COMMERCIAL REPORT.

FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 12th, 1879. (From our Christchurch Correspondent. ) A 3 we are in the very tliich of festivities your readers will hardly find time to think ' of or much less read reports commercial. The grand event of the year, viz., the Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s show, is the all absorbing topic of conver-. sation. A glorious day (and thanks to a welcome shower last' evening) an entire absence of dust —all tended to make the show an unqualified success. The ex hibits, taken as a whole, must have as tonished and pleased the numerous visitors from both .nortii and south of Canterbury. • I consider the display of implements alike creditable to the different local ma nufacturers, also the different firms who interested in supplying the wants of the public. Although very large numbers were on the ground during the day there were very general complaints amongst the pro prietors of booths, stalls, and purveyors generally respecting the very limited trade doing. The Governor aud party drove on to the ground duriug the afternoon, and ap peared to take considerable interest in the exhibits. During the past week a considerable amount of business of a speculative characr L ter has been done in anticipation of the irevised tariff. I understand the Commit tee appointed have received nearly all the steports expected from different parts of the colony, and will be prepared to submit their views for the consideration of the Government during the week. Some few lines of wheat have changed owners at a slight advance upon last week’s rates, and I hear of two or three of our smaller flour mills are shut down pending the advent of the new crop, having a fair stock of flour on hand. Oats have experienced a further decline in value, but must now, we think, remain stationary, ■. ;at any rate for the next six weeks, or two ’ -months. Growers are bringing forward ‘ potatoes now more freely. " I fear their sisarket is past, as I know of several orders cancelled, owing to the difficulty in in ducing holders to part at a fair price. I would not be surprised to find the place flooded with the imported potatoes, and .our own produce without buyers at any thing like recent extreme rates. The demand for seeds of all descriptions has -almost ceased, large stocks of which must beheld over till next season, or shipped south for sale at considerable loss. Quotations.— Wheat, per bushel, prime milling, 4s lOd to t»s ; chick wheat, 3s 9d -.to 4s, wanted ; oats., feed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d, cnarket quiet; ditto, milling, 2s 3d to 2s &d, local demand only ; rye corn, 4s 9d, wanted; barley, feed, fis 6d to 3s, no sale ; ditto, malting, very little offering, 5s 3d to 5s 9d for good ; maize, 4s 4d to 4s 6d ; peas, feed purposes only, 4s 3d ; beans, feed purposes only, 4s 6d' to 4s 9d ; rye : grass, good, 4s 6d, inferior, no sale; ffiour, per ton, best brands, £l3, for sacks, asm all bags, £l3 10s : sharps, £5 10s; Hasan, £4 10s; potatoes, per ton, £5 103 four sound Derwent, for .seed purposes, £3 10s ; onions, per ton, none ; hides andMlow are very firm at last quota tions. . . .

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “Evening Echo”). MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1879.

The fire of Saturday has, we are happy to say, been long in coming ; but having come it has brought its lessons with it, and we doubt not these will be profitable. The fire has taught us the value of the tube wells sunk at intervals throughout the town to supply water for fire emergen cies ; and the efficacy of the one in Tancred street, which no amount of pump ing seemed to cripple, points to these wells repeated in every part of the town and at close intervals as a system of water supply for fire prevention that cannot well be sur passed by any introduction of a more ex pensive scheme. While we are dependent upon the engine of the Fire Brigade for throwing jets of water upon a burning building, we do not know that a water scheme from the river or any of the neighboring streams would supply the Brigade with water more copiously than do those coupled tube wells, unless, indeed, pressure could be obtained that would dispense with the use of the engine pump, and throw a jet as high as the buildings of the town render necessary. In the upper parts of the town, iroiu Baring Square northwards a difficulty stands in the way of the usefulness of these tube-wells. The water stands at too low a depth from the surface for an effec tive draught, and the engine refuses to throw an efficient stream. This is a diffi culty that can only be got over by lowering the ground on which the engine stands, and now that a fire has occurred; taught us the value of the tube-wells; and shown us what a treasure we have in the men who form and officer our Fire Brigade, we hope the Corporation will turn their atten tion to the question of duplicating the tube-wells as far as practicable. The financial position of the Borough Council has prostrated all hope of public works being undertaken for some time, but now that the tube-wells have been proved to be sufficiently effective where the ground is low, and that those on the higher ground can be made so by simply lowering the surface to permit the play of the Brigade pump, the course of the Council is clearly defined, viz., to sink enough wells all over the town, to bring every building within reach of the hose. At present only East street, and a chain or two from it, are within the influence of the Borough Council’s provisions for fire prevention, and should a fire occur in any cottage anywhere away from these wells, the building must be left to its fate. We think that notwithstanding the financial difficulty some effort might be made in the line we have hinted at.

The members of the Fire Brigade are of opinion, from experiments made, that single pipes will do the work just as well as double ones. The greater portion of the cost of sinking the coupled tube wells lies in providing the couplings, and as a single pipe can be sunk at less than half the cost of a double one, it is worthy of considera tion whether, in view of possible fires in cottages to the east and west of the rail way line, single pipes should not be driven at convenient intervals, and of calibre sufficient to supply the engine. Not a few private hose are owned by the residents in the boi’ough, but they are all of different sizes, and consequently cannot be brought into use on one pump. It is worth while coining to an understanding in regard to these hose, and making use only of one gi#e—-say inch diameter. Had the private hose been uniform on Saturday the bank cistern would have been of far more service than it wag. The necessity for a Fire Police was fully manifested also, and it is to be hoped that this organisation will now take form, and not be allowed to fall through as up to now it has been. Nothing could have been better than the good generalship displayed by those in charge of the Brigade, nor than the energy with which its members worked, and many citizens displayed genuine pluck in stick ing to posts of danger where stout hearts were wanted. But it would have been as well, after buckets had been procured,— and at one time there were plenty of them ojn the ground,—if a string of volunteers could have been got in two lines, from the pump down Spillard’s right-of-way, to ,the fire. Had this been done full buckets could have passed from hand to hand up £>n# line and the empties returned in the

same way down the other. Several at tempts to institute communication of this kind were made, but the crowd did not seem to understand what was required of them, and a very incomplete and irregular bucket supply was consequently kept up. We cannot refrain here from referring to the case of Mr. Hyde. A month ago, his policy of insurance lapsed, from his inability to pay the premium, and now tne fire has left him penniless. ’ fits has. ,11 family of eight little children to be pro vided for, and there never was a case call ing more loudly for aid. Subscription lists will be earned round during the week, and we doubt not the special circumstances of a hard-working honest man in misfor tune will be fully appreciated and their claims valued.

Caledonian Sports Committee. —A meeting of the Caledonian Sports Com mittee was held at Quill’s Hotel on Satur day night, Dr Stewart in the chair. The deputation who had been appointed to wait on the Domain Board reported that they could not obtain permission to hold the sports in the Domain, owing to the probable damage likely to be done to the young trees, and it was resolved on the motion of Mr Quill that arrangements be made with the Ashburton Racing Club to hold the sports on the racecourse, and Messrs Harris and Anderson were ap pointed a deputation to wait on the Club. The programme, which is a very liberal one, was then considered and adopted. It was also resolved that Mr. J. L. Crawley should sell all the privileges. A meeting of the dii’eetors was afterwards held, and it was resolved to open an ac count in the Bank of New Zealand, and Mr J. Y. Ward was appointed collector.

The London Art Union. —We learn that in this year’s drawing of the prizes in the London Art Union, Mr St. George Douglas, of Ashburton, obtains a portfolio of 24 plates of animal life, in Woodbury type, from the originals of celebrated artists. This is Mi* Douglas first sub scription to the union, and we may add that he is also entitled to a copy of the large engraving received by each member. Tho new original picture for 1880 is by Lumb Stocks, R.A., and the subject is “Dr Johnson awaiting an interview with Lord Chesterfield.” Each subscriber of one guinea will receive a copy of this picture, unless he chooses to select another from [the list in the hands of the local Secretary Mr J. S. Bruce. Sub scribers can join up to December 31st, and the hon. secretary, Mr Bruce, will be happy to give full information regarding the institution, which has now been forty-four years in existence, and much of England’s taste fur the fine arts is to be attributed to the cultivation it has received from the London Art Union. Subscribers for tlieir guinea have a chance to win works of art valued at from £l5O down to £lO, with a choice of subjects, and there are other prizes in the shape of statuettes, Ac. Last year’s list of prize winners covers three pages of closely printed letter paper, and the works dis tributed were of the highest class.

“ Called from the Plough to the Throne.” — Hyde’s Gem Comedy and Burlesque Company are advertised for to morrow night in the Town Hall, and visitors for the Show will have and oppor tunity of attending the excellent enter tainment Mr. Hyde’s Company are noted forjgiving their patrons. Their talent is so well known and so well earned that we are spared the trouble of saying more than that they are almost certain of a good house.

The Sufferers by the Fire. —To-day a subscription list was carried round in aid of Mr. Hyde and family burnt out by the fire on Saturday. Over £SO had been obtained in the afternoon, and a consider able sum is yet expected. Mr. Hyde is a member of the Ashburton Brass Band, and that body, with other musicians, are to give a concert for his benefit, the pro gramme of which, as well as the subscrip tions obtained up to date, will be published in our next issue.

Sold. —Dun-up thinks he sees a pros pect in the new system of receipt stamps. He imagines himself cornered in his resi dence by a relentless collector of trades men’s accounts. He has exhausted every method of deferring a settlement. In despair, he asks, “ Have you got a receipt stamp ?” “ Oh, yes,” says the inexorable, producing a stamp case. “ Ah, well,” says Dun-up, cordially, “ I have kept you so long out of your money I must’nt put you to that expense. I’ll supply a stamp my self. Just wait a minute. ” Leaving the room for the ostensible purpose of getting a stamp, D. escapes from the premises by the back door and defers his difficulty for another twenty-four hours. ”

Ashburton County Council. The next ordinary meeting of the. County Council will be held on the 26th of this month, and no further meeting will be held until the first Wednesday in January. We would therefore advise those having business to transact with the Council to send it in a few days previous to the 26th.

Wild Beasts. —Amongst the attrac tions of the show ground to-morrow will be a lion, a bear, and probably one or two other dangerous specimens of natural history. The lion and bear arrived to day by train and were taken across the river. , The King of the Forest, to use the language of a by-stander when the animals were carted off, is rather a “ mangy looking individual,” but withal he is a fine specimen of his tribe, and the bear is also one not at all to be sneered at. We dare say their levee will he well attended on Show day. Female Franchise. —The “.New Zea land Times ”of Nov. 8 says The feature of the debate on the Qualification of Electors Bill took place last evening, when thex*e was a long discussion on an amend ment proposed by Mr Ballance, to insert the word person ”in lieu of “man,” with the object of allowing women to vote. The ladies’ gallery was well filled at the time, and the debate appeared to have a peculiar charm for them, judging from the apparent great interest they displayed. The amendment was carried by three votes, the numbers being 32 and 29. Some of the speeches were very humorous, and it is almost a matter of regret that they were not reported by “Hansard” (which does not report debates in Com mittee). Some of them, notably that of Dr. Wallis, would doubtless have been re published by many of the colonial papers, in order to show how far some of our legislators would go in favor of female egislation. t

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

TO-DAY’S; CAB LEGRAMS,

{A’:>e Special.) London

Nov. 15.

Prince,Bismarck is suffering iiosn'.fatty flegoiiepToa of heart.. He,has been ad vised to abstain from exciting business'. King John, of Abysiuma is dead. Mr Forster and the Duke of Aigyll ad dressed 20,000 people at Leeds. The Parnell Convention is warmly sup ported in the southern provinces of Ireland. It meets soon.

A panic on the Stock Exchange was caused by untrue reports of foreign com plications.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Auckland, Nov. 17.

Andrew Boltro, a miner at Kawakawa coal mine, was badly hurt through an ex plosion. While going to examine a fuse the charge went off. The new Masonic Hall has been erected at Newton, for the Eden Lodge of Free masons, E.C. A meeting has been held at Cambridge regarding the branch line to connect with the Thames Waikato line. A resolu tion was carried in its favor, and Mr. It. D. Ferguson was requested to proceed to Wellington to urge the scheme on the Government.

WELLINGTON, Nov. 17. A man named Jamas Taylor,.,a clerk in the Treasury, committed suicide this morning by blowing his brains out. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Thomas Young was committed for trial for stealing a cheque for £l2 from Colonel Whitmore.

The Divorce Court sat this morning, the Wellington case of Cooper v. Cooper is now over, being heard. Later.

In the Divorce Court to-day, rules abso lute were granted in Carlson v. Carlson and Keys ; Harvey v. Harvevand Jones ; Jackson v. Jackson and Little ; Hender son v. Henderson and Flynn. Particulars of the suicide of Taylor show that he complained of toothache the previous evening, and on rising this morn ing was given a cup of tea. Immediately afterwards he shot himself with a re volver, completely blowing off the roof of his skull. He was a single man, and was a native of Nelson,, and about 27 years of age. It is believed he has a brother and sister residing near Invercargill.

BRITISH & FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

LAST NIGHT'S CABLEGRAMS

(Reuter's Telegrams.) London, Nov. 15. The “Times” denies that Admiral Horby’s fleet is ordered eastwards. The Duke of Argyle, at a Liberal meet ing at Leeds, declared that Russia would never be allowed to acquire any portion of Afghanistan. Any attack on India -would end in disaster, unless aided by tribes on the boundary. St. Petersburg, Nov. 13.

The semi-official “ Agence Russe ” con tradicts the statement that negotiations have been entered into between the British and Russian Governments regard ing Central Asia. Calcutta, Nov. 15.

General Roberts has granted an am nesty to the misguided men fighting since the massacre of of Colonel Cavagnari and Staff, on condition that they surrender up their arms.

(Argus Special. ) London, Nov. 15.

The Czarewitch and Czarina’s visit to Vienna is devoid of political bearing, re turning to St Petersburg via Vienna and Berlin.

News states that Russia has abandoned the Turkestan expedition for the present.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Special.) Melbourne, Nov. 15. Dr Pearson, Vicar of Newark, has been appointed Anglican Bishop of Newcastle.

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Auckland, Nov. 15.

Owing to breaking down of good stuff in the Alburnia, shares have gone up to £4 ss.

Three larikins have been arrested for causing a fire at the back of L. W. Eaton’s premises last Tuesday night. They had collected and placed a lot of inflammable materials close to the stable door, and then poured kerosene upon them. The case has been remanded. Mr James M'Cosh Clark has been solicited to permit himself to be nomina ted for the Auckland Mayoralty, as Mr Peacock is indisposed to take another term of office.

Mrs Hardinge - Brittan conducted a spiritualistic service over the remains of a child of Mr Potter’s in the Anglican Cemetery. A portion of the Anglican burial service was also read. She subse quently closed the service with an address, which moved the mourners to tears.

The bodies of George and Thomas Day, father and son, drowned last Saturday through the overturning of a boat, were recovered to-day. At the inquest a verdict of “ Pound Drowned ” was re turned. A mile race was run at Ellerslie between Messrs Roth and M c Ginley, for £25 a side. M'Ginley won by eight yards. Grahamstown, Oct. 15. The Alburnia mine prospects are still favourable, there being a good show of gold in the slopes for about a foot. The prices have not shown any great fluctua tions, and sales were made this afternoon at 85s. Moanatairi shares are hardening. The mainmast of the cutter Stag, lying at Mr Bagnall’s sawmills, was yesterday struck by lightning, cutting out a crescent shaped splinter seven feet long, and causing much alarm to those on board.

The “ Advertiser’s ” Pareora correspon dent says that Tutukino’s people have been busily engaged for the last two days in mustering, preparatory to driving off all cattle belonging to Europeans from the Komata Block.

The nominations for the Mayoralty of thejjjThames will be received on Monday.

Mr Girth’s steamer the Kotuku is stranded on a sandbank in the Waihau river. She is heavily freighted. New Plymouth, Nov. 15.

A child of Mr Alexander Colson was playing near a well at the Racecourse, fell into it, and before measurer! '• could, be obtained lo go down the child 1 wis drowned. " • day. i'its case ol iiingiV d o.v'“» hoard. The following a e the y. ■:,< . r i the case. In 187 b plaintiff had ueen playing certain pieces in New Zealand, ancl when leaving , the colony in March, 1877, Mr Gillon claiming to be agenc for Mr Coppin, had made a demand, for pay ment of £l6 for author’s fees, threatening legal proceedings if refused. Mr. Lin gard, rather than be arrested, had paid £lO under protest, for which he had a re ceipt. He now sued to recover this. His Worship reserved judgment. Dunedin, Nov. 16.

Messrs H. J. Walter and H. T Fish have been nominated for the Dunedin mayoralty. The Caledonian Hotel, a wooden build ing in Walker street, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The origin of the lire is a mystery. The furniture and effects of the landlord, Mr. Hutton, were insured for £IOOO in the Standard Office and partly re-insured. The' building, which was insured in the Standard Office for £SOO, was owned by Mr. Ross (M‘Lan dfess, Hepburn and Co.)

The Rating Act.

The Rating Act Amendment Bill was read a second time on Wednesday even ing, on the motion of Mr Pitt. The Bill contains nine clauses, its object being to give power to local bodies to let instead of soiling property for non-payment of rates under the Rating Act of 1876. Local bodies are to give notice under section 61 of that Act that the property will be let after six months from date of notice, if the rates and costs are not paid. At the expiration of a further six months the local body may let the property by auction, unless the rates and costs in arrear, with 15 per cent, per annum interest on the amount at due date, and the rates up to the date of payment be paid. Tlie pro ceeds of the letting are to be applied in payment of rates in arrear, and the balance is to be handed over to the Public Trust office, to be re-paid by the .public trustee to such persons as shall to his satisfaction establish a claim thereto, together with 5 per cent, interest. The letting is to be by public auction, and the consideration for letting is to be paid either forthwith or in instalments. The highest bidder, if his bid is equal to or exceeds the amount of arrears of rates and costs, is to be lessee. The term of years of letting is to be fixed by. the local governing body, but must not exceed fourteen years ; but the local body may fix two alternasive terms, and in that case the 'property is to be offered in the first instance for a shorter term, and, if necessary, for the other term in succession. The lease is to vest in the lessee in the same mauner as if it had been demised by the owner. The lease may be registered in the office of the Registrar of Deeds or District Land Registrar.

Curing a Rattlesnake Bite.

During the haying season an honest old farmer out on the Gratiot road employed three young men from the city to help to cut and store his timothy. None of them liked work half as well as whisky, and a conspiracy was the result. At noon one day one of the trio fell down in the field, shouting ancl kicking, and the other two ran to the farmer with wild eyes, and called out that their companion had been bitten by a rattlesnake, and must have whisky. The farmer rushed to the house and brought out a qnart, and the three harvesters got a big drink all round on the sly, while the “bitten” one had a lay off half a day. The next forenoon a second one was bitten, and again the farmer rushed for his bottle. It was a nice little job for the boys, and on the third day the third put in his claim for a bite, and yelled for the whisky bottle. The farmer took the matter very coolly this time, and after making particular en quiries as to the size of the snake, loca tion of the bite, the sensation, and so forth, he slowly continued:—“Day be fore yesterday James .was bitten, and drank a quart of good whisky. Yester day John was bitten and drank a quart more. To-day you’ve got a bite, and the best thing you can do is to smell their breaths, and lay in the shade while the rest of us eat dinner !” The man got well in ten minutes, and not another rattlesnake was seen during the season.

Presence of Mind.

The “ Scientific American ” quotes the following short rules given by Professor Wilder for action in the case of accidents. For dust in the eyes : Avoid rubbing ; dash water into them. Remove cinders, &c., with the round point of a lead pencil. Remove insects from the ear by tepid water, never put a hard instrument into your ear. If any artery is cut, compress above the wound ; if a vein is cut com press below. If choked, get upon all fours and cough. For light burns, dip the part in cold water, if the skin is des troyed cover with varnish. Before pass ing through smoke, take a full breath, and then stoop low ; but if carbon is suspected walk erect. Suck poisoned wounds un less your mouth is sore ; enlarge the wound, or better, cut out the part with out delay. Hold the wounded part as long as can be borne to a hot coal, or end of a cigar. In case of poisoning, excite vomiting by tickling the throat, or by water or mustard. In cases of opium poisoning, give strong coffee and keep moving. If in the water float on the back, with the nose and mouth projecting. For apoplexy raise the head and body ; for fainting lay the person flat. “ Brevity is the soul of wit,” so the professor’s maxims have, at least, the merit of being short, and perhaps many will think that some of them are more easily preached than practised—to wit, floating on your back in water when you cannot swim, and cutting off your finger, or putting into the wound a live coal when you have been bitten by a mad dog !

DISTRICT.

j . ... j ■; : >'• ;; ■ , Monday, Nov. 17tx V [Before His IT-V-r J'/DG . W V HD. ] RE WM7 MUNROE. .Mr O.’Reiily applied Nr a:j oVdor for pai’ ID-out 01, r : p>. '''lD.- ' M.' bb '/ v .Ad . that >; '■ ■; ’•'i forty . ; .a;. y. -• <,a u: .sat-ion of wit-iu'wa s. His Honor said there w.ts no scale of charges in bankruptcy cases, and arranged to tax the costs after the cause list had been disposed of. . FERGUS V. PETER. ...I This case was adjourned by consent till next Court day. TJ

RE WILEIAM MUNROE. Mr. O’Reilly made an application to set aside a bill of sale given by bankrupt V' to Friedlander Bros., on the ground that the bill of sale had been , obtained by fraud, as it did not contain the bargain made by the parties, Mr. O’Reilly read ■ the evidence bearing on the point, and ' argued.that instead of the' deed being S given for a present advance it was to coyer a past debt. . His Honor made an order setting aside the bill of sale. ' ; y

RE WILLIAM MUNROE. Mr. Crisp applied for an: order of dis- - charge. His Honor said that as the pre vious application was still' in abeyance— the order must be postponed. RE JAMES DALEY. Mr. Harris opposed application to make the rule nisi absolute. Mr. George Allen had been appointed trustee in Daly’s es tate and certain monies had been paid into the Bank of New Zealand on account r of the estate. Allen afterwards became bankrupt, and Mr. Pavitt was appointed -y trustee,' who now sought to have the ' ' money handed over to him. Mr, Harris q objected, as the accounts did not show- a that the sum had been paid in to the &' credit of Daly’s estate. ' Y Case adjourned for production - of par ticulars from the Bank.; • . v RE. J. ,Y-. WARD. . Mr. Harris applied for an.order of dis charge. Postponed for production 'of trustee’s report. i.

RE THOMAS HUDSON. Mr. O’Reilly, made application for the discharge of debtor: " ■ '<■' Application granted. ;> *RE J. ROBB. '' L"' ' ; : ' Mr. Crisp applied for an order of dis charge. , ; •' • '•' ••" Granted. - - ' r . -7

RE J.W. ROGERS. ■' yV Mr. Purnell applied for an order of dis charge. . •g; , , Granted.

RE J. COTTON. • Mr. Purnell applied for an order, for payment of costs out of the estate.' Granted.

LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

MESSRS. WOOD - AND GO’S. BBEWERY. • The success Messrs. Wood and Co. achieved in beating all comers at.the Christ church Show in two of their exhibits, has: naturally led to a renewed interest being' taken in this establishment, and Mr Wood has had to entertain a very large num ber of visitors anxious to sample the, prize porter. Among others, our reporter .found his way to the brewery, and met with a hearty welcome from the genial old gentle man, who runs the concern. The build ings are of a most substantial nature,, and on entering the first room, it is found to be occupied by the cooper of the establish ment, who appears to have plenty of em- .. ployment on his hands, judging from the hoops and staves by which he is sur rounded. In the same room-are .the re frigerator and fermenting vat,,the former being an arrangement of copper tubes, which are kept charged with , a constant stream of cold water whilst the beer flows. over them, and is thus rapidly cooled on its way to the vat; from the latter the liquor is conveyed when sufficiently worked to a spacious cellar, 50ft. by 25, built in concrete, and affording storage accommodation for about 100 hogsheads, Here the beer is in various stages of development, and the quality of the brew wnich our : reporter had the pleasure of tasting was equal to any colonial tap we have ever tried. A light luncheon ale of greater age was more suitable as a beverage for the harvest time. A con siderable stock is kept on hand here in the racking casks. The engine and boiler room is on the ground floor, steam being supplied from a 12-horse power boiler, which supplies steam not only for the mo tive power of the engine but also for all heating purposes in the establishment, and is conveyed all over the brewery by an ar range?nent of pipes, the boiling vat on the upper floor, with a capacity of 700 gallons, having a coil through which the steam passes, and the process of boiling the. .liquor in its first stage is thus rapidly and . effectually done. Use is also made of the steam for the purpose of cleansing the casks, an operation which/takes place in the yard adjoining, the building, and either steam, hot, or cold water, ean be at once by the mere turning of a tap used for the purpose. The engine is a neat little horizontal one. of 4i horse power, and was originally imported for the pur* pose of ice manufacture, but is now ©m* ployed in the production of a more stimu lating article. The engine is utilised for malt grinding, and by an ingenious system of chains and pulleys, for doing all the hoisting and heavy lifting in the brewery. A very handy arrangement has been fixed by Mr Wood, whereby the ground malt is carried by elevators into the liquor boiler, and as it falls in a steady stream, the proper quantity of boiling water falls on it during its exit. Messrs Wood and Co. use both English and Nelson crops, and give it as their opinion that the colonial are the strongest whilst the Kentish, article Has the best flavor ; and they find a mixture of the two makes the best tasted beer. The . bottling department ia fitted with an. ingenious bottling machine by which, one man is able to fill a dozen a minute, and a corking-machine is also a great labor saver." The firm had a con siderable amount of trouble in the com mencement of their trade, everything being new there was. some . difficulty, ex perienced in making the. beer to keep,- but that difficulty lias been overcome, and Wood and Co. now claim with some pride-, that they can turn out as good an article < as anything in the country.

Monday, November 17. 1879.]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD.



Mew Advertisements. RE SAMUEL FINLAY’S ESTATE.^ ATJi PROOFS against the above Estate must be sent to the Undersigned, not la ter than THURSDAY, 20th inst., when .a first and final dividend will be declareJ. HUGO jprjeDLANDER, 689 a : .. , Trustee. HE TAYLOR AND LILL’S ESTATE. A First and final dividend in the , above estate, will be payable by undersigned, on and after Friday, the 21st inst. • HUGO FRIEDLANDER, 186—688 a \ Trustee. V. _ R. NEW ZEALAND RA.ILWAYS. (Christchurch Sectto.n.) 'TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS. FOR ASHBURTON AGRICUTURAL AND PASTORAL ASSOCIATION SHO'W, AT TINWALD, ON • 18th NOVEMBER, AND RACES AT ASHBURTON on 19th AND 20TH. ORDINARY SINGLE FARE TICKETS issued to Ashburton on the 18th, 19th,. ;a®d ‘?Oth November, by Christchurch, Thuaiii, and intermediate stations, will be available for return up to, and including, Nr vember 21st. On the 18th .inst. {SPECIAL TRAINS will leave Ashburton, for Tinwald at 1.15 p.m. and 2 p.ni., reaming from Tinwald for Ashburton ;at 3.40 p.m. and 5 p.m. Ordinary fares. . j FItEDK. BACK, General Manager. General Manager's-Office, l< / Christchurch, November 11, 1879. 682 a y. . mzmsxsw R. NEW Z EALAND RAILWAYS. north ot ago Agricultural and PASTORAL ASSOCIATION SHOW. OAMAREL • 20th and 21st NOVEMBER, 1879. ORDINARY SINGLE FARE TIC- M KETS issued from -Dunedin and Timaru, and all intermediate Stations and Branches, to Oamaru, on 20th and,2lst November, will be availableior RETURN up till MONDAY, 24th .. November, Christchurch and Stations North. Timaru/Ordinary Single Fare Tickets, issued on m 19th or 20th November, to Oamaru. wiT% 'for Return up Z and Tncluding-24th November, . , WM.;; CONYERS, . Commissioner of Railways. Commissioner’s office, (Jhristchurch, Ist Nov., 1879. 663 a



New Advertisements. TTTANTED—A Good Smaat RUNNER. YV Apply— Herald Office. FOR SALE. SECOND - HAND REAPERS AND BINDERS—by McCormick, Wood, and Osborne, in' good working order, and VERY CHEAP. ' Apply, POYNTZ & CO, 683a-190 Ashburton. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. Builders desirous of tender ing for the ei’ection of FENCING, and OUTBUILDINGS, &c., on Reserve 769, Baring Square, Ashburton, are re quested to send in sealed tenders, duly en dorsed, and addressed to the Architect, on or before Noon on TUESDAY, the 25th November. The Drawing and Specification may be seen at the Architect’s Office. J. STANLEY BRUCE, C.E. 684a-196 ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS AND OCCUPIERS OF LAND IN THE COUNTY OF ASHBURTON. IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ashburton County Council re quests owners and occupiers of land in the County NOT TO OBSTRUCT any natural WATERCOURSE, nor to interefere with passage of storm-water along the natural depressions on the Plains, much damage having been caused to fences and roads through inadvertence in this respect. By order, F. MAIN WARING, Clerk. Council Office, Ashburton, Nov. 13, 1879. 685-a FRUIT, CONFECTIONERY, Ac., Ac. NOW OPEN. F. FURNESS BEGS to inform the public of Ash burton that he has just opened a NEW STOCK OR FRUIT AND CONFECTIONERY IN THE SHOP NEXT TO HODDER & CO.’S, Saunders’ New Buildings, EAST STREET, ASHBURTON.



Oranges, Lemons, Apples, Dates, Nuts, Almonds, Confectionery, Biscuits, &c., &c., &c. 678 a WAKANUI ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for additional CUTTING at Corbett’s, Wakanui. Plans, &c., can be seen at the Board’s Office, Moore street, and tenders to be in by 10 a.m. on Nov. 19th. FOOKS & SON, 184—692 a Surveyors to the Board. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. M ] EMBERS 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, 635a —163 Hon. Txeas. A.R. Club. A CARD. Mr cattlin, SURGEON DENTIST, Will remain in Ashburton to attend patients at Mb Quill’s Hotel, until TUESDAY Afternoon, the 18th instant. 671 a Housemaids.— The herald asks a Housemaid for you in 20 words for 1/- BUTCHERS, BAKERS, GENERAL STOREKEEPERS, GRAIN AND SEED MERCHANTS, NORTON FARM, SEAFIELD. JONES AND CO., Norton Farm, Sea field, return thanks to their patrons for the hearty support accorded to them since Norton Farm was opened aa a Butchery, Bakery, and General Store, &nd solicit a continuance of past favors, :Ss63uring customers that their interest will always have first consideration at the 'haa&s of the advertisers. JTonEfS and Co. beg to inform their friends and the public in the Seafield and neighboring districts, that their Bread, Meat, and Store Carts travel the following routes on the days given below : Seafield to Kyle, and Acton—Wednes days. , __ , Seafield to Wakanui Homestead, Waka nui School, and Creelc, back by Christie’s Road — Thbsdays. Seafield to North Seafield, Charing Cross, Dundas, Cambridge, returning by Pioneer Road— Fridays. In view of the Harvest, orders for at tendance of the Cart-may be left at the Store, Norton Farm, Seafield ; Wakanui School, with Mr. Ginney ; with Mr. Lamhie, at Kyle ; and with Mr Brown, Clontaxf blacksmith. JONES AND CO., NORTON FARM, Seabield. Butchers, Bakers, General Store keepers, Grain and seed Merchants. A G E~N T S • FOR THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND • GUARDIAN. 679 a HAVE you Found Anything that don’t belong to you, and wish to act on the square ?— Bring a». Shilling to the Herald’s Advertising Clerk. He’ll put. your qualms of conscience at rest, and find the owner through the Twenty-Words-for a-Shilling-Column. / THE “ Herald ” is on every Tea Table in Ashburton.



New Advertisements. fjp OWN HAL L, ASHBURTON. FOR THREE NIGHTS ONLY!! CATTLE SHOW NIGHT, Nov. 19. FIRST RACE NIGHT, Nov. 20. V SECOND RACE NIGHT, Nov. 21 J. P. HYDE’S GEM BURLESQUE and COMEDY COMPANY. MISS LIZZIE MORGAN, QUEEN OF SONG. 686 a TIN WALD. TO LET.—A SHOP and DWELLING, fitted with shelves and counters, at remarkably low rent, and is beyond doubt the best stand for a good General Store in this large district, embracing all the Long beach and Mount Somers traffic. The principal sale yards and grain stores being in Tinwald is also an inducement for a General Store or any other line of busi ness. Apply to 687 a S. STEPHENS. "TTTANTED immediately—A MA- W CHINIST for Tailoring, also a few TAILORESSES. Apply to T. R.- Hodder & Co. 690 a ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. -\TOTIOE is HEREBY GIVEN, that the OFFICES of the Ashburton County Council will be CLOSED for business on 18th instant, TUESDAY, for for the WHOLE DAY, being the County Show day, and on 19+h and 20th instant, WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, from NOON in each day, County Race days, the same being duly Gazetted as holidays. By order F. MAIN WARING, Clerk. Ashburton, Nov. 17th, 1879. 691 a