POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Mails at the Ashburton Post Office close as follows: — For Christchurch and North at 10.20 a.m. 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m., daily. . For Chertsey at 10.20 a.m daily. For Rakaia at 10.20 a.m and 4 p.m daily. For Dunedin, Tinwald, Winslow, Hinds, Coldstream, Rangitata, Orari, Winchester, and Geraldine, at 10.20 a.m, daily. For Temuka, Timaru, and South at 10.20 a.m and 3 p.m daily. For Greenstreet, Ashburton Forks, Mount Somers, and Ashburton Gorge on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10.30 a.m For Ashton, Waterton, and Longbeach, at 3.15 p.m. daily. For Wakanui and Seafield, on Mondays and Thursdays, 7.30 p.m. W. St. G. Douglas, Postmaster.

NOTICE

Mails clos*. at the Chief Post [Office for the following places (subject to the necessary alte rations) as under:— The mext mails for the United Kingdom via Brindisi and Southampton (for specially ad dressed letters only) will be closed at Christ church on July 28. The mail via Brindisi will be due in London on Sept. 22, and the mail via Southampton on Sept. 29. The next mail foi the United Kingdom via San Francisco will be closed at Christchurch on Friday, August 15, and will be due in London on Sept. 30.

A travelling Post Office having been estab ished on the Southern line of railway, letters bearing a late fee of 2d. may be posted at any station in the mail carriage attached to the express train, and they will be included in the mails made up in transit for offices on the main line and branches.

Sydney J. Dick, Chief Postmaster.

NEW POSTAL REGULATION.

Letters posted within the colony haying the names and addresses of the senders printed on the address side of the envelopes, accompanied by a request that the letters be returned if not claimed within a stated period, will be return ed unopened. Provided, however, such letteis shall have remained in the post office to which they may be addressed, at least ten days.

UNCLAIMED LETTERS,

On the first da; A each month a list is ex hibited at each Pc ..t Office in the Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places be yond the Colony that have remaind unclaimed for one month at such Post Office; and such of these letters as remain' unclaimed at the end of a further period of two months are then for warded to the Dead Letter Office, to be return ed unopened to the countries where they origi nated. Unclaimed letters originating in the Colony are not advertised, but at the end of two. months are forwarded to the Dead Letter Office, Wellington, there to be opened and re turned to the writers.

The Ashburton Herald AND Borough and County Advertiser (With which is incorporated the “ Evening Echo”). TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1879.

An ugly account was given at the Council meeting last night of the new hands recently taken on by the borough to do footpath and road work. These men were provided with work by the Council, who manfully rose to the occasion, when many working men were idle ; and at much inconvenience and with no little trouble, the Council managed to put themselves in funds to provide the work wanted. It was a movement at once patriotic and hu mane, and should have been so recog nised by the men in whose interests it was made. But the reports of two or three members of the Council last night, who have every opportunity of knowing, are anything but complimen tary to the industry of the recruits. Mr. Parkin would not in his own business pay four shillings a day to the loafers who, as carpenters, kill the Council’s time, and Mr. St. Hill, with the same practical know ledge makes a similar statement. It was out of humanity that the extra men were employed. It was not expected they would be able to do as much as men who had been accustomed to the particular work to which they were put; but it certainly was not expected they would requite the Council’s kindness and humanity by simply “killing time” and doing their utmost by idleness and trifling to “ hammer out ” the job to its utmost duration. When conduct like this is indulged in the Council will be forced to do what, in the case of “ the unem ployed,” they have from the beginning been averse to—call for tenders. If that is done, the loafers will find them selves weeded out from the work they are now on, and their places taken by men who do not fear the critical eye of the contractor. It was not to be expected that the Borough Engineer would act also as a ganger-; and there fore a working foreman was appointed. Is he, too, a time killer, that such loafing could exist under the eyes and noses of the public, and he be blind to it?

The Missing Man. —No further tidings have as yet been received of the missing man, Gordon. Yesterday and to-day the creek was dragged and the wells in the district grappled, but without result. Vagrancy.— A man named Gallagher, who had been before the Court at a pre vious sitting and remanded, on a charge of vagrancy, was further remanded for a week to-day to allow of inquiries being made on his behalf.

Larceny of a Mare. —A most peculiar case was* heard in the It. M. Court this morning. A man named Watkins was accused of the larceny of a mare inasmuch as he had undertaken to shoot the animal, at the request of Mr. Fowler, storekeeper, to whom the mare belonged. The mare was an old beast —twenty-three years’ old, as it appeared—and had been a good ser vant. Mr. Fowler did not like to shoot her himself, now that she was past work, and asked a man named Weldin to do it. He refused, and ultimately Watkins, the accused, was procured to shoot the mare, but, according to Mr. Fowler’s evidence, he did not shoot her, but took her to Tinwald and sold her. Accused admitted having sold the mare, but held he got her to do with as he liked. Mr. Branson, for the defence contended that no larceny had been committed. The prosecutor could not put a money value on the animal, and had given her up voluntarily. There was no trick, no artifice. To make out a case of larceny .it was necessary to prove wrongful possession, but in this case the accused had possession of the animal with Fowler’s consent. His Worship had doubts as to the case being one for com mittal but would remand accused for eight days on bail in £25, and one security in the same sum. He would meanwhile look up such cases as he could find of a kin dred character, for precedents to guide bis decision in the matter. It was a curious case, and he did not know of any case that was on fours with this one.

Civil Casses.— His Worship disposed of the following civil cases to-day :—Trustees of Pass and Co. v. Hellen Jones, claim £2 17s. 2d.; Edmiston Bros, v, Woolstin, claim £3 11s. Bd. ; Pass and Co. v. Sands, claim 19s. 2d.; On- and Co. v. Slee, claim £4 7s, sd, Judgment in each case for plaintiffs with costs. A New Station.— The Mercer railway station, in the North Island, which was recently destroyed by fire, is to be rebuilt at a cost of £1,045. We want the pro perty man here to be handy with a faulty kerosene lamp or other useful fire-raising agency.

TELEGRAPHIC.

LATEST FROM EUROPE.

TO-DAY’S CABLEGRAMS. {Special to the Melbourne Age.) London, July 28. The Nihilist agitation causes much alarm. Incendiary fires have occurred in the large Russian-cities.

(Reuter's Telegrams.)

Bombay, July 28.

Colonel Cavagnari, the British Resi dent, has arrived at Cabul. He had a brilliant reception, the Ameer Yakoob Khan was most friendly,and the inhabi tants all very respectful.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Reuters Telegrams.)

Melbourne, Tuesday

The sculling match for the champion ship of Victoria is fixed to take place on the 23rd August, between Hearn, of Wellington and Messenger, the present champion.

TO-DAY’ S TELEGRAMS.

INTERPROVINGIAL.

Auckland, Tuesday.

The Thames Mayor has left for Wellington, it is said to lobby the Thames Railway Bill.

Arrival of the San Francisco Mail Arrived Zealandia, at 11.40. Amongst her passengers are Lord A. Loftus and his two sons.

THE NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION.

DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT. (From our own Correspondent.) Wellington, Tuesday. No confidence motion carried on division of 47 to 33.

LAST NIGHT’S CABLEGRAMS.

(Reuter's Telegrams)

London, July'2 5

The Chief Secretray for Ireland, in moving the second reading of the Irish University Bill, stated that it made provisions for scholarship prizes.

(Special to the Melbourne Age.) July 26

The late excessively severe weather in England, has caused much distress. The weather is now, however,'season able.

Lord Hartington, when speaking on the question of the franchise, emphati cally denounced the Government Irish University, and Army • Discipline Bills.

AUSTRALIAN.

(Reuter's Telegrams.)

Melbourne, July . 28.

Mr. Finlayson, for many years Secre tary of the Melbourne and Hobson Bay Railway Company, has been shot dead by an employee in the traffic de partment, The motive for the deed is unknown.

Sydney, July 28.

At a meeting of delegates at Waratah, it was decided to abandon the vend scheme, owing to the dissentions be tween the collieries.

(Special). -V Melbourne, July. 2B. The Merchants Shipping and Under writers’ Association, under date London. July 26th, report the following arrivals : Marie Bain, from Port Broughton; Northumberland, from Melbourne ; and Cuzco, from Adelaide,

F,nglish cablegrams report that;the barley crop is spoilt, owing to the wet. Malt is rising in consequence. Victo rian wheat is easier.

The “ Liberal Association ” Trick. —The Wellington correspondent of the “Press” says: —Government emissaries are endeavoring to create a belief that Sir G. Grey’s liberal .meeting was upset by persons hired for that purpose. This is quite untrue. The hostility evinced at the meeting wa.s the spontaneous outburst of quiet, sensible citizens, who were simply disgusted at the miserable trickery and and claptrap of Sir G, Grey and his satc lites. Trades’ Unions. — The Auckland Trades and Labor Committee are considering the advisability of sending representatives to represent them at the Trades’ Union Con gress to be held in Sydney in October.

Parliament in Christchurch. — On the subject of changing the seat of Gov ernment to Christchurch the Wellington Post has the following:—lt is understood that the Southern members haye 1 not by any means abandoned the idea that the seat of Government should be changed, and we are informed on die best authority that another attempt will be made this session to have the meeting held at- Christ-, church. A motion to that effect was. par ried last session, but many who voted in favour of it regarded it as a joke. It apr pears now, however, that the matter is looked upon geriously by every Southern member 'in the. Hfl.usg, and it is even stated that some of the Northern members have joined them on condition that each session shall be held in a different part of the colony.. The prime mover in the matter is Mr. Shrimski, the member for Oamaru, who, we believe, will move a resolution on the subject as soon as he of a majority in the House,

BOROUGH COU NCIL.

' The ordinary meeting of the B.orough Council was■•heldpast night, at: ..which there were present, His ; Worship the Mayor (presiding), and Messss. Orr, Williamson; St. Hill, ■Fricdlande.r, Wey mouth Roberts, and'the ; new member, G. M. . Robinson.- 'W

mayor’s STATEMENT

Ilis Worship, in summarising the busi ness to come before the Council, said that at the recent public - -meeting • (re garding public works in the County resolutions were passed having reference to a new Courthouse and a new rail way station. Since that meeting, i a statement had appeared in the Lyttelton Times , in refutation of a remark made by S'- r. Wakefield in Parliament as to the Waimate Courthouse. The par ticular matter in that statement; to which he wished to draw the Council’s attention was the reason assigned for building the Courthouse at Waimate. He did not envy the Waimate people their Courthouse, and he did not carp at a Courthouse being built there, and with the political bearing of the ques tion he had nothing to do. But the Times had said the Courthouse was to be built out of the proceeds of certain reserves that had been cut up and sold, and that it would cost Now, if the reserves sold in Waimate war ranted the expenditure there by Govern ment of on a Courthouse, then surely Ashburton had a just claim upon the Government, for in no other town ship in Canterbury had so much money been yielded to the land fund as had been yielded by the borough of Ashbur ton. He thought when not only the amount drawn from the sale of Govern ment land within the belts, but tKe amount from land sold in the County was taken into consideration a better claim could be sent up for a new. Court house to Ashburton than could -be pleaded forWaimate. ‘ He hoped the members for the district would urge on the matter-in the .House.

* CHARITABLE AID. A statement of the accounts of the Charitable Aid Board, forwarded by Mr. March, was read. A committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Friedlander, Williamson,- and St. Hill, to consider the whole question of charitable aid as it affects Ashburton, and report within a month. LEVELS. A letter from Mr. J. C. Dolman was read, complaining that a down pipe from his premises had been dislodged by the Council’s men during the alter ations in Tancred Street, and the men refused to replace The pipe. He de sired the Council to order the pipes to be relaid. •

The Mayor said the pipes referred to had been laid down since the "levels had been _ taken, and the Borough Engineer was available at any time to supply the correct levels. He would advise that a letter be written to Mr. Dolman making this explanation, , ■ CLAIM FOR AN ACCIDENT. Mr. Reuben Cooper wrote complain ing of an injury he received to his leg while crossing the street opposite Friedlander’s-grain store. The kerbing had been, he alleged, in a dangerous condition and he had fallen on the kerbing, and,..sustained injury,that had laid • him up, : from.work for six weeks. He desired the Council to .consider his case. 1 The letter was referred' to the Engineer to ' report-ns.. to the state of the road referred to at the~lifiTeroL,the -accident. - p \ LAMP POSTS. Patterns of lamps were submitted- by Messrs. Scott - 8r05.,,.,0f Christchurch, and . Mr. Hardley, -of Ashburton. It was decided to call for tenders as soon as samples of, both lamps could be seen, , -j,,, ' * > ; ; ~ ; ‘ " mud: : a ,'mv : ’ Mr, Thomas Quill Complained of the state - of the road opposite his hotel, and asked for the Council’s attention to it. Referred to the - Works Com mitlee. , , , .N ~. ' The state; of the bridge, approaches' was also spoken of. ' ' -w i a THE ASHBURTON BRIDGE; E ; i MrhWilliamson, in speaking; of the state of the approaches to the Ashb.urt.oiL Bridge, said that now-Parliament was - in' session, the-; time- had come for the Borough to bring any’grievance before the House of Representatives. It was more important to the Borough that a new bridge over, the Ashburton should he built than that a new court-house or railway-station should be erected.; It was necessary to have .another bridge- 1 for road traffic across the river/ grid he had seen as many as sixteen .teams waiting to get across. The County 1 Council -were building bridges over the river in different parts of the district, but in no place were they so impera tively: required by the traffic as was a bridge over the rjyer at Ashburton township. He thought a public meet ing might be called if necessary to agitate the question, or a resolution, might be passed by the Council • asking the County Council to take action in the matter. If the latter, body did not, then they could jmove in the matter, themselves. ? i

The "Mayor said he had thought of the-bridge previous to’-the meeting in Ihe Town * Hal!-, but members of the County Council had suggested to him the propriety of leaving the question in abeyance for a time as th,e -County meant to do something by and by.

Mr. Williamson moved-— ■“ That the attention of the County Council be

\ Hi'-... ■&. \ drawn to the.fturgent necessity that exists of having/irtraffic bridge over the Ashburton River, in\a line with the Great ' South Road, taken in hand as soon as possible, . the. present bridge being so 1 often closed, . which is a great inconvenience and loss- of "time, and above all hiost dangerous to life.” f This was carried.

_ , . . THE. BELTS.,,- , % r r Regarding petitions ;from residents on the Town Belts for the formation and shingling of the belt roads, which had been held over‘from last meeting 1 cf Council, Messrs. St. Hill and Parkin pointed out that there were’ very ratepayers to the borough on either of the belts, and in the present state of the borough’s funds,,, it \vas unfair to spend money on roads for the benefit of non-ratepayers while so much was wanted at the doors of the ratepayers in the township. Mr. Roberts advocated completing the work of shingling such parts; as had- been formed, t •( l l !

Mr. Williamson was of opinion that if the traffic on the belts warranted the making of roads, 'there; was- no reason whv they, should not be made. It was ultimately resolved to com municate with the Road -Boards interested, with a view to co-operation in the work of making the roads, j

engineers’ report.

The Engineers reported on Work done by the labor gang. In order to bring some of the streets and footpaths to the proper formation level, a large amount of soil required to be shifted some of which was not wanted for the. Council works. This had made the labor and consequent cost heavier than it otherwise would have been, but a proportion of the costwouldbe recouped to the Council, as owners .of;low-lying sections were anxious for. any surplus soil, and were willing to pay for it at a price , covering, the expense of its re moval, Council Offices. —The following ten ders have been received : —J. Williams, £320-, R. Bird, ; .Baker.; and Brown, G. Compton, iosq S. B. Nelson, 10s.; Page and Hodder, ; P. Williams and Co., T. R. Turner, (informal). The tender of P. Williams and Co. was accepted by the Works Committee. Sanitary Committee. —It is suggested as advisable that the. Council appoint a Committee to take cognisance of sani tary matters. At the present , time, in default of proper authority, the scaven ger appeals to us for advice 1 and direction as to his duties.

Baring Square.—-We have pegged out the square and road adjoining on the South-east side of the railway, and taken the .levels, and await, the in structions of the Council as to* the formation .of the street and levelling the square! ' ‘ J ' 1

Mr. Dolman has sent in his account for the balance -of contract for. ? the coupled pipes. ' He has not been able to get the well at Saunders’ Buildings tested by the fire engines. Perhaps the Council . would arrange .with the Fire Brigade for the purpose. ' : rjAZS •FOOTPATHS TO CHURCHES.; It was resolved to shingle all foot paths leading to places of worship. .SANITARY COMMITTEE. : Messrs.; [Robinson, Orr, Roberts, and The Mayor were appointed a Sanitary Committee; i.d A"I t:\ i RARING -SQARE.-' j In accordance with the Engineers’ -report, it was recommended to the Works 'Colnmitte to level Baring Square, an d fence it. DOG . LICENSES. / / Mr. Eriedlander said the rehult of his .search..(with_the .Town.’. Clerk) gf the register has been..some 130 dog iowners resident in the borough who had paid fates'''and*'some '-£3B' 'odds would be{ Handed Over to the borough. a M Sip was resolved to have the duty of prosecuting owners gf unlicensed dogs placed In the hands of the p.qUce; i { j RATES. I •"/The rate collector,' Mr. : H. ; Eried lander presented a progress report, and submitted a number of letters from persons stating their reasons for declin ‘ ihg payment, fnstrfictions were given that those on the rate roll should :be : gri- Tdr^'d"- by legal process; “'ft : was alsp decided°tb supply the collector with re ceipt and postage, stamps.’ , "•’ i thr “ unemployed.” ; Mr. Frie.dlsLnd,er wished-to know if the members pf the (Spbrnittep were satisfied with the quality pf vyorh done by. the labor gang.? [ Complaints had beemmade to'hinTof the banner in which 1 the work was being done.

"-•i Mr- Parkin said-'he had intended to have brought this* rikitter qp before the Works Committee, ffe was aware of lazy fellows in the gang, apd instances of their loafing had been reported to him. To . some, pf the men he-would not pay four shillings a day .if they were in his own employ. • Mr. Sf, Hill said he, too, had heard of the slovenliness and icjleriess of some of the labor.gang. •; -.•! \ Theqnatter.was referred to the Works Committee to defil iyitfiV' "• ‘ After passing accounts to the amount' bf 6s. rod., the Council, ad journed. r !,-v, j /II

OritosmUN; Tactics f-F JtatoT.qu good authority that whan the Opposition 1 get into power they will riot prolong the session. They will simply pass the Loan Bill and Representation Bill, but no other public measures of any importance, and then dissolve BfU'Hamept a;id gp fa the country,

A New Force. —For a long tirtfe past, as some of our readers mfiy have heard, there has been greaM&fj| about' a new “ motor” whiclfiir allegretto have, been discovered byCa named! Keely, living in Philadelphia.)-.! Origi nally, we believe, Mr.'JCeely.-prpniised to’ enable the largest stedmslVi||to.'cfhss the ■ Atlantic with no moreffiiotive|pb\ver than"! could be supplied by a bucket of-water —mo) coals') no furnaces, no fire of any kihd jvvQtiid be required. This seems a romance, but there is something more . than iniagmation in _it....._Mr....Keely.)un-,, questionably managed to set very powerful machinery in motion, at his ;.A^yks.^flp^i3^h.i^(ielp^j L a..^th f out- :T fhe r employment of any of the usual forces, and the ‘expefime'tVts" were watched by many practical men—amongst others, as we remember, by the managers of, two or three of the great steamship lines. What was his secret ? Some said elec tricity, others compressed air. There .were many who did not hesitate j; fo assert that the whole affair was; “a fraud.” For months together nothing more was heard of it. At last we learn from the New York World that the in vention, whatever it may be, is -very near completion. A correspondent,- who has recently seen the machine at work, confirms our own recollection of ..it,.namely, that the. only motive power visible is contained ifidia glass of water. With this Mr. Keely can produce a pressure of 20,000 lbs to the square inch. We do not profess to explain it, nor are even prepared to avow entire faith in it. - We only know that the force is there and that the machinery set in motion by it was built by some of the best known firms itf the. United States. > If,there is. any imposture in the experiments, no one has yet been able to trace it.— The . Week.' . \.y\ -J(\ ■ fr« v .

When Indeed.— The -young man had been giving his views about every thing to everybody for an unendurable half hour, when the old man said, with nice courtesy, “ I beg your pardon, sir, but if you begin teaching everybody at eighteen, when do you intend to begin to learn anything! ” ;•». j . .

Tuesday, July *B^9,]

THE ASHBURTON HERALD



ASHBURTON RETAIL LIST.



Butter, inferior to best $ lb i Eggs, dozen - -2 Cheese, prime quality, $ ft> o Bacon, prime smoked, 1? lb O Hams in cloth, lb i Flour in bags, ioolb 12 Oatmeal. 1? 251 b - 6 Lard, # tt> - - * 0



Clothing Establishment.



ASSIGNMENT of the estate OF MESSRS. AITKEN, PASCOE & CO., CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS, TO Me. J. H. Mokeison, Manager Mosgiel Woolen Factory, AND Me. John Ross, Of Sargood, Sons & Ewing Trustees. THE above large Clothing Manufac turing Firm having had to succumb to these hard times, and assign their estate, we have been induced by the Trustees to purchase the whole of their large Manufactured Stock at a Very Heavy Reduction, and have resolved to sell the same again in our Branches direct : to the public at prices at which we could not legitimately sell our own Goods. In fact (without exaggeration) during the next few weeks- we are in a position to offer NEW GOODS '* ' • IN ■ : MEN’S AND BOYS’ ATTIRE, Of Colonial Manufacture, at from ONE THIRD TO • ONE HALF THEIR USUAL COST. HALLENSTEIN BROS., New Zealand Clothing Factory. The assigned Stock will be for Sale in our Ashburton Branch from and on SATURDAY NEXT, 28th JUNE. New Zealand Factory. TvvV.lA ■ 12a '"NSV. \ ' t;i • CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN JW, . DIRECTORY FOR 1879. f\N SALE at the “HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street. PRICE FIVE SH.I LL IN GS, Neatly Bound in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the hands of every Tradesman,



Advertisements for the Ashburton Herald must be sent in not later than z p.m. for the Country Edition, and 3 P-Ri. for the Town Edition, with the number of insertions written plainly on he copy, other wise they will be inserted till countermanded, and charged accordingly. Notice to discontinue Advertisements must be left at the Office in writing, before 12 noon and alterations the day previous. Subscriptions : Quarterly — Delivered in town In Advance. If Booked S. d. S. d Posted country ...60 6 6 ... 8 o ■ 8 6 ...80 8 6



Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— During the late-autumn, when the atmospheric changes are alike sudden and extreme, it is a -subject for grave- arid serious-•consideration' how the health can be best preserved. An occasional alternative, like these Pills, will be the surest preventative of disease because it overcomes all derangements ot the system, purifies and regulates the circulation, and gives that needful energy to the nervous structures which carries the frame triumphantly through trials to which the weak arid’sickly'would succumb. Neuralgic pains and rheumatic agonies derive present and permanent relief from diligent friction with Holloway’s Ointment, which, acting as "a derivative, releases the gorged and irritated' bloodvessels from congestion, and the nerves fiom pressure.— ADVT. j



New Advertisements. Ashburton rAGinG'ciAjb. MEETING- of the Members iof the above Club will beheld on THURS DAY Evening 1 liext, ; at'i7.'3o at the Road Board Office. i I coo, i :: Business : i ; ; (_( ; Consideration of Balance-Sheet, Appoint-. ~ . ment: of : Officers for Spring .Meeting, 1 aiid other Important Business. A Full Meeting requested, j 185 a JAMES WILKIE, HonJ Sec. TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY),-. r At 12 o’clock. THE undermentioned will be sold on the above date, at * Air. T. A> Gates’ Shop, East Street,— ; . j 14 Wash Stands 1 Round Table \ y 1 Square „ (large) jjF 'it,,) 6 Oocoamit Mats I 1 Roll Oil Cloth .{ 2. r ,, ; . Cocpanut Matting 7’ s “Indian Matting 22 Pictures, in frames A number of Pictui'es, not franh ’ A''- -LA * » 'T.i i iSc <9'< Rplfs Qiffivas Belting' 2 Window Blinds 2 Fancy H,earth Rugs g Small Rugs • 4 Window Blinds 1 Fancy Carpet ~ ~1 Large Roll Carpet cbihpfe^e /? '' ’ 44 Chairs, more op less 4 Arnp Chairs 7 Bundles of Bed Stuffing 1 Small Roll of Table Oil C 1 Roll Stair Carpet 1 , f Oil Cloth 1 Small ~ Rings fop Curtains 1 Window Blind Cord 4 Small Carpets 3 Small Window Chairs 1 Ladder m 186 a JAMES DRAPER, Bailiff, Aslili ' aK M ■:A ..st.tr i SVW LIFE IN AMERICA.!,, i v > R. JOSEPH JOHNS, w. lived for a lengthened p Anfprjca, U’ijl give a lect y R y J 3& r . WEDNESDA.YrVBVEyP (111 $ cl AMfl PRIMITIVE METHODIST. :I 7 A j.c 13 J ASM-IDH.YV ! ’* Subject : Four Years on t!ie Americai^ l* m Go&st’ ’.\ \ \ j j.j I Admission Free. A Oollpcfion at the .close in aid of the Mission Fund. Lee, turn to commence Ul Eight o’clock. fß7a



To Let. \- ' [0 LET, by TENDER, on LEASE, forgone or more years,— Sf|| IiURAL SECTION 23511 I jf-$i Hinds District, t Containing 74 Acres Good Land, well fenced, and half of it laid down in grass. Lowest or any tender not necessarily Accepted. For particulars, apply " J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer, &c., or,' . J. E. H. HARRIS, 16Ga ‘ Solicitor.



ACRES of Good Stubbie Land, in the Lagmhor District. For particulars apply to 138 a DONALD McLEAN. For Sale. SADDLE FOR 1 SALE. FOR SALE, a Strong SADDLE, quite new. : Price—£3lss. 'worth-l£s. : ; ALFRED HARRISON, 122 a -i- f i" • Auctioneer. . PIANO FOR SALE. IA OR SALE, a Fix-st-class Trichord JJ PIANOFORTE ; a Bargain. Gua ranteed. Apply to /•- vr> ? }/'■: ! H. J. WEEKS, : 108 a “Herald” Office. £2 SS. PER ACRE, ESSES. SAUNDERS BROTHERS iV 8 have had placed in their hands for sale 993 Acres of fair Agricultural Land, within 5 miles of the Dunsandel Railway Station. The property. adjofrisjafrailway reserve, aud water can be obtained within twenty feet of the surface.; .To effect an immediate sale, the proprietor -will accept £2 ss. per acre. ' -Full particulars oh applicationlto SAUNDERS BROTHERS, • 29a Ashburton. Tenders. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited by the Board for the following works : No, .. 36.—Shingling 120 chains (more or less) ; of. roads leading ifrOrnYW-TGreen’s ; farm to the “Alford;-Forki. School > ' and-the Alford Forest Road/ Green n*i fin street’s, including-repairs Jon the UA • . former road. ; e t. 3 add gcdds 37.—Re-formation of portion of road below Digby’s, Winchmore Road.? 38.—Forming 80 chains (more or; less) of road through sections 28497,27051, : ’YT,; .28496,1 Hinds Riyerl 39.—Forming Road, North-East and West Town Belt to the Racecourse. 40.—Ploughing about 6 milesi of -Furrows on Road from-Winchmoi'e to Pass m ore’s, 41.—Forming 150 -chains, .more r or less, Cross RoadJfrom Winchmore Road, opposite Bland’s, towards Rakaia Road. Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, must be sent in not later than noon, of TUESDAY, sth August. For specifications, &c., apply to ROBT. D PULLAR, Clerk to the Board. Westerfield, July 24, 1879. 175 a mo BE LET BY TENDER, for 14 Tears, a‘ Oapital'of 128 Acres, First-class land, with river front age, being Educational Reserve 1123. For further; particulars, apply to C. P. Cox, Esq. Tenders to be sent to the undersigned to Ist August. * r T - . JAMES E, ,TREYOR, 2'X fi Chairman A shbnrtnn High School. ,46a TENDERS. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. oUILDERS desirous,of Tendering for D * The ERECTION' of‘the Ashburton COUNTY OFFICES, in Baring Square, Ashburton,- -are/, requested to send in Sealed 4 Tenders, duly endorsed, and ad dressed to the Architect, on or before TUESDAY, the sth AUGUST. A'HieTarawJhgg Specifications may be seen at the Architect’s office, Ashbur* ff ton, up to Thursday, 24th July, and after that date at the City Council Cham bers, Christchurch. y J. STANLEY BRUCE, C.E., 1163. Architect. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. TENDERS are invited from competent sfr~~~peraona-fog the eompilation of Valu ation Lists. ; for;the Road Districts within he,. County;'of Ashburton for - the Year -88aecbfdancblwfth theMfovisions of ‘ The Rating-Alt, s J 876,” *aifd “Rating jicP Afijqndjmjl Ac|^'a.B^o/’b' ;t ) . KistSjQf v e^ch ! to •e supplied be in the lands of the JCjllrk'Tb 1 on or efore jDecember * t <3 Thp uYftluer Tto undertake to appear gfore thg Judg§ tfc§ §QHFt o defend valuations J ~ The. ip west larto*i , . Tenders, in. sealede&yglqpesi, ppdfi?9§4 Tender for ®eut «tfip on or ;fqre i til© 6th .y'qf Aqgust, i£B79Y" csfJ-Alh A:-l&y lIBy Order, -'mm HSTATE-OF> J: HARASS' & CO. IHE Undersigned begs to notify that jdsi.tbe; UNFAIR-ACCOUNTS in the ove Estate are in pro.oess of f ecovery by ,v; those who desire to save extra p'erise,- should payat'once. : ;,,.J,-H. i -TWENTYMAN ) T . L., E. 'NATHAN ] 1 rustee3. Per W. Stkistgeb, N.R.—Office rgmoygd fyo?n Ql4 Rank ore tq premises next Messrs, Fried xder Brothers, East Street, 177 a