COLONIAL DEFENCE.

Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—

Copyright.

Melbourne, January 4. Although gre.t secrecy has been man taiced over the recent Commandants' Con ference, tome of the recommendations havt

leen allowed to transpire, ns for instance the fortification of Thursday Isl-nd and > King George's i-'ound are proposed ac federal works, and it waa suggested that it would be an additional guaran cc of security if the works were reguUr y inspected by some officer specially chosen by the several colonies which contiibute the cos*. It was

a'so resolved i hat the services of an engireer offioer at a salary of £1000 per annum shou d be secured on behalf of all colonies to alvl-e on all matters relating to fortifications, submarine mining, and eleotrio lighting. It was suggested that there should be t xten sive armaments on Ihuraday Island, and !arrieons at Roebuck Bay and Port Darwin. tic probable that the co-opeiatioo of the Admiralty will be invited m this subject, as it may be necessary to protect the cable in the vicinity of land.

CORRESPONDENCE.

<We do not hold onrselves responsfb c for the opinions expressed by oar correspondents^

POACHING.

TO THB EDITOR.

£ IR Will you kindly allow me a little space in your valuable paper to reply to Mr Charles P. Parkeraon'a letter of the 28th ult. re poaching in the Rangitata river. Mr Parkeraon says that a ranger has not been at the mouth of the river thia season, which I ier>y a« I have been at the nvuth teveral times', and I think Mr Parkerson ought, to keep quiet, as I cannot stop peopb from ■pearing flounders with forks at mght, and if there is any poaching done in this river it is done by—well -by people he would no. like me to interfere with.—l t-m, etc ,

Wi___ut Jackson, Ealing,

THE &BHB_RTON GttABDIAN : TUESDAY, .TANUAW 5 1897

Printed and Published by the Ashbuito Publishing Company, Limited, at thei Steam Printing Office, Burnett Street Ashburton. TUESDAY, January 5, 1897



Hanmer and Graves. 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 ! imaru, 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. OUR NEXT SALE will be at Timaru on JANUARY 6, and our Clients are rt quested to forward their wool as promptly as possible. Hanmer & Graves.



F. Ferr man. THE LVTEBT IN BICYCLES THE BAMBOO FRAME BICYCLE IS THE MOST COMFORTABLE MACHINE TC RIDE, Runs the easiest, has the very best bearings procurable, splendid upright frame and is as strong as steel. Sample machine on application. F. FEBRIMAN. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. "I" AM PREPARED to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES (Free of Commission) upon any WOOL placed in my hands for Sale or Shipment. I have to give notice that THE FIRST WOOL SALE IN ASHBURTON WILL BE HELD EARLY IN DECEMBER. I have also made satisfactory arrange ments for the Disposal of Wool either at Christchurch or Timaru. if necessary.



tsfefs Iffl^F **?T^" ,fl_T ___i_^ Sure DYSPEPSIA, Cure BILIOUSNESS, Cure CONSTIPATION, Cure SICK HEADACHE. Are Purely Vegetable, Are Sugar Coated, Are Mild but Effective. Good tor tha Stomach, I Good for the Liver, Good for the Bowels. [ THERE ARE NO OTHER P>J.LS SO COOP AS AVER'S PILLS. Highest Awards at the World's Great Expositions.



DIP. _ DIP. -TTTTE ARE AGENTS FOR LITTLE'S DIPS and keep them in Stock. HANMER AND GRAVES. KEAPERS iWETIBINDEIiS. W TE have been appointed AGENTS for R. HORNSBY AND SON'S REAPERS AND BINDEKS, and sh»ll keep their Machines ia Stock, as well as all the necessary Extras for the Machines. SUPEBPHOSPHATE. ITTE HAVE NOW IN STORE, ou W first shipment of this year's Im portation of the well-known A rv 0 L 0-0 (.) N T I N B N T A L S.UP-'.HPHOSPHaTE, and are now prepared to book orders. Prices on application. HAN\f*ER & GRAVKS WE have various sums for investment Freehold Security. HANMER & GRAVES.



Woolpacks, Twine, Oils, and all Shearing requisites of the beet quality at the cheapest rates. PATRONISE THE LOCAL SALES. DAVID THOMAS, 10 67 ASHBURTON. RARRYTOWN FLAT GOLD MINING CO., I/w, ! ____. j 17 Miles north of Greymouth. THE Sample washed in the Arcade on Saturday gave from 120 to 150 Colors the shovel. 20 Colors will pay 2s per load. I am appointed Broker, and have Shares or Sale. FRED MAKEIG, Arcade. A. LAWRIE, SAUNDERS' BUILDING, SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS 1. I AM STOCKED, direct from the Manufacturers, with the



NEW AUCTIONEER WE BEG TO NOTIFY THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED MR J. R. BLAND, AS AUCTIONEER, And that we eh»li he represented afc the Rakaia, Geraldine, and Rangitata Sales, as well aa at Ashburton. All Business en trusted to him on our account will have careful attention. HANMFrt AND GRAVES. — TWINE. WE KEFP IU OCX all Donaghy's and other Twines ; and are pre j pared to quote as low aa anyone else. ! HANMER AND GRAVES. CORNSACKS. ORDI-RS for these can now be booked, and we advise Oients to take ad vantage of present quotations. fc-EGDS. SEEDS SEEPS. We have in Stock the best of Sutton's 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 lop, Favorite Purple Top Hybrid, All the Year Round, Yellow Tankard, Green Top Scotch, Fosterton Hybrid. MANGELS. Golden Tankard, Long Red. SWEDES. Champion Put pie Top, Monarch, Crimson King, Elephant. Also, RAPE, CLOVERS, and other Seeds. HANMER & GRAVES.



___airi>S!R _■ #»»»<« »:nc»lj'P*l _S_*r»*t ' j£ ____ There ar* imitations of Bncalyptio Extract in the ' omrketuow. products of simple distillation forming i rude r*t»oM oils, la order tbat these crado oils Buy not be taken. OCE PORB Volatile Buoalypti Extract. «_ic'> is reoopnisod by tie medical diviner of ihe Pnwsian Government to be of per h.Cj pnrewiKln, as their information *«*_rrted ft to j or throap". fse Couhu! »t Meloourrsr, Msrc s. 3, ib7B , * _f'proved by certi by t.«. Medical Clinics of t%c C_H«reitie? at Boun -ni Gr efawsJ-, Prussia, an. •ported by Di _e_ti_. Pi' 'e»?ot of Parmacolo^y. r.t Son, «_id Professor Dr Mosier, Director o> tha Medical Clin'c at Greifswald, tbat only products that irenatnrated with oxygen and toed of and^rwjtictt Mict other substances, adherer t w primary distillation, will derelopc the sanative qn..:iues proper to tho r iant icoordiu„ to these authorities, and wcordtnK to fro _e__r Dr Lfcter of England, aod to Dr« Bauer Mclntire, Wuod, _«__-, -tc, of America, is the on y extract correspondine to scientific teats, and the ml} on whioh iwsesss* the proper therapeutic val'ie. __jr»er A Son's Eucalypti Exthaot AH other crude oil? are to he cl&ssed among the auriwTitlneg, which h«/o, when used as nKdfcrae, no Vwrapentic effect a'td are almndoned aa an interns oed'c»._ent. These so calitd Eucalypti Extracts bich may have, received d «„_jtio_ at Exhibitions a« HUmerciiO articles are used ior mftoh»_ical pur- Eareordrdiacerttible:— . _ Bytheir de-cio-ey In pungent odour (which our tin duct, the only srenuiw Eucalypti Extracts de wlopes most freely through its surplus of oxygen Br *belr alcoholic thin a^d mobile appearance being reduced in specific density through tho prewmce of acids .... By their taste, tha result of th contracting ten dency of reel as and tennates. .f tbew crude cite, so called eucalypti extract* aw aimlkd by mistake in cases o croup, bronchitis, diph t&etia. internal infammatione, dysentery, wounds, the consequences ftrs appalling For safety always ask for S_ ABD SOK-S .UCA-TPTI EXTRACT aid get the old, welHes*ed in 1 reliable preparation.-*and _~t*lj. Victoria, Au«r»H» -„_.„ gAjtTOER ANH SONS



T ATEST "JY/TOST FASHIONABLE JTSEFUL GOODS. Plain and Fancy Dress Goods in all the LATEST DESIGNS. LUSTRES, FOULK, BEIGE, OREFONS. CHOICE & BECOMING. None but Genuine First-class Goods Held in Stock} All those in search of Seasonable, Up-to date Goods, can be confidently Recom mended to give this Establish ment an Early Visit. A. LAWRIE, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS



One Box of Claiike's B 41 Pills wan an tad to cure all dischargee from the Urinaiy Organs, in either sex (acquired or eons i tntional), Gravel and P*ins in the Baok Giarranteed free from Mercury. Sold in Boxes 4s 6d each, by all Chemisteand Patent medicine Vendors throughout, the World Proprietors : The Lincoln and Midland rjn-vTiR' PuitnfV»u'*i»v. i n »<*'*». FW and THE early bird" catches the early worm, so call at Mellor's Cheap Boot Sale.



MONEY TO LEND. SEVERAL Large and Small Sums to be L nt at lowest current rates. F. I. CQW_JSHAW Solicitor, jO2 Tancred street, Ashburton. MOTHERS and fathers who have to provide Boots and Shoes, should call at Mellor's Zealandia Boot Store. "TTf TANTED Known—looo pairs oi Boota VV to be sold in twenty-one days at Mbixor's. ___________ W' ANTED Known—That J. Momok has just received a large shipment of English, American, and Continental Boots and Shoes, suitable for the season ; also an overwhelming Stock of the beat colonial makes, which be intends disposing of at very reasonable prices during the coming holidays Repairs as usual done at once at Moisons Premier Boot Store.East Street. Ashburton NOTICE— Are yon going to build - -Because the cheapest shop for Roofing Iron Ridging, Gutters, Nails, Lead, Spout-. ing, Water Tanks. Pumps Ranges, Register Grates, Lockß and Hinges, Wnshiug Boilers, and all sorts of Ironmongery, is J. W. HARD_k.'s, Ironmonger, Plumber, and Tinsmith. Telephone 32. ANTED- Known—That E. M.ahoo is still selling all kinds of G ocery Crockery, and (Jlassvare at as reasonable a price as any other house in the trade. Orders by letter or telephone promptly attended to. Families waited ou daily. Telephone No 76* '"".foillNDiOK-TJON,-Itie best remt-dy is ub donbtedly Norton's Camomile Pills. They can confidently be recommended as being mild in operation and absolutely free from injnriour drugs. Acting at once as a splen did tonid and a gentle aperient. For nearly ■100.yearn they have proved unequal I cr 1 for Indigestion, Dyppepsia, sick Headache a_d for Liver and Stomach complaints. Sold in bottles lsl_d,2a H, _nd■■lie, by all Medi #_« Vendors throaghoufc the wo?l\ A J npSe, wfe and oartato rem»d?



Friedlander Bros., Limited. WOOL. WOOL. WOOL. SEASON 1896-97. ARE PREPARED to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES (Free of ! Commission) on Clips placed in our hands for Sale, either by Auction at Ashburton and Christchurch, or privately, or for Ship ment to the Australian or English markets. Our Ashburton Stores are so well and favorably known that they need no comment as to their adaptability for displaying Wool. At Christchurch a NEW STORE is being specially built for us, and will be one of the Best Wool Stores in New Zealand. Our Third Sale will take place— At Christchurch, January 8, 1897. WOOLPACKS, TWINE, & BRANDING MATERIAL Supplied at Lowest Current Rates. FRIEDLANDER BROS., Ltd.



PIPES. THE LOEWE, G.B.D, NEEDLE WOOD, BILTOR PIPES. A fresh Supply AT PERCY'S WANTED Known—Midden's Refresh ment Rooms are the rooms Par Excellence. When in town do not fail to give them a look up. Do you like a Loaf that has a sweet nutty flavor, of good pile and bloom, in addition to its full weight which a surprise visit from the inspector th© other day proved ? You do ? Well go to Maddens ! If you are getting up a Spread in a private or general way, and would like your Pastry, Cakes, Jellies, Creams, etc., to be a success, why, come along to Maddens in East Street, and you won't be disappointed. Bride, Christening md Birthday Cakes a specialty. NOW'S your time to Buy. There is a Big Sale at Wbm.or's Zealandia Boot Store* ,



SPRING BLOSSOM TEA. Packed in _\h, lib, 51b, and 10fl> Ket Weight Air-Tight Tina. No. 1 (Blue Label) No. 2 (Red Label) No. 3 (Golden Labe)) 1/9 per lb. 2/- per lb. 2/4 per lb. 11 154 Obtainable from all Storekeeper and Tea Dealers.



GRAND DISPLAY OF NEW SPRING & SUMMER GOODS. SEE THE ATTRACTIVE WINDOWS AT " THi_ CORNER." EVERYTHING NE~W AND UP TO DATE New Straws, New Millinery, New Flowers, New Ribbons, New Prints and Cambrics, New Dresses. ALL ITU THE LATEST FASHIONS, FROM THE VARIOUS CENTRES OF FASHION. Dealing Direct with_the Best Manufuctures, we can give[ our patrons the best value that money can procure. COME AND SEE. W. H. COLLIER.



Can be Obtained from ALL STOKEKEEPEBS. _-_______-. FRIEDLANDER BROS., LIMITED. WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR CANTERBURY.



WALTER A. WOOD CO. HAVING BEEN AGENT kt the County, for the above Company I am now BOOKING < BT^'T'R for their Well-known Harvesting Machineiy and have pleasure in introducing to the Farmers of Ashburton and Rakaia districts, their NEW THBEE AFRON OPEN REAB REAPER AND BINDER. This Machine has been THOROUGHLY TRIED AND TESTED, having been n use in America and England for the past four seasons, and in Australia for the past two, and has won the admiration of all who have seen its work. THE SINGLE APRON REAPER AND BINDER. Still Holds its Own, and well deserves its title of "FATHER OF THEM ALL." WOOD'S SIDE DELIVERY REAPERS Defy Competition, while their MOWER RAKES, and TEDDERS, are SECOND to NONE. The "Farmers' Favorite" Grain Seed and Manure Drill ia undoubtedly the BEST ON THE MARKET. A Full Supply of EXTRAS on hand, and can be delivered Day or Night throughout the harvest MR R B. RES TELL is in Charge of the Machinery Department, and full particulars may be had from him. BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE, CAREFULLY EXAMINE "THE NEW WOOD." JL/. X JtL V.J IVJL _rL &, AGIiNT.



FIRST GRAND SHOW OF SPRING NOVELTIES EVERYTHING UP TO DATE. o CASES of NEW DRAPERY, Ex MAMARI & KAIKOURA, Ladies' are Delighted with the New Millinery. New Dress Goods. Blouse Prints _t _amir 4el of the season Choice Ribbons, .lowers, Feathers, Sunshades, Art Muslins, Sateens, Apron Check, White Lace Muslins, Norman Stripes, Galateas, etc. A lajge Case of ihe Celebrated P and D CORSETS Just Opened, all sizes ; also V and N Featherbone, Cestus and other makes. CARPETS, FLOORCLOTH. AND LINOLEUMS, MEN'S KAIAPOI, ROSLYN, AND MOSGIEL SUITS. Never has suco a variety of High-class Drapery been shown in Aehburton before, a will be [exhibited hy me this] season. BOOTS. BOOTS. BOOTS. THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE COUNTY TO SELECT FROM. ANDREW ORR.



Btisine s Notices ' ■ CHEAP MONEY. I have various Sums ol Money for Jimß!ra<i;t at low Fates. 1 wouf' suggest to my Clients and Friends in the Aehburton County who have rn^rtwag* running at Call, tbe advisability <=f baying these mat ers fixed up ur.w thu money is so Cheap, otherwise they may be in danger in the nesr future, D. THOMAS, Ashburton * FOR SALE. 486 acres rear Lismrre, Weli Fenced and sob divided, all in grass, Plenty Water. E«By Terms. Price Low. 98 acres First quality Land, Thoroughly Improved, snd one of the best piece of land in Longbeach. Very essy terms. 100 acres land, Fenced, Well watered, all in Graps, adjoining Springbum Railway Ration, being R.S. 29674, A L 8 0, — 833 AORES, being R.S. 25048 and 30068, Shepherd's Bush District First-class land, fenced and subdivided. Price, very low. 1093 Acres, being JR.S. 27031, 27388, 27388, 27890, situated near Dromore, | and known as Robert Clark's F*rm. The land is in splendid order, fences good, water in each paddock ; 400 Acres now being put into Crop, with which Grisi* Seed will be sown. The balance of tbe land is in clover, two and three years old—a splendid strike. Easy terms. Price very low. Several other Properties, Ashburton Town Sections, and Mrs Quinn's House DAVID "THOMAS, ASHBURTON. 7



AN EYE-OPENER FOR I. _c\_Jti__^jLllJ_ik_). ________ % ' " BINDER TWINE - - - - - - BINDER TWINE. ■ I T>EFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE call at our office and inspect samples, I obtain prices, make your [purchases and save money. . ' ____-_- ! " ( W. H. COLLINS & CO., SOLE AGENTS LANDELLS & SON, " EXPRESS " Engineering and Oycle Works, Burnett Street (next Olab.) I^TOW THAT THE BICYCLE SEASON IS OPEN, we would like to draw attention UN of our Customers, and the public generally, with the fact that we have a Lot of SECOND-HAND MACHINES at Ridiculously Low Prices. SAFETIES, both Ladies' and Gentlemen's, from _BS to _SO. Come and See before Buying Elsewhere —IT WILL PAY YOU. i t££* WE GUARANTEE Machines for twelve months, and keep 'same in repair I . FREE OF CHARGE.



-tr\ PerCent OFF MARKED PRICES. Per Cent If\ R. MURRAY & SON WE AGAIN, as Ghristmas time comes round, give our Patrons and the Publio the SUB>TANTIAL AW^NTAGE of a 10 p.. cent REDUCTION on all our lines, with the exception of Watches. We have paid Special attention to have a Splendid Assortment of Articles of all kinds, Suitable for CHRISTMAS. and NEW YEAR GIFTS, the result being a selection that CANNOT BE SURPASSED in the disfciict. —Among Other Things We Show— Fancy Ai tides in Sterling Silver Articles in Silver Plate, new designs Gold and Silver Obarms and Pendants Links and Studs in God and Silver Gold Alberts, Silver Alberts Gem Rings, Diamond Rings Brooches in Endless Variety Ladies' Watches, at all prices R. MURRAY & SON, WATCHMAKERS AND OPTICIANS, ASHBURTON. IO Per Gent REDUCTIONS. IO Per Cent REDUCTIONS CHRISTMAS. CHRISTMAS. 1896. A LL IN WANT OF BOOTS AND SHOES for the Christmas Holidays should not



fail to pay. a Visit to the LEADING BOOT ESTABLISHMENT IN THE DISTRICT. Just Opened the following lines, suitable for the Holiday Seasons- Children's 2x6 White Shoes. Children's Tan and Black Leather 2 Strap Shoes 7x9, 3s. Children's 1 an and Black Leather 2 Strap Shoes 10 x 12, 4s; Ladies' 2 Strap Shoes from 4s 6d. Ladies and Children's Sand Shoes. Ladies' and Children's Bhck, White, and Brown Canvas Shoes, in lace and strap. Gentlemen's Canvas Shoes from Si 6d * Gentlemen's Tan Leather Oxford Shoes from 7s 9d. Splendid value. And other lines too numerous to mention. Call and inspect our Stock and compare our prices, and we are quite sure you will be satisfied that we are offering the very beat value in the town. Mcdonald & Mcdiarmid, THE LEADING BOOT ESTABLISHMENT, MAST STREET. J. NICHOLAS, Manager. Repairs and Orders promptly attended to. TBE REASON WHY yOU SHOULD PATRONISE BRIDGE WORKS. The Large*! X Engineering Works in the County of Ashburton. BECAUSE You can get all the Mechanical Work done • you may require, from the Repairing of a Sewing Machine to W^ the making of a Combine. t__ BECAUSE We do not take in work, and then get it done at head-quarters in the large towns. Our head quarters are &j g BRIDGE WORKS, Ashburton. Where your money will __ qq go to employ local tradesmen. **3 O fatj BECAUSE Webring more Money to Ashburton for work j^ f_i done in other provinces than all the other shops in the same line of business put together. *A W tfl ■ W BECAUSE Within the last three years Wp have sent 3 EH close on a £1000 worth of Machinery into Otago. These Machines were made by us in Ashburton. KILWORTH & SON, BRIDGE WORKS, Astburton. j



Business Notices* TJIVERYONE aocuatomed to using th A.C. Oiniment. Will find equal satisfaction io using th Bee Ointment, For which everyone ia kindly requested to aa_ instead of the AC OINTMENT. Carefully note that a diagram of a Bee ia in the centre, and Edward Gallishaa'a Factory, Ashurst, New Zealand, on the eas of every pot. Bee Ointment is every toother** true friend ; on the weakest baby, or thf strongest man's flesh it is always saooeasfaL Price, ls6d. Bee Ointment la especially manufactured aa a horse add oattl* dieesißg Price—2a 6d . AC Corn Cure,, lor hard or eoft ooras, warts, and bunions—Prioe la AC Vegetable Pills, for male and female use, 30 pills »n every box, and quiMequa to anything imported—prioe la 6d EDWIN CALLICHAM, PROPRIETOR AND MANUFAOTUftKF Ashurst, N.Z. Canterbury Beptetcntative, MB G. P. HOATTEN, Ashburton, The following testimonies to the value of the Ointment are good enough for any thing :— Dear Sirs,—-We have great pleasure in I recommending your Bee Ointments. We have given them a thorough trial, both on (man and beast, and they have proved to be quite as good aa you repreaent. In future . we intend to keep a stock always on hand— 1 We remain, yours faithfully, Shakplin & Co. Medical Dispensary, New Plymouth, October 19,1896 Dear Sir, —I have sold your Bee Ointment and AC Corn Cure and Pills for the past three years, and I have never known of one purchaser to express a regret for pro curing your lines. Iney have in every case which has come under my notice, given every satisfaction. Your Bee Ointment has proved itself one of the best healing oint ments procurable. Kindly forward me one gross of Bee Ointment, small size, at your earliest convenience. Yours truy, A. P. Sykjes, Chemist. Hundreds of other testimonials too numerous to publish.



"TLEWELLYN QWEN, M.C.S.M, L.R.L.0.M.. CERTIFICATED TEACHER. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, HARMONY, and MANDOLINE. Quarters started from any date. PUPILS prepared for London College, and Trinity College Examination!. Eatudiantina Band meets every THURS DAY.—Fee for engagement, 1 guinea. MR^STOm^^OOMBE, PIANO TUNER AND EXPERT (Late of London), VISITS Ashburton and a_rr*un_inf Districts every four months, viz., March, July, and November. Orders may be left with M I LLEWELLYN OWES at his Mosit Studio. Anade Chambers, Ashburton JPJpjf-ffe . Baker Bros. TjpURNISHING UNDERTAKKRB, Corner of Waksnui Road rad^aw f&regta, and at Bsker and Brown's Omeh Factory. Havelock Street. EVERY REQUISITE SUPPLIED Tblbphonb No. 69 GRAHAM & CO.'s pATE NT PERMANEK FOOT-ROT CURE, Is a certain remedy for the disease, and can be applied ar a cos. of less than ONE HALF-PENNY PER SHEEP.



Read opinions of Government Inspeetom of Stock. Blenheim, Mablbobouoh. In re your remedy for Foot Rat I have oo hesitation in saying it is the most effective have met, and has been used in the district under my charge with the best. recalls. I have recommended »n_ Bhell continue to recommend it io any. owners of sheep affected with Foot-Rot, a disease which I regret to tsy is so cftfn neglected until it takes -Utah a strong bold on tbe flock that it cag Hftjp&er be ignored, when it might have beer easily pot down at its first appearance by a little attention and the use of your remedy, JOHN MOOBB, Inspector ot Btock February 28, 1896. Department of Agrictjttvhb, Hawera In reply to your request as to my reporting io you my opinion of tbe result of yonr - dressing sheep at Mr Lysagkt'a an Mr Nicholas' with your Fo.t.Rot Speoific, 1 have every confidence in saying that the cure wm a perfect one, although the weather waa very wet and stormy, and tbe examination wm only six days after tha feet had been dressed. Some of the sheep were very badly affected, nearly the whole of the foot having rotted off. I should recommend all sheep owners to use your Specific if their Bhcep are troubled with Foot'.ot, as it is easily put en, and I am sore it will give satisfaction.—l remain, yours truiy ALEXANDER MONRO, Inspector of Stock. June 22,1895. Geaot.e only from I D. THOMAS. ASHBURTON, Or from the Sole Proprietors, GRAHAM AND CO-, . Carlton Gore Road, Roeeneatb, Wellington. WAHOO ! THE CURE FOR INDIGESTION, Ashburton Drug Company, Agent*