An Urgent Hew Zealand Question.

The following is abridged from a paper by Mr T W Adams, of Green dale, o*nterbury. Few men, if any, in New Zealand have devoted as much time to the question of tree planting on the Canterbury plains aa Mr Adams has done, and although thirty five years* experience is hardly sufficient lime t© indicate with unerring preci sion the beat timber trees to plant tbe time is quite long enough to speak authoritatively on the question of the suitability or otherwise of the largo numbers of deciduous and evergreen trees which are under observation at Greendale, and it is fair to assume that those trees which are making re gular yearly growth will, in all pro bability, prove the best of timber. An exception is the Pinna insignia, which has produced timber suitable for lawing into boards, of excellent quality Mr Adams says that tbe rapid rise in fb« price of sawn timber is calling the attention of all, even the unthink ing, to the desirableness ot providing a supply of wood for the future. A cheap timber will be required in large quantities for packing-cases of various kinds, For such purposes it is likely tha? no other tree will prove so a eful and profitable as the Pinus insigcie. Th« insignia is truly a remarkable tree, growing much faster than any other yet introduced to New Zealand, and from experiments that have al ready betn made, it seems well suited for making bntter boxes—not tainting the butter in the least ; and if butter can ba carried in boxes made of the wood of Pinus Insignis there is no other exportable article that the wood wonld not be suitable for The fastest growing and most pro fitable trees to produce strong, hard wooded timber, suitable for building purposes, will likely be found in ths eucalypti of Australia. The blue gum can no longer be recommended, as the frosts have proved too severe to allow of its successful growth : but near the sea, and strange to say, in many places on the higher plains, near the bills, the blue gum escapes without much injury. In most parts of New Zealand, for a quick return no trees are more snitable than the two seen everywhere, namely, Pinna insignis and Eucalyptus globulus. The oak grows much faster than in England, but it is so entirely eclipsed in its rate of growth by several of the Australian gams, the wood of which would serve the purpose of the oak in most cases, that I would think it wonld be more than twice as profitable to grow such gums as Eucalyptus Stewartiana, c. coriacea, c. Gunni, c, nrnigera, c. coc cttera and «-; amygdalina. all of which are very hardy Although tbe English hard wooded trees, such as the oak, elm, ash, eto, would not prove so profitable as the eucalyptic named, their cultivation should not be neglected, as for special purposes there can be do doubt they will be found very usefol.and for scenic effect they far surpass any of the Australian gums. An oak planted here in tbe months of Jane, 1869. is now 4ft Sin in circumference two feet from the ground, with a beautiful straight bole aod a wide spreading head. On the Canter bury plains, unless under exceptional circumstances, the ash nukes very little progress, partly, I think, because its growing *a»son is short, and that dur ing the months when tho hot winds are most prevalent. This is to be regretted, as tho wood of tho ash is better for tool hand Irs and many other special purposes, th»n any of the Australian or New Zealand woods. No doubt in many parts of New Zealand it will grow t> perfection, arid where it ceo be success fully grown it should certainly be planted, as there will always be a good demand for tho timber by coach builders and others, and it does not require to be of a great age before it is fit for cutting into shafts, tool handles, etc. Th® elm grows better than the ash, but as trie gams would serve all the purposes for which the wood of the elm io used, and grotr so much faster, the gums would certainly be more profitable to plant, although they could never compete with the elm in its stateliness of growth. Every lover of trees should plant a few elms, as their abundant but rather loose foliage adds much beauty to (he woodland scene. Ia New Zealand the tree grows very erect, with very little taper in the trank, and certainly is the most pro liaising of thirty or more species of pines with which I have experimented, and will grow on the Canterbury Plains more than twice as fast as the larch. It makes hut very small side branches, and is altogether a sawmiller'a tree, and I have no doubt, from what I have seen of it, that the timber grown here will be of excellent quality. Another advantage it possesses & ia having small seeds, so that it can be raised cfasaply. It grows to 100 feet in height;. a tree here is now forty feet, with a beautiful trunk.

A tires closely related to tho Oorsicao ] pine, and sometimes spoken of aa a I ▼•riety, ii tho Aastrian pine, bat In j Its manner o! growth it is very distinct, for while the Oorsicao is noticeable for Its freeneus from strong Bide branches, th© Austrian has very stout and etroag side branches that will grow In the i teeth of * north-wester better than any other pine with which lam ac quainted, It will also grow in most unlikely places., standing severe droughts in a remarkable manner, and anyone having a piece of shingly ground, anfit for anything else, would do well to try the Austrian pme{f?iDaa Anstrsca.) It is somewhat liable to the aphis blight, which is the rain of the Scotch pine, but it does not »co cuoib to it as the Scotch pine does. No pine is better adapted to form wind breaks than tbe Attstrian pine. Its wood is ?ery knotty, bat for saofa par poser as posts and other fencing mate rial it will be found very suitable, and if planted thickly, so as to prevent the development of the side growth, would »ftk® pxcellenfe trees for sawing into timber, It hof a dark shade of green, «nd the Black Forest ia §o called, It is iftid, from the deep green of those trees. If in the ftifcare railways are to be bail, in tie «amo manner as at tho present time, the planter will do well when planting to select sue_t trees as •re known to be durable m eleepen

Several New Z°aland woods seem \ suitable for this purpose, and are used j in different parts of the colony, but it 5 is questionable whether any of them } would b© bo profitable to plant for this purpose as of the species that have been introduced from other countries. It is a common idea that native trees are difficult to propagate and grow, but. where the conditions are favourable j this is not so, although most of them j grow slowly, and in this respect are a great contrast to the Australian treßß. For such purposes as weather boarding, s'eepers, posts, and any other position in contact with the soil, no other tree in my estimation, is likely to prove co useful and profitable aa the Cjrsloan pine (Pinus laricio), Other pines that so far have shown tin ir adaptability to the conditions on tbe Canterbury Plains are the large coned pine (Pious Ooulteri) : Pinus tuberculata, another rapid growing tree of a very spreading habit, and with cones that remain closed for many y* ars ; Pinus maricata, another good shelter tree, looking in its youth like the Pinus insignis but never making the same sized trees, the confla (like those of tuberculata) remain on many years, some in Canterbury have cones on them unopened after they have been j on the trees twenty five years. Pinna Sabiniana is a very distinct tree, the foliage soon drops off, bat the tree is •ac of the best to plant in very dry places. It would succeed where the Austrian pine grows. As timber trees there are others that will be found adapted to different lo calities in New Zealand. In sheltered valleys where there Is a sufficient rain fall, there can be no doubt but that tho Abies Douglasii will prove a very valuable forest tree, and experiments should be made with this very rapid growing, beautiful tree In all such places. In England and Scotland It ts being very largely planted. Thuja gigantea is another tree that gives promise of making a good forest tree In this country, although it is nob adapted to stand the extreme occasional droughts of the Canterbury Plains. It is pleasant to find that there is an awakened interest being taken in New Zealand In tree planting. Forestry Is eminently a subjecb for the State to bake in hand. This was early recognised at the Governments of Europe, anl lb ts very much to be hoped that onr New Zealand Government will take up the matter earnestly. Two or three spasmodic at* tempts have been made, bub the Forest Department has always been the first to feel the effects of a falling revenue, and the work started has been abandoned. In no part of New Zealand has so much planting been done by private enterprise as In Canterbury, and some public bodies ! have done a fair amount in this direction; bat, unfortunately, drought and frosts have shown that many of the trees planted are unsuitable for the severe conditions occasionally experienced. The planting, of necessity, has been of an experimental oharacter, but now, after fifty years, ib may be fairly supposed thab we are In possession of an amount of valuable Information that would be worth collecting by the State. In planning trees ib is particularly desirable that the right kinds for the position they are to occupy should be planted, seeing that the crop cannot be changed as an ordinary farm crop can, bub will remain for the life time of the Individual who plants them. To be a saccessf al raiser of trees one requires the same qualities as "are required to be sucae'.sful in other branches of cultivation and more, as It requires many more yean of sticking at lb to produce a tree thf»n a crop of corn or a crop of root?. In planting trees, too, unless the planter la a young man, he will not plant with the hope of much financial benefit bo himself, but will require to take a broader view of life, and planb because he believes thab, for the greatest happiness of his successors lb Is desirable that they should have the almost indispensable links in the golden chain of their prosperity aa cultivators of the sol!—fields, forests, and firesides.

THE ASHBUMGN GUARDIAN : MONDAY* AUGUST 19, 190J,

Printed and published by AtFBEn John Tybkell-Baxtjbb, of Burnett sbreeb easb, for bhe Proprietors, Robert Bell and Henby Adam Maoeay, ab bheir Print'ng Office Burnebb Sbreeb, AshbttEton * MONDAY, AUGUST 1?, 1901



Sandbe & Sons Eucalypti Extbact,— Under the distinguished patronage of His Majesby the King of Italy, awarded Diploma at the International Exhibition, Amsterdam, acknowledged by Medical Clinics and Uni versities all over the globe. That the crude, resinous oils, which are now foisted upon the public under bhe name of Eucalyp Extracts, may nob be mistaken for Sander & Sons' Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract, we abate :—lb is proved by tests aiade by bhe Medical Clinics of bhe Universities ab Bonn and Gr.eiewa.d (Prussia), that only products thab are saturated with oxygen and freed of acids, resinous and obher substances adherent bo primary distillation, will develop bhe curabive properties possessed by the planb; To avoid bhe appalling consequences result ing from tbe application of substitutes, etc., in croup, bronchitis, diphtheria, dysentery internal Inflammation, etc., ioslvb 'n getting Saw dee, and i-'ons' Puiia Voi itihh Euoa -.Vpti Extract, and be tafe



C^. That man j failed to shut ' i^^^OJjiji^^^- the strong draft struck you ■"^-r___-__«-_H- * squarely in the v\_//^/ / "^ <*raffc means S\jT /1 a col(*' a cough, *jdsm_%W_\ I pneumonia, and / often tbe beginning '**_%______ of consumption 'g|f You shun a draft. But U^Sw y°u canlt "when riding in UMmW tlie s t ree k. carS ; either in \jggm the closed or open cars. Then (fftff keep at hand a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral It will cure a "street-car cold" in a night. The moment you feel chilly or feverish, want to cough, or have any tightness in the chest take a dose. The relief is immediate. Put up in large and small bottles. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral Plaster is a great aid to tbe Cherry Pectoral. Placed directly over the painful lung, it draws out all soreness, relieves congestion, and imparts great strength.



BUSINESS NOTICES LIEWELLYH OWEsI M.O.S M.. CERTIFICATED TEACHER, Local Representative of bhe London College of Music and of bhe Musical International College, TTJILL Resume Music Lessons (praabical VV and theoretical on FEBRUARY 4. Students prepared for any examination held in the Colony. Candidates presented, 107 ; average marks obtained 93 per cent



fe». MoBBIDE, Monumental Sculptor, 60 Stafford St, Timaru tA LWAYS In Stock—A fireb JtjL olasa selection of Marble and Granite Monumentß, Designs and Esbimabes ma be inspected ab bhe establisbmenb otJMr John Wilson, Painber Burnebb Streeb, Ashburton Letter Cubbing in any style J. V. DE BEER WATCHMAKER * JEWELLER JUST Arrived, TWO CASES OF Electroplate and Sterling Silver Ware rom the celebrated Manufacturers WALKER & HALL, SHEFFIELD. Articles suitable for Presentation!? and Wedding Prese. ! a Specialty, INSPECTION INVITED.



WATCHES. Another Parcel of three dozen NICKEL KEYLESS LEVERS at 27a This Is the watch thab haa given such unfailing satisfaction, thab ib is needless to mention its numerous excellent qnali ties. Everyone sold is an adverlisemenb In Itself. NEW JEWELLERY Si ENGAGEMENT RINGS. &2Q Brooches, Bracelets. Bangles, Muff chains< The Newesb Novelties in Gold Charms The Latest Apoliances and Appointment FOR SIGHT TESTING just to hand J. V. DE BEER East Sbreeb, Ashburbon



THE NEW ZEALAND FARMERS O&l OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION OF CANTERBURY, Ltd Offieee, Warehonaea, and Grab* Stcrea Weab Sbreeb, Aabburbef.. EVERY Descr.pbion of Farmers Requisites at lowest rates. Groceries, Hardware Saddlery, Comsacka, Woolpacks, Twine, ! Oils' Tinware Horse Covers Soft Goods & Boobs GRAIN SOLD ON COMMISSION. Having reliable Information from enr Agents In obher parts of the Colonies, we are in a position to obtain higheab possible price, for all grain placed In our hands for disposal, Shareholders should be particularly care ful bo enquire from us and inspect onr goods before ordering elsewhere. WE have several really first-class Farm for Sale on car books, and farmer wishing to purchase would do well be call on us for particulars :—vi 370 „ Springburn 108 „ Mounb Somen 1000 Acres Lauriabon District 750 „ Wakaaul „ iO3l „ Chertsey „ 1953 „ Dromore „ 1180 „ Springburn w '*'0 .» »» .i SQOO ;, !__,*• ,J (la late to soil p* »» 2000 „ Mibcfep- -rohaseia 400 „ Fair? •» »» 1000 Maw j6^ « 700 M * c Alford 700 y Newlands 300 . Overdale " " ID. F GIBSON Manager



BUSINESS NOTICES J. L. HIGGS. Tanobbd Stkehto PAINTER QIGN WRITER, O T)APER. HANGER, ETO FOR GLASS, PAINTS, WALL PAPEKS Etc., TRY J JL.. HIGGS, | Yon will geb value for year Money. ESTIMATES GIVEN For work in all branches of the trade, I^bleyXsons" HAVING taken over the late Mb Osbobn Coombe's connection, will vißib Ash burton and surrounding districts three t.mei. per annum, viz, March, July and November. Orders may be left ab bhe Commercial) Hobel or with Mr Llewellyn Owen at b* Monio Studio, Arcade Chambers, Ashbnr'



KAYE & GARTER ARE CASH BUYERS, highest current rabss, all FARM PRODUCE. Agents tor Sutton's and Lawson Unrivalled Seeds. Km Season's Supplies of RAPE, TURNIP, MANGEL CLOVERS, & &0, JUST LANDED. LARGE STORES ab LYTTELTO EXTENSIVE CLEANIN& MACHINERY. CORNS AUKS always on hand; KAYE & CARTER, OHRISTOHUROH THE most up to date novelty of the day Patty Pan bakjpg powder gmoke New Yeafla



FOR " 'WATCHES. OLOOKS, SILVER AND El/ SEASONABLE ¥ iOVELTIES, Eto, GO TO G" '\fESSON, Practical Wabohmaker and weller Bureett Street, foppoaibe Somerset Hotel Ashburton. —Eepairs v Specialty.— Presentation Committees liberally d«alt witb.



BUSINEBB NOTICES _________________ 1 WHERE TO BUY. Great Clearance Sale Now Going On 0- High-class Drapery & Clothing FOR A FEW WEEKS ONLY. BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT. TTNBOUNDED SUCCESS OF A. ORR'S GREAT DRAPERY SALE. French Dress Fabrics—6a will purchase a gooi costume Ladles' Black and Colored Jackets 6a Jld to 12* 6d Ladies' Good Umbrellas, non cutting covers, 2s lid to 9s 6d Ladles' Hemmed Handkerchiefs 2s per dozen Ladles' Macintoshes, special value, greatly reduced Ladles' Mantles, Broche Silk, at half price Best Colonial White Blankets 16s 6d, 18* 6d, 21s 6d to 30a Men's Suits from 20s, grand value, all sizes Men's Framed Felb Hats, tremendous reductions, from 4g 6d. A lot of Bmall 8.298, good quality, ab 6d and Is each Men's Waterproof Goate, special reduction TAILORING DEPARTMFNT- Suits to measure from £3 3s DRESSMAKING, as usual, ab satisfactory prices BOOTS, BOOTS-Magnificent Stock of Ladies* and Gents' Boots^and Shoes at greatly reduced prices |fe|_J_-J-M_ fl-_-»X*««HPi^»a_v ANDREW ORR.



OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT, ANDREW MACPHERSON (LATE OF JOHN ORR & 00.) WISHES to inform the Public and hia Old Friends thab he haa COMMENCED BUSINESS on hi. own account, as GENERAL IRONMONGER — In the Premises lately occupied by Messrs Mitchell & Turner, Tancred Streeb. Having bought my Stock at a very low price, I am prepared to sell same ab lowest possible prices. __ BUILDERS' IRONMONGERY A SPECIALTY. Call and see for yourselves ; every article being of best quality. Orders by poab, etc, promptly atbended to. Dp nob ferget the address ANDREW MACPHERSON, RONMONGER, TANCRED STREET 7 195



KEEP YOUR ROOMS WARM OIL STOVES. OIL STOVES JUST LANDED 144 Oil Stoves, which mußt be sold from gg Q& each Will warm your Bedroom in ten minutes at a cost of less than 2d Donb Fail to take advantage of this offer. WESTPORT COAL. Always in Stock. Also Newcastle Goal of very best quality. Shag Point, the most economical in the market. SHORT FIREWOOD IN ANY QUANTITY Orders left at our East Street Office will receive prompt attention W. H. COLLINS & CO., IRONMONGERS, PAINTERS, TIMBER & GOAL MERCHANTS. Agents Boyal Insurance Compaktt Telephone No 64 _____ m _______________m__m_ m m^mmmmmmmmmmmmmm^mmmmmmmm^mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm fgg* JUST IN TIME GUNS. GUNS. GUNS. Single and Double Barrel, from 80s to £7 10s CARTRIDGES- '^"CAKTRIBGES. Eley's Blue, Smokelens, and Universal J NEW OLUB, NEW RIVAL HORSE~~CLIPPERS CHEAP AND GOOD. T> A\Tnt.C! ("Orion/" ZealMa/'aud " Scott b") Register Jttjf\.ll Ixll^ Grates, Mantel Pieces, Garden and Carpenters -Tools, Lamps, Builders' and Furnishing Ironmongery, etc. Kindly Pay Me a Visit, and Save Money. G. MEDDINS, The People s Ironmonger, Burnett Street, Opposite Arcade



MITCHELL AND TURNER DRAPERS [AND CLOTHIERSJ



BUSINESS NOTICES ] WANTED, 20,000 Hares. . ITfTE Have appointed Messrs Annex. Bros, to acb as our AGENTS For ABhburtoa and District, and they will pay Top Prices. Consign to— TONKIN AND CO.,



TO BE PUBL SHED IN APRIL, 1802, A COMPLETE and Reliable Directory FOR CANTERBURY^ NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, and WESTLAND. STONE, SO™ AND CO., Publishers of the well known Stone's Otago and Southland Directory and Bton6's Wei | ling ton, Hawke's Bay, and Taranaki j Directory, etc, have the honor to notify bheir inbenbion bo oompile and pub a thoroughly complete and reliable DIRECTORY, bo be enbibled :— STONE'S CANTERBURY, NELSON, MARL BOROUGH & WESTLAND DIRECTORY, AND NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL. APRIL, 1902. Edlbed by John Stone. Will conbain more bhan twice the amount matter given in any previously issued Direobory of Canterbury. Price : If ordered before publication, 10s_6d after publication, 12s 6d. 6 13 IMPORTANT TO LADIES. DEAR Sir, — For the last twelve months I have been completely run down, suffering from Nervous Debility, Extreme Weakness, and other ailments incidental to my sex. My condition was such I was quite unable to get aboub, or to do anything ab all. When I heard of the great benefit other sufferers had derived from the use of Pi__ntekoa. I procured a bottle, using Ib as directed, and the result was as gratifying as ib was astonlshihg. I became quite well again, and able to geb aboub as usual. I have much pleasure in sending you these few lines, make what you like of them. Years truly, Mes J. Row; P.S.—I oan also recommend Planeekoa as a good medicine for ths blood and strengthening the system Kalwarra, February 21sb, 1901 Dear Sir, —Several months ago I had a very severe attack of influenzi, which left me very much run down, and hardly able to stand, or evee use my hands. My wrists and ankles were much swollen, and very painful. Several things I tried without effecb. A friend advised me to give Piantekoa a trial, which I did, and I am happy to say before I had finished the second bottle I was thoronghlycnred, and I may say I have felt no return whatever. I should like, also, to say a word for Piantekoa Ointment. My husband for a long time had badly cracked hands, (owing largely, no doubt, to the nature of his work;, which defied all efforts at heal ing ; but when we once tried Piantekoa Ointment, the effect was wonderful. For chapped or cracked hands, cuts, etc., it Is the very best and pafeat remedy, and Is one of those thing mo home is complete without. Yours sincerely, Mrs Wainright The Proprietor of Piantekoa Remedies receives fresh testimony every day from sufferers who have been cured fey their use. For chilblains and chapped hands use the mighty healer, Piantekoa Olnt menb. You can geb a sample tin fo,r sixpence Obtainable from your . chemist or storekeeper or Jackson, East Street, Ashburton



BUSINESS NOTICES PORT. SPORT SPORT GUNSf GUNS. GUNS. HABDLFY BROS* EAST STREET, HAVE TO HAND, direob from the Manufacturers, a large Consignment _f the Famous NEW RIVAL PARTRIDGES. Large supplies also arriving of Eley's Amberite, Blue Shutze, Kynock's Nobelß, eto. Special clearance of Wire Cartridges. '• owing bo being overstocked, GUNS, GUNS. For First-class Guns, ab a low price, give us a trial ; our prices defy competition. GUNS of all makes REPAIRED and put > in firsb-olas's order by a Practical Gunsmith, __\r_-C_FI!SBB*'-"■ HARDLEY BROS



THE DAINTIEST LITTLE WHEEL THAT EVER WAS" " The Bambler. v HAVING sold out of my old stock of theee superior Bicycles, I have usb opened up a fresh consignment of bhe LATEST PATTERN " RAMBLER" SPECIAL LIGHT RACERS, ROAD RACERS, & ROADSTERS . n all sizes and all fitted with th eve* asting G & J detachable Tyre. « _C_BE__s R'ZAIBJLiJtDXCij CALL A&B INSPECT THE STOOK. Prioe Easy. Riding Easy. Machines the Strongest Earth. ACCESSORIES IN STOCK., OTHER MA&ES FITTED WITH G & J TYRES* D.. THOMAS. GENTS Court shoes from 7s 6d Ladleß evening ehoeßfrom 3a 9d ab D STOCK'S ' f Blue Boob Store tpARMER3 and obhers, prepare for the' 1 Winter, and have your Home made . cheery and bright with tbe powerful ■ acetylene Gas. Estimates given by Hardley I BeosJITB ! ■ ' " — " :' ; ' ' BOOTS, Boots, Boots—The Cheapest' House in Ashburton for Boots is ' Mellob's Zealandia Boot Store



AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH : Head Office, Cnatom-houso Quay Wellington. Local Board os Directors : The Hon, Morgan S. Grace, M.D 0.M.G., M.L.O. (Chairman) The Hon. Charlea J. Johnston, M.L.O' (Deputy Chairman) Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Hon. Edward Richardson, O.M.G. M.L.G. Tohn Duncan, Eeq. '^MEDICAI, OFFICER Dr. G E Anson, M.D., M.R.O England HPHE Oldesb, Wealthiest, and mos X Prosperous AUSTRALAN LIFE OFFICE ANJ> THE LARGEST MUTUAL OFFICE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE. The only Mutual Life Office which de clares A BONUS EVERY YEAR The Method of Valuation adopted by this Society is of the most stringent Character, and Ensures a larger Reserve to meet Liabilities than that held by at_d other Office In the Australasian Colonies. ACCUMULATED FUND EXCEEDS £16,500,000 (SIXTEEN AND A HALF MILLIONS) STERLING, ANNUAL INCOME EXCEEDS £2,000,000 (TWO MILLIONS) STERLING. Policies in force 151,74 Sum Assured £45,628,09 Cash Bonuses Divided ... £8,815,73



WANTED Known~A Great Stock Taking Sale Is now on ab Melloks Zealandia Boob Store WANTED Known —Thab we stock large ranges of Carpeb Squares in all sizes « new colourings in Skin Mats and Bugs, jusb opened~MiTOHELL & .Tubner ONCE again our Great Stock Taking Sale Is ab hand. Great Bargains ab Mem.ob's Zealandia Boob Store THE " LILY STARCH " ia tupedor , any. Housewives will find ib most economical. Sold by all storekeepers 5 312 1 r> EMEMBKR for one month only— , !T_» Mellor's Stock Taking Boob Sa^e will last. Come early for bargains WANTED— Ladies visiting Dunedin will find Hendy's Hairdressing Saloons, Princess sbreeb, replete with every comfort for Hairdressing, Shampooing, Singeing, eto Toileb goods of every description T) EMEMBER Mellok's Greab Stock k\> Taking Boot Sale is now on. Great Bargains at Mellor'a WANTED— Ladies desirous of dreading bhe hair in presenb becoming fashions should send for the new Gelßha Frames; all odours. Sent post free for Is 9d from the manufacturer, A M Hendy, Hairdresser, Pnnedin, 85 WANTED — 1000 People to try Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store or good cheap Foot Wear ITCHY Chilblains are relieved instantly and quickly cured byJLoASEY's Koolibah sura cure WANTED Known-The Kapld Lightning Shirb Gloss is sold ! ab all Grocers ; a wo__erfnl Shirt glaze OOLIBAH Cures all PainV*Sbr"lnß,' Bruises, Stiff Joints, eto. Try ib for Chilblains S~T GEORGE J3.MS excel all others they are delirious, Sold by all etor keepers 5 31 C~BILBLAINS relieved instantly of al Irribablon by Loasby' Koolibah. Few a plicabions cure _ ONE Minute, Please—Have you heard thab Mellor's Greab Boot Sale la now on



BONUSES. Cash Bonus for one year, 1899, £506,138 yielding Reversionary Bonuses amount ing to £942,500, after making epecta reserves. Cash Bonuses declared or last five years, over Two Millions, yielding Reversion ary Bonuses exceeding Four Millions. ASSURE YOUR LIFE IN THB M.P, SOCIETY, And Secure a BONUS EVERY YEAR. expenses of Management—9 Per Cent on the Total Income. .Edward W. Lowe, Resident Secrebary Btmtih Office- Custom House Quay, Wellington. Jambs Hais, District Secretary. Dlstricb Office , Cathdral gy»_* Chsietetwroli ,



ST GEORGE Potted and Preserved Meats -—Tongues, Table Delicacies, eto—have no equal. All storekeepers 5 314 PATTY Pan baking powder wanta one brlal wibhout prejudice, bwo patby pans cr nothing WONDERFUL value for little money ab Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store _ _ ___- : -___ >....W" « , J USD arrived a large assortment of evening bhoea in glace,kid calf, patent white satin, etc, ab D Stock JUST Fancy—Ladles' Prebby Evening Shoes only 2s lid, ab Mellor's Zealandia Boot Sbore PATTY Pan baking powder contains a pabby pan at each end of tin. HAT prize takers for pasbry uses Fabby Pan baking powder the greab novelty. - WISE Mothers — Remember thab Mellor's Greab Bargain Sale is now on ST GEORGE Manufactured Goods of various kinds are the besb. Try bhem Procurable from all storekeepers 5 311 WANTED— For promobing an abundanb and luxurious growbh of hair there is nothing to equal Hendy's Egg Julep ;it arrests all dandruff, and leaves the hair beautifully glossy. Bottles Is ; on sale ab H E Bonnington's, Chemlab. WANTED Known —Great Clearing Boot Sale ab Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store _ rilHE~Orowning Gloryof a Woman is her X Hair. For promoting an abundant and luxurious growth of hair there is nothing to equal Hbndy's Egg Julep. Boiblea 13, ab H E Bonninton'a, Chemist. ATTY Pan baking powder w the greab est novelty you ever Baw. Sold all grocers. WANTED Known — Men's Good Shooter Boots only 8s 13d, ab Mellor's Zealandia Boob Store PATT- Pan baking powder the great novelty, two pabby k tins for nothing grocere.- FOR Sale, cheap, for Cash—Several bun dred pairs of Boats and Shoeß. Apply ' Mbi&or's Zealand a 800. Store



BUSINESS NOTICES MONEY. MONEY TO LEND on Freehold . Security, in sums to suit borrowers. Apply to MR C, W. PURNELL, Solicitor, Montgomery's Buildings NOTICE OF BEMOVAL. SECOND-HAND BUSINESS. MRS ROBINSON haa removed to new premises at the Triangle. Thank* iog the public for support received during bhe pasb three years; and hoping by sbricb atbention to business to merib a continuance. Ladles waited on ab their residences. All letters punctually attended bo; furnlbure bought, sold, or exchanged.



TRIAD .Prize Competition. THE "TRIAD" has ia bhe preai, and shortly to he published, a book enbibled " Whab to see and Whera bo Stay lv New Zealand." A prize of Three Guinea* is offered for the most Interesbing and , amusing article of aboub 2000 words, entitled •' What to see and Where to Stay in New Zealand." To close 20th BEPTEM BEX. For Puzzle Competition for children Under 14, see TRIAD CONDITIONS." All bhat is necessary to enter for thia competition is bo posb your arbiole (enclosing a receipt for ss, or more, from any Trias adverbiser\ to '• The Manager of the Tbiad, Dunedin.' Ajax Washing Powdera Anglo N.Z. Cycle Co. Auckland Forwarding and Parcels Deliver Agency Bermaline Bread—all Bakers Brineley and 00. _ Ranges Blng, Harris fc Co, Arrow Brand Boot* Commercial Hotel, T N Orange Cope's Cigarettes and Tobacco Curtis, F, Jeweller Dunlop Tyres Gawne's Sauces, Piokleß, Vinegar] eto Gates, H A. Music seller Gregg and Co, W, Coffee, Sbarcb, eto Hayward'a Pickles and Sauoea I Jones, HM, Triad Agent I Kirkpabriok, S, and Co, X Jama Kharki Cigarebbes, Eagle Co's Kozie Teas, all Grocers* Lane's Creosoted Emulsion Loasby's Wahoo, Koolibah, Benjamin Gum, aud Cinnamon Cure] Meddina, G., Ironmonger N.Z. Clobbing Faotory Nelson • _loafco and Co'a Te*, ! Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corpora ' tion, Ltd. Orr, A, Draper Sanderson's Scotch Whisky Spring Blossom Tea Suratura Te Teed and Co 0 orn Cure Tonking'a Li seed Emulsion »* Tui" Extra of Soap .. Waltke'aSoa Wills Three Castles Cigarettes and Tobacco Wcodrows' Hats, Goliine & Co., Agents



GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT. || Policyholders and-those about to insra* should note the three essentials of LiSg Insurance,— SECURITY. LIBERALITY. ECONOMY. m the Gov_ii_ffli.OT. office,— SECURITY is unimpeachable ; the pay' ment of every policy is guaranteed bp the State; and, In addition, the accumu lated Insurance Fund, invested in the soundest securities, now amounts to over three millions sterling. LIBERALITY is unequalled; Policies in arrear are kept: alive so long aa the charges on the policy are not in excess of the surrender t&Iuo. Policyholdera are uarestricted as to travel, residence, and occupation. Claims are promptly paid. Premiums are charged for age nearest birthday. Policies are unchallengeable on any ground except fraud, or suicide within six months. ECONOMY is insured by direct Parlia mentary supervision. All expenditure oui&ide payment of claims, <fee, has first to receive the sanction of the Legislature. Funds, over THREE MILLION POUNDS, Annual Income, over £400,000. C&sh Surplus In WB {for three pars), £225,000. gf , 3, H. RICHARDSON. 8] Commissioneg.



PIANOFOKTE, THEORY & HARMONY Ernest Empson, C Ti A B CERTIFICATED Teacher of the Assoc! ted Board of the Royal College of Musi and bhe Poyal Academy of Music, London, is prepa't id bo receive pupils for the above. Rooma above Mr H M Jones East Sbreeb ... j in. ■ I. ■ it , ]m __ m _ m _ m _ wl RELIEVE FEVERISH HEAT,' PREVENT FITS, CONVULSIONS, ETC. > Preserve a healthy state of the consti tution during the period of Teething. The words "JOHN STE£DMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY," "^ Are engraved on the Government Stamp asmd H each Packet. " woari>:-iM-in- mkbici»_ BEEOHAM'S PILLS For Billioua and Nervous Disorders, snob as Wind and Pain in the Stomach, Sick Headache, Giddiness, Fulness and Swelling afber Meals, Dizziness and Droweiness, Cold, Chills, Elnshings of Heab, Loss of Appeblbes Shortness of Breabh, Gosbiveness, Batches on the Skin, Disturbed Sleep, Frjghbful Dreams, and all Nervous and Trembling Sensabions, eto. Thb First Dosb will givb Relief in Twenty Minutes., This is no Fiction. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try one Box of these Pills, and they will be acknowledged to be



Worth * CBIJIIEA a -BOX BEEOHAM'S PILLS, taken as directed, will quickly restore Femalea bo complete health They promptly remove any obabrao tion or irregularity in the system For a j _.. WEAK STOMAOH, IMPAIRED DIGESTION, DISORDERED LIVER, They act like magic—a few doses wil work wonders upon the Vital Organs BbrengtheniDg the Muscular Sysbem, reabor ing the longloßb complexion, bringing baos the besb of appetite, and arousing wlbh the I robußb health bhe whole physical energy ©f bhe human frame For bhrowing off fever in hob climabes bhey are specially renowned These are ' faoba' admitted by bhouaands, l!i all classes of Society, and one of the best guarantees to the Nervous and Debilitated ia thab BEEOHAM'S PILLS have bhe Largeeb Sale of any Patent Medicine in bne World BKECHAM'S J?JX.JL.S Have for many years been the popular family medicine throughoub the British Colonies, and bhey now stand WITHOUT A RIVAL. PBKPA.BED only by _ IHOHfII IiJEECHAM ST.., 2_.EBf 8,8 Sold everywhere in btlea—9sd, is 1 Is 9d each