The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1896

Tn an article on the .Cretan situation the London Spectator says : — We have had quite enough of cbbte, Greek islaurk The trade of Orete is v of no importance to us, and even a temporal y occupation would be a positive embarrassment. We cannot be locking up email corps d'armee all over the world. Our simple end will be to enfranchise Orete from the Turk, leaving her future fate to be decided as Europe, or the chances of war, or negotiation with France and Russia may decide. There is no conceivable fate for the island, not even a period of anarchy, which would not be better for its inhabitants than a continuance of Turkish misrule, that c negation of Qbd t ' as Mr Gladstone wrote of the Bourbon tyranny m Naples, • erected into ' a system.' The island ought to be Greek, but better, far better, it were French, or Russian, or Italian than that it should continue Turkish. we shall have the nerve .to do our duty is a different matter ; but that it is our duty we have no kind of doubt.

The Times is very bitter against the Government for its determination to throw a portion of INDIA and the the Indian expedi- SOUDAN. tion to Suakin upon the Indian Trea sury. This shabby transaction, it says, is peculiarly distasteful to those who imagined themselves to be supporting a Government distinguished before all else for its broad Imperial views and sympathies. Little Englaoders have seldom conceived anything more unworthy of the Empire or less fitted to consolidate it. From the official speeches it might be gathered that the Empire is to be held together by what Carlyle used to call the " cash nexus." India, it seems, has to be taught that she must nourish her sense of Imperial unity by contributing little sums to enterprises with which she has no special connection. It is feared that she may otherwise forget— so few and slight are the normal bonds between her and this country — that she has any place m the Imperial scheme. Snob, a view is worthy of the Colonial Office m its old nnregenerate days. It is profoundly disappointing to all who expected, from a Unionist Government with a huge majority, -an Imperial policy which should be a pattern and a precedent for the future. Happily there is one good point about the actual situation, and that is that the Government policy cannot be made into a precedent. It has seen fit after making a blunder to stick to it, and , take the consequences for itself and for the Empire, instead of facing the small ! inconvenience of confessing its error. But neither it nor any subsequent Administration W\\ care to repeat the experiment, With a very big majority Ministers may may for once flout the opinion of their own party as well as of the country at large, but the signifi cant drop of last night and the voting of a goodly number of their supporters with the Opposition are fairly good guarantees that this is the last time that India will be called upon on such dubious grounds to contribute, m defi ance of those responsible for her government, to the cost of an enter prise concerning which her rulers were not consulted.'

A oase decided last week by Justice Edwards, goes to show how futile must ';•';• always be the! at husbands' tempts that some responsibility, unprincipled . men

make to avoid, the responsibility of maintaining their wivesandfamilies. His Honor's decision only gives greater force to the great principle recognised throughout Chris tendom, that a man must maintain his wife and the children she has borne to him, as Iqng as he is able to dp so,; and evade it as he may, this responsibility is with him always, and him only. The case Hig Honor was called to. adjudicate upon was peculiar. It was an appeal from a decision by Mr J. 0. Martin, S.M., Wellington, who had made an order that Robert Sutherland, a.sheep farmer, of Inland Patea, should pay £1 a week towards the support of his wife., About; two years after the parses were married Sutherland left his wife and went to "Wanganui. . As his wife did not hear from him for a pariod of four years, she concluded that he was dead, and she then married a man named Johnson. After they had li\ ed together for some years, Johnson died, and she then discovered that her first husband (Sutherland) was alive. She took proceedings against Suther land, and obtained a maintenance order against him. Sutherland had been living at Fatea for some years with a Native woman. Mr Justice Edwards, m giving judgment, said that it was plain that the enquiries made by the respondent with regard to her husband's death were altogether inadequate, and that there should have been no diffi culty m ascertaining that the appellant was alive and his exact place of resi dence. He was satisfied, however, that the respondent honestly believed that her husband was dead before she married again. The appellant, he held, was now and always had been well able to. contribute the amount ordered by the Stipendiary Magistrate. In the present case he (the Judge) was satis fied that any misconduct on the part of the wife had been occasioned by the hearties^ and cruel conduct of the appellant m deserting hgr and his infant children. The case showed the wisdom of the Legislature m throwing upon persons guilty of such a breach of their legal and moral duties the liability of still maintainipg £heir wives even when such wives had themselves beeo guilty of immorality. His Honor dis missed the appeal with £10 10s costs,

It was stated at the meeting of the I Wellington Land Board last week that only thirteen out of the thirty-seven sections at Makuri offered for selection at a reduced, valuation had been applied for. The majority of theorjglnaj holders failed to carry out their promise to apply again for the sections when the valuations had been reduced . ,V J

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miss Wanteruo— Do you believe that ma; chef* are made m heaven 1 Mr Mean- It all I guess so. It; would not b<* a»f'e t' make them m the other place. — New York Herald.

Messrs Q. L Beath aud Co have made arrnngements w'uich enable them to continue their Ashburton business, and their notification to that effuot will be found m auother part of this issue. Ib is stated that the shock of the Wan ganui larrikinB 1 cannon-firing at midnigh on Saturday week has retarded th« recovery of ihe Rev. J. Tread well, who h now m a very critical state of heal' h. " A Victim " writes to the Otago Dai'y Times : — • Please naution the public against a furniture pol>sh fiend who is victimising unprotected females and' others by forcing them to purchase polish at 500 per cent, above its value to get rid of him. Police 8h ...u1d interfere/ The Timara AgricnlturaJ and Pastoral Association on Saturday finally resolved to purchase a site for the Show Ground adjoining the railway at a cost of £400 cash. The Association had bub £250, and subscriptions at the meeting to make up the balance totalled £108. The new site is a mile and a half nor oh of Timaru, and opposite the Freezing Works. The Auditor.Qeneral has written to the AuoklamL City Council, stating with regard to the Council's Inquiry as to whether his office would object to the Council making a compassionate allowance of £75 to Mr Smith, of the. City Club Hotel, whose premises were damaged by the bursting of a water main* that the Council had no power to grant such allowance. . > After Mr Jesse Hayman had left Cold stream station for his camp the other night, his horse suddenly fell with its rider. Righting itself again, it again fell down, and died instantly. In its second fall Mr Hayman was badly bruised about the legs, and received a general shaking, the results of which he is likely to feel for some time. The deaih of the horse is believed to be attributable to bots. The Ckizette announces the setting aside of two and a half acres of land m Chertsey township for Domain purposes, and the appointment as a Domain Board of Messrs Walter Wilkinson, James Stringfellow, Patrick Murphy, Peter Dolg, Ronsld Campbell, Jamas Copland, and George Scarlett. The Domain, with the addition above noted, will be about thirty-three acres m extent.— Sections 3086 87 88 m the Alford district are set aside for * purposes of Internal communication ' viz., tramway purposes j and 240 acres at Hinds are thrown open for sale or selec tion.—The Uppsr Ashburtoa Road Board have been appofhted a-Cemetery Board for Westerfieid. Mr W, J. Tonkin, who is well known as a buyer of hares In this district for expor j, informs us (Timaru Herald) that hares have been very plentiful this season, he having purchased several hundreds more than m any past season — about 10 k OOO m all. Mr Tonkin informs us that he has purchased 30,000 during the pa3t four years. This season he has also been buying rabbits at Oamarn and Mataura for shipping, with satisfactory results, having purchased about 60,000. It is Mr Tonkin's intention to leave for EDgland early next month with the object of making contracts for the supply of rabbits to the English markets, and he ,hopes to buy large numbers next season. A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that the following letter, dated Mangawhare, Northern Wairoa, Angußt..23rd, 1896, has been published : — "We the undersigned saw to-day on the West Coast at the back of Mangawhare, at about 12 o'clock, a very strange sea monster, about half a mile outside of the break. It appeared to be the shape of an eel, and reared straight out of the water to a height of about 20ft, and then fell like a tree, sending up spray to a height of at out 40ft or 60it. We saw it rise s^n. uc a dt z m times, and the last time ib rose it turned backwards, showing a tremendous open mouth as it fell. It was black on the back arid white underneath. It appeared to be about) four or five; feet thick. \ We, watched for some time after, but saw no more of it. About a mile father out we saw ? large whale spouting at the same time. We are, etc., James Evans, Charles Flavell, Thomas Brown." A very pleasant little gathering took plaoe at Baling on Thursday evening, August 27. The occasion was the wedding of Mr J. Montgomery, of ESaling, withMias Davis, of Rakala. The wedfling ceremony was performed at the Presbyterian church, Ashburton, by the Rev G. B. Ingliu, the happy couple reaching their home at Ealing by the evening train, where a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by a few friends of the bride arid bridegroom. The | presents, which were very numerous, were of a useful arid costly nature. The weather being unfavourable de terred many of the invited guests i from being present. The weather, however, did not frjghten the youths of the district), who rolled up m good force with their tin cans. Eleven cans and two aocordians made things lively for some time outiide, when their calls were liberally responded to, and cake, wine, and other refreshments were handed round by 'our father Adam,' and some other Ealing farmers at the request of the bridegroom. After three cheers had been given for the happy couple, the lads sought their respective homes, well satisfied with their night's amugemenb. The services, m connection with the visitation of Bishop Grimes to the Ashr burton parish on Sunday were very largely attended, and were as usual very imposing: His Lordship was of oouree the prime feature m the service ab eleven o'clock, at which the church was crowded to the door, and his Lordship, arrayed In the magnifi cent { vestinerits proper to his office, was recaived on the threshold of the church by the priest of the parish and led to the altat. High mass was said, the music made use of being mostly the original composition of Mr D. J. Jones, the, conductor of the choir, and organist of (he church. His Lordship/s sermon was chiefly explanatory of the object) and uses of oarionloal visitation. In the afternoon a confirmation service was held, at which there were forty -six candidates for the rite; This number would have been largely increased, but that the weather prevented many from the outlying parts of the parish from being present. His Lordship m his sermon devoted Jiimaelf wholly to the subject of confirmation— its nature, objects, the spiritual benefits it conferred, and the obligations it Imposed, At this servioe also, 'the music by the choir was special, and very largely from the pen' of the conductor. In connection with the choral service Hia Lordship took occasion from the M tar to pay the choir a high compliment on Its efficiency, ''

Holloway's Pills and Ointment. -^-The most effectual Cure for Gout and Rheumatism frequeut pause , of these complaints is the inflammatory state of the blood, attended with ba<J (Jigeafcion. Jaaajitude, and great debility, showing the want of a proper oir culation of the fluid, and that impurity of the blood greatly agravates these, disorders. Holloway'a Pills are of so purifying a nature that a few doses taken m time are an effec tual preventive against! gout and rheumatism but anyone who at has an attack Qf either should use Holloway's Ointment also, the . powerful properties of which, combined: ipith -the effects of the Pills, ensure a certain cure The Ointment should be thoroughly rubbed into the parts affeoted at least twice a day. after they have been sufficiently fomented warm water to open the pores tofaoili. ate the jntro4uotioft.of the Ointment to tbf glindfc - . \

A general meeting of the congregation of the Ashburton Presbyterian Ohuroh will be held on Thursday evening to receive the presbyfcerial delegates, and for general business. As the meeting is of considerable importance a full attend ance is desired.

In compliancfi with requests made from time to time the Po-tal Department has diojd-d that m furure ihere hhall be a delivery by latter carrier after the arrival of the midday express train fr-m Christ ohurcb. To enable this to be done Messenger J. R. Smith has been promoted to junior letter-carrier, and the deliveries h.*ve been re-arran^ d m a manner that should give universal satisfaction. Q a and afcer to-morrow Ist September, the first complete delivery by letter-carrier will be made at 8.15 a,m. f a second delivery (principal streets only) at 11. J 5 a.m., and a ♦hird complete delive iy at 1.15 p m. except on Thursdays, the half-holi day.

Amongst the correspondence laid before the meeting of the Wellington Land Board lash week was a letter from the Under* Secretary for Lands, asking the Board co consider an application from Mr W. D; B. Murray, a surveyor m the employ of the Government; for 640 acres of land In that portion of the Awarua Block recently acquired from the Natives. Says the fost, Boroe very strong expressions of opinion were given utterance to by Messrs Hogg and Pirani against allowing sur. r.eyors to * spot ' land not «pen for selection, and it was deoide&to inform the Undsr-Seoretary. that the Board did not think it advisable to grant applications for unsurveyed land made by Government surveyors before the public had any opportunity of applying. . Don't Ooagh.— Relief oan be obtained immediately. Use HEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES well known ac the utterly unrivalled Cough Remedy. Strongly recom mended by maDy eminent physicians. They at once ohaok the oongh and remove the cause—without any afer effeot; the moat delicate can. therefore take them. One Lozenge alone gives eaHe-one or two at bed times ensures rest. Sold everywhere m lsl£deaoh. ■ - -

THE WEATHER.

ALFORD STATION. The following is the meteorological report for the week ending August 28, 1896 :—

CABLE NEWS

HOME AND FOREIGN.

ITALY AND BRAZIL. Rome, Acgnat 89 ■ Brazil's refusal to refe^the Italian claims arising from the recent rebellion to arbitration has caused much indig nation here, and the Government will probably send an ultimatum to the Brazilian Government. r RESIGNATION OF THE J APANESE PREMIER. _ _ . YrxoHAMA, August 29 The Premier of Japan has i esigned. THE RINDERPEST. Capetown, August 29 It is estimated. that Khama lost 80,000 head of cattle by rinderpest, and that his people lost h«»lf a million FORT SALISBURY. The supplies at Fort Salisbury are becoming exhausted.

AUSTRALIAN

SCULLING.

Newcastle, August 29 A sculling match between Towns and Neilsen was rowfid to day. Neil sen led by a length for two miles, but then the pace, which had been a cracker, broke him up, and he ceased rowing, allowing .Towns to row home at his leisure. The three miles "were covered m I9min 45sec. AOOIDEfIT AT FOOTBALL. W».». '• a. "■ s YP?reX», August 29 William Warbrick, an ex-New Zea lander, while taking part m a football match to-day, ricked his throat, the larynx being fractured. He was re moved to the hospital, and is m a serious condition. MODEL FARMS. : _ The Minister of Agriculture has a high opinion of model farms, and announces that' the Government will establish them m suitable localitie« whenever the necessity arise*. He expected that the use of improved varieties of seeds and better : ciiltiva tion, as ; demonstrated at the Tfagga farm, will prove-that. in wheat culture alone it will bp possible to augment the oolony's production by, at least ,6150,000 annually; ' ' OOLLAP3B OF A^- COIiLIERIf, Another very .extensive" fall has; taj^en place m the Wickham' Bullock Island colliery. It was accompanied by a loud rumbling noise. Alargß area of the main street m Wickhara has considerably subsided. The tram way and many houses arc- badly damaged, and owing to the " dangerous nature of the latter, several have been vacated. No one is workiat m the pit. -■ ■-. -. ■;,- .-: ": . .--.. ■■■ w .- - .

ffitl ABBSPiffoa eUAItDJANi MONDAI.S AUGUST 81, 1886.



Date. Shade * High ■ State — - — m of weather. Low. High Sun. Saturday „ 36- 57- 119- Fine ~~~N.W. Sunday ... 43' 63- 105- [ „ Monday ... 34- 68; 122- \ „ Calm Tuesday ... 37' 61- 104- \\ c. Wednesday 32- 50- 65- Snow, SIW. Friday ... 29- 40- 55- Rain. SW. Thursday... 32- 42- 68' „ calm



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L3EVIEW of Rflvienrs, Weldon's Ladies 11 Journal for July, New Books; Cameos by Marie Oorelli ; Mr Mangus ; The Story of Electricity ; Mrs Woode' Works; cheap editions Boys' and Girls' Own Paper ; Family Reader, quarterly parts. — H.M.Jones. USr ANTED Known— The •Economic . v ~ Kid Glove, fou«* buttons, Is 9J ■perpair, is the Glove for everyday wear. —W, H. Collier, fl? ANTED Known— Great Reduction at YY Mbllor's Oheap Boot Pale. WANTED Known— That E. Mahood is still selling all kinds of Grocery, Crockery, and Glassware, at as reasonable a price as any other house m the trade Orders by letter or Telephone promptly attended to Families waited on daily. Telephone No Id. T AMPS. Lamps. Beautiful Bismarck l_J Lamps, 3s lid each ; Alarm Clocks, 3d lid each.— Fletcher Bros , East Street. W' ANTED Known- You save 6s m every pound if you patronise Mellor's Cheap Boob Store. WANTED Known— We are clearing out all our Macintoshes, Jackets, Lined Cloaks and Dressing Gowns. No reasonable offer refused for anything soiled or ••not up to date." — Mitchfll & Turner. €TT ANTED Known— That J. Mloison * will give a good Discount for'Oash for six weeks, being overstocked and to make room for Summer Boots and Shoes, which will be m next week. Nothing but the choicest and best quality kept. Repairs as usual done at once at the Premier Boot Store, Town Hall, East Street, Aeh burton. BEDS. SEEDS. Flower Seeds, Id per packet. Vegetable Seeds, 3d per packet. All guaranteed New Seeds — Fletcher Bros., East Street. i ; ' {CHEAPEST House m Canterbury for V> Garden and Farm Seeds is Carson and Co. 'a. Six packets of Vegetable Seeds for le ; Flower Seeds from Is dozen; Garden Tools of all sorts. WAMED Known — Bargains from floor to ceiling. — Mellor's Stock t king Boot Sale. ' VI / AN-TifiD Known— Monste Clear yV , ing Boot Sale at Mellob* Zealan dta Boof. Store. TTTENT'd Famous Bicycles for Ladies ■*■*■ and Gentleman c*n now be obtained from Carson and Co, Agents, Tyres ,and Extras m great variety. AX7ANTED Known— Large delivery o vv the •Economic' Kid Glove*, four buttons, Is 9d per pair, worth much more. -^- W H. Collier. ■ \ij ANTED Known— Ladies \ W tan or black, 6s 6d.— Mellor'b Cheap Boot Sale. W" ANTED Known ~- 6000 pairs of Boot* and shoes to pick from Mellor s Great Boot Sale. \\i ANTEDKnown— Go to The Corker »* • fur Newest Styles m Drapery and Millinery— W. H. Collier. WANTED Known—We intend to shake up every Boob Shop m Ashburton. — Melloh's Clearing Boot Sale \k/"ANTED Known—lf you miss the VV Cheap Boot Sale yon will be sorry.— Mellor's, Tancred Street. NEW Turf Register, 10s 6d ; Young Ladies' Journal for August ; Weldon's Dressmaker and Children's Bazaar, J uly ; Quarterly Something to Read ; Scraps and Snapshots j Half-yearly Boys of England ; 'Virginia' Waltz, 2s ; Gold and Silver Paper for Fancy Dress. Large selection of Fans.— Andrewes, Anderson, and Co. NOTICE.— Are you going to build. Because the cheapest shop for Roofing, Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spouting, Water Tanks, Pumps, Ranges, Register Grates, Locks and Hinges, Washing Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. Hardley's, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. HOLIDAY Suits— A Nice Kaiapoi Suit for 27a 6d, Boys' Kmokes and Cambridge Suits from fs 6d, Men'r Suits to Measure from 465, Fit and Workmanship Guaranteed at R. Alcorn's



Wanted. ANTED -Snail Paddock for Sheep for a few months.— R. B Restell Burnett street. 8 206 OOUGH, Cough, Cough— l am still making my celebrated Cough Drops, , None genuine unless stamped Flower's Cough. -H. A. Flower, OonfecMoner, East street. . 5 24 i - '•> BANANAS. Bananas, ripe and souna ; also sweet D. K. Oranges at H. A. Flower's, Confectioner and Fruiterer, East Street. t| UW not to be ill, by Dr Emily B. * •*- Rhyder,eafa fruit, choca fruit, good f rui\ H A. Flower s fruit. East Street, Ashburton. UR POCLTRY have won 37 Firtt and numbers of special prizes this season. Young birds of various breeds for Sale very cheap Eggs— Dark Brahma, Spanish, and Polish, 7s 6d a sitting— Pelham Yardß, Ashbarton. 8 163



T F. Ferriman. FOII »AliK 3. QEOOND Hand Anglo-American Drill, 1. ™ 17 Coulters m capital order. F- FEEBIM&N, BABGAIN, ie ■'■'■.• : ■ '■ ■' ~~~~- w Undersigned has received instruc 4- tions from Mb Addis to sell by private treaty his House containing six rooms and ssullery, together with £ an acre of First Class Land with good frontage on the Wakanul Road. This property is being sold solely on account; of Mr Addis removing to Highbank. F. FEERIMAN. ITOTI€£. TAILORING, TAILORING, TAILORING WHY we»r ready-made olothes, when you oan get a Splendid Fitting and Stylish Suit at the 1 ABHBURION TAILORING Coy. ? i A Trial will Convince. Note the address— OjPPjbITE WORKING MENS' CLUB Tfj ¥ W; PAULING, Managbb. > Drink only Kozie Tsa ; it « absolutely i.«w»^liiJwJ*s> Sole Agouti 1 m: ; .:



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Public Notices. I w in i: Hum: IK pi ...■'. ' \ SPRING AND SUMMER. Tub ■ BIUE nOUIE BLUE HOUIK! \ FTER CarefuUy Studying the adaptability of Ashburton for a S^trictly Cash Drapery, Millinery, and Clothing busi- ness, HAVE rEOIDED TO GO RIGHT , ■ INTO IT, and haying made Satisfactory arrangements to lease, m con- nection with the present 'Blue Hous6,'



Business Notices '• THE CHEAPEST HOUSE W CANTERBURY. G. J. NEILL DRAPERY, CLOTHING, AND BOOTS. /' 'ORSETS 2s 6d, CORSETS 2s 9J, New Dress Goods Reduced 50 per cent New Velveteens Reduoed, All Wool Flannel (Colonial) 9£d Flannelettes 3s 6d doz Silesia 3s 3d doz Blankets about half-price Double-bed White Twill Sheeting 9£d Double-bed Unblcaohrd Twill Sheefcirg, 9|d Large White' and Brown Turkish Towels, reduced from Is 6d to Is C Ii OT HI NO. Men s All Wcol Tweed Salts 21s. Men's Tweed Trousers 5s lid Men's Overcoats, Macintoshes, Oilskin 0 jats, and Leggins, reduced 50 per cent . Boys' and Youths' Suits half prloe. Men's Oapa, Boys' C>ps, Braoes and Shirts, ab Ridiculous Prices Men's Woollen Socks, 7 Jd pair BOOTS. ~'~~~ BOOTS. We Defy Competition. Every pair Guaranteed* to wear Every Pair Made to Our Order Men's Nfttied Shooters 7s lid Men's Light Shooters 8s 6d Men's Watertight Bluchers, pegged, 7s lid I Women's Strong Leather Shoes 4s lid A Large Assortment) of Ladles' Beßt Frenoh Glace Kid Boots and Gloves to choose from. &. J. HfEIIiL, Friedlander's Corner, East Street. > ... - - Important Announoembnt. G. L. BE ATM & CO., TTAVING MABSE FRESH ARRANGEMENTS TO RETAIN THEIR ASHBURTON PREMISES, beg. to intimate that they are constantly receiving New Shipments for the SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE. -PLEASE NOTE-- .JUST OPENED UP, , A Splendid Lot of, * Flannelettes, Prints, etc., CHOICE PATTERNS. G, L BIATH & Co. TANORED STREET, ASHBURTON,' AND A OHRISTCHURCH.



GET YOUR Seed Potatoes, Seed Potatoes. FROM FLETCHER BEOS, A CHANGE of Seed Always Pays, as a Better and Heavier Crop is pro- duced. 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 order that they may be filled from jar own stocks, which occasionally become exhausted before the end of the season. 'BEAUTY OF HgBRON,' This variety is Very Early, coming to the table before either Early Rose '-■■ or Ashleaf Kidney, and is far superior both m quality and productiveness. > « QUEEN OF THE VALLEY.' A very heavy cropper and early potato. The tubers are handsome and j solid (capital variety for exhibition), boiling as white as milk as dry as flour, and is also a fine keeper. THE 'BRUQE.V This Potato, the potato of the future, is remarkable for its productiveness and its resistance of droughts and frosts, they have yielded at the rate of 17 tons per acre, having very few small, and is a first-class eating potato. ASHLEAF, 'MYATT'S EARLY PROLIFIC/ An excellent and well-known variety ; valuable for sheltered borders and very early use. NEW POTATO— 'RICHABD SEDDON.' This fine new Potato, selected from a number of eeedings four years ago tas been sent out to us from England by the raiser with a very high report of its qualities. Its habit of growth is dwarf, and rather compact, the haulm not exceeding, 12 inches m height, with rich green smooth leaves. The tubers are fairly large, of an oval shape, and somewhat distinct with few eyes near the surface ; flesh close m grain, and when cooked, of a dry and mealy nature/with a flavour equal to <he finest of Potatoes grown. Being early and d heavy cropper it is fitted for an early market potato, and from general reports from the raiser we may class ittwith the best of all varieties now grown. 'AMERICAN ALPHAS.' An excellent early variety, most prolific, and of excellent flavor. 'LAPSTONE KIDNEY.' A well-known Kidney variety, excellent for winter use, good quality. • BATH KIDNEY.' A well-known and approved variety of good quality. A 'DERWENTS.' We have some spiendid samples from Orari and" North Canterbury. 'QLOVER SEKDS.' White or Dutch (Trefolium repens), Red (Trefolium pratense), Crimson (Trifolium incarnation). 'MANGEL WURZEL.' The greatest possible care is taken m growing all onir Mangel Seeds. Grown from seleated roots they cannot fail to give the greatest satisfaction j and may be relied on for producing the, greatest weight possible per acre under rich and liberal cultivation. Mammoth Long BeoV Golden T&nkard, Champion Orange Globe, Etc. FLETCHER BEOS.. E A T STRE JB T. Sole Agents m Ashburton and Ohristchurc for Nimmo & Bi^ib' Standard Se«d.B, faiipHONß 24 Box 67