Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1899. THE DAIRYING INDUSTRY.

It has ofton been asked by people not engaged in agricultural pursuits why a county like ours, so extensive in arable land, is so little heard of in the dairy-' ing industry. A good many reasons could be adduced for this, not that any siugle one of them would cover the question for the whole county, but taken together they may be accepted as an explanation of why Ashburton is not a great centre of the dairying in dustry. The explanation may not be satisfactory to the inquirer, but with that at present we have nothing; to do. Many years ago, in the early history of settlement in Ashburton a cheese factory was built at Flemington, at very considerable Co9t, by a company of which a good many of the townspeople were shareholders, as well as numbers of the farmers in the Flemiogton and adjacent districts. Costly and up to date machinery for cheese-making, and generally an all-round efficient plant were imported, as well as a specially qualified manager. A large area of land was laid down in pasture for dairying purposes, and meet of the farmers put their holdings in order, with a view to the keeping of cows instead of devoting their almost whole attention to wheat growing. The factory was well supplied with milk, and as 4d per 10 b gallon was paid for it, many farmers in the district found cow feeding a profitable thing. At this remote date it is useless inquiring into why the factory ceased working— whether the management had anything to do with it, or the bottom fell out of the cheese market at Home ? We do know, however, that the latter was the case, and the hopes of the promoters in this connection were not realised. The enthusiastic Mr Bowron, whose oratory bad a good deal to do with the launching of the enterprise, was quite sure that cheeae of such quality as was proposed to be manufactured at Flem ington wou'd never fall below SOd a cwt. f and had that been so the coin* pany might perhaps have been in existence still. But at anyrate the hopes of the directors were not realised, and the company wound up. Ever since that time the farmers of the Flemington district have been chary of any movement requiring the devotion of tho whole capabilities of their land to dairy stock. Nor is it to be denied that a dairy farm, with any consider able number of inilchers on it, entails close and arduous work, and leaves but little time at the disposal of the farmer, his family, or his hired labor. The cows and their produce must be attended to, no matter what else may be required to wait the leisure of those to whose care they are entrusted, and it doss not appear that our young people take very kindly to this sort of work. Not all the land of the county, by any means, is suited for carrying on the dairying industry extensively, but there is a large area of it which could be profitably worked for butter and cheese, and as great changes have taken place since the closing down of the old cheese factory it ia surely worth while to con sider whether the game be again worth the candle of united, organised, and systematic effort in carrying on the dairying industry. It is carrying piper's news to the good wives of our farms to remind them that this winter factory-made butter was sent to Ash burton from Otago to a large extent, and was sold in this town at each a price as not a pound of hand-made butter ever realised here, even under the most favorable circumstances. And this article has been suggested by a report from Otago that the whole out put of a Taieri factory for the year has been sold ia advance at 10$ d a pound, It is a well known fact that butter has been the mainstay —the sheet anchor— of hundred* of farms in the North Island, the milk from which is supplied to the cooperatire creameries, and the same Is the case in many districts ia Otago. But for the dairying' industry Taraaaki's would to-day be a poor, struggling, hand to mouth community, instead of what it is—a thriving, prosperous, and even wealthy popula tion, the fruit of whose industry is of sufficient value and volume to make the shipping of the Taranaki ports no mean figure in the commerce of the colony. The Flemington factory as a company's concern became a thing of the past long ago, bat it is still worked privately by Mr W. E. Bond, and to show that he is working to a profit it is only necessary to quote his unceasing complaint that he catinot secure enough milk to enable him to fulfil the orders from Australia which he is continually receding, and which would be very largely increased Wjsre the necessary quantity of mi!'* available in the dis trict. This, of course, is only in cheese; but from the year book of the colony we gather that for the year end ing March 31, 1898, the butter export from New Zealand was worth £429,407, nearly double that of 1897 j and the cheese sent away was worth £154,455. Surely it is possible for Ashburton county to have a say in a market; Jike this. The farmer can easily jSgure out jtar hipself what his yearly income from milk wotU4 fc.e< The average yield per annum of milk frpin fairly gocd miiking cattle is 500 gallons per cow, although selected herds haye giypn a yield of 700 gallons ; and the average of the ordinary cows of the farm would doubtless be increased by proper attention to feeding and breed ing. The average yield of butter from milk passed through the separator is lib for every 2-J gallons of milk of lO^lb; so that the average cow pro duces gOOlbs of butter or 5001b of cheese, which, estimated at 4£d per lb, will be worth about as myctj as the butter. Mr MacEwan, who held the office of Government dairy expert, said that New Zealand dairymen must en deavor to raise .dairy cattle which will

yield the maximum of milk of the bes quality. In fact, said he, nothing; but intense farming will pay in the future, applied to every branch, and it seems to ua that; to be abreast of the times the farmers of this county, in the di trc's suit&d by .soil, c'imate, and cir cumstances for dairying, ought not to put all thoir pggsioone basket, but make some sorr of united < ffort to fstahlish the dairying industry on a wider scale and over a wider area than it now cjvess.

Local and General.

* # * On the first page to-day will be found C";minetcial news, yesterfiey'a Parliamentary news, further particulars jv the Drevfuacise, the Wtllsugton stabbing and murder cases, also Mr F. S Malcolm's new business ativer- 1 lisement, with others ; on the fourth page, | Transvaal and sporting newe, also Messrs Strange and Co.'a and Friedlander Bros.' advertisements, with others. Stock STEALING.—OattIe and sheep Bteal ing is rife in the Waitakeroi (Auckland) district. Mr Shelley, a settler, has lost thirty this season —Press Association tele gram, Annual Horse Parade.—Horse owners are reminded that th« annual parade is fixed for Saturday, 23rd inafe. Those who require oards printed should place their orders with us at, once, and arrange for the seasons advertising, Rakata. — The lambing season in the Raktia district has ao far been good. Feed appear* to be abundant. Autumn sown crops are coming away well. The district gener ally wear* a ve py promising appearance for the coming harvest. Insanitary Maori Homes —An epidemic has broken out among the Maoris ab Tauwhare settlement, near Hamilton. Three natives are dead and the police have sent a medical man to the settlement to investi gate. The Maoris are said to be living in a wretched state. Thsir homes resemble sheep yards more than anything else.—Press Association telegram. The P«*ny Stamp —Owing to the simi larity in the colours of the new fourpenny stamp and the present penny stamp, the Postal Department has withdrawn the former until the necessary printing ink arrives, wh«n the penny stamp will be revised. When both these are finally itaued, all the two-eclor pennies will be withdrawn. •—Press Association telegram. Narrow Escape.-—Mrs J. Tobias and nursa Alexander, of Devonport, have nar rowly escaped nuffoeation. On going to bad they extinguished the gas light, pulling down the gasalier. The gat leaked all night from the ball socket, and Mr Tobias in the morning discovered a smell of gas, and open his wife's bedroom found her and nurse Alexander unconscious, A mtdical man was obtained and the ladies wera resuscitated He states that half an hour more and both women would have been dead.—Press Association telegram. Sunday School Festival-—An announce ment relating to the R »ring Square Sunday School annual festival appears in this issue. The musical portion of the celebration baing in the hands of Mr W McDonald, a guarantee is given that the young chorista:s will be imbjtct to thorough and painstaking training Practices take p'aca regularly every week, and by the second Sunday of October, the date of the fixture, a high state of efficiency may reasonably be expected. By request, the Rev G B Inglis will, at the children's concert, deliver an address entitled " The influence of Sunday Schools on oharaotar." Supposed Drowning Casb.—A Napier to^gram to-day states that it is feared that a lad named Thomas East, only eon of O»ptain E*st, of the Tyeer Company, has been drowned. He left the port early on Wednesday morniog in a light canoe, intend ing to croie the inner harbour to visit a place whete he had been in the habit of spending liia holidays. The same afternoon the canoe was picked up off the beach, and subsequent enquiries have revealed the fact that the boy never reached hia destination. A' careful search has since been made, hub so far no trace of young East has been discovered. The M*bes Case.-—One outcome of the Myers cass was before the Supreme Court at Wellington yesterday whan Viator Harris, Christchurch, sued Mrs P. Aldous for the recovery of £209, balance of amount due on a promissory note signed by Joseph Myers, and endorsed by Mrs Aldous. The defence was that the not* was obtained by fraud. There was a counter claim by Mrs Aldons for repayment to her of £200, which she had paid for this particular bill, Several issues were put to the jury and answered, on the whole in favor of plaintiff. It was left to the Court to decide what amount the plaintiff is entitled to recover, and the case was reserved for argument on she law points.—-Press Association telegram* Fmse Association or Employers akd Workman.—At tha annual meeting of tha Free Association of Employers and Work men, held yesterday in Napier, tha chair man, Mr W. Nelson, expressed hii satisfac tion that the labor question had a more fairly settled a«pecfc. Referring to the Bill now before Parliament, regarding shore engines being placed in the hands of certifi cated engineers, Mr Nelson said it struck him forcibly that the Bill would affect the labor market in a way little dreamt of. For instance, for 99 out of every 100 threshing machines no certificated engineer was em ployed, ba*i men B»ed to the work had been at ib all their lives, and few certificated engineers could drive a threshing machine as well as they. In the course of a discussion ib w»s stated that the membership now totalled about 20QQ, and the labor bureau was largely availed of.—Preis Association telegram

News in Brief.

All interested in the Fleniington Cricket Club, are invited to attend the meeting to be held in the Fiemington Schoolroom on Monday next. A general meeting of the members of the Ashburton County Racing Club will be held in the club's rooms, Aroade, at eight o'olock this evening, when important business will come forward. Mr D Thomas holds his nexb horse fair on Thursday, 14th inst The entries up to the present are about) 100, including a number of valuable m&reß and geldings on aocount of Mr W Fleming. The sale commences at 11 30 for general entry. Advertised lots will be sold at 130. Farmers in want of horses should attend this sale.

HOSPITAL COMMITTEE

The monthly meeting of the Hotpital Com tnittee was held on the Jut in»t. Hit Wor ship the Mayor occupied the chair, other members present being Messrs C <J Harper, M Stitt, and D Williamson., An apology wan tendered for the absence of Mr if Soa'ly. LI|£JHTJ»O It was resolved that the Hospital be lit with gas, inoandesaent burners to be fitted ; tenders to be called for installing, and to be in by next meeting of the Committee* TANKS Resolved, that the new iron water tanks be mounted on an iron understruoture, rail way iron to be used for the purpose. CORRESPONDENCE Resolved, thab the letter from Mr E Her ring, re Fox's case, be received. ACCOUNTS Accounts to the amount of £105 17a 5d were jjassgd for payment, and the Committee adjourned,' *

SOCIAL COLUMN.

[The matter contained in this column is paid )or, and is ntt necessarily in accord with the views advoiattd by this p 'per. ]

AMERICAN TEMPERANCE NOTES

By Bobkrt B. Batty.

On reacl-iug Topeka, the capital of the Prohibition State of Kans s, I lost no time- in finding my way to the heed quarters of the ftttite Temperance Unon. Permanently organised in 1883, this non-partisan association has accomplished wonderful rf-sults, and is daily growing in strength and influence. Its main objects are temperance educa tion and the enforcement of the exist ing Prohibition law. The fundamental note alike of all its educational and legislative work is embodied in the words which head " The Kansas Issue," its monthly journal, " The only solution of the saloon problem is no saloon." WHAT ARCHBISHOP IRELAND SAYS. I studied with increasing admiration many copies of this ably written and spirited organ. The last number con tained that recent magnificent address of Archbishop Ireland, at the State Convention of the Minnesota Total Abstinence League, in which he gave j utterance to the following sentences: —" We thought we meant business years ago in this warfare, but I hope God will forgive us for our weakness, for we went into the battlefield without' sufficient resolution. We have seen there is no hope of improving in any shape or form thn liquor traffic. There is nothing now to be done but to wipe it oat completely, and I for one am going to go in with terrific earnestness in the future in this war against liquor in all shapes. I mean business this time. Now, in order to succeed I wish to enrol every man. We Catholics will unite with all fellow citizens of all classes and all denominations to do away with that terrible shame, sin, and disgrace of the saloon. So come and say to your friends that you have enlisted for war, but meaning busineas this time, clean out the whole institu tion of dram-selling We are bleßsed in every way. 1 here is not in the world a country equal to our own, and what we have to fear is intemperance, the one curse in country or city." WHAT PROHIBITION DOE 3IN KANBAB. From the devoted secretary of the Kansas State Temperance Union, Mr T E Stephens, and from one of its ac complished lecturers, Professor Kirk patrick, I gathered much information. Subsequently I devoted myself to the task of ascertaining the prevalent opinion from all sorts and conditions of men in all manner of places. I was agreeably surprised to find suoh a com plete consensus of opinion that in its general effects, and notwithstanding a defective law and lax administration, Prohibition had proved, after nineteen years' duration, a great moial and economic success. Not merely from public, social, and municipal dignitaries, but from men in hotels and restaurants, and quarters the least likely to favor a prohibitory law, one elicited the saoae pronounce ment. I could find none, save the few who had some present or prospective financial interest in the trade, to deny that the law, however inconvenient to the habitual drinker, had nearly abolished drunkenness, and confer a signal blessings on the whole com* muniiy. I met those long resident in the different parts of Kansas who had never even seen a drunken person. One minister who had laboured for periods of two and three years respectively in two widely-separated townß, told me he had never set eyes on an intoxicated being during the whole of that time The Kansas State Temperance Union claims, amongst many other benefits, that Prohibition does four things for Kansas :— First—Reduces the annual con sumption of intoxicants frpm 15 gallons j per capita, the average throughout the United States, to less than one gallon per capita in Kansas. Second—Saves an average of over 6,000,000 dollars in liquor sales which would otherwise go to the saloon. Third—-Reduces the internal revenue collections from above 1 dollar 25 cents per capita, the average through out the United States, to leas than 20 cents in Kansas. Fourth™ According to the prevailing ratio in license States, saves annually more than 1200 bouls from drunkards' gravei. There is not a place in the entire State of Kansas where intoxicating liquors are sold legally as a beverage, and I endeavoured to form an inde pendent opinion—so far as Topeka, the beautiful capital city went—of the number of places where it could be illegally obtained. EXPERIENCES AT TOPEKA. Forced to adopt the methods of the pro-liquor traveller, whose one object is to gather materials for discrediting Prohibition, I assumed th« character of an extremely thirsty Britisher in dire want of stimulant. At no hotel in the place could I obtain a drop, but in sundry small restaurants, billiard halls, and stores, I found the proprietors willing to furnish we with the required portion. Having arrived »<<! that stage, | declined their preferred hospi tality, on the ground that I was an in veterate teetotaler. The fearful con sternation momentarily shown upon their conscience-stricken faces, followed by looks of profoundest relief, when I told them that, little as they deserved it, I was not going to repork them to the authorities, provided me with rich entertainment, To obtain liquor in the capital of Kansas, one has to sneak about like a convict. The result of my investigations was the conviction that the city of Topeka contained at the very most some forty ''joints," as these illegal drinking places ara called. T was satisfied b'pyond doubt that they sold altogether but a small fraction of the quantity which would be vended by the same number of licensed houses. These "jointists " carried on their discredit able and squalid traffic with as much trepidatipn and difficulty as the smugglers of old, but without one re* deeming glimpse of that halo of romance which history has cast around t.Vifi lat.fAi*

THE TRANSVAAL.

The British Ultimatum Threatened Retaliation by Mar tial Law British Troops on the Frontier The Reply to Mr Chamberlain Meeting of the Cabinet Offers of Service from New Zealand United Press Association—By Eleobric Telegraph—Copyright Pretoria, September 7 Commandant Viljoan declares that an ultimatum by England will be the signal for martial law. Mr Rtitz, Secretary of State, inter viewed, explained that the Transvaal accepts a conference, not a joint enquiry, The reply of the Transvaal is viewed with impatience and anger at the Cape, and is described as designedly entang ling and tortuous. Eight hundred Boers, wifch quick firing guos, have arrived at Volksrust. The debate in the Volksraad on the question raised by Mr Oolster as to why troops were massed at the frontier, was resumed. Mr Rei a read Sir Alfred Milner's sarcastic reply, that the position and number of the troops were no secret, and that it wai well known that they were there to protect British interests and provide for emer gencies. Insulting and minatory speeches followed. BtOIMFONTBIIT, Svpt 7 The Free State, viewing the reply of the Transvaal Government ai destruc tive to peace prospects, has summoned the artillery reserves, and warned the burghers to be in readiness. London, September 8 The first three army corps contribute eight brigades, which are now in readi ness. Sir Redvers Bullet takes the chief command. Ten thousand troops in India are ready to start. Half a million sovereigns are to be despatched to the Oape tomorrow. The chief subjects for discussion at to-day's Cabinet meeting are the ques tion of supremacy in the Transvaal and the expediency of summoning the mem bers of the House of Commons for the granting of supplies.

Effect on London Stock Exchange

Hostilities Imminent Lanig's Nek Possible Scene of Outbreak. (Received Wakapnaka Sept. 9, 9.25 a.m. Guardian Office 9,50 a.m) Lokbok, Sept 8 j The tension over the Transvaal position is causing general depression on the London Stock Exchange, especially in South African shares Pretoria, September 8 The debate initiated by Mr Colster in the Volksraad, taken at the Band, indicate that the Transvaal will not yield without pressure. The Uitlanders attach great significance to the un« compromising vehemence of the I speeches, and anticipate that the Boers | will become immediately aggressive. They report that artillery is massing on, the Buffalo river and that fjghting ja expected near Laing's Nek. Mblbourni, September 8 Mr Turner received a letter from the Chairman of (he Uitlanders Coun cil, Johannesburg, thanking the Gov? eminent and people of Victoria for the prompt, generous, and practical oqanner in which it espoused the cause of Britons struggling for their just rights jfl the Transvaal.

; Acting under instructions from the officer command ing, the adjutant of the N,orth Canterbury Battalion" Mined a circular op August 22 to officers commandißg companies, asking them to return the names of vplan teers fit to serve, and willing to go to the Transvaal in the event of a New gealand contingent being sent to South Afripa. Re plies have nob yet been received from all the corps concerned, and the number offering is not to be made public until the return* are complete. So far, however, it is egpeoted that upwards of one hundred men are likely to of er and be fib to pass muster, exclusive of several officers. J a oonnection with the proposal a point has cro[ ped up of consider* able importance as well as interest to volun teers, and may affect their decision. Volun teers in Bomh Africa, it is understood, are pensioned if wounded, and if they are killed their relatives receive some compensation. At present it is not known whether there i s any provision for the application of each a principle to volunteers who may offer and may be accepted from New Zealand.

NEW SOUTH WALES POLITICS

United Pre» Auoomtioo—By Elaotrlo Telegraph—Copy right. Stdnet, September 8 The Herald says that it is common talk among politicians behind the scenes, that the principal combatants in the poiitical fight are really Mr Barton and Mr Beid, and the straggle not so much for the treasury benches as for the coreted honours of the office of Federal Premier of Australia, It also hints that there is a split in the Federal party, tinder the leadership of Mr Keicj and Mr Ijarton, with' the object of forwarding th'eir 1 respective cUims to the I'ederar^remierahip,' an 4 that there is an understanding between* Mr Lyne and Mr Barton io the matter. The Daily Telegraph denies that there has been any engineering with such objects. At a Cabinet meeting, it is under stood, the Ministry resolved to ask for a dissolution; The Premier had a brief interne* with the Governor, but nothing is likely to be known until to-morrow. (Received Wakapuaka Sept. 9, 9-18 a-m Guabdian Office 9-54 ».m) _ Sydney, September 9 Mr £yne, speaking in the Qhaguta* of Manufacturers! said in the evetit of assuming power he would introduce domestic legislation of a liberal rather tban a socialistic character, Federa tion would be perfectly safe in his bands. H« would not tduch the tariff unless forced to' do so as a resuli of Vj^ appeal to the country.

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The stock's bo large, perhaps you can't See just exactly what you want; So, of our aesiatant please enquire, And he'll produce what you desire At R.-rdley Brothers. He'll also the workshop show you to, Where Mr John will welcome you ; He wields the tools of trade again, And " grafts " away with might and main At Hardley Brothers. I And, if you are on building bent, I He'll show you the proper implement For curving iron, and bending pipe, 1 And gutters of the latast type At Hardley Brothers. : They've ridging, zinc, and steel, and lead, And roofing iron that's warranted To resist the force of the fiercest gale, If you fix it on with the famous nail Of Hardley Brothers. They make these " Star " lead nails with ease, Like shelling the proverbial peas, It's a secret how the work is done, But you get them by the pound cr ton At Hardley Brothers. Perchance sokib spouting you require, Or, to a baih or tank aspire, To seek elsewhere would be but vain, When you the prices ascertain From Hardlny Brothers. Majbe, your boiler pipe has burat, Or by the bolls your life is cursed— ! They'll fix the pipe, the bells they'll ring^ I For they understand the mystio thing At Hardley Brothers*. If you occupy the houre you own, And you possess a telephone, V v will all other firms eschew, .And ring up, " Number Thirty-two— Hardley Brothers J" And forthwith, from their staff of ten, Industrious, skilled, and sober men, (No matter what tha weather's like), They'll send you one on foot or bike From Hardley Brother?, The work's in charge of Mr Bam, A conscientious business man ; To keep a promise he will try, And Hardley ever tells a lie— At Hardley Brothers.



PUBLIC NOTICES. HA RDLE ST T> P.O F U K MS. ARDLEY J3ROTHBRS. i __ IN central East Street Btanrls the fhop V. here all pedestrians should ftop To inspect thu window, whereupon Waa formerly tha name of John, Of Hardley Brothers i t he window's drfesed in a'ylish taste, ! The goods re in due order plucftd, For the art of "dressing" Hurry koows And the s'uff to best advantage shows At Hxrdley Brothers. They've rods, and minnows, reels and fLea —The beet that science can dcvi c—• For ihe use of him who claims to ba piscatorial devotee At Hardley Brothers. They've kerosene, and other larrpa F«r drawing room, or ploughing oarnps, They've lamps by which you bake or boil, And use the minimum of oil At Hardley Brother?. If you're in search of something rare In good and strong enamel ware, I It's there, in e/ery form and sisa To gladden all housekeepers' eyea At Hardley Brothers. Mechanici' tools of every trade Are in this window well displayed ; They've tools to suit the handy man As well as the skilful artisan Ab Hardley Brothers, They've instruments for cutting goree, For shearing sheep, or clipping horse ; They've wringers, cutlery, and clocks, Ahd dynamite to split the rocks At Hardley Brothera. But step inside, and look around. And there, from ceiling to the ground A goodly show will meet your goae, And fill your soul with much amaze At Hardley Brothers. They've hinges, sashweighte, varnißh, glue, They've locks, and window fastenings too ; They've nails, and staples, and indeed, There's everything the builders need At) Hardley Brothers. They've picks, shovels, forks, and spades, They've reaping hooke, and mowing blade*, In short, they all hardware retail From a dynamo to a shingle nail At Hardley Brothers,



GORE OATM¥AL-251b Bag,>;.6d Van Honten's Cocoa, Jib, lid ; $lb, 1« Carraway Seeds 8d per lb 9J ; lib, 3s 3d Pimento, whole } Is „ „ Fry's Cocoa, Mb, B£d ; lib, Is 4|d Pimento, ground Is 2d „ „ Real Good Candles^ 4|d per lb ; 83 6i Mix d Spice ljfi per packet per box , PlCKLES—Hayward's Mixed, lOd per Parafine Candles, plain and fluted, 6|d bottle, 9s 6d per dozen per lb ; 12s 6i per box Cross and Blackwell'e, Is 3d p-*r Fairy Night Lights, Is 2d per box bottle Flake Tapioca, 7ibs for Is Captain White's, 2s 3d per bottle Pearl, 61be for Is Curry Powder lid per bottle Sago, 71bs for Is . Bora* 8d per lb Mixed Peel, L3mon, Orange and Cit- Alum 6d „ „ ron, 8d perlb Saltpetre 6d „ „ Lemon Peel, 71b tins, 3s 6d I artaric Acid lslOd „ „ lib Tins Assorted Jams, 5d per lb ;4s Carbonate Soda, 3d perlb, 2s perdozlbs 9d per doz Whole Linseed ... ... ' 3d per lb 21b Jars Assorted Jams, 14s 61 per doz Linseed Meal 4d  „ Lea ard Perrin'a Sauce, large, 2i 6d MVTOHES—PIaida, 4£d per doz, 4s per bottle per gro&s Mellor'a Sauce, la 3d per bottle 250's Is 6d per doagn Worcester Sauce, small, 51 ; large, 93 1000's 5d per box, 4s 10J per Brown's Corn Floor, 3d per ib dozen Muzina Rd per dozen 5a 6d Bryant and May's Safeties, 81 per Whiting, i b for Is dozen Morton's Cream of Tartar, 1* 31 per lb Yarmouth Bloaters, 9 for U Preserved Fruit, 2£lb tins, 8d per tin, Vlaconochie's Fresh Herrings, 6£d per 7s 6d per doz tin English Cut Loaf Sugar, 3|d per lb  Herrings In Tomato, 101 Tomato Sauce, 9d per bottle per tin Golden Syrup, 21b 6d, 4lb Is, 561b lls „ Herrings in Shrimp, 101 3d Per tin Treacle, 21b 6d. 41b Is, 71b Is 9d „ Kippered Herrings, 101 Fb-mb Raisins 6H per lb per tin Finest Sultanas 7|l   ,» Preserved Bloaters, 10J Finest Currsncs 5d „  per tin per case 4|l   Auckland Mullett ... ... 74 per tin Stewing Fij;B 7|i „ „ Oysters 8d „ „ French Pk/ns (choice) ... 1«  ,■ Sardines, large Alberts ... Is „ „ StewinfrPlanis ... ... 91 »i  Sardines, large 8i „ „ Finest Muscatels ... ... 1& 'd „ „ Sardines, small 41 „  Califomian Muscatels ... la „ » Salmon, Holly leaf ... lOd „ „ Dates, extra fine, 31b boxes, la 91 per Salmon, other Brands ... 8d „ „ box OlL—Lucca, 2s 41 per bottle Almonds, Jordan 2s 4d per lb Salad, | pint sd, 1 pine lOd Almond->, Vftlencia ... Is 6d  „ Castor, £ pint 51, 1 pint lOd Almonds, Sicily H 4-\   Sheeps Tongues, lib Is, 2lb Is lOd Bsrcc'inaNuts 81 „  Corned Beef, Mutton, Spiced Beef, 21b Shell Almonds 10d „  tin, Is Day and Martin's Paste Blacking, 4*d Crosse and Blackwell a assorted Pastes, per doz I 8 3d per bottle, 14s 6d per dozan^ Day and Martin's Jar Blacking, 01 per Potted Meat?, aborted, 6i per tin bottle Bovrii, 2 z, Is lOi. French Blacking, 2d per tin, Is 9d per Leiborg'a extract, Is 9d per bottle d oz Patent Groats, Robinson's, lOd ; Har- Nixey'a Blacklead, Id jiz^, 9d per doz per's, 9d per tin James' Dome Blacklead, 61 per doz Mellina' Food, Is 81 per tin M)AP—Ptar's, 4 tablets in box, Is box Westles" Food, Is lid Silkstone Soap. lOd per bar, 10a 61 per Neaves Food, lid box Finest Japan Rioe, 2|d per lb, 51b for Is Trinirph, 6d par bar, 7s lid per box Vermicelli, 6d per lb, 41b for Is lOd Perfect Cleanser, 8i per bar, 83 6d per Macaroni, 6d per Ib, 4lba for Is lOi box Pearl Barley, 2£l per Ib Pear's Unacented Tablets, 6d, 03 6d Ground Rica, 3£ 1 p^r lb p er doz Aulsebrook's Cocoa, |b 4d, lib Is 3d Shaving Sticks, 9d each CadbuiyN Cocoa, £ b 10J, Is 8d Brown Windsor Tablets, Is 3d per doz Star Cocoa, 3s p..r lb Jnvenia Soap, 8d and 101 each Castle Brand Salt, lewo 5s Hudson's Extractof Soap, Is 4d per Rock Salo cwtss doz, 5s 9d per box Table «alt, 7!bs Bd, 141bs Is 3i Washing Soda, 141b Is, 8i 6J per cwt T*ble Salt, 21b jirs, 8J Colonial Vinegar, 2s per gallon Kdmond's Baking Powder, 114 English Vinegar, Champions, 2s 6d per Heaward's Flag Brand Powder, lOd gallon Chef, lOd Champions Vinegar, 101 per bottle Crosse and Biackwell's Assorted Ec- Oolonial Vioegar, 6d per bot'le sencßH, 9d per lb, 8s 6d per dozen White Wine Vinegar, lOd per bottle Colonial Assorted Essences, 5d per lb, Sunlight Soap, Is per bux 4s 9d per dczen Sapolio Soap, 6d per cake, 5s 9 J per doz Rickett's Blue lOd per lb Monkey Brand Soap, large aiz* 6d, 5s Kmpire Blue ... .. 8d   9d per doz Kean's Blue lOd   Barilla Ash, McClinton's and Thomp- Aul-ebrooke'n Juliy Powders, aborted, son's. 9d per lb 7-1, 61 9i oor d( zn Pear's Violet Powder, 8.1 per box D jvor'h Jt];y l-'owders, 6d, 5s 95 per doz Fuller's Earth, 81 par box Oolnvin'n Mustard, D..5.F., Isßd perlb, Lime J uic-3 and Glycerine, 9i per bottle £lb lOid, Jib 6d Glycerine, 6i per botile Caiman's Mustard, loose, h-~ 3d per lb V»si3line, 61 p^r bottlo $ i'AßOH—Colman's and iierger's, f'umulior, li.z 3d, lib tins 3< lOd 6J per packet 81-CUl'l'>S—Snowfl.ke, 51 per lb ; 4|d  Gregg's and Lily, 5d per lb p(tr lb per tin  Glaze Chinese, Is per box p. ..pie's Mix, 4|l pur !b  Ghz^ Japanese. 6d per lb jwberr, Lunch, 'Shl^ ptsr lb Sym;ns;ton'a (Joifet^ Gssenca, la 2d par li.ilmoral Lunch,"3-^.l per \h bottle [sup r Wine, fid per lb, o£ 1 per lb per Purkihh Coffee Essence, 10^d pei bottle i\ n " May pule Soap, 6d per cake, any color Zealandia Mixed, 6d per lb, s^l perlb Dried Peaches, Apricots, and Apples, p«r t!n 9.1 per lb PEPPER—White ... Is 4J perlb Milkmaid's Milk 7£d per tin, 7s 3i per Biack ... Is 2! „ „ dozsn. Whole ... Is 2d  „ Nars^ry Milk, 5s per doz>3n GINGER—WhoIe ... I^3l „ „ Coffje, Finest, la 3d, IeJSJ, Is 7d Grouad ... U41,,  J  Special, 2s ■ ■ :o: —— SHEEP NETTING, (C.S )1 .. •• •• 3d per yard. O.K TUBULAR LANTERNS .. .. .. Is ><l- BOILED LINSEED OIL .. •- •- 1-4^ Od per[s,'gftllon|drum CASTOR OIL • •• J3sO«l partin. 12 GALLON GALVANISED PORTABLE BOILERS 3Ts Od. YATES' CELEBRATED GARDEN SEEDS JU^T^TO HAND] JOHN ORR & CO.. AbHBURTON,



JOHN ORR AND COS REVISED LIST^ WE OUim to be ihe Leading Firra of Grocers, and Crorkery Mt-rchants in Aahburton. We import all "our Stock from the Home Marked for Sp .t C^sh and are therefore in the best position co supply the publio with only genu.re goods ab the lowest possible price for cash. We guarantee all our goods fall weight and fineßt quality. We never charge for packing and delivery, all goods at the Railway Station free. Any person leaving an order with us can get a parcel ticket, and therefore always ba sure of having their goods afc tha station In time. No charge for ticket. T?T r\TTT> *6 Per Ton — JD J-jU UIX P*!R SAOK 133. — »DGAB — »I<l per il> with Tea MARA VILLA GARDEN TEA— le lOd, 2a, 2s 4dJ*per lb 51b Box .- ... ... 8a 9d, 9a 7d, 11s fjrTj\ A lOlbßox .- .- ... 16a Bd, 18a 4d, 21s 8d -*^^ KOZIE TEA - 101b Box, 18s 4d; Sib, 9e7d GOLD LEAF TEA 101b Box, 18a 4d ; 51b, 9s 7d -PROVISIONS - FACTORY BUTTER~Fern Leaf and Sutton'a always in stock. CHEESE—Finest Factory, 6d per lb BACON AND HAMS —%i Lewis'," " Morepork," "D. Mc^allum." Mild Cured Hams, Sides and Rolls, 7£d,