfee Council's Offices during office ■ -~^ • h ° U "' v TT7"ANTEJ> Known— Oilcloths, Lino, By Order, }f leums, Carpets, Squares, Rugs and t- ii«- a Twr.. a nurn > Curtains. Special Display m Special Room. F. MAINW ARING, A Case of plain color Liberty Muslins just t* _, , hand. — Mitchell anix Twbnbb. Clerk. % ' • i Ashburton, November 26, 1890. II 195 Vm fr y t fa New Vmus ToU(«t



D. Thomas. ARCADE. SATUEDAY, NOVEMBER 28 MR DAVID THOMAS has received instructions to Sill, on above date, a quantity of FURNITURE. Farther entries solicited. Sale at 11.30. D THOMAS, 11 167 Auctioneer. Tenders. ••■<-• UPPER ASHBURTON EOAD DISTRICT mENDERS are called for the following X WORKS:— I— For SHINGLING portion of the Main South Road trom Reserve 2022, to £n!eyarda, Chertsey, three miles (more or less), 15 yards shingle to the chain. 2— For SHINGLING some 25 Chains of the St Helena Road, 20 yards of / shingle to the chain. / 3— For CARTING 300 yards of Shingle i (more or leBB), where required, on the road near Mr Judd's farm, Hinds. Particulars of the above can be obtained ' on application to the Clerk. ' Tenders to be lefc at the Board's office. ■ West street, before 12 o'clock noon, of SATURDAY, November 28, addressed to the Chairman and marked " Tender.' 1 ] The lowest or any tender noo neoeasarily accepted. ■ , By Order. ' JOHN DAVISON, 11 169 Clerk. TENDERS « mENDERS are required At Once for X Ploughing 1500 ac. es grass land 10 x 4. ■ Also Discing and Harrowing per stroke per t acre, and Rolling per acre. t For Particulars apply to DONALD McLEAN, 11 199 • Lagmhor. Election Notices. « — - ■ ■ ■■ ; t 1 . ] ASHBURTON ELECTORAL DISTRICT. THE Fol'owing Persons have been duly ] Nominated as Candidates for the ' above named District :— i JOSEPH IVESS, of Ashburton, Journalist t JOHN Me LACH LA N, of Ashburton, Farmer JAMES WRIGHT SAWLE, of Hinds, ( Farmer I EDWARD GEORGE WRIGHT, of Win- dermere, Stockowner. J. R. COLYER, ' Returning Officer, \l 2QQ Ashburton. NOTICE. ( I 11/r R WRIGHT'S Committee are re ■^■*- quested to meet at the Rjoms TO- NIGHT (Friday), at 8 p.m., for the | transaction of important business connected with the Election. The. Committee are also again reminded that the Room is open each evening from 8 to 10 p.m. 11 196 . „ I MR JOHN McLACHLAN j TNVITES the Electors to meet him at— HAMPSTEAD, FRIDAY, November 2"?. TIN WALD, SATURDAY,' Nov. 28. , Ab eight p/clock e^ch evening, itadiea Cordially Invited. , 11 138 NOTICE. MR J. wT SAWLE ' TNVITE^ the JEleotora to meet him at j WATERTON LIBRARY— Friday, No- vember 27. . GREENSTREET SCHOOL— Saturday, November 28. SEAFIELD— MONDAY, November 3,0, at; 8 ?.w(. The Committee will meet Every Evening a* 7.3Q, c ASHBURTON ELECTORATE. TO THE ELECTORS. T ADIES and GENTLEMEN",— Some time ago I was nominated as a Candidate for your sufferages by the Ash- burton Liberal Association, and t, entered on the contest with the full intention of going to tho. poll." So ' many Liberal candidates have now entered that, after consultation with the Liberal Association, with their full and sympathetic concurrence, and solely m the interests of the Liberal Party, I have decided to WITHDRAW from the present contest. With all my heart I th.a.nU the very numerous body of Electors who have given me reqord meetings wherever I ljiaje spoken. At the first opportunity, you will find me again contesting the seat, and I shall then go to the poll against all comers. Again, heartily thanking you, — I l^mEjio, Ladies and Gentlemen^ Your obedient servant} JOHN MoKBAGXTB,