NEW ZEALAND STAMP DUTIES.

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MOONLIGHT EVENINGS.

The Moon at 3 days old shines till 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 I o’clock in the morning. The Moon at 12 days old shines from sun down till' about 4 in the morning. The Moon ac 15 days old; is full, and shines all;night. : ; The Moon at 18 days old rises about 9 p.m. and shines till morning. 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'hiorning; 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 of measured : Wheat dour, 1 pound is I quart. Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces are I quart. Butter, when soft, I pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, I pound is I quart. White sugar, powdered, I pound I ounce are I quart. . ..Ten eggs are 1 pound. Flour, 4 pecks are 1 bushel. Sixteen large tablespoonsful are I pint. Eight large teaspoonsful are 1 gill. Four large’ teaspoonsful are l /z gill. . Two gills are-pint. Two pints ate 1 quart. Four quarts are I gallon. A common sized tumbler holds pint. A common sized wine, glass is a gill. A tea-cup is 1 gill. A large wine-glass is I 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 sen t at a birth,: are liable under the Act for ' Registration under penalty of ;£io; failing, the ’er of House in which such birth took liable. Births .are registered free up to sixtv-t v? ° days, day ,of birth and of registra lit'KV' 5 delusive; afterwards up. to six ; ' Wths, ' on- payment or s s.i penalty, .andrafter. * -daratiam *s to truth, of particulars'.being 'i L > iipade s and - beyond- six months .only after duj - *‘Motion' before, .a, Magistrate, and on pro son-of5 on -of certifi«afie of conviction signed by ?“ ct l tffiate of ’Glerk to Bench, and withm one Sh such conviction. are other m ••- as -as to registration, of children found exposed, ■ *nd of names within one ye MARRIA ®ES. must be solem nized with o iP en doors, between eighl ?» jje momirnr am * > four ;i h the afternoon, in the Presence of t- Qr ®o?e. fitnesses. Persons obiectincr lo be * clergyman, can be married^ii a 1 st . rar ’ s office a **»««• marriet in a 1 , > o f being married must give Persons desirous J> h digt ri c t f :and take notice to the Regt » r ? ifica , but before doing * i **» *«'*£ days immediately pi« “ate :-for Notice and StSSri. « « !'l «**>& £,.; and 25.6 d for Copy®. „ut of the dis- Persons wishing to be raa. , , , , trict in; whichdhey: residing in the district rn wE J obtaio; married for three ckar ak| . of djstric £ certificate from the t dislricts roust And persons living u» l ear days in the either both reside for three * vo Cer y tificate same district, or else ob amj q{ viz:—one from the Registrar nerson districts in which, the];, reside.- P making false affirmation, declarer. PV sentation before a Rej jistrar, is gt» y demeanour. . •, . . .a-r. Deaths. —The occuf ner of hou.se in \ death occurs, and all pen ons present at aaea , are liable for the registra, tion within thirty-one days; and failing tfeesc , the Undertaker or person 1 so acting, tratd-eir penalty of x,l° \ bui any of the persona Ira ble may depute, in writing, some person.- a cquainted with par ticulars: required to- atten d and register ; and. the person registering ML T ST in all cases take to the Registrar, the- Efta -tor’s Certificate of Death.; In all cases of Urn rial, the Undertaker or person; .so acting,, m ust return to the Registrar Within Severn <Ji; ys, the Burial Cer tificate, duly signed 1 fry Undertaker and officiating Minister, or ttwo> householders pre sent at such burial... Undt rtakers, not return ing such Burial Certificates \ vithin seven days are. liable to a penalty; of £i ‘: 'Mid Clergymen officiating and not signing! burial Certificates are also, liable to a penalty ©f £s• " Any person not attending to register-, fitter notice bom Registrar is- duly j iven, is liable to a penalty of £2O . . ,- . , T here are various other pro visions denning powers and duties of Registra, r, and imposing penalties for neglect in- compßjrai ng with various provisions of th* Act-

VACCINATION.

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By an Act of the General Assembly of 1 New Zealand, it is made compulsory upon every parent to take his child, within six months of

its birth, to the Medical Officer Government fort he district, or to soar Medical,PrUG' itioner, to have the-oh:

ated, ’and on the .eighth/.iayifoiiut-rhi.. .■ .•..•ks the child . iback. 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. Irino 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 ralf a mile from the outer boundary of any borough, unless suoh slaughter-house has been erected, or was in course of erection for that purpose immediately before the Ist December, 1577. If such siaughter-house is within the above described limit, application for the license must be made to the Council of the nearest Borough. If a slaughter-house is within any County, ex cept as aforesaid, the application must be made to the Council of such county. No license, foot 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 week for one month, immediately preceding the time when such application is to be heard.”

MAGISTRATE’S COURT FEES.

Table of Fees to be taken IN RESPECT 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 2j miles from the Court House, for every extra mile, 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 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 t\ken in respect of Proceedings under “ The Resi dent Magistrates’ Act, 1867,” by the Resident Magistrates, Justices of the Peace, op. 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, 186 V3d 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 Act, 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, 1568,” 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 3s. Ditto ' not exceeding^so—7s 6d. Dit*o not exceed- I jng £loo—los. For every hearing and order ' under sections t 8 and 19 of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1868,”; for any sum not , exceeding £s 4s ; not exceeding £lO -55 ; not exceeding £2o—Bs ; net exceeding £so— 0 —20s.

For any process or proceeding issued or taken under the twentieth section of “ The Resident Magistrates’ Act, 1865,” the same fees as payable in respect of the like proceed ings under •* r he District Courts Act.”

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Printed and published" by‘"ilrtßACSt -JOHN Weeks and Charles Dix#n, at their Printing Office, East Street, Ashburton, Monday, December 15,1879.



£ Affidavit or Declaration ... ... o 0 6 Agreements, where the value is of £zo or upwards. 0 1 O Ditto, deed, ios. counterpart Annual License, Joint Stock Com- •' • pany, on • every d'loo.of ikomi- j ns I capital 0 1 0 Appointments, of power over pro- perty ""l.'. 0 10 0 Bill of Exchange, on demand 0 0 6 Ditto, ditto, inland, not on demand, for every .£50 or part thereof.... 0 1 0 Bill of Lading, or receipt, or copy... 0 1 0 Certificate of Incorporation ... 5 0 0 Cheque or dra t for any sum 0 0 ) Conveyance for, every >£50, or part j thereof .. ■ 0 5 0 Deed of. Settlement, fot every £100, , or, part thereof 0 5 0 Deeds not otherwise charged 0 10 0 Lease, without premium, for every | 11 -^50,’ -or' part- thereof annual 0 2 0 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- teipart of i.ea.se 0 2 6 Policy' of Insurance, Marine, lor every £ioo or part there- of... ; 0 1 0 Ditto, not exceeding six months for every ,£100, is. ; 12 months ... 0 2 O Power of Attorney ... 0 10 0 Promissory Notes on demand 0 0 I Ditto, other than to bearer, on de- mand, not exceeding 6d; not exceeding £ 1®, is ; and for every additional or part ... 0 1 0 Receipt for £2, 01 upwards 0 0 1 Transfer of Shares, where purchase money doe» not exceed £ 20, is; /50, 2s 6d ; £100, 5s ; exceed- ing j£io° for every ,£50 or part thereof . ... ... O 2 6 Transfer of station or Run, (except . as a mortgage) for every £lOO of value ... ... ... 0 10 0



ir> d V? 0 d d § 0 0 2 4* -M 0 0 P IT) s* S? S? s. s. s. s. s. Filing plaint, including pliant note, if any I 2 4 5 8 Filing notice of set-off, accord- ing to amount claimed .. I 2 3 4 6 Hearing... 3 4 6 8 12 Payment of money into Court before judgment, according to amount paid m Id. in the £ s. s. s. s. s. Judgment 1 1 2 4 8 Summons to a party 1 3 4 5 6 Summons to a witness (to n- elude one name) 2 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 1 2 3 4 5 Swearing witnesses, exceeding ■3 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) 2 2 2 2 2 Filing memorandum of claim .1 .by landlord for rent ... 1 2 3 4 s 0 rder for 1 e-hearing 2 ■1 2 : 2 .2 Older giving leave to appeal 2 3 4 5 6 Settling case for appeal, not exceeding 5 folios 10 10 IO 10 ro Where case exceeds ? folios each additional folio 1 1 1 X 1 Swearing or filing affidavit... 1 1 1 I 1 For every search ... 1 1 1 I 1 pj;r every document required jtt proceedings and not enumerated ... ... 2 2 2 2 2 For every folio above 2 of 90 words each 1 1 1 I X 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 ever}' application to the Court, not being a hearing 3 5 7 9 12 Filing notice of any such application 1 2 3 4 5 Filing, &c., ©f bond under Sections 89 and ipo of Act 5 5 5 5 5



Tentmaker. NOTICE. WM. PATCHING B ECS to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and . .surrounding dis tricts, that', having purchased the busi ness lately carried on by Sando and Olsen, lie-will'continue the Cli ■ ; -i MANUFACTURING of TENTS, tarpaulins, ;o HORSECLOTHS, r| q '| f WAGGQN TILTS; &c. ' | LARGE STOCK ON HAND, Including— Druggets, assorted patterns Tents, all sizes Indiarubber and Canvas Hose ? * ing . Canvas, Calico, American Duck, ' Drill, &c. Clothes, Garden, and Plough Lines Headstalls .Flax and Hemp Halters



ON SALE, at unusually low prices, The following: — ‘ Tarpaulins and Horsecloths Oilskin Suits, Men’s and Bojs’ Macintoshes, Leggings Flax and Manilla Rope Blocks, double and single FLAGS OF ALL NATIONS the address — WM. PATC HI N G (Next Friedlanders’), East Street,- Ashburton 108 a Public Notices.



C, PERCY COX, T AND AND ESTATE AGENT AN& L VALUATOR, 7*/ ASHBURTON. ; MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union “i Insurance COMPANY OFJNEW ZEALAND. "" YYY .-V Y 717



THE ASHBURTON HERALD And Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the Evening Echo.) ASHBURTON, WAKANUI, AND SEA r FIELD “ HERALD” DELIVERY. SUBSCRIBERS to The Ashburton Herald, residirig at and between the above plaees will, in future, be supplied by the Boy, at their residences, every Tues day:and Friday..' ; GREENSTREET, WESTERFIELD, UPPER ASHBURTON, AND .Tin- MOUST-SOMERS. Subscribers residing in the above Its tricts will be supplied by Coskson'* coach. Orders received by Messrs. Tisch and R. Morgan. - ■ O'-,". New Subscribers- will please forward their names to any of the Agents, or our Office, as early as possible. • ; * -/Subscription : By post or-Boy, Bs. <>d. quarter; in advance, 7s. 6d. per smarter ; or 28s. pep^num. The Ashburton Herald will contain all tfee latest telegraphicandother news, grain aud produce market reports, and particu lar attention will be paid to, the, .wants,of settlers. * All notices"’ referring Borough Council, County Council, and the Jtoad Beards, will be found in the Heabld. Agbwes where The Herald can be *r'y. obtained:— y \Vakanixi School ... Mr. Ginney Wakanui Creek.. ... G. Leadley Seafield.;.' ... ... Mr: Atkinson • >f ... T. M. Jones Newlands ... ... Ed Watkins .‘Spread Eagle Mr. Tisch Mount Somers ... R. Morgan The Agents will supply printed, forms for new subscribers to sign.



Busings Noises, Office Requisites, STATIONERY, &c., JUST OPENED. QbFYINGv ,;>jj | ( Letter and Foolscap Sizes. jOEYING BOOKS, BRUSHES,, Waterwella, Oil Paper, &c. STEPHENS’ WRITING INKS, Blue, Black, Violet, Red, &c. T EDGERS, CASH BOOKS, JOUR NALS, BAY BOOKS, &c. ,ANK H.M. NOTE AND LETTER PAPER AND ENV ELOPES. ■gNVELOPES, Blue and White, Commercial and Fa ue y' i c ( c ( JpENS, GILLOTT’S, MITCHELL’S, J Waverley and Pickwick. ]



AND LETTER PAPERS: Cream and Bine, Fine, Ruled. . „ „ Superfine, Ruled. >? >» Extra ~ ~ „ ~Waterlined. Vellum Antique, Extra Superfine, plain Satin Note, Chamois, Waterlined. Foreign. Note, Colored, &c.



WEEKS AND DIXON i.,n ! IMPORTERS OF COMMEKCI it* STATIONERY, Herald ah d Guardian OFRICE3, EAST STRiJET, ASHBURTON,



ORE ' AND CO., ASHBURTON AND lIAKAIA. BANKRUPT ESTATE OF HOOPER, AITKEN & Co. £5,345 10s. id ORR AND Go, JJAYING Purchased the Whole of the above Stock from the Trustees, will offer it.for SALE oa SATURDAY, At the Premises Lately occupied by J. H. PASS AND Co. THE GOODS ARE ALL QUITE NEW AND IN SPLENDID CONDI TION, AND WILL BE SOLD AT Less Than Half Price FOR CASH. COME AT ONCE, AND Secure Bargains COME EARLY, ON SATURDAY, 2 W-



IMPORTERS, ASHBURTON. AND RAKAIA.



. B ..L '• I Q H’ i> ' - CANTERBURY RESTAURANT, Papanuißoad, near Post Office, Christchurch. MEA L S - AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY. Board and Lodging, 17s. , 18s., £1 a weekr BEDS& MEALS—Is. Each. 452 CHERTSEY. A. R. MARKHAM ‘ (N„ Montgomery’s, Chertsey), GENERAL STOREKEEPER, HAYING taken over the store of Messrs. Orr and Co. , and increased the stock, is prepared to supply first-class articles in Grocery, Drapery, Ironmongery. etc. j Agent for THE ASHBURTON HERALD. ■ 423'



Medicinal, TEEDMAN’S SOOTHING POWDERS FOR CHILDREN CUTTING TEETH.'. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS. The value of this well-known Family Medi cine has been largely tested in all parts of the world, and by all grades of society, for upwards of FIFTY YEARS. Its well-earned exten sive sale has induced SPURIOUS IMITA TIONS, . 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 public to give a special caution against the use of SUCH IMITATIONS. Purchasers are therefore requested carefully to observe the four following distinctive characteristics, without which none are genuine : 1 ' ' Ist—ln every case the words JOHN , STEEDMAN, CHEMIST, WALWORTH, SURREY, are engraved on the Government ! Stamp affixed to each packet. 2nd—Each Single Powder has directions for the dose, and the words, John Steedman, Chemist, Walworth, Surrey, printed thereon. 3rd- —The name, Steedman, is always spelt with two EE’s, 4th —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—COMFORTING. BREAKFAST COCOA. “Ey a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of ; digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application ol die fine properties of well selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately-flavoured beverage which may save us.many heavy doctors’ bills. It is by tne judi cious use of such articles of diet, that a constitu tion may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating arcund us, ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fata shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a properly nourished frame. ” —The Civil Service Gazette.



SOLD ONLY IN PACKETS LABELLED JAM ES EPPS AND: GO Homoepathic Chemists, London.



BUGS, PLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES i,And all other Insects are DESTROYED by* KE A TING’S INSECT PO WDER, which is quite harmless to domestic animals. In exterminating Beetles the success of this Powder is extraordinary, and no one heed be troubled by those pests. It is per fectly clean in-application. Ask for and be sure you obtain “KEAT ING’S POWDER,” as Imitations are Noxious, and fail in giving satisfaction. Sold by all Chemists in Tins, is. & 2s. 6d. each. 637



KEATING’S WORM TABLETS, A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETMEAT, 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 children. TESTIMONIAL. Medical Hall Gildersome, Nov. 28th, 1876. Mr. Keating, Dear Sir,—l think it nothing but my duty to inform you of the immense sale I 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 unsurpassed remedy liaVe been sold, I hereby request any one knowing the vendor of the same to com municate with me, on conviction of the offender a liberal reward will be paid. f. 637



IN BANKRUPTCY. WEEKS & DIXON have on Sale at their Office, East Street North,-- PROOFS OF DEBT FORMS, FORMS OF AFFIDAVIT. Also, — FORMS of 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 MAN is not wise if he don’t advertise Jx And Twenty Words cost a Shilling.



MaSgfit. and StoWtf "' nHi « :: n 4 l l i THE ASHBURTON HERALD AND BOROUGH & COUNTY ADVERTISER (With which is incorporated,. the ; { hi Etsneno Echo.) .; GENERAL PRINTING OFFICE EAST STREET NORTH* AS HBURTON f (Near the Railway Station.)’ r|IHE Proprietors beg. to . intimate, that they have' imported a first-class . , “ ATLAS ” TREADLE : ) Printing 1 . M^hihc^}! i/■ "FOR JOB:WORK,’ONLY,: I-J^S "'■'■l '=:Ji '■>.->‘ !v .rr. io.vjhortiuA CAPABLE OP T H ROiWI N Q OF! s{is 2000 IMPRESSIONS:!AN; HOUR Unrivalled and unequalled in the Mima* tion of Printers.;. It is capable of executing the; finest; vv »’’ W.: . work in ,rr.> vioify h> Colors <2f Or)mntental\Prtniing : •' ... IHiiHji.O'jL .Mi'.tJlf ■ ( .jiitlj f»iT#S And the cost of production will, by means of this labor-saving Machinery* be 1' : GREATLY REDUCE X : BILLHEADS, RECEIPTS, • NOTE HEADINGS, ; r ENVELOPES, •' BUSINESS CARDS, ADDRESS LABELS, CIRCULARS, PAMPHLETS// GATALC>G UES



; - EVERY-: •; Y DESCRIPTION OF PRINTING in the- f : REST STYLE, Y : and at Prices which cannot fail to -G IT E SATISFACTION WEEKS AND DIXON ' ~ t • fu* 4 r .*t f ~... PRINTERS & PUBLISHERS, THE ASHBURTON HERABD OERIC E East Street .NaRTH-AgHBUETON.