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Auction Sales. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, BAZAAR, BURNETT STREET. Messrs acland, Campbell and Co. have been instructed by the owner to sell by public auction, on Saturday, September 6th, at the Bazaar, the following Valuable Live and Dead Stock : 1 b.g., ‘‘Captain” lb.ra.,“ Maggie.” 1 bay g. “ Prince” 1 bay m. “ Gipsy. \ 1 ~ ‘'Charlie” 1 ch. m. “Nellie.” 1 ~ “ Jack” 1 roan Pony. All the above horses can be recommended as being staunch and sound. also, —- Drays, Ploughs, 1 Spring Cart, Har ness, Tanks, Tarpaulins (new), 1 Tent, 1 Cow, Goats, Fowls, Har ness, &c., &c. 328 a Sale to commence at 1 sharp. ACLAND, CAMPBELL & CO., Auctioneer's For Sale. FOR SALE, A COMPACT FARM, well-watered, -and really first-class land of about 200 acres, situated on Lone-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. A FOR SALE, CHEAP, NEW AMERICAN BUGGY ply to Ap- THOMAS BULLOCK. A 8 —266 a FOR SALE, GRAIN STORE at South Ashbur ton. Apply to THOMAS BULLOCK. To Let. TO LET, AT A REDUCED RENTAL, BOARDING-HOUSE, presently occu pied by Mr. Broadbelt, situated near the Post Office. Apply to 2 THOMAS BULLOCK. rno LET, Shop in East-street, lately 1 occupied by Sando and Olsen. Ap ply to 3 THOMAS BULLOCK. fTjO LET, for Cropping, or with a Pur- I chasing clause, a FARM of 18G Acres, partly improved, and situate near Dromore Railway Station. Apply to 4 THOMAS BULLOCK. TO LEI', WITH A PURCHASING CLAUSE, OR FOR SALE, CHEAP, ACRES, \ £9 453 450 Which would make a very compact farm, situated at the back of Mi\ Digby’s. Apply to 1 THOMAS BULLOCK. Public Notices. WANTED KNOWN, that Messrs. Poyntz and Co. have Two and Pour-roomed Houses for Sale, on exceed ngly advantageous terms—REAL BAR GAINS. 332 a IN BANKRUPTCY. jy^OTICE —The “AshburtonHerald” is a Gazette for all notices under the Debtors and Creditors Acts.. CO WA.NTED KNOWN, that Envelopes and Notepaper can be obtained, wholesale or retail, at unusually low rates at the “Herald” Office, East-street North. 642 LICENSING ACT,. 1873. AND LICENS ING ACT 1873 AMENDMENT ACT, 1874. is hereby given that, in pur 1\ suance of the above Acts, the Quarterly Meeting of the Licensing Com jnissioners for the Districts of Ashburton, Rakaia, and Mount Somers, will be held on THURSDAY, the 4th day of Septem ber next, at the hour of 12 noon, in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, for the purpose of considering Applica tions under the said Acts. C. CAVENDISH HURRELL, Clerk, Licensing Court. Resident Magistrate’s Court, Ashburton, Ist August, 1879. 256 a CHRISTCHURCH AND SUBURBAN DIRECTORY FOR 1879. o N SALE at the “ HERALD ” Office, Saunders Buildings, East-street.



Price : Two Shillings and Sixpence. Neatly Botikd in Cloth. The above Volume contains a lot of valuable information, and should be in the Ittsds of every Tradesman. JUST ARRIVED, Albums, Desks, Workhoxes, &c. H. M. JONES’ Stationer, Baring Square. 473 a Electoral. COLERIDGE ELECTION. jy£R. E. G. WRIGHT will address the Electors of Coleridge at the following places : Waterton—On Monday, September Ist, at the Schoolhouse, at 7.30 p.m. Mount Somers —On Wednesday, Sep tember 3rd, at the Schoolhouse, at 7.30 p.m. 321 a



Electoral, IN pursuance of “The Regulations of Elections Act, 1870,”1, George Leslie Lee, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Coleridge, do hereby give notice that in virtue of a writ bearing date the eighteenth day of August, 1879, under the ptiblic seal of the Colony, an election will be held for the return of one qualified person to serve as a Member of the House of Representatives for the said Electoral District, and that the nomination of Can didates will take place at the Town Hall, Ashburion, at noon on the Second day of September, 1879, and that the POLL, if necessary, will be taken on the Fifteenth day of September, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. GEO. LESLIE LEE, Returning Officer. Christchurch, August 23, 1879. The following are POLLING places for the El .ctoral District of COLERIDGE : The Town Hall, Ashburtou The Town Hall, South Rakaia The Road Board Office, Mount Somers The Schoolhouse, Mount Somers - The Schoolhouse, Alford Forest The Schoolhouse, Waterton The Schoolhouse, Wakanui The Schoolhouse, Chertsey The Post-office, Melliven The Public Library. Malvern The Schoolhouse, Jjororuta The Selwyn Sell-.'-, lii'c-ao, near Dun sandel. GEO. LESLIE LEE, Returning Officer. 315 a



TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COLERIDGE DISTRICT ENT LEMEFT, —I have the honor to inform you that it is my intention to offer myself for Re-election as your Representative in the next Parliament. I have the honor to remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, GEORGE HART. Christchurch, 13th August, 1879. 275 a TO THE ELECTORS OF THE COLERIDGE DISTRICT. ~|y|~R. GEORGE HART requests the Electors of the above district to meet him at the following places : The Town Hall, Ashburton—Monday, Ist September, at 7.30 Mount Somers Schoolhouse—Tuesday, 2nd September, at 7.30. Wakanui Schoolhouse —Wednesday, 3rd September, at 7.30. South Rakaia, Town Hall—Thursday, 4tli September, at 7.30. Dunsandel, Schoolhouse—Friday, sth September at 7.30. Cliertsey, Schoolhouse —Monday, Bth September, at 7.30. Seafiold, Schoolhouse—Tuesday, 9th September, at 7.30. Waterton, Schoolhouse—Wednesday, 10tli September, at 7.39. Willowby, Schoolhouse—Thursday, 11th September, at 7.30. 348 a Glentunnel—Friday, 12th September, at 7.30. TO THE ELECTORS OF THU COLER ID G E >) ISTRICT. ('■f ENTLEMEN, —ln compliance with X the wishes of a large section of the Electors, I beg to offer myself as a candi date to represent you in the next Parlia ment, and should you honor me with your, confidence, I shall be prepared to support the following measures : 1. A Bill to adjust the representa tion on the basis of population. 2. Triennial Parliaments. 3. Such ail extension of the franchise as will give every man a vote, with the safeguard of a residential or property qualification. 4. The extension of the public works system, in order to develop the resources of the Colony ; provided always that the district to be served gives promise of a profitable return within a reasonable period. 5. A Property Tax, to include all classes of property, as well as land. G. Such modifications of a Free Trade policy as would stimulate local in dustries, withorit being burdensome to the consumer. x 7. Free Education by the State. 8. An alteration of the Licensing Laws to prevent, as far as practic able, the sale of adulterated liquors. 9. And an extension of the Deferred Payment System in the settlement of the land.



I shall take an early opportunity of addressing the Electors at Ashburton, Sheffield, Rakaizi, and, if possible, at the other principal centres of population in the district. I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient Servant, 284 a EDWARD G. WRIGHT. COLERIDGE ELECTION. TO THE ELECTORS OF SEAFIELD. jyj-B, E. G. WRIGHT will address the Electors of Seafield at an EARLY DATE, due notice of which will be advertised. Public Notices WANTED KNOWN—That the cheap est and neatest CARDS may be had at the ASHBURTON HERALD OFFICE East Routh.



Auction Sales, HARRISON lias JUST RECEIVED 4 TONS of VERY FINE CARROTS. FOR SALE, In largo or small quantities. 349 a ALFRED HARRISON, Auctioneer. Business Notice. SANDO AND OLSEN’S ASSIGNED ESTATE. ,EBTS clue to this Estate must bo paid to Mr. G. D. Boileau, Ac countant, Saunders’ Buildings, without delay. S. SAUNDERS ) . B. HALE } Trustees. Ashburton, 9th July, 1879. S6a N O T I C E. ESTATE OF F. DOIIERTY. ALL Accounts due to the above estate must be paid forthwith 1 ) Mr. Doherty, or they will Tie sued for without further notice. By order of the Trustees, D. CARO. 927 W. BROWNE. Tenders. LOWER ASHBURTON ROAD BOARD. r|AENDERS are invited for the following if works : No. G—Shingling about 30 chains of Footpaths in Tinwald. No. 7 —Drain on Osborne’s Road. No. S —Drain on Longboach Road. Tenders endorsed with the number of the work, and addressed to the Chairman, will be received till 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 6th, at the Schoolhouse, Wil lowby; all tenders to be accompanied with a deposit equal to 5 per cent, on the amount of the tender. Bv order. JAMES WILKIE, 340 a Surveyor to the Board. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. fjnENDERS are invited by the Ashbur- JL ton Borough Council for the follow ing works : For Cleaning, Repairing, Lighting, and Extinguishing the street lamps for one year. For Painting the Lamp Posts. Also, For the Formation and Shingling of about 18 chains of East Belt, at per chain. Specifications of above works may be seen at the office of the Borough Engineer. Tenders to be sent to the Town Clerk’s Office not later than 12 o’clock noon on Saturday, 30th August. CHARLES BRADDELL, Town Clerk. Ashburton, 2Gth August, 1879. 7 —327 a ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL.



Bridge and Pound—Alford Forest. TENDERS are invited for a Timber Bridge, 24 spans of 20ft. each, over Taylor’s Stream. Also, for a Pound in the same district. Plans and specifications can now be seen at the Council’s offices, Moore-street, Ashbur ton, up to 3rd September, and at Road Board office, Mount Somers, after 26th inst. Separate tenders, addi’essed to the Chairman, to be sent in before 10 o’clock a. m. Wednesday, 3rd September next. By order, War. BAXTER, 303 a County Engineer. ASHBURTON COUNTY COUNCIL. FRESH TENDERS. BUILDERS desirous of Tendering for the Erection of a DWELLING HOUSE in Baring Square, Ashburton, are requested to send in Sealed Tenders, duly endorsed, and addressed to the Architect, on or before MONDAY, the Ist September. Altered Drawings and Specifications may be seen at the Architect’s Office, Ashburton, up to Saturday, the 23rd August, and after that date at the City Council Chambers, Christchurch. J. STANLEY BRUCE, C.E., 289 a Architect. Public Notices. HINDS POUND. APPLICATIONS are invited for the Situation-of POUNDKEEPER for the Hinds Pound. Applicants to state the terms on which they will undertake the duties for a period of twelve months. Duties —as per Act. Applications will be received at the Road Board Office, Ashburton, till Thurs day, September 3rd, at 11 a.m., endorsed “Tender for Hinds Pound,” and ad dressed to the undersigned. JOHN GRIGG, 341 a Chairman Ashburton Road Board. ASHBURTON BOROUGH COUNCIL. ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS. IN pursuance of the Municipal “ Cor porations Act, 1876,” and the “Regu lation of Local Elections Act, 1876,” I hereby ffive notice that the annual election of THREE COUNCILLORS will be held on Thursday, the 11th September next, at the Town Hall, Ashburton, in the room of Councillors Friedlandor, Parkin, and Campbell, who retire by rotation, but are eligible for re-election. Nominations will be received at the Town Clerk’s office (where forms of nomin ation can be obtained) till 12 o’clock noon on Wednesday, 3rd September. CHAS. BRADDELL, Returning Officer. Ashburton, 26th August, 1879. 327a—5



Auction Sales. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6tii. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY will hold Ilia USUAL SALE OF MERCHANDISE At his Rooms, Saunders’ Buildings, ox SATURDAY NEXT, Particulars in Future Advertisements. Sale at 1 o’clock sharp. MR. JOHN LLOYD CRAWLEY lias for Sale some VALUABLE TOWN SECTIONS in Ashburton and Timvald ; also, some Farms to Let and for Sale. ALSO, 1 Good Double-seated BUGGY 1 ~ Single-seated ~ J. LLOYD CRAWLEY, 195 a Auctioneer, &c. Brick Manufactory. BRICKS. mllE UNDERSIGNED havicg COM. PLETED ulieir KILN at Ashburton, are prepared to SUPPLY BRICKS, equal tv any made in the Colony, at any Station up or down. Samples to be seen at the Con pany 'i Offices, AshbuHou, Rakaia, and Y inslov, / IV. MONTGOMERY & CO [Limited] 7



Public Notice. IN THE MATTER OF A BILL INTITULED AN ACT to Enaislk tiie Ashburton County Council to Supply the Rate payers of that Part of the County of Ashburton between the Ash burton and Raicala Rivers with Water. OTICE is hereby given, that application is intended to be made at the next session of th e General Assembly of New Zealand, to introduce a Bill to enable the Ashburton County Council to supply the ratepayers and residents of that part of the County of Ashburton be tween Ashburton and Rakaia Rivers with wa ter, for Domestic, Agricultural, and Pastoral purposes and for such purposes to take water from the said rivers to the extent of one half the volume thereof or from the tributary of the Ashburton River, known as “ Pudding Hill Stream,” to the ex tent of three-fourths of the volume thereof, and to purchase and hold all lands necessary for such purposes, and to make and construct all the necessary works, and borrow the necessary money to enable the said County Council to do so, and making provision for the payment of the interest upon any loans and providing a sinking fund for the payment of the principal money. /.Iso defining the boundaries of any district within or in respect of which any wate r supply is to be provided. Also empowering the Council to enter upon any land within any district for the purpose of making the necessary surveys. Also enabling the Council to obtain the con sent of the ratepayers within any district and defining the mode by which such consent is to Ire obtained. Also enabling the Council to provide for and regulate the supply of water to ratepayers and the charge to be paid therefor, and to make all necessary By-laws affecting such object, and to make all regulations necessary for the guidance of the Council in carrying out the provisions of the Act, and to fix penalties for the breach of any by-law or regulation, or for the wilful or malicious injury to, or trespass upon any work, or for taking or abstracting water therefrom, and for the recovery of such rates and penal ties. Notice is hereby further given, that copies of the proposed Bill may be obtained at the offices of Messrs. Garrick and Cowlishaw, Solicitors, Christchurch, and the following places : The offices of the County Council, Town of Ashburton. Road Board Office, Town of Ashburton. W. C. WALKER, Chairman, Ashburton County Council. Garrick and Cowlishaw, Solicitors for the Bill, 344 a Christchurch. TXT ANTED Known, that FIFTEEN W Words are inserted in this Column for ONE SHILLING ; if booked, Scale Charge. JUST ARRIVED Young Ladies’ Journal, London Journal, Family Herald, and Bow Bells, at H. M. Jones’ Baring Square.



Auction galea, NOTICE. BULLOCK & CO. beg to intimate that the Business earned on by us for the past twelve months under the style of BULLOCK & Co. Will in future be conducted under our own names as EDMISTON BROS. & GUNDRY. C. J. EDMISTON. P. A. EDMISTON. W.- 11. GUNDRY. Ashburton, July 1, 1879. 82a GAS ENGINES. Messrs, edmiston bros. and GUNDRY, are Agents in Ashbur ton for CROSSLEY BROTHERS’ “OTTO” GAS ENGINES. These Engines can be obtained from Yhorse up to IG-liorsc power. For particulars, apply to EDMISTON BROS: & GUNDRY.



EDMISTON BROS. & GUN DRY. AGENTS FOR THE SOUTH 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. THE Undersigned have on Sale : ~ / Fencing Wire No. G to 10. Standards and Stakes. Seers— White Clover Red Clover Cow Grass Alsike Trefoil Lucerne, Ac., Ac. 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. Business Notices. C. PERCY COX, L AND AND ESTATE AGENT AND VALUATOR, ASHBURTON. MONEY TO LEND ON APPROVED FREEHOLD SECURITY Agent for Union Insurance COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. 717



Business Announcement. SEWING Machines and other Requi sites. H. M. JONES. Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. 473 r SCHOOL Books, Bags, Etc.—H. M JONES, Stationer, Etc., Baring Square. t 7 oA WASTE PAPER for Sale, 3d. per lb. at the Herald Office. Apply early. 590 DIARIES. —A Few Commercial and Scribbling Diaries on Sale, Cheap, at the “ Herald ” Stationery Depot, Eats Street North, near Railway Station. SCHOOL Requisites and Artist Mate rials. H. M. JONES, Stationer, Baring Square. 4734



Btmness Notice, ORE & CO’S. REVISED PRICE LIST. secured Large Stocks of the following, we.. have decided to give the Public the .advantage of our purchases, and beg to submit quotations as under, — FOR CASH. SUGAR. Good brown, per lb. per bag » white „ „ Fine white ~ s. o o d. 4 X 4^ o



TEA. Fine quality, per lb. per half-chst. i 9 Extra quality „ ~20 Boxes, 1 S/6 to 25/ SOAP. Pale yellow, per box ... 10 o Mottled „ 12 6 JAMS. Per dozen ... ... ... 8 o MARMALADE. s. d. Per dozen ... ... ... 9 o CANDLES. Sperm, per lb. per box ... o 9 Colonial ~ „ .... 05 CURRANTS. Per dozen lbs. ... ... 4 6 RAISINS. Per dozen lbs. ... ... 6 6 . SALMON and LOBSTER. Per dozen ... ... ... 9 6 FRESH HERRINGS. s. d. Per dozen ... ... 8 o PICKLES. Per dozen ... ... 9 o OATMEAL. Per lb. per bag o 2)4 PATNA RICE. Per dozen lbs. ... ... 2 6 SAGO. Per lb 05 TART FRUITS. Per dozen 8 o



IMPORTERS, ASHBURTON AND RAKAIA.



Business Notices. OFF AT bogs to inform the inhabitants of Ashburton and surrounding districts that his NEW FLOUR MILL AT WAKANUI HAS COMMENCED WORK, And hopes, by strict attention to busi ness, and turning out a First-class article, to merit a share of public support. Special attention paid to Gristing, and Farmers from a distance can have their Grist ground by return. 248 a SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, BEG to thank their friends and the public of Ashburton for the liberal support accorded them during the past five years, and to intimate that they HAVE OPENED new business premises in East Street, near the Dank of New Zealand, where they will be prepared to supply Agricul tural and Garden Seeds of every descrip tion. SEALY BROS., NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN, EAST STREET. The facilities we possess for testing the quality of all Seeds offered by us, and our desire to extend this branch of our busi ness, will bo a sufficient guarantee that all Seeds offered by us will be such as will give the utmost satisfaction. SEALY BROS., THE ASHBURTON NURSERY, BEACH ROAD, MOORE STREET. 30Ga NEW rjYAILOMNG ESTABLISHMENT, THE TRIANGLE, Wakanui Road, near H. M. Jones’. G. J. F. LUBLOW, PRACTICAL TAILOR AND HABIT MAKER, Begs to announce to the public of Ashbur ton and the surrounding district that he HAS COMMENCED BUSINESS, and is prepared to execute orders equal to anything in the Colony. One trial will be sufficient as to Fit, Style, and Workmanship. Dress Suits, in various styles, and latest fashions. I weed Suits of every kind in latest styles. Fancy Coatings and Vest ings. Cord Pants ; Trousers strapped and cuffed. A good assortment of Tweeds and Cloth m Stock. Reasonable Prices will be charged, and satisfaction guaranteed. YgUSTote the address— G. J. F. LUBLOW, Wakanui Road, Ashburton. 283 a Gasfitters, &c. PUBLIC NOTICE. rjnRADESMEN and others who intern JL using the Ashburton Gas Company f ; Gas should give their orders at once have their premises fitted with Ga: Fittings, to ensure no delay when the Gai is brought into the town. J. C. DOLMAN, LICENSED GASFITTER, Plumber, Locksmith, Whitesmith, Bell hanger, Zinc and Tin-plate Worker, Hot and Cold Water Engineer, TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON. N.B.—Artesian Wells sunk and Pumps' fitted and repaired ; O. G. Guttering fixed at Current Rates. Electric Bells supplied and fitted. Orders punctually attended to in town and country. 812



Fruiterers, &c. W. T. D AVISON GREENGROCER AND FRUITERER, HAS ON SAL E Onions, Good Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips, Turnips, Herbs. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, (Next to Fowler, Grocer) TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON 79a Cabinetmakers. TINWALD FURNITURE DEPOT. |JHARLES RADER CABINET MAKER, FURNITURE DEALER, &c. Venetian and other Blinds, Curtain Poles, Oxford and other Picture Frames made to order. Repairs Executed with Despatch. Note the Address— Great South Road, Tinwaxd, (Next to Mr. Prettejohn’s, Shoe Maket.