CABLE NEWS.

United Presa Association—By Eleobrlo Telegraph—Copyright) London, December 18 The London Standard, in a criticism on Mr Donald Maodonald's new book, declares it to be inoompirubiy the best book on the siege of Ladysmith. An analyst ab Manchester has discovered several malts containing arsenic. He warns brewers of the necessity for analysing all malts. Thotrae Prinze, a coal merchant), residing in Kulham, during hiß wife's illness, extend ing over eleven years, cohbitsd With one Charlotte King, whom he promised to marry after his wife a death. Charlotte Kintj has bow sued him for breach of promise. He acknowledged the paternity of two children by her. A verdict was returned for plaintiff for £4000 damages. A number of Boers who settled ia the ialaud of Maiagaacar, not content with the free land granted them by the F-eDoh authorities, claimed to enslave the natives of the island, but General Gallieni, Governor General and Commander in Chief, refused to parmib them to do so.

Handling Grain in Bulk

Mr Mathieson, the Victorian Com miseirmer of Railways, who has re turned to Melbourne from a tour in America, which was undertaken to inquise into the elevator syatem of handling gruin in America, gave his opinion on the subject to a represen tative of the Argus. He said : — •• In Victoria we have a grain season. In America they deal with 600,000,000 bushels Here wa have only 20,000,000 bushels. That is the d fference between us Have we, then, enough wheat to warrant the introduction of the elevator system in Victoria ? Bagging is expensive, There can be no doubt aboat that, aad of course there is no comparison between bagging and the elevator on the ques tion of cost. Th« latter is infinitely cheaper. la America the vast quan tities of grain to be dealt with annually make it imperative that they should treat It in bulk, and the railways, rolling s^ock and steamers have been specially fitted np for the purpose. In Victoria we have to face many initial difficulties. We have really no gua rantee that the farmers would use an elevator if we bnilt one, or, if they wou'd, that the shipping companies would fit their ships up so as to carry bulk cargoes. From enquiries which I made at home I found that the ship ping companies would insist upon cargoes being booked beforehand, so that in the event of their being none offering they might take something else—very probably at a more remunerative price. And here let me say that I fancy any bulk wheat scut home from Australia would have to go in steamers. In no part of the world, so far as I know, do sailing vessels carry the grain loose. You see, they are an uncertain length of time on the voyage, and they get be* calmed. Suppose one of them were becalmed for a fortnight in a torrid zone. The iron hull would get heated, and it is more than likely the wheat would coon ' sweat. 1 j

4 I'm afraid that the sailing vessel must be left out of our calculations. Returning to the steamers, then, we afc once encounter a difficulty. Say grain is consigned to Dublin, end before the vessel cairying it reaches there you want to send it to Belfast. If it's a sailing ship, well and good ; if a steamer however, the port of call cannot be altered unless you pay the local rate from the oiiginal port to the second one, which would dp, perhaps, half as much as the freightage from Australia, However, that is a difficulty that may not often arise, though it should be kept in mind. Representatives of the shipping companies at home told me that they might carry grain in bulk, provided it were shipped in parcels of at least 500 tons, and to ensare this I think we would have to put the systPOj on the same footing as our perishable produce trade, and let the Government enter into contracts with the ship owners to take a c.rtain space in the oct an going liners.

" So far as the sytst m itself ia con cerned, we could easily adopt it in v ictoria. I ascertained in the United States and Oaaada that the wayside elevators were generally the property of the farmers, or the gigantic trusts, but that the terminal elevators wer^ always owced by the railway companies themselves. That seems to me to be what we •will have to do here. An elevator with a capacity of two million bushels would cost perhaps £100,000 to erect, and we should have to alter a good deal of our rolling-stock to carry the wheat loose. This could very easily be done, The officers of the department, who accompanied me, Blessrs Box (engineer's branch) and Lindsay (traffic branch), have thor oughly mastered all the details of the syßtem, and we have brought back with us complete designs for elevators, waggons, &c, so that if it ia decided to erect an elevator—say, at the Victoria Dock—no time need be lost in doing so. Frankly, I have Dot yet made up my mind whether we wouid be justified in establishing the system in Victpria with our comparatively email export trade—which, you will remember, haa only assumed large proportions during the past four years—though 1 have no hesitation in aaying that once under full way, and with good harvests, it would be a very great benefit to the farmers, who, I think, ehould get every possible encouragement. lam heartily in sympathy with them. I will, of conrae, present a report on my observa tions to the Government, and make recommendations one way or the other, but before anything is done in the matter—should it be deemed advisable to adopt the American system —I think the Government ought to con vene a conference of representatives of the farmers, shippers, ship-owners, and the Railway department, to come to some workable and mutually satisfac tory arrangement as to the manner in which the scheme should be carried into efftet."

MB ASHBTJBTOtf GtjARDIAU i tHttfWOAY, DSOUjMBEH 20, 1900

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poisoned Terrible Feelings. Loss of Sleep. Impurities often accumulate in the blood until they produce the most dangerous symptoms of poisoning. The appetite is lost, digestion weak ened, and nerves exhausted. Mrs. F. Flynn, of Adelaide, So. Aus tralia, sends us her photograph and says: «I used to have terrible feeling* come over me The doctors could do me no good. I could not sleep, my appetite left me, ana I waa a most miserable woman indeed. Having read oC AVER'S SarsaMrHa I thought I would try it. To my great sur prise, after taking only two bottles I found myself very much better in every way. After taking six "bottles all my disagreeable feeling* left me, and I was completely cured." If your bowels are constipated, take Ayer's Pills. They are gentle and sure. They cure biliousness, dyspepsia, and sick headache. Take them with Ayer's Sarsaparilla; one aids the other. Prepare* if Dr. J. C Am * Co.. Lowell, Mm., U.&A. ~~NEW ZEALAND INSUKANCE COMPANY. > ESTABLISHED ... ,» 1859. CAPITAL—ONE MILLION rfIHE Premier and Wealthiest Colonial X Company, Noted for Promptness and L beraHty Paid-up Capital and Reserves, £400,000. Fire and Marine Risks, i Also,—• I Risks on Growing Crops. Threshing Machine?, etc, accepted at lowest current rates. E. W. Hanmer, AGENT Dwelling of five rooms with verandah and scullery, oectrally situated on the south side of Moore Street. Possession can be given after Thursday next, 29th inst (D BULLOCK TO LET AT A LOW RENTAL SHOP and premises at the oorner o! the 1 dangle, fronting Cass Street and Wakanpi Road, leadlt gto the Post Office | and Railway Station j T BULLOCK | OTOUO7SuSf"OF IHE MORTGAGES' All A PRICE required for Lot 254, dbLLyj containing I acre, fronting Cambridge Street, Hampsteacf, together with 4 roomed cottage, &c, thereon. The property is well eituated. land good for garden purposes Full particulars furnished on application T BULLOCK* " Fjß~BauhT f|O ACRES 38 PERCHES AQ \?O ACRES 38 PEBOBE3 VO FRONTING Ford's Road, and being R S 21603, 21618,a8d 23368 with cottage and other improvements For full particulars apply to T BULLOCK """""•" isHBUKTON. FOR SALE, "YTALUABLE Town Section No 427, V containing i acre, Tonored Street, being the fifth section below Cass Street j good site for a dwelling house, having a northers aspect T BULLOCK. , ________ , TO LET. SQUARE Dwelling House of four rooms, with small stable, fronting Archibald Bbreeb, near the Railway Station. ! T BULLOCK Agent SMOKE ~ NOSEGAY TOBACCO, The Latest and Best) ftlannfactared by O Williams & Co Rich>» vad, V j* THE NZ. FARMERS' CO-OPEFATIVB ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY Ltd. WE have several really first-class Farm* for Bale on our books, and farmerr wishing to purchase would do well to call on us for particulars :— 520 Acres Rakaia District 365 „ „  500 t , Dromore „ 1000 „ Lauriston  1180  Springburn  750 „ - Wakftflui „ 1031 „ Chert „ 1858  Dromoi-e 9I T. F. GIBSON, Manager /SaRPENTERS'' TooTs^Tbedrook prices; \J Registrar Grateß from 12a 6d, Tiled Registrars and Mantlepieces complete, from 52s 6d. Our prices defy competition.— Habdley Bros. ASHBURTON PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. ______ y OANS GRANTED FROM c 825 and upwards, ab current rates. Full Particulars on application. Office —Tancred Street. Office Hours—9.3o a m till 4 p in Firßi) Tuesday in Month—9,3o am till p m s and 7 till 9pm V ALBERT ROBER Mi ager W" ANTIiD~ILNOWN—JDhafe J. Moison has received % large 1 offashion able Sammer Boots and Shoes of the beet material, also aboat to arrive new stock of the latest French Goods, and invites the Public for iuspectlon. J. M. being the only reliable and practical Bootmaker ia the town, this gives him superiority and facility to kaow the beet value and quality Repairs carried on just the same, in the cheapest, neateat, and moid fashionable Btyle. Be«t leathers used, and workmanship by the best of tradesmen, at The Hall, East Street, Ashburton, i __ FOR SALE, 1 Wood's Reaper and Binder that has only done 1 year's work



There are more human beings going about the world pale, listless and miserable, because what they eat does them no good, than ever poverty, Borrow and misfortune were accoun table for ; in fact;, the failures of this life have their origin more often in stomachic derangements than in mental and physical disabilities, as generally understood. Why is this 1 Wei!, ffom many canees, but chiiSy from the fact that disregarding symptoms, people will nob take care of themselves. Diet-, you say No ; cure first, diet afterwards and always. Take Impey's "May Apple" for Indigestion and liver trouble; then, diet as much as you like. It is a oertain cure, and cotts only 2j £dvt



CHARMING SPUING NOVELTIES. JUST OPENED: 50 CASES NEW GOODS. VTEW MILLINERY, FLOWERS, FEATHERS, RIBBON, *o. New Dreis.Fabrioi, Sergea, Costume Cloth; will:not ihrlnk^or ■pot«>ith rain. Noteltlw In Zephyrs, Prints, Fancy Piqnei, Spotted Muslins, Lnsbiei, plain;*;figowd. Special Value In Blaok Dress Goods of all kinds. Magnificent Asaortmenb of Plain and Figured Silks, Mantles; Comets, P D and OJB, and also various other makes ; Lace Curtains, White Counterpanes! Umbrella! and Sunshade*, all prices. Up-to-date Millinery, *cry stylish. DRK9BMAKING.—Ladies leaYlng their orders are getting ev«rv satisfaotioo inf fib and style* AILORING,—A thoroughly up to date Stock of Suitings and Tronsedng* In English, Scotch, Irish, and Colonial Tweeds, Satisfaction Gcabansbid, 10 Oases 'of LINOLEUM and CARPETS jast opened. ANDREW 0 R R . BELFAST AND FAIRFIELD FREEZING WORKS MANURES, ARE THE BEST 1 TJ'OR TURNIP, RAPE WHEAT, AND ANY OTHER CROP. ( SPECIAL MANURE can bo mad 3 for any kind of Soil, or description of crop. SATISFACTION GIVEN EVERYWHERE LAST SEASON. MANURE CAN BE SUPPLIED IN 1 Owt. or j 2"Cwt. SACKS Orders received b/ £'K1 KOr,AlSr>JKtl BBOK, LimlteA,, DAVID THOMAS, OR T*£*S IS.VL. FABMERB CO-I»FIiiBATIVE A HHUCIATIUN OF CANTERBURY, Limited., CANTEBBUEY FROZEN MEAT AND DAIRY PROPUCE EXPORT COMPANY. LIMITED. 8 80 F. WAYMOU'" Seor-Urjr. HAY FORKS. HAY FORKS TO FARMERS-- TTTE HAVE JUST OPENEDUP A SHTPMENT OF FORHS, RAKES, SCYTHES, SHABPENING STONES, HARVEST GLOVES, Etc. AH of the very latest) patterns from the besti nukers and specially selected for the coming harvest. ALSO,— TWO OASEB of BRITISH SILVER PLATEWARE ONE CASE of ENGLISH WATCHES TWO OASES OF SHEFFIELD CUTLERY ALL SUITABLE FOR XMaS AitfD WEDDING PRESENTS The public are Invited to walk la and inspect oor magnifioent etooks wifhoit being pressed to boy. , Ihe above goods are of good quality, chaste designs, and unequalled for value, and will last a life time, English Lever Watches ab • one guinea.' The best value ever offered. '(Carnet*' ab ten shilling!. Oorreob time keeper*. W. H. COLLINS & CO,. IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER & COAL MERCHANTS. 4GENT ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. WOOL SEASON 1900-1901 WE SHALL BE REPRESENTED at the Chrlstchuroh and Tintaru fixtures, an! have made satisfactory arrangements for disposing of CLIPS privately Ashbnrton* Consignments will be received ab our Asnburton or Tinwald stores, and [sent on to •ither Christcharoh or Timaru, free of all charges, except railage; Clients who wish to send thoir Wool direct from their neareeb railway station will ease consign as follows : — If intended for sale at ABhburton—Frledlande? Bros 1, Ltd Siding, Ashbartco If intended for sale ab Christohurch—Brown and Son's Siding, Addington If intended for sale or shipment at Timaru—Mill & Co'a Siding, Timaru If intended for ihipmen^at Itftteltou—N.Z|Bbipplng Go's Damping Shed, Lyttelton WOOLSACKS, TWINE BRANDING OIL, and all other Shearing Requisites supplied at lowest rates. Mums* S Q # 4MSMHM* Our Next Sale will take place at Tim&ru oa THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1900 * RIEDLA NDER BROS., LTD.



NATIONAL MORTGAGE & AGENCY I CO. OF N.Z, VET),; I TIMARtJ IMPROVED FARMS FOR SALE. 530 »orea Rangitata, 250 acree O!ar«mont, 280 acres Waitotis, 200 aorei Waihao, 250 acres Kingsdown, 1000 aero Otafo, 600 acres Totara, And othera of various tfaet in South Oanter bury Improved Farina for leaee, with right © purchase 1170 acres Fairlie, 505 acres Totara, and 265 acres Totara Albo unimproved agricultural and srrazina Trtns of various sizes on the RafnoHffe and Level* Estates, and two well improved S tntion p rj-ertlfo «~f 7foo srrr* e*ch NICHOLAS & PICKFOfD TTAVE Just Landed, ex ■,». Waimate, j their first ahlpment of SUMMER GOODS, INCLUDING I Ladiea' Croquet and Tennis Shoes. Gentlemen's Tennis, Bowling, and Cricketing SHOES & BOOTS, In Canvas, Parramatta, Glace Kid Back Skin, and Russian. Calf, The Best Assortment ever Shown in Aehbnrton. Inspecbion Invited. NICHOLAS & PICKFORD, BAST STREET. /GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE ** DEPARTMENT. Established 1870. EVERY POLICY GUARANTEED BY THE STATE. Bird's-eye View of Growth of Office. FUNDS, 1878 .. £292,523. 1898 .. £2,861,534. At the present time the Funds amount to over THREE MILLION POUNDS. Present Annual Income, over £400,000. THE leading London Insurance Journal, TJie Post Magazine and Insurance Monitor, pays,—"The only institution of the kind at present in existence managing its affairs on commercial principles is the Life Assurnncn JOepartment of the Colony of Now Zealand. Although the operations of the De partment are confined to a small colony, the figures reached are very lar^e, exceeding those of tbe great majority of British com panies. . . • Many of our companies at home might learn from it a useful lesson." J. H. IiICHARDSON, Commissioner. REMOVAL. EEID (jfeTGRAY. WE have pleasure in announcing that we have removed to Temporary Promises in BURNEITD BTRBET (Adjoining the Ashburton Club) Where we shall carry on our business pending the erection of Our Nbw Warehouse & Showroom. We art carrying a larger and more varied ■took of Implements and Fittings, 9> Deeriog " Machinery, Twine, Oils* And All Farmers' Requisites, And shall be glad to see our numerous friends at our Burnett Street Promisee, We have disposed of our Jobbing Depart ment to Messrs Kennedy and Mulr, whom we can confidently recommend »■ np to date tradesmen i REID & GRAY, R, B. RESTELL. Manager. *" FOR SALE RUIiDING SITES. 3 QUARTER Acres all adjoining—Nos 1128,1129, nod 1130, Cameron Street, on the upper side of the railway. There have been numerous enquiries for sections in the vicinity of these. To be aold on very easy terms of payment. Full partioui&rs on application. "m. J BULLOCK. FOB SALE "TTALUABLE Building Allotments, situ- V ftted at the corner of Caßs and Moore Streets, and being part of Town Sections 00 »nd 101 T TO LET. DWELLING of Six Rooms, also stable, together with 2 Acres of land fronting Charles Street), Atlenton, and near the Woollen FhCtory ; rental la 6d per week. Apply to T BULLOCK, Agent "~~__SALE _____ BUILDING Sites as followa :-T.S 795 | acre Cox Street East good land, 818 acre Aitken Street HTimrEfifiros. GAS AND SANITARY ENGINEERS. gea s 1 §3g 2 $ " S g.. | - | -§ | § S3 D 4 « g a QQ rpHE Trade Supplies always is Stock. Large quantity of Tubes and Fittings. BATHS, TANKS, SINKB, BABINS, Etc Estimates given. HAEDLEY BEOS-, East Street, Aahburton J. L. HIGGS HAS Paints, Oils, (Turps, Glass, Scrim 4c. ( also choice Puperhangings. PRIOEBLOW. High Glass Decorative Work a Bpeoiallt Don't forget. ~— Colbman'b Building, Tanored Street. :



DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU har hen so called "Just as Good" snbstitutes are recommended by your Detier j the motive is for self gain, because of increased p-^fit, SO BEWARE ! I HONDAI-LANKA CEYLON TEA on a SEALED LEAD PACKET ia your guide and safeguard. Gold Medal Paris Exhibition awarded to Maharajah Brand Ho 1, in Commercial lea Class. Local Agents—Meser« Shearman Broe , Carson and 8on JB, Cooch and Co., Aehburton ; inwaldi Mr Gudeell; Mebhven, Hibbs Bros. ; Rakaia & Chertsey, Meßsrs Shannon Broi. ASK YOUB SHOE DEALEE FOR EVERY Y~/P . . ENCOURAGE PAIB / OOLOHIAL auunno. BOOTS & SHOES, «DC SIBI MANUFACTURED BY ! S. ANDERSON, TIMARU. J. SEALY & CO., THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED SEED FIRM IN ASHBURTON. Jri D f~\ ARE abill to the front, and are prepared to supply their many • Jst (Xf \jO* Patrons with reliable SEEDS, of every desoription^THAT WILL GROW, ab lowest market races. SEEDS FOR THIS FARM, VEGETABLE SEEDS, FLOWER SEEDS, & GARDEN REQUISITES of every description, Direct from the Geowbbs and Manufactobehs. Our Stocks'of NEW SEASON'S SEEDS are from the Celebrated Firms,' James Carter & Co, London, and Peter Laweon & Son, Edinburgh, and they are of the best quality obtainable. FRUIT. FRUIT. FRUIT. LAKOE STOCKS of all Seasonable FRUITS always on hand. MELLOR'S ZE A LANDIA BOOT STORE |}r|/| I xjlJl^**^ r "FHE ONLY up to date 80-t SLop in Aehburton. For real good Value, Style, and Fitting try the «*ZEALANDI BOOTS Every pair guaranteed- Remember our Price Is the CHEAPEST, and oar Stock the LARGEST in Canterbury. If you want good Value for very little |Money, that be sure you GOTO IV/TfTT T OT^'^% ZEALANDIA BOOT STORE, TANORKD TRFFT, ftSHBUBTJN NOTICE TO FARMERS. ■^ B ARE GASH BUYERS OF PRIME MILLING WHEAT IN AMI QUANTITY Please take your Samples to the Mill We can supply Oorasacks at cost price. GRISTING DONE ON FABMFES ACCOEKT. CANTERBURY ROLLER FLOUR MILLS. (ROLLITT AND 00.,) D. WOOD, Manager 17th Maroh, 1900. SECOKE A SHARE OF THE PBOFITS OF THE Australian Mutual Provident (Society FOR THE CURRENT lEAK, BY EFFECTING A LIFE ASSURANCE POLICY WITH THAT OFFICE BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR. NOTE.—The amount of PROFIT distributed amongst the Policyholders for the One Year, 1899, exceeded FIVE HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND POUNDS CASH. ACTUAL EXAMPLES Of BONUS DECLARED as at 31st December, 1899, on Whole-Life Policies effected daring OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, and DECEMBER, 1899. | 1899 RbvbbuJiok' Policy No. Age Sum Assured Peemium Faid aky Bonui. ' ~"~~ J8 ~~" £ b d £ n d 408,654 16 4CO 6 11 0 5 8 0 408,621 22 1000 19 14 2 14 14 0 408,565 25 500 10 13 4 7 8 0 408,497 29 1000 23 10 10 14 6 0 408,420 36 500 14 5 5 6 14 0 408,530 42 £00 17 4 7 6 16 0 BONUSES VEST WHEN POLICIES HAVE BEEN TWO (2) YEARS IN FORCE. Remember the Name of. Office and Address, because sr« other Australasian Mutual Office Divides Profits Yearly. Branch Office-CUSTOM-HOOSE QUAY, WELLINGTON. EDWARD W LOWE, Residenb Secretary, Dleferlct Offiee—OATEEDRAL SQUARE. OHRISTCHURCH. JAMES HAIR, District Seoretary. i ,



TO LET, AT A. REDUCED RENTAL /COMMODIOUS Staples, Loose Boxes. \J and Loft overhead, originally occupied by M Hobbe, fronting the Racecourse j »nd the square Dwelling House of 4 room* and (toullery, together with about 4 aorM of land: The whole to be let to a good tenant at tbt low rental of £35 peraDDnm. Apply to T BULLOCK, Agent H. Matson & Co.. Stock Brokers & Auctioneer*, OHRISTCHUBCH. To Farmers, Stock Owners and PaUio generally of the AshbartcnConnty* Gentlemen, — WE beg to Intimate that, If at an time you have business to transact In Ohristchurch, we shall be glad to act on yoar behalf. In the event of jroor sending sheep or cattle to oar Addinghra or other markets for sale, by pnbiie auction or privately, we know that yon 'will not regret choosing oar firm as foot salesmen. We have frequent orders from London and elsewhere for Froten Meat;, and are In a position to buy parcels in the Works. If you prefer to sell your frozen meat In the colony, rather than shipping It to London, please communicate with as, stating prices, numbers and grades. If you desire to sell year property, we shall be glad to receive particulars as to the acreage, locality and price, and we will then insert in th« next issue of our Quarterly Land & Property Registos these particulars, free of cost to you ; at the same time, we allow yoo a free band to dispose of your property privately, or through other Agents' bands, we only claiming commission when a sale has been effected through our Instramentallty. We have numerous enquiries from all parts of the colony, our connections being large and extensive. We invite your correspondence on any class of business you msy be disposed to place in our hands, it being a pleasure for us to communicate with you, as occasion may require.—l hacking you in anticipa tion, we are, Yours faithfull-, H. MATSON ft Go. 164, Cashel Street, Christchutch NICOLL BEOS. iccix. £ F Njcoia, L A Nicou* Merchants & General Agents, BUYEBB OF FAT SHIIP & LAMBB. 4. GENTS FOR— Chrlstchuroh Meat Cot, Ltd ■■-. Islington Fertilisers Little's Sheep Dip Ocean, Accident and GuaranUa Qorpora tion, Ltd] ■; United Insur&ucc Co., Ltd. (Fire and Marine.) ■-■:•.•,- y... GRAIJ* BOUGHT AND BOLD ON COM MISSION We shall be pleased to receive samples from farmers who^have parcels for disposal. Station Books Kew and Atronntrt We have received sums "of Trn«t Monies. ranging from £100 to £1000, to lend on Freehold ieouritles atfl£ and 5 per cent. F X U~I T. We receive regular Consignments from Auckland, Sydney, and the Islands ,and have in efcock Apples, Pears, and Fruit io se-ison all the year round* SEEDS. We Block Clovrs Ryegrass, Bape, and Turoip Seed of reliable quality. THE OHRISTUHUROH MEAT 00, Limited. ISLINGTON MANUEES t % Especially prepared for WHEAT, TCBNIPB, EAPB and any other crop, and to fuit any description of soiL Gre a tly a reased production wherever used. Satisf cbion gireo everywhere* NiootL Bbos< store five varieties of th celebrated fertiliser. Price on application Allowance made for quantities. Letters will receive prompt attention. NICOLL BROS, District Agent*. Dalgety and Company LIMITED. Head Office— 52 Lombard Street, London, £.0. MERCHANTS. WOOL AND GRAIN BROKERS AUCTIONEERS AND VALUATORS, STOCK, STATION, FINANCIAL. & SHIPPING AGEKTS. BRANCHES : Chrlstchurch, Dunedln, »nd Napier. AGENCIES : limaru, Oamaru, and Gore. SPECJAL ANNODNOEMENT D'iLGETY AND COMPANY, LIMITED, desire to Intimate to the Farming Community of Sooth Canter bury that they have opened a BRANCH OFFICE in TIMARD. DALGETY AND COMPANY, LTtf., are prepared to receive consignments WOOL, TALLOW, ft ALL KINDS''Of PRODUCE For Local Sale or Shipment to the EUROPEAN AND AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES MADE on Favourable Terms on Growing Clips of Wool; also Tallow, Grain, Skin*, and other Produce, consigned for sa|e In the London. Australian, and local markete; NO COMMISSION CHARGED ON ADVANCES. Farmers' Accounts kept free of charge, and financed at lowest current rates o interest. Stock Sales held at the different sale* yards throughout Canterbury; Woolpacks and other Station Requisites always qn band. Tim aru"""ofpiob, STAFFORD STREET, Opposite Bank of New Zealand. '.■'■-.■173