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MOONLIGHT EVENINGS

The Moon at 3 days old shines tilt about 8 o’clock.

The Moon at 6 days old shines till about half-past 10 o’clock. The Moon at 8 days old shines till nearly 1 o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sun down till about 4 in the morning. The Muon at 15 days old is full, and shines all night. The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till nnorning. , The Moon at 21 days old rises about II p.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 24 days old rises about 2 a.m. and shines till morning. The Moon at 27 days old rises about 4 a.m. and shines till sunrise.

THE HOUSEWIFE’S TABLE.

The following is a very valuable housewife’s table, by which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the article wanted to form any recipe without the trouble of weighing, allowance to be made for an extraordinary dryness or moisture of the ar ticle weighed or measured : Wheat flour, I pound is 1 quart. Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, 1 pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, 1 pound is 1 quart. White sugar, powdered, I pound 1 ounce are I quart. Ten eggs are 1 pound. Flour, 4 pecks are 1 bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonslul are i*pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are 1 gill. Four large teaspoonsful are l /z gill. Two gills are }i pint. Two pints are 1 quart. Four quarts are T gallon. A common sized tumbler holds % pint. A common sized wine glass is a gill. A tea-cup is i gill. A large wine-glass is 1 gill. Forty drops are equal to I teaspoonful. Four teaspoonfuls are equal to 1 tablespoon ful.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, MAR RIAGES, AND DEATHS.

Births. —Parents and all other persons pre sent at a birth, are liable under' the Act for Registration under penalty of ; failing, the occupier of house in which such birth took place is liable. Births are registered free up to sixty-two days, day of birth and of registra tion, both inclusive; afterwards up to six months, on payment of ss. penalty, and after declaration as to truth of particulars being duly made 5 and beyond six months only after conviction before a Magistrate, and on pro duction of certificate of conviction signed by Magistrate or Clerk to Bench, and within one month of such conviction. There are other provisions as to registiation of children found exposed, and registration of names within one year of birth. Marriages. —Marriages must be solem nized with open doors, between eight in the morning and four in the afternoon, in the presence of two or more witnesses. Persons objecting to be married by a clergyman, can be married in a Registrar’s office by a Registrar. Persons desirous of being married must give notice to the Registrar of the district, and take out a Marriage Certificate; but before doing so, must haye resided in the district three clear idayfi immediately preceedmg the application f or certificate. The fees are for Notice and Certificate, /i 2s 6d ; Marriage by Registrar, /I • and 2S dd for Copy of Marriage Registrar. Persons wishing to be married out pf the dis trict in which they live, can only do so by residing in the district in which they wish to be married for three clear days, and obtaining certificate from the Registrar of that district. And persons living in different districts must either both reside for three clear days in the same district, or else obtain two Certificates, v jz;— one from the each of the (districts in which they reside. Any person i makino- false affirmation, declaration, or repre sentation before a Registrar, is guilty of mis demeanour. , Deaths. —The occupier of house m which death occurs, and all persons present at a death, are liable for the registration within thirty-one days; and failing these, the Undertaker or person so acting, under penalty of £lO’, but any of ihe persons liable may depute, in writing, some person acquainted with pal - ticulars required to attend and register ; and the person registering MUST in all cases take to the Registrar the Doctor’s Certificate of Death. In all cases of burial, the Undertaker or person so acting, must return to the Registrar within seven days, the Burial Cer tificate, duly signed by Undertaker and officiating Minister, or two householders pre sent at such’ burial. Undertakers not return* ing such Burial Certificates within seven days are liable to a penalty of £5 : and Clergymen on’ciating and not signing Burial Certificates are alscJ liable to a penalty of .£5. Anv person not attending to register, alter notice from Registrar is duly given, is liable to 1 a penalty of £2O _ . . . . ! There are various other provisions denning • powers and duties of Registrar, and imposing ' penalties for neglect in complying with various 'provisions of th*» Act.

VACCINATION.

Useful Information

'y an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, i; i- made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of

its, birth, to the’Medical Officer appointed by Government for the district, or to some qualified Medical Prac.itioner, to have the child vaccin ated, and on the eighth day following to take the child back again for inspection. For breach of this law a fine not exceeding 40s. may be recovered before any Bench of Magis trates. If the child be properly vaccinated, the Medical Officer or Practitioner is to give a certificate of the fact. If the child be not sus ceptible, or unfit to endure the process, another certificate is to be given, which will clear the parents of the consequences. Children, al though vaccinated, whose vaccination certifi cates are not forwarded to the Registrar of the district are still liable to a fine of 40s. Inno culation with the virus of small pox is a crime punishable by a penalty The word “parent ” means father, mother, or other per son having the care, nurture, or custody of the child.

SLAUGHTER-HOUSE LICENSES.

“The Slaughter-House Act, 1877,” pro vides that “no license shall be issued in res pect of any slaughter-house situated within half a mile from the outer boundary of any borough, unless such slaughter-house has been erected, or was in course of erection for that purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1577. If such slaughter-house is within theabove described limit, application forthelicei semust be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. If a slaughterhouse is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must % be made to the Council 0! such county. No license, r not being the renewal of a previously' existing license, shall be issued to any person, unless public notice shall have been given by the applicant for the same, once in each we. k for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be h aid,”

MAGISTRATE’S COURT FEES.

Table of Fees to be taken in resbect of Proceedings under “The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by Bailiffs.

Service of summons or subpoena, or order or copy of notice of set-off, if within 2 miles of the Court House, 3s ; for every extra mile, one way, is ; bailiff’s fee upon execution of any warrant, or going to: view tenement, upon each view, 4s; executing any warrant, or going to view tenement beyond 2 miles from the Court House, for every extra m le, one way, is ; poundage on sum levied or received under distress, Is ; for keeping possession, per diem, any sum not exceeding 8s ; auctioneer’s commission on sale of goods .taken in execu tion, 5 per cent.; advertising sale, the actual cost; poundage on sum for which the body is taken in execution, is.

Table of Fees to be tucen in respect of Proceedings under “ The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1567,” by the 1 Resident Magistrates, Justices, of the Peace, or their Clerks.

For issuing every warrant of apprehension or committal, except in cases hereinafter ex pressly provided for, 6d in the £. For every summons for commitment under section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, iS6h,” 3d in the £ on the amount of the original demand then remaining due. For every hearing of the matters mentioned in such summons for commitment, 6d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of apprehension under the Bth section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Art, 1868,” 3d in the £ on the amount last aforesaid. For issuing every warrant of committal under the 9th section of “ The Resident Magistrate’s Act, 1865,” 6d in the £ on the amount last afore said.

For every bail-bond under section seventeen of “The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868”; for any sum not exceeding £ 20 —5 s - Ditto not exceeding^so—7s 6d. Dit'o not exceed ing ;£ioo —10s. For every hearing and order under sections 18 and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’-Act, 1868,”; for any sum not exceeding £s 4s ; not exceeding ss; not exceeding —Bs ; not exceeding ;t,5° — X2s ; not exceeding ,£ico —2os.

For any process or proceeding issued or taken under the twentieth section oi V lbe Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,” the same P>es as payable in respect of the like proceed ings wif-g *• "nte P?stf»ct Courts Act.”

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Printed and .published by Horace John Weeks and ChArles Dixon, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Wednesday, December 24, 1879.



Affidavit or Declaration ... Agreements, where the value is of 0 ? 6 20 or upwards.' ... L>ittO, deed, ios. counterpart Annual License, Joint Stock Com- pany, on every of nomi- 0 1 0 nal capital ... Appointments, of power over pro- 0 I 0 perty 0 10 0 Bill of Exchange, on demand Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, 0 0 6 for every or part thereof ... 0 1 0 Billot Lading, or receipt, or copy... Certificate of Incorporation 0 1 0 5 0 0 Cheque or dra t for any sum Conveyance for every ,£50, or part 0 0 1 thereof „ .. Deed of Settlement, foi every £100, 0 5 0 or part thereof 0 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged Lease, without premium, for every £50, or P thereof annual 0 10 0 rent ... ... ... Ditto, with premium, with or with- out rent, or with, premium an annual rent of . £20 or more, same rate as Conveyances, on the premium and rent : Coun- 0 2 0 teipart of Lease Policy of Insurance, Marine, tor every £100 or part there- 0 z 6 of... Ditto, not exceeding six months for 0 1 c every is. ; 12 months ... 0 2 0 Power of Attorney 0 10 0 Promissory Notes on demand Ditto, other than to”bearer, on de- mand, not exceeding £2 5, od ; not exceeding £lo, is; and for every additional or 0 0 1 part 0 1 0 Receipt for £3, or upwards Transfer of Shares, where purchase money does not exceed £zq, is } 2s 6d ; 5s; exceed- ing £100 for every 25° or P art 0 0 1 thereof Transfer of station or Run, (except as a mortgage) for every of 0 2 6 value 0 10 0



6 s? 0 d 6 § V! S? S? Q 0 2 O O rh Cl s? s. s. s. s. S. Filing plaint, including pliant note, if any Filing notice of set-off, accord- ing to amount claimed I 2 4 5 8 £ 2 3 4 6 Hearing... 3 4 0 8 12 Payment of money into Court before judgment, according to amount paid in la. i in the £ Tudgment 1 1 2 4 ~8 Summons to a party 1 3 4 5 6 Summons to a witness (to n- clude One name) 2 2 2 4 Order not being in nature of final judgment ... 2 2 2 2 2 Adjournment of hearing on application of plaintiff or defendant I 2 3 4 5 Swearing witnesses, exceeding q on either side... ... 1 1 2 2 2 Warrant of distress or for seizure of specific goods (value) 3 4 5 6 7 Warrant for delivery of pos- session of tenement 4 4 4 4 4 Filing agreement (as to juris- diction) O 2 2 2 2 Filing memorandum of clajm by landlord for rent r 2 3 4 5 Order for re-hearing 2 2 2 2 2 Order giving leave to appeal 2 3 4 5 6 Settling case for appeal, not exceeding 5 folios 10 10 10 10 10 Where case exceeds 5 folios each add itional folio X i 1 1 1 Swearing or filing affidavit... 1 1 1 1 1 For every search ... 1 1 1 1 1 For every document required in proceedings and not enumerated 2 2 2 2 2 For every folio.above 2 of 90 words each 1 1 I I 1 d. d. d. d. d. For every copy of any such document, per folio 6 6 6 6 6 s. s. s. s. s. On every application to the Court, not being a hearing 3 S 7 9 12 Filing notice of any such application 1 2 3 4 5 Filing, &c., of bond under Sections 89 and 100 of Act s 5 C 5 5



: ' B. :r '' ■ Tentmaker. NOTICE. WM. PATCH IN G ■OEOS to inform the inhabitants of J>. : . ishburton and surrounding dis* tvicts, that, having purchased theßusi ncss lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, ho will continue the MANUFACTURING of TENTS, , tarpaulins, horsecloths, ; WAGGON TILTS, &C. LABGE STOCK ON HAND, - Including— Druggets, assorted patterns Ten ts, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose ing Canvas, Calico, American Duck, Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls Flax and Hemp Halters ON SALK, AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES, The following Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Bojs’ 5 Macintoshes, Leggings FJax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single |! FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS, v ; the address— \V M. PA TCH IN G (Next Friedlanders’) East Street, Ashburton.' io3a I Public Notices.



c. PERCY COX, .Sand and estate agent and V ' VALUATOR, %. —U/-~- ”\ . r ashb usto n . MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY F Agent for Union Insurance "company of new Zealand; 717 THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) AS HBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA FIELD “ HERALD ” DELIVERY. SUBSCRIBERS to. The Ashburton Herald, residing at and between the above places will, in future, be supplied by the Boy, at their residences, every Tues day and Friday. i GREEN STREET, WESTERFIELD, ’’ UPPER ASHBURTON, AND - MOUNT SOMERS. Subscribei'3 residing in the above iis tricts will be supplied by Cookson’- coach. Orders received by Messrs. Tisch and R. Morgan. i Hew Subscribers will please forward their names to any of the Agents, or our Office, as early as possible. Subscription : By post or Boy, Bs. 6d. per quarter; in' advance, 7s. 6d. per quarter ; or 235. per annuip. . ? The Ashburton Herald will contain all the latest telegraphic and other news, grain and produce market reports, and particul ar attention will be paid to the wants of settlers. All notices referring to the Borough Council, County Council, and the Hoad Boards, will be found in the Hearld. Agencies where The Herald can be obtained Wakanui School ... Mr. Ginney Wakanui Creek.. ... G. Leadley Seafield... Mr. Atkinson ... T. M. Jones ... Ed Watkins: ... Mr. Tisch ■ ... R. Morgan j The ■Aj/eids will supply primed forms i i ,ji utiv subscribers to sign. tldMuds Hi Ei



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GREAT AND EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS OF THE GREAT BANKRUPT SALE AT ORR AND CO.'S BANKRUPT STOCKS AMOUNTING TO £8,321 12s. 2d. The Cheap Sale will be con tinued from day to day up to January i st, when we expect to have all the Bankrupt Stocks purchased by us cleared out. .1. u. 5345 10 4 J b<?. £o'k and 1 2976 r 10 A'8321 12 2 We are now selling the above Stocks at Less than Half Price, to effect a complete clearance.



SEE PRICE LIST. DRAPERY DEPARTMENT. Prints at 4|d, sd, and 6d per yard. Brown Holland, 7d, Bd, and 9d per yard. Dressed do., 9d and lOd per yard. Printed Muslins, 6d and 7d per yard. Black Alapaca, 8d to Is per yard. Coloured Alapaca, 6d to Is 4d per yard. Mixed Cords, 8d to Is per yard. 10 doz Ladies’ Straw Hatß, Is each. 6 doz Lacb’ do., Is 3d to Is 9d each. Trimmed Hats in great variety, 3s 6d to 7s 6d. Paris Trimmed Bonnets and Hats in great variety. Ladies’ Stockings at 6d, Bd, to Is 6d. per pair. Ladies’ Ballriggan Hose, Is 3d to 2s 6d. Children’s Socks at 2d to 6d per pair. Horrock’s Calico half price. Cotton Ticking at 6d and Bd. Linen Ticking at 8d to Is. Best Wincey, at fid to Is. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Boy’s Suits at 9s, fid to 255. Gent’s Suits at 40s, 47s 6d, to 60s. Gent’s Trousers at 8s 6d to 14s 6d. Gent's Hats at 3s 6d, 4s 6d, 5s 9d, to 7s 7d. Boy’s Straw Hats, Is each. BOOTS. 1 case Children’s Boots, slightly knocked abopt, Is 0d per pair. Children’s plastic Sides, 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 6d. Children’s Lace-up, 2s 3d to 4sfid. Ladies’ Best Kidd BoPts at /s 6d to 10s 6d. Gent’s Boots at 8s 6d to I® s ®d. CARPETS. China Matting at 8d to Is. Cocoanut Matting at Is 9d to 2s 6d. Felt Carpet, 2s, 2s 6d, and 3s 6d. Kidder Carpet at 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s Gd. Tapestry in great variety at 3s. Brussels at 2s 6d under regular prices. DRESSMAKING under the superin tendence of a most experienced dress maker. All orders executed on the 1 shortest possible notice. Charges very moderate. COME AT ONCE AND SECURE BARGAINS. ORR AND CO., IMPORTERS, ASHBURTCN AND RAKAIA, 174



Business jNofciear.. 3 L I G H'S C.V'J" . ,IURY REST .r.'RANT, A-pa-tm Rond, near Post Office, Christchurch. MKA L S AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 175., 18s., £1 a week. BEDS & MEALS—Is. Each. 452 CHERTSEY. A. R. MARKS A M (N , Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAYING taken over the 1 store of Messrs. Orr and Co., and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery. etc. Agent for THE ASHBURTON HERALD, 423 Medicinal. Q TEE OMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS V 'M FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH. CAUTIfN TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in ail parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for unv/tv of FIFTY YEAR.-,. its well-earned,*exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TION’’', some of which in OUTWARD APPEARANCE so closely resemble the ori ginal as to have deceived many purchasers. The proprietor therefore feels it due to the puLi.c to give a special caution •• min-H the ;--r of SUCH 'MITa PIONS. Purcha ers are therefore requested o.v.TMl to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which time -.re genu tie : it—ln every case the words JOHN STEELMAN, CiIEMtST. \V U.VvJrTM, SURREY, av engraved the Govern.!.eu: Stamp ahixed to each packet. 2nd—Ea>..h 'Angle Powder has directions for the do-e. and the words, John Stbei>:» in, Chetnist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd—The name, Steelman, is always spelt wii.lt two'EE’s. 4tii —The manufacture is carried on solely at Walworth, Surrey. Sold in Packets by all Chemists and Medi cine Vendors. Sold by Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., Auckland. 490 GRATEFUL—COMFORTIE G. T~'PPS’S BREAKFAST COCOA. “By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of die fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with ? delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by tnejudi cions use of such articles of diet, that a coastitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease, Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating arc mu' us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata shaft b> keeping ourselves well fortified with pate bicod and a properly nourished frame. ” —The e re; Set vice Gazette. SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAM ES' EPPS AND CO Homcepathic Chemists, Loudon. BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES, ..And all other Insects ate DESTROYED,by T 7 EAT I N G’S INSECT POWD ER, IN which is quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary, and no one need be troubled by those pests. It is per fectly clean in application Ask for and be sure you obtain t; KE YT -1 NG’S PO W D K R, ” as I notations are Noxious, and fail in giving satisfaction. Sold by all Chemists in Pins, is. & 2s. 6d. each. 637 KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEE I'M EAT, Doth in appearance and tasta. furnishing a most agreeable method of administering the only certain remedy for INTESTINAL or THREAD WORMS. It is a perfectly safe and mild preparation, and is especially adapted for chilchen. TESTIMONIAL. , Medical Hall Gildersome, -Nov. 28th, 1576. Air. Keating, Dear Sir, —I think it nothing but my duty to inform you of the immense sale 1 have for your Worm tablets, which I may justly say is enormous, and in every case gives the greatest satisfaction. I have now in stock two bottles containing the Round Worms brought me during the last few days by customers, one Worm 40 yards long. I dare not be without the remedy.—yours respectfully, , M. A. Walker. Sold in tins by all Chemists and Druggists Proprietor, THOS. KEATING, London, REWARD AND CAUTlON.—Whereas fraudulent imitations of this umsurpassed remedy h ive been sold, 1 hereby request any one knowing the vendor of the same to coin- , municate with me, on conviction of the offender a liberal reward will be paid. 637



IN BANKRUPTCY. W PEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,- PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT Also, — FORMS ok TO LET and FOR SALE. CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. ON SALE at the “ HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. Price : Two Shillings and Sixpence. Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman. A KAN is not wise if he don : t advertise T And Twenty Words cost a Shilling.



m Printers And •pttb'ishers. a T a f: A SHBURTON H £ RALD ANl> BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTISER (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) GENERAL 'v,: PRINTING OFFICE % EAST STREET NORTH. ASHBURTON J (Near the Railway Station.) Proprietors bog ts> intimate that they ha.vo imported a first-class “ATLAS" TREADLE hrmtiii-r Machine, FOR JOB WORK ONLv, CAPABLE OK THROWING OF 2-->oo IMPRESSIONS AN HOUR Ibnvi veiled and unequalled in the estima tion of Printers. It is capable of executing the finest work in Colors & Ornamental Printing And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machinery, be GREATLY REDUCED. BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, NOTE HEADINGS, ENVELOPES, BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS CATALOGUES i EVER'I DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the BEST STYLE, and at Prices which cannot fail to GIVE SATISFACTION‘S WEEKS AND DIXON PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, TIIF. ASHBURTON HERALD OEFICF, East Street N<*rth Ashburton. ... '