ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNTY.

The following is the continuation of the business transacted yesterday : CLOSING A ROAD. A letter was read from Mr E. Chapman, Chairman of the Mount Hutt Road Board, stating that the Board had taken the necessary steps to close a road at Meihven. It was resolved to call a special meeting in compliance with the Act. BOROUGH PLANTING RESERVE. Mr Garrick telegraphed that the Council could not make grants to the Borough for planting within the belts but they may expend funds in planting property in their occupation if the tenure is such as to warrant the outlay. The Chairman said the Borough had spent £lOl, which the County Council could not pay legally, but they might pay it as having been spent on the boundary of the district, as the work had been done on the division line, and payment would only be keeping faith with the Borough. It was resolved to pass the account. RANGITATA FERRY. Mr John Marshman wrote detailing the action previously taken with respect to the Rangitata feriy reserve, and stat ing that he would prefer to have it made 20 chains in length and bounded by the top of the terrace. Concerning the right of the County to have reserves vested in then, Mr Marshman said: —“I see no reason why the County of Ashburton should not have all the ferry reserves within the County, and the gravel reserves also, as the County of Selvvyn has had. Why not make an application to the Minister to the effect.” It was resolved to make the applica tion recommended by Mr Marshman, the Chairman remarking that the Council could, after obtaining a right to them, concede their title to the gravel pits to the various Road Boards.

ENGINEER’S REPORT. Ashburton, sth November, 1879. The Chairman,- Ashburton County Council. Sir, —I beg to submit report on the fol lowing subjects :—-

I.—South Approach to Rakaia Gorge Bridge.—The Committee appointed will, no doubt, report to-day as to the route for this approach. A question seems to have arisen as to whether the approach should not be adopted almost entirely for the purposes of stock driving, and the de termination of the route will, I presume, depend in a great measure on the solu tion of this question. While the present bridle path, almost as it is, might suffice

for a drove road, it is manifest that no feasible road for dray traffic could be formed without very material deviations from that line, and even then, gradients equal to those obtainable by proposed new route could be obtained at equal cost. With a fence on the lower side of road, and a mound formed from the surplus

cutting along that small portion near the river, the proposed new route would, in my opinion, be quite safe, and would answer every purpose. On the whole, I cannot but think that the formation of the road along this route will best harmonise with the intentions of the Government in constructing a river bridge at the Ferry,

and will also assimilate, as far as the nature of the district admits of, to the work of the Selwyn County Council, in approaches on the north side of the river. , . I have prepared a working section along the route I have indicated, in case the Council should decide to call for tenders for it. 2.—Bridge over Hinds River for Sur veyor’s Road. —This structure is now almost complete, and I have certified a progress payment to Mr Butt, the contrac tor, to the amount of £2BO. The balance of contract price will be payable a month hence. I also beg to annex letters from

the contractor, regarding extra expenses incurred by him in carting matei’i&l over the Surveyor’s road in its unfinished state. Under the circumstances I think he is entitled to some small consideration in this respect, as, at the date of his tender it was understood that the shingling would have been completed by the Road Board in time to allow the road being fully avail able for the haulage of the timber. 3. —Bridge over Taylor’s Stream, Alford Forest.—Mr Butt is now preparing to start operations at this bridge. 4, —North Ashburton River Bridge at

Digby’s. Mrßenhain has fairly commenced the erection of this bridge—four of the piers having been already driven. The piles, capsils, and corbells are nearly all in the ground, and are of ironbark timber of excellent quality. The delivery of the black birch timber will commence in a few days. The contractor is now entitled to a progress payment of £4OO in connection with this bridge. s. — Bridge over South Ashburton river and Hood’s Crossing. Tenders will be placed before you to-day for alternative designs for this bridge. The Council are already aware of the nature of the site and other conditions, which would render | the designs for the iron piles preferable to the other, but in the event- of any tender in accordance with that design proving eligible, the -acceptance of it will have to be delayed till the fate of the Knowsley Hall is known, as that vessel contains all the ironwork except the piles. Having sailed five months ago she is now' overdue. o.—Bridge over North Ashburton river at Pudding Hill.—A bridge similar to the timber design at Hood’s Crossing would suit for this bridge. Only the latter will be one fourth part larger than the former, and the question of protective works for Pudding Hill stream will form an item of expense"in connection with this bridge. 7. —Protective Works near Digby’s.— The balance of £2O of Messrs Cooper Bros.’ contract price is now due for these works. _ . , g. Pound at Waterton,—Tenders for this will be placed in your hands to-day. 9 The plan in connection with the Waterworks Bill is now in the hands of ' the Member for district. 10 —Wheatstone and Waterton drain age. —The Surveyor of the Longbeach jfoad Roard having pointed out to me the districts which are most liable to be affected by flood water, I have carefully examined the various sources to which this injury is traceable. These are as follows :

1 Creek near Graham’s road to the east of Grove Farm road. 2 Creek passing near southern boundary of Tinwald. 3 New Ford’s Creek. 4 Old Ford’s Creek.

5 Spicer’s Creek. 0 Drainage from recently formed roads, specially from Ford’s Road and Bell’s road. Crock No. 1 is intercepted in several places by the formation of Graham’s road, and a sufficient length of new cut is re quired to make the channel there continu ous. This would extend for intervals over about a mile in length of Graham’s road, beginning about half a mile below Grove Farm road, and extending to the creek bridge near rural section 22,539. Below this point there does not appear to be any damage from overflow, and the creek soon thereafter discharges into the Ashburton River.

The damage by flood water at Tiuwald near the junction of Graham’s road with the Great South road may be expected to cease on the completion of tlxe main drains above the railway, already reported on.

Creek No. 2.—The channel of this creek requires to be enlarged for a distance of about half a mile from the railway, and a much larger waterway pro vided where it crosses Graham’s road. Instead of a box drain a suitable ford should he provided there. From this to the point of discharge the channel requires to be enlarged in several places. Creek No. 3 (or New Ford’s creek) crosses the Great South Road about 55 chains south of junction with Graham’s road and brings down a considerable volume of water to the swamp ground at Mr Gidding’s property. Here, greater part of it is diverted by a new cut, leading out along fence line, straight to Graham’s road, and passing along the upper side of it, on field side of fence, for a distance of 35 chains, it crosses the road by a bridge, and enters creek, which runs in the same general direction as Graham’s road, past Wheatstone, all the way to the sea. The continuation of New Ford’s Creek, from where the diversion is made at Giddings, gains rapidly in volume, as it passes through the swamp ground between that point and Wheatstone, and becomes liable to overflow at the road crossing near R.S. 6775. Here an auxiliary drain near Mr Bishop’s land has already been cut, which gives relief for a short distance, but from the Wheatstone road to the sea the creek is totally inadequate for the pur pose, and a large main drain should be cut along the upper side of Wheatstone road, 16 wide at bottom, and about 3ft average depth, sufficient to take nearly all the water from this creek, as well as the drainage water which discharges between that point and Graham’s road. After crossing Graham’s road, the new cut should be widened to 21ft, so as to afford a sufficient outlet for the drainage water from that road and adjoining creek, as well as from the minor creeks between Wheatsheaf and the point of discharge in a gully, which is about 75 chains from hotel. This new cut should also be ex tended through R.S. 8841, to take the surplus water from Old Ford’s Creek. This drain being completed, as pro posed, a comparatively small expense would suffice to render the creeks between Wheatstone and the sea efficient for the drainage of roads and lands in that dis trict.

Creek No. 4 (or Old Fords Creek) crosses the Great South Road about three quarters of a mile north of Winslow, and runs in a well dcf ned course to the sea. Passing almost cnti-ely through swamp land, it receives a large amount of drain age water from either side, and its volume is greatly augmented by the large quanti ties of water led into it from Ford’s road, along which the flood water is conveyed for many miles. This damage is more noticeable from the outfalls near Clark’s road to the sea, and if the outfalls from that road remain as at present, that portion of the creek should certainly be regulated and enlarged. Creek No. 5 (or Spicer’s Creek) has its source about three miles below Winslow, running in a direction pretty nearly parallel to Old Ford’s Creek, and at a dis tance from it generally of about three quarters of a mile. This is the creek which, in particular, inundates the Waterton district in times of flood. An auxiliary channel has also been cut at a short dis tance from it, leading nearly in a straight line from Osborne’s road to Waterton, but this new cut, and the creek together, are insufficient to take more than the ordinary drainage of the district, and afford no. provision for the contingency vf storm water.

Between Spicer’s Creek and Longbeach Road there is a large area of swamp land in process of reclamation, for which no outfall has been provided at all, except that afforded by the side ditches over part of Bell's road, and the area which is detrimentally affected by the cause, may be set down at about 5,000 acres. The damage at Waterton is due also in a con siderable measure to the overflow from this district. I should propose to deal with the drainage here by opening up the creek between the sea and Mr. Dawson’s house, and extending it in the line indi cated on the plan, through the bridge on Bell’s road (about 110 chains up from junction with Dawson’s road) and onwards to catch the auxiliary channel near Sp'cer’s Creek, and also that creek itself.

All the surface water which overflows the district at the junction of Bell's road with Dawson’s road, could be easily led along the upper side of the latter, and discharged at the proposed ford for Dawson’s creek. If necessary, part of Spicer’s creek could be taken along same route. The approximate estimate of works pro posed, would be as follows New cut for Creek No. I at

Re-opening and enlarging creek OH if S°° o o Ford at I Daw.vn’i rovl 6o o o Minor works al< ng line of Daw son’s road (..i* intercepting flooihvater from juncture of Bell's road 40 o o

o o The district which would be more especially benefited by these works is com krised within the following limits. Southorn Boundary— Longbeach road, from junction of Osborne road to junction of road to Waterton, thence near R.S. 21,150 to sea. Northern Boundary—The South I er race of Ashburton River from It. S. 0793 to sea. Western Boundary—Osborne road to junction of Ford s road, thence to junc tion of road near upper side of R.S. 6803, thence along latter road and exten sion of same line, to the Ashbuiton River. Eastern Boundary—The sea lme. The extent of this district is about 16,000 acres, and the cost would therefore be 2s 6d per acre. There can he no doubt that within the limits referred to, the question of drainage is an important one, when it is considered that provision has not only to he made for the creeks containing the surface and drainage water accumulating from the upper'districts, but for the drainage of a large extent of easily reclaimable swamp land within this area, and also for the outfalls of road drainage, which must of necessity discharge into these creeks. It is' obvious that the principle of absorption, which is much to be com mended for some other portion of the plains, would not suit in this district, as it does not contain any large deposits of pure shingle. I may also here state that after the creeks have beeu put in order, the ques tion of maintenance is one not to be over looked, as very little derangement might be the means of altering the course of some of them, and so overcharge the others as to render them inefficient ; while a small sum expended yearly would suffice to keep tiem in such order, as the varying condi ton of the district might require. Hence the importance of placing them under charge of a Conservancy Board, as recom mended for the water courses in the other sections of the county. 12. —Drainage Longbeach and Isleworth districts —The main question here resolves itself into what is almost equivalent to forming a new channel for Hinds river, from near the Surveyor’s road to the sea, a distance of about 7 miles. Also improv ing the present channel from half a mile below to two miles above Surveyor’s road; and from thence, forming an embankment at some distance from the river to 20 chains above the Boundary road., The present channel from near Surveyor’s road to Boundary creek is only about 18 feet wide, bounded for the most part on the Longbeach side by a turf and earth dyke, the material for which has been excavated behind it, in form of a large ditch, of not much less width than the existing channel. In my opinion these two should be joined by the removal of the division dyke, so as to form one channel, which should he enlarged to 50 feet in width, to contain the usual body of water in the river. The material arising from this should be formed into a mound to be about 4 feet high on both sides of the river, each mound to be about 2 b chains removed from present channel, so as to contain all the flood water. The Boundary creek, which forms the outlet of Hinds’ river towards the sea, is only about 14 feet wide, and I should pro pose to form flood banks there in a similar manner.

The Isleworth district would share equally with Longbeach the benefit of this improvement. It is clear that no really permanent im provement can be effected in the reclaim ing of these districts until the overflow of the Hinds is checked. If this were done, the creek passing through R.S. 20437, near the Boundary road, and extending past the shepherd’s house, near R.S. 8411 to the sea, might at amoderate cost be made available as an outlet for the drainage of a greater part of the swamp land through which it runs. My estimate of these works is as follows : Enlarging Boundary Creek, and forming flood works on each side, two and a half chains from chan nel £*4-5° Enlarging Boundary drain in a similar manner 1600 Removing bends in several places, and increasing waterway from half mile to two miles below Surveyor’s road 7°° Embankment from thence to twenty chains above Boundary road 75° Total cost of improving Blinds river, assuming that the land will cost nothing £4s°°

Enlarging Creek fom K to E at various places from Boundary road to sea £S°°

Assuming there would be a mile on either side of Rinds River, below Boun dary road benefited by the improvement of river, the extent woul .1 be approxi mately 10,000 acres, and the cost 9s per acre.

The enlarging of creek K. L. would represent provision for a drainage outlet, extending over an area of 4,000 acres at a cost of 2s Gd per acre. It would appear, therefore, that the im provement of Hind’s River cannot be put on the same footing as the drainage ques tions.

At the present stage, it seems unneces sary to go into more minute detail until the Council have had an opportunity of considering the whole question of flood water, as affecting not only the districts referred to in this report but also those previously reported on. I have the honor to be, sir Your most obedient servant, William Baxter, County Engineer. The Engineer’s report was adopted, and it was resolved—“ That the Engineer certify' for the expenses incurred by the contractor for conveying timber along Sur veyor’s road to the Hinds bridge.” DRAINAGE IN LONGBEACH AND lIINDS DISTRICTS. A discussion took pace as to the neces sity of having a drainage map of the County, which it was necessary to have according to the Act. Mr Grigg moved, and Mr C. Reed seconded —‘ ‘ That the portion of the Engineer’s report dealing with the Long- Beach and Hinds districts be postponed,

and the Eng'neer he instructed to confer with Mr Wilkie on the subject.” Carried. j IN WALI) PR VINAGE. A letter from the Upper Ashburton Road Board was read to the effect, that they considered the cost of the drainage at Tinwald should be borne by 7 the railway authorities. Mr Reed considered that the work was impracticable. Mr Grigg considered that the work should be carried out by the railway authorities. Resolved—“ That the correspondence from the two Boards be forwarded to the Government, and the Council endorse the resolutions of the Boards.” BOARD OF CONSERVATORS. Mr Sargent attended, and presented. a petition asking that a special rate of Is in the pound be levied on all the rateable property in the Ashburton Forks district, in accordance with the provisions of the Act.—Signed by 35 ratepayers. Mr Reed stated that a public meeting had been held, and that they had de termined to ask to be taxed as heavily as possible for the purpose of protecting the land and roads.

Mr Sargent said that only one out of forty ratepayers had refused to sign. The Chairman said he attended the meeting, and the district was well repre sented. All seemed unanimous as to the necessity of the work, and a very small expenditure would save the destruction of a great amount of property. Mr Reed said that some of the roads had been blocked up for seven months. Mr Grigg thought the only question was whether a Is rate was sufficient with as sistance from the Council.

The Chairman said lie did not think the Board had acted as liberally as he ex pected them to do, as they had a large quantity of public property at risk. The ratepayers would only contribute £BO. Mr Sarseant said the ratepayers would contribute £l2O and the Board £2OO. . The Chairman said that if they paid £ for £ the cost was estimated at £450. Mr Grigg moved—“ That the work be undertaken and that a special rate be collected. ” Carried.

Mr Sargeant said the Engineer’s report only dealt with one third of the work necessary.

The Chairman explained that the em bankments, &c., to be undertaken were works of emergency, and undertook to instruct the Engineer to examine all places likely to be subject to overflow, and the work would probably extend over some years.

DEPOSIT ACCOUNT

From Mr Shury, Manager of the Union Bank of Australia, asking if the £IO,OOO should be renewed. The balance sheet for six months was laid before the Council duly audited. Mr Grigg was opinion that the Council ought to be in the position of having the whole of its funds at its command at some definite period, and he moved that the de posit expiring that day, he renewed for six months. The motion was agreed to.

HOSPITAL FUENITTTEE. It was resolved to sanction votes of £Bl

12s 6d ; and £56 4s for ironmongery, and hot water apparatus for the Hospital. OFFICE FURNITURE. Sums of £96 10s, £23 ss, and £ls, were sanctioned for office furniture and fittings. committee’s reports. The Rakaia Gorge Committee asked for an extension of time to next meeting to allow their report to be brought up. The time was granted. ACOOC NTS.

Several accounts were passed for pay ment, amongst the rest one for over £2O for the conveyance of certain lands in con nection with the bridge and approaches at Digby’s. Some discussion took place on this account, several Councillors thinking that the bill ivas high, and the “ interviews ” numerous. GAS FOR THE HOSPITAL. A letter was read from the Gas Com pany, stating that to lay pipes of the large calibre necessary for the hospital would be inimical to the interests of the shareholders, and the Company was not

prepared to extend the mains. BRIDGE TENDERS. The following tenders for the erection of a bridge over the South Ashburton was accepted : James Butt, £4,94014s Id, the structure to be of wood. WATERTON TOITND. The tender of Mr Jenkins at £223, was accepted for the erection of Waterton Pound. MOUNT SOMERS POUND. It was resolved to consult the Mount Somers Road Board, regarding the ap-

pointment of a pound-keeper, and to bring the bye-laws into force as soon as the officer was appointed. NEXT MEETING. It was decided to hold the next meeting of the Council on the 20th instant, the date also of the annual meeting. NOTICE OF MOTION. That the subject of an approporation of a special grant in aid of the drainage of the districts of Longbeach, Rakaia and Ashburton plains, be considered at the next meeting of the Council. That the sum of - be granted to the district of Longbeach, and also that the sum of —be granted to the district of Rakaia and Ashburton for drainage pur poses, the same to be expended in such work as may be considered by the Council to be most urgently required.

ANOTHER NATIVE DISTURBANCE

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Grahamstown, Nov. 28.

Mr Harley, of Hikutai, has lodged, through his solicitor, a complaint against four natives who obstructed his survey' last Saturday, and an information for assault against two others. The case will he heard next Friday. The survey' party, headed by Mr R. C. Long, were engaged surveying a piece of Mr Alley’s land at Hikutai, the Crown grant of which was granted nearly' 40 years ago, when a mob of 19 armed and 300 unarmed men, headed by' Tamati Paet-ae, Native Assessor, stopped the work, although Mr Long and his chainman were on highway of country roads.

THE ASHBURTON HERALD

Thursday, November .6, is7g.]



several points about 2 miles from Tinwald o o 0 Enlarging Creek No. 2 near Tinwald 5° o 0 Ford for do. at Graham's road 70 O 0 Regulating do. below Graham's road o o in 0 — 170 0 0 Enlarging creek (branch of New- Ford’s creek) north of Graham’s road, near Wheat- stone 60 0 O New cut from Bishop’s to Wheatstone road c 0 0 — — Gi On O O 0 Ma : n Drain along upper side of Wheats*one road, A to D Earthwork 35o 0 O Concrete at point of discharge 50 0 O Field crossings 80 0 O Ford at Graham’s 70 0 0 6<;o 0 O Clearing Old Fork Creek, E i to F 100 0 0



Auction Sales. SATU RDA Y, Bth NO YE MBE R. 12 o’clock. A LFRED HARRISON will soli by j\ Rublic Auction, at his Yards, on Saturday next, — C)\ 1,108 6 Merchandise, Etc., ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer.



SATURDAY, Bth NOVEMBER. MR JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY has received instructions from C. C. Huerell, Esq., who is giving up housekeeping, to sell at his residence, Wakanui Road (three minutes’ walk from the Post-office), the whole of his furniture and effects, comprising— Drawing Room Furniture—handsome sofa, easy chairs, &c. Bed Room Furniture Kitchen Furniture and Cooking Utensils. and numerous other articles. Sale at 1.30 sharp. No Reserve. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, 634 a Auctioneer.



MR JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY, lias FOR SALE some valuable TOWN and SUBURBAN SECTIONS in Ashburton. Also, Quarter-acre Section, Tinwald, with a good Four-roomed House, lined throughout, and a Garden securely fenced ; also, several other well-situated Sections in the above Township. Some of the above being low in price and terms easy, offer a first-class opportu nity to investors. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer, &e., Saunders’ Buiildings, Ashburton.



Public Notices ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. MEMBERS are reminded that their SUBSCRIPTIONS are now DUE, and must be paid before the Spring Meeting to entitle to free access to Course and Stand. S- SAUNDERS, G 35a —103 Hon. Treas. A.R. Club. NEW ZEALAND WESLEYAN , Published Monthly. JUST ARRIVED, the “New Zealand Wesleyan” for November. Price 6d Sold at the Herald Ofiice, East Street. WEEKS AND DIXON, Agents. REAPERS AND BINDERS. mHE Undersigned having been a.- | pointed agent for the sale o' McCORMICK’S & W. A. WOOD’S REAPERS AND BINDERS, is now prepared to treat with those who will want them for the coming season. FREDK. PAVITT, 555a —88 East Street, Ashburton. WANTED KNOWN—That Money can be saved by purchasing your Sta tionery and Account Books, for cash, at the “Herald” and “Guardian” Whole sale Stationery Depot, Saunders’ Build ings, near Station.



TO HUGO FRIEDLANDER, ESQ., ASHBURTON. DEAR SIB., We, the undersigned Electors of the Borough of Ash burton, request that you will allow your self to be nominated for the Mayoralty of the Borough, and we pledge ourselves to use our interest in securing your return. Donald Williamson James Campbell Weymouth Roberts George Parkin G. M. Robinson Andrew Orr R. Friedlander G. D. Branson John Orr W. H. Gundry T. Riches Hodder John H. Pass C. E. Fooks & Son Edw. G. Crisp Alfred Curtis J. M. Cambridge Thos. Chambers William Anderson Robert Anderson James McDonald George Kidd W. Mitchell H. Turner James Bradley Robert Cullen J. S. Savage H. J. Weeks Chas. Dixon James Wilkie C. B. M. Branson G. Compton M. J. Robinson C. W. Ireland Chas Reid. Harry Friedlander J. F. Butler Daniel Henderson H. T. Winter T. Toppin Alfred Harrison Samuel Hardley



To Donald Williamson, Esq., and the other Ratepayers signing the above Requisition. Gt ENTLEMEN, —Your most influen- tial Requisition cannot otherwise but make me accede to your request, and I have therefore much pleasure in allow ing myself to be nominated for the posi tion of Mayor of our rising Borough. Should Ibe returned, I will use my best endeavors to merit the confidence placed in me. I shall take an early opportunity _to make known to you my views on munici pal matters. I am, Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, 149—626 a HUGO FRIEDLANDER.



Auction Sales. EDMISTON EROS. & GUN DRY Have on Sale (. CAPITAL QUALITY AND PRICE LOW BUSHELS TARTARIAN OATS. V’. D. L. PALINGS, PALINGS, PALINGS, rjIHE Undersigned have on sale 5 and G FEET V.D,L. PALINGS, Of the very best quality for roofing, being perfectly straight and free from twists, which they are now offering at a very low rate. * EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY.



EDMISTON BROS. & GUN DRY. AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack.



TO RUN HOLDERS, FARMERS, AND OTHERS. rpHE Undersigned have on Sale : Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds— White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, Ac., Ac. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. East Street. ASHBURTON



Boarding Houses. CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baring Square (Near Town Hall). IT) E-OPENING of the above eommo- X\i dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public on REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 Weekly Board ... ... ... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. Dinner on Saturday from 11.30. Beds (single), Is. 6d. Private Room for Ladies. 153—82 a



PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL FJHHE undersigned having opened, the Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near the Railway Station, under the management or Mk. and Mks. Luo 4.8, begs to say lie is determined to keep GOOD TABLE, and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at MODERATE CHARGES. THOMAS CLAR K, Proprietor 333a—27 ECHO DINING ROOMS, EAST STREET SOUTH, Next door to Messrs. Sando& Olsen, Ashburton. A DUPUIS begs to inform the inhabi , tants of the County of Ashburton and visitors that he has opened the above. Every attention has been paid to making this establishment all that can be desired. Very Reasonable Charges. Tea and Coffee All Hours. Breakfast for early train ; Table d’Hote from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tea from sto 8 p.m. A Chef de Cuisine of considerable experi ence has been specially engaged for this establishment, and all that the proprietor asks is one trial. 54 A. DUPUIS, Proprietor. WASTE PAPER for Sale, od. perliT. at the Herald Office. > i .Apply early. 500



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To Let and for Sale. mO LET, at a Very Low "Rental, TWO X SHOPS in East Street ; also, one in Burnett Street. T. BULLOCK. P'S"!!) LET, at a very low rental—Bakery, together with Dwelling-house an l Shop, near the Post Office. 393 a TUQS. BULLOCK OR T O LET, WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, FOR SALE, CHEAP, 453 ACIIES ’ Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mr. Dighy s. Apply to 453 THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to 2 — 866 a THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A COMPACT FARM, well-watered, and rea’ly first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lonebeach Estate. For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE. Cheap, or TO LET, with a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, of 137 Acres, partly improved, and situated about three and a half miles from the Township. Apply to 5 THOMAS BULLOCK.



Business Notices. A CARD. Mr. CATTLIN, SUKGEON DENTIST, Will remain in Ashburton to attend patients, at Mr. Quill’s Hotel, until Tuesday Afternoon, the 11th inst. 643 ft JgNVELOPES, NOTEPAPER, EN VELOPES, NOTEPAPER.—The cheapest ever offered in Ashburton, at the Herald Office, Wholesale Stationery / Depot, Saunders’ Buildings. CRICKETING Materials -Bats, Ball*, Stumps, Knee Pads, &c., at H. M. JONES’, Stationei, Baring Square, Tenders. rjTENDERS are invited for the csfflg* of X GRASS now growing in Dasaain. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned by noon, Saturday, Nov. 8. W. CHARLTON, 639 a Domain Cottage. TO CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.. TENDERS are invited for a COTTAGE! at Ashburton. Plans and Specifica tions may be seen at the slices of Messisr Orr and Co., Ashburton, and at the office of the undersigned until noon of Monday;, November 3rd, where tern’era a*e to be j delivered. The lowest or any tender noit necessarily accepted. W. F. HUBBARD, C.E.„ Architect and Surveyor. He eford Chambers, Hereford street, Christchundk 121—587 The Stud. THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE <SOjC'JT ■' \ Of Traduces. pWod- To Ti-avel) this Season the AND WAKANUI District, See future Advertisements for ParticuliucK. 504a—20 S. H. FOWLER & CQ}„ Propnietorsj, W.ujalhwt