AGRICULTURAL PAPERS.

The Rreed'aml Management of -Sheep.- -

[By A. 0. Knight, Esq.]

Through the kindness of J. Stanley Bruce, Esq., late Secretary of the Lincoln Agricultural and Pastoral Association, we are in possession of a few of the best papers read by members to the Associa tion at its meetings from ;1871 to 1874. The first of the series we give to-day, as under Sheep are. bred, and/ managed so dif ferently here to what they are in Eng land, that although there are some excel lent books to be met with on sheep, they are not of much assistance to the sheep owner in New and one is more likely, I think, to gain practical' advan'-' tage byshearing^this ;i .subject discussed locally, and thereby obtain the benefit df the experience of, New , ;Zealand flock masters. Sheep in England are more carefully tended and more artificially reared than here, though no doubt in the course of time we shall find roots more generally grown, and oats and oil-cake employed, not for the sole purpose of feeding our sheep, but also for improving our land. Such being the case in England it does not follow that the breed of sheep which is most profitable there will be so here, Some people are of , opinion .that the Lei cester, for instance,'* will be apt to de teriorate here, and not come to the same hardy constitution which"other breeds, s uch ‘ as "'the''*DoWns have, -which -lead - a more natural life. In Kent a good four tooth is expected to'clip >eight pounds of washed wool, but I have not heard of any Romney Marsh sheep here clipping so much, and I have no doubt this will also apply to'iithe .Leicester.: ;! .There too the farmer suits his sheep to his soil, which system one might .very, well follow. - It is useless to think of keeping large sheep bn poor landjbcklhigh-bred” tender /ones on cold ungenial situations. We should, in short, be careful to regulate the size and constitution' of our sheep to the,soil, situa tion, and keep -we have’ to give them. There is also -more importance in select ing one’s flock than some perhaps imagine; for instance a she.ep with , a rather small head, quiet in countenance, wide between the eyes,; with ,\a good (broad nose, short legs, not coarse in bone, straight on'the' back,; tail high; broad lpins, and -wide in the scrag, will fatten more readily and be more profitable . .than: one wanting these points. Of course we cannot all at once obtain a perfect flock, because we have to commence with the Merino and cross with the long-woolled sheep, but by constant and careful culling one could in a com paratively short time possess a very hand some and creditable flock.

Selecting the ram, too, is an important matter ; it is always preferable to use an indifferent ram known to come from good stock, than one of large external appearance where no attention has been paid to the breeding.. In deciding what breed to go in for Ave generally choose that class which will clip most wool, I ’-but although that is a very im portant point there are other things which Should', not be x lost sight of, as the breed which is least liable to foot-rot, comes to maturity-' quickest, rears .the best lambs for the butcher. As regards foot-rot it is generally allowed that the Romney Marsh is least- liable -to this disease ; and if this be the case, I think it should outweigh the advantages which other breeds may possess over them. I have; found, that the South Downs and Leicester equally suffer, but the older the sheep is the more likely he is to get foot-rot. This disease is so general through the country that many different remedies are used, and most people have their infallible cures. But while differing as to the medicines all will allow that the foot must be pared quite clean, cutting off all that is decayed; after doing I this; I have found bluestone applied, sometimes dissolved and some times not, is a less painful and quicker cure than butter of antimony or nitric acid. I have never- tried arsenic; but have found tar very beneficial, and a short time since I heard of a flock-master in Hawke’s .Bay who had /tried/.all sorts of remedies for some years unsuccessfully until he tried tar. After passing his flock three or four times at intervals of a few weeks/ tlirough narrow troughs supplied with hot tar, he completely got rid of the foot-rot. The sheep which comes ,to.maturity.quickest, and rears the best early lambs, is, I think, the South Down. I have sold three-quarter bred, . South Down, two-tooth wethers, to the ‘butcher; 'after shearing, which weighed Sorbs, and have also killed them that weight. This breed is celebrated for having Wins, and the ewes are admirable mothers. I have noticed the butcher in picking fat lambs out of a mixed lot, very generally takes the brown faced. Tlie Hampshire Down is a good useful sheep, rather coarse, and from its large head not a very safe one to cross with the Merino. As far as my experience goes, I am in clined to think tlie South Down is the most profitable,: hardiest; .and better suited to this country generally than any other breeds. It arrives at maturity earlier than the white-faced ■; on rich land it does

justice to its pasture by its increase in size and weight,.on poor, land. it readily fat tens, where large-framed' sheep can barely subsist; in exposed or unsheltered situa tions,- from its close thick fleece, .the south wester and severest winter weather, does . ..not affect, it,, which, ijs not the case with ; 'the more'open and longer-woolled breeds. As regards the difference in the weight of fleece, I find a good three-quarter bred Down hogget will cut nine, pounds of greasy wool, and a good three-quarterbred Leicester hogget scarcely as much. Ear ing always shorn in the grease, I have been unable to make any comparison between washing and shearing in the grease, but if washed is worth 50 per cent more than greasy, one should imagine it would well repay the trouble and expense to wash, bearing in mind that the wool from pad dock-fed sheep is very clean and free from hahd,Kconseqtiently, there; is not/much weight lost in washing, but it one shears early say. in October, I feel sure it would to wash, the -wool being at that time very light, owing to the absence , f of yolk. K r ; ; j 4 /. '-J i ■ V. ? . ' ’ "It is impossible to do justice to this im portant subject in a short paper, in con- - may; express a hope that it will lead to the matter being, thoroughly discussed, and be the means of eliciting information from those present, who jwUl.no doubt .give us the benefit of , their experience.” • , '• / Upon the conclusion of the above paper, Qf' UiacHssiion &w

opinions varied to a considerable extent. A cross between the Merino and South Down ‘was considered very suitable for the -country in general. The Romney- Marsh was advocated by many for lowlying land, and as one-of the finest long-woolled sheep.:.that., there is, and fetching the highest price for its wool. The Leicester was considered bad for wet districts, from being affected so much with the, foot-rot. Great differences of opinion existed as to the best artificial feed for winter use, some advocating cutting up the oats in the sheaf, in tlie form of chaff, whilst others considered that roots were preferable and cheaper. , Mr. Gammack thought that growing about 50 acres of Aberdeen tur nips,upon, some farms would be profitable.

ITEMS FOR THE FARMERS.

The International Agricultural Show was held in July, at Kilburn, near Lon don, and the following items will be in teresting to our readers : Our old-fashioned-country -farmers’ wives may well think that the world is turned upside down, if any of them were amongst the visitors to the Mount Ararat —that little island hillock, rising from amidst the sea of swamp —where the in defatigable Mr. Allender had pitched the tent of the Aylesbury Dairy Company, and where the most advanced systems of dairy production on a large scale were shown, as practised in England, Germany, and other Continental States.. ..Collater ally with our increased knowledge in the chemical constitution of milk, the mechani cal knowledge has increased with it ; and what was in former days considered one or the minor attributes of a farming esta blishment, requiring only cleanliness and a certain amount of- experience, has of late years been developed into a very high mechanical position. Much of the ma chinery exhibited in this very interesting stand, was, of course, so far experimental as not only to be new to nearly all the visitors, but was. also, experimental as regards expense. ‘ • For dairy purposes on a large scale, such as is now carried on in America and par tially in this country in Derbyshire, on what is known as the cheese-factory system, the machines here shown would no doubt be very applicable. The most striking machines in this annexe (to borrow an exhibition phrase) are the Centrifugal Milk-skimmer and the Milk-separator.. The former, an invention of Mr; Wanniecke, of Brunn, near Prague, is of rather intri cate construction, which could not be very well explained,;without . diagrams but, very briefly, it may be described as a large drum filled with milk and set to revolve by centrifugal force. As -the speed in creases, the. tendency of the ; milk is to ar range its particles in layers in the order of specific gravity, the heavier particles moving - Outwards, and the lighter and fattier particles, viz., the cream, arranging themselves on the inner side. The cream thus separates from the milk, and by another ingenious arrangement is collected, while the skim milk, is run off through a cock. It is extraordinary, by the way, what an enormous amount of dirt is flung off with the milk during this process. In ordinary practice, hair cloth filters are used to strain it '; but the quantity that the cen trifugal aetion gets rid of 4s out of all pro portion to jthat. from the hair-cloth, and only shows that our stated peck of dirt which we eat is found under circumstances which we did not expect. The Separator (C. De Laval’s patent) i 3 a more, simple machine, though worked entirely, on the same principle—that of" centrifugal force. It consists of a bowl fixed-on a. spindle, hollow in the upper.part, into which the new milk descends. As tlie bowl revolves the’cream'rises in the centre, and passes through a tube.into an: outside vessel, the milk which has lost its cream also flowing away through a' couple of tubes. The great object of all-, this is the saving of time, and.,enabling, the : milk, and cream to be used some 36. hours sonoer than by the ordinary processes. There is said also to be a greater percentage of butter, the separated milk containing only about 1 per cent, of fat. There can he no doubt that the new processes shown by the Ayles bury Dairy Company and Mr. Ahlborn, to-whose exhibits allusion has been made in another place, will give a great impetus to cream and. butter mating, and .may in the end revolutionise the whole system.

A Royal Commission to inquire into the existing agricultural distress has been asked for arid appointed, at'the request of Mr Chaplin. What will be the outcome of the Commission 1 . .As near as possible 31 years ago a Select Committee of the House of Lords presented'a report on the causes of the distress - which had culminated in the great commercial panics of 1847. The Committee attributed that great Outbr >ak of distress to the unexampled demands for foreign corn produced by the failure of the home crops, coincident with unprecedented speculation produced by facility-of - credit and a low rate of interest. It is not im probable that before the present Commis sion: has ended its labors upon the subject of the agricultural position it may have to record a very similar summary. There is every appearance, that .the harvest of 1879 will be a great failure, and that, too, in succession to other deficient harvests in the last few years. We have had, and shall still further have, to buy our provi sions abroad ; and although money, is no.w a drug, unlendable at 1 per cent, on the security of first class bills, an export of bullion instead of goods may—we expect must-—soon produce a marked change in the money market. Even if the Commis sion proves unable to suggest - practical remedies for the benefit of the English farmer versus competing new countries, the statistical information which will be placed at its disposal must prove of great use.'. The ventilation of the laws relating to landlord and tenant, the questions of small'Holdings, facilities of transport, cori ditions of competing countries, and other valuable information, can but amply repay the country for any expense incurred in the inquiry. —British Trade Journal.

The farmers of England are not alone in their troubles from foreign competition, for their German fellow wheet growers are just as badly off. American and Russian wheat is sold in Germany a good deal below what the same grain can be grown 'for there. -There is also great agricultural depression in Portugal, and the Gazette publishes a decree appointing a commis sion, under the presidency of Count Cazel Ribeiro, for the purpose of: inquiring into the cause of the agricultural crisis which afflicts the cquntry,

iHE ASHBURTON HERALD,

[Wednesday, October r, 1879,;



Auctioneers’ Notices, :u/. LFPD ARRI S O N, AUCTIONEER, STOCK AND ESTATE AGENT, ASHDURTON. Farms, Town Sections, and House Pro perties on the Books for Sale or to Let. AGENT FOR THE ' T EE TRANSATLANTIC;;, „ FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Chief Office —Christchurch. Wants, &c. TO BAKERS. WANTED —A Second Hand for the "‘"Bakehouse and to Drive Cart. — Apply to E. TAYLOR, 494 a Saunders’ Buildings. T To Let. T O L E T. TO MEET THE TIMES, I am pre pared to take a very low rental for Shops of mine, situated in Triangle and East street. T. BULLOCK. , . rnO-LET, at a very low rental B togetlier with Dwelling-house and Shop, near the Post Office. 393 a TUOS; BULLOCK. TO l L E T,- . A .., WITH A. PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOR SALE, CHEAP, ACRES, 453 ' Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mr. Digby’s. Apply to ■j CUi : THOMAS BULLOCK. v : ROLLING. 2000 ACRES TO LET, in Lots to



suit Contractors. Apply at once to SAUNDERS BROTHERS, Ashburton, Charing Cross, or Seafield. - ■ r.i R 493 a For Sale. FOR SALE, GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur _ ton. Apply to .•. ; ■B66a THOMAS BULLOCK. FOR SALE, A COMP ACT FARM,•well-watered, and really first-class land of about 200 acres, situated, on Lon "beach Estate. For full particulars, apply to 6 THOMAS BULLOCK; FOR SALE, Cheap, or TO LET, with a Purchasing Clause, a FARM, of 137 Acres, partly improved', and situated about three -and a, half miles from the Township. Apply to 5 THOMAS BULLOCK. Public Notices. . n o tic E.; : r : TINiWALD AND HIND HOPE TOWNSHIPS. ,7 ‘ j PURCHASERS of the undermentioned Sections in . the above-named Town ships are hereby requested to pay balances of purchase-money,' together with interest thereon to the, undersigned without delay. Tinwald Sections. Nos. 2, 19, 20, 26, 46, .69, 89, 90, 123, 136, 147, 153, 155,. 165, 179, 182, 183, 220, 221, 234,' 248, 250, 253,' 254, 277, 378, 379, 380, and 383. CAT ■ Hindhope Sections. Nos. 6, 11, 16, 20, > 23, 27, > 29, 47, 55, 68, 93, and 95. • . ; ■ ; ROBERT WILKIN & CO., Hereford Street,' : ' ji; * ■"’ : Christchurch. * A 492 a notice. ESTATE OF F. DOHERTY. ■'■ A"LL Accounts due to the above estate J\ must be paid forthwith to Mr. Doherty, or they will be sued for without further notice.q ]f• -/ .-. [i; ' y.rf'T By order of the Trustees, ‘ ■ D. CARO. 927-;. iq rfihHAn^iWujBROWNE. The Stud. i y.yc, 1879. rXO STAND THIS SEASON. THOROUGHBRED BAY COLT, CAMDEN. CAMDEN is a' bay"?colt, 16 hands 2 3 inches /high) jwithr beautiful sym metry and splendid action, aged 4 years; bred by Mr. G. H. Lee. Camden is by Traducer, dam Jeu d’Esprit, by Peter Flat, dam Jessie, by Muleyson, dam Bay Camerton, out of Arab mare Muleyson, by Muley. j The Arab mare was bred by Mr. Riley, New South Wales, from an Arab mare imported by him. Camden will travel the district of Ashr burton. .... .. ... Terms : £5 ss. per mare,' payable Ist Jaanuary, 1880 ; grooniage fees, ss. payable on first service. Good paddocks, 2s. per week. Every care .taken hut no responsibility. ; RpBERT KITTLE, i iB6& | Proprietor,



Auction Sales. SATURDAY, OCTOBER jth. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will hold his USUAL SALE OF MERCHANDISE At his Rooms, Saunders’ Buildings, ON SATURDAY NEXT, Particulars in Future Advertisements. Sale to commence at 1 o’clock sharp. J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, Auctioneer



MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY has for Sale some VALUABLE . TOWN SECTIONS in Ashburton and Tinwald ; also, some Farms to Let and for Sale. ALSO,— 1 Good Double-seated BUGG Y 1 „ Single-seated ~ J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, * Auctioneer, &c. The Stud. COLT —<a*d THOROUGHBRED ENTIRE Of the Traducer Blood. To Travel this Season the ASHBURTON AND WAKANUI Districts, See future Advertisements for Particulars. S. H. FOWLER & CO„ Proprietors, 504a —20 Winslow. TO STAND THIS SEASON, THAT Very Powerful Heavy Draught STALLION SAMSON, ising three years old, stands 16 § hands high. ‘ '' ' : • Samson was got by that far-famed Lincolnshire Cart Stallion Black Cham pion, imported fro m England by the late William Derham, Esq., out of the cele brated prize mare Phoebe, bred by P. Tisch, Esq. Black Champion was bred by Mr. John Worth, junior, of Ferryhill, Chartres. He took first prize of £lO at St. Ives, in 1873, and first prize of £lO at Huntingdon, in 1874. Black Champion’s sire is Young England’s Glory, by Volun teer, and came of a very superior mare belonging to Mr. Julian, by Mr. Fugle’s noted horse Thumper, by Mr. Serval’s celebrated horse Major,—grandsire, Mr. Purrand’s Honest Tom; g. grandsire, Mr. Goodman’s Honest Tom ; g.g. grand sire, Mr. Bingham’s England’s Glory; g.g.g. grandsire, Old Honest Tom. Black Champion’s dam is asuperior Brown Mare by Heart of Oak. She took the first prize at Peterborough Agricultural Society’s Show on March 29th, .1856, beating a large field. - Samson’s dam, Phoebe, was got by the noted horse Sir Colin Campbell, bred by James Walls, Esq. , sire, King Fergus ; dam, Scotland’s Pride both imported from Scotland. Phoebe as a yearling, took first prize at the Canterbury Agricultural Society’s Show ; as a two-year old, was awarded first prize and also Mr. J. Walla’ special prize as the best filly on the. ground by Sir Colin Campbell. Her sister. has also taken three first prizes. They have also been shown as a pair of brood mares, and wherever they have been exhibited they have taken first prize. Samson’s granddam was by the well known horse Old Wellington, imported, whose stock needs no comment; g. grand dam, imported, by Westminster, im ported. Samson will stand at the owner’s farm, where good grass paddocks will be pro vided at 2s. per week. All care taken, but' no responsibility incurred. He will travel the Mount Somers and surrounding districts. Terms —£4 per mare. Guarantee, as per agreement. Groomage fee, ss. WILLIAM T. SMITH, Proprietor, Alford Forest. N.B.—Samson took prize at the Agricul tural Show, Ashburton, 1878. 38 -»»bbbs* 1879. TO STAND THIS SEASON. THOROUGHBRED STALLION YOUNG TRADUGER. YOUNG TRADUCER, by Traducer, dam Kasper’s dam, imported. See “ Stud Book.” Young Traducer was bred by W. C. Webb, Esq. ,at Riccarton. He is a rich dark brown, standing 16 hands high, with immense bone and substance, and for make and; shape has been pronounced by the best judges as hard to beat anywhere. Young Traducer is rising 5 years. Terms: £5 ss. per mare, payable Ist January, 1880 ; groomage fees 55., payable on first, service. • Also; the Grey Entire Pony, - S Y D N E Y, Will travel, with the entire horse Young Traducer, the district of Ashburton during the season. ... Good paddocks 2s. per week. Every care taken, but no responsibility. ROBERT LITTLE, 39 Proprietor. ... IN BANKRUPTCY. ~ “j^OTICE— The “ Ashburton Herald” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts. 6Q



Auction Sales. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY Have on Sale 1000 BUSHELS TARTARIAN OATS. 1000 CAPITAL QUALITY AND PRICE LOW. V. D. L. PALINGS, PALINGS, PALINGS, fJIHE Undersigned have on sale 5 and' G FEET V. D. L. PALINGS,. Of the very best quality for roofing, being perfectly straight and free from twists, which they are now offering at a very low rate. # EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. AGENTS FOR THE SOUTPI BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL ... £1,000,000. Insurances effected at the lowest .current rates on all kinds of Buildings, Threshing Machines, Crops Growing and in Stack. TO RUN HOLDERS, FARMERS. AND OTHERS. rpHE Undersigned have on Sale.: — Fencing Wire No. 6 to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seeds — White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, &c., &c. Rye Grass Seed Coal and Firewood Station Stores of Every Description. , We are prepared to allow a very liberal discount for cash. EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. East Street. Boarding Houses. PRINCE ALBERT PRIVATE HOTEL rgIHE undersigned having opened the Prince Albert Boarding House, in Wills Street, near the Railway Station, under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Luc vs, begs to say he is determined to keep GOOD TABLE, and afford Comfortable Accommodation to customers at " ; :: v • MODERATE CHARGES. THOM AS CLARK, Proprietor. 333a—27 ASHBURTON CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Baring Square (Near Town Hall). B E-OPENING of 1 the above commo dious and centrally situated Pri vate and Commercial Hotel. T. BROADBELT, PROPRIETOR, Is prepared to give Superior Accommoda tion to Boarders and the Travelling Public REASONABLE TERMS. Weekly Board and Lodging ... £1 ‘Weekly Bpard '... • ... 14s. MEALS AT ALL HOURS. 1 I!,L Beds (single), Is. 6d. " ‘ 1 Private Room for Ladies. 334a —28 ECHO DINING RO.OMS, EAST STREET SOUTH, Next door to Messrs. Sando& Olsen, Ashburton. A DUPUIS begs to inform the inhabi . tants of the County of Ashburton and visitors that he has opened the, above. t Every attention has been paid to establishment all that can be desired. Very Reasonable Charges. Tea and Coffee All Hours. Breakfast for early train ; Table d’Hote from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Tea from sto 8 ,p.m. A Cii Eif DE Cuisine, of considerable experi ence has been specially engaged for this establishment, ans all that the proprietor asks is pne trial. *»• • 54 fA, DUPUIS, Proprietor,



Business An uncemenL OM AND CO., ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA. BANKRUPT ESTATE °F HOOPER, AIT KEN & Co. £5,345 10s. Id. ORR AND Co., 1 AYING Purchased the Whole of the above Stock from the Trustees, will offer it for SALE on 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 Thaw Half Price FOR CASH. COME AT ONCE, and- Secure Bargains COME EARLY. , ON SATURDAY, 27 l Y ORR AND CO., wcau'isjßs. ASHBURTON AND KAK,UA.



Tenders. TENDERS Wanted for ROLLING about 400 acres, near Maronan Station. Apply J. CARTER, Grove Farm. 512 a TO CARRIERS. XITENDERS are invited for CARTING .1. Bridge Timber from Ashburton Railway Station to Digby’s Crossing. Specifications may be seen at Mr. J. R. Steel’s, Blacksmith, Burnett-street, Ash burton, where tender's will be received until Monday, October 6, 1879. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 47—517 a J. R. STEEL. UPPER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are INVITED by the above Board for the undermentioned works : 43. For the Supply of Metal for 12 months for repairs on all the Roads in the District at per cubic yard. 44. For Repairs on all Roads in No. 1 and No. 2 Wards at per mile. Tenders addressed to the Chairman to be sent in not later than 12 o’clock, Tues day, 7th October. For Specifications, &c., Apply to ROBT. D. PULLAR, 50Ga Clerk. SOUTH RAKAIA ROAD DISTRICT. TENDERS will be received up to Wed nesday, the 6th October, for the following works : 1. Metalling about 7' miles of tho River Road 2. Forming and metalling about 1 mile of, the road running through section No. 3568 3. Forming and metalling about 1 mile of the road running through section No.' 7135 4. For Fencing the Gravel Reserves in the district 5. Separate tenders will also be re ceived for picking the loose stones off the Great South and River roads. Specifications can be seen at the Road Board Office, Rakaia, where tender forms can be obtained. A. MAKEIG, 491 a ' Clerk to the Board. NORTH ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. fl RENDERS are invited for the following i works : 4. Gibson’s road, forming and metal ling, about 115 chains. 5. Beach road, forming to full width from Trevor’s road to Wakanui school road. 6. Maintenance of roads in the district for twelve months. Specifications can be seen at the Board’s office, Moore street. Tenders addressed to the Chairman and endorsed with the No. of tke contract will be received till 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2nd. All tenders to be accompanied with a deposit, marked cheque or cash, equal to 5 per cent on the work tendered for. FOOKS & SON, 453 a Surveyors to the Board. MOUNT HUTT ROAD BOARD. WEST COAST ROAD. TENDERS are invited either separately or together for the carrying out of the following works for the Mount Hutt Road Board : No. 10. Cairnbrae, from Backtrack to boundary, 15 inches crown. No. 11. Lyndhurst to boundary, about 3f miles of forming. No. 12. Winchmore to Thomson’s Track, about 1 mile of forming. No. 13. Forming from Urrall to Back track, about 4 miles. . No. 14. Forming Barr Hill from main road to cutting, about 30 chains. No. 15. Forming from main road to section 23631. No. 16. Shingling from store to boun dary line. No. 17. Forming and cutting road from Blackford to Cascade Glen, about 10 miles. No. 18. Repairing road from Patton’s to Harkett’s shop, full width. Tenders, addressed to the Chairman, and endorsed with the number of the work tendered for, will be received at the Road Board Office, up to 10 a.m. on THURSDAY, 9th October. Contractors will be shown over No. 17 on Friday, Oct. 3, starting from Blackford at 10 a. m. Specifications of Contracts and Tender Forms, may be obtained from Mr. G. Johnston,- blacksmith, Methven. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. W. B. COMPTON, 508 a Overseer to the Board. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. ASHBURTON POUND. ~VTOTICE ii hereby given that tenders JLaI for one or more years are invited from persons willing to undertake the duties of POUNDKEEPER of the Ash burton Pound. The successful tenderer will receive as remuneration all fees for impounded animals as laid down by “The Canterbury Trespass of Cattle Ordinance, 1872,” and will also have to comply as to any other details connected with the appointment with the provisions of the said Ordinance. Tenderers are therefore requested to state how much per annum they are will ing to pay to the Council for the privilege of collecting these fees. A house of four rooms is attached to the pound, for the use of which the successful tenderer will have to pay to the Couneit ten shillings per week as rent during the time of his tenancy of the Pound. All payments to be made monthly, in advance. The appointment to commence on the 19th October, 1879. A copy of the “ Canterbury Trespass of Cattle Ordinance, 1872,” is on view at the Council’s offices to intending applicants. The highest or any tender not necesarily accepted. Tenders, with references, endorsed — “ Tender for Poundkeeper, Ashburton,” will be received up to Ten a.m. on Wed nesday, the Ist day of'October, 1879. By Order, F. MAINWARING, Clerk Af&lwtQfl, gept p, 3.879, 4Q6$