Ashburton to the West Coast.

No. IV. After tea on Sunday evening we all went along to the township of Jackson*, where we fell in with the private secretary of tho Minister of Public Works, who had arrived by special coach that day. We intended to etart sharp at eight next morning, and were all ready soon after that hour. A call was ' made at the baker's shop to procure bread, of which we were out. The baker had no' ( a single ioaf remaining, aud so, in that one < street of Jackson's, the whole p *rty remained j from half-past eight till after twelve o'clock waiting for, and watching the baker make, ■ our breai. Johnny drove the horse 3up about half a mile, and t3ok them out by the road side, while the others loafed about the j bakery, or went down to the navvies on the , line. Between twelve and one our bread was baked, and carried along the road in triumph to the cab, where we had dinner, and then set off. Some photographs were j got of the men on the railway works; but | the day was rather dull for that work. The Ofcira Hotel was made at 5.30 p.m., and here we decided to camp for the night. As we were at our tea a cyclist was observed com ing out of the gorge, and as he approached he proved to be odo of the tall man's lieu tenants, out on a holiday to the Coast. He had tea with us, then went down to the hotel about ft couple of huudred yards away, and stayed there all night. During the night some slight showers of rain fell, and on Tuesday morning the weather looked heavy and dull with occasional showers. After breakfait, to get the opinions of all re shifting oamp in the face of much threatening weather, a council of war was held, and it Was decided to go on. Though rather cold in the morning the day grew warm enough to suit ua. All had to walk up to the top of the gorge, and there was not one who was I not ravenously hungry on the top at mid day. The walk up was necessarily slow, as numerous halts to recover breath, and the taking of views, caused a slackening of pace about half way up, and close to where we bad dinner on our way down the gorge We found our lost billies. Some one had evidently picked them up and carried them to a spot where we could most readily see them. Afcer passing the roadman's hut near the top the tall man and Whiskers were away in front carrying the billies, the Dominie and the cyclist behind, carrying cameras, Musicus in the middle carrying himself. Whiskers, let it be known, was he who from want of a razor seemed best to merit the title. As a matter of fact the four regular shavers began to assume an appearance of & most bristly kind, and no one dared to shave under a penalty of five shillings. At the top of the Otira George we over took Johnny and the cab. He had the billy boiling, and weaoon fell to. No hurry in start ing again was made, for the coaches came up from Jackson's on the Tuesday, an 3we were not anxious to be passed on narrow parts of the road. So aa the flat top of the gorge afforded the beat passing places we remained there. After dinner the time wa3 relieved by pitoh and toss, hill climbing, stone throwing, and other capers. A coach passed by about three driven by a well known Christchurch face, and we thea fol lowed on. The top of the Bealey Gorge was reached soon after, and after a great deal of animated talk it was decided to go , farther down the valley to camp. The rea sons for so doing were that we very likely would stay there two or three days, that! there would be no use in shifting the tents about, and that we should got more shelter. So after getting a few mountain lilies (not any in flower, however) we descended the gorge. We were overtaken by a couple of coaches at % most awkward part of the road. The way the three leaders of the coach would almost run into, the back of tho cab, and yet just clear it JBy a hair'sbreadtb, was an object-lesson io driving to us. The camp was pitched by the roadside jn the ke of scrub, and as the wind began to rise the tents were strongly weighted by ■tones on the flaps. During the night rain came on, and at six o'clock on Wednesday morning the water was coming down iB bucketsfull, to the accompaniment of a howling gale, which, but for the shelter afforded by the scrub, would have taken the tents down the valley. There was nothing for it but to sleep all day, or try to. 'ihere was no recognised time,for meals, and each man as he felt hungry, Would issue from the tent, rush to the cab and come back armed with a tin of tongues and a junk of bread, or anything eatable he could get. When hunger was assuaged he slept again. Kvery few hours some one got up to make a meal, or as one of the party termed it a "snack. He had a few of these in the cou sq of the wet day. The time passed miserably, for tobacco was almost exhausted. The inside of the tent was filled with a fine rain which wet everything, aad in the afternoon a tiny ■tream appeared under the three nrst trunks. It increased rapidly and by five o'clock the part of the tent where Musicus put his feet afe night held three jophes of water, the stones for ba last presenting the appearance of a small sea of islands. But tho ohraax of bad luck was reached when the wet back oi the tent commenced to flog with the gale. Every third or fourth shake of the cahco gent a visible and palpable shower on to the unfortunate man, wetting clothes, blankets, and everything. At five o'clock he suddenly announced his intention of walking back to the Ouira Hotel, staying there for a day and catching »» up at Castle Hill on Friday. Attiring himself in a fearful and wonderful mackintosh, he called for hi^ black bag, and after fixing a hole in the tall mail's tent at the request of that gentleman, he set off in the teeth of this living storm. *'Good-bye boys," " Bee you on Friday at uastle Hill were his last words. Some of us imagined he would get to the Otira all right, some Stye him an hour to return. Meanwhile the ominie, on the pretence of stretching his legs, but in reality, it wan whispered, to get some tobacco from a roadman about one and a half mileßdown the road, prevailed upon Johnny to accompany him, and the pair set off. They forded three creeks and were stopped by one that come down from a high gorge. They then came buck wet through and bad tempered. Then shortly afterwards the misguided Musicus appeared, It was difficult to tell which waa he, or macintosh or black bag—the rain appeared to have dissolved them into one. With muttered growls about creeks being magically changed into Amazona in a few hours, and satirical remarks on the scenery, he got into a pair of drier trousers and betook himself to the cab. . It appears that he walked only about half a mile or more up the road, which, every few hundred yards was croßsed by a roaring torrent. So, after immuring himself in the cab for a few hours, he took up his abode in the Tall Man's tent for the night, while Johnny came into the 12 x 10. Musicus attributed hia misfortunes to his ill luck' in the choice of bunks; and his constant wail was :—" And all through a little straw V' By morning %he rain ceased and the wind changed ; but as everything was damp or wet i our anticipated stay among the beauties j of the Bealey was frustrated, and all we longed for was to go down the valley and over the Waimakariri to safety. This river we reached about 9.50 ; but as the previous thirty-six houra' ram had swollen it to the amount of eighteen inches, everyone looked blue at the sight of the yellow turbid waters. Johnny at once took the horseß out, and he and Cyclist crossed over, while the tall man made atrsnuous efforts to croea the numerous Streams. By the time he had crossed—aßd returned over several streams —the two equestrians had landed safely, but once it wan plainly that the aatute horse Charlie was within an ace of upsetting his double load in mounting &. steep bank. Once landed, the Cyclist got hold of O'Malley, who at once mounted his cob and came across the river to show the rest the way. Whiskers and Dominie mounted th« chestnut upon which the latter had a back seat that waa fairly sharp, in fact at one particular spot on the equine vertebra it was acute. Musicus behind Johnny seemed to ; have got into difficulties. In place of the smug rotund chum of the last ten days, our eyes rested on a doubled up mass of humanity that clung so much with a despairing clutch to the pilot of the horse, that he could barely look round to us with Jjia oustomary smile. However, to make a i long story ghorfc we orcsaed all right, Johnny returned, drove the tall man over in state in the cab, and very soon we were buying provisions at the Bealey to take us home. At the Oass river the party were electrified by the tall man shouting out "Oh John!; the billy S the lilies ! stop !" On looking j jjfrok he h»d seen tin . treasured spegjraeop of j

the Baßuoculus Lyalii adbtniiig tnb N>ad about a hundred yards off, and so he had to go back for them. Between the Cass and Uraigieburn we had lunch, and at the same time dried our clothes and blanketß, and took a delightful snapshot of the tall mau and Mndcus washing up. Then atter meeting <>. camp ng par y from Ohristchurch close by, we passed Oraigieburn, mounted j the steep hill on this side, crossed Broken river add arrived at Castle Hill. . Here Musicus and the tall man concluded they would "pur, it" ior the night, so they were left there, while the rest went down the creek, pitched camp and had tea. About 17.30 the iwo de.inquents appeared ; the former with a veiy grave face asked the I others if they had seen a looking glass. On a denial of the aofb impeachment he plaintively added " You should. It's awful." Then we retired to the hotel, sought out a mirror, and straightaway aought out a razor and had a barbarous shave. Musicus said that when he asked Mrs Oloudesly for a feed, she looked him up and down in a most suspicious manner, as if she thought him a Fenian on the war path. Bat while she was looking to see if there was room in the house, our friend spied a piano in the drawing room. He sat down and in a few minutes he had an audience He got the bed. During the evening we were well enter tiined at Castle Hill, and on Friday morning the camp was struck about 8.30. At that time the two feather bed soldiers appeared coming down the cutting and we Bee off. Our old camp at he stabler was passed shortly after, and theu Lake Lyndon, where we aaw our road from Lake Coleridge Then the western side of Porter's Pass was climbed, and the steep descent on the plains Bide negotiated. At the Porter's Faes oreek we had dinner; and, when the coachea from Springfield passed, we resumed our journey to that place, which we reached about 4.30 or 6 p.m. The camp was pitched on a little-used road, tea made, and then a visit to the town paid. Johnny, the Dominie, and the Cyclist were offered, and accepted an invitation to a game of cricket, afier which they met the others in the town. During the evening the looal baker, in whose plantation the horses were kept, brought us word that a cow had overturned one of the tents. So six men made what each considered a record time to the camp, to find that a wretched cow had only poked over the tall man's tent pole, and had done no damage whatever. So after we had supper we turned in, and slept the sleep of the just till Saturday morning at 5 a.m. 'Jhen as Musicus and the Tall Man were cooks, they were roused to the work and established a record at the cooking of breakfast. Jhe other fellows, loafing in bunk, had ample opportunities of seeing the remarkable ease with which breakfast was prepared, and ot noting the remarkably long time it took. The Tall Man and his accomplice, who evidently were not angry; for not only did they omit to put salt in the porridge, but they also spent two and a half hours by the best watch of the party to get breakfast ready. On tasting the porridge, several of us " passed," others " turned down" the plates, others " turned up " their noses. Finally we set off, passed through Annat, Sheffield, and arrived at Coalgate. Then receiving directions from a butcher we nude Hororata, had dinner near, and a lovely swim in a river there, and come on to Rakaia. B tween Hororata and the bridge the road is fearful, and it was only by tak ing the rubber buffers from the springs that we could get along.,. Near the Rakaia bridge , on which we saw the 3.40 train from Ash burton, Whiskers crossed a fence to we if he could bag a rabbit, of which large numbers are in this locality. He was not successful however. The bridge waa crossed, and we entered Rakaia. Here we could not find a suitable camping place ; and as we were told that a number of disreputabl swaggers were in the town, it waa decided to have tea in Miller's and drive home. While tea was being prepared Whiskera borrowed a razor which in his own hands made his chin as clear as Samson's after Dalila's " tongue batteries" had had their turn. After seeing the express away to the north, we resumed our journey in the dark, past Chertssy to Droinore, opposite which a hal>> was called for the purpose of consuming our last two tins of canned apricots. These, which were a dainty, and much longed for delicacy, were eaten that night wi>h a gusto that betrayed at once the appetites engendered the pre vious fortnight. "The Hub" was reached about 10.30 ; but a rather unfortunate losa occurred between Rakaia and home. The tall man's fishing tackle was lost and also his lilies. The former dropped after we left Rika a, but the iatter's final resting placj is not known to this day. Thiß Saturday night concluded a sp-endid holiday Everyone enjoyed himself; and this enjoyment was due iv a great measure * to the way in which our driver kept and handled his team. During the whole time they were in the best of condition, and took hills and hollows with the same honest willingness. Only once, and that in a small degree, for the exigencies of the case necessitated it, was the whip applied, and that was when we stuck in the Wainukariri. Nt> wonder at Springfield, then, and at the Bealey were the inhabitants Btruck with the pair. At the latter O'Mally said:--" They pulled you out like a couple of whales." At the former, Caesidy asked:—"l suppose twenty notes would Jnt buy Charlie, New man f " No, not much," was the reply.

THE ASHBtmTOK QVJUEU& i BATURBAY, JANUABf 80, 1897.



1T GOVERNMENT j — ~ I^rt^"* | V. <^^^^^& R REStfRVK AT Mrtr.HVKN I FOR LEASE BY PUBLIC TENDER AJOTICE is hereby given, in terms of l\ The Public Reserves Act, 1881, that WRITTEN TENDERS for the LEASE of the undermentioned RESERVE, will be r ceived at this Office up to 6 p.m., on THURSDAY, March 4, 1897. Tenders must be addressed to the undersigned, and be endorsed "Tender for part of Reserve 2026"; they must state the purpose tor which the land w required, and must be acoompanied by a remittance by marked cheque or Post Office order, for the amount of nine months' rent at the rate offered, and £1 Is lease fee. The highest or any tender will not neces sarily be accepted, Part of Reserve 2026, adjicent to the Methven Railway Station yard.—Area, 3 acres 1 rood. Term of lease 14 years. Plan of the land and conditions of Lease may be seen at the Railway Station, Methven, and at this Office. SIDNEY WEETMAN, Commissioner of Crown Lands. District Land and Survey Office. Chrittchuroh, January 28, 1897. 1 138 _



(Extract from the New Zealand Gazette.) Land Taken fok a Wamrwork" *sr the Wksthkfield Survey Distbigt. GLASGOW: Governor, A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken under " The Public Works Act, 1894,' for a certain work, to wit, the purposes of works for the supply of water for the me of the inhabitants of the County of Aehbur-, ton : And whereas the Ashburton County Ooun- | oil haa laid before the Governor the memo- ; rial, accompanied by a map, and also the J statutory declaiafciou, requited by the said | Act: Now, therefore, I, David, Earl of Glas gow, the Goven or of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities in me vested by "The Public Works Act, 1894," and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in that behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, ths land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes of works for the supply of water for the use of the inhabitants of the County of Ashburton. SCHEDULE. The parcel of land mentioned hereuader :—



% tt % h\ It II *. ° H I i% %% i r i§ i f 3 U i » * s "o 55 A R P. S.G. 5 0 2 18,860 XII Wester-j 29597 Red i field i



In the Canterbury Land District: as the said parcel of land is more particularly de lineated on the plan marked as above men tioned, deposited in the Head Office, Depart ment of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the We iington Land District, and thereon colored as above stated. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honorable David, Earl of Glasgow ; Knight Grand Cross of the Moat Distinguished Order of Saint Michael aud Saint George ; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Welling ton, this eleventh day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven. (Signed) R. J. SEDDON, for Minister of Lands. God Save the Queen. 1 134



Tenders. ASHBURTON HOSPITAL BOARD. npENDERS FOR SUPPLIES for one X year will be received up to 1 p.m., on TUESDAY, 2nd February next, at the County Council Offices, Ashburton, where particulars are on view. , By Order. F. MAINWARING, j Clerk. ! Ashburton, January 26,1897. 1 126



Synopsis op Naw Advertisements. I J. R. Steele. —Bargains in drays, spring waggons, etc, T. Bullock—4o acres to let; also suburban residence for sale. Hospital Board—Tenders. Sunday notices—Sb Stephen's, Wesleyan, The Tabernacle, Primitive Methodist, and Salvation Army. Crown Lands Office--Reserve for lease at Methven. Borough School—Re-opens on Monday. County Council—Re cloaiDg bridge for repairs.



TENDERS FOR RBPALRS. I mENDERS FOR REPAIRS, addressed X to the Chairman of Committee, Old Men's Home, will be recoived up to 9 a.m. on TUESDAY, February 9, at the County Council Office. Plans and Specification to be seen at Mr R. Bibd's, Ashburton. 1 133



Wanted. QALVATION ARMY. ALL WELCOME J Subjects; 11 a.m.—The righteous man. Psalm 112, 7 p.m.—Not a doctrine but * new life, n Corinth. 5.17. J. G. CHAPPLE.



Public Notice? KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL. j nnHE above School will RE-OPEN in the X Orange Hall on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1. Terms —Under seven years, £1 la per term ; ovet seven, £1 ss. 1 120



WESLEY Church — To-morrrow — Preacher for the day, Rev. T. G. Brooke. Subjects—" David in Saul's Armour," and " Christ and Peter, or wash ing the disciples* feet." Strangers cordially invited. 1 139



ASHBURTON BOROUGH SCHOOL. THIS SCHOOL RE-OPENS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 1 137



FfIHE Tabernacle ~ThB Pastor's subjects JL for tomorrow morning—"Forward ! Forward !" Evening—" Ihe only way of Salvation." 1 140



PRIMITIVE Methodist Church—Morn ing, at 11, Mr Lloyd. Evening, at 6.30, Rev. J. Olphert. Subject—" Demas the Deserter." 1 141



MRS TOMPKINS has vacancies or two Gentlemen Boarders, every home comfort. Holly Lodge, Ashburton. 1 124



fTIHK Angel Israfel, Taquisara, Without X Faifch or Fear, Limitations, The Carissima, Her Ladyship's Income, Her Foreign Conquest, The Seven Seas, Dulcie fciverton. The Captain of the Pole Star, Nuggets, Something to Read (quarterly parts).—H. M. Jones.



Public Notices ashburton county council. NOTICE IVjrORTH ASHBURTON RIVER IN BRIDGE — Pudding Hill, being ■tamaged by fire, is CLOSED FOR RK PAIRS until further notice. A temporary ford is being made in river bed. ; By Order. WILLTAM BAXTER, County Engineer. Ashburton, January SO, 1897. 1142!



BARGAINS. T^TEW AND SECOND-HAND DRAYS, SPRING WAGGONS, ROAD CARTS, GIGS, DOUBLE-SEATED BUGGIES, FARMERS' AND WHITECHAPELS, ALL TO BE SOLD VERY CHEAP STEELE'S VICTORIA CARRIAGE WORKS, West Street, Ashbubton. 1 136



1 of\W NEW Year Cards and JLOt/ / • Booklets, Christmas Cards half price, New Books, Fancy Goods. Toys and Stationery. A largo variety of goods suitable for New Year presents. New lot of Foreign Stamps and Fsolw*| f —AffDREWSs, Asrpswp, & Co,



Henry Zander. H. ZANDER. AS the Harvesting Season now draw ing near, I beg to intimate that I have bought a very large stock of Harvesting Materials, anticipating a correspondingly large demand. BINDING TWINES, BINDING TWINES. BINDING WIRE, BINDING WIRE. And all other Harvesting Material now Stock, Farmers, do not give your orders for Twine without getting my quotation, as I can quote less than any local merchant having purchased the maximum quantity and ob tained highest discounts. I ONLY KEEP DONAOHY'S GOLD MEDAL | TWINE. Get no other, and don't be deceived with inferior brands now offered in Ashburton. The New "BUCKEYE OPEN-BACK FRAMELESS REAPER. The New " BUCKEYE " MOWER. The New "BUCKEYE" CULTIVATOR Now on View. McOORMIOK & BUCKEYE EXTRAS Kept in Stock, ALSO —■ "TYSAGK'S" SECTIONS AND CHAINS For all other Machines. For the convenience of the Farmers in the Mayfield and Rangitata districts, where the *• Buckeye has always been the favorrite, a stock of Extras will also be Kept on Ms Elmslie's Farm. OORNSAO&S. CORN3AOKS. I am now prepared to take orders for full-sized Corn&acks, and Farmers will do well to order early, as prices are advancing. OAEPETS, LINOLEUMS, OILCLOTHS, Etc. In order to make room for Harvesting and other Gooda now landing and to arrive, I will sell the whole of the above stock at— 25 Per Cent BELOW COST PRICE. 1000 MATS! 1000 MAIS!! 1000 MATS!!! TMTAOKITIUS QUGAR. Be sure to use no other for your JAM, and see that you ,get .it. NEW CURRANTS, NEW RAISINS, and NEW SULTANAS. These fruits are ready for use without further washing. TEAS TEAS. TEAS. CHINA, CEYLON, INDIA, and HEALTH TEA, Especially packed for me. Just Landed (ex Ruapehu), 100 GALVANISED STEEL ELASTIC HORSE COLLARS, In All Sizes.* They are giving Universal Satisfaction. SCOTT'S WELL-KNOWN RANGES, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES OILS. OILS. OILS. I have in Stock and to land — 100 Drums Linseed Oil 200 Oases Valvoline and Cylinder 20 Bales Best 5-ply Seaming Twine China and Glassware Hornsby's and Ransome's Plough Shares Barbed and Plain Fencing Wire BIST ENGLISH LEATHER BELTING. Wines and Spirits, Ales and Stout, ( Liqueurs and Havanna Cigars, Cigarettes, (wholesale only). In view of approaching holidays, SPECIALLY LOW PRICES. have always for Sale- Crushed Oats, Oaten Sheaf Chaff, Oats, Bran, Sharps Henry Zander, AUCTIONEER, GRAIN, WOOL, AND 3ENERAL MERCHANT, AGENT FOR— Sun Firo Insurance Office Australian Mutual Provident Society Buckeye Harvester



Hanmer and Graves. CASTOR OIL. WE have Just Landed, ex Fazilka, a shipment of CASTOR OIL, and are in a position to supply Large and Small Consumers. HANMER & GRAVES. ""DIP. _ DIPT" XTTE ARE AGENTS FOR LITTLE'S DIPS . and keep them in Stock. HANMER AND GRAVES. i®apers~asd~~biSudbssl WE-have been appointed AGENTS for R. HORNSBY AND SON'S REAPERS AND BINDERS, and shall keep their Machines in Stock, aa well as all the necessary Extras for the Machines. Wool. MESSRS HANMER AND GRAVES are prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES (free of commission) on ALL CLIPS entrusted to them for sale or shipment. ARRANGEMENTS have been made by which their customers can have their clips offered either in Ashburton, Christchurch or Timaru, and if so desired, we are prepared to obtain quotations from Australian buyers, having made special arrangements for that purpose. ALL CLIPS WILL BE CAREFULLY VALUED BY SPECIAL EXPERTS. Hanmer & Graves. NEW AUCTIONEER. WE BEG TO NOTIFY THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED MR J. R. BLAND, AS AUCTIONEER, And that we shall be represented at the Rakaia, Geraldine, and Rangitata Sales, as well as at Ashburton. All Business en trusted to him on our account will have careful attention. HANMEK AND GRAVES. WE have various sums for investment o Freehold Security. HANMER & GRAVES. COKNSACKS. ORDERS for these can now be booked, and we advise Clients to take ad vantage of present quotations. SEEDS. SEEDS. SEEDS. We have in Stock the best of Sutton'a Turnips, Swedes and Mangels, and specially recommend the following:-- WHITE TURNIPS. Imperial Green Globe, Purp'e Top Mam moth, Red Paragon, Early Six Weeks, Grey Stone* * YELLOW TURNIPS. Perfection Green Top, Favorite Purple Tor Hybrid, All the Year Round, Yellow Tankard, Green Top Scotch, Fosterton Hybrid, MANGELS. Golden Tankard, Long Red. SWEDES. Champion Purple Top, Monarch, Crini9on King, Elephant. Also, RAPE, CLOVERS, and other Seeds. HANMER & GRATES.



Busine s Noti6a§ ,^^. «. MELLOWS 'ZEALANDIA' BOOT STORE IS now making a Special Christmas Display of Summer Boots and Shoes. Already the Ashburton Public have pronounced it to be the CHEAPEST AND BEST ASSORTED STOCK EVER SHOWS IN ASHBURTON. —Please Note a Few Quotations — Ladies* pretty two-strap shoes, tan and black, 7s 6d Ladies' strap shoes, 4s 9d Ladies' and Gentlemen's waterproof Canvas Shoes—Splendid value ' Ladies' Orouaelette Shoes from 8s 9d —Very cheap , Ladies' Shoes, 6a 6d —Great bargains. THOUSANDS OF OTHER LINES, THAT DEFY COMPETITION. Look at windows and you will admit that it is the Best display ever made in Ashburtop A trial will at onoe convince you of the difference in price and quality from other boot-shopa. h* *—- JAMES MELL ()R, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON.



PRESERVING SUGAR, —— PRESERVING SUGAR. — ! IAAA BAGS MAURITIUS SUGAR. IAAA XUUU BAGS MAURITIUS SUGAR. 11/l/U JAMS AND JELLIES made with Mauritius Sugar will keep any length of time and in any climate. Intending Jam makers would find it to their advautage to inquire our price for Mauritius Sugar before purchasing elsewhere. MASON'S SCREW TOP JAM JARS. LIGHTNING PATENT AIR-TIGHT JARS. GLASS JAM AND JELLY JARS, three in nest. We are disposing of these Jars at a remarkably low figure. BRASS AND ENAMELLED PRESERVING PANS IN ENDLESS VARIETY. 1 f\ OASES OALIFORNIAN TINNED FRUIT. "I f\ BARTLETT PEARS, APRICOTS, LEMON CLING PEACHES. These fruits are delicious, being preserved in a ihick syrup, and are acknowledged to be superior to freHh fruifc. crock&ry~ crockery. We have some Choices Lines to hand ex "Otarama." Teapots a Specialty. Goods delivered daily. Customers waited upon for orders. Sole Agents for Tiger Blended Teas. Orders by post despatched with punctuality SHEARMAN BEOS., GROCERS, & IRONMONGERS, MARKET HOUSE. Telephone No. S3



T. Bullock. DESIRABLE Suburban Residence nicely situated on the North Belt, healthy locality, fronting the Domain and Recrea tion Grounds in the occupation of Mr W. C. Divis, I am authorised to sell this property for £410, on exceptionally easy terms of pay ment, viz £20 cash deposit, the balance by annual instalments of £20 extending over a number of years, bearing the low rate of interest of 5A per cent, per annum. T. BULLOCK, Agent. T O LE T. A f\ ACRES K.s. 25104. with Cottage 4tU thereon, frontiog Fait field Road, below the County S.tleyards. Apply to T. BULLOUK. FOR SALE 3 ACRES, being Lot 37, at back of Presby terian Manse, Trevorton. As the owner is leaving the district, offers are invited for thi*. T. BULLOCK. T.S. 263, containing |-acre, McMurdo Street, Tinwald, planted with fruit trees, and near the railway station. T BULLOCK. TO LET, 1 fif\ ACRES oi Hams Land, together IOU with a comfortable Dwelling j ihereon, situated in the Westerfield Survey District. For full particulars apply to I T. BULLOCK, Agent^ TO LET, at a low rental, Shop and Dwelling in East Street South. T. BULLOCK. TO LET. /COTTAGE, well, situated on Alford \J Forest Road. Apply, T. BULLOCK. GOOD BUILDING SITE. OFFERS are invited for the purchase of T.S. 768, containing £ acre, fronting Wakanui Road, Eas*., near Mr A. Young's store. Good land, long frontage. Must be sold to close accounts. Apply to T. BULLOCK.



SUBURBAN Building Allotments and other properties — FOR SALE — Lot 31, containing 2 roods 21 perches, fronting Alford Forest road Lot 2, containing \ acre, fronting Alford Forest road, just above Woollen Factory Lot 22, containing J 4 acre, Church street, Hampstead Lots 4, 5, and 6, each containing i acre, fronting Aiford B'orest road, opposite Mr Henderson's property Lot 86, containing one acre, fronting the Town Belt west—Nice aite for a house Lot 261, containing £ acre, Malcolm street, Tinwald, near railway station 9 acres, situated at the corner of Race course and Allenton roads, Allen ton Lot 30, containing \ acre, fronting Alford Forest road Lots 75, 76, and 77» each containing \ acre, Cambridge street, Hampstead Lot 525, containing i acre, Harland street, Tinwald , Lot 16, containing \ acre, fronting Alford Forest road Lot 25, containing £acre, fronting Winter's road, Allenton Lot 14. containing 33 perches, part of R S 4905, North Town Belt Lot 8, containing \ acre, fronting AUord 8 Forest road.



F. Ferriman. AWAITING A WELCOME HOME. p f\HE LARGE ENAMEL M?LK DISH, ONE BASIN, ANP SUNDRY BOOKS, Borrowers will kindly note. ■ F. FERRIMAN. 1% /riLLINERY—Ladiea Bhould inspect the j\JL new Millinery, Capes, Mantles, ' Jackets, Blouses, French and English I Corsets,- all sew »od up to date,—& ( Qk^ '



> Business Notices JAM. JAM. JAM. i IQCV7 PRESERVING SUGAR 1 Q(V? IOVi PRESERVING SUGAR IOV4 250 Bags MAURITIUS SUGAR 250 250 Bags MILLAGUIN SUGAR 250 100 Bag* BREWERS' ORYSTALS 100 FLETCHER BROS. HAVE just landed some of the Fmest P ESBRVING bU&Afi that bw«v«r qobm to thia market. Anyone wiahing their Jam to tur» out Firat-claw, tad i keep in good condition, should not fail to buy their SUGAR from FLETCHER BROS., LOWEST PRICES IN ASHBURTON. JAM JAES. """ JAM JABS. Pint Maaon Screw Top Jan 1 Qk Mmou Screw Top Jaw i gallon Mason Screw Top Jara lib Jari with Screw Top ab Jara with Sorew Topa 1 and 2lb Jari with PUw Top SCREW TOP JARS FROM 3s 3d Per Bonn. PRESERVING PANS. PRESERVING PANS. ! We have all aizea of Enamelled Preaeivinj? Pana—Both Light and Heav >Enam«l, at VERY LOW PRIOHS, HEBBAL BEER. HERBAL BEER. 8 GALLONS OF SPLENDID HERBAL BEER for 7D, by utiug FLETCHER'3 EXTRACT OF HERBS. Thia extract Saves Boilings-Is ABSOLUTELY PURE—Makea a Splendid Tonic Beer— Non-latoxicating—Haa a Creamy Head like Bottled Ale. Please Note—That we are Solo Agenta in New Zealand for thia extract. TEA. TEA TEA. Good Station Tea, in half-cheats, from la per 1b Splendid Tea, in 5 and 101b tins, at la 6d per lb SPRING BLOSSOM TEA. SPRING BLOSSOM TEA. (Sole Agents for Ashburton) In ilb, lib, Sib, and 101b Air-tight Tins, at la 9d and 2s per lb. 2d per ib Reduction off 5 and 101b tins. 4|d FECULINA 4Jd FECULINA 4Jd FECULINA, THE PERFECTION OP CAKE FLOURS. This preparation stands Unrivalled as the Perfection of Prepared Flours to producing Pare and Delicious Cakes with the leaat possible time, trouble, and expense. FECULINA may be had in the following kinder- Ground Rice Raspberry Buns Sultana Cake Cheese Cakes Madiera Cakea Sponge Cakas Raspberry Sandwiches Genoa Cakes . Cocoanut Cakes Sponge Ginger Bread Currant Cakes I&ce Cakea Seed Cakes Snow Cakes, Etc. To be Obtaiued from the CHEAPEST HOUSE in ASHBURTON, FLETCHER BROS., CASH SUPPLY STORES, ASHBURTON AND OHRISTCHUROH. Telephone 24—80 x 67.



PERFECTION OF CYCLE BUILDING. AN IDEAL m6uNT. DESIGN CANNOT ELEGANCE WORKMANSHIP TO XJxijXJXIjrXX X QUALITY THE MQST MATERIAL AND STRENGTH EASE AND COMFORT FASTIDIOUS CBITICS. mHE FIVE MILES CHAMPIONSHIP OF AUSTRALASIA wm won bj Ken L«wi« X ou hi« RUDGE-WHITWORTH, fitted with DunlopTjrea. FOR SALE BY JOHN ORR & CO., ASHBURTON. WEDDING PRESENTS, WEDDING PRESENTS. WEDDING PRESENTS. mHE ELECTRO-PLATED SILVER WARE OPENED UP BY S. S A L E E, DIRECT IMPORTER, EAST STEEET, From the firm of WALKER and HALL, ENGLAND. Is the Choicest and Finest Quality of Plate ever seen in the Ashburton District, The Goods comprise the newest designs in BREAD PLATTERS, HOT WATER CANS AND JUGS, NOVEL COAL SCUTTLE SUGAR AND SCOOP, TEA TRAYS, TEA POTS, AND TEA AND COFFEE SETS. E.P. CANDLESTICKS, AND E.P. LAMPS. New designs in Jam Dishes and Buttera, both Novel and Pretty. E.P. Fruit Dishes, Toast Racks, Breakfast Dishev, and Entree Dishes with hot water compartment etc, etc. The Quality ot these goods is Unsurpassed, and the Plate is thoroughly reliable. INSPECTION INVITED AT THE JEWELLERY ESTABLISHMENT OF S. SALEK, EAST STREET, (Telephone y?;. SO,